Visit us online for news, features and nostalgia £3.25 8 August 2019 Issue: 5475 fishingnews.co.uk TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL PM BREXIT FISHING PLEDGE REPORT REGIONAL NEWS New Shetland midwater trawler Adenia named in Spain The new Whalsay-owned 69.9m midwater trawler Top scientist Adenia LK 193 was christened at Bilbao on the last Saturday of July, after being built at the Zamakona shipyard for skipper George William Anderson joins FIS and the Adenia Fishing Company, reports David Linkie. Two hundred guests from Denmark, England, Ireland, Faroe, Norway, Scotland, Shetland and Spain attended the launching ceremony in Spain. Adenia was named in the traditional manner by the skipper’s wife, Ruby Anderson, before their granddaughters, Faye, Lori and Mollie, smashed a further three bottles for good luck. Featuring a beam of 15.6m and 10 RSW tanks, Adenia was designed by Karl Sandvik of Salt Ship Design, a longtime friend of the owners, who also project- managed the new build. Adenia is expected to arrive at Shetland later this month, in time for the North Sea herring fishery. Michel Kaiser. Adenia is named in the A leading marine scientist from traditional manner by Ruby Heriot-Watt University has joined Anderson. the board of Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS). Michel Kaiser, who is well- known in the fishing industry, is a professor of fisheries conservation at the university, and will sit as one of nine trustees to help shape the objectives of FIS. This will include key discussions around how best to capture and share fishing data, the use of ‘intelligent’ Adenia berthed at Bilbao for the naming ceremony. nets, and innovative approaches to (Photos: Ivan Reid) increase Scottish fishing businesses’ A proud Adenia skipper and crew: left to right – skipper resilience to climate change. George William Anderson, Stuart Anderson, Josie Anderson, Raymond Fraser, Michael Anderson, Brian Laurenson, Kevin continues on page 5 Nicolson, Scott Reid, Stuart Shearer, Ivor Polson, Leonard Reid and Jim Smith. REGIONAL NEWS ARE YOU A SERVING OR RETIRED UK SEAFARER? Seafarer Support is a free confidential telephone and online referral service helping to support serving and former UK seafarers and their families in times of need Freephone 0800 121 4765 www.seafarersupport.org 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 8 August 2019 Johnson guarantees no Brexit fisheries and trade link ‘We’ll leave CFP by December 2020’ Prime minister Boris Johnson has pledged that fisheries will not be traded away in Brexit negotiations, and that access to markets will not be linked to access to fisheries, reports Tim Oliver He also promised, during a visit a question from Conservative mistake of the government in the to Scotland immediately on MP Owen Paterson. The former 1970s, who traded our fisheries becoming prime minister, that fisheries minister told Mr away at the last moment in the the UK will leave the CFP by the Johnson that recent comments talks. That was a reprehensible December 2020 deadline. And by ministers had suggested thing to do. We will take back our he slammed the SNP over its that Brexit negotiations would fisheries, and we will boost that fisheries policy, claiming that involve the CFP being used as a extraordinary industry.” the party is ready to hand back bargaining chip. Fishing for Leave and the control of fisheries to Brussels He asked the prime minister SFF both welcomed the PM’s (see below). to confirm that on the day of assurances. During a visit to the naval Brexit, we will establish total FFL said: “It was good to base at Faslane on the Clyde, sovereignty over our EEZ and all hear Mr Johnson say that we will he was asked if he could its resources, become a normal take full control, and that fishing ‘guarantee’ that the UK would maritime nation like Norway and won’t be traded away as part of be out of the CFP by the Iceland, and negotiate reciprocal a wider agreement, as Ted Heath December 2020 deadline, and fisheries deals annually. reprehensibly did.” that access to UK fishing waters The prime minister replied, It said it would hold Mr would not be linked to future “We have a fantastic opportunity Johnson to his assurances, and trade deals with the EU. now to take back control of our stressed that the government “I can,” he said, reported the fisheries, and that is exactly must take full advantage of Press and Journal. what we will do. We will become national control when it is “Okay... based on track record, who’s telling porkies and The PM’s pledge reinforced an independent coastal state achieved, and repatriate ‘all our who’s caught with their pants down?” comments he had made earlier again, and we will, under no resources, worth £6bn to £8bn, in the Commons in reply to circumstances, make the to help rejuvenate our coastal communities’, rather than just opportunity lies on the other side maintain the status quo. of Brexit. SNP under fire over EU and fisheries SFF chief executive Bertie “The Scottish government During his visit to Scotland, the SNP’s policies by Boris remain in the European Union.” Armstrong welcomed the commissioned a study in the Boris Johnson criticised Johnson, in the Commons the Banff and Buchan Tory MP comments made by Mr Johnson middle of 2018 which came to the SNP’s policy of wanting week before. David Duguid accused Mr during his visit to Scotland. the conclusion that the sea of Scotland to rejoin the EU, and Martha Kearney asked: Mackay of letting the ‘cat out He said: “We have been looking opportunity represented £500m the effects this would have on “Is it your commitment to of the bag’ by confirming that for a straight and direct answer, per year and 5,000 full-time the Scottish fishing industry. hand back control of Scottish the SNP would ‘sell out our and that’s exactly what we have equivalent jobs, so we absolutely He said, “They are fisheries to Brussels? I have fishermen in a heartbeat’. got. Scottish fishing’s sea of embrace these guarantees.” committed to handing back spoken to those who work in And Highlands and Islands control of Scotland’s fantastic fisheries in Peterhead, and Tory MSP Jamie Halcro fisheries to Brussels, just they are in favour of Brexit Johnston said: “This is a huge French minister: ‘I’ll fight to keep our after Scotland has taken back because of the EU’s policies blunder by Derek Mackay, fishermen in UK waters’ control of its fish, and is able to on fisheries.” and shows just how far galvanise and to turbo-charge Mr Mackay replied: removed the SNP now is from Fishing is certain to be one of that with Boris Johnson, we will the Scottish fishing industry.” “Scotland has voted to stay representing the interests of the most difficult issues the UK have a hard Brexit. He said that the policy was inside the EU, and even those coastal communities like those will have to face when detailed “What matters most, in my ‘bizarre’ and did not make who voted to leave in the rest in Shetland.” negotiations begin after Brexit. industry and in the event of a sense for Scotland. of the UK, do they want a Mr Mackay’s spokesman This has been clear for some no-deal Brexit, is the impact The SNP also appeared recession? We voted to stay said: “No one can trust what time, as the European Fisheries on the fisheries sector and on to wobble on its fisheries within the EU. We accept there the Tories say on fishing. Alliance has repeatedly called French fishermen. stance during an interview on are trade-offs in any deal.” They described the industry for the status quo on quota “There is no scenario in the BBC’s Today programme Martha Kearney said, as expendable when the UK shares and access to be which French fishermen on Monday last week, when “Oh, so you see fisheries as entered the EU, and have maintained. It is also adamant should be prevented, could be Scottish finance secretary a trade-off? You’re trading already broken promises they that market access for fisheries prevented, would be prevented Derek Mackay appeared to Scottish fish?” made in the aftermath of the products must be linked to by Boris Johnson, from fishing suggest that an independent The SNP minister then EU referendum. The SNP will fisheries access – a stance in British waters. There is no Scotland could give back backtracked, saying, “No, I’m always stand up for Scotland’s that was highlighted last reason for it. And on that point, control of its fisheries to not – Scottish fisheries have fishing communities, while the week in comments by French I really want to fight. Brussels in exchange for EU actually been exploited by Tories pursue a catastrophic agriculture minister Didier “So I will keep telling Britain membership. successive UK governments. no-deal Brexit which will cost Guillaume. that our fishermen must be He had been questioned And even in Scottish fishing jobs and hit communities He told French television allowed to keep fishing in its about a previous attack on communities, they voted to across Scotland.” channel Cnews: “It is possible waters.” ‘Revise discards ban rules urgently’ European fishermen’s organisation expressed concern about: officials from the EU fisheries panacea to solve the landing the need for proportionate and Europêche has called for EU ● The administrative difficulties department, DG MARE, were obligation challenges, and pointed workable legislation. legislators to revise the regulations encountered in developing guests of honour at Europêche’s to the fact that countries with a There was general consensus governing the landing obligation/ selectivity pilot projects, which general assembly meeting.