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a i d e m Y E S L E K 13 February 2020 Issue 5501 £3.30 5501 2020Issue February 13 a i d e m Y E S L E 14 MAY 2020 K SCOTS PRAWN GROUNDS PROBE TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT New Crystal Sea Crystal Sea leaves Macduff harbour for sea trials at the end of last month. Macduff for Cornwall Shipyards’ fabrication The new twin-rig trawler Crystal Sea SS 118 was scheduled hall, where Crystal Sea to arrive at Newlyn this week, following a delivery trip of nearly was built, is just off the starboard bow. 1,000 miles from Macduff, reports David Linkie. Powered by a Caterpillar C32 main engine, a Masson Marine 9.077:1 reduction gearbox and a 2,500mm-diameter propeller, Crystal Sea returned an average top speed of 10.4 knots on engine trials in the Moray Firth. Built by Macduff Shipyards Ltd for Crystal Sea Fishing of St Ives, Crystal Sea will be skippered by brothers Alec and David Stevens. Being the fourth trawler of the same name, the new Crystal Sea maintains the Stevens family’s long association with Macduff Shipyards, which spans four decades. Featuring four sweepline winches atop the shelterdeck, two sets of split net drums on the quarter and three split trawl winches forward on the main deck, Crystal Sea has the Crystal Sea adjusting her compass off Macduff. distinction of being the biggest new boat to be trawl chandlery came from MarineCo. built for Newlyn since skipper Sidney Thomas took The wheelhouse electronics equipment delivery of the 25.5m Girl Pat III PZ 87 in 1978. was supplied, installed and commissioned by Whitefish catches from the two sets of Woodsons. groundfish scraper nets that Faithlie Trawl of Further details of Crystal Sea, which is insured Fraserburgh supplied to Crystal Sea will be sold by by Sunderland Marine, will be included in Fishing Plymouth Trawler Agents. Sweeps and associated News soon. New Vellee for Kilkeel owners The newly renamed twin-rig trawler Vellee N the form of the 60ft trawler Primrose FR 393 sailed on her first trip from Fraserburgh 223, which Colin Murdock bought from last week under the command of skipper Lee Fraserburgh skipper Charlie Duncan. Murdock, after Leestlin Trawlers bought the Built by John Harker (Shipyards) Ltd at formerly Newlyn-based vessel from Crystal Knottingley in 1974 as Radiant Trust H 256, Sea Fishing, reports David Linkie. this vessel today fishes from Fraserburgh as The 21.2m Vellee was built by Macduff Silver Wave BF 372. Shipyards in 2008 as Rebecca FR 143 The new Vellee, which will operate from for Fraserburgh skipper Adam Tait. The Fraserburgh alongside Leestlin Trawlers’ Caterpillar C32-engined trawler was other boat Willing Lad N 102, skippered renamed Crystal Sea SS 118 in April 2016 by Lee Murdock’s brother Stefan, replaces before moving to Newlyn from Fraserburgh. skipper Lee Murdock’s previous 21.2m boat, Vellee continues a longstanding family Daisy II B 245, which was renamed Kathleen tradition for the Murdock family of Kilkeel, Ann FR 58 (Fishing News, 6 June, 2019). dating back to 1982, when the 58ft Mary Manson was renamed Vellee N 393 by skipper Colin Murdock after his wife Velda The newly renamed Vellee N 393 berthed and elder son Lee. in Fraserburgh harbour prior to sailing on The second Vellee arrived in 1997 in her first trip. 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 February 2020 Win-win for Scots prawn creel and trawl feets Gains for both if access redistributed, says new research A new report from Marine Scotland on the Scottish Nephrops (prawn) fshery says there could be economic gains for the Nephrops feet if access to fshing grounds was redistributed between, and within, the creel and trawl feets, reports Tim Oliver Research shows that there is be made to achieve the optimum considerations are only prawns may be a by-catch of still ‘a number of signifcant scope to increase gross value outcome for the Scottish prawn one basis on which Marine vessels targeting other species. challenges’ in relation to using added by £14m, by redistributing feet. Scotland approaches fsheries Impacts on other marine users, such modelling that should be access to fshing grounds so Firstly, the results from the management. Other factors including recreational fshers borne in mind. as to maximise gross value research do not take into account to consider would be the and offshore wind, are also not It says it will ‘carefully added. This is equivalent to a costs to businesses of amending environmental impacts of the considered in this report, and consider these points and 39% increase in total gross value fshing patterns, or the associated fshery, impacts across supply would be important factors in any continue to develop the evidence added for the Nephrops feet. management and compliance chains, social impacts, continued consideration of how best to use base’, as well as taking onboard Of the £14m in additional costs. access to markets, including EU Scotland’s marine space. feedback from stakeholders – gross value added, £10m would The reasons why vessels’ exit impacts, and the impact on However, Marine Scotland which it welcomes. accrue to the creel feet and activity in 2017 was not consistent prices of changes in the quantity said that despite these points, The issue of competition £3m to the trawl feet. “The with the optimum, as identifed of landings. “Further research is the research does indicate between vessels operating research shows that overall, both by the research, are likely to required in these areas to build a potential opportunities to improve creel and trawl gear, including feets can gain from reallocating be numerous and complex. more complete evidence base,” economic outcomes in the fshery. competition for access to access to prawn fshing to They could include factors said Marine Scotland. It will explore these opportunities fshing grounds, has been maximise gross value added,” such as weather, other fsheries For instance, if fshing as part of the Future of Fisheries documented in two reports that says the report. management restrictions, opportunities were allocated Management programme. were published by the Scottish The report is based on new perceived gear confict, or other to the most effcient, typically Marine Scotland is already Creel Fishermen’s Federation research to guide discussions business or personal decisions. larger, creel vessels, it could involved in a number of projects (SCFF) in May 2017 and by the in Scotland on its continuing Secondly, it is unclear whether be to the detriment of smaller- that look to build on several of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Future of Fisheries Management the optimum outcome that the scale creel vessels that make evidence gaps identifed by the (SFF) in October 2017. Following programme. research identifed could be important contributions to remote research, such as the Scottish these reports, Marine Scotland There has been confict achieved in practice. The results communities. Inshore Fisheries Integrated Data invested in developing the in Scotland for many years are based on theoretical modelling Fourthly, while the research System (SIFIDS) project. evidence base further. between mobile and static-gear that is subject to interpretation, includes around 85% of the Marine Scotland Science is The SCFF said it would prawn fsheries, particularly on and may not translate into the best Nephrops landings value, the undertaking an evidence review consider the report carefully the west coast, including a call result in practice. Nephrops fshery does not in relation to the impact of and would be discussing it with for a return of a three-mile limit “The Future of Fisheries operate in isolation from other different gears on stocks and the Marine Scotland. The SFF did where all mobile gear fshing is Management discussions would fsheries, and the impact on environment. not respond to requests for banned. also have to consider what the vessels in other feet segments Marine Scotland concludes comment. Marine Scotland says that a future policy objectives would be must be considered more fully, that the research shows that it is The report, ‘Optimisation number of factors need to be for the Scottish Nephrops fshery,” both in environmental and in possible to model the optimisation modelling in the Nephrops fleet: taken into account in assessing said Marine Scotland. business terms. Vessels targeting of the Nephrops fshery with the policy brief’ can be read at: bit. what, if any, changes should Thirdly, economic prawns land other species, and available data – but there are ly/394eiaK Huge Westminster support for industry An ‘incredible level of support’ Westminster and attracted parliamentarians and journalists. law, the UK will now carry the for the fshing industry was support from over 100 MPs Westminster studios were also rights and responsibilities of an expressed at an event in and Lords across the political fully occupied with interviews independent coastal state. Westminster organised jointly by spectrum (Fishing News, 6 and analysis of the fshing Access for non-UK vessels the NFFO and the SFF, reports February, ‘UK industry sets out industry’s case, as the new era to fsh in UK waters will cease Tim Oliver. vision for better deal’). dawns. to be automatic, and will be It took place two days before There was also a huge The SFF and NFFO are negotiated on a bilateral basis. the UK left the EU, on the day level of media interest in the seeking to work in collaboration These vessels currently catch on which the new fsheries bill event from local, national and with the government and more than 60% of the resources received its frst reading, and international news outlets.