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past five years – the Keila, the Aalskere and now the Westra Fjord, which make up the entire Orkney whitefish fleet. Westra Fjord will work twin-rig whitefish trawls from three sets of split sweepline winches (2 x 13t) located at the fore end of the full-length trawl deck. Three 21t split trawl winches are mounted midway along the shelterdeck. The hydraulic deck machinery package, which also includes two bagging drums (11t) and two codend Gilsons, was manufactured by Bopp. ‡ Shooting away the single-rig Catches on Westra Fjord will be hopper net during fishing trials off hauled up the stern ramp on the Thyborøn last week. vessel’s centreline, before being delivered to a VCU automated The 24m Caspian K was fish-handling/washing system on built by Macduff Shipyards as the main deck. Caspian BF 38 for local skipper Westra Fjord features a Colin West and partners in 1997. Mitsubishi S6U main engine, Caspian was sold to Orkney in Hundested gearbox and 2012 and renamed Russa Taign matching 3,000mm-diameter K 193, before becoming Caspian CP propeller in a high-efficiency K K 148 in 2020. nozzle. Two 195kVA Mitsubishi auxiliaries supply electrical power. Built for Peter, Paul ‡ Westra Fjord returns to Hvide Sande after completing engine trials. and Tom Harcus of the Harcus Fishing After running successful engine and crew took their new Stal-Rem shipyard in Gdansk, Company, in partnership trials at the end of June off Hvide command north to Thyborøn Poland last November and towed with Don Fishing, Westra Sande, the new 28m twin-rig for final painting and to rig out to Hvide Sande for engine/ Fjord was built to replace whitefish stern ramp trawler for fishing trials, which were machinery installation and fitting Caspian K (ex Russia Westra Fjord K 193 is expected completed last week. out by Vestværftet ApS. Taign), which recently to cross the North Sea later this With a beam of 9.5m and a The new vessel was designed crossed the Atlantic month to begin her fishing career. moulded depth to shelterdeck by Ove Kristiansen of Vestværftet to be delivered to new At the start of July, Orkney of 6.77m, the new Westra Fjord ApS. The shipyard has designed owners in St John’s in ‡ An aerial view of Westra Fjord, showing skippers Peter and Paul Harcus was lifted into the water at the three vessels for Orkney in the Newfoundland. the full-length boat deck sidewalks.

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BIB AND BRACES UNO WITH APRON X-TRAPPER ISOMAX CHINOOK Manufacturer in France since 1964 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 Legal move to ban boiling live crustaceans Threat to entire shellfish supplychain It will become illegal to boil crabs and lobsters alive, or send live lobsters through the post, if Background to the bill legislation now going through parliament is passed, reports Tim The government introduced report. Oliver. the Animal Sentience Bill on 11 Some other countries such Last week, peers in the House of May as part of a raft of animal as Switzerland, Norway and Lords put forward amendments to welfare reforms. It replaces EU New Zealand include decapod the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill legislation that legally recognised crustaceans in their animal to recognise that crabs and lobsters that animals can feel pain and welfare laws, but they are not can feel pain. experience emotions. currently included in the definition The campaign group Crustacean The UK Animal Sentience of ‘animal’ in most of the UK’s Compassion has lobbied hard for Bill currently only applies to animal welfare legislation. crustaceans to be recognised as ‡ Snappily dressed shellfish campaigners protesting outside ‘vertebrate’ animals – those with Maisie Tomlinson of Crustacean sentient in the bill, which could DEFRA’s Nobel House last week, as peers proposed a bill amendment a backbone. But Crustacean Compassion said: “We hope the see the animals given new legal recognising that lobsters and crabs feel pain. (Photo: Charmaine Evans) Compassion, whose supporters House of Lords votes to accept protections that would mean that include Chris Packham, Bill this amendment at the earliest boiling alive, and possibly live having a CrustaStun-type machine because they do not want them to Bailey, the RSPCA and the British opportunity. Decapod crustaceans exports, would become illegal. that zaps the animal before cooking. die and cost them a lot of money. Veterinary Association, argues are Britain’s forgotten animals, The Lords amendment also “The problem today is that we “Common sense says you look after that the bill does not go far widely recognised as sentient but requests that cephalopods, which are looking at sustainability and an animal that costs you if it dies,” enough. subject to brutal treatment in the includes octopus and squid, are also the environment more than we are said David Jarrad. It says scientific evidence shows food industry. protected by the bill, and has set looking at the need for food. We He said all the big crab processors that ‘decapod’ crustaceans, a “The government made alarm bells ringing throughout the are looking at these products not as in the UK use electro-stunning, group that includes crabs and a manifesto commitment to shellfish industry. food any more.” which results in a better product, lobsters, can feel pain and suffer, promote high standards of animal David Jarrad, chief executive of He pointed out that most lobsters and would carry on doing so. and should be included in animal welfare, and prides itself on being the Shellfish Association of Great are sold live because restaurants The SAGB chief said he believed welfare legislation. led by the science. It cannot Britain (SAGB), who expressed like to buy live lobsters and that the it was ‘far better’ for the shellfish In 2020, in response to pressure decide which animals are sentient concern at the issue at the SAGB crab trade is part processed, part industry to work with Crustacean from animal welfare campaigners, based on political convenience, conference in May, said the live exports. “There is a threat to the Compassion and DEFRA than to the government commissioned and if the independent review implications could be very serious sector as a whole, and particularly adopt a confrontational stance. an independent scientific review of decapod and cephalopod depending on how many of the on potential problems with live “We must engage on this issue, of the evidence for the sentience sentience is so critical to the Lords’ amendments are included in exports.” because we can’t win the moral of decapod crustaceans and Lords’ decision-making, we urge the bill. He said that Crustacean argument,” he said. cephalopod molluscs. However, it them not to delay its release any “If all crustacea are included in Compassion has engaged with “We need to work with them has given no release date for the further.” the bill, and it says that crabs and DEFRA about the issue over the on designing and creating lobsters are sentient, it could have past couple of years, and DEFRA industry codes of conduct to a major impact on the complete has, in turn, engaged with SAGB improve husbandry and handling “We could end up producing “It’s better to do that than to supply chain, from fishermen and the shellfish sector. throughout the whole supply codes of conduct for fishing vessels, be confrontational – we need to to consumers and everybody in “The lobbyists take an emotive chain, from catching, storage, transport, catering establishments, work with them and improve best between,” he told Fishing News. line, talking about boiling crabs processing through to caterers and processors, a different one for each. practice throughout the supply “It will undoubtedly have a big alive and sending lobsters through restaurants. That’s the way I think it should go. chain.” impact on the processing sector the post to tug on the heartstrings, – and domestic consumption will but the vast majority of crabs aren’t possibly go out of the window boiled alive in people’s homes, and altogether. the vast majority of lobsters aren’t MCA investigates Shetland harrassment claims “A lot of restaurants may refrain sent through the post.” The MCA is carrying out an requirements leads to dangerous with the MCA. We’ve asked from using live product because He said that crab and lobster are investigation into yet another situations. It would not be ministers both in DEFRA and the they don’t want the expense of well looked after by wholesalers incident of a foreign-owned vessel appropriate to comment further at Scotland Office to follow it up. harassing a Shetland trawler this time while we fully investigate “If we don’t get a clear answer fishing on its traditional grounds, this incident.” soon, I’d be surprised if it’s reports Tim Oliver. In a similar incident last year not raised again by Alistair The incident occurred on 28 when a Spanish-owned and Carmichael. It’s an issue he took June when Mizpah, skippered German-registered netter, Pesorsa up last year, and I know he was by Ross Robertson, was almost Dos, tried to foul the propeller of keen to follow it up.” in collision with a Fleetwood- the Shetland trawler Alison Kay, The Shetland MP said he had registered, Spanish-owned 30m the MCA said it could not act spoken to some of the fishermen longliner, Genesis FD 19, as it because Pesorsa Dos was German- involved and would be writing to crossed his bow when fishing registered and the incident took the authorities. He told Fishing north of Shetland, forcing Mizpah place outside the UK 12-mile News: “These aggressive and to take avoiding action. territorial waters. irresponsible actions by non-local The incident was the latest in a They referred the matter to the vessels around Shetland are far string of similar events in waters German authorities, but nothing from a new phenomenon, but in round Shetland in recent years, more was heard. the absence of action from the where large fleets of Spanish and Simon Collins, chief executive government they are only going French longliners and netters close of the Shetland Fishermen’s to get worse. Sooner or later such off huge areas of ground and force Association, said the harassment of behaviour is going to lead to a local trawlers off their traditional local trawlers by Spanish, French boat finding itself at the bottom of grounds through harassment and and UK-flagged liners and netters the sea – fishermen need change often dangerous tactics. was ‘a major issue, a big gap in before it comes to that. Despite complaints to the post-Brexit coastal state planning’. “The only thing that the Scottish authorities, nothing has been done, He told Fishing News: “Our and UK governments appear to be but this latest incident has been local MP Alistair Carmichael able to agree on these days is that reported to ministers, and the raised this issue a year ago over the neither one of them is willing to MCA is investigating the incident. Pesorsa Dos incident, which the take responsibility for fixing this An MCA spokesman said: “The German authorities investigated mess. It is for exactly that reason Maritime and Coastguard Agency in only a very lackadaisical and that I am pressing for a debate will take robust action where it is partial way. on fisheries in parliament next found that requirements, which “We are in a different situation week – so that feckless ministers “Now just for the log, I hope you read them we have the powers to enforce, are now, and we’ve asked the UK have to stand up and explain their their last rites?” not met and failing to meet those government to look into it directly inaction.” 15 July 2021 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 3 In-year 2021 quota swaps get green light International quota exchanges platform in place for managing our was welcomed by PO and industry boats have been active, and the think international quota swaps will between UK and EU POs will fisheries this year and in future leaders – but with reservations. opportunities to accrue swap be top of their agenda,” he said. be able to take place this year years. Davie Anderson, chief executive material diminish the further into He said the quota trade was a following agreement between the “This includes a commitment of the Aberdeen FPO, said DEFRA the year you go, but yes, there are complex market mechanism that UK government and the EU, reports to develop an interim exchange had held a meeting with the POs to possibilities,” he said. was best left to the industry to Tim Oliver. mechanism for fishing quota flag up that the UK and EU have “The mechanism itself may not handle, rather than officials who Before Brexit, quota deals were between the UK and EU ahead agreed to explore a mechanism for be exactly what we were used to would not have the same expertise negotiated between UK and EU of a longer-term in-year exchange exchanging quotas this year, but and there may well be government as the POs. POs and formalised by the relevant mechanism to be decided by the details of how it will work are not scrutiny of deals as they go through, Simon Collins, chief executive governments, but this ended with Specialised Committee on Fisheries clear. but we need to get it up and running of the Shetland Fishermen’s Brexit. (SCF). “Marine Scotland has asked us to as fast as possible. Association, welcomed the in-year Quota exchanges will in future “We are currently looking at the explore with POs in Europe what “The international quota swaps swap agreement but said quota be undertaken by the joint UK-EU details of this interim exchange quota they might have available,” he mechanism really pulled us out of shortages are ‘a major headache’. Specialised Committee on Fisheries mechanism, which will be agreed told Fishing News. the fire at the end of the day. They “We should never be in a position that has been established under as soon as possible. These will be “It’s more difficult for the EU kept the show on the road, and the where we need quota swaps, and the Brexit Trade and Co-operation without prejudice to the longer-term because they have 27 countries so threat of the loss of those would be then when we found we did need Agreement (TCA). in-year exchange mechanism to be it will take slightly longer on their catastrophic for some of the fleet. them the EU stalled on it for months But the committee will not be in a developed by the SCF.” side than it will on ours, but we’re The swaps allowed other deals to be and months, and it became a serious position to arrange quota deals this DEFRA added that the TCA hopeful that within perhaps the next done internally, which also helped.” worry,” he said. year, and it has been agreed that the agreement commits the EU and UK two or three weeks they will have He said there was also concern “Any kind of swapping is better former direct dealing between POs to continued co-operation via the something in place.” about how the system would than we have had in the first part can continue for this year only. new SCF ‘to work together across Davie Anderson also pointed work in the longer term, and how of the year. It’s a relief to have Confirmingthe agreement, a a range of fisheries management out that quota exchanges were long it would take the Specialised the swaps only in relative terms, DEFRA spokesperson said: “The issues’. predicated on the basis that the UK Committee on Fisheries to establish because it’s still a dire quota now-concluded EU-UK negotiations Additional quota from the EU is will have some quota to swap. a quota exchange mechanism. situation in terms of the general provide certainty to our fishing vital to offset shortages in some key “We’re more than halfway “This specialised committee has quota position. But any relief is industry, and we now have a stable species, and the interim agreement through the year now and got a lot of work to do, and I don’t welcome.” Minister spells out at-sea Anti-pulse green group inspection statistics Between 1 January and 24 June waters for in each month of targets fly-draggers this year, a total of 228 vessels 2021, the total cost, and how were inspected at sea in English many at-sea inspections took waters by the MMO, the Royal place inside and outside 12 A leading environmental expansion of the fly-dragger fishing.” Navy and IFCAs. nautical miles of EU fishing group that spearheaded the fleet. In April, French inshore Frédéric Le Manach, Of the 228 inspections, 131 vessels and UK vessels. campaign against electric fishermen succeeded in scientific director at BLOOM, were of EU vessels. Fifteen Victoria Prentis told the pulse fishing by the Dutch thwarting a ‘gentlemen’s said: “The industrial fishing inspections took place inside shadow minister: “The beam trawl fleet has thrown its agreement’ that the Dutch model, carried out by the the 12 nautical mile limit, and MMO employs a risk-based, weight behind efforts to curb industry had agreed with Dutch, is based on sequential 116 took place outside the limit. intelligence-led operational the expansion of the mainly France, the UK and Belgium to overexploitation – after Of the 97 UK vessels model to deliver surveillance Dutch fly-dragging fleet in the restrict the fleet’s fishing effort having transformed the North inspected, 51 took place inside and assurance capability at English Channel, reports Tim through a variety of technical Sea into a desert by using the 12 nautical mile limit, and 46 sea. Oliver. and operational measures. electric fishing, they are now took place outside the limit. “At-sea inspections are The Paris-based BLOOM None of the relevant states’ pillaging the Channel with Fisheries minister Victoria just one of a range of tools organisation notes that the full governments was involved in fly-shooters.” Prentis gave the figures in deployed by the MMO as part ban on electric pulse beaming the voluntary agreement. Laetitia Bisiaux warned: reply to written questions from of its presence and deterrence in EU waters came into effect BLOOM says the ban “We are seeing the same shadow fisheries minister Luke strategy to prevent illegal fishing on 1 July, but says the Dutch on pulse fishing means ‘an strategies as for electric Pollard. activities in English waters. industry is ‘already working environmental and social fishing. For example, Dutch He asked DEFRA how many “Close surveillance at sea, on imposing two equally cataclysm was narrowly industrial fishing lobbies have hours at sea fisheries patrols hailing vessels to assure their destructive methods: Danish avoided’. The group says that obtained public subsidies for were deployed for in English activities, as well as maintaining seine (fly-shooter) and high- in 10 years and with around three high-pressure water waters in each month of 2021, high visibility in areas where the pressure water jet fishing’. 100 electric fishing licences, jet fishing vessels under the and the total cost of those risk of illegal fishing was highest The UK inshore industry ‘industrial fishers have guise of ‘innovation’. This is deployments. has been effective in deterring in the Channel is calling for managed to transform the exactly the same argument He also asked how many unauthorised vessels fishing in the fly-dragging fleet, which North Sea into a desert, the that was used to fund the hours vessels patrolled English English waters.” targets mainly non-quota fishing auction in Dunkirk has development of electric species and can fish without closed, a number of artisanal fishing with public monies.” Monthly breakdown of inspections, hours deployed and total cost restrictions – in some cases fishers have gone out of BLOOM warns that Patrol duration Month Cost (£) At-sea up to the UK six-mile limit – to business, and others are now fly-shooters and high- (hours) inspections be restricted. on the verge of bankruptcy all pressure water jet fishing 0 – due to Covid NUTFA has called for over Europe’. pose ‘an existential threat’ January 2021 114 1,111,811 lockdown access rights for the “If electric fishing had not to ocean conservation and restrictions largely Dutch-owned fleet been banned, all ecosystems small-scale fishing. 0 – due to Covid to be cancelled until more would have been devastated “Regional, national and February 2021 93 1,050,312 lockdown information has been obtained within a decade. And European politicians must restrictions on the impacts of the method European small-scale fishing fully understand what is 62 vessels on stocks and coastal would have disappeared,” said happening when it comes to March 2021 inspected: 21 UK 89 888,525 vessels and 41 non- communities (Fishing News, 1 Laetitia Bisiaux, a researcher ocean conservation, and take UK vessels July, ‘Minister under fire over at BLOOM. up their responsibilities,” said 55 vessels fly-dragger comment’). “But the same Dutch Frédéric Le Manach. April 2021 inspected: 24 UK 71 704,960 vessels and 31 non- There is particular concern industrials who have worked “Under no circumstances UK vessels that the fly-dragging fleet, at national and European can they continue to allow the 68 vessels which has mainly fished so levels to impose electric development of destructive May 2021 inspected: 34 UK 79 704,679 vessels and 34 non- far in the eastern Channel, fishing are now deploying fishing methods, especially UK vessels is expanding its efforts their effort on two alternative by financing them with public 43 vessels Data not yet westwards into area VIIe. fishing methods – Danish funds. The precautionary 1-24 June, 2021 43 inspected: 18 UK available vessels and 25 non- French inshore fishermen seine (also called fly-shooting) principle enshrined in the CFP UK vessels are also up in arms about the and high-pressure water jet must be applied.” 4 COMMENT/NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 COMMENT Animal welfare bill sign of the times The introduction of a ban on boiling crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs, but boiling, it may be that the transport of live crustaceans and transporting them alive its report has not yet been published. shellfish could be banned or become much EDITORIAL EMAIL: would have profound repercussions on the It would seem likely, however, that they more tightly controlled, which would have entire shellfish supply chain, from catchers do feel pain, otherwise they would not huge implications for exports. FISHINGNEWS.ED@ to caterers. survive. Pain is a mechanism that warns of SAGB argues that outright opposition KELSEY.CO.UK The possibility of such a ban has moved damage to an organism, and it is difficult to the bill’s amendments would be a significantly closer with the introduction to believe that animals such as crabs and mistake, because public opinion will be Kelsey Publishing Ltd, by campaign group Crustacean lobsters do not have this capacity. We have behind the bill and the industry cannot The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Compassion of amendments to the Animal only to observe how fish have reacted win the moral argument. There is indeed Maidstone, Kent, Welfare (Sentience) Bill that would to warming waters by moving north to huge public sympathy for all forms of Managing editor ME18 6AL Gaby Bartai include crustaceans and cephalopods more comfortable temperatures to see animal welfare – we have only to look email: [email protected] such as squid in the provisions of the that marine animals are sensitive to their at the public’s love of seals and adamant bill, which is currently going through the surroundings. opposition to any suggestions of a cull, as House of Lords. The bill, which fulfils a government well as the growth of the vegan movement, The bill is part of the government’s manifesto commitment to animal welfare, which is partly driven by animal welfare Action Plan for Animal Welfare and seeks will enable the establishment of an animal concerns. to formally recognise vertebrate animals sentience committee that the government Past experience over recent decades as ‘sentient beings’, but Crustacean says will ‘put animal sentience at heart of with the environmental movement Compassion argues that this does not go government policy’. in general has shown that it is an far enough and that invertebrates such as It has been driven by no less than 45 unstoppable force, and that the industry crustaceans and cephalopods should be of the UK’s leading animal protection has to adapt to modern sensibilities and Online editor News correspondent Rachael Harper Tim Oliver included. organisations and so has considerable environmental concerns. email: [email protected] email: [email protected] The bill is based on the premise that political weight behind it, which suggests Similarly, with this latest development, animals experience feelings such as pain that the amendments tabled by Crustacean the most fruitful approach is for the and fear, although whether this is true Compassion – which has some very high- industry to engage with DEFRA and in respect of invertebrates is open to profile backers – are likely to be accepted. the campaign group from the question. In 2020, in response to pressure The question for the shellfish sector is outset to develop codes of best from animal welfare campaigners, what stance it should take in response to practice, and try to ensure that the government commissioned an measures that could have a considerable any regulation arising from the independent scientific review of the impact on the trade, depending on the final bill is as practical and workable Cornwall correspondent Lincolnshire, East Anglia and Phil Lockley Essex correspondent evidence for the sentience of decapod outcome. 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He is currently managing requirement for the political activities sector to access new opportunities. director of Fair Seas Ltd, a consultancy of appointees to be made public, and He is currently managing director firm supporting the seafood industry. neither has declared any significant www.kelsey.co.uk of Tegen Mor Fisheries Consultants Previous to this, he spent over 30 years political activity. 8 July 2021 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 5 Call for evidence on Celtic Sea mesh changes NUTFA is urgently seeking that allow for the use of 80-99mm SMP was significantly more evidence from fishermen codends relate to the Celtic Sea selective for whiting than an 80mm regarding a proposed increase Nephrops fishery and the Bristol SMP. “This reinforces the results in codend minimum mesh size Channel sole fishery, both of of similar trials and supports the from 80mm to 100mm, set to which already require alternative regulated use of 100mm mesh be imposed in the Celtic Sea selectivity devices.” size SMP,” said the CEFAS report. and west Channel region in The MMO says the measures In the second trial, the 80mm September, reports Tim Oliver. are intended to be flexible and codend trawl with 80mm SMP NUTFA anticipates that the take account of any evidence that was highly selective for sole but increase in mesh size will have supports further derogations. had poor selectivity towards ramifications for the catch of many A key issue is the impact of the other species. In this trial, there species, particularly for inshore change on the important inshore was a commercial focus on sole, vessels targeting sole in the east sole fishery in the east of the but most of the catch was of of the region. region. undersized and non-marketable The MMO says the proposed CEFAS carried out trials under unwanted catches of other measures will simplify rules a Fisheries Science Partnership species. currently in force, and will apply to (FSP) – ‘Testing codend and The trawl with 100mm codend all UK and foreign vessels fishing square mesh panel configurations and 80mm SMP caught 4.4 times ‡ CEFAS carried out trials on the impact of 100mm mesh and square in UK waters (Fishing News, 1 in the English SW otter trawl fewer unwanted fish. However, mesh panels from October to December 2020. July, ‘Simpler Celtic Sea technical fishery’ – FSP (2020-2021) MF082 there was also a significant rules’). – to ascertain the impact of a reduction in catches of marketable moving to 100mm codends will catches in the targeted fishery, A key change is made in the rise to 100mm mesh on the sole, which reduced the value of likely have an economic impact vessels would need to fish western Channel (area VIIe), where sole fishery and on selectivity of the landed catch substantially. for those fishers that have a harder to catch their sole quota. a baseline of 100mm codends other species, and of the use of “Therefore, an increase in commercial focus on sole, other This could reduce the selectivity will replace current complex rules 80-120mm square mesh panels in codend mesh to 100mm would otter trawl designs may be more benefits of using a 100mm based on catch composition. some circumstances. have significant benefits from appropriate.” codend, and the extra fishing In an email to NUTFA’s Two trials, lasting six days reducing unwanted catches and CEFAS suggests that more time would reduce the efficiency Sarah Ready, who has sought each, took place in VIIe on a 9.9m discard mortality, but there is likely specialised trawl designs should of these vessels. clarification on the details of the twin-rig otter trawler from October to be a reduction in efficiency for be considered for fisheries Another concern is that measures, the MMO said: “To to December 2020. vessels focused on catching sole,” where sole is the target species, net-makers need to have time clarify, measures introduce a The first trial compared two says the CEFAS report. to enable the continued use of to adjust to the new rules and to 100mm baseline mesh size for trawls, both with 100mm codends, “The levels of unwanted catch 80mm mesh codends. source and supply new 100mm otter trawls and seines in the and one with an 80mm square when using the scraper trawl Although more consultations netting and codends and square whole of the west Channel (ICES mesh panel (SMP) and the other design with 80mm codend trialled are to be held, NUTFA is mesh panels. area VIIe). with a 100mm SMP. here make it difficult to justify its appealing for more evidence Full details of the planned “To the west of 5°W, additional The second trial compared a continued use in a sole directed because the MMO appears to Celtic Sea technical changes can measures apply including square 100mm codend with an 80mm fishery.” have already decided that an be seen at: bit.ly/2SOpoy6 mesh panel requirements and SMP to an 80mm codend with an CEFAS suggests improving increase to 100mm should go You can email feedback to a 110mm mesh size in the inner 80mm SMP (as normally used by the definition of a sole directed ahead. NUTFA on the possible impact of Celtic Sea protection zone in VIIf the vessel). fishery based on what is caught NUTFA director Jerry Percy the proposed 100mm minimum and VIIg. In the first trial, catches were rather than landed. pointed out that if a 100mm mesh to: [email protected] or: “The only current derogations comparable overall, but a 100mm “Furthermore, recognising that mesh codend reduced sole [email protected] Scots seafood exports New Irish marine planning authority ‘27% lower than in 2018’ may open ahead of legislation A report issued by the Scottish seafood sector since early An Irish government minister through a new foreshore governance in a century’, government to mark five years January offers the clearest responsible for Ireland’s first licensing regime that permits a enabling the Irish state to ‘set since the Brexit referendum evidence so far of the marine planning legislation has role for local authorities. Offshore a clear direction for managing notes ‘immediate, severe additional costs and losses said that the new regulatory projects, including wind farms our seas, and to clarify and visible impacts’ on the associated with becoming an authority could be up and and electricity interconnectors, environmental, economic Scottish seafood sector as EU third country, and the trade running before legislation is will be handled by the Irish and social priorities’. He a consequence of the UK’s frictions that result, including through, reports Lorna Siggins. planning appeals board, An Bord acknowledged impacts on the departure from the EU. dealing with new and untested Details of legislation for the Pleanála. fishing industry as a result of ‘The Brexit Referendum processes’. new National Marine Planning The authority, known as Brexit, and pledged that this Five Years On – Summary of It adds: “Taking account Framework were outlined by MARA, will license approved sector would continue to be Impacts to Date Information of steps such as investment taoiseach Micheál Martin and developments and will have central to the marine economy. Note from the Scottish in upgrades to software and his minister for housing Darragh enforcement powers. This Irish environment minister Government’ states: changes in working patterns, O’Brien on 1 July. ‘one-stop permit shop’ for Eamon Ryan described the “According to HMRC, UK the shellfish sector has quoted Mr O’Brien, who is taking offshore wind farms, ocean framework as the government’s exports of food and live increased costs of £500-£600 responsibility for the legislation energy and other marine response to climate breakdown, animals to the EU, which per consignment, regardless as part of his local government activities will not cover fish where ‘we are navigating through includes seafood and fish, of size. Issues in the seafood brief, said it would be farming or sea fisheries. Former the most troubled waters decreased by £1.2bn (34%) in sector are heavily interlinked: a underpinned by a new Maritime marine minister Michael Creed possible’. He said that Ireland the first four months of 2021 consequence of the deal itself Area Regulatory Authority said he intended to retain had a particular responsibility to compared to the equivalent and lack of time to prepare for (MARA). responsibility for aquaculture and monitor, protect, manage and period in 2018, with stricter it, both here and in EU member This authority, based in County sea fisheries. develop offshore wind as an checks and certifications being states. Wexford, could be up and A government committee alternative to fossil fuels, given one of the main reasons. “Over 70% of Scottish running before the legislation is had also urged the inclusion of that its sea area is 10 times “Reports showed that in seafood exports were to the through, he said. marine protected areas (MPAs) in greater than its land area. January 2021, for example, EU in 2019, worth over £770m. Applications under the existing the new legislation, but its advice Lobby group Wind Energy the consignment sign-off was Following sharp falls in fish foreshore legislation dating back on this has been ignored. A Ireland said that the framework taking six times longer, and exports to EU countries in to 1933 will still be processed, public consultation on extending and its legislation were critical to that the transit of goods to January 2021, February and but the new legislation is Ireland’s network of MPAs – meeting targets for developing France was taking three days March figures showed some designed to allow for extensive also being handled by Ireland’s 5,000MW of offshore wind energy instead of an overnight transit. signs of recovery. But April’s offshore wind development housing department – closes at by the end of 2030, with up to For some of these sectors, that trade figures suggested any around the Irish coast. the end of this month. 10 wind farms. “Establishing a makes the transaction simply recovery was slowing down. The legislation went before Micheál Martin said the planning system for these projects unviable.” Total UK exports of fish in 2021 the Dáil last week. Near-shore legislation represented ‘the is absolutely essential,” said its The report makes the case were 27% lower than in the first development will be handled biggest reform of marine chief executive Noel Cunniffe. that ‘the disruption to the four months of 2018.” 6 DAVID LINKIE Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 DAVID LINKIE: 5 OCTOBER 1954 – 19 JUNE 2021 TOTAL COMMITMENT TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY AND FISHING NEWS areas of the country, from the most high-tech pelagic vessels to small salmon and potting cobles. He also always tried, whenever possible, to sail on a new boat when it carried out its trials trips to check that everything was working as it should – and he was invariably invited to their launches. No port was too distant for Dave to visit, and he could be in Shetland one week and Newlyn the next as he pursued information on the latest new-build boat, or photographs for the Fishing ‡ Dave Linkie at the Fishing News Awards 2017, with former editor Vessels directory. He was also Tim Oliver and host Rory Bremner. present at all the fishing and Skipper Expo shows in the UK fishermen and others, who loyally was writing reports and sourcing and Ireland. helped him with photos when he photographs. Dave was just as committed to was unable to take them himself In his rare free time, Dave’s the Fishing Vessels of Britain and for whatever reason. other passion was Newcastle Ireland directory as he was to When the current owner bought United, whose fortunes and Fishing News, and built up the Fishing News, the previous editor misfortunes he followed loyally publication to become a best- had left and Dave was asked to down the years. seller, with its detailed information take on the job. He agreed Dave leaves behind his wife Liz, on all vessels over 8m, high- reluctantly, as his thing was being daughter Katherine, son Andrew quality photographs, and in-depth out and about in the ports, and he and grandson James. Dave’s ‡ David Linkie. features on new boats, regions and had no experience of editing and continual travel to far-flung parts ports. putting a paper together. He also of the country required avid Linkie – or Dave, as knowledge of British – and indeed The publisher of Fishing News knew he was taking on a very considerable logistical effort and he preferred to be known many foreign – fishing vessels, and sold the Fishing Vessels directory heavy workload as he would still booking of ferries, trains and D– who has sadly died at the built up a huge collection of in the late 2000s – a decision that have to write the bulk of the flights, and he had enormous help age of 66, became the face of photographs. He also knew, and greatly disappointed Dave, as he features, with all the travel that with these tasks from Liz and Fishing News to the industry was known by, hundreds of had put so much work into it. It involved, as well as putting the Katherine, who lifted this burden throughout the UK and Ireland, fishermen throughout the country. ceased publication soon paper together to meet the weekly from his shoulders. and particularly in Scotland and His quarter-century association afterwards. deadline. He had a practical mind, and the north of England, during the with Fishing News began in the Dave was a fantastic But, as ever, he put his heart and despite not being of the computer 25 years he worked on the paper mid-1990s when, following his ambassador for Fishing News. He soul into the job, and the ‘new- generation, was competent with as a freelance reporter, staff holiday trips, he began submitting was held in great respect and look’ Fishing News that developed the IT that modern journalism and reporter and latterly editor. articles and photographs to affection throughout the industry under his editorship, with the help remote working involve. When, Dave’s passion for all aspects of Fishing News on a freelance basis. for his knowledge of the industry of a talented and equally inevitably, problems arose that he the industry – as well as his They were gratefully accepted by and his empathy with it, his committed designer, won high couldn’t resolve, his son Andrew, a profound knowledge of its past the editor. commitment, and his friendly and praise from readers. His total tech whizz, was a huge help to and present and its diverse fleet, He was an avid reader of Fishing helpful character. commitment was summed up Dave in sorting out computer his huge range of contacts, and his News, and asked on numerous He made friends in many ports, when he once said: “I want Fishing glitches. peerless photography – were occasions if he could be employed and was made welcome in many News to be the best it can be.” Dave’s funeral, a small private legendary. as a staff reporter on the paper. fishermen’s homes on his trips But he often had to work away family event, was held on Tuesday, He was a tireless champion of Eventually a vacancy arose for a around the country. Skippers from home on his laptop, and the 29 June at Almanythie Service the industry, and held fishermen in full-time reporter to cover would go out of their way to make workload, endless travel and stress Hall in Peterhead, followed by the greatest respect for the tough Scotland and the north of sure Dave got a trip on their new involved turned the job he loved cremation at Crathes job they do – a respect that was England, and Dave took the boats, and there was always into a burden. Crematorium. returned to a man. He travelled position. someone willing to take him out He eventually stood down as £500 was raised at the service countless thousands of miles the At the same time, he took on the on a small boat to ensure he could day-to-day editor and returned to for Roxburghe House, where length and breadth of the country editorship of the Fishing Vessels of get a picture of a vessel entering or his roving reporter role, although Dave was cared for in his final few to report on the latest boats to join Britain and Ireland directory, leaving port. continuing to give stalwart days. A further £1,500 has been the fleet, and to write features on which at that time was owned by He had a wide range of contacts support to the new managing donated to Roxburghe House by ports and regions. the publisher of Fishing News. who shared his enthusiasm for editor, until his illness intervened Dave’s family, colleagues in the Dave grew up in Berwick-on- Dave thus became one of those photographing fishing boats, both – although even until the last he fishing industry and personal Tweed, so was familiar with the lucky people whose hobby became friends. fishing industry from an early age. his job, to the great benefit of Dave’s family would like to He made numerous trips to sea as Fishing News and its readers. thank everyone who has donated a lad on the boats based there, and With his unrivalled knowledge to Dave’s three charities: the later served as a volunteer on the of fishing vessels, fishing methods Fishermen’s Mission, the Sir Berwick lifeboat. and gear of all types, combined Bobby Robson Foundation and His interest in the fishing with his photographic expertise, Roxburghe House. industry developed into his hobby Dave wrote in-depth reports on They say no one is irreplaceable, and passion, and eventually into almost every new boat that joined but it is hard to imagine anyone his career. the fleet, as well as on major refits, doing the job with the Always a practical man, Dave alongside port and regional commitment, enthusiasm, became a schoolteacher of design features and market reports. His knowledge and sheer love of the technology. During the long school popular regular ‘Boats on the fishing industry that Dave brought holidays, he loved nothing better Move’ articles logged many of the to Fishing News. He was than climbing into his car to visit sales of fishing boats throughout absolutely fundamental to the ports throughout Scotland and the the fleet, as well as their histories paper for so many years. He was north of England, taking photos of and previous owners. the face of Fishing News, and his the boats and chatting with the Dave was a ‘hands-on’ journalist passing leaves a void that it will fishermen. who regularly made trips to sea on ‡ Dave Linkie in Buckie in 2012, to mark the launch of John take a rare individual to fill. He had an encyclopaedic a wide variety of vessels in all Addison’s latest book. 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he fishing industry’s lion-heart never wanted to bother you whilst David was never one to seek here are events in nothing but admiration for near-on five decades, gathering it. He always thought our conflict or show emotion, but such all our lives that for our colleagues and TDavid – or, as he was known time was more precious than his, and was his passion for the fishing Tmark or identify a my competitors. This in the North East of Scotland, ‘the always ended the call with a heartfelt industry that he was willing to set certain turning point or is the mark of a true Fishing News mannie’ – has left a thank you. that calm nature aside to challenge junction in our journey. professional, who moved legacy the size of which he would be His encyclopaedic knowledge what he saw as unfair attacks and The recent passing of amongst us and glued us embarrassed to recognise. of all things fishing was gathered treatment. Often entering angry former journalist and together, making sense David travelled the length and from such exchanges – exchanges words in our defence, he saw an editor of Fishing News out of our bickering and breadth of the UK and beyond that all of us will now remember attack on us as an attack on him. David Linkie is one giving purpose to our gathering material and pictures for fondly. His most remarkable skill, David will be missed by many such example which mission. his loyal band of readers. His passion however, was the ease with which he more than his unassuming nature for our industry should David spent a large for the fishing industry and all who could translate our gibberings into a would allow him to believe – he was not go unrecognised or part of his days travelling worked in it was evident for all to see, coherent tale. respected by all, and the envy of commented upon (not to get his stories (thank a passion that was both satisfied and His passion for all things fishing many. David was the fishing news; that I think it will!). you, Liz), and presented stoked by his many visits to the ports was infectious. Many skippers will he was our good friend, a friend who I am sure there will be us with a publication that and harbours around our coastline. remember the day of their sea trials has now sailed over the horizon. others who will contribute made us proud to be David knew more about the heritage and the endless clicking of the My – our – lasting vision is of David or pen a tribute better associated with, and part of our great industry than almost shutter as David walked round and dropping anchor on that beautiful than I, but please permit of, the fishing industry. He anyone – a glowing testimony to the round the vessel looking for the shot shoreline, peaceful and serene. me to share these quite literally put us on the man who became a friend to many that best supported his narrative. Rest in peace, my friend. thoughts of a colleague map, both domestically and a colleague to all. Special days were made even more and friend we all came to and internationally, telling David always started a call with special knowing that many would get David Milne, SWFPA chairman admire and now, sadly, others in plain language his customary apology – he always to share that very same experience and skipper/owner of Faithlie can only reflect upon his of the complex lives, wanted to hear the latest news, but through David’s artistic portrayal. FR 220 memory. dangers and issues we David was a soft- deal with. spoken individual who I think most always made you the importantly, he united t was with much sorrow that myself and centre of his attention us in a way that only my Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the focus of any he could; borders I(MCA) colleagues in the press office and exchange of views. He disappeared, and the Fishing Safety Team heard of the very could draw information we became a family sad news of Dave Linkie’s passing. out from you that you where one fisherman’s Dave was always a stalwart supporter of knew was confidential, problems, north or south, our fishing safety messages and helped us but you also knew and were all our concern, on numerous occasions with great articles, trusted his judgement and one’s achievements and always supported the important and custodianship of made us all proud. He campaigns for the industry. such material. He knew was a gifted person in so He will be very much missed by us and everyone and every inch of many areas, but perhaps the industry. the industry, the length and his greatest talent was breadth of the country. ‘gelling’ a sometimes Julia Gosling, communications officer, We would meet in fractious industry into MCA person about half a dozen a homogenous and times a year, and I always harmonious force, learned something from whereby politicians and him, and yet his purpose other powers that be were he news of David Linkie’s untimely was not to teach but humbled into recognising death will have saddened hearts across he fishing industry Buchan took the vessel to to listen – although he and engaging with it. Tthe UK fishing industry. As journalist, has lost a real London back in 2011 for was a natural. We spoke We will not see David’s photographer and editor for Fishing News, Tchampion with the Seafarers Week. Typical of about deep and varied like again, for he surely David forged a breath-taking range of passing of Dave Linkie. Dave, he had in his mind issues affecting fishing, was a one-off, but his friendships and contacts across nations, He was a real friend of the the perfect picture, and fishermen and the future. memory will fare well regions, ports, vessel sizes and sectors. pelagic sector, and knew delivered it by climbing When I turned the every time we congregate, When he undertook his detailed vessel all the skippers and many the foremast of Lunar Bow tables and probed too or see his ships slip to and reviews for the pages of FN, he was as of the crews, as he had and capturing a fantastic deeply about matters in from the fabled grounds. engaged with and enthusiastic about the been on sea trips on most image of the vessel sailing other ports or individuals, small Northumbrian coble every bit as much of the boats. through Tower Bridge. he would carefully and John E Wallace, as the latest pelagic trawler. The detailed His work ethic and Any time Dave was in kindly steer us back to a former CEO, Peterhead information that he captured and conveyed stamina were incredible, the Broch and lights were conversation that spoke Port Authority was fascinating, especially to those who travelling the country on in the SPFA office, he needed the technical information to help end to end to ensure the would come in for a coffee make their own decisions. It is doubtful latest fishing information and catch-up on the latest whether any other person was so well was being told through pelagic news – and of avid Linkie will be hugely missed by the connected and so well respected across the the pages of Fishing course football and his fishing community in Scotland, where he was whole UK fishing industry. News. beloved Newcastle. Dwell known and greatly respected. It was the word enthusiasm that most When SPFA produced His passion for an An old-school journalist of great integrity, he people who met David will recognise a 75-year anniversary industry he was not born was more likely to be found onboard a fishing and associate with him. And from that booklet, Dave provided all into was clear for all to vessel or on a quayside than in the office, and his enthusiasm came a deep knowledge which the photographs for the see, and he will be sorely approach paid dividends with detailed, first-class allowed him to be an effective editor of the publication. His archive of missed by our entire reporting and photography that form a remarkable industry’s trade newspaper. photos, past and present, fishing community. Our professional legacy. Committed, immensely likeable and is immense and testament thoughts are with Liz, He always attended the annual SFF dinner and knowledgeable, David’s presence aboard to hundreds of trips Dave Katherine and Andrew and wrote a full report on the speeches made by the the latest vessel, or on the quayside, or in the made to get the right family. chief executive and the Scottish fisheries minister at pages of Fishing News, will be sorely missed. picture. the event. Our deep sympathies go to his wife and I recall with great Ian Gatt, chief Our deepest condolences go to Liz and their family. fondness the time he and executive, Scottish children. I spent together aboard Pelagic Fishermen’s NFFO the Lunar Bow when Alex Association Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive, SFF 8 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 English under-12m I-VMS survey results ‘imminent’ The MMO received almost 400 The MMO is planning a series of Combined with data on catch responses to its recent survey on online events over the summer and volumes, scientific evidence of inshore VMS (I-VMS) devices for autumn when it aims to have more stock levels and a range of other the English under-12m fleet and information on these issues. significant data, I-VMS will enable after-sales support, which closed The survey also made it clear more efficient decisions on on 4 June. that the MMO could be doing local and national management Feedback covered a range of more to reassure fishermen about measures and policies. issues, including value for money, I-VMS – specifically how I-VMS “It will also enable the MMO to reliability, device specifications works, the privacy of data, who continually improve its targeted and warranties. will need to comply with the I-VMS assurance activities, as the “The comments raised in the rules, and why I-VMS is needed. clearer picture of fishing activity sessions and in the survey have will help highlight which vessels been sent to prospective suppliers How I-VMS works are consistently complying with and are vital in helping us ensure I-VMS records the location, regulations on where and what there is a range of approved speed and heading of a vessel they can fish, and those that may products for fishers to choose using a secure, tamper-resistant ‡ Under the proposed new regulations, I-VMS will have to be fitted to introduce risk to the sustainable from that will meet the diverse system onboard. Using a secure all under-12m vessels fishing in English waters. harvest of sea fisheries.” characteristics of the U12m fleet,” line, it sends this information to The MMO says that making the said an MMO spokesperson. the MMO’s national operations state-of-the-art system. The MMO while conserving our vital marine best use of this technology will: It will be publishing a summary centre using mobile telephone will only share the information environment,” wrote Claire of the key questions and answers technology, which is usually more with organisations that require Turner. • Enable more accurate on I-VMS ‘imminently’ on the cost-effective than the satellite it to regulate and manage the “It is intended that VMS will monitoring of the types of fishing MMO website and social media data transfer used by many of the marine environment, and it will be become a legal requirement for being undertaken. This means channels. larger vessels. governed by strict data-sharing under-12m fishing vessels in access may be allowed to certain Writing in a blog on the issue, Once the I-VMS device is fitted, principles and regulations. English waters. This is part of the types of fishing in areas where it MMO digital manager Claire Turner it works automatically when The MMO intends that a vessel government’s strategy to improve was previously prohibited. said the MMO aims for there to be powered, meaning fishermen do monitoring system (VMS) will data collection to support the • Provide fishermen with a range of devices available to suit not have to spend time turning it become a requirement for all development of more responsive evidence they can use in every type of vessel. on and setting it up each time they under-12m fishing vessels, to fisheries management measures consultations on offshore The feedback it has received put to sea. ensure parity amongst all fishing and practices that will enable the wind farms, marine protected from the survey will enable it to do vessels operating in English industry to benefit from leaving areas and marine infrastructure further work on: Protecting fishers’ privacy waters. the CFP. I-VMS will support work developments, which have been The signals sent by each I-VMS by MMO and IFCAs to ensure increasing over the past decade. • Fitting and powering devices device can be seen only by the Why I-VMS? that fisheries regulations are • Prove that England’s fishermen • Quality and reliability of the MMO, local IFCAs and devolved “Now that the UK is an being complied with by all fishing and marine regulators are taking equipment fisheries administrations if a vessel independent coastal state, we vessels throughout England’s appropriate steps to make • Seeing your own data enters their waters. have the scope to determine waters. fisheries more sustainable. As a • Understanding costs and Other fishermen and the public the best fisheries management “Data derived from I-VMS result, the industry will be able contributions towards them cannot see fishermen’s locations, strategies to support a thriving will provide a more complete to market the sustainability of its • Maintenance and repair services. and the data feed is protected by a industry for future generations picture of all fishing in our seas. products better. Wash cockles 2021 – thin pickings Changes to Welsh whelk fishery plans The Wash cockle season got The Welsh government has stated in the consultation. underway on 21 June, after set out amendments to its Officials will consult on the some debate about opening proposals to regulate fishing summary report during a week earlier, because for whelks in Welsh waters, November before determining the Eastern IFCA spring following its consultation in and publishing the new annual survey and observations by 2020. catch limit. fishermen walking the beds Measures proposed in • Vessel monitoring systems had shown a significant the consultation included an (VMS) will be a requirement degree of die-off already authorisation scheme for all UK from 2023 onwards and not in in process, reports John vessels taking whelks with pots the first season as originally Worrall. in the Welsh zone, an annual proposed (Fishing News, 1 July, The total allowable catch catch limit and a flexible monthly ‘U12 monitoring goes ahead in has been fixed at 5,283t, but landing cap for authorised Wales’). although that is higher than vessels. • All vessels fishing for whelks in average, much of the stock is There were 61 responses the Welsh zone (UK or foreign) thinly spread on most sands to the consultation, and the will require a valid whelk permit. accessible to hand-working – ‡ A half-decent handful by 2021 standards – not many dead. majority were in favour of the the default method since 2008 proposed measures. In addition, the Welsh – and will not be commercially Natural England and the cockle boats settle on the Further development of government is seeking viable, more particularly as Mammal Research Unit and falling tide before the sands the proposals set out in the comments on how annual atypical mortality continues is keeping the closures under are exposed, and thus before consultation include: catch limits will be set, using unabated, with dead shells review. Grey seals, whose common seals actually haul both historic and current stock littering the beds. Add in numbers are increasing, do out, which in turn means that • The first season of the assessment data. the closure of some sands not have the same degree of seals would have to choose permitted whelk fishery will The consultation said the featuring haul-out sites for protection. to haul out close enough to start on 1 March, 2022 instead first year’s annual catch limit common seals, and the The Code of Best Practice the boats in order then to be of during 2021 as originally would be set at 5,298t, based options have narrowed issued to fishermen by disturbed. And the seals do proposed. on historic catch data, and further. Eastern IFCA includes as Item anyway get visits from tourists • The vessel master’s details will then in following years by using Common seals, apparently 9: “Avoid disturbance to seals in parts of the Wash conveyed be required as part of the permit whelk stock assessments. But in decline, are a protected by keeping away from seals. by Sea Tours of Hunstanton application if they are different following further advice from species within the Wash Seals respond to disturbance in Wizzy The Wash Monster – from the owner’s. fisheries scientists, both historic and North Norfolk Coast by first raising their heads, which itself probably raises a • The first annual stock landings and current stock Special Area of Conservation, then fleeing into the water. few heads – without apparent survey report will be available assessment data will be used, and must not therefore be Fishers should not approach sanction. in autumn 2022, not spring and the annual catch limit may disturbed. The conservation seals, and should move away But the precautionary 2021, as mentioned in the remain at 5,298t beyond the first advice had been more if seals are observed reacting principle sweeps up consultation. Annual stock year. precautionary than usual to their presence.” everything like a fly-shooter, summary reports will be Responses to the Marine and this year, although EIFCA There is a seeming and the industry can only go available by early November Fisheries Division must arrive no remains in dialogue with contradiction there in that with the flow. each year, instead of July, as later than 29 July. 15 July 2021 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews EXPERT ADVICE/NEWS 9 Sunderland Marine: Getting out the safety message

arine insurance specialist guidance on these subjects, but Craig McBurnie: “The best Sunderland Marine the problem with them is that method is still, in my opinion, Mhas been creating easy they’re generally not written for face to face. There are various and approachable ways to the right audience. No one’s exhibitions, and as a company communicate the importance going to sit down and read a we’re very keen on getting out and of safety on fishing vessels. 60-page document full of dry about, meeting owners, discussing Rachael Harper spoke to marine text on the science behind risk their issues first-hand, and then underwriting manager Craig assessments. People want quick, reinforcing the message that we McBurnie and loss prevention practical advice that’s easily at get across by other mediums executive Alvin Forster at the hand, and doesn’t need much – whether it be the website, or company to find out how. explanation. That’s what we aim guides that we send out. to provide.” “Ongoing discourse is probably FN: Sunderland Marine has ‡ Marine underwriting manager Craig McBurnie (left) and loss the best way forward – to make long been advocating the prevention executive Alvin Forster. FN: Can you tell us more sure that the industry is aware of importance of safety onboard about the guides Sunderland what’s available to them, and if vessels. Can you tell us more industry, which is why we’ve allied FN: What are the biggest Marine has produced? there’s any advice that they need, about that? ourselves with various colleges to issues currently being faced that there’s somewhere they can try and encourage new entrants with regards to maintaining Alvin Forster: “Probably the get it from.” Craig McBurnie: “We more coming into the industry – and safety onboard vessels? biggest guide that we’ve done or less see ourselves as part of then also to make sure that it’s as is the new joiners’ guide. It’s a You can find Sunderland Marine’s the fishing industry. We’ve been safe an environment as possible Craig McBurnie: “Quite often comic-book-style illustrated story, safety guides at: bit.ly/3ApdTy3 insuring fishing vessels for 140 once they’re actually onboard and it’s just a lack of education and which is basically mapping out years now, which started off in working as fishermen.” training that can lead to serious a new joiner’s first day onboard the UK, and it’s still the biggest incidents. Unfamiliarity with – what can go wrong, what you part of our business. To a certain FN: Why is it so important for emergency situations, for instance, should be doing, what you can do extent, we follow the fortunes of Sunderland Marine to focus on which is why drills, such as about it. the fishing industry, and we see safety? man-overboard and firefighting, “Other than that, on things like the issues that are relevant, and are so important.” risk assessments or carrying out occurrences to the industry as Craig McBurnie: “There are work planning or toolbox talks, a whole. We’ve always aligned two reasons. It’s important from FN: How are you combatting we have basically two sides of ourselves to safety onboard our part as an insurer that there these issues? A4 at the very most – just clear, vessels. are fewer serious injuries, which illustrated guidance. The text is “One of the things we’ve seen in means less serious claims. That’s Alvin Forster: “A lot of it is just bullet points – simple. None of recent years is that it’s been more the business side of it. But the tackling the basics of safety this complicated terminology and more difficult for young people human element is that serious management, which I think has that’s often used by risk to start a career in the fishing injuries and deaths at sea can probably been missing in the management companies. We just be avoided, often by better industry, and making sure that new put in plain layman’s terms.” training, and by safer working joiners are properly familiarised ‡ Sunderland Marine’s ‘Safe Out, environments. That’s really the with the basics when they come FN: What, in your opinion, is Safe Home’ campaign aims to message that we want to get onboard fishing vessels. the best way to get the safety educate new, young fishermen on across as part of the industry.” “There is a lot of advice and message across to fishers? how to stay safe onboard.

EU proposes shared Report marks ‘new chapter’ for N Ireland industry access until 2032 A report on the fishing “The report focuses on demand for fish and shellfish minister and his officials ‘for The European Commission has and seafood development recommendations on capital products, a huge drop in listening to the needs of the adopted a proposal to extend the programme in Northern Ireland investment at the main fishery market prices and economic industry and moving towards ‘access to waters’ regime under the marks the beginning of a new harbours and highlights a challenges for fishing a scheme of support that CFP for another 10 years. era for the industry in the number of challenges and communities’. responded to those needs in a The proposal also addresses province, reports Tim Oliver. opportunities for the wider He welcomed the ‘significant practical manner’. changes following the withdrawal of Fisheries minister Edwin industry that could be financial support’ the sector Andrew Muir (Alliance Party) the UK from the EU. Poots told members of the addressed through a future had received from local said the Covid pandemic Under the CFP, all EU fishing Northern Ireland Assembly fisheries financial support and national governments had had ‘an immediate and vessels have equal access to (MLAs) last week that the scheme,” said the minister. throughout the past 18 significant financial impact’ waters in the entire EU. However, report, published in May 2021, He acknowledged it would months, and said the new on the industry and that the member states can restrict fishing ‘marks the beginning of a new not be easy, but hoped that regulations ‘will go some way collapse of European and in their territorial waters to take into chapter in the history of the government and industry to extending that support’. domestic fish markets made account the vulnerability of their fishing industry here’. working together could build But the industry still faced trading ‘virtually impossible’. coastal zones. EU countries can limit He said: “It highlights the new infrastructure, make the ‘stark challenges in price He called for a resolution of access in waters up to 12 nautical considerable investment that industry more prosperous, recovery’ because restrictions other ‘outstanding matters’, miles from their coastlines. In the is required to help the industry improve the marine were being eased only including ‘a permanent EU’s outermost regions, access can to adapt to the challenges environment and enhance gradually and there were commitment to Northern be restricted in waters up to 100 that it faces and to grasp Northern Ireland’s reputation different levels of lockdown in Ireland boats being able to nautical miles from the baselines of the opportunities presented as suppliers of quality Europe. land products at local ports these regions. following the UK’s exit from sustainable seafood. “Therefore, financial support without checks, and the In place since the early 1970s, this the European Union. Northern He said his department will be required in the short exclusion of Northern Ireland access regime has been included in Ireland needs to build a was ‘finalising the business and medium term to stabilise boats from all but two ports every version of the CFP Regulation stronger, more resilient fishing case to inform decisions the sector and ensure a viable in Northern Ireland, being since 1982. The current regime and seafood industry that can about procuring the detailed recovery from the impact of resolved’. applies until the end of 2022. adapt to change.” environmental and technical the pandemic,” said the Sinn Winding up the debate, The new proposal states: “The Speaking in a debate to studies that will be needed to Féin MLA. Edwin Poots said that, in existing derogations concerning affirm regulations giving take the harbour proposals William Irwin (DUP) said total, 144 Northern Ireland restrictions to access to Union extra financial support to the forward’. it was important that ‘our fishing vessel owners had waters will expire on 31 December, Northern Ireland industry, he Sinn Féin MLA Philip hardworking fishermen’ also secured £1.212m in financial 2022. Those derogations should, said the report was a strategic McGuigan said the agriculture, received financial aid, in line assistance, and that his however, be extended for another review of the opportunities for environment and rural affairs with other industries. officials were ‘considering a period of 10 years, in order to ensure developing the sea fishing and committee was aware of the He noted that the Northern submission from the Northern continuity of the current protection seafood sectors in Northern ‘significant challenges’ that Ireland industry had received Ireland Fishermen’s Federation measures and to avoid disrupting Ireland as a whole, including Covid-19 had placed on the ‘the greatest level of support for further Covid-19 support the balance that has developed the potential role of new public local industry. It had led to a of any fishing sector in the for the period from April to since the introduction of this special investment in infrastructure. ‘sharp and dramatic fall in the British Isles’ and thanked the June 2021’. regime.” 10 ROSEHEARTY Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 ROSEHEARTY: A COMMUNITY UNITED With this year’s Seafish fleet survey now underway, fleet researcher Oscar Wilkie reports on a NE Scottish fishing community that is transforming prospects for the local industry by working together

he first time I visited Rosehearty, it was a Tbeautiful late-summer day, and the fleet of small potting and jigging boats were bobbing in the attractive little harbour. Behind me, overlooking the water, were the houses of ‘Fishertown’ – the name a reminder of the village’s rich fishing history. As I took in the scene, I was aware of splashing further out: a large pod of bottlenose dolphins were breaching not far beyond the west pier, which stretches out into the North Sea, providing shelter from westerly gales. As the dolphins continued along the Aberdeenshire coast towards Fraserburgh, I turned and was surprised to see a figure striding ‡ The Rosehearty Harbour and Inshore Fishermen’s Association office ‡ RHIFA has donated to various causes, including the RNLI. (Photo: down the pier towards me from bearers. Left to right: David Whyte, Ross Downie, Dawn-Marie Duncan Broch Photo House) his own dolphin vantage point, and Shirley Whyte. (Photo: Duncan Brown Photography) picking up litter and other association members handed out harbour. We just went down, detritus from the cobbled It led me to question why more The committee organise food parcels courtesy of the local moaned a lot, but didn’t do surface. fishing communities don’t have regular and well-attended hotel and organised a service to anything to help ourselves. But David, who’s fished from the their own associations, with all fundraising events, which have shop for the vulnerable. It’s no when we got together and shared town for 38 years, was the many and varied benefits included a tasteful fishermen’s surprise that RHIFA was a ideas and thoughts, we set some immediately friendly and they bring. calendar, race night, karaoke, finalist at the 2020 Inspiring priorities and that gave us a goal.” incredibly enthusiastic, Rosehearty’s story is similar to ladies’ evening and a hotly Aberdeenshire awards in the Just three years since the explaining how the community many other east coast fishing anticipated annual Harbour Community Spirit category. association formed, they have had recently come together to towns; it was once home to a Funday with raft racing, seafood Most important for building an reintegrated into the community form the Rosehearty Harbour fishing fleet that supported 600 cooking demos and bouncy association like that in and improved the harbour and Inshore Fishermen’s fishermen, but following the castles. Rosehearty is gathering support infrastructure, and now they’re Association (RHIFA). The decline of the herring from a community that’s setting themselves even more harbour users, mostly fishermen, fishery, that number proud of its fishing heritage ambitious targets. aimed to improve the harbour dropped until there were It’s phenomenal how much and current fleet. From installing onshore holding facilities but realised that to do only a couple of boats Strengthening the links tanks for shellfish to developing a this, they would need to work working part-time. A can be achieved with gritty between fishing and the space where visitors – from near together. recent resurgence means determination and a wider community can take and far – can stop for tea and The association was formed the small harbour is now time, but is worth the cake provided by the community, through co-operation between full, with 15 mostly strong sense of community work. there’s a lot to be excited about. fishermen, the wider community single-handed boats Alongside the local The inaugural meeting just three and local councillors, and fishing the rich local support for infrastructural years ago attracted 14 facilitated by Ian Maddox, waters in summer. So what’s the reward for the and aesthetic harbour commercial fishermen and seven former chair of the North and The people of Rosehearty have team’s tireless grant applications improvements, the local people other boat owners; now the whole East Coast Regional Inshore an appreciation for the village’s and year-round fundraising became invested in fishing and town places more value in the Fisheries Group. strong fishing heritage and activities? Not only has RHIFA developed a greater appreciation harbour. The committee has now RHIFA’s aim is to ensure the understand the importance of completed all the ‘initial for the role of fishing in the grown to include six members continuing prosperity of the area the industry to their local priorities’ it set out to do at that area’s overall prosperity and from the wider community. for inshore fishermen by economy. first meeting, but it has gone well-being. Just like the old days of improving the harbour facilities In November 2018, the RHIFA further in its support for the In David’s own words: “We ‘Fishertown’, the harbour is once for all harbour users and the was formed with David, my new community and development of were a bunch of fishermen who again a focal point of the local community. I was very dolphin-watching friend, as its the harbour. went about our business and community, an important source impressed with the whole set-up; chair. It’s phenomenal how much David and the other fishermen didn’t take a lot of interest in the of employment, a draw for despite being less than three can be achieved with gritty no longer have to race to years old, the progress the group determination and a strong sense Fraserburgh to keep their Profile: Vessels whose top port in 2020 was Rosehearty* has achieved is truly staggering. of community. mackerel fresh; they have more time for fishing, spend less on ice 71 11 299 Landed Weight Number of Days at Sea and fuel, and get a better price (Tonnes) Active Vessels for their higher-quality product. The harbour now has its own Industry Overview 2020 Top 5 Species 2020 (Weight in tonnes) chilled facility, ice machine and Mackerel 93% electronic davit winch, along Lobsters 3% with improved lighting and safer £104k Crabs – Velvet 3% Income ladders down onto boats. Green Crab 2% New benches overlook the Crabs (C.P Mixed Sexes) 0.04%

resurfaced piers, and a heritage 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 board and landscaped flower- beds are in the making. In other £67k Monthly Weight (tonnes) by Top 5 Species 2020 35 words, the harbour is Gross Value Added 30 unrecognisable from just a 25 couple of years ago, and the 20 fishermen and community are 15 much happier for it. 10 £32k 5 RHIFA even raised enough to Operating Profit 0 make considerable donations to DNOSAJJMAMFJ

several charities, including its Source: public.tableau.com/profile/seafish#!/vizhome/FleetEnquiryTool/1Overview ‡ Local resurgence means that 15 mostly single-handed boats now local lifeboat in Fraserburgh. * Data from vessels which used Rosehearty as their top port of landings in 2020. fish from Rosehearty harbour. During the pandemic, Note the 2020 data are provisional estimates. 15 July 2021 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews ROSEHEARTY/NEWS 11

Association advice Scottish Traditional Boat Festival’s James Armstrong takes up reins at Scania If you think your harbour and community would online debut makes global waves (Great Britain) Ltd benefit from having its own fishermen’s association, you’re The unique heritage and coastline With effect from 1 July, James probably right. We asked of Portsoy have been celebrated Armstrong has succeeded Martin David what advice he’d give around the world with the Hay as managing director of to others thinking of going Aberdeenshire town’s first-ever Scania (Great Britain) Ltd. down the same route, and he digital boat festival gaining an “In taking up my new role, I told us his top tips: international following. would firstly like to pay tribute to The Ahoy Portsoy virtual Martin Hay, from whom I inherit • Do it, you won’t regret it! collection of the best of the a strong and robust organisation • Involve more harbour users Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in excellent health, and wish – those people within the has been a hit with audiences him a long, happy and healthy town who are keen to see across Scotland and the UK and retirement,” said James. improvements. Get diversity also further afield in the USA, “Going forward, my priorities on your team: it’s really Australia, Norway, Canada, will be to build on the solid beneficial to have lots of Germany, France, Spain, Estonia foundation Scania has in the UK different viewpoints from a and Ireland. by further developing the range diverse group of motivated The online festival launched and scope of services we provide people on 26 June and includes a ‡ David Urquhart, chairman of the Scottish Traditional Boat and continuing to enhance the • Meet as often as possible: collection of 40 clips representing Festival. skills and working lives of our it’s when you come together key strands of the coastal team members. as a team that great ideas community’s annual showcase celebrate our town and its nautical Eoin Jess alongside the stories of “From a personal perspective, come about – heritage boats, crafts, food past and present. Packaged Scotland’s remarkable traditional it is great to be returning to the • Pick a chairman who’s got and drink, music and dance, together, it shows just why Portsoy boats. There’s a virtual blessing UK, where my career with the plenty of time on their hands, boatbuilding, chat and displays. It is such an incredible place and, of the fleet by Portsoy minister Scania organisation started, but try to share the workload is still available to view for free. importantly, gives a flavour of Rev John Gow, and culinary and reconnecting with many among a committee of can-do Festival chairman David what’s to come next year when we demonstrations of how to create customers and colleagues.” people. Urquhart said that the online look forward to welcoming people cullen skink and smoked haddock offering has generated a real buzz back. fishcakes. in Portsoy, after the pandemic “We’d like to thank The two-day Scottish tourists and a space the put paid to the town being able to EventScotland for supporting Traditional Boat Festival began community can enjoy. Even the safely stage its popular festival for us as part of the Year of Coasts back in 1993, initially as a dolphins seem to know that the second year running. and Waters 20/21, and our other one-off event to mark the 300th Rosehearty is the place to be!  Mr Urquhart said: “Our free sponsors who supported us in anniversary of the historic festival is a wonderful celebration turning our virtual vision into a Portsoy harbour. Since then, it This article is reproduced with of what makes our coastal reality. has become a mainstay of the kind permission from the latest community unique. Through “If you haven’t had a chance Scottish events calendar, regularly edition of Quay Issues. Read it interviews, demonstrations, to view our online festival, catch attracting around 16,000 visitors online at: seafish.org/quay- displays and chat, viewers see it while you can, and then come a year. issues how Portsoy and our boat festival and join us to savour the Portsoy View Ahoy Portsoy, from the really pack a punch. experience for real in 2022.” Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, “We’ve got an incredible coast, The festival stream features online at: stbfportsoy.org stunning locations, remarkable Celtic rock band Skerryvore and The 2022 festival will run from ‡ James Armstrong. Volume 7 | 2021 people, and great stories that Portsoy-born Aberdeen FC legend June 17-19.

FREE MAGAZINE Love Seafood consumer campaign steps up a gear As the Love Seafood initiative media influencers across all place in Glasgow. moves into its second four UK nations In November and December, year, Seafish is planning a • Features in national and the focus will switch back programme of campaigns regional media to ‘mid-market families’, through the rest of 2021 to • Digital activity, with a fish celebrating seafood for the enthuse UK consumers about and chips takeover on the festive season and promoting specific types of seafood. Love Seafood website, e-alerts online seafood and seafood Love Seafood is a 20-year and activity on Facebook, boxes as well as the popularity initiative to encourage more Instagram and Twitter. of shellfish at this time of year. people to eat more fish and ‡ Seafish’s summer campaign The campaign for January shellfish over the long term. will focus on the nation’s Following this, the campaign and February 2022 will focus The campaigns will feature favourite takeaway. will continue to support on ‘new year, new you’, many different species and out-of-home consumption promoting the importance of product types, and will target foodservice. Seafish’s ‘Summer by promoting seafood in seafood as a healthy protein. specific audience segments. of Feel-Good Food’ will start foodservice in August and It will target both the ‘starting A campaign to promote by celebrating the nation’s September, to encourage out’ and ‘stretched families’ Take part in the scampi, targeted at the favourite takeaway with a fish people to choose seafood demographics. ‘stretched family’ demographic, and chips campaign in July when they’re eating out at Seafish’s 2021-22 activity 2021 fleet survey has just concluded. and August, again targeting the restaurants or takeaways. calendar has been developed The annual fleet survey is As part of the campaign, ‘stretched families’ audience. This campaign will target in partnership with industry now underway. Look out for Seafish: This will include: consumers across two stakeholders and the Love Seafish researchers Oscar, audience segments – Seafood Group. If you have Carlos and Joe in a port or • Worked with families to • Outdoor advertising ‘stretched families’ and queries or want to discuss harbour near you. demonstrate how to cook a fun promoting fish and chips ‘starting out’. opportunities to partner Let Seafish know you and easy scampi dinner with on telephone kiosks in In September and October, on campaigns, contact the are willing to take part by kids Belfast, Bristol, Glasgow and campaign activity will shift to Seafish marketing team at: sending your name, email • Signed up audience-specific Liverpool. Seafish will also focus on oil-rich species of [email protected] and/or phone number and influencers to help it engage supply campaign details and ambient or tinned seafood. port of operation to: fleet. families across social media promotional assets to fish and This will be a recipe-focused [email protected] • Partnered with fish and chip chips businesses in these cities campaign, targeting the Find out more about the shops across the country to • Working with businesses on ‘starting out’ audience. fleet survey, what happens give away free portions of a promotion to give away fish Autumn activity will also to your data, and why you scampi and chips. and chips to consumers in Fife, focus on sustainability to link should take part at: seafish. Lancashire and Tyne and Wear in with the UN Climate Change org/fleet-survey Summer activity will focus on • Partnerships with social Conference (COP 26) taking 12 FISHERMEN’S MISSION Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 A passion for the Mission Alison Godfrey, director of business development and fundraising for the Fishermen’s Mission, talks to John Periam about her role at the charity eeting up with the home in March 2020, with all our Fishermen’s Mission team work being completed online, Mat Whiteley in Hampshire no paper records, and everyone and around the coast is always a having the right kit to get started delight. They are a uniquely caring straight away. group of people with the wellbeing “Everyone pitched in. of fishermen at heart. Fundraisers called our retired Alison – Ali – Godfrey joined the clients to make sure all was OK charity in 2012. She said: “I have and to have a chat – something worked in the charity sector for we have continued to do during pretty much most of my career, lockdown – and our work has including charities dealing with continued over the phone. We issues such as child welfare have just recently launched a new and safety, carers and carers’ system for recording all our work support, homelessness and which will make the work of the addiction, cathedral restoration port staff simpler and quicker.” and development, and finally, of Everything the FishMish does is course, here at the Fishermen’s totally focused on its clients, she ‡ Ali with the ceramic fish, painted by celebrities, that were a Mission, social welfare. says. How can they do a better particularly successful fundraising initiative. “For a large part of my career, job? How they can meet people I have been involved in senior ‡ Alison Godfrey. where they’re at, and how can Mission’s charity partners and management with a focus they make sure their services wonderful donors stepped up and on fundraising alongside PR, continue to be effective and up to helped it to raise over £300,000 in marketing and IT.” date? a very short space of time. Every She was initially appointed The biggest part of Ali’s role penny of that fund was rapidly as director of fundraising. “You is still fundraising and PR. The distributed. can’t help but feel immediately Mission has a superb fundraising Ali said: “I visited Cornwall at home in such a warm and deputy chief executive. This team, she says: creative, not long after, and was deeply welcoming organisation. I visited includes overseeing the charity’s imaginative and totally committed. moved by the welcome from the a number of ports around the IT development, internal Fundraising is extremely hard communities around the coast. UK to meet the team and get a communications, safeguarding, work, and means long hours ‡ Ali gets out and about to meet ‘We’ll not forget what the Mission better understanding of the fishing data protection and cyber security and weekend working. There are port officers and fishermen has done for us’ was said to me community. – as well as a few other things! more than 100,000 charities in around the UK as often as many times over.” “My first stop was Aberdeen, The Mission staff at Whiteley the UK, and the Mission is not a possible. As for the future, the charity is closely followed by North Shields, are a close-knit team, and Ali particularly large one. more aware than ever that every Grimsby, Lowestoft and Newlyn. I works closely with chief executive “We have to keep coming ever be taken for granted. I year, thousands of people rely have managed to see most of the David Dickens. She said: “David up with new ideas to keep the personally sign every single thank on the Fishermen’s Mission for ports. I haven’t made it so far to is a terrific mentor, and has charity afloat,” said Ali. “I don’t you letter (when I can get back to support, so it has to ensure that Shetland – mainly due to suffering really brought out the best in think many people realise that we the office!), and I handwrite notes it continues to be there for them from seasickness!” the Fishermen’s Mission. Our don’t receive any government or to donors whom I know or I have and for its future clients. Having worked across such a strategic planning means that we lottery funding. We rely 100% on met. It’s not a chore – it’s a joy to “We need to develop, grow range of organisations previously, are always modernising, and know that so many people and innovate to keep our much- Ali had gained the knack of quickly David has taken us through feel as passionately as we needed funds arriving through taking information onboard, and considerable change during We are the sum of all those do about our fishermen our doors. To work for the her early days at the Mission were his time with us. and their families.” Fishermen’s Mission is to be part no different. Everything seemed to “You have to keep who have supported us for One standout moment of a turning wheel. We are the begin with an M – MNWB, MCA, moving forward, and the the past 140 years, and for the Mission was during sum of all those who have worked MAIB, MMO – the list seemed FishMish has never been the terrible storms in and supported us for the past 140 endless. In time it all became afraid to be bold and make those who will come after us 2014. This brought to the years, and those who will come second nature to her. She loved the changes necessary forefront all that is amazing after us. It’s our duty to make sure meeting fishermen and their to make sure that we are still donations from our supporters. about the charity. The port staff, that this wonderful organisation families and coming to understand serving our fishermen and their “We need to raise at least £2.1m especially on the south coast is always ready to serve, and is fit their work better. communities in the best possible every year. That’s why we are so and in the South West, were for purpose into the future. Ali’s work at the Mission way. By stepping out with our grateful to all our donors, many overwhelmed with the need for “Once a year, at our AGM, I has developed over the years, new IT programme and changing of whom have become friends urgent assistance from active see David Harris, the chairman, and she is now director of our working practices, we were over the years. We don’t have the fishermen whose livelihoods who offered me the job at the business development and completely ready to all work from funds or the numbers of people had been destroyed, along with Fishermen’s Mission. Every year, to put on huge events or take out fishing being impossible for many I make a point of thanking him for television adverts, so we have to months. employing me. It is the best job I be a bit clever and a bit different. Fundraisers, volunteers and have ever had, and each morning “Our Salt of the Earth and Sea, staff from other areas quickly I wake up determined to take on Salt and Solitude books have moved in to add to the team. The fresh challenges.” n raised over £60,000, and are an example of doing something really special. A quick promo: our next book, based in Mevagissey, is due out later in the year! “We’ve had a fish finger sandwich Zoom lunch, an auction of ceramic fish painted by artists and celebrities, and now we have a digital fundraiser, we are having success with short films and increasing our social media presence. We love working with the many businesses, small and large, around the UK, that want to help us. ‡ The dedicated fundraising team, who are based at the Mission’s ‡ Presentations to volunteers and members are a regular part of Ali’s remit. “We believe that no gift should headquarters at Whiteley in Hampshire. 15 July 2021 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 13 Enclosed spaces can kill: MCA seeks views of fishers on new life-saving regulations Entry into enclosed spaces benefits provided, but it welcomes clearly laid down. onboard vessels is sometimes comments on this via the • Drills must be held on entry necessary, but it is a dangerous consultation. into enclosed spaces, and should activity. However, new regulations cover the checking and use of designed to reduce the danger What are enclosed spaces? personal protective equipment could have impacts on the The definition in the proposed required for entry, communication operations of fishing vessels. regulations of an ‘enclosed space’ equipment and procedures, Any enclosed space deprived of means a space with any of the atmosphere-testing equipment, regular and constant ventilation following characteristics: rescue equipment and procedures, may become a ‘dangerous space’. and instructions in first aid and Lack of oxygen or build-up of • Has limited openings for entry resuscitation technique. other gases means that anyone and exit • Drills must be held at least every entering the space can be severely • Has inadequate ventilation two months and recorded in an injured, and tragically, fatalities • Is not designed for continuous official logbook. Enclosed space occur. Sadly, sometimes multiple worker occupancy. entry incidents can be particularly fatalities occur, as other crew tragic, as there is a risk of multiple members rush in to save someone These factors mean that this fatalities, caused by crew members who has become unconscious, not space may contain a dangerous who find a casualty in an enclosed realising just how dangerous the atmosphere. Most commonly, space entering that space to space is. unsafe atmospheres would have help without taking the proper The Maritime and Coastguard oxygen deficiency, but they could precautions, and falling victim to ‡ MCA surveyor Charles Blyth conducting a fishing vessel survey. Agency (MCA) is consulting otherwise contain inert gas the same hazard. These fatalities (Photo: Geoffrey Lee) on proposed regulations that including nitrogen, toxic and/ could perhaps be avoided if those would protect seafarers entering or flammable gases, or excess attempting to rescue colleagues spaces is restricted to specialist of those fatalities onboard a UK dangerous spaces onboard. Under oxygen. from an enclosed space were shore-based personnel and/or fishing vessel. The aim of the the proposed regulations, if a In addition to risks associated better trained and aware of the takes place when the vessel is in proposed regulations is to prevent fishing vessel has an enclosed with the atmosphere in an need to follow best practice and drydock. fatalities and serious injuries space, the vessel owner would enclosed space, more general the use of atmosphere-testing from occurring due to entry into have to secure entrances to it, health and safety risks (e.g. equipment. Why is the MCA tackling this enclosed spaces. carry out drills and provide slips, trips and falls) can also be • The vessel owner must ensure issue? In addition to updating atmosphere-testing equipment. present. Rescuing or helping an that the vessel carries appropriate The MCA must implement the the regulations, the MCA is These are new requirements for individual whilst they are in an portable atmosphere-testing International Convention for the developing guidance to support fishers, so the MCA is asking for enclosed space can pose risks equipment which is maintained Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) safe enclosed spaces entry. their views. for the rescuer, which is why in good working order. The amendments that require Chapter 15 of the Code of Safe Entry into enclosed spaces careful planning and the provision atmosphere-testing equipment ships to carry atmosphere- Working Practices for Seafarers has killed fishers, and the MCA of appropriate equipment is must be capable of measuring any testing equipment and run has already been updated to believes that extending the especially important. concentration within any enclosed regular enclosed spaces drills. reflect best practice. regulations to fishers will provide space of oxygen, flammable gases The proposed enclosed spaces The MCA hopes that the real safety benefits. However, How do the proposed regulations or vapours, hydrogen sulphide regulations therefore ensure that new regulations will reduce the these regulations will also have affect fishing vessels? and carbon monoxide before any the UK is meeting its international number of lives lost to enclosed direct and indirect costs to The proposed Entry into Enclosed seafarer enters that space. The obligations. spaces entry, and looks forward owners, operators and employers. Spaces Regulations (2021) would carriage of atmosphere-testing This gives the UK an to hearing the views of fishers Financial and/or time costs require that: equipment meeting international opportunity to address the safety in developing these regulations, may arise from securing entry standards would ensure that concerns, raised by the industry, including on any financial and/ to enclosed spaces, conducting • The vessel owner or skipper seafarers were able to adequately relating to accidents involving or time costs that may arise emergency drills and entering ensures that all entrances to test any enclosed space before entry into enclosed spaces. This from applying them. For further details into official logbooks, unattended enclosed spaces are entry, and plan their operations is why the MCA is proposing information, or to respond to the changes to onboard safety either kept closed or otherwise accordingly. to apply the regulations to consultation, go to: procedures and the provision of secured against entry, except • Small vessels that have no non-SOLAS ships and fishing bit.ly/2Sqd8Dk testing equipment. In order to when entry is necessary. This is spaces big enough for crew vessels. The consultation is open until maintain competency in using to prevent entry into potentially members to enter would not need According to MAIB statistics, 19 July. atmosphere-testing and other dangerous spaces without to do anything to comply, and there have been six fatalities since Following the consultation relevant equipment, training may knowing or planning accordingly. there is provision for exemption 2009 relating to enclosed space/ period, the MCA will take into also be needed. • The vessel owner ensures that where this can be applied without confined space incidents, on both consideration the views put The MCA believes that any procedures for safe entry into and reducing the level of safety – for UK vessels and non-UK-flagged forward before implementing the costs are offset by the safety working in enclosed spaces are example, where access to enclosed vessels in a UK port, with one regulations this autumn. Countdown begins to Coastguard’s 200th birthday On 15 January, 2022, HM search and rescue helicopters. Safety has always been at the lives. Coastguard will celebrate a It is now one of the UK’s four heart of what the Coastguard does Claire Hughes, director of milestone birthday. Its history frontline emergency services, and, with technology ever-evolving, HM Coastguard, said: “From can be traced back to 1822 and, operating a 24/7, 365-day search HM Coastguard continues to strive our volunteers to full-time staff, with 200 years of memories to and rescue service to save lives at to be at the forefront of innovation, we are all immensely proud of look back on with pride, the the coast and at sea. to carry on improving and saving the Coastguard’s distinguished organisation knows there are and fascinating history, which many more stories to tell. It hopes has really helped to shape the that you can help by sharing incredibly important work HM your pictures, memories and Coastguard carries out today. experiences over the years. “We look forward to marking ‡ HM Coastguard currently has Over the past two centuries, HM the Coastguard’s 200th birthday around 3,000 volunteers and Coastguard has gone from strength in 2022 and upholding HM operates 10 SAR helicopters. to strength, with Coastguard Coastguard’s commitment to operations centres co-ordinating keeping the public safe at the coast help to tell the Coastguard story? responses to emergency situations for many years to come.” If you have experiences, at the coast – calling upon With the approach of the memories or pictures that you approximately 310 Coastguard milestone in January, HM think might fit the bill, you can Rescue Teams, made up of around ‡ Her Majesty’s Coastguard will be celebrating its 200-year Coastguard is pulling together as upload files at: bit.ly/3qTlBfM or 3,000 dedicated volunteers and 10 anniversary next January. much history as it can. Can you email: [email protected] 14 GRIMSBY ICE FACTORY Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 PRESERVING THE ICE HOUSE Brian W Lavery reports on plans to bring the iconic Grimsby Ice Factory – which at its peak produced 1,100t a day to support the booming local industry – back from the brink ne of England’s most by local conservationists and important fishing heritage businesses alike. Osites is set to be saved after GGIFT chairwoman Victoria 30 years of decline. Hartung said: “With someone Philanthropist and conservation prepared to take on a building of that entrepreneur Tom Shutes has taken size and do something with it, that’s the first steps to secure the like a miracle. Well, maybe not a regeneration of the old Grimsby Ice miracle, but it’s a wonderful thing, Factory. because I think those kinds of people He has struck a deal with present are few and far between.” owner Associated British Ports GGIFT secretary Graeme Bassett (ABP) and applied for permission to added: “We applied for a Heritage make the site wind- and waterproof Lottery grant to regenerate the for the next stage in transforming it building ourselves in 2014, but it into a 1,400-capacity theatre of was unsuccessful. At that time, we ‘national quality’. put forward a number of potential London-based Welshman Mr uses, like an art gallery or even a Shutes, whose grandfather once theatre. owned several vessels in Grimsby, “We’re looking for anything that hopes that the project will be a really looks at making a good use of catalyst for the regeneration of the the building and generates an town. income to ensure its survival, Grimsby has benefited from a because obviously the important recent ‘Town Deal’ worth £67m – thing is that you don’t just save it in £30m from the government, £35m the short term, but you provide it from North East Lincolnshire with the ability to maintain itself.” Council and a further £2m from the At one point there nearly wasn’t an government’s Local Growth Fund. ice factory left to save, he said. “The It is not known how much Mr people of Grimsby were divided ‡ The present-day exterior of the Grimsby Ice Factory. Shutes plans to spend on the project, 50-50 between people who said it but a previous unsuccessful Heritage should be knocked down and those ice factory. Lottery Fund bid from a local who said it should be preserved. “Vicky Hartung was appointed conservation group – the Great “Even within the Civic Society, chairman, and has been the driving Grimsby Ice Factory Trust (GGIFT) people were divided. They organised force behind the trust since.” – budgeted its proposal to save and two public meetings about the future Ms Hartung, a former concert regenerate the Grade II-listed of the ice factory, held at the town pianist, was an art student in her building at around £12m. hall back a decade or so ago. native Grimsby in the 1960s, but left Mr Shutes, who is part of the “It was decided the Civic Society for America and became a real-estate Greater Grimsby Development should have a spin-off separate entity agent, before returning home in Board, has had his ideas welcomed which was devoted to preserving the 2006. She said: “I came back to Grimsby, and in 2007 I opened a contemporary art gallery with some friends that I’d made back in the ’60s. “We were just sitting around when somebody said: ‘What do you think ought to happen with the ice factory?’ And it went from there, really. We just kind of got consumed by the idea of cultural- and heritage- ‡ The proposed new interior for the refurbished building. led regeneration.” Developer Tom Shutes said: “The endangered heritage sites. back, ice was taken from winter ice factory was always a brilliant gem He added: “This is an iconic ponds and stored to help keep in the town. It stands as a symbol of building of national importance. catches fresh. the decline of the traditional part of There have been a dozen attempts to There were even a few factories in the port and its links with fishing. save it for the town and nation in the the town making artificial ice, but “Saving the building and giving it past. We’ve worked really hard for they did not last as they could not ‡ From the Victorian drawing board: plans for the new building in 1898. a new lease of life is critical to the two years with ABP for a deal that keep up with demand. spirit of the town, and can give a real would work. For want of sufficient ice, wooden impetus to the regeneration of the “Grimsby is not dissimilar to the boxes were floated in the fish dock in town, because its rescue can act as a parts of Wales that I grew up in, in wayfinder for many more projects in that there’s a lot of pride and the region. positivity in the community, and “I also think that as it is the first there’s a lot of really interesting stuff thing you see as you enter via the happening – but the massive scars of A180 or by rail, that reinstating it is old industrialisation and Industrial a symbolic act in the town’s Revolution landscapes dominate the reinvention of itself to the outside area to such an extent that it’s quite world. hard to be liberated from them.” “It will be watertight and For almost a century, the Grimsby windproof about nine months after Ice Factory was one of the main the granting of the listed building drivers of the Lincolnshire fishing application consent we have applied port’s heyday. Its influence was for.” second only to the advent of the Mr Shutes has spoken with North railways in the 1840s. East Lincolnshire Council, Historic Before it opened at the start of the ‡ Heritage-driven entrepreneur England and Europa Nostra, which 20th century, trawlers depended on and philanthropist Tom Shutes. ‡ Plans for the 1910 extension. placed the building on a list of ice imported from Norway. Further (Photo: Shariq Siddiqui) 15 July 2021 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews GRIMSBY ICE FACTORY 15

‡ Advertising for the country’s ‡ The links between the two sites. biggest ice factory. ‡ Views from Grimsby’s waterfront in its fishing heyday. which catches were stored before replaced the reliance on Norwegian for the Grimsby Ice Factory. It distribution. This was an imports. It was the largest ice- closed in July 1990. With it went unsatisfactory system, and it was making factory in the country. another trade when the last local realised that ice was needed to keep With its shallow recessed giant cooper, Alan Bridges, found himself fish from decay in transit – and that bay windows built into the red brick at the end of his career. it would need to be a steady and less façade above blue brick plinths, it In 1993, the new landlord, ABP, problematic supply. applied to English Heritage to By 1895, around 75,000t of have the preservation order it ice was being imported as Saving the building and had placed on the building commercial fishing in giving it a new lease of lifted. Grimsby boomed. The To do this, English Grimsby Ice Company (an life is critical to the Heritage had to visit the site amalgamation between the – and the outcome was that it Great Grimsby Ice Company spirit of the town in fact upgraded it to a Grade and the Grimsby Co-operative II listed building, because it Ice Company) identified a site stood out as a prime example of was noted that it was the last next to No. 2 Fish Dock for a new late-Victorian industrial architecture. ice factory in the country of its kind factory. Emblazoned across one of its grand with its machinery still intact. Once the Grimsby Ice Factory gables was: THE GRIMSBY ICE There was still some life in the old opened in 1901, the town could COMPANY LTD. site. Its outstanding Victorian produce 300t of ice a day, or In 1910, an extension was built, architecture made it a favourite with ‡ How the ice is made: an educational cartoon strip courtesy of Great approximately 94,000t per year, and in the 1930s, the booming TV and film location directors. It Grimsby Ice Factory Trust. (Image: Graham Bleathman) based on a six-day week. This soon factory was modernised to meet the played the part of Dunkirk in the growing demand. Messrs J and E Oscar-winning movie Atonement in Hall of Dartford, Kent, were 2007. commissioned to supply and install Now there is a new script to be the refrigeration plant, and the written. ABP Humber director Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Simon Bird said: “The sale of the ice Company Ltd, Manchester, factory to Tom Shutes marks an provided the associated electrical exciting milestone in the future of equipment. this important building. Tom has After the Second World War, ambitious plans for the regeneration when fishing underwent another of the ice factory, and the listed boom, there was a further building consent is the first step to modernisation at the plant. A new securing the building while those compressor room was built in the plans are developed. 1950s to cope with demand. “This project is part of ABP’s At its peak, the factory produced wider ambitions for heritage-led 1,100t of ice daily, and employed regeneration in the port of 150 people including two of each of Grimsby, breathing new economic the following trades: turners, sheet life into an important conservation metal workers, welders, joiners and area. coopers. “The new owner is hoping this ‡ A proud engineer alongside However, the decline of the east can go some way to improving the new compressors fitted as part of coast fishing industry over the run-down industrial areas of our the 1930s modernisation. following decades spelled the end town. He has wider regeneration plans for Grimsby, and intends to use his plans for the ice factory as the first step in the right direction.” Mr Shutes told the Grimsby Telegraph: “The ice factory is an iconic building right at the heart of the port estate. “It is a privilege to be entrusted with securing the future of this amazing building, and reframing not only the important view of the historic fish dock but giving the site a new, vital role in the future of Grimsby.” 

Photos and illustrations courtesy of Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust, Tom Shutes, Shariq Saddiqui, ‡ The last cooper: Alan Bridges continued to demonstrate his skills to Theresa Simons & Partners and ‡ The grand façade – a prime example of Victorian industrial the public until the plant’s closure in 1990. Graham Bleathman. architecture. 16 INSHORE SAFETY CORNER Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 GET SET FOR YOUR INSPECTION The demands of an MCA small vessel inspection look daunting – but Phil Lockley gets advice from SCT safety advisor Clive Palfrey to cut the task down to size etting ready for an MCA Small Fishing Vessel GInspection is a worrying time for any fisherman. Things have moved on considerably since the last inspection of my Cygnus Marine GM19 Amanda J FH 9 took place on 15 July, 2016. Having already sought advice from Seafood Cornwall Training’s safety advisor Clive Palfrey, I was recommended to download several files including the MCA’s aide- mémoire – a four-page document entitled: ‘Fishing Vessel Aide-Mémoire – Under-15m Inspection’. Clive added that an MCA inspector may use the aide-mémoire as a template to base their inspection on. Having an LOA of just 5.90m, Amanda J is on the lowest rung of the ladder in terms of the rules to achieve an MCA Small Fishing Vessel Inspection Certificate. I had left arranging my MCA inspection a little too late, and ‡ Remember to pull parachute flares from below, says Clive Palfrey… ‡ … but that a hand flare needs to be pulled upward. Don’t be in a distress quickly realised that things situation and have to look at the instructions – you won’t have time. are not the same as they river Severn in Shropshire with With paperwork in hand, I were five years ago. You can’t a Bruce & Walker rod in my recently beached my boat, steadily through them. appliances like an EPIRB and/ just pick up the phone to the hand, fishing for barbel! Bruce and Clive came along to “Comparing what the or PLB are concerned, those nearest MCA office and be & Walker is the Lamborghini of see whether I had covered inspector checked on the are fairly new items on the placed on a shortlist for a visit. rod makers, a very small and enough points to be ready Amanda J in 2016, I don’t think list for very small boats, but Following the Covid crisis, the truly British company located for the inspection. “Not far much has changed. We accept it has been in operation for a MCA inspectors are making in a small workshop near off, but not enough,” was that PFDs and PLBs are now couple of years now, and it’s up for lost time, and are extra Huntingdon (bruceandwalker. his comment. Clive was more important. Safety at sea a good rule. As far as the VHF busy. So from 14 July, I can co.uk). It takes over six there to take me though a has really put pressure on the radio is concerned, it must no longer take the boat to months to have a rod built at pre-inspection, stressing MCA to ensure that fishermen now be DSC (digital selective sea. In my case, that’s not a Bruce & Walker. Everything that although he has regular follow the rules, and that’s a calling). The inspector needs problem, as I’m recovering is made by hand, with contact with the MCA, he’s not good thing.” (Clive is the RNLI to know that it is the right from spinal operations, and most parts made in Britain, an inspector and can only give coxswain at Looe.) radio on your boat, that it is the boat is safe and sound on including the carbon fibre advice. “Rules on the liferaft, life registered to your boat, and her mooring. used to make the blanks. He said: “When an MCA ring, flares, fire extinguisher that is registered to your radio Understandably, advice from I’ve been preparing for the inspector views a vessel, they and first aid kit haven’t licence. Clive is that in 2026, I should MCA inspection for some will use an aide-mémoire. In changed; having a metal “When you turn a DSC arrange the MCA inspection months. Several other local the rating of vessel size, the fire bucket with a lanyard radio on, the MMSI number a lot earlier! Optimistic, I inshore fishermen, like me, simplest aide-mémoire is for hasn’t changed. In the is shown on the screen. thought – by then I will be 74, found the aide-mémoire boats under 15m LOA. They case of the Amanda J, MMSI means Maritime Mobile and hopefully sitting by the somewhat daunting. will go through the relevant having a multi-purpose fire Service Identity, and it’s there items and ask you about it, extinguisher hasn’t changed or view the item themselves, either. Whatever type of fire then tick off the appropriate extinguisher is necessary column. aboard a vessel, make sure it “Quite a lot of the aide- has the right code; it has to be mémoire doesn’t apply to the right extinguisher for the open-decked boats under type of fire, and be fixed in the 7m LOA like the Amanda J. right place.” My advice to all fishermen Clive picked up my old fire is to look hard at the aide- extinguisher and confirmed mémoire before the inspection what I had heard, advising that takes place – whatever the fire extinguishers are now so size of boat. Look at what is cheap that it is better to buy a specified, because the aide- new one than to have the old mémoire will be used as a one serviced. checklist. He added: “What is very “Well before the inspection important is that the old fire takes place, you should have extinguisher must be taken referred to the safety list away from the vessel; the for vessels under 7m LOA, same applies to flares. The ‡ A metal garboard vent, to be and find out what items are MCA does not allow out-of- used as a fire port attached to necessary. It all sounds date items to be mixed with the engine box. The opening is a ‡ Clive switches on my Icom DSC VHF set to check that the MMSI number complicated, but it isn’t. Just in-date items. perfect size to take the nozzle of is the one shown on the Ofcom ship radio licence. print off the forms and work “As far as lifesaving the fire extinguisher. 16 INSHORE SAFETY CORNER Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 15 July 2021 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews INSHORE SAFETY CORNER 17

boat, and needs looking at.” He then asked if I had ever thought of fitting a ‘fire port’ – a fire-resistant opening in the engine box so that the fire extinguisher can be fired directly at the engine if a fire breaks out. “I had heard of it,” I said. The topic had been discussed at a Seafish engineering course that I attended at Newlyn, run by Seafood Cornwall Training. I had been meaning to buy something appropriate, but hadn’t. I made another note in my book. Clive and I spoke for another hour, going through what might apply to bigger boats, which is what I will focus on ‡ Just a few of the items I purchased from Gael Force Marine Ltd, Plymouth. in subsequent instalments of ‡ Gael Force Marine has daily pick-ups of new flares from Ocean Safety, Inshore Safety Corner. ensuring that they have a long expiry date. for a reason. If that radio goes accepted by the MCA – but The following day, I phoned to another vessel, the MMSI again, I am not an inspector, around a couple of firms on the list of MCA rules, but from Seaware in Penryn, and number must change and and different inspectors may for new flares, a new fire having one fitted to the rail the Delphi fuel filter/water Ofcom must be informed. On have different opinions.” extinguisher, a new medical is a sign to the inspector separator and its couplings some models of radio, it’s Around one hour had kit, a roll of new reflector that you do recognise the from Helston Diesels. not easy to change the MMSI passed and most items on tape for my life ring – and the importance of life-saving at One point to note: while number, so my advice is to the aide-mémoire had been proper buoyant throwing-line sea, he said. So I bought one searching for a fire port, I give that job to an electronics covered, but not the hull of those too. saw a specific fire port made engineer. and machinery. “That’s It all sounds complicated, Oh yes – let’s not by a famous firm – it is made “I can’t stress this enough; something I won’t forget a fuel-line valve, from plastic! I don’t think the Ofcom must be given the specifically advise on, but it isn’t. Just print a new Delphi filter/water MCA inspector would pass a correct details. If something but I can pinpoint things separator, and a short plastic fire port. It’s a bit like goes wrong at sea and you that you might need to off the forms and work section of fire-retardant one of my favourite sayings: ‘a press the red alert button, the look at,” he said. steadily through them fuel line. chocolate fireguard’! information sent from your I lifted up the deck So where did I get So off to the Amanda J I VHF DSC to the Coastguard boards. Clive asked: “Where’s too. it all from? Having phoned went. I began by lifting and originates from Ofcom – the fuel shut-off valve?” I I also required a black around several firms, and securing the engine box, hence the information given replied that I have never had paint-pen so I can put the been given the total price knelt down, laid on my side to the lifeboat and/or SAR one. I made another note registration number of for all of this, I had to tread to unbolt the old Delphi filter/ helicopter is precisely that on my list. Clive pointed to Amanda J on the life ring. carefully. Another point made water separator – everything information. the first in-line fuel filter/ That wasn’t spotted last time. by Clive was to check the went OK. I fitted the new “It’s not my job here to water separator and said: “Its A pal of mine had purchased expiry date on flares before one, fitted the new fuel tap – preach, but please give us condition is typical of an open a folding step-ladder – not buying. “If they are well brilliant. I serviced the Beta aboard the lifeboat and/or into their life, I wouldn’t buy Marine B30 water exchanger, SAR a chance; get the MMSI them,” he advised. changed the O-rings, and number sorted out, and All the firms were more than all was great: no crud in the give the correct information, helpful, but one stands out as tubes. Then I checked the because if it’s wrong, we have a one-stop safety shop: Gael impellor: no worries there. far less chance of saving you. Force Marine Ltd at Plymouth. Then I stood up. Something in “Ofcom is a really good Through close liaison with my left knee went ‘click’. organisation to deal with, and the nearby firm Ocean Safety, Twenty-four hours later, they will give you as much Gael Force Marine holds I’m sitting here writing the help as possible. Either phone only a small stock of flares, Inshore Safety Corner with them or send an email, and and new flares are collected an ice-pack on my knee. As they will respond as soon as almost daily from the Ocean soon as possible, I will go to possible.” Safety depot a couple of Sainsbury’s in Helston for my Clive looked around the miles away. So the oldest I preferred ‘medical kit’ – cider! Amanda J and saw a radar bought from Gael Force were Next time we will look reflector, saying: “That’s just a few weeks into their life. at the ‘Safety Folder’ and another newish item on the Two points of warning how to steer through the MCA list. I often get fishermen – don’t just drive onto the requirements. aboard steel boats asking Plymouth Fisheries site; it is why should they have a radar heavily guarded by parking Resources: reflector. My answer is that cameras. You do have a having a radar reflector is now certain amount of free time, MCA Aide-Mémoire: in the rules – it’s as simple as but I would phone Gael Force bit.ly/3hi7ygA that. Radar reflectors are fairly Marine first. A couple of years cheap, so just get one and fit ago I ended up with several MCA Code of Practice for it. fines. I had no idea of the under-10m vessels: “On this sort of boat, you parking rules. bit.ly/2UrHypL must carry a Category C Secondly, don’t consider medical kit (first aid kit). They having flares posted to you A guide from Gael Force for are dated because they carry – the charge is massive; undecked vessels under 7m: medication, and in my opinion pyrotechnics are explosives. bit.ly/3heZJrV it’s easier to buy a new There are flare suppliers all Category C medical kit than around Britain. Check the Relevant MSN from the MCA: exchange dated items within expiry dates, and don’t fork bit.ly/3AtGked your previous one. But some out good money for those well fishermen will disagree, and into their lifespan. Getting ready for the visit – a choose the cheaper option. I shopped around for other guide from the MCA: There’s nothing wrong with equipment. The fuel-line valve bit.ly/36fbiZK making up your own first aid came from Armada Hydraulics kit. As long as the appropriate ‡ Stuart Cameron, boss at Gael Force Marine in Plymouth, with some of its in Falmouth, a fire port of Ofcom: items are in date, it should be extensive safety range. More details in the next Inshore Safety Corner. sorts (a metal garboard vent) bit.ly/3qUJljC 18 BOBBY BROWN Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 BOBBY BROWN BEM: A LIFE FISHING A lost oil portrait of Swanage fisherman and lifeboat coxswain Bobby Brown has recently been rediscovered – it is now safely hanging in the town’s museum. Mark Blanchard reports

he sea was in his blood – also served as a lifeboat crewman. Robert Charles ‘Bobby’ Bobby’s son, also Robert, never TBrown was born in 1901 took to fishing, but served in the into a prolific fishing family. His Royal Navy and pursued a career father Charlie and uncles were all in acting. One of the more famous fishermen, and he went to sea roles he played was Spymaster ‘M’ from the age of six. in the James Bond movies A View The family fished for crab in the to a Kill and Octopussy. spring and lobster in summer in Bobby retired from the RNLI in 14ft open clinker boats powered 1966 and was awarded the BEM only by oar. Pots were made of cut for his services. One noted rescue withy from local beds, ballasted took place on 8 May, 1965. Fellow with beach boulders. The lines fisherman and lobster legend were made up of hemp and sisal Maurice Lane was hauling pots in rope, with cork floats as markers. his 32ft Dixon-built potter Lucky The gear was fragile and only Me off Lulworth when they lasted a season – or, worse, one spotted a man stuck on Gad Cliff. bad blow – so pot-making was a Unable to make a rescue, due to a continuous labour. heavy groundswell and increasing In the winter, they used small wind, they steamed 12 miles back drift-nets to fish for herring. A to Swanage, raising the alarm. ‡ Bobby making pots in later life watchful eye was kept over the The wind was now blowing a – note the transition from natural bay for an oily sheen, giving the full SSW gale and the lifeboat was materials to part natural and signal that herring had come near launched with a crewman, part man-made. They are made the shore. On numerous Raymond Blanchard, from the from hazelwood hoops with wire occasions, the small boats came Lucky Me to guide them to the framing. back to the pier fully loaded to the casualty. With assistance from gunwales with fish. shore-based coastguards and the The family also owned a police, the man was safely fishmonger, which was a great rescued. The crew of the lifeboat asset when it came to retailing the ‡ Bobby Brown fishing in Swan in Durlston Bay – note the withy pots. were all awarded an inscribed wet fish they caught. Plaice, vellum from the committee of the Dover sole and skate were netted lifeboat could come about and powered by oar and British RNLI in recognition of their when the shellfishing was slack. pick them both out of the sea. Seagull outboards to an 18ft open work. The railway was another great In 1941, he was made up to boat, the Swan. Fitted with a Bobby retired from fishing in advantage at the time, allowing coxswain and commanded some Stuart Turner petrol inboard, this the late 1970s and sold the live lobster to be shipped to very brave wartime rescues. He allowed him to fish lobster Pelican to Steve Mason. Bobby’s Billingsgate, keeping the price assisted in rescuing the crew of a grounds further afield, west of nephew Michael refitted her with high and resisting the pressure stricken submarine, and saved the Durlston Head to the Anvil and a wheelhouse and mackerel from the local hoteliers and lives of French seamen on a covert Ragged Rocks to Blackers Hole. gurdies to join the South West restaurant owners who formed a mission when their launch In the autumn, he swapped to handline fishing fleet in Newlyn. buying cartel. prawn fishing, working 40 Bobby Brown died in 1989. In Bobby began his long and He could navigate east of small withy pots on ‘skate 1991, Swanage was distinguished career in the ground’ half a mile NNW of commissioned with a new RNLI in 1917, joining the the station to Newhaven Peveril Ledge Buoy. Using Mersey-class lifeboat funded by crew and being appointed heavily salted plaice frames, public subscription and named ‡ The portrait of Bobby Brown second coxswain in 1934. A and west to Fowey, and and mackerel for bait that Robert Charles Brown in his which is now on display in the RNLI inspector at the time had been in brine for up to a honour.  museum in Swanage. wrote in his log of Bobby: also read a chart well – year, he regularly filled four “He could navigate east of one-gallon buckets with the station to Newhaven RNLI inspector, 1934 prawns on a single haul. and west to Fowey, and also In the late 1960s Bobby read a chart well.” Chasseur 5 capsized in heavy sea sold the Swan to local fisherman Shortly after being promoted to off the Dorset coast. The French Fred Dashfield and bought a second coxswain, he received the navy awarded him a silver gilt varnished clinker-built Beer Beach institution’s bronze medal for his French Lifeboat Society medal for boat, Pelican. She was 20ft long part in the rescue of the yacht his actions which he was very with a full 7ft 3in beam and had Hally Lise. He jumped overboard proud of – but fishing was the an air-cooled Petter diesel engine in his full oilskins, seaboots and love of his life. and manual capstan. The capstan lifebelt to a rescue a drowning By the mid 1950s he had worked off the front end of the man. He supported him until the progressed from 14ft fishing boats engine by engaging a dog clutch, and enabled him to haul strings of pots in deeper water and stronger tides. Both Bobby’s nephews followed in his footsteps. Michael completed a shipwright apprenticeship with Bolson’s on Poole Quay and then started fishing, working on the scalloper Catherina Corneilla out of Plymouth and the Ros Brighdie LO 247 lobster fishing from Islay on the west coast of Scotland. He went on to fit out a Saltrum 20, Roger, for inshore fishing in Dorset. Bobby’s other nephew Roger was a well-known local mullet ring-netter and crewed on ‡ Robert Charles Brown at sea. the crabber Superb BM 183. 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Larger fish attracted firm demand from haddock 40p-90p per kg. Gutted (349 rounders), 324 boxes of coley, 222 buyers at Peterhead last week, with whiting were at £1.20-£4 and round boxes of cod, 102 boxes of flatfish, 66 selected haddock selling up to £5.50, whiting 65p-£1.40 per kg. Monkfish boxes of monkfish, 65 boxes of hake, 41 cod £7.95, gutted whiting £4.25, sold at £2.95-£5.10, lemon sole boxes of ling and 17 boxes of megrim. lemon sole £8.55, plaice £3.35 and £1-£8.55, plaice 60p-£3.35, megrim Another nine boats, Victoria May, hake £8 per kg during the first four 30p-£2.80, hake £2.35-£7.35, ling Jubilee Spirit, Karen Ann II, Shalimar markets of last week. £1.70-£2.10, coley £1.35-£1.45 and II, Falcon, Good Hope, Boy John, Seven boats, Favonius, Jubilee squid £4.70-£11.15 per kg. Rosebloom and Fisher Boys, together Spirit, Guiding Light, Guiding Star, The following morning, five boats, with two consignments from Audacious Gracious, Westro and Ocean Reaper Faithlie, Transcend, Zenith, Jubilee and Aalskere, contributed 5,541 boxes IV, together with four consignments, Quest and Zephyr, together with to last Thursday’s market at Peterhead. contributed 2,812 boxes to the opening one consignment from Enterprise II, This sale, the largest of the four days, market of last week at Peterhead. contributed 1,698 boxes. Tuesday’s included 1,168 boxes of gutted and 44 Monday’s sale included 924 boxes tally, the smallest of the first four days boxes of round haddock, 1,045 boxes of gutted and 16 boxes of round of last week, included 385 boxes of of coley, 827 boxes of cod, 563 boxes haddock, 620 boxes of cod, 268 boxes whiting (135 rounders), 245 boxes of of whiting (315 rounders), 457 boxes of of monkfish, 198 boxes of hake, 173 hake, 228 boxes of gutted haddock, 164 ling, 388 boxes of hake, 351 boxes of boxes of whiting (55 rounders), 147 boxes of coley, 138 boxes of monkfish, monkfish, 113 boxes of squid, 88 boxes boxes of megrim, 108 boxes of flatfish, 133 boxes of ling, 125 boxes of cod, 94 of megrim and 75 boxes of flatfish. 97 boxes of ling, 29 boxes of squid and boxes of megrim, 44 boxes of flatfish Last Thursday morning at Peterhead, ‡ Ardent landing into Peterhead for last Wednesday’s market. seven boxes of coley. and six boxes of squid. large/medium gutted haddock made At the start of last week at A further seven boats, Reliance III, £3.05-£5.45 per kg, selected £3.55- whiting £2.25-£3.25, round whiting on Peterhead market. This tally included Peterhead, large cod sold at £4.60- Arcturus, Ardent, Renown, Searcher, £5.50, small £3.15-£4.55, chippers £1.25-£2, plaice 40p-£2.30, lemon 4,350 boxes of haddock (343 rounders), £7.95 per kg, medium £3.65-£5.15, Castlewood and Attain II, plus one £2.25-£3.20, metros 50p-£1 and round sole £1.50-£8, coley £1.15-£1.75, ling 1,794 boxes of cod, 1,684 boxes of selected £3.50-£4.65 and small consignment from Avrella, landed haddock 55p-90p. Large cod sold at £1.20-£1.70, hake £1.40-£7 and squid whiting (854 ungutted), 1,540 boxes of £2.80-£4.65. Large/medium gutted 3,536 boxes to Peterhead market last £4.55-£6.05 per kg, sprags £4.15- £5.40-£10.30 per kg. coley, 896 boxes of hake, 823 boxes of haddock made £3.10-£4.95, selected Wednesday morning. This sale included £5.75, medium £3.85-£4.75, selected Twenty-eight boats and eight monkfish, 728 boxes of ling, 346 boxes £3.75-£4.80, small £2-£4.65, chippers 1,687 boxes of gutted and 283 boxes £3.35-£3.85 and small £2.80-£3.95. consignments contributed to last of megrim, 329 boxes of flatfish and £1.50-£4, metros 50p-£2 and round of round haddock, 563 boxes of whiting Monkfish sold at £3.95-£5.75, gutted week’s four-day total of 13,587 boxes 148 boxes of squid. CONSISTENT MIDWEEK SALES STAYING MARKETS IN SHETLAND STEADY AT BRIXHAM Over the first four days of last week, 3,604 boxes of fish landed to Lerwick and Scalloway markets from 75 boats The electronic auction at Brixham saw 4s. Ling 1s and 2s were £3.60 and 3s £2. were sold by Shetland Seafoods Auction. another consistent week of sales last Prime lobsters were £20 and large £17.50. Twenty-five vessels put 1,739 boxes ashore last Monday week, with total sales for the five days Megrim was £4.70 for 1s, £4.20 for 2s, for the largest market of the four days. The following three expected to be in the region of £700,000. £4.10 for 3s, £1.60 for 4s and 30p for 5s. markets were very consistently supplied with 631 boxes Over the first four markets last week, Monkfish 1s averaged £15.30, 2s £16, 3s from 15 boats on Tuesday, 610 boxes from 12 boats on bass fetched £25 for 1s, £23.30 for 2s, £13.20, 4s £11.40, 5s £9.40 and 6s £6.80. Wednesday and 624 boxes from 23 boats on Thursday £22.40 for 3s, £13.50 for 4s and £11.50 Grey mullet 1s and 2s were £4.90. Red morning. for 5s. Blondie wing 1s were £6.50, 2s mullet sold at £15.50/kg for 1s, £14.30 for Haddock (27,646kg) led the way over the four days £6.40, 3s £5 and 4s £2.70/kg. Bream 1s 2s and £10.60 for 3s. Octopus averaged last week in Shetland, followed by saithe (13,892kg), cod were £13.50, 2s £12, 3s £10.70 and 4s £4. (11,799kg), ling (11,515kg), monkfish (10,866kg), megrim £7.50. Size 1 brill averaged £13.90/kg, Plaice 1s averaged £6.30/kg, £5.30 for (9,153kg), whiting (5,194kg, of which 3,464kg were ‡ Benarkle working on gear before landing at 2s £11.80, 3s £11.60, 4s £10.50 and 5s 2s, £5.20 for 3s, £3.90 for 4s and £1.45 rounders), lemon sole (5,094kg), plaice (3,731kg) and hake Lerwick at the start of the month. (Photo: Mick £5.10. for 5s. Pollack 1s and 2s were £7, and (2,366kg). Bayes) Cod averaged £8.50 for 1s, £7.60 for 3s and 4s were £5. Sand sole 1s were Top prices last week included cod at £7 per kg, gutted 2s, £7.30 for 3s, £6.50 for 4s and £3.50 £10.90/kg and 2s £7. Large scallops haddock £5, hake £7.51, halibut £13.60, lemon sole £7.20, saithe £1.54, squid £8.04, turbot £15.20, gutted whiting for 5s. Coley made £3.80 for 1s, £3 for 2s were £8.50 and small £4.50. Dover sole ling £3.70, megrim £8.24, monkfish £5.91, plaice £5.90, £3.13 and round whiting £2.04 per kg. and £1.50 for 3s. Conger 1s and 2s were 1s averaged £20.70/kg, 2s £22.40, 3s £3.50, and 3s were £1.20. Large cuttlefish £23.60, 4s £23.10, 5s £19.30, 6s £15.50, averaged £7 and small £4.90. Size 1 dabs 7s £11.80, 8s £10.50, 9s £9.40 and 10s were £4.50 and 2s 50p. John Dory 1s were £8.10. Squid 1s were £15. PRICES AND DEMAND HOLD FIRM AT NEWLYN £16.30, 2s £15.80, 3s £15 and 4s £12.40. Thorny wings averaged £3.90 for 2s, Monday’s auction at Newlyn was supplied with a octopus, 0.3t of plaice, 0.2t of pollack, 0.6t of turbot and Red gurnard 2s made £5.20 and 4s 70p. £3.50 for 3s and £2.90 for 4s. Tubs were volume of 16.1t from one beamer, two netters and the 0.4t of whiting. Demand was excellent for all species Haddock 1s were £4.90, 2s £3.90 and 3s £6.40/kg for 1s and £5.70 for 2s. Turbot 1s inshore fleet. Contributing to the daily volume were throughout the morning. £1.40. Hake 1s and 2s were £8.60, 3s and averaged £25/kg, 2s £23.40, 3s £22.40, 0.3t of brill, 2.4t of Dover sole, 0.7t of haddock, 1.7t Two beamers and two netters landed 12.7t for 4s £8.80, 5s £8, 6s £7, 7s £4.60 and 8s 4s £16.10, 5s £14.30 and 6s £12.70. Size of MSC hake, 0.2t of John Dory, 2.8t of lemon sole, Wednesday’s sale. Notable volumes were 0.1t of cod, £2. Lemon sole averaged £13.10/kg for 1s, 1 whiting averaged £3.50/kg, 2s £2.50, 3s 0.1t of ling, 0.4t of mackerel, 2.9t of megrim sole, 1t of Dover sole, 1t of haddock, 4t of MSC hake, 1.6t £12.30 for 2s, £9.60 for 3s and £2.70 for £1.10 and 4s 50p. 1t of monkfish, 0.1t of octopus, 0.5t of plaice, 0.8t of lemon sole, 0.1t of ling, 1.3t of megrim sole, 0.7t of pollack, 0.1t of red mullet, 0.1t of tope and 0.5t of of monkfish, 0.4t of plaice, 0.3t of pollack and 0.1t of turbot. Top prices from the morning were N1 turbot turbot. Continuing the trend, prices were again good £23.13/kg, N2 pollack £6.55/kg and N1 John Dory for all species throughout the morning, with N1 brill GOOD VARIETY AT START OF WEEK AT LOWESTOFT £17.32/kg. £18.01/kg, N2 bream £20/kg and N2 monkfish £15.81/ While the wind hampered the fishing effort last week at Lowestoft, a milder weekend allowed 17 A volume of 18.3t was on display for Tuesday’s sale kg standing out. boats to supply the Monday auction with a good variety of fish. Increased buying interest saw higher from one beamer, two netters, one stern trawler and There was a smaller market on Thursday with just prices for most species on offer. Overland supplies from North Shields, including some very good- inshore boats. Best volumes were 0.3t of conger, 0.6t 1.4t landed from one part-trip netter and the inshore and quality monkfish, achieved good prices. of Dover sole, 2t of haddock, 5t of MSC hake, 0.4t handline fleet. Excellent prices were achieved for most The main species of the week was Dover sole, which saw a high of £20 per kg, up £1 on the of John Dory, 0.4t of lemon sole, 0.1t of ling, 0.2t of species. Most worthy of mention were LM mackerel previous week. Larger skate saw £3.50, up £1, and skate wings sold for £6. Bass was £2 higher at mackerel, 2.8t of megrim sole, 1.7t of monkfish, 0.3t of £12/kg, N3 turbot £26.34/kg and N2 John Dory £16/kg. £14, turbot achieved £13, monkfish £6, brill £12 and hake £6. 22 PORTS AND PRICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021

SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m BRIXHAM, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr NEWLYN, WEEK KG Avg KG Avg TO 8 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago TO 8 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago 8 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago TO 8 JULY Landed price/kg wk ago wk ago Catfish 1,019 £1.55 £1.20 £1.52 Catfish (1) 5,117 30 £3.60 £3.40 Bass (2) 21 £23.15 £18.29 £16.30 Bass, whole (3) 19 £23.48 11 £13.78 Cod (0) 836 47.57 £5.71 £4.94 Bass, whole (4) 103 £14.51 - - Cod (2) 6,073 £5.46 £4.69 £3.31 Bass (3) 41 £22.15 £14.63 £16.38 Cod (1) 4,901 49.19 £5.90 £4.95 Bass, whole (5) 62 £12.71 4 £19.64 Cod (3) 3,462 £4.71 £4.24 £3.06 Cod (2) 12,925 43.01 £5.16 £3.85 Bass (4) 228 £13.40 £10.80 £14.09 Blonde ray (2) 49 £2.86 824 £2.15 Bass (5) 213 £11.42 £10.74 £12.73 Brill (1) 51 £17.04 66 £11.86 Cod (4) 618 £3.36 £3.59 £2.76 Cod (3) 26,979 33.58 £4.03 £2.68 Cod (4) 22,453 26.35 £3.16 £2.08 Brill (1) 311 £13.74 £14.25 £9.89 Brill (2) 37 £12.90 58 £11.35 Cod (5) 241 £2.85 £3.03 £2.32 Cod (5) 10,813 19.38 £2.32 £1.49 Brill (2) 377 £11.68 £11.12 £8.87 Brill (3) 65 £12.02 21 £5.95 Brill (4) 55 £10.34 174 £5.91 Cod (6) 34 £2.44 £2.84 £2.01 Haddock (1) 11,446 24.26 £2.91 £2.57 Brill (3) 560 £11.49 £11.07 £8.26 Cod (1) 10 £6.09 270 £5.56 Haddock (2) 23,678 13.67 £1.64 £1.07 Brill (4) 410 £10.51 £10.50 £7.54 Haddock (1) 1,483 £4.07 £4.65 £2.90 Haddock (3) 10,785 7.18 £0.86 £0.67 Cod (2) 106 £7.17 33 £4.51 Brill (5) 35 £5.00 £7.12 £5.91 Haddock (2) 2,527 £4.28 £4.73 £2.70 Haddock (4) 26 6 £0.72 £0.36 Cod (3) 92 £7.06 - - Hake (0) 15,716 46.62 £5.59 £5.11 Cock crabs 390 £7.01 £6.56 £5.48 Cod (4) 55 £5.71 205 £3.95 Haddock (3) 4,001 £2.97 £3.14 £2.38 Hake (1) 18,507 41.84 £5.02 £4.15 Cod (2) 32 £7.59 - £5.39 Cuttlefish (0-0.5kg) 26 £4.04 195 £18.27 Dover sole (1) 111 £20.91 801 £18.13 Haddock (4) 8,300 £2.08 £2.13 £1.83 Hake (2) 21,393 31.16 £3.74 £3.11 Cod (3) 93 £7.10 £8.00 £6.60 Dover sole (2) 214 £21.21 988 £13.44 Hake (3) 6,139 21.81 £2.62 £1.90 Haddock (5) 11,335 £1.15 £0.88 £1.18 Conger (1) 144 £2.81 £2.59 £2.07 Dover sole (3) 632 £21.94 442 £11.15 Lemon sole (1) 492 64.84 £7.78 £9.39 Conger (2) 86 £2.83 £2.69 £2.14 Dover sole (4) 1,279 £16.00 160 £9.89 Hake (2) 353 £6.89 £6.18 £1.97 Lemon sole (2) 1,595 47.62 £5.71 £5.15 Conger (3) 173 £1.57 £0.60 £1.10 Dover sole (5) 912 £11.30 42 £5.02 Hake (3) 897 £6.63 £5.25 £1.53 Lemon sole (3) 3,414 24.78 £2.97 £2.60 Cuttlefish (2) 1,085 £4.78 £4.52 £2.98 Dover sole (6) 720 £9.73 - - Ling (1) 7,221 20.18 £2.42 £1.84 Dover sole (7) 185 £5.55 89 £3.93 Hake (4) 1,116 £2.53 £2.18 £1.16 Dogfish 752 £0.24 £0.25 £0.25 Ling (2) 6,579 19.31 £2.32 £1.74 Haddock (1) 92 £4.68 576 £2.13 Halibut (3) 69 £12.73 £13.44 £8.82 Ling (3) 10,311 16.13 £1.94 £0.85 Gurnard (2) 10 £5.11 £5.65 £3.71 Haddock (2) 842 £4.23 54 £7.63 Megrim 824 20.26 £2.43 £1.91 Halibut (4) 64 £11.18 £10.39 £6.36 Gurnard (4) 4,379 £0.62 £0.60 £0.61 Haddock (3) 989 £2.77 204 £7.26 Monkfish (1) 3,331 42.56 £5.11 £4.51 Haddock (1) 333 £4.84 £5.46 £4.72 Hake (1) 34 £8.54 631 £7.39 Lemon sole (2) 1,532 £5.24 £8.86 £5.64 Monkfish (2) 7,504 50.39 £6.04 £5.00 Haddock (2) 202 £3.78 £5.30 £4.56 Hake (2) 283 £7.73 1,495 £7.15 Monkfish (3) 10,862 42.61 £5.11 £4.14 Hake (3) 594 £7.37 5,543 £6.61 Lemon sole (4) 1,525 £2.37 £2.42 £2.00 Haddock (3) 43 £1.19 £3.38 £1.36 Monkfish (4) 7,407 38.15 £4.58 £3.67 Hake (4) 1,739 £7.48 5,543 £6.61 Ling 11,515 £1.52 £3.72 £1.06 Monkfish (5) 761 21.88 £2.63 £2.53 Hake (2) 32 £8.71 - £3.69 Hake (5) 6,205 £6.56 2,494 £4.15 Lythe 513 £3.92 £3.21 £2.87 Plaice (1) 4,648 39.38 £4.72 £3.21 Hake (3) 136 £8.73 - £3.74 Hake (6) 2,044 £4.92 54 £7.63 Plaice (2) 10,593 31.82 £3.82 £3.00 Hake (4) 403 £8.83 £6.52 £3.26 Hake * 34 £8.54 54 £7.63 Mackerel 10,284 £1.70 £2.62 £1.68 Plaice (3) 18,074 20.09 £2.41 £2.17 Hake (5) 983 £7.93 £6.62 £2.88 John Dory (2) 232 £13.94 156 £9.29 Megrim (2) 3,855 £6.09 £3.11 £3.96 Plaice (4) 60,485 15.61 £1.87 £1.85 Hake (6) 2,718 £6.74 £6.65 £2.75 John Dory (3) 180 £13.71 17 £14.36 Pollack (2) 1,887 46.73 £5.61 £4.24 Megrim (3) 2,752 £4.89 £2.75 £2.84 John Dory (4) 51 £11.62 36 £13.58 Pollack (3) 10,083 38.75 £4.65 £3.68 Hake (7) 1,231 £4.74 £6.18 £2.31 Lemon sole (1) 51 £11.19 36 £8.32 Megrim (4) 2,546 £4.06 £1.98 £1.79 Pollack (4) 1,725 28.93 £3.47 £3.20 Hen crabs 983 £2.80 £2.65 £1.78 Lemon sole (2) 55 £12.02 691 £2.65 Monkfish (1) 1,582 £3.84 £3.23 £2.38 Saithe (1) 18,266 12.77 £1.53 £1.17 John Dory (1) 105 £16.02 £14.99 £10.29 Lemon sole (3) 282 £10.05 639 £0.41 Saithe (2) 35,878 11.96 £1.43 £1.33 John Dory (2) 121 £15.68 £14.31 £9.47 Lemon sole (4) 2,029 £2.50 32 £2.16 Monkfish (2) 2,635 £5.53 £3.72 £3.13 Saithe (3) 100,263 11.51 £1.38 £1.03 John Dory (3) 105 £14.88 £14.16 £7.40 Lemon sole (5) 2,167 £0.73 352 £1.61 Saithe (4) 85,682 10.95 £1.31 £0.90 Ling (1) 33 £2.60 101 £0.75 Monkfish (3) 2,975 £5.56 £3.54 £3.55 Lemon sole (1) 225 £12.74 £14.78 £9.66 Squid 841 13.24 £1.59 £1.54 Ling (2) 272 £2.02 222 £5.75 Monkfish (4) 2,229 £4.87 £3.33 £3.48 Turbot (0) 153 194.3 £23.31 £14.31 Lemon sole (2) 346 £12.00 £14.57 £9.09 Ling (3) 60 £1.39 232 £6.12 Monkfish (5) 909 £3.56 £2.41 £2.22 Turbot (1) 238 191.91 £23.02 £12.36 Lemon sole (3) 1,053 £9.40 £11.42 £6.03 Mackerel, whole (1) 5 £6.38 112 £5.90 Turbot (2) 331 137.77 £16.53 £11.30 Lemon sole (4) 2,779 £2.60 £2.64 £2.45 Mackerel, whole (2) 131 £7.85 154 £1.12 Monkfish (6) 536 £1.38 £1.04 £1.35 Turbot (3) 744 114.68 £13.76 £9.08 Lemon sole (5) 1,016 £0.68 £0.73 £0.69 Mackerel, whole (3) 312 £5.86 60 £6.53 Mackerel, whole (4) 237 £0.53 212 £5.92 Plaice (2) 731 £3.51 £2.72 £2.06 Turbot (4) 1,258 43.53 £5.22 £3.79 Line mackerel (1) 115 £8.67 £5.66 £6.79 Whiting (1) 729 15.57 £1.87 £1.62 Megrim (1) 98 £6.11 418 £5.00 Plaice (3) 1,437 £3.80 £2.19 £1.41 Line mackerel (2) 99 £8.04 £5.31 £6.53 Whiting (2) 3,347 11.88 £1.43 £1.61 Megrim (2) 411 £4.77 656 £4.43 Plaice (4) 1,563 £1.08 £1.00 £1.04 Witch (1) 437 50.18 £6.02 £6.51 Line mackerel (3) 73 £3.99 £4.54 £3.81 Megrim (3) 727 £4.60 1,698 £1.16 Megrim (4) 832 £3.67 1,881 £0.41 Saithe (2) 3,650 £1.12 £0.85 £1.01 Witch (2) 1,817 30.17 £3.62 £4.47 Lobster 513 £19.59 £20.46 £15.52 Witch (3) 899 8.16 £0.98 £1.70 Monkfish tails (1) 40 £15.11 £16.93 £10.71 Megrim (5) 2,035 £1.23 - - Saithe (3) 5,806 £1.04 £0.79 £1.03 Megrim (6) 1,868 £0.61 53 £16.64 Monkfish tails (2) 381 £15.89 £16.73 £11.11 Monkfish tails (1) 50 £14.31 231 £15.73 Saithe (4) 4,436 £1.05 £0.72 £0.91 PETERHEAD, Avg Max Avg Max WK TO 8 JULY Price/kg price/kg mth ago mth ago Monkfish tails (3) 1,000 £12.95 £13.52 £10.92 Monkfish tails (2) 135 £15.40 798 £12.80 Skate 873 £1.39 £0.79 £0.82 Monkfish tails (4) 1,269 £11.18 £11.54 £9.88 Monkfish tails (2) 135 £15.40 1,007 £11.09 Catfish £1.63 £1.33 £1.59 £1.59 Monkfish tails (5) 1,183 £9.07 £9.25 £8.25 Monkfish tails (3) 577 £13.51 934 £8.92 Skate, mixed 190 £1.59 £0.78 £0.50 Cod (A1) £6.67 £4.50 £4.39 £4.39 Monkfish tails (6) 548 £6.64 £7.39 £4.36 Monkfish tails (4) 959 £10.93 276 £7.90 Skate, roker 89 £2.39 £1.84 £0.74 Cod (A2) £6.17 £4.69 £4.81 £4.81 Monkfish tails (5) 1,033 £8.91 263 £6.68 Cod (A3) £5.10 £4.16 £4.23 £4.23 Octopus 389 £3.92 £3.96 £3.08 Squid 2,073 £7.34 £5.97 £1.61 Monkfish tails (6) 171 £8.66 - - Cod (A4) £4.60 £3.64 £4.01 £4.01 Plaice (1) 1,308 £6.20 £6.57 £3.72 Monkfish tails (7) 223 £6.23 406 £3.88 Turbot 87 £14.31 £14.69 £7.42 Cod (A5) £3.53 £1.13 £2.43 £2.43 Plaice (2) 1,308 £5.28 £5.59 £3.16 Octopus (2) 367 £3.80 94 £6.60 Haddock (A1) £3.73 £2.54 £2.96 £2.96 Whiting (2) 592 £2.73 £2.42 £2.82 Plaice (3) 1,632 £5.16 £5.26 £2.42 Octopus (3) 60 £1.00 47 £5.08 Haddock (A2) £3.98 £2.80 £2.71 £2.71 Plaice (4) 1,868 £3.80 £3.73 £1.85 Plaice (1) 205 £5.56 93 £4.58 Whiting (3) 818 £2.46 £2.07 £1.82 Haddock (A3) £3.52 £2.19 £1.59 £1.59 Plaice (2) 50 £6.40 88 £3.34 Plaice (5) 7,910 £1.39 £1.40 £1.40 Whiting (4) 320 £1.37 £1.03 £0.79 Haddock chippers (A4) £2.83 £1.89 £1.14 £1.14 Plaice (3) 116 £5.20 178 £1.38 Haddock metros (A4) £1.12 £0.61 £0.45 £0.45 Pollock (1) 76 £6.94 £7.00 £5.23 Plaice (4) 151 £3.59 - - Whiting, round 3,464 £1.58 £1.49 £1.13 Hake (A1) £5.91 £5.43 £6.43 £6.43 Pollock (2) 464 £6.89 £6.52 £5.24 Plaice (5) 621 £1.34 103 £3.98 ICELAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Hake (A2) £6.08 £5.05 £5.25 £5.25 Pollock (3) 496 £4.89 £5.69 £4.89 Pollack, lythe chunks 8 £3.51 14 £1.70 TO 8 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago Hake (A3) £4.18 £3.04 £3.13 £3.13 Ray wings (blonde, 1) 78 £6.48 £6.96 £4.18 Saithe (1) 5 £2.50 41 £1.96 Hake (A4) £2.61 £2.00 £1.96 £1.96 Saithe (2) 18 £2.23 - - Ray wings (blonde, 2) 476 £6.23 £6.00 £3.92 Arctic charr fillets (skin on) 50 1,514kr. £8.85 £8.81 Hake (A5) £2.26 £1.34 £1.56 £1.56 Saithe (3) 11 £2.27 - - Ray wings (blonde, 3) 489 £4.88 £6.04 £4.07 Blue ling (gutted) 1,489 242kr. £1.42 £0.74 Lemon sole (A1) £7.40 £7.40 - - Tope, whole (1) 13 £0.78 54 £1.09 Lemon sole (A2) £8.66 £5.23 £5.89 £5.89 Ray wings (small eye, 2) 80 £3.83 £3.43 £1.73 Tope, whole (2) 61 £1.32 72 £19.51 Catfish (gutted) 10,897 170kr. £0.99 £1.10 Lemon sole (A3) £3.10 £1.81 £1.61 £1.61 Ray wings (small eye, 3) 253 £3.00 £3.04 £0.57 Tope, whole (3) 109 £1.19 147 £17.98 Catfish (ungutted) 708 92kr. £0.54 £0.74 Ling (A1) £1.56 £1.36 £0.97 £0.97 Ray wings (thornback, 2) 690 £3.80 £3.58 £2.58 Turbot (1) 84 £22.67 147 £17.98 Ling (A2) £1.97 £1.52 £1.18 £1.18 Turbot (2) 76 £22.60 109 £16.40 Cod (large, gutted) 5,506 271kr. £1.59 £2.50 Ray wings (thornback, 3) 2,660 £3.40 £3.95 £2.80 Ling (A3) £1.82 £1.29 £1.18 £1.18 Turbot (2) 76 £22.60 429 £14.94 Ray wings (thornback, 4) 664 £2.74 £2.54 £2.69 Cod (large, ungutted) 271,590 342kr. £2.00 £2.16 Megrim (A1) £3.23 £1.71 £2.37 £2.37 Turbot (3) 66 £20.60 608 £12.48 Red mullet (1) 99 £4.77 £5.44 £3.66 Turbot (4) 68 £16.46 - - Cod (small, gutted) 327 135kr. £0.79 - Megrim (A2) £3.27 £1.58 £1.54 £1.54 Megrim (A3) £2.73 £1.31 £1.62 £1.62 Red mullet (2) 92 £4.88 £4.57 £2.92 Turbot (5) 181 £12.97 174 £1.88 Cod (small, ungutted) 4,727 141kr. £0.83 £1.15 Megrim (A4) £1.02 £1.02 £1.45 £1.45 Red mullet (3) 48 £15.09 £15.22 £12.65 Whiting (1) 118 £2.40 - - Whiting (2) 194 £1.51 - - Cod cheeks 4 1,201kr. £7.02 £5.98 Megrim (A4) £1.82 £1.01 £1.02 £1.02 Round pouting 5,883 £0.20 £0.21 £0.31 Monkfish (A1) £5.27 £4.25 £3.81 £3.81 Dab (gutted) 36 7kr. £0.04 £0.11 Scallop (2) 3,040 £2.12 £2.53 £1.93 LOWESTOFT, WEEK TO Avg Avg, 4WA Monkfish (A2) £5.16 £4.49 £3.99 £3.99 Scallop meat 2,212 £10.76 £10.73 £9.00 9 JULY Price/kg price/kg mth ago yr ago Greenland halibut (gutted) 4,110 227kr. £1.33 £2.46 Monkfish (A3) £4.80 £4.32 £3.61 £3.61 Monkfish (A4) £4.15 £3.27 £2.72 £2.72 Sole (1) 1,080 £20.54 £18.23 £17.19 Bass £10.00 £14.00 £18.00 £12.75 Haddock (large, gutted) 2,078 208kr. £1.21 £1.69 Monkfish (A5) £3.65 £1.97 £2.34 £2.34 Sole (2) 1,932 £22.19 £21.05 £15.42 Brill £12.00 £12.00 £0.00 £6.00 Haddock (large, ungutted) 19,637 452kr. £2.64 £2.32 Plaice (A2) £3.16 £3.04 £2.38 £2.38 Sole (3) 1,724 £23.48 £22.62 £17.75 Dover sole £5.00 £20.00 £21.00 £19.75 Haddock (small, gutted) 850 144kr. £0.84 - Plaice (A3) £2.25 £1.25 £1.59 £1.59 Sole (4) 2,353 £22.91 £21.88 £17.47 Hake £6.00 £6.00 £0.00 - Plaice (A4) £0.77 £0.56 £0.70 £0.70 Sole (5) 1,321 £19.00 £19.89 £14.85 Monkfish £4.50 £6.00 £0.00 £3.00 Haddock (small, ungutted) 322 136kr. £0.80 £0.94 Pollack (A1) £3.80 £3.80 £2.98 £2.98 Sole (6) 1,391 £15.41 £16.86 £13.74 Skate £2.00 £3.50 £3.50 £3.31 Pollack (A2) £4.15 £3.77 £2.49 £2.49 Halibut (gutted) 508 351kr. £2.05 £7.81 Squid (2) 10 £18.93 £14.77 £12.92 Skate wings £6.00 £6.00 - - Pollack (A3) £3.59 £3.43 £2.73 £2.73 Lemon sole (gutted) 555 416kr. £2.43 £4.44 Pollack (A4) £1.85 £1.75 - - Squid (mix) 60 £13.70 £14.40 £11.67 Turbot £12.00 £13.00 £0.00 £12.00 Ling (gutted) 1,550 148kr. £0.87 £1.15 Round Haddock £0.45 £0.48 £0.55 £0.55 Turbot (1) 212 £24.93 £23.12 £13.78 GRIMSBY, WEEK TO Avg Avg, 4WA Squid fresh £8.00 £6.97 - - Turbot (2) 402 £23.18 £23.21 £11.74 Ling (ungutted) 67 183kr. £1.07 £1.56 1 JULY Price/kg price/kg mth ago yr ago Turbot £12.70 £10.56 £13.67 £13.67 Turbot (3) 482 £22.19 £20.69 £11.74 Monkfish (gutted) 358 746kr. £4.36 £4.93 Cod (large) £5.80 £6.60 £5.40 £5.70 Whiting (A1) £2.61 £2.56 - - Turbot (4) 724 £16.02 £16.97 £10.79 Whiting (A2) £2.61 £2.24 £2.17 £2.17 Cod (medium) £5.00 £5.60 £3.40 £3.80 Plaice (gutted) 6,670 396kr. £2.32 £2.48 Turbot (5) 990 £14.15 £14.39 £9.32 Whiting (A3) £1.93 £1.56 £1.17 £1.17 Cod (Xl large) £6.20 £6.40 Redfish (ungutted) 8,321 333kr. £1.95 £1.67 Whiting (A4) £1.36 £1.24 £1.41 £1.41 Turbot (6) 128 £12.64 £12.03 £8.53 Haddock (0-450) £1.20 £1.30 £1.20 £1.50 Saithe (gutted) 17,269 127kr. £0.74 £0.77 Whiting (round) £1.64 £1.00 £1.07 £1.07 Whelks 141 £1.64 £1.21 £1.16 Haddock (1101 - 1350) £2.30 £2.60 £3.20 £3.80 Whiting (1) 97 £3.38 £3.71 £3.37 Haddock (1351 - 1800) £2.00 £2.30 £2.80 £3.20 Saithe (ungutted) 22,191 81kr. £0.47 £0.66 SCRABSTER, Avg Avg, 4WA WK TO 7 JULY Price/kg price/kg mth ago yr ago Whiting (2) 152 £2.27 £1.79 £2.55 Haddock (1801 - 2300) £2.00 £2.30 £3.20 £3.50 Spotted catfish (gutted) 480 149kr. £0.87 £1.23 Whiting (3) 278 £0.93 £1.00 £1.09 Haddock (2300+) £2.40 £2.60 £3.20 £3.60 Cod £5.86 £6.11 £5.21 £4.87 Spotted catfish (ungutted) 492 155kr. £0.91 £0.95 Haddock (450 - 650) £1.40 £1.90 £1.90 £2.10 Hake £1.72 £6.94 £4.25 £2.27 NORWAY PELAGIC Avg Avg Avg, mnth Avg, mnth Haddock (651 - 900) £1.70 £2.10 £2.20 £2.60 Tusk (gutted) 1,133 91kr. £0.53 £0.59 Lemon sole £1.83 £2.86 £4.00 £3.69 WK TO 2 JULY NOK/kg £/kg ago NOK ago £ Haddock (901-1100) £2.30 £2.50 £2.80 £3.00 Tusk (gutted) 1,133 91kr. £0.53 £0.59 Ling £1.56 £1.73 £0.67 £1.38 Blue whiting 2.75 £0.23 0.83 £0.07 Megrims £1.25 £4.56 £3.00 £3.47 Lemon sole (large) £3.00 £4.00 £2.80 £3.50 Horse mackerel 7.3 £0.62 2.9 £0.25 Tusk (ungutted) 338 27kr. £0.16 £0.41 Monkfish £3.80 £5.64 £3.91 £4.49 Lemon sole (medium) £1.80 £2.50 £1.00 £2.00 Mackerel 8.73 £0.74 9.03 £0.76 Whiting (ungutted) 39 11kr. £0.06 £0.35 Saithe £1.07 £1.24 £0.85 - Mackerel £0.30 £0.50 Turbot £10.00 £10.00 £13.54 £12.29 North Sea herring 8.27 £0.70 7.06 £0.60 Plaice (medium) £1.20 £2.00 £1.50 £1.70 Witch (gutted) 56 255kr. £1.49 - Tusk £1.00 £1.00 - Norway Pout 3.45 £0.29 0.99 £0.08 Plaice (small) £0.80 £1.20 £0.80 £1.20 Witch (ungutted) 37 99kr. £0.58 £0.00 Whiting £1.73 £1.73 £1.75 £1.38 Norway spawn herring 4.49 £0.38 5.51 £0.46 Whiting £0.50 £0.90 £0.40 £0.60 15 July 2021 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 23

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0 0 0.00 Demersal Pelagic Shellfish All fish Demersal Pelagic Shellfish All fish Demersal Pelagic Shellfish All fish 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 UK landings into UK ports (t'000) 35 UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 50 3.50 30 45 3.00 40 25 35 2.50 20 30 2.00 25 15 20 1.50 10 15 1.00 10 5 0.50 5 0 0 0.00 Haddock Cod Monkfish Hake Saithe Pollack 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 Haddock Cod Monkfish Hake Saithe Pollack Haddock Cod Monkfish Hake Saithe Pollack 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 UK landings into UK ports (t'000) 4.0 UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 20 14.00 3.5 18 12.00 16 3.0 14 10.00 2.5 12 8.00 2.0 10 1.5 8 6.00 6 1.0 4.00 4 0.5 2 2.00 0.0 0 0.00 Sole Lemon sole Turbot Bass Brill Megrim Sole Lemon sole Turbot Bass Brill Megrim 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 Sole Lemon sole Turbot Bass Brill Megrim 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 UK landings into UK ports (t'000) 16 UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 18 2.00 14 16 1.80 1.60 12 14 1.40 10 12 1.20 10 8 1.00 8 0.80 6 6 0.60 4 4 0.40 2 0.20 2 0.00 0 0 Whiting Plaice Ling Skates & Gurnard Witch Whiting Plaice Ling Skates & rays Gurnard Witch 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 Whiting Plaice Ling Skates & rays Gurnard Witch rays 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 UK landings into UK ports (t'000) UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 100 100 1.20 90 90 80 80 1.00 70 70 0.80 60 60 50 50 0.60 40 40 30 30 0.40 20 20 0.20 10 10 0 0 0.00 Mackerel Herring Other pelagic Mackerel Herring Other pelagic Mackerel Herring Other pelagic 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 12m to May-21 12m to May-20

UK landings into UK ports (t'000) UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 35 100 16.00

30 90 14.00 80 12.00 25 70 10.00 20 60 8.00 50 15 40 6.00 10 30 4.00 20 5 2.00 10 0.00 0 0 Nephrops Crabs Scallops Lobsters Squid Cuttlefish Other Nephrops Crabs Scallops Lobsters Squid Cuttlefish Other Nephrops Crabs Scallops Lobsters Squid Cuttlefish Other shellfish shellfish shellfish 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 12m to May-21 12m to May-20 Source: MMO 24 CLASSIFIEDS/PUBLIC NOTICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 15 July 2021 CLASSIFIEDS LIFERAFTS PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 (AS AMENDED) APPLICATION FOR THE EAST ANGLIA ONE OFFSHORE WIND FARM THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATIONS (APPLICATIONS FOR VARIATION OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE LICENCE OF CONSENT) (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2013 (AS AMENDED) MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 Notice is hereby given that Mr Victor Rey Romano, East Anglia One Limited, Notice is hereby given that Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited, ScottishPower Renewables, 8th Floor, 320 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 registered under company registration 10515140 at Octagon Point, 5 5AD, has applied to the Marine Management Organisation under the Cheapside, London EC2V 6AA, has applied to the Scottish Ministers to Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Part 4, for a marine licence to vary the consent granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 on undertake operation and maintenance, relating to the deployment of 14 June 2019, to construct and operate an offshore generating station additional scour protection or cable armouring in new areas where no known as Moray West Offshore Wind Farm, located on the Smith Bank in previous protection has been deployed throughout construction. 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A largeNew number of Whalsay Brixhamresidents beamer launched in Holland New 14.65m crabber Dalwhinnie arrives at Stonehaven Margaret of Ladram sets new Brixham record bravedThe gales hull force of the winds new Brixhamand driving beam trawler Georgina The new Stonehaven crabber Dalwhinnie A 913 was sleet toof welcome Ladram BM the 100latest was addition lifted into the water at Ibis given an early opportunity to prove her seakeeping A full privacy notice can be found at: https://www.gov.scot/policies/ to the Shipyard,local fleet, Burgum the 26.5m on 31 whitefish October, before being pushed qualities during the 700-mile delivery passage from Skipper Ian Mathieson berthed Dalwhinnie in Stonehaven harbour for trawlerthrough Courageous the Prinses LK 470, Margriet into canal to Den Oever, Kilkeel to Aberdeenshire, reports David Linkie. … on first trip back after Rugby World Cup the first time last week following a Symbisterwhere harbour the 35.25m for the vessel first timewill be at completed by main Skipper Ian Mathieson reported that the vessel stormy delivery trip from Kilkeel. The Waterdance-owned beamer Margaret of Ladram E the beginningcontractors of this Luyt month, BV, reports reports David Linkie. handled extremely well when crossing the Irish Sea in 199 broke the Brixham record landing for a single trip last David LinkieOf 8.70m. beam and a moulded depth of 5.2m, a SE force 6-7, before steaming from Kyle of Lochalsh month when 7.5t of Dover sole, auctioned on the market Margaret of Ladram leaves Brixham marine-and-fisheries-licensing/marine-licensing-operations-team- TheGeorgina occasion of was Ladram given was added designed by Luyt BV to Cape Wrath in a heavy northerly swell. floor by Brixham Trawler Agents, grossed £125,630. fishmarket after landing her record- breaking catch. significancein collaboration by the fact with that Marimecs Courageous Marine Design & Powered by a Doosan V158TI main engine driving Margaret of Ladram skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie has beenEngineering bought by for four Waterdance young Whalsay Ltd. – whose son Luke plays rugby for England and Exeter fishermen,Georgina skipper of Ian Ladram Shearer is the (24), second new fishing Chiefs – turned the boat around and went straight back engineervessel Malcolm to be builtReid for(24) Waterdance Christopher by Luyt BV, which to sea, without even waiting to see what his record catch privacy-notice/. If you are unable to access this, or you have any queries Irvine (19)earlier and this James year delivered Johnston the (18), 14.95m in vivier-crabber Bow view of had made. partnershipNichola with of LadramLHD Ltd. E 1. Dalwhinnie, The record-breaking trip was his first after returning With anThe average Luyt group age ofwill just now 21 begin years, installation of which is based from watching Luke Cowan-Dickie play for England the newGeorgina partnership of Ladram’s is probably engineroom one of and deck on a Buccaneer during the recent Rugby World Cup in Japan. the youngest on record for this class of 46 hull, fitted Skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie said: “I’ve been vessel. or concerns about how your personal information will be handled, out by G Smyth managing my sole quota and my days at sea for the The four partners have all been Boats. past 11 months, just so I could try and break this record. An unusual view of Georgina of Ladram passing over a dual carriageway while crew members on local whitefish boats I found this little patch of good fishing just before the being towed to Den Oever. since leaving school, with Ian Shearer World Cup started, but I was unable to fish it because aboard Defiant, Christopher Irvine on of bad weather. I obviously couldn’t miss the chance to Tranquility, Malcolm Reid with Arcturus contact MS-LOT at: [email protected] or Marine Scotland watch my son playing in the World Cup, so I was keeping and James Johnston on Guardian ‡ The 35.25m beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 in the Prinses Margriet canal, en my fingers crossed while I was away watching Luke Angell before this boat was renamed route to Den Oever for completion by Luyt BV. (Photos: Rienk Nadema) that no one else would find it. After being in Japan for Courageous. so long, I ended up spending a small fortune, so I really Continued on Page 5 needed to land this catch! machinery. This will include an ABC vessel of this size, we are setting a new “Many people don’t realise that this was a sustainable - Licensing Operations Team, Marine Laboratory, 375 Victoria Road, 745kW main engine, a 3,200mm-diameter standard. We have worked transparently catch. I have my sole quota, which is based on what can propeller and an electrically powered and together with Waterdance from the be sustainably caught, given to me in January every year. 10-drum winch manufactured by the yard. initial concept phase to offer a design that a 1,350mm-diameter propeller through a PRM 4.17:1 of Kilkeel, Dalwhinnie features a number of interesting It is then down to me to manage my yearly quota how I Jacoline Luijt of Luyt BV said: “We are meets their expectations.” reduction gearbox, Dalwhinnie used just 1,700 litres of ideas in line with the owner’s requirements, including a want throughout the year. Because of 15 years of careful very pleased with the collaboration with Scheduled for completion in 2020, fuel during the three-day trip. refrigerated 130-box-capacity dry hold. management, the sole population off Brixham has been Aberdeen, AB11 9DB. Waterdance. As with Nichola of Ladram, Georgina of Ladram is the first new beam Based on a Buccaneer 46 hull and built to a high Further details of Dalwhinnie will be included in increasing year on year. this demonstrates Luyt’s capacity to trawler of its class to be built for the UK FAL ChieF: ‘TeLL MPs level of specification and finish by G Smyth Boats Ltd Fishing News soon. “This record wasn’t just broken by me. It was a team the massive financial investment put in from the vessel’s develop tailor-made solutions. We look since the Colne Shipping Company Ltd effort and the result of years of hard work, right from owners at Greendale, to all my crew and shore support forward to seeing our joint vision come took delivery of the 42.35m St Anthony LT staff, as well as the team at Brixham who sold the fish for into service. With the construction of a 1005 in 1999. us to be able to break the record.” we wAnT ouT oF CFP’ The 33m beam trawler Margaret of Ladram has been Shetland team effort the jewel of the Greendale fleet since the Exeter-based Fishermen’s Association Ltd Chairman calls on fishing industry to put pressure on MPs company bought her from Belgium in 2012. Her new owners carried out an extensive refit, including a new main Fishing News assists Rosebloom engine and a complete machinery overhaul, and she has The Avoch-owned and to sea through the north been skippered by Adam Cowan-Dickie since 2015. 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PUBLIC NOTICE FISHING NEWS AWARDS 2019 NOMINATIONS SHORTLIST - SEE PAGES 12 - 17 ❯❯❯ UK fisheries minister George Eustice resigns £3.25 TURN TO PAGE 8 7 March 2019 SECTION 48 PLANNING ACT 2008 Issue: 5453 TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL U10 E-CATCH REPORTING SOON REPORT Regulation 4 The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Pilot Me – 12m Cougar catamaran for Filey owners NEW UK 2018 The first 12m Cougar catamaran, CATCH RECORD Pilot Me, heads off to the potting grounds from Bridlington. Record £1,004m catch Regulations 2009 value by UK fleet in 2018 RAMPION 2 OFFSHORE WIND FARM NOTICE PUBLICISING A PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER (DCO)

‡ UK vessels landed an annual record catch value of £1,004m in 2018.

UK vessels landed a total of 696,318t for £1,004m Starboard quarter in 2018, according to provisional figures published Notice is hereby given that Rampion Extension Development Limited (“RED”) (‘the Applicant’) of Greenwood House, Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8PB The first 12m Cougar catamaran built by view of Pilot Me. by the MMO last week, reports David Linkie. Audacious Marine, Pilot Me SH 130, started In terms of overall catch value, the 2018 total potting recently from Bridlington, reports David is 3% higher than the previous year’s figure of Linkie. £981m, while the tonnage is 4% lower than the Owned by skipper James Haxby and his 716,847t landed in 2017. These changes reflect proposes to apply to the Secretary of State under Section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 for a Development Consent Order for the construction, maintenance, operation and son Jamie, Pilot Me was fully fitted out at a 7% increase in the average price per tonne Filey by the owners, in conjunction with local of all landings from UK vessels, which rose to companies. £1,449 from £1,358. Pilot Me continues a well-established Landings by foreign vessels into the UK rose tradition by being the third boat of the same in 2018 to 53,000t, compared to 48,000t the decommissioning of an offshore wind farm known as Rampion 2 (‘Rampion 2’). name to be owned by James Haxby’s family, previous year. the previous two being sailing and motor Of the overall catch value by the UK fleet, cobles that worked off the beach at Filey. £731m/424,075t was landed into British ports and Further details of Pilot Me will be included in £273m/272,243t abroad. Rampion 2 will have a proposed generating capacity in excess of 100 MW, and will be located around 13km from the Sussex coast at its nearest point . The proposed wind turbines Fishing News next week. continues on page 2 and offshore substations will be constructed within an offshore array area of approximately 270 km2 Export cables from the offshore array area will make landfall at Climping and will then connect to the National Grid via underground cables to a Project substation and then to the Electricity Transmission System at the National Grid Bolney Substation in Twineham, Mid Sussex. The proposed development consent order will, amongst other things, licence and authorise: • The construction, operation and maintenance of up to 116 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 325m above lowest astronomical tide and their foundations; FISHING NEWS AWARDS 2019 NOMINATIONS SHORTLIST - SEE PAGES 12 - 17 ❯❯❯ • Up to three offshore substations; UK fisheries minister • Cables laid on or beneath the seabed between the wind turbines and offshore substations and between the substations themselves; George Eustice resigns £3.25 TURN TO PAGE 8 7 March 2019 • Export cables to transmit electricity from the offshore substations to the shore; Issue: 5453 TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL • A landfall located at Climping Beach using Horizontal Directional Drilling installation, with transition joint bays to connect the offshore and onshore cables; U10 E-CATCH REPORTING SOON REPORT Pilot Me – 12m Cougar catamaran for Filey owners NEW UK 2018

The first 12m Cougar catamaran, CATCH RECORD Pilot Me, heads off to the potting • Onshore underground cables with jointing pits to transmit electricity to a new onshore substation. It is expected that the onshore cables will be laid within a corridor, the grounds from Bridlington. Record £1,004m catch majority of which shall have a temporary working width of up to 50m; value by UK fleet in 2018 • The construction and operation of an onshore substation on land in the vicinity of the existing National Grid Bolney Substation in Twineham, Mid Sussex;

• Underground cables between the new substation and the existing Bolney substation to connect the offshore wind farm to the National Grid; ‡ UK vessels landed an annual record catch value of £1,004m in 2018.

UK vessels landed a total of 696,318t for £1,004m Starboard quarter in 2018, according to provisional figures published The first 12m Cougar catamaran built by view of Pilot Me. by the MMO last week, reports David Linkie. • The permanent compulsory acquisition of land and/or rights for the Project, where required; Audacious Marine, Pilot Me SH 130, started In terms of overall catch value, the 2018 total potting recently from Bridlington, reports David is 3% higher than the previous year’s figure of Linkie. £981m, while the tonnage is 4% lower than the Owned by skipper James Haxby and his 716,847t landed in 2017. These changes reflect son Jamie, Pilot Me was fully fitted out at a 7% increase in the average price per tonne Filey by the owners, in conjunction with local of all landings from UK vessels, which rose to companies. £1,449 from £1,358. • Overriding of easements and other rights over or affecting land as required for the Project; Pilot Me continues a well-established Landings by foreign vessels into the UK rose tradition by being the third boat of the same in 2018 to 53,000t, compared to 48,000t the name to be owned by James Haxby’s family, previous year. the previous two being sailing and motor Of the overall catch value by the UK fleet, cobles that worked off the beach at Filey. £731m/424,075t was landed into British ports and Further details of Pilot Me will be included in £273m/272,243t abroad. • The application and/or disapplication of legislation relevant to the Project including inter alia legislation relating to compulsory purchase; Fishing News next week. continues on page 2 • If required, the closure and diversion of public rights of way and streets on a temporary and permanent basis • Such ancillary, incidental and consequential provisions, permits or consents as are necessary and/or convenient. Rampion 2 is an EIA development for the purposes of The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. This means that the proposed development requires an Environmental Impact Assessment and the proposed application for a DCO will therefore be accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES). Accordingly, the Applicant will be making preliminary environmental information available as part of the consultation. Consultation on the Rampion 2 Wind Farm will begin on 14 July 2021 and end on 16 September 2021. During this time copies of the consultation materials comprising documents, plans and maps showing the nature and location of the proposal will be made available. These include consultation factsheets, the consultation response form, the Preliminary NEVER MISS Environmental Information Report (PEIR) and a Non-Technical Summary (NTS) to the PEIR which will be available for inspection, free of charge, on the project website www. Rampion2.com/consultation. Electronic copies of the materials may also be inspected on computers accessible to the public at the following libraries during the consultation period: AN ISSUE! Venue For information on computer access and opening hours* SUBSCRIBE East Sussex Seaford Library 15-17 Sutton Park Road, Seaford BN25 1QX https://new.eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries/local/locations/seaford TODAY Peacehaven Library Meridian Centre, Peacehaven BN10 8BB https://new.eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries/local/locations/peacehaven Brighton and Hove CALL 01959 Jubilee library Jubilee Street, Brighton, BN1 1GE www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/directories/local-libraries/jubilee-library West Sussex 543 747 Shoreham-by-Sea Library, St Mary’s Rd, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5ZA www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries/library-details/shoreham-by-sea-library/

Worthing Library Richmond Road, Worthing, BN11 1PW www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries/library-details/worthing-library FISHING NEWS AWARDS 2019 NOMINATIONS SHORTLIST - SEE PAGES 12 - 17 ❯❯❯ UK fisheries Littlehampton Library Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5NA www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries/library-details/littlehampton-library/ minister George Eustice resigns £3.25 TURN TO PAGE 8 Bognor Regis Library London Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1DE www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries/library-details/bognor-regis-library/ 7 March 2019 Issue: 5453

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Mid Sussex The first 12m Cougar catamaran, CATCH RECORD Pilot Me, heads off to the potting grounds from Bridlington. Record £1,004m catch value by UK fleet in 2018 Henfield Library Off High St, Henfield, BN5 9HN www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries/library-details/henfield-library/ Hurstpierpoint Library Trinity Rd, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9UY www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries/library-details/hurstpierpoint-library/

‡ UK vessels landed an annual record catch value Isle of Wight of £1,004m in 2018. UK vessels landed a total of 696,318t for £1,004m Starboard quarter in 2018, according to provisional figures published The first 12m Cougar catamaran built by view of Pilot Me. by the MMO last week, reports David Linkie. Audacious Marine, Pilot Me SH 130, started In terms of overall catch value, the 2018 total potting recently from Bridlington, reports David is 3% higher than the previous year’s figure of Sandown Library 119 High St, Sandown, PO36 8AF www.iow.gov.uk/Residents/Libraries-Cultural-and-Heritage/Local-Libraries/ Linkie. £981m, while the tonnage is 4% lower than the Owned by skipper James Haxby and his 716,847t landed in 2017. These changes reflect son Jamie, Pilot Me was fully fitted out at a 7% increase in the average price per tonne Filey by the owners, in conjunction with local of all landings from UK vessels, which rose to companies. £1,449 from £1,358. Sandown-Library/ Pilot Me continues a well-established Landings by foreign vessels into the UK rose tradition by being the third boat of the same in 2018 to 53,000t, compared to 48,000t the name to be owned by James Haxby’s family, previous year. the previous two being sailing and motor Of the overall catch value by the UK fleet, cobles that worked off the beach at Filey. £731m/424,075t was landed into British ports and Further details of Pilot Me will be included in £273m/272,243t abroad. *Opening hours and computer access are subject to Covid-19 policies and practices at each venue. Please call the library or check the library’s website provided prior to your visit Fishing News next week. continues on page 2 Hard copies of the consultation materials, or translation of materials to another language, large print, audio or braille format may be requested, and other enquiries in respect of these materials may be raised, during the consultation period using the email address, telephone number and ‘Contact us’ form on the project website provided below: • Email: [email protected] • Freephone number 0800 2800 886 • Project website: www.rampion2.com/keep-in-touch/ FISHING NEWS AWARDS 2019 NOMINATIONS SHORTLIST - SEE PAGES 12 - 17 ❯❯❯ UK Requests for reproduction of any of these consultation materials in a hardcopy paper format may be subject to a fee, subject to the specifications of the request. Copies of the fisheries minister consultation documents on a USB card will be provided free of charge on request, and (subject to availability) are available for collection at the following venues: George Eustice resigns £3.25 TURN TO PAGE 8 7 March 2019 Issue: 5453

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The first 12m Cougar catamaran, CATCH RECORD Pilot Me, heads off to the potting grounds from Bridlington. Record £1,004m catch 76-81 Kings Road Arches, Brighton BN1 2FN Contact the Visitor Centre at 0800 2800 886 to arrange collection value by UK fleet in 2018 Littlehampton Town Council https://www.littlehampton-tc.gov.uk/contact-us The Manor House, Church Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5EW Contact reception at 01903 732063 to arrange collection

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UK vessels landed a total of 696,318t for £1,004m Mid Sussex District Council https://www.midsussex.gov.uk/coronavirus-community-business-support/ Starboard quarter in 2018, according to provisional figures published The first 12m Cougar catamaran built by view of Pilot Me. by the MMO last week, reports David Linkie. Audacious Marine, Pilot Me SH 130, started In terms of overall catch value, the 2018 total potting recently from Bridlington, reports David is 3% higher than the previous year’s figure of Linkie. £981m, while the tonnage is 4% lower than the Owned by skipper James Haxby and his 716,847t landed in 2017. These changes reflect son Jamie, Pilot Me was fully fitted out at a 7% increase in the average price per tonne Oaklands Rd, Haywards Heath RH16 1SS, United Kingdom Contact reception at 01444 458166 to arrange collection Filey by the owners, in conjunction with local of all landings from UK vessels, which rose to companies. £1,449 from £1,358. Pilot Me continues a well-established Landings by foreign vessels into the UK rose tradition by being the third boat of the same in 2018 to 53,000t, compared to 48,000t the name to be owned by James Haxby’s family, previous year. the previous two being sailing and motor Of the overall catch value by the UK fleet, cobles that worked off the beach at Filey. £731m/424,075t was landed into British ports and Responses to or other representations in respect of Rampion 2 should be submitted to the Applicant via the consultation feedback form on the project website www.rampion2. Further details of Pilot Me will be included in £273m/272,243t abroad. Fishing News next week. continues on page 2 com/consultation. Consultation responses may also be received by email to [email protected] or in writing to the Applicant at: Rampion 2 – Consultation Response, Greenwood House, Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8PB stating the grounds of the response or representation. 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An ensuite Infrastructure Projects in their own right 700-mile kayaker raises skipper’s cabin will be positioned Georginaon the of Ladram’s maiden Galway fishermen who saved £9,000+ for Mission port side of the trawl deck. The new Courageous will replacetrip the benefits Brixham Mission or writing to Lower Thames Crossing, Woodlands, Manton Industrial owners’ single-rig trawler of the same paddleboarders hailed as heroes ‡ … before being smoothly lowered into name, which they bought in 2015 as In addition, any necessary rights and powers will be sought to ensure the water. Guardian Angell LK 272. The 26.5m Courageous was built at Campbeltown reduction gearbox and a matching Heimdal Shipyard as Guardian Angell K 535 for Estate, Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7LW. 2,800mm-diameter CP propeller in a high- Orkney skipper Balfour Bain and partners in delivery of the Project, including compulsory acquisition of land and efficiency nozzle. Two Mitsubishi 6D24 1992. Highways England’s policy on managing personal data can be COVER PRICE interests/rights in land, as well as any restrictions to be imposed over ‡ A heavy-lift floating crane takes the strain as the new Whalsay whitefish trawler Courageous clears the stocks at Gdansk… the River Thames following the construction of the Project. found at https://highwaysengland.co.uk/privacy. The new 28m single-rig whitefish stern from two sets of split sweepline winches trawler Courageous LK 470, being built (2 x 15t) located at the fore end of a full- ‡ Preparing to shoot away the starboard 12m chain mat by Vestværftet ApS for a young Whalsay length trawl deck. Two split trawl winches beam trawl. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: UK & IRELAND £122 partnership, was lifted into the water at (21t) will also be mounted midway along the Gdansk, Poland last week, reports David shelterdeck. The hydraulic deck machinery Linkie. package, which also includes two ‡ Releasing the codends on Georgina of Ladram during the beamer’s first trip. ‡ Patrick and Morgan Oliver come ashore to a heroes’ welcome at Galway after the rescue. (Photos: Joe With a beam of 8.7m and a moulded depth bagging drums and a codend Gilson, was Yours sincerely The new beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 The Project is an Environmental Impact Assessment development O’Shaughnessy) and the Doolin and Costello Bay to shelterdeck of 6.66m, Courageous will manufactured by Thyborøn Skibs & Motor. completed a successful maiden trip last week by landing not wetsuits. Fortunately, they had Coast Guard units. ‡ Kayaker Jack Gatacre rounds Pittenweem breakwater, with the how Georgina of Ladram performed on her first seven-day Tributes have been paid to two buoyancy aids. The Civil Defence, local local prawn trawler Winaway giving him a fishermen’snow be welcome.towed to Hvide Sande, Denmark for Catches on the new Courageous will be 250 boxes of prime fish at Brixham for Tuesday’s market, reports trip, when everything went smoothly. EUROPE £175 REST OF WORLD £190 Galway fishermen who found and A full-scale air-sea search was His efforts have raised over David Linkie fishermen, anglers, leisure craft engine/machinery installation and fitting out bagged over the transom on the vessel’s . Delivered to Waterdance Ltd by the Luyt Group, the Jack Gatacre has raised over In keeping with the longstanding tradition, the first box of rescued two young women who initiated after 10pm, co-ordinated and hundreds of shore searchers £9k for theby Mission Vestværftet to date, ApS. centreline, before being delivered to a VCU 35.25m Georgina of Ladram marks a significant milestone survived 15 hours at sea after by Valentia Marine Rescue also participated, as did pilots with £9,000 for the Fishermen’s with donations continuing to fish raised over £1k for the local Fishermen’s Mission when gareth Protheroe, Development Director Courageous is being built for skipper Ian automated fish-handling/washing system on auctioned by Brixham Trawler Agents (see page 3). by being the biggest vessel to be built for Brixham, and the (“EIA development”), as defined by the Infrastructure Planning northeasterly winds carried their Sub-Centre in Co Kerry, and Galway Flying Club, Aer Arann Mission by completing a be received. Anyone wishing port’s first new beamer of her class for 30 years. paddleboards offshore, reports involving RNLI lifeboats from Aran and the Oranmore-Maree coastal daunting 700-mile Scottish to supportShearer, the cause in canpartnership do with James Johnson, the main deck. ‡ Partners James Johnson, Ian Shearer, Christopher Irvine and Malcolm SkipperReid standing Trevor Sclater and the crew were delighted with . An in-depth feature on Georgina of Ladram starts on Lorna Siggins and Galway, a rotation of Irish search volunteers. kayak lap, reports David so throughMalcolm his JustGiving Reid, Christopher Irvine and LHD Ltd. Courageous will feature a Mitsubishi under the bow of Courageous, where a profile map of Whalsay is proudly depicted on page 8. Cousins Sara Feeney (23) and Continues on page 3 Linkie. Coast Guard helicopters from page. Single-rig whitefish trawls will be worked S12R main engine, a Heimdal 11.5:1 the trawler’s stem crest. ‡ Georgina of Ladram passing Berry Head at the start of Ellen Glynn (17) of Knocknacarra Shannon, Waterford and Sligo, Fourteen days after setting Continues on page 2 her maiden trip. (Photo: Alan Letcher) Highways England in Galway city were located by out from Pittenweem, Jack (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. This means fishermen Patrick Oliver and his Gatacre arrived back at the 18-year-old son Morgan, some Fife harbour, where the local 17 nautical miles from their last prawn trawler Winaway was known position. waiting to meet the intrepid THE LAW HAS CHANGED NEVER MISS AN ISSUE FREE DELIVERY DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR The two women, who had kayaker off the breakwater. 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Visit homeanddry.uk and make sure you get back Bertie Donohue some two miles Isle of Mull, Fort William, Loch at Bridlington received its first berried Group (HFIG) facility is located at the There will be more details of the and make sure you get back southwest of the Aran island of Inis Ness, Inverness, Aberdeen, ‡ Wendy Chamberlain, MP an Environmental Impact Assessment will be required. Oírr. Dundee and St Andrews. for NE lobstersFife, local Mission from local potter Perseverance fish quay on Bridlington’s South Pier. laboratory’s work in a future issue of By that stage, they had endured Despite encountering superintendentII on 22 Colin July, Mackay reports Tim Oliver. Jamie Robertson, chief executive of Fishing News. #HOMEANDDRY a night of heavy rain, thunder and some of the worst weather and JackPerseverance Gatacre’s girlfriend II skipper Pete HFIG, said that the small laboratory is The consultation website will be available to access anytime lightning after they vanished from conditions of the summer, Janet Gourlay congratulate him Sanderson was pictured on Twitter with not a lobster hatchery like the one at Yorkshire port aims to be ‘lobster view at Furbo beach, some 10km Jack Gatacre completed on his return to Pittenweem from Galway city. this tremendous effort on after histhe epic first fundraising lobsters effort. landed. His vessel Padstow, for example, but was purely capital of Europe’ – pages 8-10 An Environmental Statement containing information about The cousins had gone for a schedule. is one of a small number that have a for research purposes.

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An ensuite materials are available to skipper’s cabin will be positioned Georginaon the of Ladram’s maiden Galway fishermen who saved £9,000+ for Mission port side of the trawl deck. The new Courageous will replacetrip the benefits Brixham Mission order via the following channels: owners’ single-rig trawler of the same ltc/design-consultation paddleboarders hailed as heroes ‡ … before being smoothly lowered into name, which they bought in 2015 as the water. Guardian Angell LK 272. The 26.5m Courageous was built at Campbeltown reduction gearbox and a matching Heimdal Shipyard as Guardian Angell K 535 for 2,800mm-diameter CP propeller in a high- Orkney skipper Balfour Bain and partners in All consultation materials will be available on our consultation • By contacting Highways England on 0300 123 5000 or efficiency nozzle. Two Mitsubishi 6D24 1992. website, details of which are set out at the end of this notice. emailing [email protected] COVER PRICE ‡ A heavy-lift floating crane takes the strain as the new Whalsay whitefish trawler We will also aim to provide the following documents at deposit • By ordering on the consultation website at Courageous clears the stocks at Gdansk… The new 28m single-rig whitefish stern from two sets of split sweepline winches trawler Courageous LK 470, being built (2 x 15t) located at the fore end of a full- ‡ Preparing to shoot away the starboard 12m chain mat locations, close to the proposed Project route: highwaysengland.co.uk/ltcconsultationby Vestværftet ApS for a young Whalsay length trawl deck. Two split trawl winches beam trawl. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: UK & IRELAND £122 partnership, was lifted into the water at (21t) will also be mounted midway along the Gdansk, Poland last week, reports David shelterdeck. The hydraulic deck machinery Linkie. package, which also includes two ‡ Releasing the codends on Georgina of Ladram during the beamer’s first trip. ‡ Patrick and Morgan Oliver come ashore to a heroes’ welcome at Galway after the rescue. (Photos: Joe With a beam of 8.7m and a moulded depth bagging drums and a codend Gilson, was O’Shaughnessy) and the Doolin and Costello Bay The new beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 to shelterdeck of 6.66m, Courageous will manufactured by Thyborøn Skibs & Motor. completed a successful maiden trip last week by landing not wetsuits. Fortunately, they had Coast Guard units. ‡ Kayaker Jack Gatacre rounds Pittenweem breakwater, with the how Georgina of Ladram performed on her first seven-day Tributes have been paid to two buoyancy aids. The Civil Defence, local local prawn trawler Winaway giving him a fishermen’snow be welcome.towed to Hvide Sande, Denmark for Catches on the new Courageous will be 250 boxes of prime fish at Brixham for Tuesday’s market, reports trip, when everything went smoothly. EUROPE £175 REST OF WORLD £190 Galway fishermen who found and A full-scale air-sea search was His efforts have raised over David Linkie fishermen, anglers, leisure craft engine/machinery installation and fitting out bagged over the transom on the vessel’s . Delivered to Waterdance Ltd by the Luyt Group, the Jack Gatacre has raised over In keeping with the longstanding tradition, the first box of rescued two young women who initiated after 10pm, co-ordinated and hundreds of shore searchers £9k for theby Mission Vestværftet to date, ApS. centreline, before being delivered to a VCU 35.25m Georgina of Ladram marks a significant milestone survived 15 hours at sea after by Valentia Marine Rescue also participated, as did pilots with £9,000 for the Fishermen’s with donations continuing to fish raised over £1k for the local Fishermen’s Mission when Courageous is being built for skipper Ian automated fish-handling/washing system on auctioned by Brixham Trawler Agents (see page 3). by being the biggest vessel to be built for Brixham, and the northeasterly winds carried their Sub-Centre in Co Kerry, and Galway Flying Club, Aer Arann Mission by completing a be received. Anyone wishing port’s first new beamer of her class for 30 years. paddleboards offshore, reports involving RNLI lifeboats from Aran and the Oranmore-Maree coastal daunting 700-mile Scottish to supportShearer, the cause in canpartnership do with James Johnson, the main deck. ‡ Partners James Johnson, Ian Shearer, Christopher Irvine and Malcolm SkipperReid standing Trevor Sclater and the crew were delighted with . An in-depth feature on Georgina of Ladram starts on Lorna Siggins and Galway, a rotation of Irish search volunteers. kayak lap, reports David so throughMalcolm his JustGiving Reid, Christopher Irvine and LHD Ltd. Courageous will feature a Mitsubishi under the bow of Courageous, where a profile map of Whalsay is proudly depicted on page 8. Cousins Sara Feeney (23) and Continues on page 3 Linkie. Coast Guard helicopters from page. Single-rig whitefish trawls will be worked S12R main engine, a Heimdal 11.5:1 the trawler’s stem crest. ‡ Georgina of Ladram passing Berry Head at the start of Ellen Glynn (17) of Knocknacarra Shannon, Waterford and Sligo, Fourteen days after setting Continues on page 2 her maiden trip. (Photo: Alan Letcher) in Galway city were located by out from Pittenweem, Jack fishermen Patrick Oliver and his Gatacre arrived back at the 18-year-old son Morgan, some Fife harbour, where the local 17 nautical miles from their last prawn trawler Winaway was known position. waiting to meet the intrepid THE LAW HAS CHANGED NEVER MISS AN ISSUE FREE DELIVERY DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR The two women, who had kayaker off the breakwater. Bridlington research lab takes first berried lobsters lashed their boards together Jack Gatacre’s matharon when they were unable to return effort to raise funds for the TO MAKE COMMERCIAL FISHING SAFER. to shore, had managed to grab Fishermen’s Mission took in the hold of several floats attached Forth and Clyde canal, Arran, A new state-of-the-art shellfish the laboratory. delayed by funding and other problems, to gear owned by fisherman the Crinan canal, Jura, the research facility that has just opened The Holderness Fishing Industry and then by Covid. Visit homeanddry.uk and make sure you get back Bertie Donohue some two miles Isle of Mull, Fort William, Loch at Bridlington received its first berried Group (HFIG) facility is located at the There will be more details of the and make sure you get back southwest of the Aran island of Inis Ness, Inverness, Aberdeen, ‡ Wendy Chamberlain, MP Oírr. Dundee and St Andrews. for NE lobstersFife, local Mission from local potter Perseverance fish quay on Bridlington’s South Pier. laboratory’s work in a future issue of By that stage, they had endured Despite encountering superintendentII on 22 Colin July, Mackay reports Tim Oliver. Jamie Robertson, chief executive of Fishing News. #HOMEANDDRY a night of heavy rain, thunder and some of the worst weather and JackPerseverance Gatacre’s girlfriend II skipper Pete HFIG, said that the small laboratory is lightning after they vanished from conditions of the summer, Janet SandersonGourlay congratulate was himpictured on Twitter with not a lobster hatchery like the one at Yorkshire port aims to be ‘lobster view at Furbo beach, some 10km Jack Gatacre completed on his return to Pittenweem from Galway city. this tremendous effort on after histhe epic first fundraising lobsters effort. landed. 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