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TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL CONTROL PLANS SLAMMED REPORT NFFO ‘No Sell-Out’ flags deliver the message Thousands of flags and wheelhouse stickers, produced by the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and now prominently displayed in fishing ports across the country, are delivering the ’s message to the government and politicians as the UK/EU withdrawal negotiations edge towards a critical stage. By flying the ‘No Fishing Sell-Out’ flags, vessels in dozens of ports around the coastlines of England, N Ireland and Wales urge the UK negotiators to stand firm against the EU’s pressure to keep the status quo on access for their fleets and the current unfair quota shares. In a letter accompanying the flags, NFFO chairman Andrew Pascoe wrote: “As you will already be aware, we are exerting a huge effort to secure the best outcomes

‡ ‘No Fishing Sell-Out’ – the NFFO’s unequivocal message to UK politicians prominently displayed at Kilkeel harbour… for the UK fishing industry, as the UK leaves the EU. very successful lobby day in parliament, attended by “Meetings have been held and assurances received around 50 parliamentarians from right across the political from the prime minister, as well as secretaries of state spectrum. at DEFRA and DEXEU, that the UK will become an “To back up these efforts, we feel that it is important independent coastal state outside the Common that there is visible support in the ports, and to that end Policy, as the UK leaves the EU. we have produced a large number of flags, banners “We know that the EU will strongly resist this change and stickers to display on your vessels, fishmarkets and and, as part of any withdrawal agreement, will seek to tie wheelhouses. the UK back into the current access arrangements and “Hopefully, the flags and show of support will be quota shares. amplified by the media – a picture can tell a story of “It is extremely important, therefore, that the UK 1,000 words. government stands firm on fishing. To that end, we “If you require additional flags or stickers, these can be ‡ … and on the local fleet. (Photos: Lenny McLaughlin) have met with all the main political editors and held a supplied.” • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS •

David Warwick at the tiller of Nostalgic scenes at Sailing Festival the full-rigged Christina, which The third annual Sailing Coble Festival was held at part in a festival that has quickly become a major annual made the 400-mile journey from Mevagissey to take part Bridlington on the first weekend of this month (4-5 August) in maritime attraction on the East coast. David in the 2018 Bridlington Sailing glorious sunshine and near-perfect sailing conditions, reports Warwick’s Christina was the furthest-travelled, having made Coble Festival. Paul L Arro. the 400-mile road journey from Mevagissey, , to Ten traditional sailing from various locations took take part. A new visitor to the festival was the recently-rigged Avail, Royal Diadem II which performed outstandingly well during her first taste under full sail in of sailing. Royal Diadem II, from South Shields, was also Bridlington Bay. present, along with Grace from . Two fantastic days of sailing took place in Bridlington Bay, and everyone was highly delighted with the exceptional conditions. The Sailing Coble Festival, which is being hailed a huge success by the organisers, provides an ideal opportunity for sailing coble owners to get together and exchange tips on methods of authentically restoring and sailing the iconic coble. Countless numbers of cobles were the lifeblood for generations of inshore fishermen and their families along the coast of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. Further details of the Bridlington Sailing Coble Festival will be included in Fishing News soon. 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018 New control plans will hit small-scale vessels ‘Sledgehammer to crack a nut’ says LIFE Commission proposals to revise and toughen up control and enforcement regulations have been slammed as ‘a sledgehammer to crack a nut’, reports Tim Oliver Low Impact Fishers of Europe with catches dispatched to buyers on small devices that require both (LIFE) says the proposals will bring on landing,” says LIFE. dexterity and precision,” said Brian ‘dramatic’ changes and will make There will also be strict new O’Riordan. ‘significant demands’ on small provisions on infringements and The Commission claims that vessel operators. sanctions, including a new penalty electronic catch-reporting will not “LIFE would like to see more points system. be a problem for small boats due of a bottom-up approach to Also proposed is that all vessels, to the introduction of ‘easy and implementing the new control including under-12m boats, must cost-effective reporting systems regulation, with more carrot and be fitted with a position-tracking for data, taking advantage less stick applied to the task system, and that all under-12m boats of affordable and widely-available of bringing small-scale fishing must report catches electronically. mobile phone technologies’. operations into the regulatory The Commission also proposes But LIFE says the industry is a fold,” said the organisation’s Brian that catches of less than 50kg will long way from being able to access O’Riordan. have to be reported in logbooks – such electronic reporting systems, Proposals include a requirement they are currently exempted. The and that ‘at present, there does not to maintain an electronic logbook, Commission claims the current appear to be an at-sea-vessel-based and that catches of each individual exemption could leave up to system that is able to ‘talk’ to the “I told you trying to get off with not logging species must be weighed when 350,000t of fish unaccounted for – land-based administrative servers’. that last 2kg of wee haddies was high risk!” vessels land. 6% of presently-reported catches. Without this and the infrastructure Landing of unsorted species will LIFE urges that electronic to handle the data flows, ‘the only be allowed if strict conditions reporting must be adapted to regulation is going to be more of Main control proposals are met, including weighing by the realities of small-scale fishing a road block than a route map for The NFFO has summarised the of tolerance will be 10% except systems operated or controlled by operations. “Conditions aboard effective and efficient fisheries main points of the proposed new for small quantities, under 30kg, member state authorities. “This will smaller vessels, especially in management in Europe’, says LIFE. control regulation as: when it will be 20%. have implications for many direct adverse sea and weather conditions, “The proposal is doomed to ● New list of infringements which ● Prior notifications will apply to sale schemes, where fish is sold are, in most cases, not favourable failure on this aspect unless it are to be immediately classified all vessels over 12m and will cover from small vessels while still at sea, to multi-tasking and manipulations adopts a more bottom-up approach as ‘serious infringements’ all species ● New list of infringements which ● Weighing, on accredited scales, ‘Controls won’t make ban work’ become ‘serious infringements’ is to take place for all landings European fishermen’s with CCTV that the Commission The organisation also upon qualification ● REM is required for all vessels organisation Europêche says wants, since ‘work performance, questions the Commission’s ● Mandatory fines and in order to control the landing the new control regulation will business confidentiality proposal that certain vessels administrative sanctions obligation impose ‘extensive bureaucratic and privacy rights may be using ‘active’ fishing gear, such ● More detailed rules on the ● Vessels using ‘active’ gears and economic burdens’ on the jeopardised’. as trawls, must be equipped assignment of points to the will need monitoring devices for industry. Europêche questions with engine power recording and ‘master’ of the vessel engine power It warns that the Commission whether this is the path to take monitoring equipment. ● ‘Serious infringements’ to also ● National control programmes is using the control regulation and towards controlling the landing Javier Garat said Europêche apply to recreational fishermen must include recreational fisheries enforcement as a way to ensure obligation, and is concerned that has repeatedly stated that ● Requirement for all vessels ● Reporting of lost fishing gear is the landing obligation/discards its implementation could be too gross tonnage (GT) and engine below 12m to have a tracking to be done electronically ban works, and that this is a rapid to allow a full understanding power (kW) measurements ‘are system and to report their catches ● The definition of Fishing mistake. of all the implications. not the right parameters for all electronically Restricted Areas is to Europêche president Javier Javier Garat said the landing fishing fleets for expressing and ● Logbooks will have a trip be broadened beyond Garat said one of the most obligation/discards ban in measuring fishing pressure’. identifier (for traceability), and the EU-designated areas to include controversial proposals is the its current form ‘is neither “Definingand limiting fishing exemption from reporting catches member states as well as outside mandatory use of CCTV cameras implementable nor enforceable’, capacity only by these two under 50kg is deleted. The margin EU waters. onboard to control the landing and that focusing predominantly variables often blocks much- obligation. on compliance by monitoring needed investments in improving He said Europêche backs and enforcement ‘will not in the safety and working conditions to electronic logbooks for small- of data relating to individual vessel the use of remote electronic itself deliver a workable landing onboard,” he said. scale fisheries (SSF), including movements, gear loss, catch monitoring (REM) tools, as well as obligation’. “Europêche also questions at-sea trials, training courses, and reporting and subsequent landings raising legal standards. But they Europêche said that if who would bear the running financial support to SSF operators declarations’. should be introduced either on a electronic tracking and catch- costs of the monitoring system to install, maintain and use LIFE points out that mobile voluntary basis and linked to an reporting systems were to be proposed.” appropriate equipment,” said Brian technology has improved ‘by incentive, or made compulsory introduced for under-12m vessels, He said that Europêche O’Riordan. leaps and bounds’ in recent years for vessels with ‘a high profile of they must be easy to install, welcomes the Commission’s LIFE says that operating a mobile and that small-scale fishermen non-compliance’, on a temporary user-friendly and cost-effective, proposal to include recreational device, however affordable or widely have used their ingenuity to apply basis. and not ‘overly complex and fisheries in the control regulation. available, on a moving platform in it to their needs, be it for safety However, there should be burdensome for small vessels Their activities to date had often difficult conditions, with a at sea, accessing web-based ‘compelling reasons’ for the and, particularly, for undecked been ‘largely uncontrolled and wet and slippery gloved hand, ‘will data, running their businesses, or extensive coverage of vessels boats’. unaccounted for’. present quite a challenge to say the communicating with markets. least’. It says realistic targets and It says catch reporting is most deadlines need to be set when easily and effectively carried out implementing the new control Greenland voices Brexit concerns once ashore, and probably at the regulation, as well as a flexible Greenland has stepped into the on Brexit. “For this reason, the government point and/or time of sale. bottom-up approach. There also Brexit debate, voicing concerns “When Britain is no longer an of Greenland wants the EU to be “It is clearly impractical for all need to be standardised minimum over possible delays to its fish and EU member state, and if Britain aware that negotiation results are vessels to carry weighing scales, levels of fines for infringements of products entering the UK leaves the EU’s internal market, of major importance to Greenland,” even if their operation was possible the regulations. after Brexit. Greenlandic fishery products said Minister Motzfeldt. She on a small boat, so this requirement LIFE is also concerned that, due Minister Vivian Motzfeldt has coming into Britain could be met commented that although Michel relies on a ‘guesstimate’ of the to the difficulties for small vessels held meetings with representatives with import duties and veterinary Barnier could not guarantee that weight of the various species in complying with new reporting of EU institutions, including Brexit checks,” said Vivian Motzfeldt. Greenland’s interests will be aboard prior to landing,” said Brian requirements, the smallest negotiator Michel Barnier. “This could hit the industry in reflected in a final negotiation O’Riordan. LIFE questions what vessel operations may be unfairly The government of Greenland, Greenland hard. In particular, it is result, he has a clear understanding value ‘at sea’ reporting could bring criminalised. the Naalakkersuisut, said the likely that this would reduce import of Greenland’s situation. to the regulator – and what kind of “We would like to see more meetings were to draw attention prices for Greenland shrimp and It was also acknowledged during hardware is proposed to enable SSF carrot in the form of grants and to Greenland’s interests in relation cod before customs. Greenland, the meetings that co-operation operators to log their catch data. training courses, and less stick in to Brexit. In addition, the intention therefore, has an interest in between Greenland and the EU LIFE asks where the infrastructure the form of sanctions and criminal is to share information on current maintaining good commercial in the fisheries sector is good, to implement electronic reporting proceedings, to bring small- conditions in Greenland, as well as access to the UK market after and that there is a good political is going to come from, and who will scale fishing operations into the a general update on the EU’s work Brexit. dialogue between the parties. pay for handling ‘the sheer volume regulatory CFP fold.” 16 August 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 3

based licensing and regulation investigated as a priority,” says Under-10 division ‘not appropriate’ in England has resulted in the study. “This will help ensure ‘a substantially skewed fleet that the upcoming fisheries bill The current use of vessel length found that policy measures “There is no universal structure’. does not further compound to separate small-scale inshore based on the under-10m/ definition of ‘small-scale’ and “Gear type, vessel power problems around quota boats from larger vessels is over-10m vessel classification nor would it be appropriate to and distance from port fished allocation, stock depletion, and inappropriate and should be have led to an increase in impose one, but general features were suggested as important the divergence between lower revised in the context of the high-catching-capacity ‘super- and common characteristics of in the definition of small- and higher catch-capacity post-Brexit fisheries regime and under-10s’. These vessels diverse small-scale fleets can scale in England, with several vessels.” the new fisheries bill, according contribute disproportionately and should be identified,” says respondents championing The report points out that to a new study, reports Tim to total landings by under-10m the study. low-impact gears such as hook- there is new EU legislation Oliver. vessels, and may have fishing Respondents to the survey and-line, and even suggesting aimed at supporting SSCF, A review of the management patterns more representative of were asked to define their that these should be removed including Article 18 of the of the English inshore fleet larger vessels. personal ‘sense’ of small-scale, from quota calculations.” EMFF regulation. This requires was an important proposal in The majority (91%) of and responses suggested Survey results suggested member states, where over the fisheries white paper that respondents to a survey of that some notion of ‘catching that fishermen and fisheries 1,000 boats can be considered was published last month. It English fishermen, managers capacity’ or ‘catch capability’ managers wanted these factors small-scale coastal vessels, to said that much of the fleet is and other stakeholders is a characteristic of SSCF to be considered in England. include ‘an action plan for the relatively low-impact, and that supported a distinction between in England for many people. “Crucially, there need not be development, competitiveness the government will consider a small-scale/inshore and large- “However, the catching capacity an absolute threshold between and sustainability of small- variety of potential options to scale/offshore vessels. Most of a is not an small/large-scale; an approach scale coastal fishing’ within their replace the current under-10m (65%) viewed the current easily measured concept – it that scores the ‘small-scaleness’ operational plan. category, including restrictions classification based on vessel is a function of many vessel of vessels based on several No action plan has yet been on engine power and where length alone as inappropriate, characteristics including length, features has been suggested, created in England or the UK, vessels can fish. although length remained the gear type, power and cubic and in light of these results is although there are well over The study, ‘Does size matter? most popular criterion for future capacity (tonnage),” says the worthy of further development 1,000 vessels categorised as Assessing the use of vessel management. However, several study. in an English context, and likely small-scale by the EU definition. length to manage fisheries in alternatives scored highly, more widely,” says the study. “It is imperative to address England’, says that while length including fishing gear type. Simplistic It says that any future the current failure to produce is a factor in defining inshore The study says there will Vessel length was the most divisions in the fleet should an action plan for small-scale boats, it should not be the only have to be further examination popular suggestion for a reflect ‘what is actually fishing vessels. To achieve one, and that other influences of the meaning of ‘small-scale’ distinction between the English happening, rather than what is this, a clear definition of the on catching capacity should be when the post-Brexit regime small-scale and large-scale easiest to implement. The high- characteristics of SSCF in taken into account. is discussed, to ensure that fleets, but classifications capacity, high-range nature England will be necessary. The Examining the current support for small-scale coastal based on length alone are ‘a of modern ‘super-under-10’ current length-based distinction structure of the under-10m fleet fishing (SSCF) is directed crude and simplistic proxy for vessels, which contribute is arbitrary, and combines by vessel length class, the study appropriately. catching capacity’. Length- disproportionately to landings diverse fishing operations with from the under-10m category, very different needs into one is in stark contrast to smaller homogenous pool,” concludes ‘traditional’ inshore vessels’. the study. SCFF ‘frustrated’ at lack of movement on report However, both these categories The study, ‘Does size matter? The Scottish Fishermen’s essence if we are trying to protect inshore fisheries, and explore are important, and their current Assessing the use of vessel Federation (SCFF) says it is the marine environment and the options for sustainable growth. and future requirements, as length to manage fisheries in frustrated at the lack of progress fishermenwho make their living That’s why we pushed ahead well as their impacts, should be England’, by Peter Davies, Chris in implementing calls it made last from the inshore waters. with inshore fisheries pilots, considered. Williams, Griffin Carpenter and year for Scottish creel fishermen “Time is a thing that slips and which we announced in June. “The potential for criteria Bryce D Stewart, was published to have a 50% share of the slips and slips whenever you are Those pilots will test a more beyond length to be taken into in Marine Policy and can be read Nephrops fishery by 2022, and for negotiating with Marine Scotland. localised approach to fisheries consideration when awarding at: bit.ly/2vu0KE9 a reinstatement of a former ban There’s always a reason there’s a management and spatial fishing opportunities should be on inside three miles on delay, and another delay. separation of creel and trawl- the west coast of Scotland. “We’ve attended so many based fishing. The SCFF presented its case meetings now with no outcome, “We have also commissioned in a report published in May or no reasonable or meaningful two additional pieces of research Brixham beamer Lady Lou last year, in which it said that outcome, that our frustrations – on the economic modelling low-impact creel fishermen have taken us to the end of the of Scotland’s Norway lobster catching a high-value product road. fishing grounds, and to determine sold to the Netherlands needed a bigger share of the “Any measure that trawls the the depth of Scotland’s live Nephrops fishery so they could bottom of the seabed obviously langoustine market. Lady Lou recently supply the growing live market. has a damaging impact that “This research, along with left Brixham for the Netherlands. The report said an expansion of will affect all stocks, not just the inshore fisheries pilots, (Photo: Rienk Nadema) the live fishery had the potential shellfish.” will help inform future fisheries to create over 700 new local jobs The SFF rejected the SCFF’s management in Scotland.” and contribute an additional £45m calls. Chief executive Bertie The SCFF now says that a annually to coastal communities. Armstrong told BBC Scotland: ban on mobile gear within only Its claims were contested by “Last year, the Scottish half a mile of the coast would be the SFF, which said the SCFF government made a reasoned beneficial to local communities, wanted to ‘rob Peter to pay Paul’ response to an advocacy paper particularly on the west coast. and that the current mixed inshore from one sector of the Scottish Responding to the SCFF on fishery of prawn trawling and fishing industry, calling for Twitter, Communities Inshore scallop fishing had developed in another sector to be banned from Fisheries Alliance Scotland line with available resources and areas of the coast of Scotland. (CIFASCOT) said: “For clarity, this market demand. Opponents also “It was noted politely that push by SCFF is in advance of a argued that an expansion of the ‘there is more work to be done’, well-planned, half-mile campaign live fishery to the extent called for, and some trials are now planned. by well-resourced environmental would undermine prices. “The arguments made in groups with whom SCFF In June this year, the Scottish the paper do not bear much works closely. It is not pushed government announced three inspection, and if executed by the majority of sustainable The Brixham beam trawler Lady Lou BM 110 has returned to the pilot projects on the management would be damaging to fishing mixed method Scottish fishing Netherlands, her country of origin 56 years ago, after being sold by of Scottish inshore waters in the communities in the west of communities. All parties should Waterdance Ltd to new owners in Urk, reports David Linkie. Outer Hebrides, Mull and the east Scotland.” engage in due process.” The 24m Lady Lou arrived in Zoutkamp at the end of July, after coast of Scotland. A Scottish government Isleseafoods tweeted: “Not all being bought by the Hakvoort family of Urk, and will be fitted out for Alistair Sinclair, national spokesman said it recognised the creel fishermen share the views of the brown shrimp fishery before being renamed Mats Sr ZK-51. co-ordinator of the SCFF, told importance of creel fishing and the SCFF; many of us are happy Lady Lou was built by Voorwaarts at Westgraftd in 1968 as Alie BBC Scotland that ‘little progress’ already made provision for the to work alongside mobile gear Klaziena UK-45. On arrival at Brixham, the beamer was renamed has been made since its report sector, with national quota pools colleagues, as we have done for Maartje BM 165. Subsequent changes of names over a period of more was presented to ministers in May for target stocks. decades. Dialogue and agreed than 30 years saw the beamer continue to operate from the South 2017. He said: “We are keen to codes of conduct work in many Devon port as Sarah Louise BM 165, Angus Rose BM 110, Amber J He said: “Time is of the encourage the development of areas.” BM 224 and finally Lady Lou BM 110. 4 COMMENT/NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018

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TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL CONTROL PLANS SLAMMED REPORT NFFO ‘No Fishing Sell-Out’ flags deliver the message Thousands of flags and wheelhouse stickers, produced by the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and now prominently displayed in fishing ports across the country, are delivering the fishing industry’s message to the government and politicians as the UK/EU withdrawal negotiations edge towards a critical stage. By flying the ‘No Fishing Sell-Out’ flags, vessels in dozens of ports around the coastlines of England, N Ireland and Wales urge the UK negotiators to stand firm against the EU’s pressure to keep the status quo on access for their fleets and the current unfair quota shares. In a letter accompanying the flags, NFFO chairman Andrew Pascoe wrote: “As you will already be aware, we are exerting a huge effort to secure the best outcomes

‡ ‘No Fishing Sell-Out’ – the NFFO’s unequivocal message to UK politicians prominently displayed at Kilkeel harbour… for the UK fishing industry, as the UK leaves the EU. very successful lobby day in parliament, attended by “Meetings have been held and assurances received around 50 parliamentarians from right across the political Control regulation overkill from the prime minister, as well as secretaries of state spectrum. at DEFRA and DEXEU, that the UK will become an “To back up these efforts, we feel that it is important independent coastal state outside the Common Fisheries that there is visible support in the ports, and to that end Policy, as the UK leaves the EU. we have produced a large number of flags, banners “We know that the EU will strongly resist this change and stickers to display on your vessels, fishmarkets and and, as part of any withdrawal agreement, will seek to tie wheelhouses. the UK back into the current access arrangements and “Hopefully, the flags and show of support will be Initial reaction to the European Commission’s months’ time, on 1 January, 2019. effectively with one another. quota shares. amplified by the media – a picture can tell a story of “It is extremely important, therefore, that the UK 1,000 words. government stands firm on fishing. To that end, we “If you require additional flags or stickers, these can be ‡ … and on the local fleet. (Photos: Lenny McLaughlin) have met with all the main political editors and held a supplied.” proposals for a revised control regulation The powers it will give to the regulatory Another is how the huge amount of data • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • David Warwick at the tiller of Nostalgic scenes at Bridlington Sailing Coble Festival the full-rigged Christina, which The third annual Sailing Coble Festival was held at part in a festival that has quickly become a major annual made the 400-mile journey from Mevagissey to take part Bridlington on the first weekend of this month (4-5 August) in maritime attraction on the East . David in the 2018 Bridlington Sailing glorious sunshine and near-perfect sailing conditions, reports Warwick’s Christina was the furthest-travelled, having made Coble Festival. Paul L Arro. the 400-mile road journey from Mevagissey, Cornwall, to Ten traditional sailing cobles from various locations took take part. A new visitor to the festival was the recently-rigged Avail, Royal Diadem II which performed outstandingly well during her first taste might be, “So what? We are leaving the EU, and enforcement authorities are considerable, that will be gathered on a daily basis will be under full sail in of sailing. Royal Diadem II, from South Shields, was also Bridlington Bay. present, along with Grace from Staithes. Two fantastic days of sailing took place in Bridlington Bay, and everyone was highly delighted with the exceptional conditions. The Sailing Coble Festival, which is being hailed a huge success by the organisers, provides an ideal opportunity for sailing coble owners to get together and exchange tips on methods of authentically restoring and sailing the iconic coble. Countless numbers of cobles were the lifeblood for so it won’t affect us.” and will impose significant bureaucratic and monitored and analysed. generations of inshore fishermen and their families along the coast of Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire. Further details of the Bridlington Sailing Coble Festival This is to ignore the fact that we will be economic burdens on the industry. It has The inclusion of in the will be included in Fishing News soon. Editor Kelsey Media, Cudham locked into the CFP and all its regulations brought criticism from both the small-scale new regulations will be generally welcomed Dave Linkie for the whole of the two-year Brexit and larger vessel sectors of the industry. by the commercial sector, but it reinforces email: [email protected] Tithe Barn, Berry’s Hill, implementation period, and in the case The burdens it will impose on small the practical problems outlined above. With 01434 607375 Cudham, Kent TN16 3AG of many regulations, for longer than that. coastal vessels, in particular, in terms of an estimated 10m recreational fishermen The withdrawal bill will transfer all EU demands for electronic reporting, vessel in the EU, according to the Commission’s regulations into UK law, which will only be tracking, weighing of catches on landing, and proposals, a huge amount of data will unpicked and changed gradually. reporting of lost gear, are a classic example be gathered – that is, assuming it can all If we crash out with no deal, there will of of the disconnect between the office-bound be monitored. Experience in the UK of course be no implementation period, which Brussels bureaucracy, who have zero monitoring recreational catches does not give will mean a whole new ball-game, including knowledge and experience of fishing, and the cause for much optimism. our instantly being out of the CFP and all its practical realities of the job. Monitoring and using all the data that works – but that is another story. Larger vessels will be faced with the likely will theoretically be generated also raises the News correspondent In the meantime, the control proposals are imposition of onboard CCTV cameras to question of the resources that will Assistant editor Tim Oliver going through the process of becoming law. monitor catches, and checks on and control be needed, and the heavy costs that Rachel Graham email: [email protected] The Commission will be keen to get the new of engine power. will be involved. email: rachel.graham@ regulation adopted as quickly as possible, One question, with regard to the demands As with all laws and regulations, kelseymedia.co.uk because one of its central aims is to ensure for electronic reporting by all vessels, is it is all very well introducing them, it has the powers to control and enforce its whether the technology is available and but if they cannot be enforced currently unworkable landing obligation, will be in place for all the various at-sea without huge and disproportionate which comes fully into force in only five and shore-based systems to communicate costs, there is little point.

White paper debate kicks off Cornwall correspondent Phil Lockley Turning the aspirations set out in the new He said the industry supports the white consider its response to the consultation Art editor email: fisheries white paper into practical realities paper’s rejection of any link between questions that accompanied the Rob Terry [email protected] will be a major task for the industry and access to fisheries and trade. It also wants publication of the white paper. email: [email protected] 01326 340372 government, reports Tim Oliver. trade to be as free as possible between the Speaking on Brexit in general, Barrie “Although there are things in the white UK and EU, and a rebalancing of quotas to Deas said it was important to ensure that paper we don’t agree with, we share the reflect the resources in UK waters. ‘everyone comes out of it no worse off, broad vision the white paper sets out – the He said that while it was hard to and hopefully a bit better off’. $64,000 question is getting it realised,” disagree with the sustainable fishing aims He said it was difficult to distinguish NFFO chief executive Barrie Deas told the paper sets out, the biggest threat to between genuine ‘red lines’ and public Fishing News. the industry was from the implementation negotiating posturing, and what was going He was speaking after a major meeting of the landing obligation/discards ban. on behind the scenes. Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and Dorset correspondent Lincolnshire, East Anglia and in London last week, organised by DEFRA “The white paper talks about adapting “The only thing we can really be certain John Periam Essex correspondent to discuss the consultative white paper. It the landing obligation to make it workable, about is uncertainty,” he said. email: periam.photojournalist@ John Worrall btopenworld.com email: [email protected] was attended by industry representatives and that’s a priority for us,” he said. Referring to the study that the NFFO, 01243 584718 07748 644971 from throughout the UK, as well as other “The meeting was an opportunity to air SFF and Shellfish Association had ADVERTISEMENT SALES stakeholders including anglers and initial views on the white paper. 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In and entanglement to intentional Commission. and discarded gear from port fishing gear, and will contribute particular, producers of plastic abandonment.” It adds that fishermen are reception facilities, and for its to Europe’s transition towards a fishing gear will be required to Some lost gear continues already legally obliged to retrieve transportation and treatment, ‘circular economy’. They are part cover the costs of waste collection to catch fish and marine life – or report lost gear. It benefits under new proposals from the of a wider EU strategy to tackle all from port reception facilities so-called ‘ghost fishing’ – and them to do so because they European Commission, reports forms of plastic waste. and its transport and treatment. takes many years to degrade. benefit from a clean ocean and Tim Oliver. The Commission says They will also cover the costs of Monofilament lines and nets are improved long-term productivity, They will also have to cover the discarded or lost fishing gear (nets, awareness-raising measures’. estimated to take 600 years to and the problem is getting costs of the waste awareness- lines, pots and traps) accounts for It says the new measure degrade, says the Commission. worse as non-degradable plastic raising measures the Commission 27% of all beach litter. It wants to builds on existing rules such as It says the plastic used in accumulates. is also proposing. ‘encourage all actors involved to the Marine Strategy Framework fishing gear is of very high quality, “Estimates of the costs of Directive, and complements other but only 1.5% is effectively removal of litter from nets, actions taken against marine recycled. Its proposal ‘provides damage to catches, repairing MMO highlights forthcoming pollution, such as under the Port tools and incentives to facilitate gear, entangled propellers and Reception Facilities Directive. recovery, reuse and recycling’ of obstructed cooling systems are changes to fisheries rules “Abandoned, lost or plastic used in fishing gear. between 1% and 5% of revenue,” The MMO is providing advance MMO will issue more detailed disposed-of fishing gear accounts The proposal aims to make claims the Commission. notice of changes to fisheries guidance once the regulations for about a third of marine litter producers responsible for By making gear manufacturers laws that it expects will affect for 2019 are finalised. The draft found in European seas, or managing plastic fishing gear responsible for the costs and the English/UK fishing industry recommendations as they stand over 11,000t per year,” says the litter that comes ashore through process of managing fishing gear throughout 2019. currently for North Sea and North Commission. Almost half of the ‘extended producer responsibility’ plastic once it is landed, port costs The MMO, whose remit includes Western Waters are available at: bit. huge garbage island in the Pacific (EPR) schemes. They will not apply for fishermen will be reduced, enforcing EU and UK fisheries ly/2M9DPaW and: bit.ly/2AN1Cc2 Ocean – covering an area said to to fishermen and artisanal makers particularly in small fishing ports, regulations in English waters, is The technical conservation be the size of France – consists of of fishing gear containing plastic. says the Commission. providing insight into its work in regulation is the legislation that aims such fishing gear. “With this proposal, all fishers The proposal will now go to the order to give the industry as much to reduce the capture of juvenile “We estimate that in the can be confident that gear European parliament and council certainty as possible, and to help it fish and minimise environmental EU, 20% of gear is lost at sea. returned to shore will be properly for adoption. prepare for changes. In response to harm. A new regulation is currently discussions in the media and online, in draft and it is likely to come into this guidance is being published to force in the first half of 2019. Fishing vessel owner fined for breaching small fishing vessel rules clarify that current fisheries laws The new draft technical The owner of the King’s Lynn was found to have a catalogue these were serious matters, will continue to apply immediately conservation regulation is more boat Audrey Patricia BN 89 was of deficiencies related to considering what might have after the UK leaves the EU. streamlined than the original fined a total of £15,628 after emergency procedures and happened. regulation. It aims to simplify the being prosecuted by the lifesaving equipment, which MCA surveyor Matt Turner, What is happening? rules. Maritime and Coastguard resulted in the vessel being who had inspected the The full landing obligation (discards Agency for operating an unsafe detained. The deficiencies vessel, said: “The condition ban) will come into force on 1 What the Marine Management vessel and failing to comply with included emergency drills of this vessel, as an operating January, 2019. This means that Organisation is doing the small fishing vessel code of not being carried out by the fishing vessel, was wholly for all fisheries, species with catch As explained in its compliance practice. crew, the liferaft being nearly unacceptable. The owner had limits (quota species) will have and enforcement strategy (at: bit. John Lake, director of John four years beyond its service failed in his responsibility of to be landed and counted against ly/2vrBr5E), the MMO will provide Lake Shellfish Ltd of King’s date, missing and out-of- ensuring the vessel was in a quota. This includes undersize fish. guidance and raise awareness of Lynn and owner of the 13.5m date emergency flares, fire safe condition to put to sea, and There are exemptions to this the rules as a first step to achieving Audrey Patricia, appeared at extinguishers out of date, to comply with the small fishing requirement subject to certain compliance. King’s Lynn Magistrates’ Court insufficient serviceable vessel codes of practice. This conditions. These are based Work being carried out by the on 25 July, where he pleaded lifejackets, and the emergency failure had put the vessel and on either the ability of the fish MMO so that it can support the guilty to both offences. Mr fuel shut-off not working. It its crew at unnecessary risk, to survive capture and release industry to understand and comply Lake was fined £4,500 for each was clear the vessel had been the consequences of which (survivability); or on the difficulty of with the changes includes: offence, and ordered to pay a neglected by its owner, and was could have left Mr Lake facing preventing capture of unwanted fish; ● Working with the European victim surcharge of £170, and not in a safe condition to go to more serious charges. The or disproportionate cost of handling commission and DEFRA to gain £6,458 towards the cost of the sea. The vessel was being used MCA is determined, with our (de minimis). For example, it is understanding of the implications prosecution. as part of Mr Lake’s shellfish stakeholders, to improve the proposed that from 1 January, 2019, of legislation changes, by location of The vessel had been subject business. safety of fishermen. Owners will be able to be discarded in fishing activity, sector and gear type to a prearranged inspection In sentencing, the who fail in their responsibilities certain fisheries, due to its ability to ● Training staff so that they can by the MCA at Boston, and magistrates commented that in this way will be prosecuted.” survive capture and release. provide advice and guidance to In the new regulations, there are fishermen in person also requirements for vessels to use ● Working with fishing industry more selective fishing gear. These representatives to understand the INT. B will apply to parts of the Celtic Sea best way to provide guidance to PO RI EX ST (from 1 July, 2019) and area VIIa in fishermen and help spread the word O R the Irish Sea (from 1 January, 2019). about the changes E L DEFRA is working with the ● Producing tailored guidance and P P

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The Brexit spectre reminding delegates that Inevitably, Brexit loomed large Fisheries Innovation Scotland is over the proceedings, not least funded by a consortium, which because BASFC 2018 was set provides the board members, against the backdrop of the including Marine Scotland, resignations of David Davis and Seafish, the Scottish Fishermen’s Boris Johnson from the UK Federation, Scottish Natural cabinet, and the publication Heritage, Young’s Seafood, the previous week of the UK Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, government’s fisheries white and Funding Fish. Backing paper. up this board is the Technical Despite the spectre of the Advisory Committee (TAC) unknown consequences of – ‘some of the best minds in leaving the EU, a point made by fisheries research’, according speaker after speaker, delivering to John Goodlad – who identify presentations with a liberal dose areas needing research, create of caution, because their work opportunities, and decide which had been started and largely projects go forwards. carried out ‘BB’ – before Brexit Day One provided a – the mood was buoyant and fascinating, diverse and positive. surprisingly thorough overview Opening the event, the chair of the FIS-funded fishing science of Fisheries Innovation Scotland research projects that had been (FIS), John Goodlad, put the carried out in 2016-17. The dozen conference in context: “Brexit sessions were managed by has changed everything in TAC chair, David Parker of Blue Scotland.” He went on to say that Ventures. ‡ One hundred and twenty delegates attended the Bi-Annual Scottish Fishing Conference, and many more everyone was at BASFC 2018 to followed the live-streaming. hear about developments and The place of the opportunities, and that while the stakeholder modern engagement methods Brexit problems would not be Increased participation of available. Future options might solved on the day, they should all stakeholders in management include more accountability, leave with a better understanding and governance decisions to representation and inclusivity, of the issues facing Scottish encourage co-management and take account of uncertainty fishing. was the topic for Daniel Skerritt and disagreement. The list of speakers, and the of MRAG, who, having carried Scotland, he noted, had a subjects they dealt with, certainly out a desktop study, concluded strong participation platform for provided a range developing innovative of opinion and a engagement systems. comprehensive Scotland, he noted, had a Participation, working summary of what together, and listening Fisheries Innovation strong participation platform to others across Scotland is doing to science, policy and ensure that Scottish for developing innovative industry became fishing stays at something of a the forefront of engagement systems theme throughout the developments, and conference. is in the best possible position that success depends more on With many drivers towards to take advantage of the ‘Sea a flexible approach rather than being more selective in what is of Opportunity’, which Bertie setting concrete targets, or caught, when, where and at what Armstrong referred to later in the aiming for ‘best practice’. size, there have been FIS-funded meeting. Approaches need to be projects seeing how this might adaptive, acknowledge changes be improved and automated. Science project reports and uncertainty, and encourage But, as Daniel Skerritt ‡ Paul Fernandes explains the principles of SmartTrawl. John Goodlad began by participation by using all the reminded delegates, there is still a need for guidance on ‘when the effects of any innovations, where they are catching the is a fish caught: in the net, on so fishers could see that things wrong fish, so that others can the deck, in a box, under ice?’ – actually worked. Again, the avoid them. This tends to work especially in terms of TAC and watchwords were sharing and best within cooperatives or landing obligations. In a second cooperating. producers’ organisations. presentation, Daniel Skerritt The main point is that this was outlined the options for what Selectivity developed by the fishing industry might be feasible for selectivity, Two FIS projects at the University for the industry, and is a model covering the post-haul and pre- of Aberdeen have been looking at that could work in Scotland if capture systems that were in use. how to avoid catching unwanted the industry is supported from He also looked at barriers to species or sizes. within, and externally by Marine further progress, which included Tara Marshall explained her Scotland, to ‘manage its own lack of knowledge, and not results on spatial reporting, fishery’. sharing knowledge. His project which had been successfully More obviously tangible is concentrated on mechanisms for introduced in the Bering Sea SmartTrawl, a fascinating project sharing: incentivising new sharing pollock fishery, to avoid by- that has built upon ideas from ideas, improving links between catching salmon, which are Alaska to identify and select ‡ Left to right: Vidar Landmark, John Goodlad, Høgni Hoydal, Jane fishers and scientists, and finding strictly monitored. The idea is species or sizes within the net. Macpherson and Bertie Armstrong. workable ways of visualising that fishing vessels report areas Further development is needed, 16 August 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews BASFC 7 but the aim is that via an in-net assessed. camera, a gate is opened or The work concludes that, in neighbouring non-EU countries closed to allow target species with a few notable exceptions When it comes to moving into management, and that the and sizes to be retained in the such as grey seals predating the uncharted territory of the UK will have to evolve its codend, while allowing the salmon, current populations of post-Brexit fishing landscape, management based on UK release of unwanted catch predators are unlikely to deplete it seems only sensible to learn society and industry – so learn back into the sea unharmed. It fish resources. On the other side from other states that are but don’t just copy. is thought this might be ready of the coin, there is little doubt already outside the EU, to see Co-operation between in a few years, and should be that black-legged kittiwakes are how they manage their own neighbouring coastal states affordable and well worth the vulnerable to depletion of their fisheries. was also necessary. It was not investment. food by fisheries. Mike concluded Scotland’s nearest non- always easy, especially when that ‘balanced harvesting’, UK/non-EU neighbours are quotas are dropping, but it has Nephrops survival which brings fishing mortality Norway and the Faroes, and to be built on trust and honesty, In all fisheries, it is often difficult on different components of the conference heard from two and takes time. to only catch what you want, the food web in line with their high-profile representatives from But despite the changes that so discarding or landing seems productivity, is not happening these coastal states. the fishing industry in Scotland inevitable. In the Nephrops fleet on the west coast of Scotland. and the rest of the UK faces, ‡ Høgni Hoydal, minister of this could amount to around £2m He suggested some measures, Learning from Norway does he see a good future? fisheries and deputy prime per year. However, it is possible which he acknowledged would Vidar Landmark, director general “Yes, absolutely. I am quite sure minister of the Faroes, shared to gain exemptions from landing not be easy to introduce, of the Norwegian Department of that the future co-operation on the Faroes experience. if post-discard survivability including reduction of fishing for Fisheries, outlined how Norway fisheries management around is shown to be high. Existing larger low-productivity species had gone about introducing the North Sea will improve in opportunity to underpin a new estimates for Nephrops survival (currently heavily exploited), and sustainable catches while years to come. The possibilities welfare economy, some pretty suggest around 25%, but some more concentration on smaller balancing ecosystems, and most for out-take from the North Sea radical steps had to be taken, studies have given a much higher species. importantly, the need to engage is big, if we can better manage against a backdrop of not doing average estimate, at around 55%. and learn from the fishermen the stocks there.” so well in the Amaya Albalat of the Choke and quota themselves and bring them into stocks, ‘where we made some University of Stirling has been The ‘choke’ question, where the decision-making process. The Faroes approach huge errors’. Meanwhile, in the looking into this question, there is a mismatch between Following his presentation, The conference also welcomed pelagic fisheries, there was ‘an working alongside fishermen what vessels are catching and he spoke to Fishing News, when Høgni Hoydal, minister of increasing buying and selling of to establish the facts. She gave landing opportunities, has been he said a key message was to fisheries and deputy prime quotas and vessels, where you an update on post-discard raised many times in the pages learn from other’s mistakes, minister of the Faroes, who just capitalised the value of the survival of Nephrops. Her work of Fishing News. Stuart Reeves and that Norway was happy explained how the Faroes fisheries’. is showing that survival is nearly of CEFAS gave an overview of to share its experiences. But fishing industry had been An agreement was reached 53%, and that careful on-deck the choke problem and how, for he also stressed that there is subject to a complete overhaul, where all fishing rights were handling can greatly increase at least some species, it arose no ‘one size fits all’ in fisheries almost starting from scratch. abolished to allow for a fresh survival. Reducing air exposure through quota allocations being It wasn’t easy, but it seems start, ‘a whole new reform of our time, providing a water spray, based on old data, and not to be paying dividends for all fisheries’. and making sure that discarding keeping pace with changes in concerned. The minister acknowledges happens over suitable grounds, fish ranges – a notable example He also spoke to Fishing that they could have done things where burrowing and fewer being the hake fishery around News, and began with the better and more quickly, and predators are to be found, Scotland. Faroes’ decision to stay outside that it is key to be open and were among the measures she This project modelled three of the EU; was that the right to involve stakeholders at the suggested. scenarios in a bid to understand decision? beginning. how vessels might operate in a “Yes, I am absolutely Is he keen to build on Ecosystems and mixed fishery: convinced about that; it was one relations with the UK? “We look balance ● if stocks could be caught of the most important decisions forward to bilateral agreements Mike Heath from the University of independently in the Faroes in modern times. and how we can co-operate on Strathclyde has been looking at ● if vessels fished until full quota If the Faroes had joined the EU , quota agreements, an ecosystems-based approach was used ‡ Vidar Landmark, director with Denmark, we would have and the issue of coastal states to fisheries management. Such ● if vessels stopped when they general of the Norwegian had no control over our living and sharing migrating fish an approach is highlighted in have exhausted one of their Department of Fisheries, has marine resources.” stocks. It’s a huge challenge, the fisheries white paper, and quotas. confidence that Scottish fishing In order to give the fishing but we welcome it and look has gained much ground among Aaron Hatcher of the has a great future. industry the best possible forward to it.” some stakeholders. University of Portsmouth has Basically, this tries to balance been looking at an economic fishing with any impacts it analysis of quota allocation by Scottish fleet. the results so far are general in arcs might prove impossible, or if might have on those organisms developing a computer model The model took data on a magnitude, they do suggest that in a direct line to fishing grounds, predated by fish, and those to look at full impacts of the groups (within POs) basis rather quota reallocation may be part of might have to be avoided, adding animals that predate upon fish. landing obligation, and whether than an individual vessel basis, the solution. hours to a trip. Predators and prey for each fish outcomes for all stocks could and included allocations, effort Fisheries data requires an stock in Scottish waters were be made better or ‘less worse’ and landings, catch rates, and Sharing seas important temporal aspect identified, and their impacts by reallocating quota within the discards forced to zero. While Our seas are becoming more as fisheries can vary across crowded by the day, so it is seasons; some areas, apparently inevitable that there are tensions devoid of target fish, might that can build into conflicts. harbour invaluable spawning Beth Mouatt of the University grounds. of the Highlands and Islands has Environmental data may not been looking into ‘Management always be comparable: it may in Shared Seas’, and has be old and out of date, be at concentrated on conflicts different scales, or be produced between fishing and other users in different ways. – , marine renewables Using patchy data can be and conservation, for example – misleading at best, but there are and within the industry itself – good examples of where data eg fishing gear conflicts – and can be really useful. Locations has sought to find how these of cetaceans allowed for vessels might be mitigated. to be advised, so that they could The first challenge was to look avoid the areas while cetaceans for existing data that could be were present, and the location relied upon. Maps, for example, of spawning grounds which at one scale might look as coincided with gravel extraction though an area could cater for allowed for the extraction to be different users, but at a smaller moved to another area during the scale would show that conflicts spawning season. could arise. An offshore wind Such seasonality, if well farm might look as if it could understood, can allow apparently ‡ Post-session Q&As provided lively debate: Sarah Pilgrim-Morrison and Juliette Hatchman joined Steve allow fishing between turbines, conflicting demands to be met McLean and Euan Dunn. but on closer inspection turning at different times, because 8 BASFC Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018 decisions can be made. opportunities for harvesting ‘what The report concluded that grows on your own farm’, with the for managers, while voluntary benefit of being able to manage measures can work, and should more locally in Scotland. be encouraged, there are times Jane Macpherson pointed out when statutory underpinning is that there were challenges but essential to avoid conflict. For also opportunities, and that it all fishermen (and other users), hinged on ‘what sort of fishing it is essential to get the right nation we want Scotland to be’. information to the right people in She said it was time to take the right places, and they need stock and make improvements to understand when to engage in using Scotland’s Marine Plan the ‘formal process’. and evidence-based decision- making. The next tranche Once more, a key point was Key themes across the speakers the need to listen to fishermen highlighted the need for more and all sectors, and meetings reliable data, including from have been taking place. She those ‘on the water’, closer also highlighted the need to working across the entire sector, develop working partnerships sharing knowledge, working with and continue consultations in an science for better fishing and in-depth and meaningful way. making stakeholders’ voices heard, and more engagement Sustainability with decision-making. The final session of speakers Optimism was universal concentrated on sustainability, among delegates, and Scotland with a talk from Marks & is in an excellent position to grow Spencer’s Steve McLean, who its fishing industry even further. told the meeting that customers Richard Slaski, the retiring were often sceptical about executive director of FIS, told sustainability claims, and were ‡ John Goodlad, chair of Fisheries Innovation Scotland (left), wishes retiring FIS executive director, Richard the meeting that FIS is already less loyal than they used to Slaski, a successful future, and thanks him for his work for FIS. responding to the potential be – so honesty is paramount. opportunities with its next Customers, he said, ‘want to Shellfish gave their thoughts on described as the ‘legacy of technology, size and range of tranche of projects which, though know every skipper and vessel sustainability from a processor’s bust’ – when a stock becomes vessels has increased, so that if slow to get off the ground thanks by name, in much the same way point of view. unsustainable, it results in poor we continued to catch everything to Brexit uncertainty, are now as has been seen with meat Macduff is committed to revenue and earnings, loss of we could, then very quickly some up and running. These include: products and their sources’. the health of the oceans and skilled labour, reduction in new stocks would become threatened more detailed work on mapping Euan Dunn gave an NGO the long-term health of stocks entrants, poor maintenance and depleted. seabed environments to mitigate perspective on sustainability, because long-term supply is and reduced safety, lack of “So the science is twofold: it against fishing-related damage; pointing out that seabirds were vital to ongoing profitability, investment, and doom and tells us what stocks are in the sea, looking at introducing more use an excellent indicator of the long-term stock health is vital despondency. and then how to catch them, and of traps and pots for different health of the sea. to supply vessels and partners, So there were plenty of how to be selective.” There is now species; bringing together He talked about some of the and sustainability is becoming incentives to remain sustainable. a much healthier trust between information about potential problems birds face He called scientists and fishers, he pointed impacts from climate change; – getting hooked So the science is twofold: it tells for improved out. and following good practice – a on hake longlines, selectivity, Fishermen need to believe the project that will use external for example, an us what stocks are in the sea, protection scientists – they are protecting specialists to evaluate the real easy problem to of marine livelihoods – and scientists need impact of all FIS projects so far. overcome. He and then how to catch them, and biodiversity, to recognise that things should Details of all projects also proffered the regulation not happen lightly – people’s completed, and the new projects, options of banning compliance, livelihoods are at stake. can be seen at: fiscot.org how to be selective and focus on The FIS BASFC is an excellent for sandeels and other forage an early requirement for certain the marketplace. The fishing example of how different groups Two perspectives fish, which are so important in markets. business, he said, ‘is now can be brought together. He went Bertie Armstrong of SFF and birds’ diets, and reducing TACs But behind those realistic committed to maintaining healthy on to say that funding is always Jane Macpherson of Marine to allow for more set-aside in business drivers is the need to seas’. a problem, but it is fundamental Scotland both gave their Scottish waters. gain an in-depth understanding to think carefully about the way perspectives on the future of Once more, underpinning a of shell fisheries, involving Science for fishing we judge scientific research. Scotland’s fishing management running theme of the conference, industry-science collaborative Best available evidence for Perhaps more money should be in changing times. he called for co-management partnerships, they said. Sarah decisions and management put into more applied research Both were very positive, with and stakeholder engagement. Pilgrim-Morrison and Juliette have become watchwords, and where it will foster later economic Bertie Armstrong leaving no Sarah Pilgrim-Morrison and Hatchman called for well- in Scotland, FIS, the scientific development. one in doubt that he saw great Juliette Hatchman from Macduff informed co-management institutions, government Some fisheries, like Nephrops based on robust evidence, departments, NGOs and the and scallops, are huge earners, long-term partnerships between industry itself are often in and yet we are still lacking a stakeholders, harvest controls partnership, at the forefront lot of information about stock where appropriate, and ongoing of funding and carrying out dynamics and how to manage monitoring. research, as was demonstrated them. “Science is very much In a nutshell, sustainability throughout the meeting. part of what is needed in terms gives access to secure The future of scientific research of understanding the dynamics and healthy supplies, and as it relates to fishing is under as of fisheries… science should economic security to those much pressure as other research not be seen as an outsider invested in it. In the overall or parts of the industry. David to the development of good industry, shellfish remain a Paterson of the University of management policy,” he said. low priority, and that needs to St Andrews, who is executive This was a fact- and opinion- change, with improvements to director of the Marine Alliance packed conference, with plenty of communication and listening to for Science and Technology opportunity for delegates to have the knowledge of fishermen, and for Scotland, rounded off the their say in the panel discussions acknowledging the role they play presentations with an overview of following each section and in the in sustainability. how funding for science works, final, much-anticipated ‘BASFC Kenny Coull gave the business and what the future holds. Question Time’, chaired by John case for sustainability on He put it into the context of Goodlad. behalf of the Scottish Whitefish understanding the ecosystem, All of these discussions, as well Producers’ Association, challenges from competing as the entire proceedings, can be explaining many of the good sea-users, social dynamics, and viewed at: bit.ly/2nhMmKH practices that the industry environmental change. Podcasts and video interviews ‡ Ally Dingwall, Mike Mitchell and Ian Gatt in the hot seats for the pursued for sustainability. A “We’ve become better and of some speakers can be viewed ‘BASFC Question Time’. crucial element was what he better at catching fish, and the at: fiscot.org ■ 16 August2018 Name: Tranquillity BF 7 LOA: 24m Built: Astilleros Armon Navia Spain 2001 Type: Twin- trawler Home port: Fraserburgh Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews BOAT OFTHEWEEK 9 10 SOPHY ROSE Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018 SOPHY ROSE – SECOND CYGNUS CYCLONE 35 FOR HOLY ISLAND Young shellfish skipper Jordan Richardson, together with crewmen Edward Sinclair and Jamie Douglas, started to fish static gear from Holy Island at the end of July with the new fast potter Sophy Rose BK 533, reports David Linkie

ophy Rose is the second Cygnus Cyclone 35 to be Sophy Rose heads out to sea past Sbuilt by Murphy Marine the distinctive Holy Island Castle. Services on Valentia Island, Co Kerry for Holy Island owners Shaun Brigham and Richard Ward, who took delivery of Freedom B BK 532 just over three years ago. The impressive build quality, seakeeping qualities and fishing capabilities of Freedom B, which they are continuing to work, led to a follow-up order being placed when the decision was taken to replace skipper Jordan Richardson’s previous boat, Fulmar II BK 533. This decision reflects the strong bonds, based on customer satisfaction and trust, that now exist between owners Shaun Brigham and Richard Ward and boatbuilder Fionan Murphy. Shaun Brigham said: “Once again, Fionan Murphy and his team have delivered in full, both in terms of their willingness to incorporate our suggestions for changes – which, although minor in themselves, will bring significant benefits in years to come – and in the end product, the quality of which speaks for itself. Freedom B is a superb credentials as a skipper, boat, and we have no doubts and Sophy Rose is a natural Sophy Rose joins Freedom B at Holy Island that Sophy Rose will deliver progression for him. Although against a backdrop of the Inner Farnes. similar levels of performance. potting is never easy, with two “In a constantly evolving virtually identical boats and industry, standing still is seldom good crews, we are as confident an option. Although only 22 as anyone can be that we have years old, Jordan Richardson the right tools for the job.” has more than proved his To anyone who didn’t know Although potting is never easy, with two virtually identical boats and good crews, we are as confident as anyone can be that we have the right tools for the job

that Freedom B had fished for is a testament to the level of and renamed Cornucopja LK three years – during which time care Freedom B has benefited 372 (Fishing News, 8 March, more than 300,000 pots have from since starting to fish from 2018). transited the working deck – Holy Island, as well as the build Powered by a Cummins the difference in year of build quality Murphy Marine Services 6CTA8.3 engine, Cornucopja between the two boats, as they provided, in line with the owners’ was built in Iceland by Trefjar lay alongside each other at requirements. in 2003 as Soph Ash 2 BK 533 the pier to refuel and take bait, Taking her name from Shaun for Burnmouth skipper John was not discernible by visual Brigham’s two daughters, Sophy Affleck. Six years later, the appearance. The whalebacks, Rose arrived at Holy Island a few fast semi-displacement potter wheelhouses, working decks, months after her predecessor, moved the short distance south bulwarks, stainless steel the Cleopatra to Holy Island and was renamed cappings and safety rails were 33 Fulmar II, was bought by Fulmar II by new owners Shaun Wheelhouse interior of Sophy Rose. immaculate on both boats. This Shetland skipper Ronnie Young Brigham and Richard Ward. 16 August 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews SOPHY ROSE 11

Wheelhouse electronics supplied by SIRM UK Eyemouth centre

‡ Ready for the hard work that lies ahead, left to right: Shaun Brigham, Jordan Richardson, Edward Sinclair, Daniel Richardson, Richard Ward and Jamie Douglas.

Isles and Land’s End, Sophy spaced at 12-fathom intervals on The broad beam planing GRP Rose completed the first leg in 14mm-diameter Seasteel back hull incorporates a medium 17 hours on arrival at Newlyn. ropes from Gael Force. Each pot V-entry and reversed gull wing Following subsequent stops fished inside six miles displays chines which, carried right below at Weymouth, Eastbourne, a numbered tag allocated to the waterline, provide very high ‡ SIRM UK supplied a comprehensive package of wheelhouse Lowestoft and Scarborough, Sophy Rose, under the terms stability for this class of vessel. electronics. Sophy Rose was moored for the of the vessel’s shellfish permit The Cyclone 35 hull is designed first time at Holy Island six days issue by Northumberland IFCA to give maximum buoyancy and The array of top-end controller with 17in LCD after departing from Ireland. and the authority’s 800 regional a comfortable rise in varying electronics equipment fitted monitor. Vessel positioning Insured by sea conditions, to deliver on Sophy Rose was supplied data is obtained from a Sunderland Marine, Sophy Rose and minimal slamming and a by Tommy Lough of SIRM Furuno GP39 GPS receiver. and landing daily to stable and dry working UK’s outlet at Eyemouth. The Simrad AP60 autopilot DR Collin & Son Ltd of platform. The wide deep The comprehensive system is interfaced to a JRC Eyemouth, Sophy Rose Freedom B fish double V hull also allows a large package is grouped together JLR-21GPS compass and is expected to fish within load to be carried on deck in a modern streamlined constant-running pump. a 40-mile radius of Holy soft-eyed D-section parlour without an excessive console on the starboard side Bottom-sounding duties Island, in an arc running increase in draft or loss of of the stylish wheelhouse, are handled by a Hondex from Goswick Bay in the pots, ranging in size from freeboard. which is fitted out to a high HE-7300 colour sounder and northwest to the back These design standard of finish. a Simrad NSS 12in Navstation of the Longstones in the 36in to 46in characteristics enable the Navigation and gear with Structurescan 3D southeast. hulls to remain on an even locations are handled by an transducer. Sophy Rose and Freedom B pot-limitation order. trim when carrying a leader of Olex 3D seabed mapping A Simrad R2009 4G fish double soft-eyed D-section Moulded and fully fitted out gear on the portside, and to system with ground broadband radar, Simrad parlour pots, ranging in size to Seafish specification, and the continue to be easy to handle. discrimination software and NAIS Class B AIS package, from 36in to 46in, supplied by owners’ specific requirements, Reflecting the high level of AIS interface, displayed on Icom IC-M323G GPS VHF Caithness Creels, East Coast Sophy Rose has main specification requested by the a 17in Neovo flush-mounted and Jotron 60S GPS EPIRB Creels and Gael Force. These dimensions of LOA 10.3m, beam owners, the cat-catcher cradle screen positioned directly in complete the electronic are worked in leaders of 35, 3.8m and draft 1.1m. fitted across the transom, front of the KAB helmsman’s equipment that SIRM UK seat and a Lorenz BB chart supplied for Sophy Rose. Cygnus - MurphyCygnus Marine - Murphy Services Marine Services When Freedom B was delivered trials, Sophy Rose left in 2015, Jordan Richardson and Portmagee, Co Kerry, at the Cygnus Cyclone 35,Cygnus “Sophy Cyclone Rose” 35, “Atlantic Warrior” & Cygnus Cyclone 38, “Vesper” his brother Daniel (now onboard start of a 900-mile delivery Freedom B) took over Fulmar trip to North Northumberland. II, having previously fished the After rounding Mizen Head and Plymouth Pilot Our Margaret. steaming along the south coast On completion of engine of Ireland towards the Scilly

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVE & SUSAN ON YOUR NEW VESSEL CONSTANT FISHER Tel: 00353 (0)66 947 6883 Mobile: 00353 (0)87 280 9861 CONGRATULATIONSEmail: [email protected] TO SHAUN BRIGHAM Web: AND www.cygnusboats.com RICHARD WARD ON YOUR NEW VESSEL SOPHY ROSE Tel: 00353 (0)66 947 6883 Mobile: 00353 (0)87 280 9861 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cygnusboats.com ‡ General view of Sophy Rose’s working deck. 12 SOPHY ROSE Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018 together with the safety rails, were fabricated using stainless Sophy Rose steel. Murphy Marine Services steaming at used the same maintenance-free 16 knots. material to fabricate gunwale rail cappings. Two flush deck hatches, positioned along the centreline of the main deck, give access to the main dry hold abaft the forward wheelhouse and the engineroom, which is positioned slightly aft of amidships. A third hatch offset to starboard provides alternative and readily available access to the engineroom, should any problems arise when a string of ‡ General view of the pot self-hauling arrangements on pots is stowed on deck. Sophy Rose. Sophy Rose features a gunwale roller system and stern gate for pot self-hauling and shooting. A 1.5t and 16in-diameter Spencer Carter slave hauler is mounted vertically on the wheelhouse bulkhead on the vessel’s centreline. From this position, back ropes have a direct lead outboard to run over the customary large-diameter stainless steel roller mounted on top of the gunwale rail, below which a stainless steel wear pad extends downwards to the waterline.

Two vertical stainless steel rollers are positioned at the forward end of the gunwale rail roller, to keep the back rope in position as Sophy Rose hauls herself up to the gear. In a recent development, most of the tension in the back rope during hauling is absorbed by a bigger roller positioned slightly inboard of a smaller-diameter roller. Well-protected duplicate Kobelt engine and Simrad autopilot controls are mounted on the gunwale rail aft of the hauling position, for easy use on ‡ The FPT Cursor C9 propulsion unit is derated to deliver 161kW @ occasions when unfavourable 2,600rpm. tide and wind conditions require

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Modernisation sustaining Holy Island traditions Consisting of five full-time In spite of all the warning residents. shellfish boats, Holy Island’s notices, each year the emergency Today five potting boats – small inshore potting fleet has a services receive around 10 rescue Britannia II, Evelyn Juliet, Freedom considerably different look today callouts to Holy Island causeway, B, Scarlet Cord and Sophy Rose – than it had a decade ago. This is each of which entails an fish year-round from moorings on entirely due to the commitment estimated cost of nearly £10,000. the southern side of Holy Island, lifelong local fishermen continue Holy Islanders live their lives situated midway between the to bring to both the fishing around the crossing times, which distinctive Lindisfarne Priory and industry and the small island although clearly representing Holy Island Castle, five miles north community they live in. a practical inconvenience at of the equally imposing Bamburgh Renowned as the birthplace times, are viewed as part of their Castle. Some smaller boats also of Christianity in England, life rather than an obstruction fish the local inshore grounds ‡ Holy Island causeway can be covered by up to 6ft of water, Holy Island is unique in that to it. Forward planning is during the summer months. frequently resulting in irresponsible drivers being stranded and it is connected to the North clearly essential, particularly Potting activity for lobsters requiring rescue by Seahouses RNLI. Northumberland mainland by a for shellfishermen tasked with and brown and velvet crabs three-mile tidal causeway. On securing bait, landing to the tidal is mainly divided between the photographed hundreds of times refrigerated premises enable Holy highwater springs the roadway slipway and transporting catches Farne Islands, lying a few miles a day during the busy summer Island fishermen to take larger can be covered by up to 2m of the daily to Berwick and Eyemouth into the southeast, or north past months. deliveries of frozen pot bait from North Sea. either side of the Scottish border. Emmanuel Head into the shallow While some of these traditional Peterhead. Despite numerous warning Earlier this year, when the and hard waters of Goswick Bay, gear stores are still used, in A few months later, contractors notices pointing out the dangers ‘Beast from the East’ roared where unexpected poor weather recent years local fishermen have carried out extensive work to raise associated with trying to cross across the UK, Holy Island was has claimed thousands of creels continued to show their long- the height of the harbour pier, to outside the clearly displayed and cut off from the mainland for six down the years. At highwater term commitment to potting by enable boats to lie alongside the widely accessible tidal windows, days by snowdrifts up to 12ft during fine weather, shellfish investing in larger purpose-built pier with enhanced safety during which cut off Holy Island for up to deep blocking the access road catches can be landed alongside gear stores better suited to the bigger spring tides. In view of the six hours twice a day, motorists from the western end of the a tidal pier, which incorporates a needs of modern potting gear and fact that the pier is regularly used are regularly forced to abandon causeway to the main A1 trunk modern slipway. their boats. when putting new static gear on their vehicles to the inrushing road leading north to Berwick and Steeped in history, Holy Island Further evidence of the boats or bringing leaders ashore tide and make for the sanctuary south to Newcastle, which itself is understandably a strong progressive intent of Holy Island for repair, in addition to refuelling, of the high-standing refuge box. was closed for 36 hours. magnet for tourists. In addition to fishermen came three years landing when tidal conditions From there, they inevitably have For generations, fishing has the world-renowned priory and ago with the commissioning of permit, and taking bait, the to be rescued by the Seahouses been one of the mainstays of the castles, the old fishing gear a large new walk-in refrigerated importance of this development is RNLI inshore lifeboat crew, who the community of Holy Island, stores located on the foreshore bait and shellfish storage building readily apparent. often tow their rescue craft the which is just four miles long – formed from the upturned hulls that was fully self-funded by Holy Island harbour is owned few miles north by road before and two miles wide. With nine of old boats cut in half amidships, local fishermen. Built to replace and operated by the Holy Island launching it at the start of the miles of shoreline, Holy Island felted and fitted with a door a considerably smaller and less of Lindisfarne Community causeway. has a population of around 150 in the midships section – are efficient facility, the modern Development Trust.

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‡ 1: Scarlet Cord passes Sophy Rose, Freedom B and Britannia II when coming in to the pier to refuel… 2: … three hours after returning to her mooring… 3: … when skipper Paul Douglas and his crew came ashore to land their morning’s catch of shellfish to DR Collin of Eyemouth, which took over Keltic Seafare of Inverness. 4: Old upturned hulls are put to good use as fishermen’s gear stores on Holy Island.

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Congratulations to owners Shaun Brigham and Richard Ward Whatever your requirements are; pleasure, commercial or rescue, Marlin Marine have a range of power options from 30 up to 825hp that provide a cost effective, environmentally sound and efficient solution email: [email protected] • Tel: 02380231306 www.marlinmarine.co.uk ‡ Edward Sinclair lifting boxes down into the full-width dry hold amidships. 14 SOPHY ROSE Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018 with the 50mm-diameter F51 Duplex shaft. Sophy Rose and Freedom B taking bait When running off in the early aboard at the same time as refuelling at morning and moving between highwater at Holy Island pier. gear, skipper Jordan Richardson usually runs Sophy Rose at a service speed of around 16-17 knots (2,300rpm). With a string of parlour pots stowed on deck, Sophy Rose maintains her speed well, typically doing 14-15 knots at the same rpm. The first week of fishing, following receipt of Sophy Rose’s fishing licence and associated paperwork, resulted in an encouraging economical rate of fuel consumption that the owners were initially content with, while waiting to confirm their thinking with firm figures. Provisional calculations suggest that Sophy Rose uses around five litres of fuel per mile when run at the normal service speed, thereby saving two hours of time per day when working the offshore grounds. Hydraulic power for the pot hauler is provided by a Spencer Carter pump driven from a gearbox PTO. The vessel’s 24V electrical system comes from a 70-amp engine-mounted generator. Two tanks aft carry 1,200 litres of D.R. COLLIN & SON LTD EYEMOUTH, SCOTLAND D. R. Collin & Son was established in 1952 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire in the South of Scotland. The town lies 5 Miles north of the English Border, where the mouth of the river Eye provides a natural harbour. ● Live langoustine (Nephrops Novegicus) ● Langoustine Vivante/ Cigala Viva/ Scampi ● Fresh Langoustine (nephrops Norvegicus) ● Langoustine Glacée/ Cigala Fresca/ Scampi ● Live Lobster (Homarus Gammarus) ● Homard Vivant/ Viva Bogavante ‡ Sophy Rose and Freedom B skippers Jordon Richardson and Shaun ● Crab Claws (Cancer Pagurus) - uncooked Brigham. ● Pinces de tourteaux/ Bocas de Buey fuel. port opposite the helmsman’s ● Cockles (Cardium edule) A Jabsco deck wash pump is console, also leads to the ● Squid (Loliginidae) also installed. forward accommodation cabin, All the control valves for where two bunks are arranged ● Mackerel (Line caught) (Scomber scombrus) the seawater systems are along the starboard side of the ● Razor Clams (Ensis directus) conveniently located on the hull. ● Whelks starboard side of the main deck. One of the key features on Sophy Rose’s well- Sophy Rose is the presence ● Live Scallops (Pecten maximus) proportioned wheelhouse, in of a robust stainless steel ● Velvet crabs (Liocarcimus puber) which bench seating is fitted to mooring post extending the full

Congratulations to owners Shaun Brigham and Richard Ward and the crew of Sophy Rose. We wish them continued success for the future. E: [email protected] T: +441890752427 D. R. Collin & Son Ltd. 34-36 Harbour Road, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, TD14 5HY. Scotland

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Sophy Rose works up to 40 miles from Holy Island when potting on Berwick Bank and other offshore grounds.

‡ A well-used, modern, gear workshop is central to the successful operation of Sophy Rose and Freedom B.

height of the forward cabin and heavily secured into the keel and whaleback. This highlights the fact that like all Holy Island boats, when not at sea, Sophy Rose is continually riding to a bow mooring. Whenever possible, this takes the form of a non-tidal berth in the outer harbour. When severe ‡ Sophy Rose berthed alongside Holy Island pier, where the new storm-force gales are forecast, section added to raise the height is clearly visible. particularly from the southwest, the Holy Island fleet moves to a The use of offshore mooring secondary set of moorings in the Inner Ouse, where boats take to the soft bottom for around three throughout the year means that hours either side of low water in a marginally more sheltered pick-up trucks and traditional location. Although watching their life’s punts are an essential part of the work riding out a force 10 – or higher – storm on the end of daily routine a rope is clearly not an ideal situation, it is, by necessity, one supplies to ferry and salmon after the engine has been that Holy Island fishermen are farm operators throughout warmed, before a long boathook fully conversant with. Scotland. is used to pick up the buoyed The groundgear for Sophy This mooring arrangement ropes later in the day, when they Rose’s mooring in the outer allows the boat to ride to one are quickly secured again. basin comprises two 250kg anchor when lying to the flood, The use of offshore mooring spade anchors together with before the weight is transferred throughout the year means that 15 fathoms of heavy 26mm to the second anchor when the pick-up trucks and traditional stud-link chains, each weighing ebb tide begins to run. punts are an essential part of around 1.5t, positioned 200m Checked regularly, these the daily routine, continually apart in an east/west direction. mooring arrangements are well being used to transport bait Sophy Rose is secured to these proven, as well as being fairly and shellfish catches, often in anchors by two 20m lengths of easy to work, with the two ropes fairly challenging conditions, ‡ New parlour pots, supplied by Caithness Creels and identified by eight-strand 4in-diameter rope, being quickly slipped off the either from the foreshore or the NIFCA pot tags, ready to fish on Sophy Rose. identical to that Gael Force mooring post in the morning slipway. ■

Starboard quarter view of Sophy Rose.

‡ The consistently successful performance levels by Freedom B gave Shaun Brigham and Richard Ward the confidence to place a repeat order for Sophy Rose. 16 HANDLINE MACKEREL Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018 LINE-CAUGHT INSHORE MACKEREL FISHING AT PETERHEAD STATIC-GEAR BOATS IN NORTH EAST SCOTLAND HAVE ENGAGED IN INSHORE MACKEREL FISHING IN RECENT WEEKS A chance meeting outside Peterhead fishmarket with static-gear skipper Andrew Buchan led to the much-appreciated offer of a few hours on the 9m Twinseas catamaran Progress PD 25 the following morning, reports David Linkie “ ’ll be down at the boat for 5am, but as the fishing is Ivery patchy, there might be little or no action to photograph. Time will tell,” was the friendly warning. Not knowing when another opportunity might come along, Andrew’s offer was too good to miss, fish or no fish. A week earlier, the first light catches of line-caught mackerel, in most instances little more than a couple of boxes, had been landed by local boats as June drew to a close. Although skippers had kept trying, fish had continued to be scarce, particularly in shallower water close to the shore, where the majority of mackerel are usually taken during the short summer season. Lower than average sea temperatures, following a prolonged winter, were thought to be a contributing factor to the considerably slower and later start than normal. This possibility was borne out by the fact that boats ‡ Inshore boats moored on their pontoon berths at Peterhead in the from harbours like Pennan, early morning, shortly before heading out to look for early-season Gardenstown, Macduff, summer mackerel.

Two Boys, Acadia and Stately II south of Peterhead.

‡ Skipper Andrew Buchan rigging a new trace of hooks on the…

Whitehills, Portsoy and Cullen, stainless steel safety rails. fishing in the Moray Firth, where Spooled with extremely the water was thought to be strong and lightweight Dyneema slightly warmer, due to the hot steel-thread backing line, each sunny conditions that were reel fishes a 200lb nylon trace prevailing ashore, had started to tied with 40 mackerel hooks, see more encouraging signs of spaced 9in apart, culminating in increased activity. a 5kg lead weight on a 1m-long The previous morning, strop. skipper Andrew Buchan had From the reels, the lines lead caught a few boxes of mackerel forward to two free-running between hauling leaders of rollers positioned on the creels, so the fish were starting wheelhouse roof. From there, to show on occasion. they double back to a second Ironically, after days of set of rollers located outboard scorching sun and very above the mackerel strippers. light winds, conditions were The two-tier forward rollers changing as Progress headed ensure that the hooks are kept two miles into the northeast, clear of each other at all times. after crossing Peterhead bay The strippers are positioned and clearing the breakwaters, on the end of short fish chutes towards where seven local pivoted in line with the gunwale. boats were jigging in a fairly Apart from minor variations, compact area. in line with the requirements In freshening conditions, of individual skippers and their Andrew Buchan activated boats, and in some instances the two Belitronic BJ5000 EX the number of machines jigging machines mounted fitted, jigging arrangements ‡ … 9m Twinseas catamaran Progress PD 25. towards the quarters above the on Progress mirror those on 16 August 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews HANDLINE MACKEREL 17

‡ Encouraging signs of life below the surface… most inshore boats in northeast when some skippers speaking Scotland. on the VHF said they were Operating in immediate making for in. retrieve mode in 30 fathoms A few minutes later, a call of water, the tension reading, from one skipper who had displayed on a spectrum bar steamed into the southwest, and digitally on the jigging closer inshore south of Buchan machines, continually hovered Ness lighthouse, reporting ‡ … become reality… around the no-fish level, despite more signs of mackerel, saw several shifts of ground as those boats still at sea steaming occasionally moved into the low skipper Andrew Buchan worked towards his location. thirties, indicating the possibility to improve the situation. Initially, the move yielded of six to eight mackerel on With the other boats some fish on the flies, although the line, fishing remained experiencing a similar perhaps not in the quantities sporadic at best for the next scarcity, at the same time as that the marks shown on the two hours, including slack a strengthening northwesterly Koden CVS-128 indicated might water and the first of the ebb, wind brought the first in a have been possible. which on another day can prove series of some unexpected rain Although the tension reading productive. squalls, it was not surprising on the jigging machines By now some three miles south of Peterhead, and with the tide running against the wind creating more jabble on top of the water, Andrew Buchan called time on a morning that had produced a slack box of mackerel. Returning for another go that evening yielded a further two boxes. Together with line-caught mackerel from the local fleet and some Moray Firth boats, these were sold on Peterhead fishmarket the ‡ … before sliding down the following morning. delivery chute after being While the decision by the stripped off the hooks… Scottish government to set ‡ … as mackerel are hauled an annual quota of 1,000t for towards the portside stripper… ˆ … and dropping into a box. the inshore mackerel fishery ‡ One of two Belitronic BJ5000 EX jigging machines fitted on Progress. following a successful three-

year pilot scheme (Fishing first week of August, catches News, 19 April) brings enhanced off the Buchan coast generally stability for fishermen and continued to be sporadic. A run buyers alike, and gives the of southerly and southeasterly continuity required to further winds also curtailed effort at develop valuable niche markets, times, although giving more inshore mackerel remains a favourable conditions west of fickle fishery at best. Kinnaird Head into the Moray ‡ Starlite and Stately II fishing off Buchan Ness lighthouse. Throughout July and the Firth, where the early-season 18 HANDLINE MACKEREL Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018

‡ Fresh line-caught mackerel laid out in Peterhead fishmarket…

‡ Prosperity Be heading for harbour on a morning of rapidly changeable weather.

trend of better returns was some processors have reduced prices initially settled at around continued. filling capacity. £1.80. After briefly dropping to Market prices have also Following an early-season a seasonal low of £1-£1.20 per fluctuated considerably at peak of £200 per box (50kg), kg, prices quickly recovered times, in response to supply when line-caught mackerel to £2-£2.80 in the first week of ‡ … ready for auction. levels and trade holidays, when were in extremely short supply, August. ■

Peterhead inshore mackerel boats in action

Acadia. Starlite.

Two Boys. Dionne. Vichana.

Stately II. Be Ready. 16 August 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 19 PORTS & PRICES STRONG FINISH TO THE WEEK AT PETERHEAD

Last week ended with two successive +7k ling 95p-£1.40, plaice £1.50-£2.40, hake Budding Rose and Lapwing, landed box whitefish markets at Peterhead, where £1.30-£3.20 and squid £3-£10.50 per kg. 7,117 boxes to last Thursday’s market cod and haddock, in particular, continued Seven boats, Karen Ann II, Shalimar at Peterhead. This sale included 1,245 to secure good prices, reports David II, Falcon, Arcturus, Ardent, Opportunus boxes of round and 590 boxes of gutted Linkie. IV and Moray Endeavour, plus five haddock, 1,343 boxes of cod, 1,076 boxes Ten boats, Ocean Harvest, Harvester, consignments, contributed 4,525 boxes to of hake, 922 boxes of coley, 280 boxes of Nordfjordr, Amity II, Chloe Ella, Fisher last Tuesday’s market at Peterhead. This whiting (182 boxes ungutted), 255 boxes Boys, Celestial Dawn, Endurance, sale, the smallest of the week, included of , 239 boxes of squid, 162 boxes Castlewood and Attain II, together with 1,065 boxes of gutted haddock, 917 boxes of ling, 152 boxes of monkfish and 49 four consignments from Sparkling Star, of hake, 900 boxes of whiting (780 boxes boxes of megrim. Rosebloom, Boy John and Amaryha, ungutted), 550 boxes of cod, 240 boxes Twenty-four hours later, 16 boats, contributed 6,016 boxes for Monday’s of coley, 191 boxes of squid, 180 boxes of Benarkle II, Valhalla, Opportune, Starlight market. This tally included 1,493 boxes of monkfish, 113 boxes of megrim, 97 boxes Rays, Shalimar II, Falcon, Steadfast cod, 907 boxes of gutted and 497 boxes of flatfish and 70 boxes of ling. Hope, Fruitful Vine, Castlewood, Attain II, of round haddock, 740 boxes of hake, 719 Eleven boats, Our Lass III, Victory Shekinah, Klondyke, Tranquillity, Golden boxes of coley, 507 boxes of whiting (464 Rose, Good Hope, Fruitful Bough, Acorn, Sceptre, Ocean Harvest and Harvester, rounders), 172 boxes of ling, 169 boxes of Jubilee Quest, Favonius, Castlewood, plus six consignments from Russa Taign, flatfish, 152 boxes of monkfish, 99 boxes Courageous III, Ocean Dawn and Attain II, Fisher Boys, Just Reward, Radiance, of squid and 27 boxes of megrim. along with four consignments from Russa Deeside and Chloe Ella, brought the week Malcolm Sutherland and Andrew Bremner Jr landing whitefish from Large gutted haddock sold at £3-£3.15 Taign, Sardonyx II, Just Reward and Fisher to a close with 7,495 boxes. This sale, the Caithness seiner Boy Andrew at Peterhead last month. per kg at Peterhead last Monday morning, Boys, contributed 5,536 boxes to last the largest of the week, included 1,716 when medium made £3-£3.50, selected Wednesday’s market at Peterhead. This boxes of gutted and 203 boxes of round small £1.75-£2.80, chippers £1.30-£1.90, Fifty-two boats and 19 consignments £3-£3.65, small £2.50-£2.80, chippers sale included 1,164 boxes of gutted and haddock, 1,560 boxes of coley, 1,237 metros 70p-80p and round haddock 75p- contributed to last week’s tally of 30,689 £1.80-£2.40, metros £1-£1.60 and round 420 boxes of round haddock, 1,057 boxes boxes of cod, 646 boxes of hake, 479 £1.80. Large cod sold at £3-£4 per kg, boxes on Peterhead market. This total haddock £1-£1.30 per kg. Large cod made of hake, 987 boxes of coley, 744 boxes boxes of monkfish, 461 boxes of whiting medium £3-£3.50, selected £2.50-£3.20 included 7,807 boxes of haddock (2,365 £2.80-£3.80 per kg, medium £2.70- of cod, 320 boxes of whiting (285 boxes (345 rounders), 267 boxes of ling, 259 and small £2-£3. Gutted whiting were at rounders), 5,367 boxes of cod, 4,436 £3.50, selected £2.50-£3 and small ungutted), 161 boxes of flatfish, 121 boxes boxes of megrim, 198 boxes of flatfish and 60p-£1.15 per kg and round whiting 55p- boxes of hake, 4,428 boxes of coley, 2,468 £2-£3.20 per kg. Gutted whiting were at of monkfish, 104 boxes of ling, 82 boxes of 147 boxes of squid. £1.20. Monkfish sold at £3.60-£4.80 per boxes of whiting (2,056 ungutted), 1,084 £2.30-£3 per kg, round whiting £1-£1.60, squid and 37 boxes of megrim. Large gutted haddock last Friday kg, squid £3.40-£11, ling £1-£1.50, plaice boxes of monkfish, 880 boxes of flatfish, coley 55p-£1.20, monkfish £3.75-£4.40, Eight boats, Helenus, Phoenix, Kjelsvik, morning made £2.50-£3.50 per kg, £1.60-£2.50, coley 30p-£1.20, lemon 775 boxes of ling, 758 boxes of squid and megrim £1-£6.80, lemon sole £3-£6.50, Ocean Endeavour, Aalskere, Boy Andrew, medium £3-£3.50, selected £3-£3.80, £3-£8 and hake 50p-£2.50 per kg. 485 boxes of megrim. WELL-SUPPLIED FIRST AND LAST SUPPLIES UP - PRICES DOWN AT BRIXHAM With the hot weather finally breaking, Dory averaged £11.50/kg for 1s, 2s were and 4s £2.60. Sand sole 1s were £8.80 Brixham saw some rain but fishing was £11.30, 3s £7.50 and 4s £6.40. Haddock and 2s £5.20. There were not many SHETLAND WHITEFISH AUCTIONS not affected. Volumes were up, with a 1s were £3.90, 2s £2.50, 3s £2 and 4s scallops last week and prices were up The week started and ended very strongly in 25,157kg of rounders), coley (24,735kg), knock-on effect on prices, which fell for £1.40 Hake was in plentiful supply, 1s and down over the week; 1s averaged £9 Shetland when 15 boats landed 2,226 boxes ling (16,347kg), plaice (13,911kg), hake some species. Landing of Dover sole in averaged £4, 2s £3.50, 3s £3.50, 4s and 2s £4. Dover sole 1s were £14.50, for Monday’s auction and 13 vessels put (12,619kg), megrim (10,497kg and lemon particular, were high. The total for the £3.40, 5s £2.90, 6s £2.70 and 7s £2. 2s £14.80, 3s £14.60, 4s £11.80, 5s ashore 3,047 boxes on Friday morning. sole (5,839kg). week was £526k, down on the same Lemon sole averaged £9.40 for 1s £10.20, 6s £7.80 and 7s £5.90. Squid Although midweek markets were not Top prices fluctuated across the week last year when the effects of the and 2s, 3s were £8.50, 4s £3.10 and 5s averaged £11/kg. Thorny wing supplies quite as well supplied, landings remained markets. Cod sold for £4.15 per kg on early start to the cuttlefish season were £1.70. Ling 1s were £1.40, 2s £1.30 and were plentiful, affecting prices. Ones in four figures. Nine boats landed 1,445 Thursday morning, when plaice made evident. 3s 80p. were £2, 2s £1.90, 3s £1.70 and 4s 50p. boxes on Tuesday morning, before 1,015 £3.40, squid £9.74 and turbot £11.37 per Bass 1s averaged £15/kg, 2s £15.50, Large mackerel were £1.80, 2s £1.30 Large tubs were £5 and 2s £4.50. Turbot boxes were put ashore by a further 10 kg. Gutted haddock sold for £3.61 per kg 3s £13.50, 4s £11.50 and 5s £10.80. and 3s 40p. Megrim 2s were £2.50, 3s 1s were £17, 2s £17.20, 3s £15.50, 4s boats to Wednesday’s market. Twelve boats on Wednesday morning, when hake made Black bream 2s averaged £7, 3s £5, £2.20, 4s £1.60 and 5s £1.20. Monkfish £13, 5s £11.40 and 6s £7.80. Large landed 2,030 boxes on Thursday morning, £3.69, lemon sole £8.34 and monkfish 4s £3.80 and 5s £1.70. Blondie wings 1s averaged £8.80/kg, 2s £9.50, 3s whiting averaged £1.90/kg, 2s £1.40, 3s bringing the weekly total to 9,763 boxes £4.34 per kg. prices were down with 1s at £4.20, 2s £9.70, 4s £9.80, 5s £9.40 and 6s £5. 70p and 4s 50p. from 59arrivals. These included a good The highest price for round haddock was £2.50, 3s £2.30 and 4s 80p. Grey mullet 1s were £2.70 and 2s £2.20. With unsettled weather forecast to representation of smaller inshore boats, as paid on Tuesday morning at £1.74 per kg, Cod 1s averaged £5/kg, 2s £4.80, Large red mullet averaged 11.50/kg, 2s continue, fishing is unlikely to be affected well as most of the local fleet of seiners and when ling sold for £1.41 and coley £1.42 per 3s £4, 4s £3.20 and 5s £3. Cuttlefish £11.20 and 3s £6. except for possibly a few of the smaller trawlers. kg. The best price for megrim £5.53 came averaged £6.60/kg for 1s and 2s. Conger Plaice 1s averaged £3.80, 2s £2.80, boats, but rain was likely for the various At 126,921kg, cod led the way last on Monday morning, when round whiting 1s were £1.60, 2s £2 and 3s 20p. 3s £2.40, 4s £2 and 5s £1.65. Large RNLI charity events taking place over the week, followed by haddock (103,554kg, of sold for £1.16 per kg. On Friday morning Dab 1s were £2 and 2s £1.10/kg. John pollack were £4.80, 2s £4.60, 3s £3.50 weekend of 11-12 August. which 25,535kg were ungutted), monkfish gutted whiting sold for £3.03 and halibut (32,730kg), whiting (32,132kg including £11.28 per kg. MONDAY HIGH FOR NEWLYN Two beam trawlers, two netters and 1.2t Dover sole all contributed to the Thursday’s auction saw two beam inshore boats contributed the auction day’s volume. Plenty of fish was landed trawlers, two netters and inshore with a total of 20t on Monday. High causing prices to slip a little. boats land 11t in total. High volumes volumes were 6t MSC hake, 5t of On Wednesday, four beam trawlers, were 5t of MSC hake and 1.6t of megrim, 1.8t of monkfish and 1t of two netter and inshore boats landed megrim sole. Some amazing quality pollack. Prices were good for the first 14t for auction. Highest volume species inshore fish was landed. hake landing for the week; maximum were 6t of megrim, 2t of monkfish Two netters, two beam trawlers and price was £5kg. and 1.4t of Dover sole. The beamer inshore boats landed 17t for auction For Tuesday’s auction three beam trawlers are targeting mostly megrim, on Friday. 4t of MSC hake, 2.9t of trawlers, two netters and three inshore prices were very poor compared to megrim, 2.1t of pollack and 1.4t of boats supplied the auction with a total the previous day due to Wednesday monkfish all helped towards the day’s of 27t. 7t of megrim, 7t of MSC hake, not being a good export day. Prices for volume. Prices were good to finish the 3t of monkfish, 1.5t of pollack, and other species were steady. week off. GOOD QUALITY FISH AT LOWESTOFT 2.8t of fish were sold through the market at Lowestoft last week, the same as the week before, and also the same as that seen this time of year in 2017. Gusty winds and strong tides has some impact on the fishing effort for local boats, but 12 vessels made landings of mostly very good quality fish. Sole and bass were the main species seeing high prices of £15 and £12 respectively. Rays were the Jubilee Spirit moving in to land into Lerwick fishmarket ahead of Emulator. other main local species, and here blondes sold from £2.30 to £3.20 and common skate from £1 to £2.50. Overland supplies from North (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) Shields added to the variety on offer, with turbot seeing a high price of £12, brill £10, halibut £11.20 and monkfish £3. 20 PORTS AND PRICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018

PETERHEAD, WEEK Min Max Max, Max, yr SCRABSTER, WED Min Max Max, mth Max, yr TO 10 AUGUST price/kg price/kg wk ago ago 8 AUGUST price/kg price/kg ago ago

week wk ago yr ago Five-day rolling-average price and volume trends for main species Boxes whitefish 30,437 28,369 27,983 Cod £2.90 £3.00 £3.10 £3.20 £5.00 60,000 £5.00 25,000 Cod large £3.10 £4.26 £3.96 £3.66 Sprag £3.60 £3.80 £3.35 Peterhead cod Peterhead haddock Cod medium £2.86 £3.60 £3.28 £3.41 Medium cod £3.60 £3.70 £2.95 Cod selected £2.60 £3.16 £2.96 £3.31 Selected cod £3.30 £3.30 £2.55 £4.00 48,000 £4.00 20,000 Cod small £2.01 £3.13 £2.80 £3.38 Small cod £3.25 £3.25 £2.55 Haddock large £2.91 £3.34 £3.04 £3.00 Medium haddock £3.05 £3.05 Haddock medium £3.03 £3.53 £3.04 £3.18 £3.00 36,000 £3.00 15,000 Haddock selected £3.03 £3.62 £3.05 £3.36 Selected haddock £2.95 £2.95 £2.40 £3.25 Haddock seed £2.16 £2.99 £2.90 £3.20 Small haddock £2.95 £2.95 £2.00 Haddock chippers £1.50 £2.12 £2.00 £2.45 Chippers £2.40 £2.40 £1.90 £3.15 £2.00 24,000 £2.00 10,000 Haddock metros £0.76 £1.44 £1.24 £1.55 Round whiting £0.90 £0.90 £1.06 £1.38 Round haddock £0.63 £1.28 £1.12 £1.31 Saithe £0.66 £0.90 £1.55 Whiting £1.25 £2.17 £2.46 £2.30 £1.00 sales (kgs, right scale) 12,000 £1.00 5,000 Megrims £1.25 £3.45 £5.70 £5.70 sales (kgs, right scale) Round whiting £1.00 £1.34 £1.54 £1.17 High price, large cod Monkfish £3.70 £4.35 £4.05 £3.45 High price, large haddock Saithe £0.88 £1.14 £1.08 £1.55 High price, medium cod High price, medium haddock Hake £0.92 £2.58 £2.90 £3.25 Hake £1.00 £2.25 £2.00 £2.75 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Monkfish £3.79 £4.47 £3.81 £4.19 Ling £1.55 £1.55 £2.00 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Megrim £0.90 £5.20 £4.84 £3.30 , THURSDAY Min Max Max, Max, yr £5.00 25,000 £5.00 10,000 Plaice £1.61 £2.40 £2.50 £2.36 9 AUGUST price/kg price/kg wk ago ago Shetland cod Shetland haddock Lemon sole £3.00 £6.60 £5.92 £7.60 sales, size 3 (kgs) sales, size 2 (kgs) Witches £1.08 £2.58 £2.01 £2.26 Cod (1) £4.00 £4.00 £2.70 £2.80 £4.00 20,000 £4.00 sales, size 3 (kgs) sales, size 2 (kgs) 8,000 Squid £3.72 £10.80 £10.73 £9.19 Avg price, size 3 Avg price, size 2 Avg price, size 3 Avg price, size 2 Cod (2) £3.60 £4.00 £3.00 £3.00 Ling £0.97 £1.50 £1.16 £2.71 Cod (3) £3.00 £3.50 £2.70 £1.30 £3.00 15,000 £3.00 6,000 SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Codlings (best) £2.50 £2.80 - £2.80 TO 10 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago Codlings (small) £2.00 £2.00 - - week wk ago yr ago Haddock (jumbo) £2.00 £3.50 £2.00 - £2.00 10,000 £2.00 4,000 Boxes landed 9,763 7,468 9,634 Haddock (large) £2.00 £3.50 £2.00 £2.30 Catfish 1,347 £2.00 £1.64 £2.56 Haddock (medium) £2.50 £4.00 £2.00 £2.20 £1.00 2,000 Cod (2) 57,336 £3.52 £3.17 £3.07 Haddock (best) £2.00 £4.00 £1.90 £2.50 £1.00 5,000 Cod (3) 34,872 £3.18 £2.97 £3.01 Haddock (small) £0.30 £2.00 £1.60 £2.70 Cod (4) 13,257 £2.71 £2.54 £2.80 Plaice (medium) £3.00 £3.00 - £2.00 £0.00 0 Cod (5) 7,774 £2.63 £2.41 £2.74 £0.00 0 Plaice (best) £2.50 £2.50 - £2.40 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Cod (6) 6,414 £2.57 £2.22 £3.03 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Monkfish (large) £3.50 £3.50 - £1.00 Haddock (1) 8,295 £2.94 £2.53 £2.59 £5.00 £4.00 16,000 Monkfish (medium) £3.50 £3.50 - - Fraserburgh haddock Haddock (2) 18,019 £3.29 £2.78 £2.88 Fraserburgh large cod 4,500 Haddock (3) 20,910 £2.52 £2.18 £2.16 HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m Round sales (kgs) Gutted sales (kgs) TO 10 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago £4.00 Daily sales (kgs) £3.00 12,000 Haddock (4) 16,327 £1.75 £1.98 £1.89 High price, round High price, gutted Haddock (5) 14,468 £0.90 £1.18 £1.35 High price per kg week wk ago yr ago Haddock (round) 25,535 £1.19 £1.13 £1.10 £3.00 3,000 Hake (2) 1,452 £2.77 £2.67 £3.32 Kgs sold 856,163 878,872 736,426 £2.00 8,000 Hake (3) 5,591 £1.98 £1.85 £2.44 Average price £1.84 £1.72 £2.12 Hake (4) 5,576 £1.04 £1.19 £1.82 Value of sales (£) £1.57m £1.51m £1.56m £2.00 Catfish (1) 1,642 £4.63 £2.86 £6.43 Halibut (3) 392 £9.95 £10.28 £10.51 1,500 £1.00 4,000 Halibut (4) 672 £8.03 £7.41 £7.16 Cod (0) 1,937 £5.52 £4.63 £4.80 £1.00 Lemon sole (2) 604 £6.74 £5.38 £4.74 Cod (1) 10,376 £5.41 £4.90 £4.87 Lemon sole (4) 2,731 £3.11 £2.84 £3.08 Cod (2) 40,534 £4.77 £4.15 £4.46 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Ling 16,347 £1.22 £0.97 £2.52 Cod (3) 30,114 £4.13 £3.82 £3.93 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Lythe 1,510 £3.93 £4.03 £3.22 Cod (4) 20,348 £3.06 £2.66 £3.66 £5.00 30,000 20,000 Mackerel 3,489 £0.69 £1.06 £0.87 Cod (5) 18,858 £2.29 £1.96 £3.11 Hantsholm cod Size 2 (kgs) Hantsholm hake Megrim (2) 4,798 £3.06 £5.08 £4.20 Saithe (1) 9,838 £1.44 £0.78 £1.22 Size 1 (kgs) Megrim (3) 3,386 £2.09 £3.36 £2.84 £5.00 Avg price per kg Saithe (2) 34,893 £1.18 £0.91 £1.06 £4.00 24,000 16,000 Avg price per kg Megrim (4) 2,313 £1.70 £2.50 £2.06 Saithe (3) 154,724 £0.96 £0.86 £1.06 Monkfish (1) 1,804 £3.44 £3.40 £3.66 Saithe (4) 217,991 £0.75 £0.67 £0.66 Monkfish (2) 4,692 £3.97 £3.54 £4.14 £3.75 Haddock (1) 12,097 £2.27 £1.82 £2.64 £3.00 18,000 12,000 Monkfish (3) 18,464 £4.08 £3.59 £3.40 Haddock (2) 16,008 £1.35 £1.06 £2.04 Monkfish (4) 6,211 £4.06 £3.56 £3.36 Haddock (3) 7,066 £0.78 £0.71 £1.63 Monkfish (5) 1,145 £3.33 £3.17 £2.97 £2.00 12,000 £2.50 8,000 Monkfish (6) 414 £2.75 £2.39 £2.18 Haddock (4) 46 £0.66 £0.35 £0.00 Plaice (2) 3,564 £2.85 £2.79 £1.94 Hake (0) 23,238 £1.94 £1.80 £2.15 Plaice (3) 6,021 £2.23 £2.03 £1.56 Hake (1) 39,782 £1.72 £1.41 £1.48 £1.00 6,000 £1.25 4,000 Size 3 (kgs) Size 2 (kgs) Plaice (4) 4,326 £1.46 £1.38 £0.93 Hake (2) 39,359 £1.50 £1.33 £1.41 Avg price per kg Avg price per kg Saithe (2) 11,283 £0.92 £0.84 £1.21 Hake (3) 3,972 £0.86 £0.95 £1.00 £0.00 0 Saithe (3) 6,065 £0.89 £0.82 £1.15 Lemon sole (1) 1,559 £3.81 £3.58 £6.64 £0.00 0 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Saithe (4) 7,387 £0.51 £0.58 £1.05 Lemon sole (2) 4,418 £3.42 £3.60 £4.43 £12.00 6,000 £9.00 3,000 Skate 2,807 £0.42 £0.34 £0.66 Lemon sole (3) 6,113 £3.05 £3.55 £3.83 Brixham lemon sole Skate, mixed 817 £0.43 £0.34 £1.37 Ling (1) 5,592 £1.69 £1.74 £1.87 Brixham scallops Skate, roker 95 £0.65 £0.95 £1.42 Ling (2) 9,599 £1.57 £1.48 £2.10 £10.00 5,000 Squid 1,331 £8.35 £7.14 £4.74 Ling (3) 10,488 £1.31 £1.11 £2.13 Turbot 206 £10.22 £9.86 £10.80 Megrim 2,213 £2.05 £2.05 £1.98 £8.00 4,000 £6.00 2,000 Whiting (2) 2,203 £2.72 £2.67 £2.53 Monkfish (1) 2,520 £3.93 £3.82 £5.13 Whiting (3) 4,578 £1.70 £1.72 £1.94 Sales (kgs, size 2,3&4) Monkfish (2) 5,533 £4.18 £3.87 £5.05 £6.00 3,000 Whiting (4) 194 £0.45 £0.67 £1.41 Avg price, size 2 Monkfish (3) 6,427 £4.35 £3.67 £4.25 Avg price, size 3 Whiting, round 25,157 £0.82 £1.11 £1.23 Monkfish (4) 2,254 £4.18 £3.65 £4.17 Avg price, size 4 Witches, (2/3) 74 £2.91 £2.84 - £4.00 2,000 £3.00 1,000 Witches, (4) 467 £1.64 £1.13 £1.67 Monkfish (5) 234 £2.58 £2.72 £3.11 Plaice (1) 11,098 £2.64 £2.49 £2.49 £2.00 1,000 FRASERBURGH, WEEK Min Max Max, Max, yr Daily sales (kgs) TO 10 AUGUST price/kg price/kg wk ago ago Plaice (2) 19,889 £2.48 £2.43 £1.95 Avg price per kg Plaice (3) 19,647 £2.56 £2.54 £1.71 week wk ago 6m ago £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Plaice (4) 22,405 £2.40 £2.39 £1.77 Boxes of fish 2,334 2,065 2,523 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Boxes of prawns 2,838 2,228 3,815 Pollack (2) 1,950 £4.77 £4.42 £4.87 £4.00 4,000 £6.00 7,000 Cod large £1.12 £3.39 £2.65 £3.14 Pollack (3) 4,244 £4.21 £3.55 £4.53 Newlyn megrim Newlyn hake Saithe large £0.80 £1.18 £0.89 £1.04 Pollack (4) 725 £3.65 £2.98 £3.66 6,000 Haddock gutted £0.78 £1.66 £2.12 £1.96 Squid 79 £6.21 £4.84 £2.88 £5.00 £3.00 3,000 Haddock round - £1.03 £1.03 £0.55 Turbot (0) 46 £16.67 £16.90 £21.74 5,000 Hake £1.58 £1.74 £1.81 £1.87 Turbot (1) 173 £14.30 £11.12 £13.92 £4.00 Lemon sole £1.06 £4.95 £3.70 £6.06 Turbot (2) 181 £15.14 £11.42 £12.83 4,000 Line mackerel £0.36 £1.20 £1.75 - Turbot (3) 325 £10.92 £10.20 £9.76 £2.00 2,000 £3.00 Ling £1.25 £1.58 £1.47 £2.58 Turbot (4) 256 £6.75 £7.01 £6.82 Sales (kgs, size 2&3) 3,000 Megrims £3.30 £3.30 - £4.50 Whiting (1) 73 £1.49 £1.19 £1.58 £2.00 Avg price, size 2 Monkfish lge/med/sel £2.42 £4.36 £3.86 £4.32 Avg price, size 3 2,000 Plaice £0.85 £1.52 £0.96 £1.03 Whiting (2) 705 £1.62 £1.29 £1.62 £1.00 1,000 £1.00 Squid large £4.00 £9.00 £10.00 £7.68 Whiting (3) 1,020 £1.59 £1.23 £1.58 1,000 Sales (kgs, size 4) Sales (kgs, size 5) Whiting gutted £1.23 £1.31 £1.31 £1.75 Witch (1) 1,590 £4.48 £3.78 £4.38 Avg price, size 5 Avg price, size 4 Whiting round £0.74 £0.94 £0.88 £0.91 Witch (2) 4,733 £3.18 £2.58 £2.54 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Witches £0.76 £1.50 £1.48 £1.56 Witch (3) 3,768 £1.13 £0.94 £0.93 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 16 August 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 21

BRIXHAM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr NEWLYN, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr TO 10 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago TO 10 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago Five-day rolling-average price and volume trends for main species week wk ago yr ago Blonde Ray (S) 136 £1.08 £1.26 Kg landed 148,763 115,622 138,984 £6.00 18,000 £3.00 48,000 Blonde Ray (M) 513 £1.23 £2.19 Peterhead monkfish Average price £3.54 £4.08 £4.37 Peterhead saithe Value of sales (£) 526,654 472,217 607,087 Blonde Ray (L) 916 £1.72 £2.75 Blue Shark (9) 68 £0.60 £10.00 £5.00 15,000 £2.50 sales (kgs, right scale) 40,000 Bass (1) 85 £12.89 £14.88 £17.58 Bass (2) 134 £15.16 £14.93 £18.96 Brill (1) 18 £9.89 £9.52 High price, large saithe Bass (3) 610 £12.99 £13.69 £16.18 Brill (2) 149 £10.59 £11.57 £4.00 12,000 £2.00 High price, med/sel saithe 32,000 Bass (4) 1,538 £11.09 £11.48 £12.54 Brill (3) 333 £8.12 £9.12 £9.20 Bass (5) 592 £10.27 £10.60 £11.16 Brill (4) 133 £7.74 £9.07 £11.98 Brill (1) 684 £9.26 £9.06 £9.17 £1.50 24,000 Brill (5) 3 £6.00 - £3.00 9,000 Brill (2) 648 £7.37 £7.52 £7.36 Claws (9) 18 £0.80 - Brill (3) 883 £7.22 £7.57 £6.90 Cod (2) 148 £5.48 - Brill (4) 698 £7.40 £7.09 £5.87 £2.00 6,000 £1.00 16,000 Brill (5) 84 £4.54 £5.61 £5.36 Cod (3) 692 £4.75 £5.42 £3.11 Cod (1) 17 £5.00 £4.24 £3.81 Cod (4) 587 £3.86 £2.93 £2.23 Cod (2) 67 £4.60 £4.59 £4.24 Cod (5) 286 £2.61 £2.19 £3.90 £1.00 3,000 £0.50 8,000 sales (kgs, right scale) Cod (3) 69 £3.96 £3.63 £3.42 Conger Eels (1) 42 £0.97 £1.20 £1.00 Conger (1) 55 £1.55 £1.47 £1.44 Cuckoo ray (M) 1,220 £1.05 £1.17 £1.10 High price, large/med/sel monk £0.00 0 Conger (2) 39 £2.01 £1.34 £1.73 Cuckoo ray (S) 156 £0.25 £0.30 £0.40 £0.00 0 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Conger (3) 62 £0.20 £0.20 £0.39 Cuttlefish (L) 9 £4.80 £3.00 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Hen crabs 1,387 £2.30 £2.21 £1.78 Cuttlefish (S) 12 £4.18 £2.00 £3.40 £6.00 18,000 £3.00 12,000 Cock crabs 310 £5.48 £6.37 £3.87 Dover sole (1) 184 £13.56 £15.82 £18.08 Cuttlefish (1) 8 £6.62 £6.58 £4.43 Shetland monkfish Shetland saithe Dover sole (2) 557 £13.58 £15.28 £17.48 Cuttlefish (2) 385 £6.46 £6.30 £4.32 Dover sole (3) 1,354 £13.85 £15.52 £18.15 £5.00 15,000 £2.50 10,000 Dogfish 31,200 £0.25 £0.25 £0.19 Daily sales (kgs, size 3&4) Gurnard (2) 18 £3.88 £3.74 £3.86 Dover sole (4) 1,311 £11.54 £12.03 £13.73 Avg price, size 3 Gurnard (4) 9,085 £0.45 £0.60 £0.61 Dover sole (5) 637 £9.33 £9.55 £9.18 £4.00 12,000 £2.00 Avg price, size 4 8,000 Haddock (1) 378 £3.88 £2.41 £2.71 Grey mullet (3) 1 £3.00 £2.78 £2.80 Haddock (2) 314 £2.09 £3.92 £2.44 Grey mullet (4) 8 £2.00 £1.50 Haddock (3) 877 £2.00 £3.98 £1.27 Gurnard and latchet (L) 65 £3.94 £1.57 £4.90 sales (kgs, size 3&4) £3.00 9,000 £1.50 6,000 Hake (1) 22 £4.00 - £3.45 Gurnard and latchet (M) 149 £2.22 £1.22 £2.23 Avg price, size 3 Hake (2) 94 £3.32 £2.89 £3.38 Avg price, size 4 Gurnard and latchet (S) 392 £0.45 £0.57 £0.62 Hake (3) 268 £3.43 £3.43 £3.30 Haddock (1) 485 £3.39 £2.77 £2.00 6,000 £1.00 4,000 Hake (4) 607 £3.32 £3.21 £2.99 Haddock (2) 2,254 £3.08 £2.54 £3.40 Hake (5) 1,857 £2.88 £2.76 £2.75 Hake (6) 3,195 £2.60 £2.39 £2.46 Haddock (3) 748 £3.03 £2.22 £4.29 £1.00 3,000 £0.50 2,000 Hake (7) 1,109 £1.98 £1.95 £1.79 Haddock (4) 230 £1.33 £0.80 £1.94 John Dory (1) 200 £11.32 £11.63 £12.30 Haddock (5) 9 £1.00 - John Dory (2) 269 £11.25 £11.39 £12.11 Hake (0) 298 £0.62 £0.78 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 John Dory (3) 1,105 £7.16 £8.17 £9.48 Hake (1) 181 £3.91 £3.21 £2.80 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Lemon sole (1) 178 £9.27 £7.90 £8.69 Hake (2) 565 £4.20 £3.10 £1.70 £6.00 3,000 £3.00 6,000 Lemon sole (2) 285 £9.40 £8.22 £8.39 Hake (3) 1,910 £4.07 £3.01 £1.93 Fraserburgh monkfish Fraserburgh saithe Lemon sole (3) 519 £8.33 £8.12 £7.15 Hake (4) 5,781 £3.27 £2.77 Lemon sole (4) 950 £3.08 £3.46 £3.95 Hake (5) 10,331 £2.69 £2.36 £5.00 £2.50 5,000 Lemon sole (5) 388 £1.67 £1.73 £2.66 Lobster 207 £14.66 £12.80 £12.47 Hake (6) 2,555 £1.91 £1.90 Daily sales (kgs) John Dory (1) 29 £12.52 £13.32 £4.00 £2.00 4,000 Line mackerel (1) 190 £1.73 £2.60 £2.48 High price per kg Line mackerel (2) 977 £1.22 £1.89 £2.19 John Dory (2) 251 £11.84 £11.44 £12.55 Line mackerel (3) 1,633 £0.37 £0.69 £0.64 John Dory (3) 279 £8.66 £10.12 £9.80 £3.00 1,500 £1.50 3,000 Monkfish tails (1) 182 £8.77 £9.23 £10.21 John Dory (4) 260 £6.78 £7.98 £6.04 Monkfish tails (2) 784 £9.31 £10.07 £10.38 John Dory (5) 93 £6.16 £6.50 £2.00 £2.00 £1.00 2,000 Monkfish tails (3) 682 £9.63 £10.03 £10.29 Lemon sole (1) 190 £8.25 £7.20 Monkfish tails (4) 819 £9.76 £9.80 £9.15 Lemon sole (2) 331 £7.49 £6.65 £7.80 Daily sales (kgs) Monkfish tails (5) 642 £9.32 £9.16 £8.82 Lemon sole (3) 595 £7.06 £6.90 £7.73 £1.00 £0.50 1,000 Monkfish tails (6) 266 £4.92 £5.24 £6.70 Lemon sole (4) 1,182 £3.07 £3.85 £3.64 High price per kg Red mullet (1) 42 £2.62 £3.02 £3.68 Lemon sole (5) 606 £1.96 £1.92 £2.20 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Red mullet (2) 9 £2.15 £2.91 £3.49 Red mullet (3) 3 £11.42 £11.09 - Ling (L) 537 £1.63 £1.86 £2.40 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Octopus 510 £1.97 £2.44 £1.21 Ling (M) 386 £1.24 £1.93 Plaice (1) 2,014 £3.75 £4.19 £3.08 Mackerel (LM) 480 £3.22 £1.87 £3.41 £6.00 15,000 £3.00 120,000 Plaice (2) 3,508 £2.62 £2.74 £2.25 Mackerel (M) 2,018 £1.62 £0.84 £3.85 Hantsholm monkfish Hantsholm saithe Plaice (3) 4,924 £2.28 £2.64 £2.05 Mackerel (S) 347 £0.42 £0.32 £0.50 £5.00 12,500 £2.50 100,000 Plaice (4) 5,735 £1.92 £2.11 £1.34 Megrim (1) 419 £4.83 £4.38 £5.40 Size 4 (kgs) Plaice (5) 8,439 £1.64 £1.73 £1.27 Megrim (2) 2,155 £4.24 £4.59 £3.08 Size 3 (kgs) Pollock (1) 25 £4.60 £5.40 - Megrim (3) 2,735 £3.57 £4.26 £4.00 Pollock (2) 537 £4.51 £4.97 £2.61 £4.00 10,000 £2.00 Avg price per kg 80,000 Megrim (4) 3,544 £2.23 £2.65 £3.08 Avg price per kg Pollock (3) 310 £3.46 £3.92 £3.28 Ray wings (blonde, 1) 581 £4.13 £5.72 £4.69 Megrim (5) 6,734 £1.68 £1.40 £2.48 Size 3 (kgs) Size 2 (kgs) Monkfish - Cheeks (9) 22 £7.77 £8.00 £3.00 7,500 £1.50 60,000 Ray wings (blonde, 2) 1,660 £2.31 £4.65 £3.77 Avg price per kg Avg price per kg Ray wings (blonde, 3) 547 £2.14 £3.41 £3.26 Monkfish (1) 291 £8.81 £10.24 £8.50 Ray wings (small eye, 3) 5 £2.50 £2.00 £2.60 Monkfish (2) 1,202 £9.37 £8.86 £10.19 £2.00 5,000 £1.00 40,000 Ray wings (thornback, 2) 829 £1.84 £3.05 £2.82 Monkfish (3) 2,896 £9.65 £9.11 £10.58 Ray wings (thornback, 3) 2,151 £1.64 £3.07 £2.78 Monkfish (4) 2,300 £9.73 £9.52 £9.11 Ray wings (thornback, 4) 1,486 £0.25 £0.60 £0.59 Monkfish (5) 1,893 £8.18 £8.10 £9.43 £1.00 2,500 £0.50 20,000 Round pouting 4,648 £0.45 £0.47 £0.50 Octopus (S) 151 £2.56 - £1.50 Scallop meat 191 £14.00 £14.00 £5.63 Octopus (M) 257 £2.47 £2.50 £1.20 Scallop (2) 3,808 £5.36 £6.50 £4.66 Plaice (1) 297 £4.16 £4.22 £4.25 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Sole (1) 644 £14.21 £16.56 £17.75 Plaice (2) 323 £3.47 £2.93 £4.13 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Sole (2) 1,554 £14.27 £16.13 £17.23 Plaice (3) 552 £3.13 £2.73 £3.89 £14.00 1,400 £21.00 2,100 Sole (3) 3,618 £14.35 £16.44 £18.33 Sole (4) 3,896 £11.76 £11.90 £13.72 Plaice (4) 449 £1.83 £2.28 £1.55 Brixham monkfish tails Brixham sole Sole (5) 4,845 £10.09 £9.87 £9.68 Pollack, lythe (1) 139 £4.71 £4.60 £4.30 £12.00 1,200 £18.00 1,800 Sole (6) 1,006 £7.78 £7.20 £8.15 Pollack, lythe (2) 1,522 £4.67 £5.04 £4.80 Squid (2) 262 £9.75 £8.28 £11.89 Pollack, lythe (3) 3,572 £3.69 £3.74 £4.16 £10.00 1,000 £15.00 1,500 Squid (mix) 113 £9.34 £8.77 £8.14 Pollack, lythe (4) 479 £2.26 £2.69 £2.83 Turbot (1) 75 £16.57 £16.80 £20.83 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (S) 26 £0.20 £0.29 £0.20 Turbot (2) 243 £17.08 £14.91 £18.02 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (m) 27 £0.36 £0.30 £8.00 800 £12.00 1,200 Turbot (3) 265 £15.46 £14.40 £18.02 Turbot (4) 724 £12.80 £11.25 £13.99 Red mullet (3) 11 £10.33 £6.49 £12.00 Red mullet (4) 9 £8.96 - £6.00 Sales (kgs, size 3,4&5) Avg price, size 3 600 £9.00 900 Turbot (5) 826 £11.23 £10.24 £8.36 Saithe (1) 47 £1.40 - Avg price, size 4 Avg price, size 5 Turbot (6) 372 £7.69 £7.31 £6.06 Whelks 1,085 £1.29 £1.30 - Saithe (2) 1,443 £1.30 £1.58 £0.50 £4.00 400 £6.00 600 Whiting (1) 129 £1.86 £1.81 £2.42 Saithe (3) 243 £1.43 - Sales (kgs, size 3&4) Whiting (2) 432 £1.37 £1.57 £1.53 Saithe (4) 25 £0.49 £1.00 £2.00 200 £3.00 Avg price, size 3 300 Whiting (3) 938 £0.68 £0.73 £0.96 Scallops 197 £1.23 £1.00 Avg price, size 4 LOWESTOFT, WEEK Min Max Max, Max, yr Sea Breams (2) 2 £13.40 £13.11 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 TO 10 AUGUST price/kg price/kg mnth ago ago Shagreen ray (L) 16 £1.20 £1.32 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Shagreen ray (M) 14 £1.00 £1.18 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 week mnth ago yr ago Shagreen ray (S) 2 £0.20 £0.21 Kgs sold 2,800 2,200 1,640 £14.00 3,500 £21.00 700 Small-eyed ray (L) 65 £1.75 £1.56 Newlyn sole Bass £10.50 £12.00 £11.50 £16.00 Newlyn monkfish tails Brill £5.50 £10.00 £7.00 £9.00 Smoothhound (S) 13 £0.20 £0.50 £12.00 3,000 £18.00 600 Dover sole £5.50 £15.00 £15.00 £18.00 Smoothhound (M) 111 £0.15 - Halibut £8.00 £11.20 £0.00 £0.00 Smoothhound (L) 4 £0.10 £0.80 £10.00 2,500 £15.00 500 Monkfish £2.00 £3.00 £0.00 £3.00 Squid (L) 9 £9.80 - £9.60 Skate & ray £1.00 £3.20 £2.50 £2.80 Squid (M) 70 £9.50 £10.60 £8.00 Turbot £11.50 £12.00 £5.00 £12.00 £8.00 2,000 £12.00 400 Squid (S) 41 £10.54 £10.00 Sales (kgs, size 3,4&5) Avg price, size 3 NEWLYN, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Thornback Ray (M) 27 £0.75 £0.86 £1.40 Turbot (1) 58 £17.52 £17.60 £18.63 £6.00 Avg price, size 4 Avg price, size 5 1,500 £9.00 300 TO 10 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago Turbot (2) 32 £16.19 £18.53 £17.34 week wk ago yr ago Turbot (3) 72 £16.45 £17.83 £4.00 1,000 Kg landed 89,668 56,471 76,871 £6.00 200 Turbot (4) 153 £14.57 £14.14 £18.20 Daily sales (kgs) Average price £3.89 £3.76 £3.88 Turbot (5) 221 £13.39 £11.84 £15.25 Avg price, size 3 Value of sales (£) 348,441 212,190 298,563 £2.00 500 £3.00 100 Turbot (6) 183 £10.74 £10.64 £10.23 Avg price, size 4 Bass (2) 3 £14.60 £10.00 Bass (3) 90 £13.40 £13.42 Whiting (1) 51 £1.49 £1.83 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Bass (4) 199 £11.43 £11.89 Whiting (2) 74 £0.55 £0.64 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Mon Jul 23 Mon Jul 30 Mon Aug 06 Bass (5) 38 £11.68 £13.04 Whiting (3) 73 £0.77 £0.34 £0.49 PB QUIZ Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews 17 July 2015 22 QUIZ Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 August 2018 Can you master BREAK TIME these brain teasers? THE 2-SPEED CROSSWORD SUDOKU You can choose to do either quick or cryptic clues, the answers are the same. 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To which what they were trying to preserve. Folkestone harbour at low tide with the 12 fishing boats that work from there now – to continue fishing in Hythe Bay, they replied that it is not an exact “Due to quotas over the past there used to be 26. reports John Periam. science. five years, the amount of skate in In 2009, Natural England “They then moved the the region has increased to such decided that Hythe Bay, situated goalposts and said it was rust an extent that it has decimated the between Folkestone and worm. We again proved them seabed. At the end of the day, the Dungeness, should be made wrong by saying these live in sand, mismanagement of the region’s a Marine Conservation Zone, not sediment, which is what Hythe fishery is what this is really which could have destroyed the Bay is made up of. Not content about.” livelihoods of many of the region’s with that, they then said it is Damian Collins MP fishermen overnight. sensitive mud. We proved that this said: “If the bay was Determined to keep this was caused by low tides and wind, closed, it would important fishery going, two which did more damage in shallow result not only in local fishermen, Alan Griggs and waters than anything else.” hardship for the Terry Noakes (second left), who worked hard to prevent Douglas Pilcher, decided to offer What concerned the fishermen fishermen, but the closure of Hythe Bay, with his team at Folkestone Natural England evidence that was the number of times they would affect local Trawlers. the fishermen were in no way had invited members of Natural communities. It is environment and Terry Noakes concluded, damaging sea life in this bay. This England to visit Folkestone and very popular with we were all part of “Already there are some positive was rejected, and a nine-year come out on one of the region’s tourists who bring the ecosystem. Her signs. One fisherman has battle developed, which at times fishing vessels. trade to restaurants and final question was, ‘What purchased a new winch, and caused a lot of personal stress to Terry continued, “We had hotels that provide locally- would happen if I signed this others are starting repairs and some local fishermen. Fishermen’s Association meetings caught fish to them on a regular closure document today?’ and buying new gear. We owe a lot Terry Noakes, a director of sometimes weekly, and trips to basis.” I responded with, ‘It would be to our MP Damian Collins, who Folkestone Trawlers, said: “Natural London at our own expense to try Terry Noakes made two visits the end of our local fishing fleet worked tirelessly on our behalf, as England’s main evidence was that and prove time and time again that to Thérèse Coffey MP from the overnight.’” he is very much aware just how fishing was decimating the life of the evidence we had was factual. Department of Environment, As the threat of long-term important the fishing fleets in the the marine spoon worm. In Korea “Our MP for Folkestone and Food and Rural Affairs with closure remained, local fishermen region are to our livelihoods. He it is considered a food delicacy; Hythe, Damian Collins, became evidence that was supported by were reluctant to invest in any had the sense to visit us and see however, in the UK this is not the involved and was very supportive. Damian Collins. “I was able to modernisation work, and some first-hand the way we operated. If case. We were able to prove with He came out to sea with us and prove to her, with the support of even considered moving to only Natural England had done the video evidence that spoon worms saw video evidence. He agreed Southend fisherman Paul Gilson, pastures new. Folkestone used to same, we would not have had nine actually dive down to 3m and with us that anything we were that we were not damaging the have 26 boats; now there are 12. years of worry.” 16 August 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 23

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‡ Angus MacIntosh puts the first tube cases of the morning down into ‡ Another prawn creel clears the RECEIVE A COPY DELIVERED TO YOUR the sprinkler hold. ‡ Ruairidh Nicholson takes another prawn creel aboard. transom opening.

on engine and fishing trials. A Caterpillar C32 main engine combination warp. delivers 560kW @ 1800rpm, and drives a four-bladed Jackson Trawls of Peterhead supplied a full package 2,100mm-diameter open propeller through a Reintjes of fishing gear to Achieve, which is insured by Sunderland 7.09:1 reduction gearbox. Marine. a door in the portside of the transom, Sophy Rose is 800 miles to Holy Island. built to a high level of owners’ specification, including Equipped with a Spencer Carter 1.5t pot hauler, Sophy ‡ Starboard quarter view of the cruiser-sterned St Combs Fly-shooting activities are centred around a set of self- Further details of Achieve will be included in Fishing ‡ Hauling due east of Lochmaddy. deep stainless steel gunwale rails and bespoke working Rose is insured by Sunderland Marine. seiner Achieve. hauling rope reels, spooled with 15 coils of 42mm-diameter News soon. arrangements. Sophy Rose’s shellfish catches will be collected daily Angus MacIntosh tubing a Powered by an Iveco Cursor C87LMTM engine, Sophy from Holy Island by DR Collin and Son of Eyemouth. good-sized medium prawn. ‡ … leaving Valentia Island at the start of an 800-mile delivery Rose returned a top speed of 19 knots on sea trials off the Further details of Sophy Rose will be included in Fishing DOORSTEP EVERY WEEK passage to Holy Island. (Photos: Wendy Hutchinson) † Leaders of 80 prawn creels are west coast of Ireland, before completing a delivery trip of News soon. comfortably worked down the • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • ‡ Clean prawns from deeper water. port side. Angus settled into their routine, weight coming aboard, the 80th The equation of water depth which although well-established prawn creel was being lifted aft as and back rope spacing means Long-awaited Aberdeen fishing memorial unveiled • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • in principle, in the first few days of the second tailing was passed aft, that between 10 and 18 creels Angus MacIntosh prepares to working Sunseeker II, was still in equating to 17 seconds per creel. are generally off the bottom when A commemorative statue honouring Aberdeen’s fishing together with backing from the Fishermen’s Mission. release the double buoys after the process of being fine-tuned. Ruairidh Nicholson, like Sunseeker II is hauling, with this running a 120-fathom tailing. As one prawn creel after most of his counterparts in the number increasing further across heritage, and local trawlermen lost at sea, was finally unveiled Rab Youngman said: “There is a generation in Aberdeen Inshore mackerel fishery gathering momentum another appeared in rapid Western Isles, uses standard spring tides. last month. who don’t even know what a trawler looks like. Aberdeen The inshore mackerel fishery in in northeast Scotland, with inshore mackerel were in extremely short succession over the gunwale rail 22in D-section prawn creels This load was easily dealt Sunseeker II moved into deeper continued to illuminate the deck of The Minch, requires long and were stacked equally quickly sourced from both Gael Force with by the 1.5t and 17-inch- Featuring two bronze figures, a fisherman hauling a net didn’t bother to save one for posterity. northeast Scotland is starting to yield skippers spending more time supply, prices initially settled water. Less than half a mile off as dawn strengthened, the double tailings. One hundred and twenty on the port side of the deck, it and Caithness Creels. The fully- diameter Spencer Carter slave full of fish, and a woman carrying a laden wicker basket, the “It should never be forgotten that a horrendous number improved catches after a slow start, searching than fishing. Lower than at around £1.80 per kg, before the shore, the flatscreen display buoys were quickly pulled aboard fathoms were neatly flaked on quickly became apparent that by rope creels incorporate two hard hauler mounted in stainless steel rail. A second vertical roller is protected duplicate Kobelt engine memorial is situated outside Aberdeen Maritime Museum, of Aberdeen trawlermen lost their lives when doing their reports David Linkie. average sea temperatures, following a dropping to £1-£1.20 per kg last was indicating 50 fathoms as the as the constant-running 72cc the deck directly from the hauler pooling their previous experiences, eyes, a conventional bait band box housing on the wheelhouse located forward of the gunwale and Simrad autopilot controls Until last week, line-caught prolonged winter, were thought to be Thursday morning, when supplies bottom continued to drop away. variable displacement pump, before the hauling speed was Ruairidh Nicholson and Co Kerry and a drop-down end. The creels bulkhead towards the vessel’s roller to keep the back rope in mounted on the gunwale rail aft of and was revealed in a ceremony led by Lord Provost Barney work and supporting their families. When the George Robb mackerel generally proved elusive a contributory factor. from a number of smaller harbours A few minutes later, and less than driven from a gearbox PTO, reduced as a single, heavy link boat builder Fionan Murphy had are attached to 10mm-diameter centreline, together with a vertical position as Sunseeker II hauls the hauling position. Crockett. went down just before Christmas 1959, nine widows and 34 In the opening weeks of the season, along the Moray coast, as well as half an hour after the mooring was was clutched-in to drive the 1.5t end weight came to the gunwale ticked all the right boxes in the SeaSteel back ropes at seven- roller. herself up to the gear. As each creel came over the slipped, Angus MacIntosh picked Spencer Carter hauler. roller. design process, and that if any fathom intervals by short beckets, From this position, back ropes With favourable tide and wind gunwale roller onto the receiving The unveiling was a particularly significant occasion for children were left. most fish were caught in deeper water, locally-based boats, met reduced up the grapnel as Ruairidh took Generally, fishing prawn creels Seven fathoms of back rope modifications are made in the including a spinner just above the have a direct lead to a large- directions on a quiet morning, table, skipper Ruairidh Nicholson former Aberdeen trawlerman Rab Youngman, who in recent “Blue Crusader was lost in January 1965, with the 13 crew, down to 25 fathoms, a couple of miles demand from buyers as the weekend Sunseeker II up to the first dahn. between 55 and 110 fathoms in later, the first prawn creel was future, they will be very minor. attachment point at the top of the diameter stainless steel roller skipper Ruairidh Nicholson routinely gauged its contents offshore, rather than closer in. approached. As the LED deck lights the strong tidal runs characteristic taken aboard as Ruairidh and In just 23 minutes of the end middle bow. mounted on top of the gunwale seldom had to use the well- while preparing to empty it. Creels years has campaigned tirelessly to generate funding support for leaving another 11 widows and 28 children. This memorial is With more encouraging signs of Inshore boats were given an initial the memorial. the only gravestone they have. ‡ Left to right: Rab Youngman, seabirds feeding on the surface, better weekly quota of 15 boxes, out of the The statues were created by Oxfordshire sculptor David “The unveiling was a very emotional moment for me and Aberdeen Lord Provost Barney runs of good-quality fish started to annual quota of 1,000t announced Williams-Ellis, who chose a man and a woman to show that the the trawlermen who are left. It’s been a long time coming, but Crockett, and Margaret Buchan, appear earlier this month, when, on by the Scottish government, people who stayed at home on dry land were just as integral to at least we now have a focal point where people can come and representing the Fishermen’s some mornings, 100-plus boxes were following a successful three-year Pay by convenient quarterly direct debit payments sold on Fraserburgh and Peterhead pilot scheme (Fishing News, 19 Mission ladies’ support group, the fishing industry as those who spent time at sea. reflect. It means a lot that the city has recognised the effort that fishmarkets. April). after the Aberdeen fishing ‡ Line-caught mackerel are securing firm Seventy-two-year-old Rab Youngman was passionate in his they made.” Following an early-season peak Further details in Fishing News ‡ Vichana running up through the weather, while prices on daily fishmarkets in northeast memorial was revealed. Rab of £200 per box, when line-caught soon. searching for mackerel two miles off Peterhead. belief that a once-proud fishing port like Aberdeen deserved a Lord Provost Barney Crockett said: “Aberdeen is defined by Scotland. lasting memorial. its relationship with the sea. Our heritage in the fishing industry Youngman and Margaret Buchan Although the creation of such a memorial was first tabled is of utmost importance. Our fishing industry has been the were presented with the Red and several years ago, little or no headway was made until Rab basis for everything we’ve achieved as a city. It has produced the White Ensign flags used to cover Youngman launched an online petition in 2016. characteristics that mark us out as people, too. the bronze statues before they were revealed by Lord Provost The initiative was backed by Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald. “It’s so intimate for the people of Aberdeen, as it’s their key from only £28.59 Barney Crockett. George Adam, the city’s Lord Provost at the time, also took up memory and the key heritage that we have. Right: Former Aberdeen the fight, and support soon came from the city council. Funding “People love it, and I think they’re going to love these trawlerman Rab Youngman awaits the unveiling of subsequently came from the city’s Common Good Fund, memorial statues as well.” the memorial statues that he campaigned so tirelessly for.

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TURN TO DIGITAL EDITION PAGE 2 FOR OFFER 2. THE FULL REPORT ‡ Quest hauling close by after steaming north from Kallin. ‡ Teamwork in progress as Sunseeker II hauls on the offside of Charlene Ann. BREXIT SHELLFISH THREAT † Tubing medium langoustines. New St Combs seiner Achieve runs trials from Macduff The new fly-shooter Achieve FR 100 ran fishing trials in the Moray Firth from Macduff last week, and is now being Achieve leaves Macduff astern to run prepared for her first trip by skipper Bruce Buchan and fishing trials in the Moray Firth. crew, reports David Linkie. Built by Macduff Shipyards to plans drawn up by Macduff Ship Design, Achieve features a cruiser stern and round bilge hull, the main dimensions of which are LOA ‡ More tube cases are placed in the hold. 24m, length registered 20.90m, beam 7.50m and depth moulded 4.50m. Achieve recorded an average top speed of 10.5 knots

‡ Angus MacIntosh puts the first tube cases of the morning down into ‡ Another prawn creel clears the the sprinkler hold. ‡ Ruairidh Nicholson takes another prawn creel aboard. transom opening.

‡ Hauling due east of Lochmaddy.

Angus MacIntosh tubing a good-sized medium prawn.

on engine and fishing trials. A Caterpillar C32 main engine combination warp. † Leaders of 80 prawn creels are delivers 560kW @ 1800rpm, and drives a four-bladed Jackson Trawls of Peterhead supplied a full package comfortably worked down the port side. 2,100mm-diameter open propeller through a Reintjes of fishing gear to Achieve, which is insured by Sunderland ‡ Clean prawns from deeper water. 7.09:1 reduction gearbox. Marine. Angus settled into their routine, weight coming aboard, the 80th The equation of water depth DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF FISHING NEWS BEFORE IT which although well-established prawn creel was being lifted aft as and back rope spacing means ‡ Starboard quarter view of the cruiser-sterned St Combs Fly-shooting activities are centred around a set of self- Further details of Achieve will be included in Fishing that between 10 and 18 creels seiner Achieve. hauling rope reels, spooled with 15 coils of 42mm-diameter News soon. in principle, in the first few days of the second tailing was passed aft, Angus MacIntosh prepares to working Sunseeker II, was still in equating to 17 seconds per creel. are generally off the bottom when release the double buoys after the process of being fine-tuned. Ruairidh Nicholson, like Sunseeker II is hauling, with this running a 120-fathom tailing. As one prawn creel after most of his counterparts in the number increasing further across another appeared in rapid Western Isles, uses standard spring tides. succession over the gunwale rail 22in D-section prawn creels This load was easily dealt • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • Sunseeker II moved into deeper continued to illuminate the deck of The Minch, requires long and were stacked equally quickly sourced from both Gael Force with by the 1.5t and 17-inch- water. Less than half a mile off as dawn strengthened, the double tailings. One hundred and twenty on the port side of the deck, it and Caithness Creels. The fully- diameter Spencer Carter slave the shore, the flatscreen display buoys were quickly pulled aboard fathoms were neatly flaked on quickly became apparent that by rope creels incorporate two hard hauler mounted in stainless steel rail. A second vertical roller is protected duplicate Kobelt engine was indicating 50 fathoms as the as the constant-running 72cc the deck directly from the hauler pooling their previous experiences, eyes, a conventional bait band box housing on the wheelhouse located forward of the gunwale and Simrad autopilot controls Long-awaited Aberdeen fishing memorial unveiled bottom continued to drop away. variable displacement pump, before the hauling speed was Ruairidh Nicholson and Co Kerry and a drop-down end. The creels bulkhead towards the vessel’s roller to keep the back rope in mounted on the gunwale rail aft of A commemorative statue honouring Aberdeen’s fishing together with backing from the Fishermen’s Mission. A few minutes later, and less than driven from a gearbox PTO, reduced as a single, heavy link boat builder Fionan Murphy had are attached to 10mm-diameter centreline, together with a vertical position as Sunseeker II hauls the hauling position. roller. herself up to the gear. As each creel came over the heritage, and local trawlermen lost at sea, was finally unveiled Rab Youngman said: “There is a generation in Aberdeen half an hour after the mooring was was clutched-in to drive the 1.5t end weight came to the gunwale ticked all the right boxes in the SeaSteel back ropes at seven- slipped, Angus MacIntosh picked Spencer Carter hauler. roller. design process, and that if any fathom intervals by short beckets, From this position, back ropes With favourable tide and wind gunwale roller onto the receiving last month. who don’t even know what a trawler looks like. Aberdeen up the grapnel as Ruairidh took Generally, fishing prawn creels Seven fathoms of back rope modifications are made in the including a spinner just above the have a direct lead to a large- directions on a quiet morning, table, skipper Ruairidh Nicholson Featuring two bronze figures, a fisherman hauling a net didn’t bother to save one for posterity. 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This memorial is The new fast potter Sophy Rose BK 533 arrived at Holy the memorial. the only gravestone they have. ‡ Left to right: Rab Youngman, Island recently, and is now being readied to start fishing by Sophy Rose passes Valentia skipper Jordan Richardson and crewmen Edwin Sinclair lighthouse at Cromwell Point on sea and Jamie Douglas, reports David Linkie. trials before… The statues were created by Oxfordshire sculptor David “The unveiling was a very emotional moment for me and Aberdeen Lord Provost Barney Sophy Rose is based on a Cygnus Cyclone 35 hull, moulded and fully fitted out by Murphy Marine Services at Valentia Island, Co Kerry, for Shaun Brigham and Richard Williams-Ellis, who chose a man and a woman to show that the the trawlermen who are left. It’s been a long time coming, but Crockett, and Margaret Buchan, Ward. Built to replace the Cleopatra Fisherman 33 Fulmar II BK 533, which was sold to Shetland earlier this year, Sophy people who stayed at home on dry land were just as integral to at least we now have a focal point where people can come and representing the Fishermen’s Rose joins her Cyclone 35 sistership Freedom B BK 532, which Shaun Brigham and Richard Ward took delivery of Mission ladies’ support group, three years ago. the fishing industry as those who spent time at sea. reflect. It means a lot that the city has recognised the effort that Designed for pot self-hauling and shooting through Seventy-two-year-old Rab Youngman was passionate in his they made.” after the Aberdeen fishing belief that a once-proud fishing port like Aberdeen deserved a Lord Provost Barney Crockett said: “Aberdeen is defined by memorial was revealed. Rab lasting memorial. its relationship with the sea. Our heritage in the fishing industry Youngman and Margaret Buchan Although the creation of such a memorial was first tabled is of utmost importance. Our fishing industry has been the were presented with the Red and a door in the portside of the transom, Sophy Rose is 800 miles to Holy Island. White Ensign flags used to cover built to a high level of owners’ specification, including Equipped with a Spencer Carter 1.5t pot hauler, Sophy several years ago, little or no headway was made until Rab basis for everything we’ve achieved as a city. It has produced the deep stainless steel gunwale rails and bespoke working Rose is insured by Sunderland Marine. arrangements. Sophy Rose’s shellfish catches will be collected daily the bronze statues before they Powered by an Iveco Cursor C87LMTM engine, Sophy from Holy Island by DR Collin and Son of Eyemouth. Youngman launched an online petition in 2016. characteristics that mark us out as people, too. ‡ … leaving Valentia Island at the start of an 800-mile delivery Rose returned a top speed of 19 knots on sea trials off the Further details of Sophy Rose will be included in Fishing passage to Holy Island. (Photos: Wendy Hutchinson) were revealed by Lord Provost west coast of Ireland, before completing a delivery trip of News soon. The initiative was backed by Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald. “It’s so intimate for the people of Aberdeen, as it’s their key Barney Crockett. • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • George Adam, the city’s Lord Provost at the time, also took up memory and the key heritage that we have. Right: Former Aberdeen Inshore mackerel fishery gathering momentum the fight, and support soon came from the city council. Funding “People love it, and I think they’re going to love these trawlerman Rab Youngman awaits the unveiling of The inshore mackerel fishery in in northeast Scotland, with inshore mackerel were in extremely short northeast Scotland is starting to yield skippers spending more time supply, prices initially settled subsequently came from the city’s Common Good Fund, memorial statues as well.” improved catches after a slow start, searching than fishing. Lower than at around £1.80 per kg, before the memorial statues that he campaigned so tirelessly for. reports David Linkie. average sea temperatures, following a dropping to £1-£1.20 per kg last Until last week, line-caught prolonged winter, were thought to be Thursday morning, when supplies mackerel generally proved elusive a contributory factor. from a number of smaller harbours In the opening weeks of the season, along the Moray coast, as well as most fish were caught in deeper water, locally-based boats, met reduced down to 25 fathoms, a couple of miles demand from buyers as the weekend offshore, rather than closer in. approached. With more encouraging signs of Inshore boats were given an initial seabirds feeding on the surface, better weekly quota of 15 boxes, out of the runs of good-quality fish started to annual quota of 1,000t announced appear earlier this month, when, on by the Scottish government, some mornings, 100-plus boxes were following a successful three-year sold on Fraserburgh and Peterhead pilot scheme (Fishing News, 19 fishmarkets. April). ‡ Line-caught mackerel are securing firm Following an early-season peak Further details in Fishing News ‡ Vichana running up through the weather, while prices on daily fishmarkets in northeast of £200 per box, when line-caught soon. searching for mackerel two miles off Peterhead. Pay annually for only £120, wherever you are in the world Scotland.

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† Leaders of 80 prawn creels are on engine and fishing trials. A Caterpillar C32 main engine combination warp. a door in the portside of the transom, Sophy Rose is 800 miles to Holy Island. comfortably worked down the delivers 560kW @ 1800rpm, and drives a four-bladed Jackson Trawls of Peterhead supplied a full package built to a high level of owners’ specification, including Equipped with a Spencer Carter 1.5t pot hauler, Sophy ‡ Clean prawns from deeper water. port side. deep stainless steel gunwale rails and bespoke working Rose is insured by Sunderland Marine. 2,100mm-diameter open propeller through a Reintjes of fishing gear to Achieve, which is insured by Sunderland Angus settled into their routine, weight coming aboard, the 80th The equation of water depth DOORSTEP AND A DOWNLOADABLE PDF VERSION arrangements. Sophy Rose’s shellfish catches will be collected daily which although well-established prawn creel was being lifted aft as and back rope spacing means 7.09:1 reduction gearbox. Marine. Powered by an Iveco Cursor C87LMTM engine, Sophy from Holy Island by DR Collin and Son of Eyemouth. in principle, in the first few days of the second tailing was passed aft, that between 10 and 18 creels ‡ Starboard quarter view of the cruiser-sterned St Combs Fly-shooting activities are centred around a set of self- Further details of Achieve will be included in Fishing ‡ … leaving Valentia Island at the start of an 800-mile delivery Rose returned a top speed of 19 knots on sea trials off the Further details of Sophy Rose will be included in Fishing Angus MacIntosh prepares to working Sunseeker II, was still in equating to 17 seconds per creel. are generally off the bottom when passage to Holy Island. (Photos: Wendy Hutchinson) west coast of Ireland, before completing a delivery trip of News soon. release the double buoys after the process of being fine-tuned. Ruairidh Nicholson, like Sunseeker II is hauling, with this seiner Achieve. hauling rope reels, spooled with 15 coils of 42mm-diameter News soon. running a 120-fathom tailing. As one prawn creel after most of his counterparts in the number increasing further across another appeared in rapid Western Isles, uses standard spring tides. succession over the gunwale rail 22in D-section prawn creels This load was easily dealt Sunseeker II moved into deeper continued to illuminate the deck of The Minch, requires long and were stacked equally quickly sourced from both Gael Force with by the 1.5t and 17-inch- water. Less than half a mile off as dawn strengthened, the double tailings. One hundred and twenty on the port side of the deck, it and Caithness Creels. The fully- diameter Spencer Carter slave • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • the shore, the flatscreen display buoys were quickly pulled aboard fathoms were neatly flaked on quickly became apparent that by rope creels incorporate two hard hauler mounted in stainless steel rail. A second vertical roller is protected duplicate Kobelt engine was indicating 50 fathoms as the as the constant-running 72cc the deck directly from the hauler pooling their previous experiences, eyes, a conventional bait band box housing on the wheelhouse located forward of the gunwale and Simrad autopilot controls • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • REGIONAL NEWS • bottom continued to drop away. variable displacement pump, before the hauling speed was Ruairidh Nicholson and Co Kerry and a drop-down end. 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As each creel came over the slipped, Angus MacIntosh picked Spencer Carter hauler. roller. design process, and that if any fathom intervals by short beckets, From this position, back ropes With favourable tide and wind gunwale roller onto the receiving Find us on Twitter The inshore mackerel fishery in in northeast Scotland, with inshore mackerel were in extremely short up the grapnel as Ruairidh took Generally, fishing prawn creels Seven fathoms of back rope modifications are made in the including a spinner just above the have a direct lead to a large- directions on a quiet morning, table, skipper Ruairidh Nicholson ON THE DEVICE OF YOUR CHOICE £3.25 Join in the conversation Long-awaited Aberdeen fishing memorial unveiled northeast Scotland is starting to yield skippers spending more time supply, prices initially settled Sunseeker II up to the first dahn. between 55 and 110 fathoms in later, the first prawn creel was future, they will be very minor. attachment point at the top of the diameter stainless steel roller skipper Ruairidh Nicholson routinely gauged its contents 12 July 2018 Issue: 5420 @YourFishingNews improved catches after a slow start, searching than fishing. Lower than at around £1.80 per kg, before As the LED deck lights the strong tidal runs characteristic taken aboard as Ruairidh and In just 23 minutes of the end middle bow. mounted on top of the gunwale seldom had to use the well- while preparing to empty it. Creels A commemorative statue honouring Aberdeen’s fishing together with backing from the Fishermen’s Mission. reports David Linkie. average sea temperatures, following a dropping to £1-£1.20 per kg last heritage, and local trawlermen lost at sea, was finally unveiled Rab Youngman said: “There is a generation in Aberdeen Until last week, line-caught prolonged winter, were thought to be Thursday morning, when supplies POST-BREXIT BLUEPRINT mackerel generally proved elusive a contributory factor. from a number of smaller harbours last month. who don’t even know what a trawler looks like. Aberdeen TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT In the opening weeks of the season, along the Moray coast, as well as Featuring two bronze figures, a fisherman hauling a net didn’t bother to save one for posterity. Caledonia III naming on proud day for Buckie REGIONAL NEWS most fish were caught in deeper water, locally-based boats, met reduced full of fish, and a woman carrying a laden wicker basket, the “It should never be forgotten that a horrendous number Maryport Trawler Race down to 25 fathoms, a couple of miles demand from buyers as the weekend held in brilliant weather offshore, rather than closer in. approached. memorial is situated outside Aberdeen Maritime Museum, of Aberdeen trawlermen lost their lives when doing their With more encouraging signs of Inshore boats were given an initial and was revealed in a ceremony led by Lord Provost Barney work and supporting their families. When the George Robb seabirds feeding on the surface, better weekly quota of 15 boxes, out of the Crockett. went down just before Christmas 1959, nine widows and 34 runs of good-quality fish started to annual quota of 1,000t announced appear earlier this month, when, on by the Scottish government, The unveiling was a particularly significant occasion for children were left. some mornings, 100-plus boxes were following a successful three-year ‡ Sincerity II won the Best Dressed Boat trophy in the Maryport Trawler Race. (Photo: John Worthington) former Aberdeen trawlerman Rab Youngman, who in recent “Blue Crusader was lost in January 1965, with the 13 crew, ‡ Buckie skipper Steven Clarke and his family are joined by 155 guests to sold on Fraserburgh and Peterhead pilot scheme (Fishing News, 19 celebrate the naming of Caledonia III on a proud day for Buckie. The 2018 Maryport Trawler Race was held in ideal conditions on Saturday, 30 June, reports David Linkie. The naming ceremony for Buckie sight. Eighteen fishing vessels, including four that came fishmarkets. April). years has campaigned tirelessly to generate funding support for leaving another 11 widows and 28 children. This memorial is skipper Steven Clarke’s new 19m Caledonia III has the distinction over from the Isle of Man, competed for a range of ‡ twin-rig trawler Caledonia III BCK 35 of being the first boat to be built and silverware, watched by a large and enthusiastic crowd Line-caught mackerel are securing firm took place at Buckie on Saturday, 30 named at Buckie for a Buckie skipper on the quayside at the Cumbria port. Around £2,000 Following an early-season peak Further details in Fishing News ‡ Vichana running up through the weather, while June, reports David Linkie. in 30 years. On an extremely proud is thought to have been raised for two local charities prices on daily fishmarkets in northeast the memorial. the only gravestone they have. ‡ Left to right: Rab Youngman, Steven Clarke’s fiancée Lynn day for everyone associated with selected by participating skippers. Delaney had the honour of naming the build of Caledonia III, the naming The race was won by local skipper John McAvoy’s of £200 per box, when line-caught soon. searching for mackerel two miles off Peterhead. Caledonia III, before cutting the ribbons ceremony and blessing of the boat Silver Fern MT 99, followed by the Peel potting Scotland. to release the traditional bottle of were conducted by Murray Campbell in catamaran Free Spirit II PL 165. champagne on the starboard bow. As suitably glorious summer weather. Skipper Howard Langcake’s symmetrically flag- The statues were created by Oxfordshire sculptor David “The unveiling was a very emotional moment for me and Aberdeen Lord Provost Barney the bottle broke, hundreds of blue and One hundred and fifty-five family bedecked Sincerity II MT 99 was judged the Best white balloons were released from a members and friends of skipper Steven Dressed Boat. gear pond on the shelterdeck, to rise Clarke gathered on the pier at Buckie Further details will be included in Fishing News Williams-Ellis, who chose a man and a woman to show that the the trawlermen who are left. It’s been a long time coming, but Crockett, and Margaret Buchan, above Caledonia III in a spectacular to help celebrate the owners’ special soon. Caledonia III is ‡ Mission accomplished in style as the the first boat bottle breaks. representing the Fishermen’s to be built at people who stayed at home on dry land were just as integral to at least we now have a focal point where people can come and Buckie for a day. Following the naming ceremony, Buckie skipper and after being given the opportunity to in 30 years. look over Caledonia III, guests enjoyed Mission ladies’ support group, a celebratory function at The Mansfield the fishing industry as those who spent time at sea. reflect. It means a lot that the city has recognised the effort that Hotel, Elgin. Caledonia III was designed in-house by Macduff Shipyards, before being after the Aberdeen fishing built in its fabrication hall at Buckie. Seventy-two-year-old Rab Youngman was passionate in his they made.” The fully shelterdecked twin-rig trawler is fitted with a Caterpillar C18 propulsion unit, a Reintjes memorial was revealed. Rab 7.409:1 reduction gearbox, and a belief that a once-proud fishing port like Aberdeen deserved a Lord Provost Barney Crockett said: “Aberdeen is defined by 2,000mm-diameter four-bladed ‡ Silver Fern returning to Maryport after winning the propeller. Mitsubishi 6D24TC and S4KT Trawler Race. (Photo: John Worthington) auxiliary engines are also installed. Youngman and Margaret Buchan Caledonia III is scheduled to run lasting memorial. its relationship with the sea. Our heritage in the fishing industry fishing trials next month. REGIONAL NEWS Pay by convenient quarterly direct debit payments Although the creation of such a memorial was first tabled is of utmost importance. Our fishing industry has been the were presented with the Red and several years ago, little or no headway was made until Rab basis for everything we’ve achieved as a city. It has produced the White Ensign flags used to cover Youngman launched an online petition in 2016. characteristics that mark us out as people, too. the bronze statues before they were revealed by Lord Provost The initiative was backed by Labour MSP Lewis Macdonald. “It’s so intimate for the people of Aberdeen, as it’s their key Barney Crockett. George Adam, the city’s Lord Provost at the time, also took up memory and the key heritage that we have. Right: Former Aberdeen the fight, and support soon came from the city council. Funding “People love it, and I think they’re going to love these trawlerman Rab Youngman awaits the unveiling of from only £33.09 or an annual payment from £141.20 subsequently came from the city’s Common Good Fund, memorial statues as well.” the memorial statues that he campaigned so tirelessly for. ONLINE CALL POST yourfishingnews.co.uk 01959 543 747 Fill in the form below Hotline open: Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm PYES! 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Robert Ball SHELLFISH FISHERMAN Voyager N 905 Engineering for The Star owns the Hastings beach boat Bethan Louise RX 389, OF THE YEAR Owners: Arnold and Robert Fishing Company Ltd. which his son Shane Ball skippers. James Spencer McCullough, Kilkeel Sylvia Bowers DS 8 Designers: SALT Ship Design ‡ Winners assemble on stage with their awards and certificates at (Mobile gear) A/S the end of the Fishing News Awards 2018 presentation evening. Boatbuilders: Karstensens Alan Steer Shipyard Superb Us DH 99 The dedication and effort that for long has been an (Static gear) PORT OF THE YEAR Peterhead integral part of the UK fishing industry, but which is often FISH PROCESSOR understated, was collectively recognised at Fishing News OF THE YEAR YOUNG FISHERMAN Awards 2018, when Scottish comedian Fred MacAulay Flatfish Ltd OF THE YEAR presented the winners with engraved awards, reports Grimsby Sponsored by Seafish COVER PRICE † The 27.75m whitefish Robert Ball David Linkie. Joint winners vessel was built by Vestværftet ApS INDEPENDENT FRESH FISH for the Tranquility Fishing C with the The presentations were warmly applauded by over 200 Haydn McLeod ompany Ltd. RETAILER OF THE YEAR ‡ Girl Debra leaving Whitby for engine trials last week prime halibut Forever FaithfulThe PD 289 . guests and sponsors who attended Fishing News Awards Fresh from the Boat new Shetland seine-netter Tranquility LK 63 berthed caught when at Symbister for the first time last weekend Summer trawling in 2018 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Aberdeen Treetops, on Emsworth , when large The Brixham trawler Girl Debr Ryan Corbettcrowds were waiting on the pier to welcome skippers a returned to Devon Rose features Rye Bay on Thursday 24 May. Stuart Anderson and David Reid this week following an xtensivee seven-week refit at a new hull THE SUSTAINABILITY Sparkling Star UL 290 , and her crew, home to ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: UK & IRELAND £122 engines supplied by Padmos of the under- Whitby, reportsDavid Linkie The 20.3m scalloper Summer The 20 winners were unanimous in dedicating their Whalsay, reports David Linkie. . Stellendam, Holland. design from 10m boat AWARD The 27.55m Tranquility ran successful fishing trials off Parkol Marine Engineering installed new Rose OB 141 ran successful awards to their colleagues, friends and families, both at SPECIAL MERIT AWARD Mitsubishi main and auxilia EK Marine supplied the SC McAllister Jack Henry. Sponsored by The the Danish coast last week, before leaving Hvide Sande ry engines, supplied and engine trials from Whitby last & Co Ltd. sea and ashore, for providing the united team effort that Jack Sanderson commissioned by Padmos o David Linkie. scalloper’s complete hydraulic ‡ David Linkie presents a cheque for £2,500 to Fishermen’s Mission Fishmongers’ Company for Shetland via Thyborøn. f Stellendam. week, reports underpins every aspect of the UK fishing industry, and Perseverance II H 11 A new, fuller and wider bulb Built for The Star Fishing and deck machinery, including CEO David Dickens watched by comedian host Fred MacAulay. Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Tranquility arrived at Lerwick on Saturday morning, ous bow, designed by SC McAllister & Co Ltd, was also fitted into positio Company Ltd, by Parkol Marine the outer hull tipping doors, therefore is its key strength. Accreditation Group where the crew’s families were waiting to go aboard n catch conveyors and retractable North Sea Cod MSC LIFETIMEthe new ACHIEVEMENT whitefish vessel for the short passage north to over the existing bulb to improve hull efficiency and Engineering, Summer Rose A wide range of experience, types of vessel and Trainee of the Year Award sponsored by Sunderland maximise waterline leng EUROPE £175 REST OF WORLD £190 SponsoredWhalsay. by Fishing News th. incorporates a number of new towing arms. geographical areas of the UK were represented on the Marine, were presented to Jennifer Mouat, secretary to Accreditation Summer Rose naming Arnold LockerFurther details of Tranquility will be included in See pages 8 - 17 for a Brixhamport profile feature. ideas designed to improve Fishing awards stage during the evening, including Argyll, Co the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group, News soon. fishing safety and fuel economy. ceremony – see page 28. COASTAL FISH Whitby Further details of Summer Down, Cornwall and Devon, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, and Lee Odie of Shetland. RESTAURANT OF THE Summer Rose is the first new Fishing UK boat to feature a full range Rose will be included in North East, North West and South West Scotland, The highly successful evening concluded with the YEAR OUTSTANDING REGIONAL NEWS soon. REGIONAL NEWS of Mitsubishi main and auxiliary News Shetland and Yorkshire. Fishermen’s Mission being presented with a cheque for Sponsored by Coast CONTRIBUTION AWARD Two new categories, The Sustainability Award £2,500 generously donated by guests. The Magpie Café Kennymantsbrite McNab Visit us at Seawork International 3rd th sponsored by The Fishmongers’ Company, and the Further details in Fishing News soon. Whitby Tarbert – 5 July Stand No. PB37

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£3,750. Cummins onan 11 kva 240 volt single phase diesel generator 2010 model, with 5250 hrs in excellent used condition, dimensions are 1000mm £14,000. Tiyten cobble GRP. 22kw x 600mm. Part exchange possible, cat A licence uncapped with bass 1.7 (working or not) delivery possible at £5,000. No weight £5,000 or will split tone. 28 hp Volvo diesel inboard diesel agreed cost. Can be seen running and or add weight or willing to work these if power pack, build boat 2001. Please £400. Non marinised. Please call you have a boat laid up doing nothing. tested. Please call 07850 494795. 11.36 call 07792 897475, Furness. 11.41 07725 168427. 11.42 Please call 07502 028646. 11.32

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£POA. Complete set in excellent £200. 4 X 8mm chain bellies. 3 are £53. 25 24 x 16 x 15 8mm plastic condition. Port, Starboard and 27 X 16 ring and 1 is 22 X 17 ring. coated frames £24 or finished £53 masthead 22 ins, NOC and 2 anchor Not case hardened Never used and per unit plus vat. Please call 07921 lights 20 ins and Stern light 16 ins, have been sat in the back of the store 540208. 11.35 galvanised with brass nameplates. for about 18 years May be good to Please call 07736 877392. 11.37 £100. Socket set 3/4 drive brand cut down for backs. These weigh just SHIELDS WHELK POTS new P M or phone. Please call 07769 over 85kgs each and can be sent out WINCH CONVEYOR BELT 701911, Portree. 11.43 NET HAULER by pallet if needed. Please call 01626 835467. 11.39 TRAMMELS AND GILL MACKEREL SETS A.EVANS NETS £5. 24 hooks 100lb 10 available. POA. New and used nets, some still in packets. 4 1/2 - 6", some float live Please call 07749 220443. 11.39 £9 EACH. Due to cancelled order we and lead line available. Please call have 50 20 litre stand ups available COLD ROOM 01642 475121 or 07780 618330, Tuesday. 10 kilos cement and fully Cleveland. 11.43 rigged with bridle and spinner. Please 20 PARLOUR POTS call 07957350667. 11.33 £25 Each. 18" x 28" x 15". Plastic 50 PLUS PLASTIC framed, double netting and in good £13. 18,20,25ltr available with easy Model NF-3. With two power MOULDED WELL POTS £POA. condition. Please call 07494 498086, empty lid and steel weight mobile. motors. For spares and repairs Cornwall. 11.44 Please call 07921 540208. 11.36 350.00 Ono buyer must collect. Cornwall. Please call 07447 TELEFLEX STEERING SALTED MACKEREL 476088 or 01503 272475. 11.37 SYSTEM 2 TON SMALL CRANE

€1,700. Diesel engine and 3 phase connection. Freezes to -22. Pm for details. Please call 0353 0877 473051, Belmullet. 11.41 £4 EACH. 50 plus plastic moulded welk pots. All concreted just needing RAPP HAULER roped never been in water. Need gone out of yard. Please call 07873 549354. 11.33

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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! Summer herring at Shetland With the North Sea herring Linkie. fishery continuing to be focused The Peterhead and on grounds east of Shetland, Fraserburgh midwater trawlers a succession of pelagic boats Quantus PD 379 and Sunbeam from North East Scotland have FR 487 again landed herring landed short trips of top-quality to the Pelagia Shetland MSC-accredited fish at Lerwick processing factory at Gremista since they started fishing a last week. few weeks ago, reports David More Scottish boats are

SCFF ‘frustrated’ at lack of movement on report See page 2 ‡ The Peterhead midwater trawler Quantus arriving at Lerwick to land herring after fishing on the local Shetland grounds. (Photo: Ivan Reid)

expected to start landing at Northbay Pelagic – continues Lerwick this month when they to operate smoothly, with join the late summer fishery. skippers co-ordinating their Herring processing in fishing activities in line with the three pelagic factories the requirements of the ‡ The Fraserburgh pelagic vessel Sunbeam landing North Sea at Peterhead – Denholm shore sector to ensure quick herring to Pelagia Shetland Ltd. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) , Lunar and turnaround times.

Bi-Annual Scottish Fishing Illegal cockle pickers arrested at Shoreham-by-Sea Conference - timely and Immigration enforcement, public to inform the relevant to discuss operations and joint In speaking to some of those successful See pages 6-8 officers acting on intelligence, authorities if they see anything actions.” involved, we have been told they apprehended nine people, untoward happening, especially These agencies include: are for personal consumption. including two children, at between the A259 flyover and ● The Gangmasters and Labour If, however, we found they were Shoreham-by-Sea on Sunday, 5 the main coastal link railway Abuse Authority, which addresses being collected and sold for August for the illegal collecting bridge, where access to the river the illegal use of labour personal gain, this could involve of cockles from the river Adur, – especially at low tide – is easier. ● Natural England, which deals potential court proceedings. reports John Periam. “We are working in partnership with impacts on the SSSI “In a BBC documentary made Five of those detained were with other organisations to ● The Food Standards in 2016 called ‘Inside Out’, found to be illegally present in manage shellfish gathering on the Agency (monitored by local footage was shown of vehicles the UK pending removal from Adur. We have been receiving environmental health officers), parked up in London where the country, and the other four, intelligence on the hand-gathering which manages shellfisheryunmarked cockles were being including the two children, were of shellfish in the Adur Estuary designations and issues of illegal sold for £10 a kilo to retail street placed on bail. SSSI for a number of years and food entering the food chain. markets. It also showed footage This is the latest of a series sharing this information with the Sean Ashworth, SIFCA’s of mainly South East Asian men, Boat of the week Tranquillity BF 7 of similar incidents to have been relevant authorities, to support a deputy chief fisheries officer, said: women and children harvesting detected on the same stretch multi-agency approach to dealing “The potential of a food poisoning large quantities of the cockles at See page 9 of river. Adur District Council with illegal activity. outbreak must be very high from Shoreham-by-Sea and removing and the Sussex police continue “Given existing regulations the illegal collection of clams, them to parked vehicles nearby.” to work with the Marine that relate to shellfish on the Adur, oysters and cockles entering the In conclusion, Tim Dapling Management Organisation the Sussex IFCA currently has no food chain without having been said, “The area is also a Site (MMO) and Natural England to specific byelaws that enable us cooked or purified.” of Special Scientific Interest, tackle illegal cockle picking. to undertake legal proceedings, A spokesperson for Adur so access is restricted to allow Tim Dapling, the chief fisheries including prosecutions. However, District Council said: “Shellfish habitats to develop naturally. officer from Sussex Inshore as a local marine environmental from the river have, to our When IFCA officers encounter a Fisheries Conservation Authority regulator we do gather intelligence knowledge, not been found in group it is dealt with on scene, and (SIFCA), supported their efforts. and pass this on to the relevant any local food outlets during relevant information is gathered “We rely on members of the authorities, and meet with them our unannounced inspections. to support other regulators.”

Sophy Rose - second Cygnus Fishermen unaware of their entitlement to medical treatment at the Dreadnought Unit Cyclone 35 for Holy Island Many fishermen and merchant seamen merchant navy, shipping company shore available to fishermen. If you have a health See pages 10-15 suffering from health issues may be unaware staff essential to the function of the fleet, and concern I would urge you to take it to your that they can be treated by the Dreadnought dependants where the illness of the spouse GP and ask if a referral to the Dreadnought Unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ in London, or child (under 18) causes the seafarer grave Unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ could speed reports Pauric Gallagher. concern. your treatment. The Dreadnought Unit can potentially Retired seafarers and union officials (but “It has made a real difference to our treat those suffering with health issues faster not their dependants) are also eligible to be members who did so, and it would be a than if they were on an NHS waiting list. considered for elective treatment. shame if others weren’t able to benefit also, This is a unit specifically for merchant Harry Wick, CEO of the Northern Ireland due to a simple lack of awareness.” seamen and fishermen, who are given Fish Producers’ Organisation (NIFPO), said: The Dreadnought Unit is the continuation priority treatment at the Dreadnought Unit so “The NIFPO has had a number of members of a tradition of special hospital care for that they can return to work quickly. Because treated free of charge for various conditions seafarers dating from 1821. The Seamen’s of the nature of their job, they are not at the Dreadnought Unit over the past few Hospital Society originally established a allowed to work if they have certain medical years. One case even turned out to be hospital on a ship moored at Greenwich, Line-caught mackerel fishing at conditions, in case of an emergency while lifesaving, and for that I cannot commend and in 1870 it came ashore to the banks of Peterhead See pages 16 - 18 at sea. the unit highly enough.” the Thames at Greenwich. In 1986 it moved Those eligible for treatment include fishing He added, “The referral process is again to St Thomas’ Hospital. vessel personnel, active seafarers, pilots through your own GP, who in most cases The Dreadnought Unit can be contacted SEE INSIDE! and tugboat men, trainee candidates for the will probably not be aware this service is by email at: [email protected]