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‡ A proud day for skipper John Clark and his family. Left to right: Nicole Wood, David Clark, John Clark, Brenda Clark and Maria Clark.

The new Banff twin-rig trawler Reliance III BF 800 was lifted into the river Esk by a specialist heavy- lift crane and named in suitably fine weather and warm autumn sunshine at Whitby on Thursday, 3 September, reports David Linkie. Skipper John Clark’s wife Brenda and daughter Maria christened Reliance III in the customary manner, watched by his son and fellow skipper David and his fiancée Nicole Wood. Covid-19 regulations meant that only John Clark’s immediate family were present at the socially ‡ A specialist heavy-lift distanced launch of Reliance III. crane smoothly lifted the 197t ‡ Reliance III is lifted into the river Esk at Whitby. Continues on page 5 Reliance III into the water. 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 17 September 2020 Big buyers back damaging changes to fisheries bill Industry anger at lack of consultation with catchers A powerful alliance of 22 major ‘disappointed and outraged’ at the number of weaknesses that could illegal fishing in UK waters, it is would, if accepted, make the UK supermarkets and seafood way in which the SSC had formed seriously damage the sustainability vitally important that the UK is fisheries inoperable. processors are pressing the an alliance with the greens without of UK fisheries. able to achieve full and verifiable “We are about to escape from the government to adopt major green consultation with catchers. They say they are committed to documentation of catches, including CFP, whose main flaw has been its amendments to the new fisheries “It’s pretty outrageous the way it’s responsible sourcing of seafood, catch certificates’. overcentralisation and inflexibility. bill that would seriously damage the been done, and I think there’ll be and are calling for sustainable “Eradicating illegality in Why would fisheries managers catching sector if they go through, a pushback from the industry,” he fishing limits and ‘robust the supply chain is of utmost and the fishing industry want to tie reports Tim Oliver. told Fishing News. monitoring and enforcement’. importance for UK businesses as themselves back into arrangements The Sustainable Seafood “It’s an open question as On sustainable catch limits, they part of basic due diligence,” the that are in some respects even more Coalition (SSC) has written to whether the supermarkets say that the CFP aims to restore SSC tells George Eustice. rigid than the CFP? to DEFRA secretary of state understand what they are stocks above biomass levels capable It also calls for ‘clear “The buyers who have signed this George Eustice calling for strict signing up to. Their proposals of producing maximum sustainable sustainability criteria’ in relation are either gullible and ill-informed, implementation of MSY targets will make the landing obligation yield (MSY) and includes a legal to negotiations with the EU or intimidated – I’m not sure for all stocks by 2020, remote and management in mixed commitment to fish in line with and other coastal states such as which.” electronic monitoring (REM) with fisheries unworkable. I doubt they MSY by 2020. But, they say, the Iceland, Norway and Faroe on the Elspeth Macdonald, chief onboard cameras on all vessels, and understand the significance of it. fisheries bill regresses from these management of shared stocks. This executive of the SFF, said that the catch limits in line with scientific They should have been talking to us standards and instead ‘relies merely should include a commitment to SFF supports the fisheries bill as advice in negotiations with other and to government.” on aspirational objectives and as agree catch limits that are in line originally introduced to parliament coastal states. The SSC, which includes nearly yet undrafted fisheries management with scientific advice. in January, as the right framework They point out to the minister all the major supermarkets and plans’. Barrie Deas said: “The major legislation for fisheries management that these issues have also been major processors such as Young’s, “The fisheries bill should commit buyers have been coaxed into this for the future. raised by Greener UK, a coalition have asked George Eustice for a the secretary of state and fisheries move which, if successful, would She told Fishing News: “We must of 13 environmental organisations. meeting to discuss ‘vital changes’ authorities to set fishing limits mean the retention of some of the learn the lessons of the CFP and Their move has been made to be made to the fisheries bill. It at or below MSY, in line with most rigid inflexible parts of the avoid constructing a prescriptive without any consultation with the was in everyone’s interests to get international best practice,” says CFP, some of which have seriously and inflexible set of rules in the bill catching sector, despite the impact the bill right, and ‘as major buyers the SSC. “This is vital to protect undermined effective fisheries that can’t respond to the dynamic the amendments would have if they of seafood in the UK, we have against short-term political pressure management, especially of mixed natural systems that our industry are adopted. particular concerns’, they told the to set catch limits higher than fisheries. relies upon. SFF looks forward to NFFO chief executive Barrie minister. scientific advice, which would lead “I don’t for a second think that working with both Scottish and Deas said the amendments were They acknowledged that the to overfishing.” the government will accept the UK governments on the fisheries ‘completely contrary’ to what the bill is a framework only and not On monitoring and enforcement, amendments that have come down management plans that will flow catching sector wanted, and he was detailed legislation, but say it has a the coalition says that ‘to avoid from the Lords, because they from this framework bill.” ‘Greens trying to replicate CFP in UK’ Signatories Reflecting on the passage of the will allow this to impede the coercive approach to fisheries “The Lords amendments fisheries bill and the influence of central thrust of the bill,” he said. management’, and that the were extreme, particularly environmentalists on the process, “The bill was well conceived government understood that the sustainability one, and to the letter Barrie Deas said that the bill was at the outset, and the government this approach doesn’t deliver overturned the main thrust of the The 22 signatories to the SSC ‘the green lobby’s last hurrah’, learned the lessons of the CFP. sustainable fishing and profitable legislation. letter are: Tesco, Waitrose & and that in the wake of Brexit They don’t want to go back fisheries. “My feeling – and it’s just a Partners, The Co-op, Marks they were trying to replicate the into a situation where the “That’s why they’ve gone down feeling – is that the government & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, CFP in UK legislation. contradictions in the CFP are the road of co-management, and won’t be swayed into agreeing to Morrisons, Lidl GB, Whitby He did not think the green just replicated in domestic UK having individual management amendments that undermine the Seafoods, Lyons Seafoods, amendments tabled in the Lords fisheries management. plans where the people who are central thrust of the bill, having Bidfood, Hilton Seafood UK, would be finally adopted as “What the amendments do affected by the management learned the lessons of the CFP.” Direct Seafoods, Young’s, they stand as the bill makes its for the most part in terms of plans have a say in shaping He hoped that the bill’s New England Seafood way through the parliamentary sustainability is to reintroduce them,” he said. passage would be concluded by International, the National process. He believed the those elements of the CFP that “The greens have lost the mid-October, but said that there Federation of Fish Friers, The government would use its 80-seat were most problematic and make leverage they had in the CFP and would then be a ‘huge’ amount of Big Prawn Co, World Wise majority, if forced to do so, and things more difficult, especially are trying to replicate it within work to be done. “The fisheries Foods, Seafresh Group, Joseph the elected House of Commons in terms of managing mixed domestic fisheries management. bill is a framework bill only – Robertson Ltd, The Happy would ultimately prevail. fisheries.” I don’t think the government will then it’s up to us to develop these Prawn Co, Lynx Purchasing “I don’t think the government He said that the CFP was ‘a give way very much. individual management plans.” and Meridian Sea.

New Fraserburgh trawler Taoiseach to meet POs to discuss penalty points row Taoiseach Micheál Martin statutory instrument, or a for the panel making the ready for launching will meet representatives of replacement instrument that penalty point decisions. Ireland’s fish POs to discuss better reflects the concerns of “There’s also concern – and Macduff Shipyards is scheduled to launch Fraserburgh skipper Adam Tait’s new twin-rig the controversial penalty points the industry. I think this is very important trawler Jacqueline Anne FR 243 at Buckie on Friday, reports David Linkie. system, which he signed into “An administrative penalty – about the standard of proof Of 24.5m LOA and 7.60m of beam, Jacqueline Anne will be transported by law while acting as minister point system can work, but it required to be penalised.” specialist low-loaders from for agriculture, food and the will have to reflect the needs Industry representatives outside Macduff Shipyards’ marine last month, reports and concerns of the fishing want SI no. 318 of 2020 fabrication hall at Buckie onto Pauric Gallagher. industry.” amended, such as the burden the slipway before the boat is Cork South West TD Deputy O’Sullivan has also of proof to be changed to floated off on a spring tide. Christopher O’Sullivan said he secured a meeting with the beyond reasonable doubt. Jacqueline Anne features a spoke with Micheál Martin to new minister for agriculture, Another issue is that there is Caterpillar C32 main engine outline the fishing community’s food and the marine Charlie no right of appeal to the High of 558kW @ 1,800rpm disappointment with elements McConalogue, to discuss the Court except on a point of law. driving a 2,700mm-diameter of the penalty points statutory issue. The legislation also fails to variable-pitch propeller instrument, and secured an He said: “Many of our fish allow fishermen ample time to through a Kumera gearbox agreement from the taoiseach producers, while generally appeal and, most problematic of 12.31 reduction. Two to meet with the POs. supportive of a new system, are of all, points would remain Caterpillar C7.1 auxiliary Deputy O’Sullivan said: concerned about the wording on a fishing licence even if engines running 118ekW “I made him aware I will be of the new statutory instrument a fisherman is exonerated in gensets are also fitted. ‡ Jacqueline Anne ready for launching at Buckie. seeking amendments to the and the appointment process court. 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 3 Shetland call for action on dumped gear Pressure is mounting in Shetland could foul the ferries’ propellers Scotland is sympathetic, but can for action to address the twin and endanger their vessels and do nothing because the vessels problems created by Spanish and passengers. work outside the 12-mile limit. It French gill-netters and longliners: “This gear is a danger to is looking at ways to address the loss of fishing grounds and large our vessels – it’s an absolute problem and limit the numbers amounts of dumped gear that nightmare,” Simon Collins told of vessels in the area, but nothing local trawlers constantly pick up Fishing News. can really happen until next in their gear, reports Tim Oliver. “A lot of fishermen pick up year after the end of the Brexit The Shetland Fishermen’s discarded gear – it’s a very transition period. Association (SFA) has expressed regular thing. It costs them a lot “One complication is that its concerns to Marine Scotland of time and trouble when they some of the gill-netters are and the MCA over the issues, and have to disentangle it from their UK-flagged and have Scottish two Shetland councillors have own gear, and then they bring it licences, which makes it more asked Shetland Islands Council to back here and put it in skips.” difficult for us. The best option take up the problem with Marine He said that one way to will be to limit where they Scotland, the MCA and the address the discarded gear can fish, and to ensure that Scottish government (see below). problem might be to devise ways when and if they do anything Local MP Alistair Carmichael of marking gear, if the technical that’s dangerous, they can be also raised the matter in the problems could be overcome. prosecuted. recent Commons debate on “There can be a dozen of these “These are traditional grounds the second reading of the new netters and liners at any one time that have been fished by Shetland fisheries bill. working in the area, and each fishermen for years, and these Simon Collins, chief executive netter can theoretically cover guys have just come along and of the SFA, said that the problem 300-400 square miles of sea. set their gear and pushed our of discarded gear had got much “We’ve seen that in practice fishermen out. You can imagine worse recently, with more occasionally. Covering areas of what would happen if we did the foreign-owned vessels working 35 miles by 10 miles is not hard same thing in Spanish waters. in Shetland waters and closer to for them to do. When properly “We are just asking them to Shetland than before. radioed in, positions of gill-nets be fair, to restrict their vessels He said that the dumped gear are plotted readily enough, and in our traditional waters, and to was not only environmentally the total areas they cover can be just be a bit more sensible about damaging and costly to fishermen of that order. it. “These days in Shetland, you need tae be a linguist tae work in the who picked it up and had to deal “Some might argue that you “I think an accommodation is wheelhouse, so you can learn tae curse in French, Spanish, Dutch with it, but was also dangerous. can trawl between sets of nets, so possible. Hopefully we can get It also damaged the reputation you’re not completely excluded, something done; even if it’s not and German.” of Shetland fishermen, because but we’ve had enough run-ins and perfect, we can at least get the the general public did not close shaves doing that to make balance back a bit our way.” 15 to 20 men at sea for two to an amendment to the bill to differentiate between different the argument rather tenuous. An unnamed Shetland three weeks will be generating extend the MCA’s jurisdiction to types of gear and fishing “There is plenty of space fisherman told Shetland News: a lot of rubbish. We constantly cover all UK waters out to the methods. where they used to fish, further “It is a well-known fact that find Spanish food wrappers on 200-mile limit after Brexit. There was evidence of gill-nets out. But they have moved when these [EU] vessels land the seabed. He added that the foreign gill- being deliberately abandoned, further in and are sometimes their catches, they never take “This type of incident is netters that operated around and even tied up in bundles very aggressive and even risk ashore any rubbish. not isolated to our vessel. All Shetland were ‘one of the before being dumped. collisions – these boats are bigger “The lorries which come from trawlers operating up and industry’s major contributors Local ferry operators were also than ours.” Spain to fetch their catch always down in the areas where these to plastic pollution’. He said worried that the abandoned gear Simon Collins said that Marine load large bails of new gill- longliners/gill-netters have that leaving gill-nets to foul netting, but none is ever taken operated find large amounts of the propellers of vessels and ashore for discard. discarded rubbish.” eventually to be washed up was “No authority seems to check During a Commons debate on ‘an act of simple environmental whether or not these vessels have 1 September on the new fisheries folly’. “It is something that we any rubbish to land ashore when bill, Orkney and Shetland MP have lived with for too long, and Shetland council they come to port. A vessel with Alistair Carmichael called for we should live with it no longer.” joins the battle Shetland Islands Council is to Shetland. make official representations to “There have also been stories of Marine Scotland, the MCA and aggressive behaviour and closing the Scottish government to address off vast areas of seabed. One of the growing problem of discarded these alleged incidents was videoed fishing gear off Shetland and and well publicised recently. the loss of grounds to aggressive “The problem does not seem to Spanish and French netters and be going away. Even one of our longliners. own ferries, the MV Filla, has Councillors Duncan Anderson wound up in this gear in recent and Alec Priest lodged a motion months. with the council, which discussed “In a short time period, I was and passed the motion on 9 able to obtain many photos taken September, reported Shetland by local vessels of gear they have News. either trawled up or have been The motion read: “In recent fouled with. Some of these are years, I have become aware included with this agenda. of many reports from local “With the condition of the fishermen and even the Shetland marine environment being Fishermen’s Association regarding of paramount importance to the increasing level of marine Shetland, I would like to move pollution from discarded fishing that the Shetland Islands Council gear, primarily of the type utilised makes official representation to by mainly French- and Spanish- Marine Scotland, the MCA and owned longliners and gill-netters the Scottish government to address which operate in the waters around this growing problem.” 4 COMMENT/NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 17 September 2020 COMMENT EDITORIAL Dumped gear problem tough to crack EMAIL: FISHINGNEWS.ED@ Discarded fishing gear is a growing signed up to the KIMO Fishing for Litter one way to try to exert some kind of KELSEY.CO.UK problem worldwide, and nowhere more initiative and bring gear ashore for it to be control over these vessels is to check how so than in the waters off Shetland, safely disposed of or recycled. It is galling much rubbish they accumulate over the Kelsey Publishing Ltd, where fishermen are forever picking for these fishermen to have to suffer as a two- to three-week trips they normally The Granary, Editor up huge amounts of discarded gill-nets result of the actions of irresponsible and make when they land in Shetland. He Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Dave Linkie and longlines dumped by the increasing selfish fishermen who deliberately create points out that lorries from Spain that take Yalding, Maidstone, email: [email protected] number of Spanish and French netters a problem that responsible fishermen are their catches home also bring new gear Kent, ME18 6AL 01434 607375 fishing in the area. trying to address. out to them, but never take any old gear Disentangling discarded gear caught up In addition to the practical and back. in trawls is a time-consuming process that safety aspects of the problem, discarded It has been suggested that when the is happening all too frequently to Shetland gear also has serious environmental vessels’ fish holds are full, they have no boats and other UK vessels fishing in implications. When not picked up, space left onboard to stow fishing gear Shetland waters. such gear – whether lost accidentally or and therefore dump it, and then order new There are also safety implications, deliberately dumped – continues to ‘ghost gear to be brought out on the fish lorries. with the danger of floating discarded gear fish’, damaging stocks. Checking on these activities would fouling propellers. But as with controlling the fishing require a large deployment of resources But as with trying to control these activities of these vessels, the Scottish and a careful audit of all gear being Managing editor vessels, getting the practice stopped is authorities seem unable to take any action. brought out – something that the local News correspondent Gaby Bartai Tim Oliver email: [email protected] extremely difficult if not impossible. Shetland representatives have taken up authorities would probably be unable or email: [email protected] No one can stop a fishing vessel from the matter on numerous occasions with unwilling to carry out. dumping its gear, and once in the water, Marine Scotland and the MCA, but Marine Scotland is reported to be the damage is done. without any tangible result. looking at the issues of discarded gear and Some gear is, of course, lost Shetland Islands Council has now excessive effort off Shetland by Spanish inadvertently, but testimony from Shetland discussed and passed a motion for the and French vessels, and is said to fishermen shows that most of the gear council to make official representation be sympathetic. But ultimately, they are picking up has been deliberately to Marine Scotland, the MCA and the a solution to these problems will discarded. Scottish government to address the only be found after Brexit, when Lincolnshire, East Anglia and Many responsible fishermen in Scotland problem. the UK has full control over its Cornwall correspondent Essex correspondent and elsewhere in the UK and abroad have A local fisherman has suggested that own waters. Phil Lockley John Worrall email: email: [email protected] [email protected] 07748 644971 Nigel Blazeby leaves Waterdance 01326 340372 Waterdance managing director Nigel delivery of the 34m beamer Georgina Blazeby is stepping down from his role of Ladram, 14 months after Luyt BV at the start of next week, to pursue new completed the 15m vivier-crabber Nicola interests in the maritime sector, reports of Ladram. Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and David Linkie. Construction of a third new vessel, Dorset correspondent John Periam Nigel Blazeby joined the South West the 20.4m netter Amanda of Ladram Art editor email: periam.photojournalist@ group as a lead consultant in 2015, II, is underway at Whitby, where the Nick Bond btopenworld.com before being appointed managing former Banff twin-rig trawler Reliance email: [email protected] 01243 584718 director in early 2018. II is also being converted for a new role MANAGEMENT During his time with Waterdance, as the whelker Kelly of Ladram BM Chief Operating Officer: Phil Weeden he has overseen significant growth as 800, having recently been bought by Chief Executive: Steve Wright the company accelerated its strategy of Waterdance. Managing Director: Kevin McCormick modernising and diversifying its fleet. 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Ladram II next May. www.kelsey.co.uk 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 5 Brexit talks deadlocked as PM demands 50% of quotas for UK An eighth round of formal Brexit Michel Barnier said: “Excluding will be the default position if a trade talks was in progress as European fishermen is not fisheries agreement cannot be Fishing News went to press, acceptable for us.” reached. but there were no signs of any Ahead of the latest negotiations, “Evidently, it would be preferable breakthrough as both sides remain the chief executives of the SFF if the right deal could be agreed, entrenched, reports Tim Oliver. and NFFO issued a joint statement meeting the industry’s objective of Fisheries and regulatory in which they said they fully control of access to fish in the UK alignment were still the major supported the government’s EEZ and fairer quota shares based sticking points. negotiating position. on zonal attachment, but if an Prime minister Boris Johnson Elspeth Macdonald and Barrie acceptable deal cannot be reached intervened before the talks with Deas said: “For the fishing industry then the catching sector would a call for UK vessels to be able to in the UK, leaving the Common prefer these issues to be addressed take an overall 50% of the total Fisheries Policy has always been through the annual negotiations catch in its new EEZ after Brexit about redressing a fundamental process. This is in line with the – a doubling of the current UK issue – the woefully unfair government’s negotiating position, overall share of 25%. allocation of quota shares in our which we fully support. The EU is still insisting that waters, where the EU fleet has an “Ultimately, it is up to the EU there must be no change in existing unfettered right of access to the which of the two routes it wishes ‡ The NFFO and SFF have issued a joint statement saying that they fisheries arrangements, and EU UK’s rich fishing grounds, and to take towards the UK becoming fully support the government’s negotiating position. chief negotiator Michel Barnier fishes five times more in UK waters a coastal state – through a stable urged the UK to reconsider Boris than we fish in theirs. framework agreement that respects NFFO, this morning, setting out conditions quicker than the EU Johnson’s demand, as it would cut “The only satisfactory means of UK sovereignty and follows similar their approach to fisheries in our can, and based on sound science 31% of the EU fleet. ensuring that this is achieved is arrangements that the EU has negotiations with the EU and their not fear of the future. He also again warned that for the UK, as a sovereign coastal with other coastal states in the full support for our negotiating “I also believe it is good for a without a fisheries agreement, state, to maintain full control over North East Atlantic, or via a more position.” country and its people to have its there will be no trade deal with the access to our waters. uncertain route for the EU where He reinforced his determination fate in its own hands, and for their UK. “That does not mean denying everything is done through annual and conviction that Britain must own decisions to matter.” A spokesman for the prime EU vessels access to fish in the UK negotiations with no framework become a fully independent state A further round of talks is minister said: “The EU has refused exclusive economic zone (EEZ). agreement in place.” in a personal article in the Mail scheduled for 28 September, and to engage with our proposals… Rather, that such access would UK chief negotiator David on Sunday, where he said: “I am a deadline for an agreement has insisting that we must accept be negotiated annually – as is the Frost supported the federations’ convinced we are going to have been set for mid-October, to give continuity with EU fisheries policy norm for the EU and Norway and position. He tweeted: “I welcome a huge advantage over the EU – time for any deal to be ratified by and disregarding the UK’s status as other non-EU fishing nations. the statement from our fisheries the ability to set regulations for the EU and by the member state an independent coastal state.” “Under international law, this organisations, the SFF and new sectors, new ideas, and new and UK parliaments. Reliance III launched at Whitby Reliance III is scheduled to moving across from the 15m run engine and fishing trials from Berlewen, which was built by Whitby later this month. Parkol in 2002. Berlewen will On the same day as Reliance now be skippered by Chris III was launched, her predecessor Clarke, who previously took was renamed Kelly of Ladram Pen Glas SE 34, which after 60 BM 800, after being bought by years of potting is now being Devon owner Waterdance Ltd. decommissioned. Built at Whitby in 2009, the 19m boat will now be converted for Teesside launch whelk potting by Parkol Marine Seven days after Reliance III Engineering. took to the water at Whitby, the Work will include fabricating 27m salmon feed carrier Havara a hauling hatch at the starboard was scheduled to be lifted into shoulder and installing fishroom the river Tees from Parkol’s delivery chutes, a Zeigra ice Middlesborough fabrication hall machine and a Mitsubishi 6D16 as Fishing News went to print. auxiliary engine, after the existing With a cargo hold capacity ‡ Brenda and Maria Clark ready trawl machinery, including the of 350t, Havara has a registered to name Reliance III… ‡ … in the traditional manner. codend gantry and reception length of 23.95m, beam 9.70m hopper, has been removed. and amidships depth moulded Continued from page 1 a 2,500mm-diameter propeller ceremony, Parkol director When the conversion work is of 4.80m. Working through United Fish and a high-efficiency fixed Andrew Oliver presented a scale completed, Kelly of Ladram is Built for Whalsay owners LCL Selling Ltd, Buckie, Reliance III nozzle. Mitsubishi 6D24TC and model of Reliance III, made by expected to start fishing from Shipping, which took delivery is expected to work mainly from 6D16 auxiliary engines were Ron Harker, to father and son Brixham in November under of a similar vessel, Havilah, Scrabster, Fraserburgh and also supplied by Padmos of skippers John and David Clark. skipper Tom Rainbird, who is from Parkol in 2015, Havara is Macduff, fishing out to Rockall, Stellendam. equipped with two Cummins north to Shetland, and the North Thistle Marine of Peterhead KTA19-M3 main engines (447kW Sea. manufactured a full package of @ 1,800rpm) and three Cummins Featuring a new form of bespoke deck machinery for auxiliary units. round bilge hull designed by Reliance III. Ian Paton of SC McAllister & Co The three-barrel trawl winch Ltd and built by Parkol Marine (33t) is the first to be equipped Engineering, Reliance III has with hydraulic brakes that can be main dimensions of LOA 20.4m, operated from the trawl console registered length 16.49m and in the wheelhouse, as well as beam 7.7m. Fuel and freshwater protective guards on the top and capacities are 24,000 and foresides of the drums. 14,000 litres respectively. The wheelhouse electronics Reliance III is equipped with were supplied and installed by ‡ Reliance III suspended above a Mitsubishi S6R2 T2-MPTK-3 Woodsons. Fishroom chilling her predecessor, which is now main engine (555kW @ and the Geneglace ice machine ‡ Andrew Oliver presented Reliance III skippers David and John being converted for whelking 1,350rpm), a Reintjes WAF 474 are from Premier Refrigeration. Clark with a scale model of their new vessel at the launching at Whitby after being renamed gearbox of 7.476:1 reduction, Following the naming ceremony. Kelly of Ladram BM 800. 6 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 17 September 2020 MAIB report on fatal man-overboard from May C published The Marine Accident Investigation attempting to clear seaweed or circumstances of the accident are Branch (MAIB) has issued its some other obstruction from the unknown, it is most likely that report into the fatal man-overboard propeller. the skipper fell overboard when from the single-handed creel boat After the accident, the crew of trying to clear the boat’s propeller May C SY 213 at Loch Carnan Sparkling Star brought May C of weed or other fouling in the Outer Hebrides on 24 July, back to Peter’s Port. When May • Had the skipper been wearing 2019. C’s outboard engine was lowered, a PFD and carrying a PLB, his At about 12.30pm that day, it started immediately and ran chances of survival would have concerned that May C seemed to normally. There was no evidence been significantly increased be very close inshore near rocks, that any attempt had been made • Although the skipper had the crew of the fishing vessel by the skipper to use the lifebuoy shown awareness of safe Sparkling Star headed over to rigged for self-rescue. operations, his decision not investigate. They found Michael The investigation found that to wear a PFD or carry a PLB Monk, the owner/skipper of May Michael Monk could not swim demonstrates that he was C, face down and unconscious in and was not wearing a personal probably unaware of the severe the sea. They made a Mayday call flotation device (PFD), so he hazard associated with falling at 12.53pm. would have been incapacitated overboard. Mr Monk was recovered from rapidly through the effects of the sea by Sparkling Star’s immersion in cold seawater, and In view of recent fishing crew, but he did not respond to have been unable to self-rescue. industry initiatives and the CPR. After examination by an Alone and not equipped with a recommendations made in the ambulance paramedic back at personal locator beacon (PLB), MAIB’s report into the fatal ‡ May C SY 213. the Loch Carnan fuel jetty, he he was also unable to raise the man-overboard from the single- was pronounced dead. It was alarm and summon help. handed fishing boat Sea Mist at fishermen and ensure that it was carrying a PLB. It can be read at: concluded that his death was due The report’s conclusions are: Macduff on 27 March, 2019, no widely circulated. In response, bit.ly/339Yxh7 to drowning. new recommendations have been the MCA published the guidance However, the May C report His fall overboard was not • May C’s skipper drowned made in this report. leaflet Single-handed‘ Fishing’ concludes: “Despite industry witnessed, but because the boat’s because he fell overboard and The MAIB report on the in January 2020. This provides initiatives reaching back many outboard engine was found in the became incapacitated quickly by Sea Mist accident made guidance on actions to take to years, this accident demonstrates raised position, the investigation the effects of immersion in cold recommendations to the Fishing prevent accidents and maximise that the message about the concluded that it was most likely water Industry Safety Group to revise chances of survival, including importance of wearing a PFD is that he fell into the water while • Although the exact safety guidance for single-handed always wearing a PFD and not always getting across.” SNP accused of Nationwide campaign to undermining UK celebrate sustainable seafood During the first Marine given the economic and in Brexit talks Stewardship Council operational pressures the fishing (MSC)K U Sustainable Seafood industry has faced in recent Tory MSPs have accused North East Scotland Week from September 10 times. There’s no finer food than the SNP of trying to ‘sell out’ Conservative MSP Peter to 17, consumers have been fresh, wild-caught fish, and there the Scottish fishing industry, Chapman told Fergus Ewing: urged to choose products with carrying the MSC blue ‘fish tick’ is no greater assurance of quality after an SNP delegation told “I was astounded to hear this the blue fish ecolabel. ecolabel. Fish carrying this label and sustainability than buying Brussels that ‘both sides week that an SNP delegation UK seafood consumers are sourced from wild-catch Scottish MSC-certified products. needed to move a bit over to Brussels suggested that the want to protect our oceans fisheries that meet the highest Support the fishing industry by fishing’, according to the Times. UK government would need but require better information to international benchmarks for treating yourself to the best.” They have accused the to make concessions to get a help them to do so, according sustainability. Erin Priddle, MSC UK and SNP of weakening the UK deal. to a new survey. To help plug Gus Caslake, Seafish South Ireland programme director, negotiating position in the “Do you accept that this this knowledge gap, the MSC is West manager and Cornish said: “Our campaign follows an Brexit trade and fisheries is undermining the UK launching a major drive to raise Sardine Management extremely tough seven months negotiations, which are at a government negotiating awareness of the importance Association chairman, said: for the fishing industry due to critical stage. position, and is potentially of sustainable seafood. As part “It’s great to be part of this the impact of coronavirus on The EU is still insisting that a means to sell out our of this initiative, it is celebrating celebration of sustainable UK supply chains and the food EU vessels must retain the fishermen?” the work of the UK fishing seafood. Cornish sardines sector. With this campaign, same quotas and access to Fergus Ewing said: “I am not industry in bringing sustainable are in season right now, so we also wish to celebrate the waters after Brexit, while the aware of any delegation that certified seafood to the nation’s it’s a fantastic time to try this important work of the fisheries UK is calling for UK fishermen did any such thing.” However, plates. sustainably caught seafood. in getting sustainable seafood to have 50% of the quotas in its his comments followed a BBC The survey, undertaken for Fishing, alongside many other to our plates, whatever the EEZ and to control access by Radio Scotland interview with the MSC by the independent industries, has faced challenges weather or conditions at sea. EU vessels. SNP constitution secretary insights consultancy Globescan, over the last few months due Their commitment to sustainable Scottish Conservative leader Mike Russell, who admitted: showed that eight in 10 UK to the impacts of the Covid-19 practices is vital if we are to Douglas Ross accused the “At all times, we’ve stressed the seafood consumers believe pandemic. The arrival of ensure oceans teeming with life SNP of ‘betraying’ the Scottish need to compromise on both that we need to protect fish sardines along the Cornish for many years to come. fishing industry during a recent sides.” for future generations, with coast is helping the seafood “Shoppers care about where Westminster debate on the Mr Chapman said later: seven in 10 believing that in industry to get back on track their seafood comes from and new fisheries bill, after SNP “The SNP’s cloak and dagger order to do this we need to with this tasty, healthy and are increasingly concerned fisheries spokesperson Deidre approach to undermining the consume fish and seafood from sustainable option.” about the sustainability of their Brock voted against the bill and Brexit negotiations must stop sustainable sources. However, Mike Park of the Scottish purchases. But many say that said that the SNP wanted to now, so they can continue. nine out of 10 say that they Fisheries Sustainable they want more information to rejoin the EU (Fishing News, 10 “As admitted by his SNP need better information so they Accreditation Group help them make the right choice. September, ‘SNP no to fisheries colleague, Mr Ewing and his can avoid buying unsustainable said: “Scottish fishermen have Choosing wild-caught fish which bill’). party have done everything products. been fully engaged with the MSC carries the MSC label is one way Scottish fisheries minister within their power to stop a deal In response, the MSC process for well over a decade. they can be sure that it’s been Fergus Ewing was grilled over from being struck. However, I launched its first Sustainable Our ambitions over sustainable sustainably sourced. Fortunately, the alleged SNP intervention have every confidence that one Seafood Week in the UK from harvesting are matched only by consumers have more choice in Brussels, during a session is within reach. 10 to 17 September, during our enthusiasm for the consumer than ever before, thanks to of a Holyrood committee on “The alternative would be to which it has worked with major to sample the best, and only the the support of our partners agriculture and fisheries where sell out our fishermen and leave retailers, brands, restaurants best, Scottish seafood. in the UK that are committed he was giving evidence. He us in an identical position to the and fish and chip shops to “Sustainable Seafood Week to providing certified, sustainable denied all knowledge of the hated CFP, which is the SNP’s encourage consumers to and the MSC campaign are seafood, so we can enjoy fish incident. stated policy.” look out for seafood products both welcome and timely and seafood today and forever.” 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 7 FLEET SURVEY DIARIES Covid-19: challenges and opportunities Joe Cooper, temporary field researcher at Seafish, who is currently collecting data for the annual Fleet Survey, shares the story of a fisherman who has adapted his business model in response to the Covid-19 pandemic Last summer I joined Seafish as a demand for fresh fish from his retail wonderful feedback about how pandemic and lockdown on the fleet researcher, travelling up and stall. Tony has put more effort into thankful they are to be able to get seafood industry so that we gain down the UK speaking to fishermen advertising and selling fresh catch fresh fish, and what a great service insight that can be used to help about their day to day lives and the directly to the local community. he is providing. build more resilient supply chains. running of their businesses. This Through this new system, and with Tony says: “Hearing how much Your contribution is essential to year I’m doing the Fleet Survey help on the stall from his daughter, my local customers appreciate what help us accurately and reliably again, albeit distantly, listening he interacted with many new and I do just adds to my love for fishing. measure the performance of the UK to what the fisherfolk of the UK existing customers, which gave him I’m glad to have had this experience fishing fleet and the challenges its are saying about business over the the chance to share stories about before wholesale picked back up people face. Please keep sending in past year. Already I have heard of fishing and his seafood business again and I returned to business as your completed surveys, or give us a the unforetold havoc caused by with people. usual.” call to go through it over the phone. Covid-19, but amongst the stories Tony has been selling his catch The data we collect during the The Fleet Survey is running of hardship are also some heart- ‡ Joe Cooper. from the Point Clear Bay stall since Fleet Survey lets us show how throughout September. For more warming tales of new opportunities 2003. He has now added blue the fishing industry is affected by information or support with through this challenging time. has been for him so far this year. As fish spray, painted outside every changes in management measures completing the survey form, When I spoke to fisherman Tony restaurants and hotels closed over two metres, to help with social and unforeseen events like Covid- contact Seafish at: fleet.survey@ Talbot of St Osyth in East Anglia, lockdown, wholesale of his catch distancing for queuing customers. 19. This year, we are also analysing seafish.co.uk or on: 07876 035 he described how different business stopped, but Tony saw a boost in People have been giving him the economic impacts of the 759. Fishing-sailing teamwork Call for EU support for Irish lobster fishermen tackles marine litter Following the EU-US representatives, Mr McManus disappointing. It’s a real kick in agreement on tariff reductions, said: “This is already a hugely the teeth for Ireland’s fishers. in Ardmore Islands including tariffs on imports damaging time for Ireland’s “It is yet another example of of US live and frozen lobster fishing communities. Covid-19 the now too familiar pattern the sea because the rubbish is products, Irish MEP Chris and an impending Brexit have of the Irish fishing sector all tucked in between boulders MacManus has called on left the sector struggling. The being treated disgracefully by and hidden by grass, but it EU authorities to announce decision to now allow tariff- successive Irish governments. should be a huge concern for all financial supports for Irish free imports of US lobster will “I will be seeking additional of us. Many of the rock pools fishermen, reports Pauric have a major detrimental effect information as to how this and crevices are polluted with Gallagher. on Ireland’s inshore small-fleet trade agreement came about, rubbish and the water is rank, Irish fishermen are fishermen, whose livelihoods and exactly what benefits so precious habitats for small describing the agreement, are undoubtedly now at risk.” European citizens can expect fish and wildlife are being lost. which is likely to depress Irish He added: “The to get as a result of this ‘deal’, “Scientists tell us we are in lobster prices even further, as non-engagement of the but most importantly, I will ‡ The haul of marine litter from a species extinction emergency. ‘another kick in the teeth’ for Commission and the now-resigned demand details as to what just one small bay in the Ardmore Let’s hope more of us can take their industry. Fine Gael-appointed trade financial supports will be now Islands. some responsibility and do what Criticising the decision, commissioner Phil Hogan in put in place for Irish lobster we can to protect our one and where no consultation took advance of entering this free fishers who will suffer as a An impromptu partnership only home, Earth, and stop place with Irish industry trade agreement is deeply result of this deal.” between visiting sailors and treating it like a rubbish dump a local fisherman helped to and playground. clear marine litter from a bay “There’s tonnes more waste and section of shoreline in the on the shores of the Ardmore Ardmore Islands last month. Islands to be collected, Seven-hour tow of fishing The Ardmore Islands, off the including a huge green southeast coast of Islay, are polypropylene mooring rope. largely inaccessible – except by We couldn’t lift it to our boat, boat. so we coiled it up in the hope vessel by Kirkwall lifeboat Audrey Baird and her partner a larger group of people would Mike D’Arcy were on their see it and pick it up.” The Kirkwall RNLI crew were annual sailing pilgrimage to the involved in a seven-and-a-half-hour west coast of Scotland in their tow of a fishing vessel that was small cruising yacht Harambe. adrift in the Pentland Firth due to a They try to do at least one fouled propellor. beach/shore clean during their The all-weather lifeboat Beth holidays in an effort to ‘give Sell launched shortly before 3pm something back’. on 3 September to the aid of the Having collected a dozen 18m Kingfisher DH 110 and her bags of waste and piled them six crew, who were adrift 26 miles on their boat, they roped in southeast of Copinsay. the assistance of Islay creel Kirkwall RNLI is currently being fisherman Donald Hollyoaks, covered by the relief RNLI lifeboat who offered to take the bags Beth Sell, while the Kirkwall ashore and dispose of them. lifeboat Margaret Foster is away Audrey Baird said: “Sailors south undergoing maintenance. and fishermen can access places The lifeboat arrived on scene at many others can’t, so there 4.35pm, and the crew attached a could be a great opportunity tow rope before beginning the slow here for more partnership passage back to Kirkwall in blustery working to help tackle the ‡ Local creel fisherman Donald conditions, with winds reaching marine pollution crisis. Hollyoaks takes the bags of litter near gale force at times. “It’s difficult to see how aboard his boat for disposal The boats berthed safely in badly affected the shore is from ashore. Kirkwall harbour just before ‡ Kingfisher arrives in Kirkwall after a seven-and-a-half-hour tow by midnight. the relief lifeboat Beth Sell. (Photo: RNLI/Graham Campbell) 8 NEWS Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews 17 September 2020 Civil servants step Renfrewshire provost lays claim to historic fishing rights down from Irish MCIB Renfrewshire’s provost Lorraine Two civil servants have resigned related equipment, and the Merchant Shipping Regulations Cameron set sail across the from the Marine Casualty competence of mariners. for conducting investigations into river Clyde at the end of August Investigation Board (MCIB), Confirming the resignations of marine casualties in Irish waters to carry out the traditional act following a European Court of both civil servants, the MCIB said and Irish-registered vessels. of casting the nets to maintain Justice ruling which found that it had been ‘advised that vacancies It is a non-prosecutorial body Renfrew’s fishing rights on the it lacked independence, reports will be filled in accordance with that does not enforce legislation, river. Lorna Siggins. standing government policy after and its investigations do not Due to current Scottish Ireland is not appealing the the introduction of legislation to apportion blame or fault. However, government guidelines, Provost recent EU court judgement, but it give effect to the recent decision of recommendations have regularly Cameron was unable to be is understood that the Irish state the European Court of Justice’. been made to the Irish minister for joined by Renfrew residents for is still liable for legal costs over its Ireland’s Department of transport. the traditional boat trip down decision to challenge the European Transport said it has ‘sought Almost 300 of its reports the Clyde, which takes place Commission’s issue with the legal advice on legislative and on commercial fishing and every three years. Instead, she board’s make-up. administrative options to address recreational casualties, and headed across the river solo on The EU had taken issue with the court findings and the incidents involving ferries, ships the Renfrew ferry. two of the five board members concerns of the EU Commission, and other vessels, have been made Provost Cameron said: “The being Ireland’s chief marine and is currently examining same’. public since its establishment 20 symbolic act of casting the ‡ Provost Lorraine Cameron surveyor and the Irish transport The EU court judgement was years ago. nets is a key part of Renfrew’s undertakes the Covid-secure department secretary-general’s published earlier this summer, Separately, Ireland’s police history, dating back hundreds casting of the nets from the nominee. two years after it initiated its case force, the Garda, says it is of years, and it was important Renfrew ferry. The EU said that the against Ireland over the MCIB’s ‘continuing’ a preliminary to myself and to the local responsibilities and activities of alleged lack of independence. examination into ‘allegations of community that the fishing by Queen Anne in 1703. both the Irish Department of It found that Ireland was ‘not misconduct in public office in rights continue to be preserved, However, Renfrew Town Transport and its Marine Survey fulfilling its obligations under relation to investigations into even when so much is disrupted Council failed to keep the rights Office (MSO) could conflict Article 8(1) of Directive 2009/18 the seafaring tragedies and the just now. on parts of the river owned by with the investigative tasks of the governing the investigation implementation of maritime safety “Thank you to the Renfrew Sir Michael Stewart because it board. of accidents in the maritime regulation’. ferry who were happy to take had not fished those areas for Seaworthiness of vessels is transport sector’. The Garda Press Office me across the river so the some years. examined by MCIB investigators, In its defence, Ireland argued said this was with a view to tradition could be upheld, and Since the rights were and the EU pointed out that the that the MCIB reports are determining ‘if a criminal to Howwood Fisheries for their restored, it has become the MSO holds administrative and independent. act has occurred where a kind donation of the salmon net. tradition to maintain them by enforcement functions in relation The MCIB is responsible under criminal investigation should be “It is disappointing that having the provost cast the nets to the seaworthiness of vessels, the Merchant Shipping Act and the undertaken’. I couldn’t invite Renfrew and haul them in every three residents along this year, but I years. hope that in three years’ time, A commemorative video is the event will be able to go being produced to showcase Changes to Irish Coast Guard VHF ahead in all its usual glory.” the casting of the nets by local King Robert III granted a filmmaker Paul Mothersole, charter to the community of featuring historic footage and channels to begin next month Renfrew detailing the right to interviews with members of the fish the river Clyde in 1396, local community. The video The Irish Coast Guard is has changed as upgrade work Carlingford, Wicklow, with a subsequent charter, will be released in the coming making necessary changes to the progresses, by broadcasting Mizen Head, Galway, Clew confirming the rights, granted months. working channels currently used on the channel that will be Bay, Donegal Bay, Galley Head, for communications with the changing in the days leading up Lough Ree and Lough Derg will public, reports Pauric Gallagher. to the switchover, on its social retain their currently assigned Survey underway for new subsea The changes are due to media accounts and on: gov. channel. amendments to transmitting ie and the Safety on the Water The changes will be as listed cable between Ireland and Iceland frequencies in the VHF website. below. maritime mobile band, which Offshore surveyor EGS is are harmonised internationally Site Radio call sign Current New channel conducting a marine route under the International channel survey for a proposed new Telecommunications Union. submarine communications Marine Notice no. 36 of 2020 Howth Hts Dublin Coast CH 83 CH 03 cable between Ireland and has been issued to notify all Guard Iceland, reports Pauric vessel owners and seafarers of Rosslare Hts Rosslare Coast CH 23 CH 05 Gallagher. the proposed changes. Guard The 61.1m RV Ridley Thomas The Coast Guard will be (callsign V7JK2) will survey upgrading radio equipment at Mine Hd Hts Mine Head CH 83 CH 03 within the Irish TS, Irish CZ a number of the VHF network Coast Guard and Irish EEZ along the survey remote locations prior to the Cork Hts Cork Coast CH 26 CH 02 centreline of the route. channel changeover at each site. Guard A 24/7 survey operation ‡ The proposed route of the new The changes to the working will take place, including the IRIS communications cable. Bantry Hts Bantry Coast CH 23 CH 05 channels will occur later this stern deployment of a sonar year following completion of the Guard towfish tethered with steel named IRIS, will be the fourth upgrades. Valentia Hts Valentia Coast CH 24 CH 62 cable at varying water depths to connecting Iceland to Ireland. Work is planned to start Guard collect geophysical/bathymetric The Department of Transport, in the week commencing 5 Shannon Hts Shannon Coast CH 28 CH 64 data. The survey work began Tourism and Sport has issued October and conclude in the Guard on 10 September and will be Marine Notice no. 37 of 2020 week commencing 14 December, completed by early November. to inform all vessel owners and but this may be impacted by Belmullet Hts Belmullet Coast CH 83 CH 63 The maximum water depth of seafarers of the details of the Covid-19 restrictions. Guard tow operations will be 1,500m. planned survey operations. Channel 16 will remain Clifden Hts Clifden Coast CH 26 CH 03 The sonar sensor will be towed RV Ridley Thomas will available at each remote site for Guard approximately 20-40m from the be restricted in its ability to distress, safety and calling and sea floor. Operations in water manoeuvre, and all vessels and will not be affected by these Malin Hd Hts Malin Head CH 23 CH 05 depths greater than 1,500m will fishing activities are requested changes. Channel 67 is also Coast Guard utilise hull-mounted equipment to maintain a 1nm closest point available when required, but Scalp Mountain Malin Head CH 85 CH 01 only. The total length of the of approach. may not be actively monitored at Coast Guard survey route within Ireland’s TS For all fisheries-related all times. and through to the boundary of queries regarding the survey The Irish Coast Guard will Glen Hd Hts Glen Head CH 24 CH 03 Ireland’s EEZ is approximately work, contact Jim McMahon at: inform the public that a channel Coast Guard 540km. [email protected] or on: +353 (0)1 The communications cable, 8536500. 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 9 Adapt and survive: Scottish seafood businesses share Covid strategies “The saving grace has been that over the last seven years we’ve focused on a live market. We’re ‘Queues of people’ happier working a quota for a premium price with a well-cared-for product on a shorter day, than for direct sales catching more than the market can Alistair Roberts of Brora few months. Even with two handle for poorer returns.” Fishing Company Ltd lands small boats, we’ve got lots Jamie McMillan is the owner of langoustines into Greenock. of ongoing costs between Loch Fyne Seafarms Ltd, a shellfish He said: “It was devastating insurance, pier dues and our six processing factory, and Loch Fyne when my two boats were tied men. Langoustines, which has three boats up at the start of the pandemic “It’s been a really difficult catching langoustines, razor clams for about five or six weeks. I’m time, but the loss of markets and king scallops in Tarbert, Loch also in the process of building a has made us consider Fyne. He received fisheries hardship new boat, so I’ve had to put this alternative ways of selling funding and funding towards the work on hold for now. our langoustines. Since June ‡ The Eilidh Anne GK 2, skippered by Ian Wightman, lands prawns at costs of his processing factory through “We were relatively lucky we have been selling directly Largs. the Seafood Resilience Fund. to be among the first to get to people in Greenock at He said: “Because we export into back at sea, because we had the James Watt Dock on a To mark Scottish Food and Drink abrupt stop, the grant (from the China, Hong Kong and Singapore, quota for langoustines from Thursday night. Fortnight (5 to 20 September), Scottish government Sea Fisheries just before Chinese New Year our our mother company in France. “It’s not something I would Marine Scotland talked to Scottish Intervention Fund) was quickly and markets crashed overnight. We We’re now back out fishing five have thought about before, seafood businesses who received effortlessly made available, helping completely lost Far East sales, but days during daylight hours. but it’s been an eye-opening Scottish government grant funding me to continue paying for services then, by 23 March, the pandemic During the summer it is really experience with people coming during the Covid-19 pandemic about like marina/berthing fees, insurances had reached Europe and the UK and long, long hours, but we need to us and telling us they can’t how this has helped them to weather and other expenses that seem we had to close our operations for six to make hay when the sun get langoustines like that the crisis. insignificant until your income has weeks. shines and get as much as we elsewhere. We’ve had queues Ian Wightman, who operates the completely dried up. “When we reopened, we actually can before the winter and the of people turning up, all just Eilidh Anne GK 2, lands prawns at “The grant eased a good deal of found that while we’d lost sales in hours close in. Even with this, through word of mouth and Largs. He said: “I could see what the mental torment that myself and the Far East, there was an increase we’re 50% down in our takings social media, and for three was coming, so thought I’d try and my family found ourselves under, in demand from fishmongers in the from last year. weeks in a row we completely use the opportunity to get things through no fault of our making. UK, because everyone was looking “Receiving the fisheries sold out. Going forward, it’s together to paint the boat and “About 95% of our market is in to buy local, and we increased our hardship funding has been a something we will definitely try utilise the downtime, but everything France, so my first week back was in fishmonger trade by about 20%. massive help over these last to keep on doing.” literally stopped overnight with the June. While I’m really happy things Over the period we also started a markets collapsing and the shipyard have gone back, we’re still down home-delivery service on the website completely shutting down. You 40% on where we would usually be. where people can do an online shop, a bit now, but we’re only running doors. There’s no getting away from always get peaks and troughs, but These are testing times, but I’m really which has been relatively popular. at 70% of what we were doing the fact that it helped us survive, this has been something I’ve never lucky that I’m able to be back out on “The biggest loss since March pre-pandemic. because even when the business is experienced before. a four-day week with quotas from my has been sales to wholesalers and “Without the hardship funding, shut, you’ve still got bills coming “As my business came to an buyer. restaurants. It’s starting to come back we would have had to close our through the door.” Productive meeting between New Irish system to improve compliance inshore groups and Sinn Féin The Sea-Fisheries Protection monitoring system and by buyers Authority (SFPA) is nearing on sales notes, allowing immediate The National Inshore renewable energy and MPAs, by buyers to the Irish Sales completion of its roll-out of a identification of inconsistencies, Fishermen’s Association stock and quota issues in the Note System, administered by major new IT system designed errors and missing information. (NIFA) and its sister group the herring fishery, loss of market the SFPA. Insufficient sales to support increased compliance The SFPA/FMC will follow National Inshore Fishermen’s access and profitability in the notes were the main reason for with sea-fisheries regulations. up on every detected failure. This Organisation (NIFO) have met brown crab fishery, and the applicants being unsuccessful, VALID, a fully automated cross- may include them contacting with representatives from Sinn EU-US trade deal removing US BIM has confirmed. check system, will automatically the master/owner and notifying Féin, including its spokesperson lobster import tariffs. A further issue discussed at verify data, including in real time. them of the action that they may on fisheries Pádraig Mac A major topic of discussion the meeting was the signing into The system will make it easier to be required to take. More serious Lochlainn, to discuss a range was the Covid-19 Temporary law, at the end of August, of a identify vessels with a higher risk failures may result in infringement of critical issues affecting the Fleet Tie-Up Scheme, which has penalty points system whereby of non-compliance, enabling the action being pursued. inshore sector, reports Pauric been described by fishermen as the SFPA can apply points to SFPA and its control partners, the Dr Susan Steele, chair of the Gallagher. an abject failure on almost every fishing licences for perceived Naval Service and the Air Corps, SFPA, said that the benefits of Rose Conway-Walsh TD level. The collapse of markets fisheries infringements before to focus resources on vessels and VALID will be felt across the from Mayo, Mairéad Farrell in mainland Europe and the Far due process has been carried fishing activity requiring more fishing industry. “The majority TD from Galway West, Pa Daly East saw the Irish government out. targeted inspections. The new of fishermen and buyers are TD from Kerry and Johnny implement a tie-up scheme After the meeting, a system applies to all Irish vessels compliant with the regulations, Mythen TD from Wexford also designed to assist in adjusting spokesperson for NIFA and fitted with an electronic recording filling out their logbooks and sales attended the lengthy meeting on the supply of fish coming onto NIFO told Fishing News: “Sinn and reporting system. notes correctly. The automated 1 September. depressed markets. Eligible Féin gave a commitment to VALID has been developed for system is enabling us to gather Topics discussed included vessels would be supported to do what they could to see that the SFPA and the Defence Force’s better information on where the economic impact of voluntarily tie up for one or two these issues are addressed in a Fisheries Monitoring Centre (FMC) there is a risk of non-compliance Covid-19 and the response months during June, July and meaningful manner. They also by the Department of Agriculture, with fishing regulations, thereby to date from the current and August. gave what we feel was a genuine Food and the Marine’s Information allowing us to target our resources previous Irish governments, the However, many U10 vessels commitment to help us address Management Team within the at those vessels and fishing proposed ban on pair-trawling have been refused access to any other issues going forward. current Integrated Fisheries activities that have a higher risk of inside the 6nm limit, and the tie-up scheme due to a “We look forward to working Information System. The SFPA non-compliance. the climate action plan. Also lack of sales notes – required with them going forward and FMC can now automatically “Going forward, VALID will discussed were competition to demonstrate a minimum of to ensure issues facing our cross-check data provided in the aid us as we work to deter and for space in inshore waters €5,000 in financial activity by members receive the attention electronic logbooks by the vessel detect any future illegal fishing with the expansion of offshore the vessel in 2019 – submitted they deserve.” master, by the vessel’s electronic violations.” 10 MOURNE HERRING FISHERY Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 17 September 2020 UNIQUE MOURNE HERRING SKIFF FISHERY Skiff fishing for Mourne herring using drift-nets on inshore grounds off the Co Down coast from harbours like Annalong and Kilkeel is one of the most traditional and unique fisheries in the UK. The historic importance of the skiff fishery is shown by the fact that a separate allocation is given each year specifically for Mourne herring in the Irish Sea (area VIIa). Countless fishermen have kick-started their careers by shaking Mourne herring out of drift-nets during what has typically become an intensive but extremely brief seasonal fishery. David Linkie looks back to October 2013 and a stand-out Monday night on Annalong skipper Peter Chambers’ 28ft boat Priscilla Jean N 50

‡ Ben Wortley lifts out lug stones while shooting the first train of drift- nets off the transom.

‡ Hauling well-fished nets on Katy’s Pride and William Alexander off Annalong. ‡ Shaking herring out of the net.

ecurely wedged into a Having been at sea for 14 hours, convenient corner, sitting on during which time the crew had Stop of a pond board aft, hauled and shaken 6.5t of herring avoiding nodding off proved too out of three trains of anchored strong to fight as Priscilla Jean drift-nets in less than ideal headed towards Kilkeel shortly conditions, this was totally before dawn with 40 crans of understandable, not least because herring onboard. Waking up a few they still had to box and land the minutes later, half expecting to night’s catch alongside Kilkeel find the crew laughing, it was a fishmarket shortly before 8am. relief to see that all but skipper Being able to witness the skiff Peter Chambers were also dozing, fishery was a unique and even though two were leaning fortuitous experience in which back uncomfortably upright timing was crucial, as the boats against the wheelhouse. were at sea for just five nights

‡ Priscilla Jean’s crew hard at it on a long night.

spread over a period of two weeks processing by local processors. teatime, there was just time to see of the year in early autumn. When favourable market and Priscilla Jean and William Although licences for the sea conditions coincided for the Alexander leaving the harbour and Mourne herring fishery issued by first time in the second week of pick up a key from the B&B before the former Department of October, fishing was only possible pulling up at Annalong harbour, Agriculture and Rural on one night before a northerly where Ashley Shields was waiting Development were available from gale meant an immediate stop. on Silver Darlings to run me off to 2 September, and some good Having kept a watchful eye on XC where the lights of four boats marks had appeared along the Weather, receiving a text saying could be seen clustered together a shore between Ballymartin and ‘The beginning of next week looks mile offshore. Annalong, inshore skippers had to like giving as good a chance as you The quickly arranged offer ‘to wait until local and visiting will get, but there are no cruise around the skiffs as they midwater trawlers finished guarantees’ led to a hasty ferry started hauling’ to get different landing Irish and Celtic Sea booking from Cairnryan to Belfast. photos was extremely welcome, ‡ The Annalong-based Priscilla Jean hauling herring drift-nets. herring into Ardglass for Arriving at Kilkeel on Sunday and once again highlighted the 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews MOURNE HERRING FISHERY 11

‡ Amazing Grace II working as a remote sonar to help locate and define a mark of herring.

sterling service, today they are from the favoured 18-score places for photographs. This was worked in a different manner, Scottish nets. The minimum mesh helped by the fact that Richard reflecting the inshore nature of the size permitted in the licence Hill on the 18ft Plymouth Pilot fishery. While still referred to as regulation is 54mm. Katy’s Pride N 38 and Ryan drift-nets, the Mourne herring nets Again relative to vessel size, Newell on the rebuilt traditional are fished with anchors ‘trammel’- skippers tend to rig a ‘train’ of Mourne skiff William Alexander B style. Drop or lug stones, usually gear with between four and six 48 had shot their nets less than house bricks, are attached to the nets, each of which is 36 yards two boat lengths apart, and were footrope at two-fathom intervals long. Smaller boats use just one therefore hauling closely parallel ‡ Setting the second set of nets from the middle pond. using half-fathom strops. These train, and bigger vessels two. to each other. are made from sisal twine, which Gauging the distance between the Both these boats, like Priscilla much appreciated help that Having shot an hour earlier, the in the event of the drop stones winkies, either when a train is Jean 100 yards to the east, were Fishing News regularly receives boats moved to pick up their coming fast when hauling, part fishing or when the nets are flaked hauling their nets for reasonable from the industry it represents. winkies to begin hauling shortly easily to prevent damaging the net. on the quay, gives an immediate amounts of herring. As a result, With a northeasterly force five after Silver Darlings arrived in the Rigged in this manner, the indication of the extremely less than two hours later, Silver wind, sea conditions were less vicinity. headline of the herring net stands small-scale nature of the gear Darlings and Harbour Lights than ideal for the job in hand, Although Mourne boats use around three to three and a half used, and therefore the fishery followed a well-fished Katie’s although the presence of a traditional nylon herring nets, fathoms high. itself. Pride into Annalong harbour, localised but dense mark of most of which were bought from Depending on the size of their With no buff or headlines to where a sizeable contingent of herring, standing six fathoms high Fraserburgh some 40 years ago boat, Co Down skippers use nets worry about on the surface, Ashley locals were waiting to watch in nine fathoms of water, provided and which, with annual that are either six or seven and a Shields skilfully manoeuvred Mourne herring being landed, motivation. maintenance, continue to give half score meshes deep, cut down Silver Darlings into some great such is the lure of the historic

‡ The first herring of the night start to come aboard… ‡ … before being shaken out of the net. ‡ Ready to haul the next section of net. 12 MOURNE HERRING FISHERY Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 17 September 2020 HISTORIC MOURNE HERRING FISHERY enerations of families Annalong harbour. community would be able to living in Co Down For a number of reasons, reap the benefit of this in years Ghave been supported stemming from a growing to come. to various degrees by the lack of interest due to a For four years after this Mourne herring fishery, which combination of factors – trip in 2013, a similar pattern for decades was successful including little financial reward, of short-lived herring fishing ‡ The traditional Mourne skiff Anna in the Mourne Maritime Centre and therefore of considerable the increasing availability of activity prevailed, when the at Kilkeel. socio-economic importance. RSW herring and a shortage various unpredictable factors Being a labour-intensive and of fish along the Mourne involved, including weather seasonal fishery that coincided shore, where shoals of conditions, fish location and with a quieter time on farms herring previously came in market opportunities aligned in the adjacent hinterland, the each autumn to spawn on the sufficiently to give a small- Mourne fishery shares many gravelly bottom – the fishery scale fishery for a few nights similarities with the previously died off coming into the 1990s. each year. important crofting fishery in During the next 15 years, very However, there has been the Scottish Highlands and few skippers spent any time no participation in the Mourne islands. looking for herring on the skiff fishery since 2017, Old ship’s lifeboats sourced shore, even though there were although herring continued to from Belfast and Dublin were increasing visual signs each appear off the Mourne coast frequently used alongside year. Only from 2007 onwards in late September and early traditional Mourne skiffs, did the fishery start to attract October. which were between 18 and an upsurge of interest from The main reason for this 35ft in length. some local inshore skippers, was that the local prawn Skiffs were traditionally as the traditional herring drift- and scallop fisheries were clinker-built, frequently using nets started to be hauled out reasonably buoyant, thereby iroko planking on oak ribs. of net stores in Annalong and minimising the incentive to rig ‡ Landing Mourne herring at Annalong. They were double-ended Kilkeel. out for a few nights’ work in a boats, with a low freeboard By this time, however, the highly labour-intensive fishery. for rowing, and rigged with a biggest obstacle was an acute Quotas and licences standing lug and jib sail for lack of quota. In 2012, the continue to be available for speed and ease of manoeuvre. failure to implement expected a traditional fishery to take a Older fishermen vividly swap deals resulted in the small percentage of the Irish recall more than 60 skiffs from annual quota of 30t being Sea herring stock, which Newcastle, Annalong, Kilkeel taken by local boats in just one is healthy and holds MSC and Greencastle bar on the night’s fishing. accreditation. northern shore of Carlingford Fortunately, the local POs At the time of writing this Lough participating in the were able to secure swaps feature, it was thought that Mourne herring fishery in the with Ireland that brought in an given favourable conditions, 1960s and 1970s. additional 100t of quota for the a couple of boats might shoot A succession of Mourne 2013 fishery. a few nets, with the intention skiffs, including William In recognition of the historic that any herring caught would Alexander, were built by John importance of the Mourne be sold to raise funds for Kearney in Annalong in the herring fishery to previous Covid-19 charities, in order early 1970s, before they were generations, members of the for the fishing community manhandled by local fishermen ANIFPO made a further 100t of Co Down to show their ‡ The Mourne mountains loom large over Priscilla Jean and William the relatively short distance of quota available for lease, appreciation for frontline key Alexander, berthed in Annalong harbour. downhill to be launched in in the expectation that the workers. fishery, which used to mean so along the shore for an hour as the Ltd in 2009. working in the vicinity. While still offshore than the previous night, much for previous generations. sea fell away. With no sonar, initial location of a couple of miles from where and that sea conditions were In the early hours of the next With a beam of 10ft and herring relies heavily on herring had been taken the probably workable – certainly by day, Priscilla Jean and William powered by a 67kW Beta Marine traditional signs of oil on the previous night, Ryan Newell the time it came to haul – Alexander landed a combined engine, Priscilla Jean was based on surface, water colour and bird reported the welcome news that assuming that the boats shot. total of 79 crans (12.8t) in Kilkeel a Cygnus GM 28 hull, moulded activity, together with reports William Alexander had found a Mourne skippers prefer to shoot harbour after a relatively short and and fitted out by G Smyth Boats during the day from potting boats good mark half a mile further on the edge of darkness, when successful night’s fishing, when each boat only shot each train of nets just once. A freshening northeasterly wind the following morning immediately cast doubts on the prospect of going off later that evening on Priscilla Jean, but Peter Chambers thought that conditions would quieten down. As the day wore on, the presence of gannets constantly diving to feed gave welcome signs of another night’s possible successful fishing. This thinking proved accurate, and after taking the nets, which had been hauled onto the quay that morning for cleaning, back ‡ Flaking the drift-nets down into onboard at 5pm, Priscilla Jean left the transom pond from the port ‡ The dense mark of herring that Kilkeel 30 minutes after William side, ready for shooting again the third train of nets was shot Alexander, before punching north ‡ Gilled silver darlings come to the surface. after the first haul. through shortly after midnight. 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews MOURNE HERRING FISHERY 13

‡ An encouraging sight. ‡ Hauling a well-fished section of drift-net. ‡ Up they come. herring tend to give a little bit of a the shoal of herring several times starboard side abaft the train, and fairly close to one of out of the net down into the main kick that can result in them until, with a clear pattern of wheelhouse, and therefore closer William Alexander’s two trains of central fish pond. On completion meshing well. The fish are also waypoints displayed on the to amidships than other boats nets. of this five- to 10-second liable to scare more easily if the Maxsea plotter, and Amazing participating in the Mourne Reasonably satisfied with the operation, the hauler was engaged nets are shot when there is still too Grace keeping station at the herring fishery, Priscilla Jean’s location of the nets in relation to again and the labour-intensive much light in the evening sky. southern end of the mark, skipper crew worked a spring or bush rope the marks, Peter Chambers headed process repeated. A subsequent update indicated Peter Chambers called for the to help haul the boat up to the for the lights of Annalong one and After three nets were hauled, that the mark was moving upwind winkie to be released, gear and take some of the weight a quarter miles to the west, where Priscilla Jean swung to the gear for unpredictably, although still giving followed by the leader rope and off the nets. The spring rope led two more crew were waiting to be a few minutes while an estimated good concentrations of herring the first anchor. through a small captive bracket picked up at the harbour. Shortly four crans of herring were scooped tight to the bottom. Tracking the As the first net started to run mounted forward on the gunwale after Priscilla Jean was alongside, towards two deck scuttles leading mark was helped by the fact that out of the aft pond across the rail before going on to the vessel’s where takeaways had been to the fish hold. On clearing the Joey Chambers had come out from transom rail, Ben Wortley lifted Hydroslave pot hauler. delivered, William Alexander left deck, hauling commenced again Annalong on Amazing Grace II to the neatly stored lug stones out to Having shot the first train of six the harbour to start hauling. with a similar quantity of prime serve as a remote sonar to help the the port side to ensure that the nets with the tide, skipper Peter In just over two hours since Mourne herring glistening in the two skippers at sea that night gear shot away cleanly. To Chambers immediately started being shot, the first net of the sea as they neared the surface. track the edges of the mark – starboard, Andrew Maybin tracking the mark again in night started to come aboard Given the density of the mark he which, although heavy, was no ensured that the headline corks preparation for shooting a second containing what at first sight had shot on, Peter Chambers was more than 150 yards across, and went away clear, while also tier of four nets. Twenty minutes appeared to be a reasonable slightly disappointed with the therefore called for accurate clipping a spring rope onto the later, the third winkie light of the showing of Mourne herring. The quantity of fish coming aboard. shooting. headline at each net joining. night was activated before being drift-nets on Priscilla Jean were Over on William Alexander, With the fish continuing to With the Rapp triple-roller dropped over the stern less than hauled with two crewmen skipper Ryan Newell reported that prove flighty, Priscilla Jean crossed pedestal hauler mounted on the 100 yards away from the first standing at the hauler, the forward they had hauled their first train of one of whom also periodically nets for a similar lower return hauled the spring rope. than possibly anticipated. This The nets were hauled across the suggested that the herring were beam by three men standing along moving sluggishly, and not the port gunwale taking handfuls swimming as strongly as they can of yarn. When a new section of net at certain times when tidal was lying across the beam, the conditions suit and natural hauler was stopped to enable the instincts determine, when bigger five crewmen to shake the herring numbers of fish can be meshed. In

‡ Crewmen on Priscilla Jean struggle to pull well-fished nets through the hauler. ‡ Mourne herring come over the hauler. 14 MOURNE HERRING FISHERY Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 17 September 2020

‡ The first four nets gave good fishing and yielded around 25 crans. other words, these were the typical mark was considerably longer central transom pond, ready for frustrations of passive fishing than the train of six nets. This shooting away again. compared to using mobile gear. offered greater leeway in terms of Good to go again, the train of Looking to shoot away for the when to start shooting away, six nets was shot away for the second time shortly before 11pm, which was a welcome bonus in second time at 11.30pm. As the Ryan Newell reported locating a view of the fact that Amazing second winkie was left astern, big mark of fish a quarter of a mile Grace had berthed in Annalong Peter Chambers turned Priscilla inside where the two boats had harbour for the night as the tide Jean to head back along the gear to shot earlier in the evening. ebbed. see how the nets were lying in Priscilla Jean’s Koden sounder Immediately on taking the last relation to the mark shown on the subsequently displayed this mark net, bridles and winkie of the first sounder. It was quickly apparent as standing nearly five fathoms train aboard, Priscilla Jean’s crew that the nets seemed to be well high in a water depth of seven and had started to overturn the gear placed in the middle of the mark, a half fathoms. Lining up the from where it had been stored in so things were looking good, as ‡ Andrew Maybin takes a well-earned breather while hauling the last intended shot indicated that the the port side pond aft to the long as the herring played their train of nets. MOURNE SKIFF WILLIAM ALEXANDER he traditional Mourne 1994. skiff is a large central fish skiff William Alexander The extent of the rebuilding hold, accessed through flush TB 48 was extensively work is shown by the fact that deck boards. This traditional refurbished and restored to in addition to fitting new frames arrangement gives the prime condition in 2009. throughout the hull, a new stem advantage of allowing herring to After it had been out of the head and apron were also fitted. be directly shaken out of drift- water for 15 years, during which New planks, fashioned from nets into the hold, from where time the hull quality deteriorated yellow pine and secured with they are easily accessed for considerably, to the point of 2,500 copper nails, were fitted boxing and landing in harbour. almost becoming derelict, while from the bilge keels up to the The only item that did not standing alongside Newry Road gunwale rail, which was also require significant attention was in Kilkeel, Gary Hill decided to renewed, as were the thwarts, the original Perkins 4236 diesel buy the hull from Michael Collins foredeck and deck boards. A engine, which kicked into life and rebuild it. new foremast and wheelhouse at the first attempt and is now Earlier, various shipwrights were also made. running as sweetly as ever. had more or less condemned In addition to their large William Alexander has an the skiff, which was built by carrying capacity, one of the LOA of 32ft, beam of 10ft 6in John Kearney at Annalong in key characteristics of a Mourne and a 3ft draught. 1973 for the Collins family of Kilkeel. After moving the skiff indoors, Gary Hill, who although a tradesman had no previous experience of boatbuilding, started to rebuild the skiff’s wooden hull, helped by his fellow non-experienced enthusiasts Leonard McCarvary and Billy Edmund, who previously owned the skiff Silver Spray. Less than 10 weeks after restoration work started, during which time the three men worked 430 hours, William Alexander, which is named after Gary Hill’s dad Alexander and late grandfather William, was ‡ Herring being hauled aboard William Alexander, as decades of refloated for the first time since tradition are maintained. ‡ Scooping herring through a scuttle down into the fish hold. 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews MOURNE HERRING FISHERY 15

‡ Hauling in progress on Priscilla Jean.

‡ The traditional Mourne skiff William Alexander hauling off Annalong. part. in the first few fathoms of the first well-deserved breather, after With low water less than 90 net was immediately apparent. The ensuring that the central reception minutes away, when the slack tide initial elation voiced by Priscilla pond over which the nets were and the first of the flood can Jean’s crew that their nets were shaken was cleared of herring by sometimes result in herring giving well fished was quickly tempered scooping them down into the hold an extra little kick, and the surface by the realisation that several hours through the deck scuttles. of the sea swathed in moonlight, it of hard work lay ahead. Seeing herring lying more than a was thought that the next two While all forms of fishing are foot deep repeatedly disappear off hours of soak time for the second demanding, for sheer intensity, the deck spoke volumes for the train would coincide with more skiff fishing, as experienced over size of the fish hold on a 28ft boat, than favourable conditions. the next three and a half hours, is which was eventually filled with ‡ Katy’s Pride and William Alexander hauling in close proximity. Priscilla Jean’s second train of undoubtedly strongly placed on 30 crans (4.8t). nets proved to be slightly lighter the leaderboard. Hopefully the photographs land the night’s catch two boxes at that had grown quickly fell away, fished than the first, as a result of Although only 36 yards long, the accompanying this feature a time, from which the herring enabling Priscilla Jean and William which an estimated 12 cran (2t) of first net yielded around seven illustrate the exhilaration and were immediately transferred into Alexander to leave Kilkeel herring were lying in the hold crans of herring, which after intensity experienced while bins for filleting by Kilkeel harbour on the flood tide. shortly after 1am. Clearly, considerable strenuous effort hauling more than 30 crans (5t) of Kippering Company Ltd, located Although the skippers searched considerable work lay ahead for came over the hauler like a solid herring from six nets better than just a few hundred yards from the along the shore for several hours, the remainder of the night. cascade before being shaken from any words can. point of landing. the marks of spawny herring Although the second train of the net. With limited deck space to Shortly after 6am, Peter The weather-dependency of the appeared to have been broken up nets was quickly laid aft ready for work in, clearing the well-fished Chambers opened a scale- fishery was highlighted the by the seas, with the result that shooting again, skipper Peter nets was almost as physically splattered wheelhouse door and following night, when the boats neither boat shot. Chambers was reluctant to do so, demanding as bringing them set a course for Kilkeel, six miles were kept in harbour by force six This brought home just how in case the nets fishing in the big onboard. The need to stop hauling distant to the south. to seven southeasterly winds. With fortuitous the timing had been mark yielded large quantities of at one and a half fathom intervals On berthing alongside the the wind coming round to the land that made my 600-mile round trip fish. Reports from William meant that almost as soon as the fishmarket, the crew started to the following afternoon, the sea fully worthwhile. n Alexander of heavy nets confirmed lads at the hauler managed to gain the wisdom of this precautionary some momentum on the net, it course of action, with Peter was immediately lost due to the Chambers opting to have a look at need to stop and shake. the first net, which had been Shortly before the first net was fishing for little more than one aboard, a well-fished William hour, before deciding what action Alexander steamed past on her to take. way into Kilkeel, before landing In struggling to pull the nylon 40 crans (6.5t) of herring. bridles through the pedestal hauler, At the joining of each net, the considerable weight of herring Priscilla Jean’s crew took a

‡ Starting to box and land herring after Priscilla Jean returned to ‡ The finished product – filleted Mourne herring, processed for export by Kilkeel Kippering Company within Kilkeel harbour at dawn. hours of being caught. 16 A TRAWLERMAN’S REMINISCENCES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 17 September 2020 THE FINAL CHAPTER: SERVICE ASHORE A TRAWLERMAN’S REMINISCENCES – PART 12 The 12th and final article by Hull skipperWilliam Oliver, first published in 1953/54. All photographs courtesy ofAlec Gill

fter my illness and aborted vessel. Naturally, the smaller trip in the Brimness in vessels would have the smallest AJanuary 1939, I thought quota. To get round this, some my services as a skipper would firms owning smaller vessels had no longer be required. But I them lengthened, thus getting was wrong, for when I was a larger quota, and incidentally convalescing, Mr Oddsson came indirectly breaking their own to see me and asked if I would ruling. The Rifsnes was one take Rifsnes H 451 when I was of these, and from having the fit. I was very pleased to agree, smallest quota in the company as I felt I had let him down badly. she would, when lengthened, I went skipper of Rifsnes late in have the largest. What a game it February 1937, and am glad to all is, this fishing! say that we did very well in her. We carried on in the Rifsnes My last fishing trip until the end of November I remained ashore from October 1937, my last trip being from until March, and made no efforts the White Sea, when we made to get a ship until then. Then about £1,400. I had three trips I was sent for by Mr Walton ashore and sailed again in her (Marine Steam Fishing Co), who in late February 1938. We did asked me to take Runswick Bay very nicely, two of our best trips H 33 to Iceland, and we sailed in that spring grossing roughly about 16 March, 1939. We made £1,500 and £1,600. Our earnings a few decent trips in Runswick were comparatively good until and two poor ones. October, when Rifsnes was In July we learned, while at scheduled to be altered at sea, that the Admiralty were Smith’s Dock Co. We made a taking over many of our first- very poor last trip from the White class cruiser-stern trawlers for Sea, for markets were at rock work with the Navy. This, then, bottom and several hundred kits I thought, is it. I had been on ‡ Runswick Bay heads out into the river Humber from Hull’s St Andrew’s fish dock on a trip to Iceland. of haddocks were unsold. the verge of packing up sea for Skipper Oliver made one of his final trips as a trawler skipper in Runswick Bay in 1939. I decided to stay ashore some time – now the decision and await developments. I was was to be taken out of my bungalow on the main Hull to so in March I sent a letter to the East Yorkshire Motor Services still losing weight, having lost hands. Withernsea road at Ryehill, 12 Admiralty offering my services as a petrol clerk. This was in over three and a half stone in On my return on 30 July, I was miles east of Hull, and my wife in any capacity they could be August 1941 (five months after a little over 12 months. Then informed that the government and I had just got settled in there made useful. I was too old to be giving up the bungalow and there was the political situation, had taken over Thornwick when war was declared. accepted in the minesweeping returning to Hull), and I stayed from which it seemed obvious Bay H 226, our newest vessel I was now convinced that I service, but I heard from the at the EYMS garage for a year. to me that we should be at and senior skipper’s ship, and should take no more part in our Admiralty, who asked me to go Then I was transferred to Anlaby war again very soon unless a that he wanted mine. I had no industry, and made preparations to Port Edgar, on the Firth of Common EYMS Engineering miracle happened. So I made alternative but to hand over, and to live as cheaply as possible. Forth, for a medical examination Depot as records clerk. My no immediate plans to go to sea so on 30 July I landed my last Many fishermen were joining which, should I pass, would duties were light and easy, the again. voyage in a trawler. I never went the RNR to man the trawlers mean an appointment as a pay very small, but it occupied Because of the enormous fishing again, though I had not taken over by the Admiralty. By skipper in Boom Defence. I my mind. I prefer not to dwell quantities of fish which had quite finished with the industry. the end of 1939, some trawlers regret to state that I was rejected on the war years with the blitz – been caught and landed in 1937, During August, more vessels had been fitted out with a gun as being unfit owing to my they are too well remembered by owners had made some drastic were taken over and sent to as defence against submarines, defective lungs and respiratory everyone. policy alterations. They decided various ports for reconditioning and vessels were proceeding system, so I had no alternative By 1942, several old ships that 25% of the vessels should as naval vessels. I took two to sea again to fish in convoys. but to return home again. had been bought by trawler be laid up, and the crews paid ships away for P&H to be But as the war progressed, more owners, and fishing started off. The Gamecock fleet had reconditioned, the Lord Lloyd and more trawlers were taken Wartime jobs again in a very primitive way. been disbanded in 1936 with a H 263 to Sunderland and the over, until by the middle of 1940 The war dragged on and I was Through, I believe, the influence consequent loss of employment Lord Hailsham H 82 to West there were none left in Hull. still doing nothing, so in June of Mr Owen Hellyer, several by their personnel. Hartlepool. Towards the end Continued inaction was 1941 I registered for National large trawlers (French and The large distant-water of August, when the Germans beginning to get on my nerves, Service, and took a job with the Dutch) had been requisitioned, trawlers then operating were, invaded Poland, owners sent out and a carrier system was by the owners’ agreement, an urgent signal for all trawlers operating between Hull and restricted to landing only a now at sea to return to port, Iceland which, together with proportion of their carrying as war was inevitable. For a the Iceland-owned vessels, capacity, such proportion being time, all fishing from Hull was kept up a small supply of fish to based on the length of the at a standstill. I had bought a the market. Some of the small English-owned trawlers sailing to Iceland were very old, and in my opinion every credit is due to those skippers and crews who manned them to and from Iceland during the usual winter gales. Several were lost, both by bad weather and enemy action. In January 1944, I was still records clerk at EYMS, but heartily sick of a clerical life and determined to make a move. I had recently taken an afternoon off to attend the funeral of one of my old skipper friends, W ‡ Marine Steam Fishing Co’s newest vessel Thornwick Bay was one Martin, at the Fishermen’s ‡ Runswick Bay converted for minesweeping duties during the of the many trawlers commandeered by the Admiralty in 1939 for the Bethel. I met a lot of my old Second World War. war effort. friends, and we got together 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews A TRAWLERMAN’S REMINISCENCES 17 afterwards to have a good yarn about fishing. This decidedly unsettled me in my clerical job, and on 26 January, 1944, after a disagreement with my boss, I rushed out of the office for good. I was notified by the Ministry of National Service that I had committed ‘industrial misconduct’ by not requesting permission to leave, and they ordered me back to serve the requisite seven days’ notice. I did not return, but told the ministry that I intended to go back fishing. I heard no more about it. After a few days, I went down ‡ Lord Hailsham, later converted for naval duties at West Hartlepool, to St Andrew’s Dock again. is seen here in the river Humber, with the tender Charles Ayre in the What a change! Except for foreground. one or two naval trawlers, the ‡ The crew of the Thornwick Bay show off a big halibut, in 1936. dock was empty. The centre matter. I was again approached, to them. I am afraid that in my of the North Sea Market was and asked if I would take on early months in this position completely smashed in by a this job if I were nominated. By I had more sleepless nights landmine. I went to see my this time, I was getting tired of and worries than ever I had as former boss, Mr Walton, and manual labour, and I consented. skipper of a trawler. But I did the explained where I had been A ballot was held, and I was job for nine years, and I hope during the past four years. He nearly unanimously elected, that I have helped to serve the told me that he had bought a so I gave Mr Walton notice and industry which I have known for small trawler and required some arranged that as soon as he could 50. practical man to fix nets for her get a man to fill my place, I should It has been sad, in some and supervise things generally leave. ways, to retire, and it is sad when she was in dock. Did I I became secretary of HTOG to come to the end of these know of anyone who would do on 12 November, 1945, and reminiscences, but if others this, or would I care for the job as many readers may know, have got as much enjoyment myself, until such time as some have only just left [in 1954]. It out of reading them as I did in more trawlers returned, when is a curious coincidence that I writing them, then the task will he expected I would want to go ‡ In 1939, after making his last trip as a skipper, William Oliver started my active career as a have been well worthwhile. n to sea again? took Lord Lloyd (pictured) to Sunderland and Lord Hailsham to West shareman in the Marine Steam So, on 8 February, I returned Hartlepool to be converted for naval duties. Fishing Co as mate of Cavalier Skipper Oliver was awarded once more to St Andrew’s H 544 in 1904, and finished my the OBE in 1955 for Services to Dock, this time as net fixer and Serving the industry see responsible ministers in active career as a shareman in the Fishing Industry. He died in storeman and, indeed, as an In May 1945 came peace, and connection with the industry. But the same company as skipper of 1959, aged 74. ‘odd jobber’ for anything which many of our skippers were I declined, as I did not think any Runswick Bay in 1939. might be required in connection being demobilised. A few of useful purpose could be served I now found myself more with trawlers in dock. At first I them got together at the end by my presence, owing to my deeply involved in the fishing found the work very hard, but of that month and decided age. industry than ever I was as a I soon found my way about to hold a meeting, with the I remained at the Marine practical seagoing fisherman. and life became much easier. I intention of reviving the old Hull Steam Fishing Co until October With the coming of peace and carried on in this job into 1945. Trawler Officers’ Guild (HTOG), 1945, and had quite given up consequent demobilisation Some of the larger trawlers which was the representative the idea of going to sea again. of the sharemen, all coming were now beginning to return organisation for the share Meanwhile, the guild had been back to the industry, drastic to the industry, and I made fishermen of Hull, and which reformed with Skipper J Ellis as changes had to be made. I am several tentative enquiries as to had remained dormant during president and F Whiteley and F afraid I had not taken this into the chance of obtaining one as the war years. I was invited to Norton Snr as vice-presidents. account when I accepted the skipper, but I did not meet with attend, as I had always been an Then the whole project hung position. The Essential Works much encouragement. Probably enthusiastic member in pre-war fire, as they could not fix on a Order Trawler Pool system the owners thought I was too years, had been a committee practical man as secretary to had just come into force and I old, and I didn’t tackle the man and had served on several negotiate between them and had not taken much interest in situation seriously. deputations to London to owners in any controversial it, believing that as I was not intending to return to sea, it would not affect me. But when I became secretary of the guild, I found it affected me quite a lot, and I had to learn as much as I could about it as quickly as ‡ Boom defence vessels laid and possible. maintained steel anti-torpedo and There was a great scarcity of anti-submarine nets during the trawlers and an overwhelming Second World War. Skipper Oliver surplus of sharemen, and some applied to work on boom defence of them were extremely anxious vessels, but was turned down for about what was going to happen health reasons.

‡ The wartime crew of the Hull trawler Lord Lloyd. ‡ Lord Hailsham in her wartime camouflage colours. 18 NEWS Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews 17 September 2020 Seafood Cluster collaboration creates new customers ventures of this kind creating more Cardigan Bay Fish to create this year-round for a variety of fish and opportunities for the public to buy opportunity, and we’d like to extend shellfish. and enjoy a range of fantastic, fresh it and work with more Welsh Their award-winning St Welsh produce. This not only boosts fishermen.” Dogmaels-based enterprise is also a local economies but also supports Chris has created an online shop, stalwart of local produce markets, our ambition for a greener Wales The Fish Shack, and orders have where customers flock to buy dishes with shorter supply chains and also come in via social media, email created by Mandy. healthier seas. I hope more people and telephone. So when the opportunity came to across Wales will seek out and Through The Fish Shack’s van, work with Vin Sullivan in reaching support them as well as our other Chris and his team have always new customers, the couple got top-class Welsh food businesses.” provided a valuable service to many onboard. Restaurant wholesaler Vin retired and elderly people via the Mandy said: “We’ve known Chris Sullivan Foods Ltd, based in local weekly food markets in South at Vin Sullivan for a while, but when Blaenafon, has been serving the East Wales such as Abergavenny, lockdown came he approached hospitality sector with a wide variety Pontypool and Newport. us to join their new venture. Now ‡ Vin Sullivan Foods Ltd’s general manager Chris Parker has been working of food and drink since 1960. Being able to offer these they have been coming down here closely with the Seafood Cluster to help Welsh seafood reach more However, when the lockdown came especially loyal customers superb weekly for more of our live lobster customers. into force in March, the company locally caught Welsh seafood is a and crab, as well as our potted crab saw its orders collapse. privilege, said Chris. “It has been a and mackerel pâté.” Seafood from West Wales is being “Coming together to create “Ninety-nine percent of our learning curve for us, as we’ve not Passionate about encouraging served in East Wales thanks to a new selling opportunities is trade went overnight,” said general been used to dealing with customers more people to enjoy Welsh seafood, recent partnership between two obviously good for the profile of manager Chris Parker. “The in this way. But since Covid-19, Cardigan Bay Fish is also spreading food businesses. Welsh Seafood and those whose restaurants closed, and also local people are looking to buy from the message by sporting the Welsh Working together, Torfaen livelihoods depend on a ready fishmarkets.” smaller producers and outlets, and Seafood and More to your Door restaurant wholesaler Vin Sullivan market for their catch. Vin Sullivan’s is known for our onsite shop is proving popular.” signage. Foods Ltd and Pembrokeshire “The past six months have been the quality of its seafood, and the Find out more at: vinsullivan. “Being part of the cluster has seafood business Cardigan Bay Fish particularly difficult and challenging company was one of the first inland com and: fishshack.co.uk helped our business and enabled have succeeded in boosting their for the fishing industry, and as wholesalers to gain the Seafish Collaboration comes naturally us to build on our relationship with businesses by generating a host of a cluster, we have been working Processors Award. So it was natural to Cardigan Bay Fish, with owners Vin Sullivan. It is good too that new customers. closely with many businesses to find that thoughts turned to how Welsh Len and Mandy Walters involved in more Welsh seafood is staying in With support from the Wales ways to mitigate the market effects seafood could still be made available a number of initiatives to highlight Wales, and is being sold in the home Seafood Cluster, the two enterprises of Covid-19.” to customers. the Welsh seafood industry and market.” are now delivering seafood to Part of the work to promote As one of the first people in the quality and abundance of the Find out more at: customers across South East Wales. Welsh Seafood includes the creation the UK to be awarded Master catch. Len and their son Aaron fish cardiganbayfish.co.uk The Wales Seafood Cluster is a of magnetic ‘Welsh Seafood and Fishmonger status, Chris also Cywain-led project that encourages More to your Door’ signage that can wanted to do something to help and facilitates collaborative working be attached to delivery vehicles. Welsh fishermen who were among businesses and individuals in The eye-catching design struggling to fill the gap left by the the seafood sector. highlights the #WelshSeafood collapse of their export markets. Owen Haines, Seafood Cluster and #SupportLocalSupportWales He said: “The idea was to help manager (South Wales) said: messages promoted by Cywain, as as many fishermen as possible, and “Collaboration is at the heart of the well as the ‘Port to Plate’ project, we’ve been working on ideas with Seafood Cluster, and we hope more launched by Menter a Busnes in Owen at the Seafood Cluster. The fishing and seafood enterprises February, to carve out a distinct cluster has also provided us with will join together to build new, identity for seafood products from initial packaging and Welsh Seafood sustainable markets for their Wales. signage for our delivery vans. produce. Lesley Griffiths, the Welsh “The home deliveries took off, “I’m delighted that by working minister for environment, energy and now with restaurants reopening together, Vin Sullivan and Cardigan and rural affairs, said: “Over the we are selling three times the Bay Fish have been able to tap into last few months we have seen amount of Welsh lobster and crab as a new customer base that is eager to people increasingly buy local, we had done previously. ‡ Branded Welsh lobsters are part of the recently launched #WelshSeafood buy Welsh seafood. with innovative and collaborative “We’ve been working with and #SupportLocalSupportWales promotional activities. SUBSCRIBE TO TODAY

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Find us on Twitter Join the nd us on Join in the conversation £3.25 Fishing News group 26 July 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews TRANQUILITY FISHING FEATURE 9 Fishing News group 8 TRANQUILITY FISHING FEATURE Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 26 July 2018 £3.25 28 November 2019 – follow this link Issue: 5491 @YourFishingNews £3.25 1 4 5 December 2019 TRANQUIL FIRST TRIP FOR TRANQUILITY Issue: 5492 fishingnews.co.uk 14 November 2019 http://on.fb.me/fishingnewshttp://on.fb.me/ shingnews Join the THE NEW WHALSAY FLY-SHOOTER TRANQUILITY LK 63 FISHED HER MAIDEN Issue: 5489 Fishing News group TRIP LAST MONTH, IN THE BURRA HAAF ON THE WEST SIDE OF SHETLAND – follow thisthis link There was a tangible buzz of anticipation as the crew gathered in Tranquility’s forward messdeck a few minutes into a Saturday 17 April 2015 £2.99 Visit us online for morning, in preparation for the start of their maiden trip, reports David Linkie £3.25 news, features and http://on.fb.me/fishingnewshttp://on.fb.me/ shingnews Find us on Twitter Tranquility heading in to land at nostalgia Scalloway, with Fitful Head in the 14 November 2019 distance, after a two-day maiden Courageous Courageous approaches Symbister harbour for the first time after trip in the Burra Haaf. Issue: 5489 ACCESS QUESTIONS DODGED being bought by a youthful Whalsay partnership (Photo courtesy £3.25 Join in the conversation Ivan Reid) 17 April 2015 £2.99 28 November 2019 TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT U10 E-CATCH ROLL-OUT Issue: 5491 @YourFishingNews at WhalsayTURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT TOUGHER DISCARDS POLICING £3.25 TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT 5 December 2019 Issue: 5492 fishingnews.co.uk 5 1: Taking the end buoys onto the net drum, before clipping in the Courageous approaches Symbister harbour for the first time after port rope. New 14.65m crabber Dalwhinnie arrives at Stonehaven Courageous being bought by a youthful Whalsay partnership (Photo courtesy 2: Hauling the wings of the net onto the starboard drum. A large number of Whalsay residents ACCESS QUESTIONS DODGED 3: The Burra Haaf delivers yet again. The new Stonehaven crabber Dalwhinnie A 913 was New Brixham beamer launched in Holland Ivan Reid) braved gales force winds and driving 4: John Johnson prepares to release the codline. given an early opportunity to prove her seakeeping The hull of the new Brixham beam trawler Georgina TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT 5: Another haul of prime-quality whitefish, caught less than 15 Skipper Ian Mathieson berthed sleet toof welcomeLadram BM the 100 latest was addition lifted into the water at Ibis miles from harbour. U10 E-CATCH ROLL-OUT 6: Fishroom man Robbie Jamieson weighing cod released from qualities during the 700-mile delivery passage from at Whalsay Margaret of Ladram sets new Brixham record Dalwhinnie in Stonehaven harbour for to the local fleet, the 26.5m whitefish TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT Tranquility’s automated VCU catch-handling system… Kilkeel to Aberdeenshire, reports David Linkie. Shipyard, Burgum on 31 October, before being pushed the first time last week following a trawlerthrough Courageous the Prinses LK 470, Margriet into canal to Den Oever, 7: … before adding it to the vessel’s catch-management system. Skipper Ian Mathieson reported that the vessel TOUGHER DISCARDS POLICING New 14.65m crabber Dalwhinnie arrives at Stonehaven 8: The first box of fish in Tranquility’s fishroom. stormy delivery trip from Kilkeel. Symbister harbour for the first time at 9: The first day’s work nears an end. handled extremely well when crossing the Irish Sea in where the 35.25m vessel will be completed by main TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT The new Stonehaven crabber Dalwhinnie A 913 was the beginningcontractors of this Luyt month, BV, reports reports given an early opportunity to prove her seakeeping 2 … on first trip back after Rugbya SE forceWorld 6-7, before steaming Cup from Kyle of Lochalsh David Linkie Skipper Ian Mathieson berthed . qualities during the 700-mile delivery passage from David Linkie. Dalwhinnie in Stonehaven harbour for The Waterdance -owned beamer Margaret of Ladram E to Cape Wrath in a heavy northerly swell. Of 8.70m beam and a moulded depth of 5.2m, Kilkeel to Aberdeenshire, reports David Linkie. The occasion was given added A largeNew number of Whalsay Brixhamresidents beamer launched in Holland the first time last week following a 6 8 Georgina of Ladram was designed by Luyt BV Skipper Ian Mathieson reported that the vessel Margaret of Ladram leaves Brixham Powered by a Doosan V158TI main engine driving braved gales force winds and driving stormy delivery trip from Kilkeel. 199 broke the Brixham record landing for a single trip last significance by the fact that Courageous The hull of the new Brixham beam trawler Georgina handled extremely well when crossing the Irish Sea in , auctioned on the market fishmarket after landing her record- in collaboration with Marimecs Marine Design & sleet to welcome the latest addition a SE force 6-7, before steaming from Kyle of Lochalsh ith the summer solstice wheelhouse equipment, before month when 7.5t of Dover sole has been bought by four young Whalsay of Ladram BM 100 was lifted into the water at Ibis Margaret of Ladram sets new Brixham record less than two weeks calling Lerwick port control for floor by Brixham Trawler Agents, grossed £125,630. breaking catch. Engineering for Waterdance Ltd. to the Shipyard,local fleet, Burgum the 26.5m on 31 whitefishOctober, before being pushed to Cape Wrath in a heavy northerly swell. Waway, the ‘simmer dim’, clearance to leave harbour, as the fishermen, skipper Ian Shearer (24), Powered by a Doosan V158TI main engine driving for which Shetland is renowned, crew prepared to throw the ropes Margaret of Ladram skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie Georgina of Ladram is the second new fishing trawlerthrough Courageous the Prinses LK 470, Margriet into canal to Den Oever, meant that the sky over Lerwick off. engineer Malcolm Reid (24) Christopher … on first trip back after Rugby World Cup was still grey, rather than jet Ten minutes later, the flash of – whose son Luke plays rugby for England and Exeter vessel to be built for Waterdance by Luyt BV, which Symbisterwhere harbour the 35.25m for the vessel first willtime be at completed by main black. Bressay lighthouse slipped astern Bow view of Irvine (19)earlier and this James year delivered Johnston the (18), 14.95m in vivier-crabber David Linkie. The Waterdance-owned beamer Margaret of Ladram E After Chris Shearer started to port as Tranquility headed due Chiefs – turned the boat around and went straight back the beginningcontractors of this Luyt month, BV, reports reports 199 broke the Brixham record landing for a single trip last Tranquility’s Mitsubishi S6U south, parallel to the east coast Dalwhinnie, Margaret of Ladram leaves Brixham Bow view of (680kW @ 1050rpm) main engine, of Shetland, retracing the route partnershipNichola with of LadramLHD Ltd. E 1. David LinkieOf 8.70m. beam and a moulded depth of 5.2m, month when 7.5t of Dover sole, auctioned on the market Dalwhinnie, the sound of which was barely driven four hours earlier on the to sea, without even waiting to see what his record catch which is based fishmarket after landing her record- floor by Brixham Trawler Agents, grossed £125,630. which is based discernible in the wheelhouse, way north from Sumburgh airport With anThe average Luyt group age willof just now 21 begin years, installation of TheGeorgina occasion of was Ladram given was added designed by Luyt BV breaking catch. had made. on a Buccaneer on a Buccaneer skipper Stuart Anderson to Lerwick. the newGeorgina partnership of Ladram’s is probably engineroom one of and deck significancein collaboration by the fact with that Marimecs Courageous Marine Design & Margaret of Ladram skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie carried out a quick check of the Fishing News had been unable The record-breaking trip was his first after returning 46 hull, fitted – whose son Luke plays rugby for England and Exeter 46 hull, fitted 3 the youngest on record for this class of has beenEngineering bought by for four Waterdance young Whalsay Ltd. out by G Smyth out by G Smyth Chiefs – turned the boat around and went straight back from watching Luke Cowan-Dickie play for England fishermen,Georgina skipper of Ian Ladram Shearer is the (24), second new fishing to sea, without even waiting to see what his record catch Boats. Boats. vessel. during the recent Rugby World Cup in Japan. engineervessel Malcolm to be builtReid for (24) Waterdance Christopher by Luyt BV, which had made. 7 Skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie said: “I’ve been The four partners have all been The record-breaking trip was his first after returning 9 crew membersAn unusual on localview ofwhitefish Georgina boatsof Ladram passing over a dual carriageway while Irvine (19)earlier and this James year delivered Johnston the (18), 14.95m in vivier-crabber from watching Luke Cowan-Dickie play for England managing my sole quota and my days at sea for the since leavingbeing school,towed to with Den IanOever. Shearer partnershipNichola with of LadramLHD Ltd. E 1. during the recent Rugby World Cup in Japan. past 11 months, just so I could try and break this record. With anThe average Luyt group age ofwill just now 21 begin years, installation of Skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie said: “I’ve been aboard Defiant, Christopher Irvine on managing my sole quota and my days at sea for the I found this little patch of good fishing just before the Georgina of Ladram’s engineroom and deck Tranquility, Malcolm Reid with Arcturus the new partnership is probably one of past 11 months, just so I could try and break this record. World Cup started, but I was unable to fish it because the youngest on record for this class of I found this little patch of good fishing just before the ‡ … before starting to run the port rope. and James Johnston on Guardian World Cup started, but I was unable to fish it because of bad weather. I obviously couldn’t miss the chance to vessel. to be in Whalsay the previous as the skippers and crew finished presented a unique opportunity Angell before this boat was renamed The four partners have all been of bad weather. I obviously couldn’t miss the chance to weekend, when Tranquility arrived rigging out their new boat at too good to miss, providing travel watch my son playing in the World Cup, so I was keeping ‡ The 35.25m beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 in the Prinses Margriet canal, en watch my son playing in the World Cup, so I was keeping a 1,350mm-diameter propeller through a PRM 4.17:1 of Kilkeel, Dalwhinnie features a number of interesting home from Denmark, where the Lerwick. arrangements could be made. Courageous. An unusual view of Georgina of Ladram passing over a dual carriageway while seine-netter was built to a new in- A WhatsApp message on The tight timescale meant that my fingers crossed while I was away watching Luke crew members on local whitefish boats my fingers crossed while I was away watching Luke reduction gearbox, Dalwhinnie used just 1,700 litres of ideas in line with the owner’s requirements, including a route to Den Oever for completion by Luyt BV. (Photos: Rienk Nadema) being towed to Den Oever. fuel during the three-day trip. refrigerated 130-box-capacity dry hold. house design by Vestværftet ApS Thursday morning – “We’re going the usual overnight ferry was Continued on Page 5 since leaving school, with Ian Shearer that no one else would find it. After being in Japan for at Hvide Sande (Fishing News, 28 aff shortly after Friday midnight, not an option, but fortunately that no one else would find it. After being in Japan for so long, I ended up spending a small fortune, so I really Based on a Buccaneer 46 hull and built to a high Further details of Dalwhinnie will be included in June), so alternative options were with a 95% chance of landing on Loganair still had seats available so long, I ended up spending a small fortune, so I really aboard Defiant, Christopher Irvine on needed to land this catch! level of specification and finish by G Smyth Boats Ltd Fishing News soon. ‡ Magnus Polson putting the dahn away… discussed with Stuart Anderson Sunday. There’s a bed for you” – on the last flight of the day from machinery. This will include an ABC Tranquility, Malcolm Reid with Arcturus needed to land this catch! ‡ The 35.25m beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 in the Prinses Margriet canal, en “Many people don’t realise that this was a sustainable vessel of this size, we are setting a new catch. I have my sole quota, which is based on what can “Many people don’t realise that this was a sustainable a 1,350mm-diameter propeller through a PRM 4.17:1 of Kilkeel, Dalwhinnie features a number of interesting 745kW main engine, a 3,200mm-diameter and James Johnston on Guardian route to Den Oever for completion by Luyt BV. (Photos: Rienk Nadema) propeller and an electrically powered standard. We have worked transparently Angell before this boat was renamed be sustainably caught, given to me in January every year. catch. I have my sole quota, which is based on what can reduction gearbox, Dalwhinnie used just 1,700 litres of ideas in line with the owner’s requirements, including a and together with Waterdance from the It is then down to me to manage my yearly quota how I fuel during the three-day trip. refrigerated 130-box-capacity dry hold. 10-drum winch manufactured by the yard. Courageous. vessel of this size, we are setting a new want throughout the year. Because of 15 years of careful Shetland team effort nd us on be sustainably caught, given to me in January every year. initial concept phase to offer a design that Continued on Page 5 machinery. This will include an ABC management, the sole population off Brixham has been Jacoline Luijt of Luyt BV said: “We are standard. We have worked transparently Join the Based on a Buccaneer 46 hull and built to a high Further details of Dalwhinnie will be included in 745kW main engine, a 3,200mm-diameter increasing year on year. Fishing News group It is then down to me to manage my yearly quota how I meets their expectations.” – follow thisthis linklink very pleased with the collaboration with and together with Waterdance from the assists Rosebloom £3.25 “This record wasn’t just broken by me. It was a team the massive financial investment put in from the vessel’s 14 November 2019 http://on.fb.me/fishingnewshttp://on.fb.me/ shingnews level of specification and finish by G Smyth Boats Ltd Fishing News soon. Issue: 5489 want throughout the year. Because of 15 years of careful Scheduled for completion in 2020, propeller and an electrically powered initial concept phase to offer a design that The Avoch-owned and to sea through the north Waterdance. As with Nichola of Ladram, effort and the result of years of hard work, right from owners at Greendale, to all my crew and shore support 17 April 2015 £2.99 FAL 10-drum winch manufactured by the yard. Peterhead-based 28m pair- entrance at around 1am, management, the sole population off Brixham has been Georgina of Ladram is the first new beam meets their expectations.” staff, as well as the team at Brixham who sold the fish for C Courageous approaches Symbister harbour for the first time after Courageous hie seiner Rosebloom INS 353 shortly after high water. being bought by a youthful Whalsay partnership (Photo courtesy this demonstrates Luyt’s capacity to F Jacoline Luijt of Luyt BV said: “We are Ivan Reid) : ‘Te us to be able to break the record.” increasing year on year. LL trawler of its class to be built for the UK Scheduled for completion in 2020, was successfully refloated and Weather conditions were U10at Whalsay E-CATCH ROLL-OUT the massive financial investment put in from the vessel’s MPs TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT develop tailor-made solutions. We look The 33m beam trawler Margaret of Ladram has been “This record wasn’t just broken by me. It was a team since the Colne Shipping Company Ltd very pleased with the collaboration with Georgina of Ladram is the first new beam towed a short distance into calm with light winds and a owners at Greendale, to all my crew and shore support the jewel of the Greendale fleet since the Exeter-based A largeNew number of Whalsay Brixhamresidents beamer launched in Holland forward to seeing our joint vision come Lerwick by the local harbour moderate sea swell, with the braved gales force winds and driving Waterdance. As with Nichola of Ladram, The hull of the new Brixham beam trawler Georgina sleet toof welcome Ladram BM the 100latest was addition lifted into the water at Ibis effort and the result of years of hard work, right from took delivery of the 42.35m St Anthony LT trawler of its class to be built for the UK company bought her from Belgium in 2012. Her new to the Shipyard,local fleet, Burgum the 26.5m on 31 whitefish October, before being pushed staff, as well as the team at Brixham who sold the fish for tugs Knab and Kebister, in air temperature just above trawlerthrough Courageous the Prinses LK 470, Margriet into canal to Den Oever, into service. With the construction of a this demonstrates Luyt’s capacity to Symbisterwhere harbour the 35.25m for the vessel first timewill be at completed by main owners carried out an extensive refit, including a new main the beginningcontractors of this Luyt month, BV, reports reports David Linkie. freezing. David Linkie. MPssince the Colne Shipping Company Ltd a highly co-ordinated and Of 8.70m beam and a moulded depth of 5.2m, Find us on Twitter 1005 in 1999. LL TheGeorgina occasion of was Ladram given was added designed by Luyt BV us to be able to break the record.” significance by the fact that Courageous : ‘Tedevelop tailor-made solutions. 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Her new has broken our longstanding Brixham port record for fish at Lerwick for consignment pull Rosebloom clear of the aboard Defiant, Christopher Irvine on assists Rosebloom ACCESS QUESTIONS DODGED Tranquility, Malcolm Reid with Arcturus and James Johnston on Guardian TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT to Peterhead, Rosebloom soft contoured skerry proved Angell before this boat was renamed ‡ The 35.25m beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 in the Prinses Margriet canal, en landed, with a value of £126,000. Not only is Adam a very Right: Margaret of Ladram skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie... route to Den Oever for completion by Luyt BV. (Photos: Rienk Nadema) CFP’ Courageous. owners carried out an extensive refit, including a new main F Continued on Page 5 The Avoch-owned and to sea through the north o Fishing News machinery. 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Continues on page 2 ‡ (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) Jacoline Luijt of Luyt BV said: “We are meets their expectations.” Peterhead-based 28m pair- given an early opportunity to prove her seakeeping Rosebloom is towed into harbour by the Lerwick Port Authority vessels Knab and Kebister. we w Skipper Ian Mathieson berthed qualities during the 700-mile delivery passage from very pleased with the collaboration with Scheduled for completion in 2020, Dalwhinnie in Stonehaven harbour for Kilkeel to Aberdeenshire, reports David Linkie. Waterdance. As with Nichola of Ladram, Georgina of Ladram is the first new beam the first time last week following a Skipper Ian Mathieson reported that the vessel don’t just happen overnight – this is the result of years of FAL ChieF: ‘TethisLL demonstrates Luyt’sMPs capacity to trawler of its class to be built for the UK been skippered by Adam Cowan-Dickie since 2015. stormy delivery trip from Kilkeel. develop tailor-made solutions. We look since the Colne Shipping Company Ltd seiner Rosebloom INS 353 shortly after high water. handled extremely well when crossing the Irish Sea in forward to seeing our joint vision come took delivery of the 42.35m St Anthony LT Fishermen’s Association Ltd Chairman calls on fishing industry to put pressure on MPsa SE force 6-7, before steaming from Kyle of Lochalsh into service. With the construction of a 1005 in 1999. to Cape Wrath in a heavy northerly swell. investment and hard work from everyone involved in the Carter, who farm at Ladram Bay and Greendale, and Barry Young, managing director of Brixham Trawler Powered by a Doosan V158TI main engine driving we wAnT ouT oF CFP’ Margaret of Ladram was successfully refloated and Weather conditions were HYGIENICAwards 2020 FURNITUREnow AND EQUIPMENT industry. is named after their late mother Margaret Carter. 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Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. Orkney skipper Angus Sinclair “It is difficult to put into Andrew Noble can be and bought a smaller boat, words the connections that can contacted at: a.noble624@ which he has named Skipinnish be felt with a boat, but I hope btinternet.com Lass. the song, written for Steptoe Dawn Treader, which has the and his family, goes some reputation of being the most way to reflect the significance photographed fishing vessel of the Dawn Treader leaving on the west coast of Scotland, Tobermory. features on the cover of ‡ Skipper Alisdair MacLean on Dawn Treader OB 461. “It gives me a huge sense Skipinnish’s last two albums, in of pride that he will name his two of its music videos and on Skipinnish songwriter Angus boat, and on anchor in the new boat the Skipinnish Lass. most of its merchandise. MacPhail writes on Facebook: corner of Gott Bay. Myself Whatever far-off anchorage my Built for Alisdair MacLean by “As I refer to in the third verse and my father came alongside father is in, he will be smiling John Gaff of Girvan in 1988, of this song, I remember clearly on the Skipinnish Maid, and with pride at that.” Dawn Treader was sold at my first time onboard when I Steptoe gave us a tour of his ‘The Dawn Treader’s ‡ The mystery harbour that the start of the summer, but was nine years old. Steptoe new vessel. Farewell’ is on Skipinnish’s Andrew Noble is asking Fishing only departed for Orkney on 3 was over at Tiree only a few “Dad had always held the Facebook page at: facebook. News readers to identify. September. weeks after he had got the MacLean family in the highest com/Skipinnish 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 21 PORTS & PRICES WEEK OF TWO HALVES AT PETERHEAD After a slow start to the week, when 80p-£1.70 and round haddock £1-£1.15. ling, 149 boxes of hake, 128 boxes of boxes of hake, 316 boxes of squid, 255 £6.85, megrim 75p-£8.25, plaice 90p- 6,649 boxes of whitefish were landed for Gutted whiting were at £1.60-£2.95 squid and 57 boxes of megrim. boxes of flatfish, 249 boxes of monkfish, £2.55, coley £1.20-£1.55, ling £1.60-£2, the opening two markets at Peterhead, and round whiting £1.30-£1.80 per kg. The 6,812 boxes sold last Thursday 136 boxes of ling and 30 boxes of megrim. hake £2.35-£6.55 and squid 55p-£8.15 supplies doubled with 13,433 boxes Monkfish sold at £2.40-£4.40, lemon morning on Peterhead market came Last Thursday morning at Peterhead, per kg. being sold on Wednesday and Thursday sole £1.50-£4.50, megrim £1.20-£8.65, from 14 boats, Harvest Hope, Summer large and medium gutted haddock made Forty-six boats and 28 consignments morning, reports David Linkie. hake £1-£5.65, ling £1.80-£3, plaice Dawn II, Golden Gain, Phoenix, Helenus, £3-£4.65 per kg, selected £3.10-£5, contributed to last week’s four-day total of All selections of whitefish attracted £1.10-£2.40, coley £1.10-£1.50 and Jubilee Quest, Crystal River, Faithful, small £2.40-£4.05, chippers £1-£3.10, 20,092 boxes on Peterhead market. This keen levels of interest from buyers, squid 85p-£9.40 per kg. Zenith, Shekinah, Jolanna M, Vision IV, metros 50p-£1.25 and round haddock tally included 7,194 boxes of haddock (947 ensuring firm prices. Across the four The following morning, six boats, Boy John and Rosebloom, together with 50p-£1.05. Large cod sold at £4-£5.15 rounders), 3,202 boxes of whiting (2,442 days, cod sold at up to £6.25, selected Havfjord, Forever Faithful, Castlewood, nine consignments. This sale, the largest per kg, sprags £3.45-£6.25, medium ungutted), 2,688 boxes of cod, 1,835 haddock £5.70, round haddock £1.45, Attain II, Sunrise and Artemis, together of the four days, included 2,639 boxes of £4.45-£5, selected £4.05-£4.35 and boxes of coley, 980 boxes of squid, 863 gutting whiting £3.25, monkfish £4.55, with eight consignments from Asteria II, gutted and 188 boxes of round haddock, small £4.15. Monkfish sold at £2.85- boxes of monkfish, 716 boxes of flatfish, ling £2.75, lythe £5.10, lemons £10, Shaulora, Transcend, Prosperity, Chloe 814 boxes of whiting (693 rounders), 709 £4.85, gutted whiting 70p-£1.10, round 670 boxes of hake, 451 boxes of ling and hake £6.45 and line-caught mackerel Ella, Just Reward, Conquest and Stella boxes of coley, 695 boxes of cod, 375 whiting 50p-£1.30, lemon sole £1.50- 298 boxes of megrim. £1.80 per kg. Maris, landed 1,972 boxes. Tuesday’s Fourteen boats, Tranquillity, Jubilee tally, the smallest of the first four days Spirit, Atlantic Challenge, Valhalla, of last week, included 378 boxes of Aquarius (FR), Ceol-na-Mara, Celestial gutted and 354 boxes of round haddock, Dawn, Shalanna, Courage, Aquarius 375 boxes of whiting (284 rounders), II, Deeside, Ellorah, Guiding Star and 309 boxes of cod, 218 boxes of squid, Guiding Light, plus six consignments, 63 boxes of hake, 52 boxes of coley, contributed 4,677 boxes to the first 40 boxes of monkfish, 36 boxes of market of last week at Peterhead. flatfish, 28 boxes of ling and two boxes Monday’s sale included 1,815 boxes of megrim. of gutted and 405 boxes of round Another 12 boats, Opportune, haddock, 475 boxes of whiting (311 Tranquillity, Ocean Bounty, Achieve, rounders), 337 boxes of monkfish, 318 Tranquility, Opportunus IV, Fladda Maid, boxes of squid, 219 boxes of cod, 209 Ocean Endeavour, Victory Rose, Our boxes of megrim, 184 boxes of coley, 115 Lass III, Renown and Caledonia III, plus boxes of flatfish, 105 boxes of ling and five consignments from Boy Andrew, 83 boxes of hake. Fruitful Bough, Just Reward, Chloe Ella At the start of last week at Peterhead, and Girl Julie, contributed 6,631 boxes large cod sold at £4.05-£5.30 per kg, to Peterhead market last Wednesday medium £3.65-£4.10, selected £2.80- morning. This tally included 1,538 boxes £4.15 and small £2.40-£3.15. Large/ of whiting (1,154 rounders), 1,465 boxes medium gutted haddock made £3-£4.15, of cod, 1,415 boxes of gutted haddock, selected £3.40-£5.40, small £2.50- 890 boxes of coley, 310 boxes of flatfish, ‡ The Fraserburgh pair-seiners Golden Gain, Phoenix and Helenus landing for Thursday’s market at £4.50, chippers £1.10-£2.75, metros 237 boxes of monkfish, 182 boxes of Peterhead. (Photo: Ryan Cordiner) CONSISTENT WHITEFISH ACTIVITY IN SHETLAND BRIXHAM SEES SETTLED WEATHER AND STEADY SALES Twenty-one boats landed 2,027 boxes in Shetland last £4.07, saithe £2.39, squid £9.70, turbot £14.24, gutted A steady week at Brixham saw projected sales Lemon sole averaged £11/kg for 1s and 2s, Monday morning, before 1,112 boxes came from 14 boats on whiting £3.58 and round whiting £1.72 per kg. for the full week in the region of £800,000. £9.20 for 3s and £2.20 for 4s. Prime lobsters Tuesday for the smallest market of the first four days of last There was a good supply of line-caught bass were £18 and large £17. Mackerel was £7 for week. Five boats put 1,633 boxes ashore on Wednesday, and a steady supply of hake from Newlyn, 1s and 2s and £4 for 3s. followed by 1,402 boxes from 13 boats on Thursday, while cuttles were appearing on the market in Monkfish 1s averaged £9.50, 2s £9.20, 3s bringing the four-day total to 6,174 boxes from 53 boats. increasing quantities. Settled weather meant £8.80, 4s £8.50, 5s £7.50 and 6s £5.60. Grey At 65,767 kg (including 39,110kg of rounders), whiting led that the day-boats were out every day. mullet 1s and 2s were £3.50. Red mullet sold the way over the first four markets of last week in Shetland, Over the first four markets last week, bass at £11.80/kg for 1s, £9 for 2s and £2 for 3s. followed by haddock (44,250kg, of which 3,184kg were fetched £11.10 for 2s, £10 for 3s, £9.50 for Octopus averaged £2.15. ungutted), cod (19,814kg), saithe (16,593kg), mackerel 4s and £8.50 for 5s. Blondie wing 1s were Plaice 1s averaged £4.80/kg, 2s £3.80, (11,720kg), monkfish (8,306kg), megrim (6,266kg), ling £3.50, 2s £3, 3s £2.80 and 4s £2/kg. Black 3s £3.40, 4s £2.20 and 5s £1.50. Pollack 1s (5,367kg), hake (5,766kg), plaice (2,781kg) and lemon sole bream made £9.50 for 2s. Size 1 brill averaged and 2s were £5.90, 3s £4.80 and 4s £2.50. (2,180kg). £12.50/kg, 2s £8.20, 3s £7.80, 4s £7 and 5s Sand sole 1s were £9/kg and 2s £5.80. Large The best prices over the first four markets of last week £3.80. scallops were £7.50 and small £4. Dover sole included cod at £5.92 per kg, gutted haddock £5.31, round ‡ The inshore boats Faith Emily and Lowra Cod made £7 for 1s and 2s and £6 for 1s averaged £16.70/kg, 2s £14.80, 3s £15.80, haddock 48p, hake £6.50, lemon sole £10.88, ling £2.06, May landing line-caught fish at Lerwick. (Photo: 3s. Coley 1s and 2s were £4, and 3s £2.80. 4s £15.70, 5s £12.70, 6s £11.60, 7s £9.80, mackerel £1.51, megrim £9.43, monkfish £4.54, plaice Sydney Sinclair) Conger 1s were £2.20, 2s £2 and 3s £1.50. 8s £9.20, 9s £8 and 10s £5. Squid 1s were Cuttlefish averaged £2.35 for 2s. Size 1 dabs £10.50 and 2s £8. were £3.50 and 2s 20p. John Dory 1s were Thorny wings averaged £1.90 for 2s and BUSY START TO WEEK AT NEWLYN £11.80/kg, 2s £10.80, 3s £7.80 and 4s £6.20. 3s and £1 for 4s. Tubs were £3/kg for 1s and Three beamers and inshore boats 2.4t from the inshore and hand-line saithe, 0.2t squid and 0.5t of whiting. Red gurnard 2s made £2. £1.90 for 2s. Turbot averaged £25.20/kg supplied Monday’s auction at Newlyn fleet. Top species were 0.2t of John Notable high prices from the morning Haddock 1s were £4.50, 2s £3.20 and 3s for 1s, 2s £22.20, 3s £17.80, 4s £14.80, 5s with 15.9t. Top-volume species were Dory, 0.8t mackerel, 0.4t megrim sole were N1 plaice £4.49/kg, N3 pollack £1.50. Hake made £5.20 for 1s, 2s, 3s and £11.80 and 6s £9.20. Size 1 whiting averaged 0.1t of bass, 0.1t brill, 1.5t Dover sole, and 0.1t of monkfish. Demand was £5.77/kg and LM mackerel £4.79/kg. 4s, £5 for 5s, £4.50 for 6s and £2.50 for 7s. £2.80/kg, 2s £1.60, 3s 80p and 4s 45p. 0.4t haddock, 0.3t John Dory, 0.6t again good for all species, although One beamer and inshore boats lemon sole, 1.7t mackerel, 4.6t megrim prices had dropped slightly from the landed 6.9t for Thursday’s sale. sole, 2.8t monkfish, 0.2t octopus, 0.3t previous day’s due to high volumes of Contributing to the day’s volume were plaice and 0.4t of whiting. Demand for fish throughout Europe. 0.4t of Dover sole, 0.2t haddock, MODEST VOLUMES AT LOWESTOFT all species was good throughout the A volume of 8.7t was up for auction 0.1t John Dory, 0.4t lemon sole, 0.3t The fishmarket at Lowestoft was a little quieter than the previous week, with fewer boats supplying morning, and some good prices were on Wednesday. Notable high volumes mackerel, 1.5t megrim sole, 0.8t slightly less volume. Dover sole remained the main species at the auction, and prices for the best achieved. Most notable were N3 bass were 0.3t of Dover sole, 0.2t John monkfish, 0.1t plaice and 0.9t of seen were £2 lower than the week before, at £18 per kg. The high price seen for bass, on the other £13.69/kg, N1 John Dory £13/kg and Dory, 0.4t lemon sole, 1.7t mackerel, pollack. Demand was still good, but hand, increased by £1 to £13, and prices for skate were unchanged at a healthy £3 per kg. Line- N1 megrim sole £6.90/kg. 0.3t megrim sole, 0.8t monkfish, 0.1t prices had dropped slightly when caught mackerel were seen on the market for the first time this year, with good prices of £4 seen for On display for Tuesday’s sale was octopus, 1.2t plaice, 0.5t pollack, 0.3t compared to the beginning of the week. the larger sizes, down to £1 for the smaller ones. 22 PORTS AND PRICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 17 September 2020

PETERHEAD, WEEK Avg Max Max, Max, mth HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m BRIXHAM, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr NEWLYN, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr TO 9 SEPTEMBER price/kg price/kg wk ago wk ago TO 10 SEPTEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago 10 SEPTEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago 10 SEPTEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago Catfish £2.34 £2.56 £2.63 £3.65 Catfish (1) 251 £6.14 £5.28 £4.70 Bass (1) 291 £14.26 £16.46 £18.33 Bass (3) 47 £13.39 £13.61 £16.10 Bass (4) 88 £12.27 £11.52 £13.79 Cod (A1) £5.25 £6.01 £6.16 £4.89 Cod (0) 613 £7.01 £6.14 £5.28 Bass (2) 576 £11.06 £15.55 £17.53 Bass (5) 54 £10.91 £10.96 £12.06 Cod (A2) £4.84 £5.41 £5.83 £4.85 Cod (1) 1,935 £7.39 £6.53 £5.33 Bass (3) 1,126 £9.84 £12.83 £15.39 Blonde Ray (L) 670 £1.55 £0.73 £2.54 Cod (A3) £4.54 £4.88 £5.21 £4.15 Cod (2) 5,290 £6.67 £6.24 £4.96 Bass (4) 2,015 £8.41 £10.47 £11.84 Blonde Ray (M) 558 £1.29 £0.59 £2.05 Cod (A4) £4.04 £4.06 £4.19 £3.64 Cod (3) 7,910 £5.30 £4.69 £3.60 Bass (5) 1,403 £7.33 £9.96 £10.73 Blonde Ray (S) 91 £0.47 £0.68 £1.14 Brill (1) 13 £11.38 £11.20 £11.80 Cod (A5) £3.76 £4.00 £3.95 £3.13 Cod (4) 7,697 £4.09 £3.67 £3.33 Brill (1) 517 £12.19 £11.76 £12.66 Brill (2) 56 £11.66 £12.07 £11.87 Haddock (A1) £4.55 £4.63 £4.94 £3.51 Cod (5) 3,441 £3.36 £3.30 £2.97 Brill (2) 617 £8.13 £8.16 £8.52 Brill (3) 136 £8.99 £8.02 £9.14 Haddock (A2) £4.18 £5.16 £5.36 £3.54 Haddock (1) 7,680 £2.83 £2.69 £2.68 Brill (3) 1,001 £7.59 £7.34 £8.08 Brill (4) 49 £8.30 £8.32 £7.59 Haddock (A3) £4.00 £4.81 £4.72 £2.84 Haddock (2) 6,361 £2.14 £2.16 £2.02 Brill (4) 803 £6.58 £6.97 £6.48 Brill (5) 4 £5.46 £4.75 £6.14 Claws (9) 45 £4.21 £4.39 - Haddock chippers (A4) £2.52 £3.44 £2.93 £1.47 Haddock (3) 596 £1.40 £1.20 £1.34 Brill (5) 135 £3.53 £3.20 £3.64 Cod (3) 14 £5.00 £6.50 £6.17 Haddock metros (A4) £1.54 £2.27 £1.60 £0.66 Hake (0) 11,874 £6.27 £6.21 £4.74 Cock crabs 287 £5.04 £5.03 £4.98 Cod (4) 81 £6.20 £1.50 £2.86 Hake (A1) £6.41 £7.20 £5.85 £5.19 Hake (1) 13,656 £5.37 £5.02 £3.73 Cod (3) 15 £6.60 - £4.28 Cod (5) 7 £1.71 £1.00 £3.27 Hake (A2) £4.77 £5.72 £5.17 £4.64 Hake (2) 23,225 £3.79 £4.33 £2.41 Conger (1) 313 £1.94 £2.02 £1.33 Conger Eels (1) 41 £0.20 - £0.47 Cuckoo ray (L) 23 £1.40 £0.40 £1.31 Hake (A3) £3.38 £4.04 £4.01 £3.96 Hake (3) 4,946 £2.56 £2.55 £1.69 Conger (2) 134 £1.91 £2.17 £1.16 Cuckoo ray (M) 586 £0.65 £0.52 £1.10 Hake (A4) £3.04 £3.43 £2.99 £2.02 Lemon sole (1) 73 £6.74 £7.82 £6.16 Conger (3) 283 £1.19 £0.69 £0.40 Cuckoo ray (S) 156 £0.27 £0.32 £0.49 Lemon sole (A1) £7.95 £8.69 £11.36 £7.05 Lemon sole (2) 215 £7.99 £6.03 £5.10 Cuttlefish (1) 28 £2.78 £4.44 £2.71 Cuttlefish (L) 43 £2.23 - £3.01 Lemon sole (A2) £4.13 £5.14 £7.81 £6.23 Lemon sole (3) 176 £2.93 £2.27 £2.38 Cuttlefish (2) 25,765 £2.34 £2.40 £2.70 Cuttlefish (S) 19 £1.87 - £2.56 Dover sole (1) 94 £15.17 £15.99 £17.75 Lemon sole (A3) £1.77 £1.93 £2.50 £1.68 Ling (1) 975 £2.83 £2.14 £2.39 Dogfish 9,404 £0.25 £0.25 £0.25 Dover sole (2) 242 £14.39 £15.71 £17.75 Ling (A3) £2.22 £2.29 £2.50 £2.06 Ling (2) 1,068 £2.93 £2.44 £2.09 Gurnard (2) 177 £1.97 £3.40 £3.36 Dover sole (3) 615 £14.75 £16.28 £17.09 Megrim (A1) £3.90 £5.48 £7.42 £1.87 Ling (3) 1,325 £2.14 £1.71 £1.92 Gurnard (4) 11,873 £0.47 £0.56 £0.61 Dover sole (4) 782 £11.37 £13.52 £14.05 Megrim (A2) £2.26 £4.35 £5.89 £2.82 Megrim 152 £2.77 £4.26 £1.53 Haddock (1) 91 £4.36 £3.92 £3.68 Dover sole (5) 404 £9.64 £9.78 £10.18 Megrim (A3) £2.28 £2.95 £4.58 £2.29 Haddock (2) 486 £2.71 £1.77 £3.49 Grey mullet (2) 11 £1.79 £1.95 £4.26 Monkfish (1) 1,483 £4.56 £4.51 £4.71 Grey mullet (3) 16 £1.77 £2.42 £3.00 Megrim (A4) £0.65 £0.65 £1.33 £0.40 Monkfish (2) 2,995 £4.76 £4.58 £4.86 Haddock (3) 2,455 £0.59 £0.27 £1.28 Gurnard and latchet (L) 60 £2.35 £3.09 £4.30 Megrim (A4) £2.86 £2.86 £3.79 £1.60 Monkfish (3) 1,805 £4.64 £4.46 £4.96 Hake (1) 21 £5.57 £0.20 £3.80 Gurnard and latchet (M) 171 £1.30 £1.07 £2.86 Monkfish (A1) £4.09 £4.09 £4.32 £4.39 Gurnard and latchet (S) 855 £0.85 £0.82 £0.64 Monkfish (4) 1,086 £4.21 £3.98 £4.91 Hake (2) 90 £5.12 £4.86 £3.80 Monkfish (A2) £4.45 £4.57 £4.29 £4.66 Hake (3) 133 £5.13 £5.68 £3.81 Haddock (1) 79 £4.79 £4.30 £4.38 Monkfish (5) 312 £2.85 £2.20 £2.98 Haddock (2) 260 £4.75 £4.12 £4.76 Monkfish (A3) £4.35 £4.40 £4.99 £4.42 Plaice (1) 1,024 £3.99 £3.59 £3.37 Hake (4) 526 £5.08 £5.82 £3.77 Haddock (3) 259 £3.88 £3.06 £4.64 Monkfish (A4) £4.23 £4.27 £4.09 £4.44 Plaice (2) 1,330 £4.71 £3.19 £3.33 Hake (5) 1,704 £5.29 £5.94 £3.61 Haddock (4) 98 £0.95 £0.31 £0.85 Monkfish (A5) £3.25 £3.60 £3.29 £4.16 Haddock (5) 23 £0.73 £0.40 £0.95 Plaice (3) 3,836 £3.28 £1.99 £2.60 Hake (6) 5,464 £4.48 £4.68 £3.10 Plaice (A2) £2.22 £2.73 £2.66 £3.11 Hake (7) 5,444 £2.14 £2.05 £2.37 Hake (4) 4 £5.40 £4.00 £3.46 Plaice (4) 7,857 £1.83 £1.75 £2.22 Hake (5) 38 £4.50 £3.60 £2.68 Plaice (A3) £1.60 £2.10 £1.90 £2.23 Pollack (2) 580 £5.79 £5.55 £5.31 Hen crabs 996 £1.87 £2.13 - Hake (6) 52 £3.60 £3.09 £2.09 Plaice (A4) £1.32 £1.43 £1.81 £1.48 Pollack (3) 2,144 £4.87 £4.75 £4.40 John Dory (1) 110 £11.70 £11.46 £14.35 John Dory (1) 28 £12.72 £12.02 £12.42 Pollack (A2) £5.12 £5.12 £5.28 £4.30 John Dory (2) 227 £10.55 £11.12 £13.69 John Dory (2) 226 £10.84 £10.89 £13.65 Pollack (4) 404 £4.37 £4.24 £3.56 Pollack (A3) £4.20 £4.20 £4.50 £4.22 John Dory (3) 552 £7.85 £7.87 £10.78 John Dory (3) 433 £7.52 £8.65 £10.05 Saithe (1) 4,747 £1.59 £1.52 £1.75 John Dory (4) 145 £5.84 £7.34 £7.74 Round Haddock £0.83 £0.90 £1.11 £0.56 Lemon sole (1) 145 £10.78 £9.83 £10.16 Saithe (2) 13,293 £1.43 £1.48 £1.71 John Dory (5) 84 £8.46 £4.12 £3.25 Whiting (A1) £3.26 £3.26 £2.59 - Lemon sole (2) 222 £11.17 £9.26 £10.75 Saithe (3) 24,827 £1.52 £1.42 £1.62 Lemon sole (1) 144 £10.15 £7.73 £10.28 Whiting (A2) £2.34 £2.89 £2.74 £1.90 Lemon sole (3) 643 £8.04 £7.26 £10.11 Lemon sole (2) 145 £10.14 £8.79 £10.20 Saithe (4) 11,714 £1.47 £1.11 £1.52 Whiting (A3) £2.20 £2.72 £2.02 £1.52 Lemon sole (4) 2,007 £2.01 £1.91 £2.38 Lemon sole (3) 342 £7.96 £8.11 £9.50 Squid 1,779 £4.36 £4.35 £4.10 Lemon sole (4) 611 £2.10 £2.37 £2.28 Whiting (A4) £1.64 £1.75 - £1.05 Lemon sole (5) 1,052 £0.52 £0.48 £0.52 Turbot (0) 19 £26.50 £24.49 £19.95 Lemon sole (5) 244 £0.48 £0.41 £0.53 Whiting (round) £1.25 £1.49 £1.73 £0.93 Line mackerel (1) 8 £5.78 £6.15 £4.47 Turbot (1) 64 £16.75 £21.03 £15.34 Ling (L) 14 £2.28 £1.30 £2.40 SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Line mackerel (2) 16 £6.74 £5.87 £3.23 Ling (M) 170 £1.19 £2.50 £2.54 Turbot (2) 51 £17.04 £17.25 £13.65 TO 10 SEPTEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago Line mackerel (3) 70 £3.28 £3.33 £1.39 Mackerel (LM) 343 £4.18 £4.81 £2.91 Turbot (3) 151 £10.80 £11.21 £10.45 Mackerel (M) 2,027 £1.66 £3.27 £1.21 Catfish 2,288 £0.62 £1.18 £3.22 Lobster 156 £16.96 £17.67 £14.34 Turbot (4) 142 £4.71 £4.42 £4.90 Mackerel (S) 2,171 £0.45 £0.44 £0.51 Cod (2) 26,553 £1.02 £2.49 £3.96 Monkfish tails (1) 248 £9.10 £8.80 £10.86 Megrim (1) 200 £6.92 £5.54 £6.12 Whiting (2) 392 £1.99 £0.00 £1.45 Cod (3) 12,717 £1.15 £2.36 £3.63 Monkfish tails (2) 906 £9.37 £9.11 £11.07 Megrim (2) 627 £5.97 £4.26 £5.50 Witch (1) 230 £6.49 £6.96 £3.73 Cod (4) 5,982 £1.14 £2.05 £2.98 Monkfish tails (3) 1,572 £8.88 £9.11 £10.73 Megrim (3) 878 £4.65 £2.94 £4.26 Witch (2) 617 £4.57 £3.06 £2.33 Megrim (4) 1,249 £3.43 £2.05 £3.37 Cod (5) 2,453 £1.24 £1.87 £2.66 Monkfish tails (4) 2,162 £8.48 £8.64 £10.36 Witch (3) 742 £1.20 £1.03 £0.94 Megrim (5) 1,707 £2.38 £1.62 £2.40 Cod (6) 239 £1.51 £1.77 £2.65 Monkfish tails (5) 1,711 £7.30 £7.25 £7.72 Monkfish (1) 69 £8.73 £10.94 £11.14 Haddock (1) 7,596 £1.22 £2.09 £3.23 ICELAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Monkfish tails (6) 506 £5.67 £4.52 £4.08 Monkfish (2) 508 £9.30 £10.27 £11.22 TO 10 SEPTEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago Haddock (2) 7,035 £1.04 £2.12 £3.07 Octopus 958 £2.19 £2.02 £2.10 Monkfish (3) 880 £8.90 £9.31 £10.73 Blue ling (gutted) 823 £1.14 £0.84 £1.29 Monkfish (4) 1,270 £8.39 £8.86 £10.44 Haddock (3) 13,940 £0.69 £1.45 £3.09 Plaice (1) 1,374 £4.47 £3.76 £4.54 Blue ling (ungutted) 9 £1.12 - £1.61 Monkfish (5) 1,737 £6.55 £6.24 £6.03 Haddock (4) 35,415 £0.47 £0.93 £2.42 Plaice (2) 1,679 £3.66 £3.25 £3.24 Catfish (gutted) 13,000 £1.66 £1.18 £1.56 Octopus (M) 390 £1.92 £2.01 £2.07 Haddock (5) 37,304 £0.31 £0.51 £1.83 Plaice (1) 231 £4.41 £4.55 £3.71 Catfish (ungutted) 615 £0.99 £0.79 £0.79 Plaice (3) 2,105 £3.44 £2.54 £2.93 Plaice (2) 217 £3.77 £3.84 £3.18 Haddock (round) 6,368 £0.17 £0.17 £1.26 Cod (large, gutted) 4,061 £3.40 £1.82 £2.26 Plaice (4) 1,451 £2.07 £1.93 £2.10 Plaice (3) 389 £3.01 £2.90 £3.08 Hake (2) 1,305 £1.19 £2.72 £3.54 Cod (large, ungutted) 81,953 £2.52 £2.33 £2.13 Plaice (5) 4,722 £1.49 £1.43 £1.67 Plaice (4) 308 £2.19 £2.34 £2.02 Hake (3) 6,658 £1.61 £2.33 £2.90 Cod (small, gutted) 1,413 £0.93 £0.51 £0.99 Pollock (2) 19 £5.81 £4.99 £5.19 Pollack, lythe (3) 709 £5.74 £5.11 £4.76 Hake (4) 9,528 £0.48 £1.33 £2.03 Cod (small, ungutted) 4,119 £1.42 £0.96 £1.04 Pollock (3) 49 £5.63 £3.78 £4.41 Pollack, lythe (4) 650 £4.11 £3.89 £3.23 Halibut (3) 675 £1.80 £5.02 £10.10 Cod cheeks 75 £5.60 £5.87 - Ray wings (blonde, 1) 475 £3.19 £3.21 £4.67 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (m) 299 £0.35 - £0.36 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (S) 15 £0.19 £0.20 £0.29 Halibut (4) 437 £1.55 £4.46 £9.76 Dab (gutted) 531 £0.53 £0.22 - Ray wings (blonde, 2) 967 £2.85 £2.41 £3.65 Red mullet (1) 16 £13.68 £13.89 £12.40 Greenland halibut (gutted) 817 £2.49 £2.05 £2.99 Lemon sole (2) 895 £2.88 £4.86 £7.13 Ray wings (blonde, 3) 461 £2.84 £2.03 £3.37 Red mullet (2) 60 £14.17 £13.44 £11.21 Haddock (large, gutted) 30,316 £1.61 £1.41 £1.72 Lemon sole (4) 2,550 £0.72 £1.12 £4.42 Ray wings (thornback, 2) 188 £1.98 £1.43 £2.72 Red mullet (3) 23 £13.16 £13.00 £8.89 Haddock (large, ungutted) 114,301 £1.71 £1.53 £2.02 Ling 16,319 £0.57 £0.90 £1.85 Ray wings (thornback, 3) 818 £1.84 £1.24 £2.77 Red mullet (4) 3 £3.97 £4.88 £7.38 Haddock (small, gutted) 702 £0.95 £0.66 - Saithe (2) 9 £1.47 £1.68 £1.95 Lythe 3,732 £1.58 £2.35 £3.71 Ray wings (thornback, 4) 672 £0.94 £0.91 £2.03 Haddock (small, ungutted) 3,121 £0.99 £0.62 £0.32 Saithe (3) 30 £2.30 £1.70 £1.24 Mackerel 22,277 £0.32 £0.68 £0.82 Halibut (gutted) 863 £2.09 £1.76 £4.79 Red mullet (1) 100 £3.80 £4.66 £3.19 Saithe (4) 300 £1.80 £0.26 £1.54 Megrim (2) 5,975 £0.70 £3.56 £4.87 Lemon sole (gutted) 7,174 £1.58 £1.50 £1.80 Red mullet (2) 63 £3.01 £3.98 £2.86 Scallops 142 £1.91 £1.49 £1.53 Sea Breams (2) 1 £15.20 £8.00 £16.00 Megrim (3) 4,484 £0.49 £2.91 £4.55 Ling (gutted) 2,424 £1.17 £1.17 £0.85 Red mullet (3) 14 £10.32 £13.93 £12.93 Shagreen ray (L) 15 £1.00 £1.00 £1.39 Megrim (4) 7,126 £1.02 £1.89 £3.50 Round pouting 5,472 £0.36 £0.33 £0.43 Ling (ungutted) 3,545 £1.20 £0.64 £1.16 Shagreen ray (M) 6 £1.00 £0.50 £1.23 Monkfish (1) 1,469 £0.46 £1.72 £3.47 Megrim (gutted) 13 £0.00 £0.59 £1.40 Scallop (2) 2,932 £1.67 £1.74 £5.36 Smoothhound (S) 11 £0.05 - £0.37 Monkfish (2) 9,631 £0.44 £1.93 £3.86 Monkfish (gutted) 746 £3.51 £3.35 £2.91 Scallop meat 581 £9.34 £9.36 £11.07 Squid (L) 26 £9.37 £8.00 £11.02 Monkfish (3) 11,170 £0.56 £2.08 £4.54 Plaice (gutted) 21,906 £1.94 £1.73 £2.43 Sole (1) 582 £16.60 £18.44 £18.02 Squid (M) 311 £8.08 £7.57 £10.61 Squid (S) 24 £7.88 - £8.04 Monkfish (4) 6,649 £0.72 £1.98 £4.72 Redfish (ungutted) 11,620 £1.33 £1.16 £1.24 Sole (2) 1,034 £14.41 £16.91 £18.55 Saithe (gutted) 3,351 £0.92 £0.86 £0.77 Turbot (2) 5 £15.00 £18.36 £16.45 Monkfish (5) 2,273 £0.58 £1.36 £4.12 Sole (3) 966 £15.75 £17.75 £19.67 Turbot (3) 30 £15.51 £19.33 £17.20 Saithe (ungutted) 7,990 £0.72 £0.69 £0.56 Monkfish (6) 1,142 £0.30 £0.73 £2.78 Sole (4) 1,354 £15.60 £16.92 £18.84 Turbot (4) 4 £16.20 £17.20 £14.79 Skate (gutted) 95 £0.59 £0.41 £0.16 Plaice (2) 1,456 £0.91 £1.72 £3.01 Sole (5) 804 £12.45 £14.20 £16.43 Turbot (5) 28 £13.29 £15.05 £13.01 Spotted catfish (gutted) 1,288 £1.72 £0.79 £1.08 Turbot (6) 43 £12.98 £11.93 £11.43 Plaice (3) 2,055 £0.69 £1.19 £2.68 Sole (6) 969 £11.61 £13.05 £14.17 Spotted catfish (ungutted) 331 £1.37 £1.06 £1.02 Whiting (1) 72 £2.53 £1.42 £2.23 Plaice (4) 3,424 £0.29 £0.52 £1.87 Tusk (gutted) 1,276 £0.59 £0.60 £0.45 Squid (1) 116 £10.44 £12.14 £9.95 Whiting (2) 316 £1.63 £1.22 £1.61 Saithe (2) 8,917 £0.47 £0.73 £1.46 Tusk (gutted) 1,276 £0.59 £0.60 £0.45 Squid (2) 892 £7.97 £9.57 £9.20 Whiting (3) 594 £0.49 £0.37 £0.75 Saithe (3) 13,430 £0.29 £0.57 £1.38 Tusk (ungutted) 2,188 £0.35 £0.22 £0.27 Squid (mix) 459 £6.66 £6.41 £7.45 SCRABSTER, WEEK TO Min Max Max Avg, yr Saithe (4) 15,555 £0.28 £0.49 £1.12 Whiting (gutted) 352 £0.32 £0.08 - Turbot (1) 72 £25.29 £21.51 £22.05 9 SEPTEMBER price/kg price/kg 1m ago ago Skate 2,225 £0.04 £0.33 £0.75 Whiting (ungutted) 318 £0.28 £0.15 £0.28 Turbot (2) 173 £21.75 £19.32 £17.01 Brill £12.67 £12.67 - - Skate, mixed 147 £0.03 £0.22 £0.40 Witch (gutted) 134 £1.36 £1.55 £1.60 Turbot (3) 214 £17.87 £16.51 £17.01 Cod £2.86 £5.71 £4.44 £3.94 Hake £3.94 £3.94 - £2.48 Skate, roker 105 £0.07 £0.58 £1.05 Witch (ungutted) 2,954 £1.45 £1.22 £1.18 Turbot (4) 346 £14.65 £15.29 £14.11 Halibut £17.00 £17.00 £13.33 £10.75 Squid 1,339 £1.50 £2.84 £4.76 LOWESTOFT, WEEK Price/kg Price/kg Avg, Avg, 4 Turbot (5) 738 £11.65 £10.61 £10.81 Lemon sole £2.00 £6.94 £1.10 £4.75 Turbot 129 £3.20 £6.91 £13.30 TO 10 SEPTEMBER minimum maximum yr ago yr ago Turbot (6) 203 £9.37 £9.13 £8.55 Ling £1.56 £1.56 £1.65 £1.93 Whiting (2) 10,660 £0.86 £1.43 £2.65 Bass £8.00 £13.00 £13.00 £14.25 Whelks 154 £1.59 £1.15 £1.34 Megrims £3.75 £3.75 £3.61 £3.05 Monkfish £5.00 £5.00 £4.24 £4.41 Whiting (3) 28,667 £0.47 £0.94 £2.39 Dover sole £6.00 £18.00 £19.00 £16.63 Whiting (1) 44 £2.79 £2.29 £2.88 Plaice £3.54 £3.54 - £1.10 Whiting (4) 11,316 £0.55 £0.55 £1.71 Makerel £1.00 £4.00 £0.00 £4.00 Whiting (2) 109 £1.58 - £1.91 Round whiting £1.50 £1.52 - £1.04 Whiting, round 72,113 £0.25 £0.59 £0.91 Skate £1.00 £3.00 £2.90 £1.53 Whiting (3) 288 £0.80 - £1.52 Turbot £14.00 £15.00 £9.00 £11.00 17 September 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 23

UK monthly demersal fish landings and prices, last two years

UK haddock landings into UK ports UK cod landings into UK ports UK monkfish landings into UK ports 4,000 2.00 3,500 4.00 3,000 6.00 1.80 3.50 3,000 2,500 5.00 1.60 3.00 3,000 2,500 1.40 2,000 4.00 2.50 1.20 2,000 2,000 1.00 2.00 1,500 3.00 1,500 0.80 1.50 1,000 2.00 0.60 1,000 1,000 1.00 Landings (t, left scale) 0.40 Landings (t, left scale) Landings (t, left scale) 500 500 1.00 0.50 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) 0.20 Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 UK hake landings into UK ports UK sole landings into UK ports UK whiting landings into UK ports 2,000 4.20 250 15.00 1,800 2.10

1.80 3.50 1,500 1,600 200 12.00 1.50 2.80 1,200 1,200 150 9.00 1.20 2.10 900 0.90 800 100 6.00 1.40 600 0.60 400 50 3.00 0.70 Landings (t, left scale) 300 Landings (t, left scale) Landings (t, left scale) 0.30 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20

UK saithe landings into UK ports UK plaice landings into UK ports UK megrim landings into UK ports 1,600 1.80 1,000 2.50 500 4.00 450 3.50 1.50 800 2.00 400 1,200 3.00 350 1.20 600 1.50 300 2.50 800 0.90 250 2.00 400 1.00 200 1.50 0.60 150 400 1.00 200 0.50 100 Landings (t, left scale) Landings (t, left scale) 0.30 Landings (t, left scale) 0.50 Price per kg (right scale) 50 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20

UK ling landings into UK ports UK lemon sole landings into UK ports UK turbot landings into UK ports 800 2.40 350 7.00 100 20.00 Landings (t, left scale) 700 2.10 300 Price per kg (right scale) 6.00 80 16.00 600 1.80 250 5.00

500 1.50 60 200 4.00 12.00 400 1.20 150 3.00 40 8.00 300 0.90 100 2.00 200 0.60 20 4.00 Landings (t, left scale) 50 1.00 Landings (t, left scale) 100 0.30 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 UK bass landings into UK ports UK pollack landings into UK ports UK skate landings into UK ports 70 14.00 250 4.00 350 1.60

60 12.00 3.50 300 1.40 200 3.00 1.20 50 10.00 250 150 2.50 1.00 40 8.00 200 2.00 0.80 30 6.00 150 100 1.50 0.60 100 20 4.00 1.00 0.40 50 Landings (t, left scale) Landings (t, left scale) 10 2.00 Landings (t, left scale) 50 Price per kg (right scale) 0.50 0.20 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20

UK brill landings into UK ports UK halibut landings into UK ports UK gurnard landings into UK ports 50 10.00 35 10.50 300 1.50 9.00 30 9.00 250 1.25 40 8.00 25 7.50 7.00 200 1.00 30 6.00 20 6.00 5.00 150 0.75 15 4.50 20 4.00 100 0.50 3.00 10 3.00 10 2.00 Landings (t, left scale) 50 0.25 5 Landings (t, left scale) 1.50 Landings (t, left scale) Price per kg (right scale) 1.00 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-20 Source: MMO 24 CLASSIFIEDS/PUBLIC NOTICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 17 September 2020 CLASSIFIEDS XX CLASSIFIEDS/PUBLIC NOTICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews XX Xxxxx 2020 INSURANCE FISHING EQUIPMENT PUBLICPUBLIC NOTICENOTICE

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Advertising on these pages is free for fishermen selling used boats and equipment. If you are a commercial supplier, please contact TalkMedia Sales on 01732 447008 SEE INSIDE! Chichester tuna may point to stock recovery The discovery of a dead environment and the presence bluefin tuna at Chichester on 2 of a key species. Although it is a September (Fishing News, 10 pity the fish was not alive, it is the September, ‘Bluefin tuna found in first time we have encountered Chichester harbour’) was ‘a very at close quarters a bluefin tuna unusual and positive event’, says specimen in Sussex coastal Sussex IFCA, which has now waters. There are various reports completed sampling work on the of bluefin tuna in the wider carcass. Channel area, and we know they Following the report of a ‘large are regularly sighted further to stranded dead fish’ at Thorney the west off Devon and Cornwall. Island Sailing Club, Chichester “It was a quite remarkable Unique Mourne herring skiff harbour staff recovered the and impressive fish. Why it was fishery fish and sought assistance in Chichester harbour or came See pages 10-15 from Sussex IFCA. The tuna ashore may never be clear, but was transported to Shoreham- we do know species such as by-Sea, where it was stored mackerel and bass are present in overnight at fisheries wholesaler numbers within the harbour, and and retailer Monteum Ltd. perhaps it entered the harbour to The 180kg fish had evidently feed and became disorientated. only recently died, and showed Presently we have spring tides, no signs of damage. Following and at low water the channels communication with the of the harbour can be relatively MMO, Sussex IFCA officers shallow and narrow. A fish of this Dr Jen Lewis and Nick Rogers size and species is used to open conducted sampling work on sea areas where it can swim the carcass, collecting key ‡ The 2m bluefin tuna is winched ashore at the Shoreham unconstrained to hunt prey. measurements and tissue premises of Monteum Ltd. (Photo: Sussex IFCA) “The adult bluefin tuna are at samples, including the removal the top of the marine food chain, of the otoliths to provide essential The IUCN changed its Eastern throughout the North Atlantic, and the increasing presence information on the age and Atlantic bluefin tuna entry from with spawning areas in both the of top predators typically growth of the fish. The carcass ‘endangered’ to ‘near threatened’ Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern indicates the improving health was then disposed of. in 2015, reflecting the gradually Mediterranean. Unusually of ecosystems. Of course, this Historically, bluefin tuna improving state of the stock. for a fish, it is warm-blooded was just one fish; however, I’d be regularly frequented UK waters, Currently the UK holds no quota (homeothermic), enabling it to surprised if it was the only one in feeding upon plentiful prey for bluefin tuna; no UK fishing successfully range over vast Sussex waters. species such as herring and vessels or anglers are allowed distances between warm and “Working together with both A trawlerman’s reminiscences, mackerel, but global fishing to catch the species, and any cool sea areas, as far north as colleagues in other organisations part 12 – The final chapter: pressure caused numbers unintended catches must be Norway and Newfoundland and and the support of Monteum Ltd, to drastically decline over the released unharmed. south to West Africa and Brazil. we were able to ensure benefit Service ashore past century, to the point that Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus Sussex IFCA chief fisheries from the situation. The essential See pages 16-17 bluefin tuna was classified as thynnus) is the largest tuna and conservation officer Tim biological information collected an endangered species by species, reaching up to 3m in Dapling said: “This is a very will, in a small way, feed into the International Union for the length and over 600kg in weight. unusual and positive event in strategic research on bluefin tuna Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The species is highly migratory terms of fisheries, the marine in the North East Atlantic.” Third-ever oilfish caught in Irish waters Last month, the 22.6m Cisemair S “The oilfish is a wide-ranging 430 caught an extremely rare oilfish benthopelagic and oceanodromous about 80 nautical miles southwest of species found in tropical and temperate Castletownbere while pair-trawling for waters throughout the world, usually albacore tuna with the 22.5m Buddy M offshore over the continental shelf at C 333, reports Pauric Gallagher. depths of 200-400m, but sometimes in Boat of the week – Artemis Only the third of its kind ever oceanic waters down to 800m. It attains BF 60 taken in Irish waters, the oilfish was a maximum length and weight of 300cm See page 19 approximately 100cm in length. It was and 63.5kg. The flesh is very oily, with discarded after being photographed. purgative properties, and should only be Declan Quigley, an authority on consumed with caution. rare and unusual fish and shellfish “Although the oilfish is not in Irish waters, told Fishing News: uncommon off the Portuguese coast, it “The first Irish specimen of an oilfish has rarely been reported further north, (Ruvettus pretiosus) measured 109cm and is relatively uncommon in Biscay. and weighed around 7.5kg. It was The three Irish specimens represent the captured in a demersal trawl at a depth northernmost records of R. pretiosus of approximately 347m off the southwest from the North East Atlantic,” he coast (52.33oN) during September 1934, concluded. and is preserved in the Natural History There are currently no specimens in Museum in London. the Natural History Museum in Dublin, “The second specimen, measuring so Declan Quigley would be grateful A week of two halves at 100cm and weighing 6.36kg, was if Irish fishermen could fill this gap in Peterhead captured in a demersal trawl at a depth the national fish collection. He is also See page 21 of 1,100m off the southwest coast very interested to learn of any further (50.77oN) during September 2003, captures of rare or unusual fish from Irish and is preserved in the Natural History waters. Contact him on: 087-6458485 or: ‡ Padraig King on the Cisemair with the SEE INSIDE! Museum in Paris. [email protected] rare oilfish.