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KELSEY KELSEY fishingnews.co.uk EU PLUNDERS UK EEZ TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT Tecla highlights winds of change Refitted Kendore drifter Graaf van Limburg Stirum, to fish the North Sea blessed at Brixham grounds. As fishing patterns changed, she was sold to Denmark to become a freighter, after being renamed Tecla. In the 1980s, Tecla returned to Holland to be authentically and fully refitted as a sail training vessel. Tecla is now owned by a family of four, and is one of the most authentic and beautiful sail training vessels in Europe. Onboard trainees from all over the world learn how to sail a ‡ Brixham port officer Helen Lovell blesses the vessel with a gaff rig, and how Kendore on behalf of the Fishermen’s Mission. to navigate near land and in open waters. Brixham skipper Tom Parker has left his days Tecla has circumnavigated aboard bigger vessels and returned to traditional the globe, sailed around Cape lines by purchasing a Cygnus Marine GM32, ‡ Tecla 90 miles north of Peterhead, on passage from Den Helder to Reykjavík last Horn, and competed in many Kendore FH 258, reports Phil Lockley. week… (Photo: Ryan Cordiner) Tall Ships races and regattas. Drawing on his extensive experience in beam trawling, stern trawling and scalloping, Tom Parker The appearance of the aims to make small-scale inshore trawling more former Dutch herring drifter profitable by using less fuel to tow economical trawl Tecla under full sail, passing gear. present-day pelagic vessels With 40 years of history in both inshore trawling fishing herring east of and scalloping, the Kendore was one of the earliest Shetland while on passage to GM32s rigged as a trawler and spent a lot of its life Iceland from the Netherlands, fishing from St Mawes in Cornwall. provided a vivid reminder On 2 July, the ‘new’ Kendore was officially blessed of how much things have at Brixham by Mission port officer Helen Lovell. changed in the past 100 Being her first official blessing of a fishing vessel, years, reports David Linkie. Helen Lovell said that the day was ‘extra special’ for The 127ft wooden-hulled her. “With permission of the Fishermen’s Mission Tecla was built in Vlaardingen, leader David Dickens, I was delighted to bless Tom’s in the south of Holland, in new boat. 1915 as the sailing herring ‡ … photographed from Lunar Bow, the newest addition to the Scottish pelagic fleet. Continues on page 2 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 July 2020 EU vessels landing even more from UK waters Catches up 60% from 2011-2018 – UK up only 17%

EU vessels have been increasing at last to address this outrageous or value) was landed by non-UK the amount of fish they catch imbalance. Independent coastal boats. in UK waters at a much faster states cannot be pushed around in • Almost 1.4m tonnes of pelagic rate than the UK’s own boats, this manner.” fish, worth about £760m, were according to a new in-depth Elspeth Macdonald, chief landed from the UK EEZ in 2018. report. executive of the Scottish More than three-quarters of that Analysis of official landings Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), total (or two-thirds by value) was data carried out for the Shetland said: “Dr Napier’s report draws landed by non-UK boats. Fishermen’s Association (SFA) attention to the growing inequity • Just over 150,000t of shellfish shows that between 2011 and of distribution of catching worth almost £390m were landed 2018, vessels from the EU member opportunity between the UK on from the UK EEZ in 2018. Most states landed 60% more fish and the one hand and the EU27 on the of that total – more than 80% – shellfish from the UK exclusive other. was landed by UK boats. economic zone (EEZ), while UK “It is this imbalance that the • About 180,000t of industrial boats landed just 17% more. Scottish industry has campaigned species such as sandeels, worth For pelagic species such as steadfastly to bring to an end about £38m, were landed from mackerel and herring, the increase with the UK leaving the CFP the UK EEZ in 2018. Almost was even more marked, with EU and becoming an independent, all of that (98%) was landed by vessels landing 159% more fish sovereign coastal state with full non-UK boats. from the UK EEZ over the same control over access to our waters.” period compared with just 60% Dr Napier’s figures also show The total quantity of fish and more for UK boats. that around half of the demersal shellfish landed from the UK EEZ Catches in the UK EEZ have or whitefish stocks caught in by UK boats increased by about been increasing as a reflection of the UK EEZ in 2018 – a total of 17% over the eight years from improved stocks across a broad 250,000t worth more than £500m 2011 to 2018, while landings by range of species. – were landed by non-UK vessels. EU27 boats increased by over The analysis, carried out by Dr Meanwhile, 1.4m tonnes of 60% over the same period. UK Ian Napier of the NAFC Marine pelagic fish worth £760m were boats’ landings of pelagic fish Centre UHI, based in Scalloway, landed from the UK EEZ. More from the UK EEZ increased by highlights the huge disparity than three-quarters of this total about 40% from 2011 to 2018, between overseas vessels, which volume – and two-thirds by value while landings by EU27 boats landed more than two-thirds – was landed by non-UK vessels. increased by 159%. of the 2m tonnes of fish worth UK boats landed a total of £1.7bn caught in the UK EEZ in Report summary about 700,000t of fish and 2018, and UK boats. In a summary of the findings, the shellfish, worth about £1bn, in Simon Collins, SFA executive NAFC report says it is estimated 2018. Most of that total (80%) officer, said: “If ever there was a that almost 2m tonnes of fish was caught in the UK EEZ – 15% “I think the cheeky b****r is asking if we’d like a fry... case for the UK escaping the iron and shellfish, worth £1.7bn, were (9% by value) was landed from of our own bloody fish!” grip of the Common Fisheries landed from the UK EEZ in 2018. elsewhere in the EU EEZ. Policy, this is it. More than two-thirds of that total “Not content with the fact that – or more than half by value – was • Pelagic fish accounted for just almost half of UK boats’ landings France. overseas vessels were already landed by non-UK boats. over half of the landings by UK from the EU27 EEZ, and shellfish taking two-thirds of what should boats in 2018, demersal fish about for about one-third. Overall, EU27 boats landed be a national natural resource, • UK boats’ share of the landings one-quarter, and shellfish slightly • Most of UK boats’ landings more than eight times more fish administrators have gunned from the UK EEZ declined by less. By value, the landings were from the EU27 EEZ were from and shellfish from the UK EEZ the system to ensure that EU27 16% from 2015 to 2018. EU27 roughly equally split between the the EEZ of Ireland, followed by in 2018 (860,000t) than UK vessels in particular have taken boats’ share also fell over this three species groups. that of France, although some boats landed from the EU27 EEZ the biggest share of the increase in period, but by only 3%, while the • Pelagic fish accounted for individual demersal species (100,000t). By value, EU27 boats’ catches that have come about due share taken by all non-UK boats almost three-quarters of UK were caught mainly in the EEZs landings were more than six times to stock improvements in recent increased by 8%. boats’ landings from elsewhere in of Denmark, Germany and the greater. years. • Just over 250,000t of demersal the EU27 EEZ, with the balance Netherlands. Some individual Dr Napier’s report, ‘Fish “The UK’s assertion of fish worth more than £500m were roughly equally split between pelagic species, as well as a large Landings from the UK EEZ sovereignty over its own waters at landed from the UK EEZ in 2018. demersal fish and shellfish. By proportion of the shellfish, were 2015-2018’ can be read at: bit. the end of this year will allow us About half of that total (by weight value, demersal fish accounted for caught mainly in the EEZ of ly/2BTnCDn Refitted Kendore blessed at Brixham Continued from page 1 “In a brief speech, I pointed is now exploring the probable want it to’. out the ceaseless work carried returns from small-scale “I had some valuable “Blessing of the Kendore out by Tom to get his boat back inshore trawling. help from engineers and brought back memories. As a to sea as soon as possible. With After purchasing the specialists,” he said. “My child, I vividly remember the the restrictions of the Covid-19 Kendore from South Wales, the previous experience in GRP blessing of my father’s new pandemic, his upward struggle Covid-19 pandemic gathered boatbuilding, at Sutton beam trawler, the Carhelmar. to beat hurdles became pace – so Tom stepped up the Workboats in Newhaven, That blessing was carried out by significant. I and many others pace of the refit and was able helped a lot. Also, I must thank the then Mission superintendent think that people like Tom are to do most of the work himself, the local MMO staff for the Paul Jarrett, and I remember a huge asset to today’s fishing with the hope of getting the kind support they have given how passionate he was to pass industry.” vessel back to sea as soon as me throughout, helping this on the hope, strength and love A vessel with traditional possible. But the lockdown project to reach completion. from the Mission to fishermen. I lines such as a GM32 – inevitably slowed progress, and “A few minor stages of the hope I have passed on a similar introduced by the original he has so far been unable to try refit remain, and I’m looking commitment to those aboard Cygnus Marine Ltd in 1978 – the potentially lucrative market to complete those on my days the Kendore. may be considered by today’s of fish sales direct from the ashore. I expect to see Kendore “Because of the Covid-19 younger skippers as ‘yesterday’s boat. as a finished project in a few restrictions, just five people technology’. Tom disagrees. After four months of hard weeks.” attended, including skipper Tom After 16 years of fishing on work, he is now at sea on the A full review of the Kendore ‡ Skipper Tom Parker with his Parker’s partner Vicki-Leanne bigger, more powerful boats, he first shakedown trips to get and its new role will appear in partner Vicki-Leanne Thompson Thompson and son Jacob (8). does not regret his move, and the boat fishing ‘exactly how I Fishing News soon. and son Jacob. 16 July 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 3 Call for action over Shetland gear conflict A North East of Scotland man authorities in Germany, where the with an interest in a local fishing vessel is registered. vessel has written to Scottish “It is a very unfair situation No different with 200-mile limit after Brexit MSPs and MPs to alert them to the UK fishing vessels are in, and the dangers of the ongoing gear tempers are running high among Scottish fishermen are frustrated probably be an offence under specific fisheries offences in conflict in Shetland waters, reports the UK fishing community,” said at the apparent inability of the Section 58 of the Merchant respect of the conditions of fishing Tim Oliver. Peter Sinclair, who said he has MCA and UK authorities to take Shipping Act, which refers to licences the UK has issued, out Peter Sinclair of the Reaper ‘a vested interest in the local any action against the Pesorsa Dos, ‘conduct endangering or likely to to the 200-mile/median line White Fish Company said that trawler Reaper WK 83, where or against the Spanish and French endanger life or property or cause limit, but not an incident such as Spanish and French liners and crew, friends and family are at netters and longliners that have injury’, and if it had taken place the one off Shetland, which was gill-netters have taken over the sea onboard and run the risk of a taken over large areas of fishing inside the 12-mile limit, the MCA an offence under the Merchant majority of fishing grounds around similar incident’. grounds off Shetland. would have been able to act. Our Shipping Act and not a specific Shetland and northwest Scotland, He said: “Unless the Specialist marine lawyer jurisdiction inside 12 miles applies fisheries offence.” making it almost impossible for government does something Andrew Oliver of Hull marine to all vessels, including foreign Andrew Oliver speculated UK boats to continue to fish their about the ongoing conflicts and solicitor Andrew Jackson explained vessels.” that a possible way for the MCA traditional grounds. the Pesorsa Dos’ owners are the difference between territorial He explained that if the action to be able to take action in such He said that foreign-flagged held accountable and penalised limits and 200-mile exclusive videoed had been carried out by a circumstances anywhere within vessels’ catches are landed directly accordingly for their recent economic zones, and why the MCA British-flagged vessel, such as an our 200-mile/median line EEZ onto Spanish lorries and are never actions then it is only a matter of could not act. Anglo-Spanish flagship, the MCA after Brexit would be to make checked by UK fishery officers. time before UK fishermen deal “The Territorial Waters could have acted. it a condition of a licence to “On top of this, the Scottish with future conflicts themselves. Jurisdiction Act of 1878 defined “A vessel is regarded as part of fish in UK waters that vessels fleet had to tie up for 10 “This would be a very last our territorial waters as 12 miles – the country it is flagged to, so that must comply with the Merchant consecutive days per month to resort, and hopefully through the before that it was three miles,” he is why the MCA has referred the Shipping Act as well as fisheries try and restabilise the market – support from MPs and MSPs we told Fishing News. Shetland incident to the German regulations. meanwhile, foreign-flagged vessels can get a more even playing field “Administrative and criminal authorities.” The UK cannot unilaterally continued to fish unlimited,” he negotiated for the UK fleet over courts only have jurisdiction over He said that the extension of extend its territorial limit beyond told the MSPs and MPs. the foreign-flagged vessels and offences in territorial waters – i.e. the UK exclusive economic zone 12 miles as a possible way to He referred to the recent avoid future conflicts at sea.” out to 12 miles. Everything beyond (EEZ) out to 200 miles/median resolve such issues because incident when the German- He also wrote to Scrabster 12 miles for the purposes of the line after Brexit would not make territorial seas limits were set registered and Spanish-owned Harbour Trust requesting it courts is regarded as the ‘high any difference in such situations. internationally at a maximum of netter Pesorsa Dos HF-564 was to refuse entry to any vessel seas’. “That will give us jurisdiction 12 miles by UNCLOS Article 3 in seen on video deliberately trying to belonging to the owners of the “The Shetland incident would in terms of being able to enforce 1982. foul the propeller of the Shetland Pesorsa Dos in response to the trawler Alison Kay LK 57 with a recent incident. This was ‘in buoyed rope (Fishing News, 25 a bid to help deter a similar apply within Scrabster port anyone for the shipping and authorities to investigate the June, ‘Gear war off Shetland’). incident for the safety of local limits. unshipping of goods and the incident and take any action. The SWFPA and Shetland crews and vessels’ and to ‘make “Also, in common with other embarking and landing of Scrabster Harbour cannot Fishermen’s Association called it clear to foreign-flagged vessels UK harbour authorities, Scrabster passengers, on payment of the police the waters to the west of on the MCA to take action, but that actions like this will not be Harbour Trust has a legal duty to rates/dues and other conditions Shetland.” the agency said it could not act tolerated in UK waters’. provide an open port to vessels,” set by our local legislation. The The trust added that Pesorsa because the incident occurred But the trust said it could said the trust. position is the same at other Dos had only landed at Scrabster outside the UK’s 12-mile territorial not take any action because its “This means that the harbour, British ports. on three occasions in the past limit. It forwarded details to the powers and jurisdiction only dock or pier must be open to “It is up to the appropriate five years. Fisheries bill enters House of Commons The fisheries bill, the first major objectives. • Foreign boats will be required fisheries legislation in nearly 40 Fisheries minister Victoria to be licensed to fish in UK years, has passed the House of Prentis said: “This bill offers waters, and will have to follow ‘Government should stick Lords and has now entered the us the opportunity to set a the UK’s rules if access to UK House of Commons for further gold standard for sustainable waters is agreed to its approach’ scrutiny. fisheries, and gives us the • Fisheries will be managed The flagship legislation, powers to protect our precious sustainably NFFO chief executive Barrie managing stocks and fisheries. which creates the powers fish stocks while enabling our • The UK fisheries Deas said that the federation They would provide flexibility for the UK to operate as an seafood sector to thrive. administrations will seek to supports the ‘main thrust’ of to manage single stocks, groups independent coastal state “Now that we have left the ensure increased benefits from the bill, and would be working of stocks or areas, and would and manage its fish stocks EU, we have the opportunity fish caught by UK boats in a hard behind the scenes, briefing involve the industry ‘at the right sustainably outside the EU, was to create a more resilient and way that respects the devolution MPs on the various ‘hostile’ level’. introduced to the Commons profitable fishing industry, settlements amendments to the bill, reports They would also provide for its first reading on 2 July, leaving behind the outdated • Sensitive marine species, such Tim Oliver. the flexibility to strike balances having passed its third reading Common Fisheries Policy.” as dolphins, are protected, and He told Fishing News: “I between achieving various in the Lords the previous day. The government is now the bycatch of unwanted fish is think our task is to make the objectives such as MSY, The bill ends the current considering the amendments reduced legislators understand the building up stocks below MSY, automatic right for EU vessels made during the bill’s passage • The UK fisheries consequences of these hostile and minimising discards and to fish in British waters. If in the House of Lords. administrations will continue amendments, and to give unwanted consequences, while access to UK waters for foreign Its provisions on sustainable to collect robust scientific courage to the government to keeping the industry viable in vessels is negotiated, the bill fishing will be underpinned data on fish stocks, and share stick with their approach. the meantime. will also enable the UK fisheries by the requirement for the UK it to manage shared stocks “We support the main thrust “Those trade-offs would administrations to ensure that government and the devolved sustainably of the bill. The government has be done at the right level, at foreign vessels follow the same administrations to publish • UK boats can continue to learned many of the lessons the fisheries level, taking into rules as UK vessels. a Joint Fisheries Statement access any part of UK waters, of the CFP in the approaches account the data, instead of The legislation also aims to to co-ordinate fisheries as they do now, regardless of they’ve adopted – not being being done as a matter of ensure that fish stocks and the management where appropriate, whether they are registered in top-heavy in terms of primary principle or at a high legislative marine environment are better and Fisheries Management England, Scotland, Wales or legislation, providing flexibility level where people don’t really protected for future generations, Plans to achieve sustainable Northern Ireland. to adapt and change and take understand or care about the with new powers to set UK stocks. new information onboard.” consequences, and just want fishing opportunities and days The bill will ensure that: It is likely to be September or He said that the proposed something that looks good on at sea, new measures for the October before the bill receives new management plans would paper. I think the bill allows for devolved administrations, and a • EU vessels’ automatic right to the Royal Assent and becomes be ‘really significant’ for that.” single set of UK-wide fisheries fish in UK waters is removed law. 4 COMMENT/NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 July 2020 COMMENT EDITORIAL Report highlights CFP injustice EMAIL: FISHINGNEWS.ED@ As Brexit talks to try to agree a trade and French netters and longliners in If it proves impossible to get rid of KELSEY.CO.UK and fisheries deal enter a crucial Shetland waters, leading to tensions these vessels after Brexit, then at the intensified stage, a new report from with Shetland trawlermen who are very least, their economic links with Kelsey Publishing Ltd, Shetland illustrates starkly the urgent being pushed out of their traditional the UK must be seriously toughened The Granary, Editor need for the UK to take back full grounds. up. Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Dave Linkie control of its 200-mile EEZ as a fully At the other end of the country, Redressing the wrongs of 40 years Yalding, Maidstone, email: [email protected] independent sovereign coastal state. there has been a steady build-up of of the CFP and ensuring that British Kent, ME18 6AL 01434 607375 The deeply researched report sets a fleet of new Dutch seine-netters fishermen can catch the fair share of out in detail the extent of increases working in the Channel, as the fish in their own waters to which they in catches in our EEZ by EU vessels Dutch have switched away from their are entitled is in the hands of the UK between 2015 and 2018 – and there traditional beam trawling. Brexit negotiators. is no reason to think that this trend is Not only does this increasing effort Industry leaders who spoke recently not continuing right up to the present take fish that should be caught by UK with chief negotiator David Frost were time. fishermen, it also deprives the UK confident that the UK government An increase in EU vessels’ catches processing sector and wider economy is resolute on fisheries, and will not of 60%, as against an increase of of this fish. EU vessels fishing in the cave in to the EU’s preposterous only 17% by UK vessels, is a massive UK EEZ either land their fish directly demand that there must be no change Managing editor difference that emphasises that when into their home ports or into UK in the current access and quota News correspondent Gaby Bartai Tim Oliver email: [email protected] we take back control of our waters on ports from where they are shipped arrangements. email: [email protected] 1 January, it will not be a moment too back to the EU, with no benefit to the The new report from Shetland can soon. UK. only add weight to the UK’s arguments Perhaps the EU believes that On top of this, a significant amount and strengthen negotiators’ demands by increasing its catch in the UK of the fish landed by UK-registered for new arrangements that EEZ as much as possible, it will be vessels is caught by foreign-owned reflect the UK’s unassailable establishing a track record that can be flagships that also ship their catches right to decide, like any other used in the Brexit negotiations. home for processing and sale, again independent sovereign coastal There has been an increasing depriving the UK processing industry state, who can fish in its waters Lincolnshire, East Anglia and presence in recent years of Spanish of raw material and economic benefit. and how much they can catch. Cornwall correspondent Essex correspondent Phil Lockley John Worrall email: email: [email protected] [email protected] 07748 644971 SFF competition winners 01326 340372 The winners of the Fishing News Awards 2020 competition to win a £50 selection box of prime-quality seafood from Amity Fish, sponsored by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, were Peter Matheson of Glasgow, Alister Bennett of Argyll, Mark Fullerton of Shetland, James Jack of Ayrshire and JA Patience of Inverness-shire. Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and Congratulations to them, and our thanks to everyone who took part. 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Five new fishing vessels of 24m+ Thistle Marine deck cranes will are currently in various stages of also be installed. build by Macduff Shipyards as Already fabricated hull modules production continues to gradually for an identical new build for return to normal levels in line with Fraserburgh skipper David Cardno safe working practices following will start to be assembled in the the Covid-19 lockdown, reports Buckie fabrication hall this month David Linkie. when Jacqueline Anne is moved The most advanced of the outside. five boats is the twin-rig trawler Machinery installation and fitting Jacqueline Anne FR 243 for out of the new 34m twin-rig stern Fraserburgh skipper Adam Tait. Of trawler Endeavour V BF 515 is 24.5m LOA and 7.60m of beam, continuing at Macduff harbour Jacqueline Anne is scheduled to within 50m of where Faithful is be painted in the yard’s fabrication being constructed. hall at Buckie prior to being moved Of 10.5m beam and 7.25m depth out to facilitate mast and cranes to the main deck, the hull and being fitted, before being launched superstructure of Endeavour V into Buckie harbour on a big were built at the Finomar shipyard, spring tide in September. Szczecin, Poland for Whitehills Jacqueline Anne will be powered ‡ The new Fraserburgh pair- owner Knockhead LLP, before by a Caterpillar C32 main engine seiner Faithful looms large over being towed from the Baltic Sea of 558kW @ 1,800rpm driving the stern section of the new through the Skagerrak and across a 2,700mm-diameter variable- Fruitful Vine in the Macduff the North Sea last October. pitch propeller through a Kumera fabrication hall. Featuring three full-length decks gearbox of 12.31:1 reduction. A and twin net ramps, Endeavour ‡ Jacqueline Anne is scheduled to be moved out of the Buckie propulsion nozzle, triple rudder fabrication hall at Macduff. The V will be powered by a MaK fabrication hall later this month after being fully painted. system and two Caterpillar C7.1 new Faithful FR 129 will feature a 8M20C main engine driving a auxiliary engines running 118ekW Caterpillar C32 propulsion engine 3,300mm-diameter CP propeller gensets are also fitted. (558kW @ 1,800rpm), Masson through a Mekanord 650HS 6.47:1 Manufactured in-house by 9.077:1 reduction gearbox and reduction gearbox. Macduff Shipyards, the trawler’s 2,500mm-diameter Kort propeller Two Caterpillar C9.3 auxiliary deck machinery package includes and nozzle. engines driving 250ekW 415/3/50 three split trawl winches, two split A Cummins QSL9-M auxiliary generators will also be fitted. net drums, two bagging drums engine (246kW @ 1,800rpm) will MacGregor supplied the trawler’s and two gear handling winches. drive the vessel’s main hydraulic deck machinery. Thistle BK13 powerblock and system, with electrical power The first sections of a 24.5m MFB8 landing cranes will also be coming from two Mitsubishi trawler for Nicol Fishing LLP, fitted. 6D16-T 106 ekW gensets. Gardenstown, which will be With main dimensions of A triple-barrel winch, two split similar to Steadfast Hope BF 26.5m LOA, 7.80m beam and net drums, bagging drum and 340, which Macduff Shipyards 4.2m depth moulded, the hull of auxiliary gear handling winch completed for the same owner in a new pair-seiner for Fraserburgh will be manufactured by Macduff 2017, are also being constructed skipper Stewart Buchan is Shipyards, together with a codend in the fabrication hall at Macduff, half built in the yard’s main Gilson and anchor windlass. forward of Faithful. ‡ Endeavour V alongside at Macduff as fitting-out work continues. Grimsby auction reopens after lockdown Grimsby’s auction market has grades and sizes, so not everybody 50% rise in a week is incredible, although people had been demand trickled through, they were reopened on a three-day week could get what they wanted, which is but it can sometimes be more. trying other species during the the first people to take fish, because basis after being closed for three the point of the auction.” “A lot of people think, ‘This is lockdown, demand in the UK was they could go direct to people. months due to the Covid-19 He acknowledged the trend of great – I can buy fish all day for still predominantly for cod and “Some people have done well outbreak, reports Tim Oliver. boats selling direct to consumers £2.20,’ but it didn’t last, of course haddock, and imports of these out of this, others not so well. The auction opened on Monday, in a bid to maintain their earnings – it never has done.” species from Iceland and Norway Some people have had a torrid 29 June as demand for fish began as their traditional outlets dried He predicted that as the trade would remain key to Grimsby. time for three months. to increase, and was open last up, but said that in terms of large from the Continent picks up, He said that the many fish van “I wouldn’t say we’re a winner or week on Monday, Tuesday and quantities of fish, the auction particularly the French trade, men who bought their fish at a loser, but we’ve come through. Thursday. system was ‘fundamental to the demand and prices would Grimsby had done ‘very well – some We’re ticking over, and for us, Grimsby had been handling whole fish industry’. become more consistent. have never earned so much money’. with a big operation like ours, I’d pre-sold landings, but as more “We’re not competing with Another effect of the current “Once lockdown started to ease and consider that to be success.” processors began operating again another port, we’re competing situation had been a widening of and hotels and restaurants began to with the concept that ‘we don’t the price gap between top prices reopen, demand for fish increased. need a fishmarket’ – but actually, for big fish and the bottom prices Martyn Boyers, chief executive what’s proven now is that you do. for small fish, he said. Chance to develop new technologies of Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises “Prices do go up and down, “As a general rule, ‘the bigger the (GFDE), which runs the port’s but predominantly, over any fish, the bigger the price’. We had The pandemic has also provided virtually be at the sale. We’d market and auction, said that the given time, the market will go up. haddock this morning (7 July) on the an opportunity for the industry to do what we’re doing now, but auction’s closure and the disruption If you haven’t got a market type auction at £3.50 per kg, but down take onboard new technologies, electronically. to supplies caused by Covid-19 of mechanism for selling fish, to £1.20 for smaller fish, because processes and procedures, said “Everyone’s got a had emphasised the importance of you’d have stagnant prices, which people don’t want small fish. Martyn Boyers. smartphone now – people auction markets in setting prices for defeats the object for fishermen.” “In fish and chip shops, the fish While Grimsby does not can access remotely, so fresh fish. To illustrate the benefits of the are all graded to a bigger size – they have an electronic auction, he we’re looking at that. We can “It’s been an interesting journey, auction, he said that during the want to sell people a big piece of believes there is the possibility encourage remote bidding – and it’s made us realise we need to week the auction reopened, the fish. Restaurants and hotels don’t now for buyers to bid remotely, everyone uses apps now. maintain the auction – we realise the price of pre-sold haddock was a want small fish – the demand for without being physically “I think there’s an opportunity importance of it now more than we steady average of £2.20/kg, but smaller fish has gone back, but the present at the auction. to look at that with other ports did before,” he told Fishing News. last week it rose to £3.50. price for bigger fish has increased.” “It wouldn’t be an e-auction as well, so you open up the “The pre-sold fish we handled “There’s no other industry He added that this trend could be in a room, but an electronic auction system and give people worked, but then when the fish where the raw material moves in seen in prices at Peterhead as well. auction where you can a fair chance to buy fish.” comes, you’re never quite sure of the price so much as fresh fish – a Martyn Boyers said that 6 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 July 2020 New vessel certifying authority appointed by MCA for commercially registered fishing able to carry out the around the country as at each stage of the build. vessels in the UK. The Society of following services: well as our existing “The certification work that Consulting Marine Engineers and office staff based in we then undertake will validate Ship Surveyors (SCMS) will launch • New-build surveys Southampton. We that a build has been completed the new service this month. of new fishing are delighted to have in accordance with the applicable A non-profit organisation, the vessels of less than him onboard, as codes and regulations. The MCA SCMS is already a certifying 12m registered he is a well-known will then take over the coding authority under the MCA for small length and respected figure aspect of the vessel.” craft and workboats, and has a • Pre-registration within the fishing Since its inception in 1920, the number of surveyors who were surveys for fishing industry. SCMS has achieved a reputation as authorised by Seafish, the previous vessels under 24m “Richard will be working a highly professional organisation fishing vessel certifying authority, • Stability for new fishing vessels with both individual owners and in which consulting marine to undertake such surveys on its under 12m boatyards that have newly built engineers, naval architects and behalf. The SCMS is therefore • Tonnage measurement for fishing or pre-registered vessels and ship surveyors offer clients a already extremely knowledgeable vessels under 24m are looking to operate them for comprehensive range of technical ‡ Richard Blackhurst will head about the fishing vessel industry, so commercial fishing purposes. marine services, all supported by the new SCMS fishing vessel the transition will be smooth, and SCMS president Allan Larsen Under UK law, it is a legal academic and practical capabilities survey team. yards and vessel owners will retain said: “Richard Blackhurst, requirement that every fishing derived from extensive experience the high levels of service to which previously head of survey at Seafish, vessel has a coding certificate. within the industry. The Maritime and Coastguard they have become accustomed. will head up this new service for Owners or builders can now get in To learn more about the Agency (MCA) has appointed a new The SCMS will be an MCA us, and he will be supported by a touch with the SCMS, and we can SCMS or apply for fishing vessel fishing vessel certifying authority fishing vessel certifying authority number of skilled surveyors from advise which surveys are required certification, visit:scmshq.org FRF appeals process announced MMO resumes coastal operations The Marine Management Organisation • Rejection based on incomplete or The Marine Management sustainable and profitable future for (MMO) has announced a formal appeals unreflective data – if RBS data has not Organisation (MMO) is now the whole industry.” process to consider cases where been uploaded correctly by the registered restarting its quayside and Phil Haslam, operations director individuals feel they have evidence that buyer of goods, and this has adversely sea-based coastal operations. of the MMO, said: “As we support they met the criteria for the Fisheries affected an individual’s right to claim As the lockdown has been eased, the fishing industry in its recovery, Response Fund (FRF) but have not from the fund through no fault of their locally based MMO teams have we will ensure that the vast majority received payment. own. The MMO will allow individuals to been returning to their usual duties who are fishing legally are not The £9m FRF for England’s fishing retrospectively upload sales notes in order on shore and at sea, following disadvantaged by anyone who is and aquaculture businesses was to prove eligibility for the fund. In order training in Covid-secure operational not complying with the regulations announced on 17 April. It was set up to have a successful appeal under this practices over the past three weeks. that are aimed at securing the to directly contribute towards the fixed heading, any data gap must be through no In response to the increased sustainability of fishing for the business costs of over 1,200 catching fault of the individual applicant, but rather activity now that much of the future. and aquaculture businesses adversely a failing by those who hold the data or English fishing fleet is back “The safety of our colleagues, impacted by the downturn of export and those responsible for collecting data. in operation, the MMO is now customers and stakeholders is our domestic markets for fish and shellfish. • An error was made when processing increasing its presence and activity first priority. We are following Covid- The scheme’s qualifying criteria were an individual’s application – if any in ports, fish quays and markets, 19-secure procedures and, after designed to ensure that financial support administrative errors have been made by and resuming inspections at sea. testing and learning over recent was provided to help businesses most the MMO when processing applications, During lockdown, the MMO weeks, we are confident we can impacted by Covid-19. such as an individual being unable to continued its surveillance and deliver our support and assurance The MMO says that while there may be access a system or no response from intelligence activities to identify services on shore and onboard our instances where individuals have been claim handlers, then they will have potential illegal, unreported or patrol boats, safely for ourselves unable to meet these criteria – for example grounds to appeal. unrecorded fishing, and took action and those we work with. due to vessel licensing, vessels under where appropriate. Coastal teams “We have had a very positive construction/repair, ill health or direct Those who have already contacted the also continued to provide support response from the industry so far, sales that are not required to be recorded MMO in line with the original disputes and advice to the industry, guiding and we would like to thank vessel through Registered Buyers and Sellers process will have their case considered fishers to the available practical, owners and crews, harbour and (RBS) – appeals will only be accepted if under this appeals procedure and will financial and welfare support. market officers who have welcomed the applicant can prove that they met the receive a response by the end of July. Barrie Deas, chief executive of our measured and safe return to a original scheme criteria. Anyone who has not yet contacted the NFFO, said: “The MMO has physically distanced presence in the The appeals process will be limited to the MMO and considers that their provided very effective support industry. the following circumstances: eligibility to receive funds under the for the fishing industry during “Whilst MMO offices remain FRF has been incorrectly assessed lockdown, not least in the prompt closed, all other services continue • Rejection based on a factual error – this should contact: fisheries_response_ distribution of financial support. to be provided working remotely. could include an error on the documents [email protected], with As the coastal teams return to For more information, visit our held by the MMO relating to vessel supporting evidence, by 30 July. Appeals providing a physical presence in website or email us on: info@ size, vessel activity or an issue with received after this date will not be the ports, we have a shared goal marinemanagement.org.uk or call registration. considered. of working together to deliver a our helpline on: 0300 123 1032.” Charity launches £1m Covid response fund

The Shipwrecked Mariners’ expenditure of £1.4m, which is financial impact of this pandemic The society’s chief executive changing needs. The scale of this Society has established a £1m predominantly focused on providing will be with us for years to Captain Justin Osmond RN added: crisis has resulted in an important Covid-19 Response Fund to support to retired seafarers, or come, and we have already spent “This is an important extension of decision to dig deep, which will provide financial support to UK those suffering health issues. significant funds helping hard- our normal work, but recognises ensure much-needed support is fishermen and merchant seafarers The new fund signifies a pressed families keep food on the the massive financial challenges available to individuals whose affected by the coronavirus temporary change in the charity’s table and ensure the lights stay on. facing UK seafarers, including contribution is often overlooked by pandemic. spending priorities to reflect the Our next major challenge will be those who are temporarily unable UK society.” The fund was launched to disastrous financial impact of the supporting those who are unable to to work, those trapped on ships The Shipwrecked Mariners’ coincide with Seafarers Awareness Covid-19 pandemic on working manage the inevitable debts which around the world and unable to get Society provides grants to seafarers Week (6-12 July) and will provide seafarers, and represents the biggest will build up during the crisis, in home, or those facing the prospect with at least five years of sea service. support to working-age seafarers uplift in the society’s spending since particular helping to ensure families of redundancy. For further information, contact the facing the economic impact of the Second World War. keep a roof over their heads as “The society has been supporting charity’s Grants Team by emailing: the pandemic, supplementing the Society chairman Captain Nigel mortgage and rent holidays come to seafarers for 181 years, and has a [email protected]. society’s existing annual grant Palmer OBE MNM said: “The an end.” proud tradition of responding to uk or calling: 01243 787761. 16 July 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews EXPERT ADVICE/NEWS 7 Change is the only constant Donna Fordyce, head of Seafood Scotland, reflects on the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the Scottish seafood sector – and what the longer-term effects might be

For generations, the sea has part of the sector that lives and usually destined for overseas, is paramount. In the meantime, been the mainstay of commerce breathes health and safety, the there is no denying that this is the keeping up with old contacts is throughout Scotland’s coastal changes in some units have been great hope which has everyone invaluable, even when there is communities. What we have gone swift, efficient, and built to last. holding their breath. While the little hope of making a sale just through in the past four months Back in March, changes were UK market has provided a living yet. (and will experience in the coming already underway, including (albeit insubstantial) for some All this work will support a new months) with the onset of a global limiting numbers on site, over the past 12 weeks, without normal. Things will not be as they pandemic will change things radically amending shift patterns, foodservice there is not nearly were before. Further innovation forever. introducing one-way systems, enough domestic business to around standard business models Those involved in the seafood new hygiene controls, significant sustain the sector, particularly will be required to secure the industry, from sea to plate, have modifications to separate operator given UK retail’s reliance on future. We have proven we can seen a monumental shift in their stations, and increased use of PPE, imported products. Export must make changes. Added-value, business. In many cases, their ‡ Donna Fordyce. plus the most important thing come back. With ‘buy local’ premium new formats and online market disappeared overnight. – regular communication with movements in international retail-friendly products are all In others, the colossal shift in support, and how companies have employees (sometimes in multiple markets, export will be slow to destined to perform well, and a operating methods has been a responded in the past 16 weeks will languages) to ensure compliance recover – but it will return. move from a landing-led market significant challenge. Some have have a lasting impact on how the with new processes. It is likely While other countries are to a demand-led market is already weathered the storm but are seafood sector fares in the future. that these changes will become a opening up faster than the UK, emerging. The only constant we nowhere near to reaching their Social distancing is now the permanent part of the landscape foodservice is still slow to recover, will likely see over the coming full capacity. Innovation, make- norm, and will be for some for processors, and will be and it is this market which will months is change, and those who do, marketing and collaboration time. In processing, a significant scrutinised by international buyers really boost exports. At this end equip themselves to adapt are have all come to the fore alongside amount of work has been put when the market reopens. of the supply chain, transport those who will flourish when the much-needed government in to overhaul operations. For a With 80% of the Scottish catch and easier movement of goods global economy recovers. MAIB report issued on Severn salmon capsize of Anna-Marie II ban extended The Marine Accident Investigation • Crossing a river bar in a small and capsize by taking suitable Branch (MAIB) has issued the boat can be extremely hazardous, precautions and preparing for a The Environment Agency (EA) Atlantic, is a major concern, report on its investigation into the particularly at low tide in large capsize happening. is extending an emergency and the Environment Agency capsize of Anna-Marie II WK 875 swells. The skipper’s extensive byelaw to protect salmon is determined to protect at Brora in North East Scotland, knowledge of the local conditions The MAIB report notes that in the river Severn and its the future of this important resulting in the loss of its skipper, did not prevent him being caught the wearing of personal flotation estuary for six months until 15 species.” on 23 September, 2019. out by the size of the waves, devices is now mandatory December. Provisional 2019 declared It records that at about 3.50pm which were hard to judge from following the significant The emergency byelaw rod catches on the rivers that day, the 6.2m Anna-Marie II out at sea and not evident in any numbers of fishermen who have came into effect last June, Severn, Usk and Wye are the capsized as it entered the mouth forecasts. drowned following fishing vessel initially for 12 months. It was worst on record, despite good of the Brora river while returning • Open fishing vessels have accidents. It stresses that the introduced after a review angling conditions and the from its fishing grounds. The a higher risk of capsizing, benefits of wearing a PFD far of data showed a significant removal of all nets operating in vessel broached and was capsized particularly in steep waves, outweigh any secondary risks reduction in salmon stock the Severn estuary. in unusually high waves, resulting compared with decked vessels, such as entrapment, and that levels in the Severn. David Hudson, EA in both its skipper and crewman so it is important that fishermen further precautions can be taken Under the byelaw, drift-net environment manager for entering the water. Neither was reduce the risk of broaching to minimise that risk. and putcher fishing in the Gloucestershire, said that the wearing a personal flotation Severn estuary is prohibited. number of returning adult device. The crewman managed to Lave-net fishing operates on salmon continues to decline swim ashore, but unfortunately a catch and release basis only. despite the current protection the skipper drowned. The emergency byelaw also measures. He added that the The MAIB investigation means that rod and line fishing EA will closely monitor salmon determined that the skipper struck is on a catch and release stocks throughout this year, his head during the capsize, which basis only on the whole of the with a view to introducing may have affected his ability to Severn throughout the rod more long-term protection swim. Had the skipper been season, which lasts until 7 byelaws if required following wearing a lifejacket, it would have October. consultation, in the hope of helped to keep his head out of the The EA said that the move to increasing their numbers. water, and might have increased protect this salmon population “Fishing is only one of a his likelihood of survival. came after last year’s figures on number of factors that have The key safety issues identified the stock levels for the Severn, led to the fall in salmon stocks were: ‡ Anna-Marie II. as well as the Wye and Usk, in the Severn; environmental showed that numbers were factors at critical times in extremely low. Salmon from the the salmon’s lifecycle, such Severn estuary migrate to the as recent floods and warm Furuno acquires EMRI Wye and Usk. winters, also play a part,” he “Figures this year show said. Global leader in maritime many years, and the company also our new colleagues to Furuno’s salmon numbers remain low, “We understand the navigation, communication and designs and manufactures joystick organisation. The acquisition of so every fish returned safely concerns of fishermen, but acoustic systems Furuno has dynamic positioning systems EMRI complements our existing could contribute to improving only by the use of immediate announced the acquisition of with cutting-edge fuel-saving and growing presence in the the spawning population this and robust action, with Danish company EMRI A/S. algorithms. marine market and reinforces autumn,” said the EA. co-operation from others, can Founded in 1972 and based in Since its inception in 1948, our strategy to enhance safety It said that the action on we prevent the collapse of Herlev, a suburb of Copenhagen, Furuno has been responding to and efficiency at sea, with our the Severn was only one part salmon stocks in the Severn in EMRI is a prominent provider the needs of the maritime industry core competencies of sensing, of the agency’s larger national the future. Flooding earlier in of steering control systems, through the development of a wide processing, communication, programme to protect salmon the year and the coronavirus autopilots and track control range of innovative products. integration, and now action stocks, which have declined pandemic have prevented systems. Its autopilots have Muneyuki Koike, senior control systems. I am excited to ‘unsustainable population the Environment Agency been widely used for almost managing director and divisional that EMRI’s technology for levels’ in many rivers. “The from carrying out much of two decades, and are today in general manager in the marine manoeuvring of larger and decline in the numbers of wild its planned engagement with operation on over 1,000 vessels. electronic products division specialised vessels will open new salmon, seen not just in English fishermen, but we will look to Steering control systems have of Furuno, said: “We are very opportunities for our innovative rivers but throughout the North do that as soon as practical.” also been a key focus at EMRI for pleased to welcome EMRI and capabilities.” 8 OPPORTUNE BF 19 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 July 2020 OPPORTUNE: TWIN-RIG PRAWN TRAWLING David Linkie looks back 23 years to a five-day trip on the Fraserburgh twin-rig prawn trawler Opportune BF 19

ight hours after throwing off the ropes, on the ‘back Eo’ Sunday night’ at the Broch, Opportune settled her gear in 70 fathoms and started to tow 60 miles east of Fraserburgh, offshore from the Buchan oilfield on the North East Shoal. Skipper David West and mate Ralston Johnston were accompanied on this August 1997 trip by net and hold man David Smith, cook Alan West and Ralston Johnston Snr, standing in for regular driver George Ireland. With breakfast cleared away, skipper David West took the watch and discussed the twig-rig fishery, while the crew took their last opportunity of the week for a few hours in their bunks. David West explained that the main reason behind the success of twig-rig trawling for catching both prawns and whitefish is the improved ground contact achieved through two bellies, rather than the simple spread of the gear, which is not that much more than with a conventional single trawl. Fine-tuning of the gear, based on hard-won experience and skill, was identified as being the key to successful twig-rig trawling, as there are more variables, and therefore greater opportunity for misalignment, than with most other fishing methods. The size and positioning of the middle clump weight is of vital importance. Allowing for the 8ft of chain worked behind the trawl doors, the middle warp is marked to be between 4ft to 12ft longer ‡ Opportune leaving Fraserburgh to start a prawn twin-rig trip.

‡ Opportune turning to starboard while towing the twin-rig gear. ‡ Taking a lift of prawns aboard 60 miles east of Fraserburgh. ‡ Releasing the contents of the port codend into the catch hopper than the two outer warps, the gear attack just in front of the some 70ft boats were successfully Kittiwake and Buchan fields on after a successful tow. depending on the length of wire trawl doors to get the middle of fishing with 680kg weights. the Swatchway grounds, trying to shot and the depth. This the nets fishing optimally so that The Opportune class of vessel limit steaming time whenever groundfish using 100mm mesh configuration ensures that the the bosoms take the prawns or generally worked five-day trips, possible, and landing for the and landing a by-catch of prawns middle warp is showing slightly whitefish. The weight of the fishing anywhere in an arc Saturday morning market at mainly fished further offshore higher, indicating that it is taking middle clump is relative to a stretching clockwise from the Fraserburgh and Sunday at home from the Foula, Ocean Monarch the greater proportion of the boat’s towing ability, with Noup grounds off Orkney, as far – even if poor weather had and Bressay waters northeast to towing strain, thus enabling the increased weight ensuring better east as the Fladen grounds around curtailed fishing earlier in the the Beryl and Brae fields out to trawl doors to drift outwards for ground contact. Some of the the Claymore, Tartan, Piper and week. the Norwegian line, optimum spread. smaller twig-rig trawlers were Ivanhoe oil platforms, and The bigger class of 70-80ft encompassing the Fladen grounds The middle warp needs to lead using 180kg chain clumps, while southwest to the Forties, Nelson, twin-rigger targeting higher-value and the Maureen rig. 16 July 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews OPPORTUNE BF 19 9

OPPORTUNE: TWIN-RIGAt a time whenPRAWN Nephrops were Fraserburgh, whose nets were as and 75mm meshTRAWLING codends and a The gear was spread by a set of sections of heavy chain connected expected to be allocated a popular with Fraserburgh larger meshed lifting bag, with 7ft Dunbar Hi-Flight double- top and bottom to a spreading full-blown TAC and a new prawn skippers 23 years ago as they are this combination having been keeled V doors, which around bar. fishery was being opened up on today. shown to be effective in reducing 90% of the Fraserburgh prawn While some skippers were the Fladen grounds, skipper With 492 x 72mm mesh nets in the numbers of small fish taken. fleet used at the time of this trip, starting to use a heavy rolling David West welcomed moves to the fishing circle, the nets were A 3m 80mm square mesh escape with the ease of shooting said to sphere instead of chains, middle allocate a discrete Fladens quota rigged on 170ft footropes. A panel was positioned well outweigh the greater spread rollers as known today were still separate from the precautionary central 40ft section of 6in discs forward in the top half of the achieved by whitefish twin- some distance off. North Sea allocation, saying that were spaced at 6in intervals, extension. riggers using various other types Opportune’s 20mm-diameter the need to establish accurate opening out to a 16in spacing Skipper David West worked of doors. middle and 18mm-diameter outer track records for prawns caught towards the ends of the central 50-fathom sweeps, comprising 30 Traditional chain pennants wires were supplied by Karl on the offshore grounds was section, from where they were fathoms of singles and 20 were worked across the trawl Thomsen of Buckie. crystal clear. replaced by 65ft of clean rubbers fathoms of double rubber legs doors, with two spanning to the David West explained that the Opportune’s twin prawn trawls to the wing-ends. and headline sweeps, with the 385kg middle clump, which gear-handling was not as were supplied by Faithlie Trawl of Opportune was using 105mm outer leg sweeps 8ft longer. consisted of four seven-link complicated as it looked, ‡ RAPID GROWTH OF TWIN-RIG FLEET he move towards twin- rig trawling that started Tin the 1980s gathered considerable momentum in the early 1990s as skippers started to recognise the benefits it brought. At the time of this trip in August 1997, an expanding fleet of twin-rig prawn trawlers fished from Fraserburgh, as the port continued to establish its position as the leading prawn landing centre in Europe. By a clear margin, the majority of the Fraserburgh prawn fleet, which included considerable numbers of Gardenstown, Macduff and Banff-owned boats, were former ‡ The wooden-hulled Ephraim… ‡ … and the steel-hulled Sardonyx… single-rig whitefish trawlers, fly-shooters or pair-seiners that had been converted for twin-rig trawling. Increasingly prohibitive new-build costs and prolonged lead-in times led a succession of prawn skippers to take the conversion route in order to go twin-rigging, although inevitably this was not without its problems. Effectively working three wires off already ageing two- barrel winches increased the wear factor and led to more frequent breakdowns. Fitting a purpose-built three-drum winch put additional strain on a vessel’s hydraulic system. ‡ … and Golden West were three of the first of a new class of 18m ‡ The 21m Aurelia started twin-rig prawn trawling from Fraserburgh By the same measure, boats twin-rig prawn trawler to be built for Fraserburgh. in 1989 after being built by Macduff Shipyards for skipper Ian Scott. designed to tow one net but now using two put unintended was successfully converted for David West, in partnership fleet was in contrast to with the steel-hulled Sardonyx load on the main engine, the twin-rig under skipper Iain with mate Ralston Johnston the pronounced trend for FR 206 and Golden West thereby increasing the risk of McLean by Macduff Shipyards. of Gardenstown, bought investment in new boats FR 363, built by Gerrards, major failure. In turn, fitting A three-drum trawl winch was Opportune in 1996. in the whitefish sector. A Hepworths and Millers in 1987 bigger engines led to a higher mounted forward on the main Few fishing methods have succession of 24-40m twin-rig and 1988, were among the first number of gearbox failures. deck, and split net drums on the risen to prominence as quickly trawlers, including Andromeda, of a new class of 16-18m twin- The 19.9m wooden-hulled open quarter, where seine nets as twin-rigging did. After first Audacious II, Caspian, Carvida, rig trawler built for Fraserburgh. Opportune was representative used to be worked from deck being introduced by prawn Endeavour IV, Just Reward, In 1989, Macduff Shipyards of the class of vessel that ponds across the transom. trawlers, it replaced pair- Marigold, Marina Polaris, delivered the 18.6m Heather emerged as the move towards Having previously trawling and conventional Ocean Bounty, Resplendent, Sprig BCK 181, the yard’s first twin-rig prawn trawling gathered successfully worked twin- single-boat trawling for Russa Taign, Seagull, Solan, steel-hulled boat, to Buckie pace, providing work for rig by using 100-fathom split whitefish and prawns as the Solstice II, Sunbeam, Vandal skipper John Smith, and the gear manufacturers and UK wires from the two-drum most popular and successful and Westro, had either been 21m wooden-hulled Aurelia shipyards. winch of the 52ft Silver Line method of fishing in many delivered or were being built in BF 15 to local skipper Ian Built by Macduff Shipyards BF 52 – which he bought from areas. 1997. Scott, who immediately started in 1985 as a seine-net boat for Bridlington whitefish skipper The marked preference The wooden-hulled Ephraim prawn twin-rig trawling from skipper David Ewan, Opportune Peter Watkinson in 1991 – for conversion in the prawn FR 3 and Avocet FR 162, along Fraserburgh. 10 OPPORTUNE BF 19 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 July 2020

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4. … and checking that they are 8. … before hauling and taking 12. Using the block to swing the running clear. the codends aboard. codend forward. 16 July 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews OPPORTUNE BF 19 11

‡ … and releasing it into the reception hopper. ‡ Taking another haul aboard on a fine morning.

‡ Drying up the port bag… although expertise, well-balanced The gear was heaved up after gear and a good crew could make five hours. The warps were operations look deceptively easy. marked to ensure that the middle This was demonstrated over the clump surfaced first, giving the week, when the entire hauling/ two door men time to pass the shooting process was regularly chain pennants onto the net drum completed within 40 minutes. before dealing with the doors. Opportune usually shot the gear Opportune’s split net drums were ‡ The Fraserburgh prawn twin-rig trawlers Saltire II (ex Eminent II, Athena II and Andromeda)… into the wind or before it to ensure fitted with full-size central flanges, a clear shoot, although a tow was which enabled two complete sets each footrope to try to take more not changed to accommodate this of twin-rig trawls and sweeps to groundfish, as Sardonyx II had preference. be carried. reported a better haul of prawns The first tow proceeded With the fishing lines wound on, but less groundfish using clean eastward at between 2.4 and 2.7 a bight of rope was usually taken rubbers. knots from the 1,050rpm engine round the extension piece and the Skippers had personal setting, with 300 towing revs in codends towed for a few minutes preferences on the rigging of the hand. A fair number of fellow to clear the nets of mud and slime. ground gear. David West thought Fraserburgh boats were that tickler chains gave fishing close by on parallel Expertise, well-balanced better catches of prawns tows. when fished with discs, Prospects for the week gear and a good crew although if the bottom was were uncertain, because too soft, they were usually although the boats had found could make operations removed when targeting good fishing the previous look deceptively easy groundfish. week on making tides, which As the bottom was quite skipper David West preferred, the The starboard net was then passed soft, skipper David West was spring tides scheduled for the next over the powerblock and swung concerned that, with the big tides, few days were among the biggest around the quarter, before the port the gear could ‘mud up’ quite ‡ … and Assurance towing. of the year. The first tow indicated net was emptied in the same way. quickly, which would effectively that there would be very strong On occasion, the two codends stop the tow. but this week they were only using maximum coverage. tides to contend with all week. could become twisted, particularly A TV monitor in the wheelhouse the latter two. Just two hours into the tow, the Prawn patterns are notoriously if there was a considerable weight enabled him to keep an eagle eye The second tow revealed a middle warp was lifting, indicating difficult to predict at the best of differential between them. On a on the three warps chained up at slightly better return of prawns that the gear was mudding up, so times, so it was just a case of ‘wait good day, this could be freed the transom. A lifting middle wire and fish, with half a lift from each it had to be heaved aboard. and see’ as to whether or not they relatively easily by towing the nets would indicate that the gear was trawl, so the tickler chains were The weight almost proved too holed up. and putting the wheel hard over in mudding up and starting to lose left on. With most of the third tow much for the net drum, with the After usually first appearing in the opposite direction to the twist. spread. going to be in darkness, starboard net clearly much heavier the east for the first three months The first tow proved rather With the second tow underway, Opportune headed for shallower than the port. Towing washed of the year, prawns normally took disappointing, with less than 7st the crew quickly cleared and waters, which can fish better at away some of the mud, but the off before reappearing on the of prawns, although there was a sorted the first catch, with the fish night. main cause of the problem was a grounds further inshore – which fair sprinkling of higher-value and prawns being released from Skipper David West was using 50-gallon oil drum full of mud: had appeared to happen two monks, lemons and the odd turbot the large hopper to run amidships Decca Fishmaster and Racal such are the joys of working in an weeks earlier than usual – before and halibut to save the day. While across the sorting table. During Decca 3500+ plotters interfaced oil-related area. again moving east as the year steaming for a couple of miles, the heavy fishing, the crew selected to Racal Decca GR X 200 GPS Fortunately, the gear was not progressed. crew fitted 36ft tickler chains to big, medium and small prawns, and NM 53 navigators for damaged, so the fourth tow got 12 OPPORTUNE BF 19 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 July 2020 underway, only to come fast after an hour – twin-rig fasteners are dealt with in the same way as those of single trawls. The net was hauled and quickly shot away again, undamaged. Having lost two potentially good tows, and with other boats in the area reporting up to 15st of prawns, spirits had dropped as Opportune towed back into deeper water. Catch rates picked up from the three tows completed during Tuesday, with 17st of mainly smaller live prawns being the best, supplemented by a fair mix of whitings and haddocks and the odd basket of monks and lemons. The bright spot of the day was that Derek Watt’s Excel, fishing a few miles to the east, had ‡ Catches improved… ‡ … after a couple of days… ‡ … with a good showing of clean prawns. caught 25 boxes of box-length cod. Despite a long darkness tow during Tuesday night, the 11st was less than expected, although the prawns were of a good medium class. Other skippers reported generally smaller hauls, as the big tides started to bite. Hauling early Wednesday afternoon, after a shorter than usual tow of four hours to ensure that the gear did not mud up, gave 30st of a good class of very clean prawns, although by now the sprinkling of groundfish had eased. The decks were cleared in little over two hours, partly due to the very low level of by-catch. The following haul, in the same horseshoe pattern, revealed ‡ Opportune’s crew get stuck in at the selection table. ‡ Ralston Johnston lowering ‡ Ralston Johnston Snr and Jnr another good although slightly another basket of prawns down gutting prime fish. smaller haul of clean prawns. 250 miles south in time to go to the gear. The starboard net was to the fishroom. This indicated that the fishery Newcastle’s Premiership game the held by only a single sweep, as the had shifted from a night to a next day. warp had parted earlier. The port daytime one, possibly due to a This began to look less of a net was taken onto the drum change of water colour on the certainty when, although towing relatively unscathed, but the seabed. Reports from other boats in an area shown on the plotters to starboard net was still fast. were now not so good, and David be thick with clear tows, the The heavy weight eventually West was pleased with the starboard wire started to lift, tore free, and what was left of the performance of his possibly net and footrope was heavier gear. This tended to An expanding fleet of twin- retrieved in tatters, with no fish well in winter when sign of the starboard door there was a heavy swell rig prawn trawlers fished and sweeps. Skippers Derek running, but could Watt of Excel and Colin West sometimes be a disadvantage from Fraserburgh, as the of Golden West confirmed in summer with calm that they had towed their weather and soft bottom. port continued to establish its gear successfully over the After another short dusk position as the leading prawn same position only the haul, for not very much, the previous week, leaving the decision was taken to lie over landing centre in Europe only conclusion being that for a few hours to enable the the obstruction had recently crew to do some work on the gear, indicating a fastener. been dumped on the seabed. rather than fighting against the Although it was obvious that Whatever the reason, the loss of peak of the biggest tide. there was a lot of weight on the £3,700-worth of gear (trawl door The tickler chains had been gear, particularly the starboard £600, net £2,100, sweeps £1,000) taken off overnight to prevent the and middle wires, initially the gear plus £3,500 for new wires made it risk of becoming muddied up at seemed to be coming clear. But an expensive last haul – and a ‡ Skipper Charles Patterson’s Shekinah II towing, three years before the peak of the tides. The three with about 20 fathoms of warp to reminder of the dangers crews Opportune became Shekinah III. daylight hauls on Thursday gave come and the gear almost up and face every day. on average 20st of medium down in the water, the starboard Just after midnight on Friday bulk of the weekly running years’ time – and said that if they prawns, with a few more wire parted and the other two night, several hours later than expenses. Eight hours later, did, they’d be more than happy groundfish, mainly monks, making warps were clearly near breaking anticipated, Opportune was Opportune was fuelled, boxed for me to join them for one of a welcome reappearance. By now point. among a succession of twin- and iced, with new doors, warps their first trips. the fishroom was looking A quick check of tide tables and riggers making to Fraserburgh to and net, ready for action 40 hours Three years later, this became a healthier, and the crew were in charts confirmed that slack water land. Skipper David West and the later. reality, when the partners took fine fettle. was imminent and that the time to crew were generally satisfied with Just for the record, I was down delivery of the 19.9m steel-hulled Having moved gradually east try to retrieve the gear was now, as their five days’ work, which the road in time to see Newcastle Amethyst BF 19, the first of a during the past two days, when the tide turned, the nets yielded 94 3st boxes of live beat Aston Villa, complete with new class of prawn boat from Opportune was now well in sight would be pushed harder into the prawns and 60 boxes of fish, Gareth Southgate, 1-0, thanks to Macduff Shipyards that would be of the Forties and Kittiwake obstruction. including nearly 50 of monks, an early screamer from full-back a significant factor in the oilfields. The opening four-hour Hauling recommenced which were sold on the Saturday John Beresford. modernisation of the Fraserburgh tow on Friday yielded another cautiously, and after another 10 morning market through the While steaming in, David West prawn fleet over the next 20 20st, and the gear was quickly minutes the centre clump and port Westward Fishing Company. and Ralston Johnston speculated years. shot away again for the last haul of door were heaved up, and the The week’s grossing was that if the prawn fishery A feature looking back at the week, as skipper David West safety pennant chains were £10,000. In a typical week, continued going as it was, they Amethyst’s third trip will be aimed to keep his promise of an attached to the split net drum, Opportune burned 1,400 gallons might consider building a new included in Fishing News next early finish to enable me to drive which now took the full weight of of diesel, which represented the prawn twin-rigger in a couple of week. n 16 July 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 13 Stronger together in East Anglia Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are groups of councils that work collaboratively to support their region. Fishing News talks to the New Anglia LEP to find out how it is helping the local industry There are 38 LEPs across the with fish businesses across East fish. Importantly, this will also UK, each with a growth hub Anglia, to help the fishing industry build on the longstanding REAF that offers business support and through the Covid crisis and partnership, a public/private sector training. LEPs have an important beyond,” he said. group which has devised a broad role to play in lobbying for their “I look forward to hearing from strategy to support the growth regions and the businesses within those who need help, and even of the regional fishing industry. them. They play a central role in those who don’t! There is so much So far, 10 businesses from across deciding local economic priorities support available, and making sure Norfolk and Suffolk have signed and undertaking activities to drive our fishermen and those who sell up as suppliers with Call4Fish, and economic growth and create local fish know where to find it is a top we hope to see many more join the jobs. priority for me. network.” There is a long history of “From online selling platforms Local Felixstowe Ferry fishing around the coast of East to training on social media, there is fisherman James White said: “It Anglia, but as in other areas of the a lot of help here, and consolidating is great that the council has hired UK, the regional fishing industry the great work being done through someone to work with the fishing has faced significant challenges as the Covid crisis and building on industry. Covid has caused some a result of the Covid-19 crisis. At that is going to be important in real problems and a new market the beginning of the lockdown, these uncertain times.” order. We need to be flexible, central government struggled to REAF was developed with a but recognise that the crisis has provide a clear lead to the catching post-Brexit scenario in mind, and demonstrated how fragile the and selling sectors, which were members of the fishing industry supply chains are. We have an suffering due to the collapse of across all sectors have risen to the opportunity to not let this happen markets in the UK, Europe and immediate challenges from Covid- again, and must work swiftly to put beyond. Many vessels across the 19. Now, with the assistance of that in place. region were tied up, with little or ‡ Chris Starkie, chief executive of ‡ Councillor Craig Rivett of East the LEP and local authorities and “Not many have been successful no immediate route for fish to get New Anglia LEP. Suffolk Council. in conjunction with the industry in tapping into government grants to customers, and the industry had and community, plans are being locally. I am hoping that we can to look to itself to solve immediate and help the sector. We are also now, the regional industry is developed to take forward work get some help on that. The Catch problems where it could. directing fishermen and businesses proving that it is alert to the need streams, including on areas such App has been causing a lot of Without intervention and to the New Anglia Growth Hub in to change and innovate to meet as skills and training development, angst, and I am hoping we can get support, the issues faced by a targeted way so they can access future challenges and the demands improving the infrastructure and some support with getting heard the regional fishing industry any support that is on offer and of its customers.” logistics, public procurement on the issues that remain. Finally, threatened to jeopardise the maximise their chances of survival Using the REAF report as opportunities, better co-ordination we need to be Brexit-ready to take future growth identified by during this challenging period, as a starting point, East Suffolk between processors, vessel owners full advantage of the opportunities a community-led group and many other businesses through the Council, on behalf of the and ports, and research. that it can bring. That is about published in the Renaissance of region in other industries do. LEP partners, has engaged an Councillor Craig Rivett, East infrastructure, transport links, East Anglian Fisheries (REAF) “It is great to see the Call4Fish experienced project manager, Mike Suffolk Council’s deputy leader marketing – all things that the local long-term plan in November 2019 innovative platform being used Simmonds, to help drive forward and cabinet member for economic authorities are well placed to help (Fishing News, 21 November, to support Norfolk and Suffolk’s the regional network development development, said: “This local with. 2019, ‘East Anglia group sets out fishing industry, its supply chain and link with all sectors across initiative was established to support “There are difficult and exciting long-term plan’). and customers. Many businesses the region. Work is now underway the national Call4Fish campaign times ahead. Having someone Chris Starkie, chief executive have had to look for new ways to link up with businesses, local locally in Suffolk and Norfolk by embedded in the council just to of New Anglia LEP, said: “We to market and sell their produce authorities and LEP services to four key partners – East Suffolk help fishermen is fantastic for the provided some additional funding during the Covid-19 pandemic, support and develop the local Council, New Anglia LEP, Suffolk region, and demonstrates that they (with Norfolk County Council, and I’m sure there is potential industry. Mike will also be helping County Council and Norfolk do understand how important the Suffolk County Council and East for this to continue to grow and the industry to use other services County Council – and provided fishing is.” Suffolk Council) to employ a develop into a tremendous digital and training provided by local a rapid and practical response to Local fishermen can project manager to work directly asset for the sector. authorities across the area. the Covid-19 crisis, which had contact Mike Simmonds at: with fishing operators and sellers “By preparing and adapting “It is great to be able to work led to a plummeting demand for [email protected] ‘Change needed’ in how fishermen are employed A new report calls for a is an appetite for change. Migrant labour is increasingly disrupted and challenged But addressing fisheries fundamental reassessment of It also looks at the likely being used at sea, but without existing practices, the report labour issues ‘will require the employment and payment effects of Brexit on the supply of work visas to rely on. says: “The UK fishing industry action across multiple areas, system for fishermen in the UK labour for the industry, and says “Fishers are going to sea should not be resigned to from changes in vessel labour industry, reports Tim Oliver. that the issue should be part of without a financial safety net. accept the current structure practices, including alternative The 30-page report, ‘our imagining of a new future This labour insecurity leads to of fisheries labour as an payment models for crew ‘Beneath the Surface – for the UK fishing industry’. psychological hardship matched inevitable matter of fact. Like and worker representation, Labour Vulnerability in the It says that while disruptions only by the physical hardship all social systems, the systems to changes in how fishers UK Fishing Industry’, by the caused to markets by Covid-19 of working at sea. By per capita that surround fisheries labour organise, including pooling New Economics Foundation have compounded the industry’s fatalities, fishing is the most are constructed and can be resources and representative examines current employment inherent vulnerability, there is dangerous job in the country.” reconstructed.” organisation, to changes in structures in the UK industry another set of problems below These labour issues are ‘a Saying that Covid-19 gives industry regulations, including and the challenges and policy the surface relating to the well-known but unpopular an opportunity to ‘reflect, to a new arrangement for migrant implications of change. ‘unique’ structure of labour in topic of conversation’ within learn, and to change these labour, formalised working It highlights the inherent the fishing industry. the industry, where there is ‘an systems’, the report adds that conditions, and access for new vulnerability of share and The report says: “Most fishers overwhelming sense that this there is ‘a strong appetite for entrants, to changes in wider employed fishermen, and how have no set salary. They have labour model is just ‘the way change as post-Brexit fisheries economic policy, including this has been further exposed no statutory entitlement to paid it’s always been done’,’ says the policy is being developed and a a Blue New Deal for coastal by the Covid-19 outbreak. It leave or sick pay. They have no report, adding: “This is true – new future for the UK fishing communities and a minimum says that as a new fisheries workplace private pension. They until it’s not.” industry is being discussed. income guarantee’. management regime is about to have no minimum wage. Few Pointing out that changes to Fishing labour must be part of The full report can be read be established after Brexit, there fishers are members of unions. employment laws have always this future’. at: bit.ly/3fdCgEc 14 INSHORE CORNER Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 July 2020 INSHORE CORNER with Phil Lockley GEOMETRY IN LINE FISHING The second in a three-part series on how mathematics can multiply your returns f geometry is critical in ‘thump’ in the propeller! A note: trawling, is it when towing if you lose a board, quickly press Ilines with pollack boards? In a mark on the chart plotter – the my opinion, it is. Being aware board floats and, depending on of what is happening to the line the wind, won’t move far. – imagining its behaviour at the I first witnessed pollack catching end – is vital. boarding 25 or so years ago, Before we begin, I’m not an but only worked that board for a expert at pollack board fishing. short time. A small firm in Ireland Best described as ‘keen’, I had access to the famous range remain on a steep learning of Yo-Zuri pollack boards, made curve. Masters of the technique in Japan. I don’t know what span Britain and Ireland. One species in waters around Japan such person is a supplier of the the boards are intended to catch gear – skipper Ed Russell, owner – tuna, probably? However, I of Fairwater Fishing, based in was sent a ready-rigged set and Looe, a time-served fisherman asked if I would give it a go and whose love of commercial line report it in Fishing News – which fishing is evident. I duly did. But how does geometry relate That board was marked as a to what the line ‘says’ at the K11 (I’ve still got it) – perfect for boat end? How can you vary the the shallow water close to my depths and be sure that you get home. The area is not famous an undamaged board back? Will for holding big pollack, but fish the lures be at the right depth to weighing 2kg are not rare. Being attract the fish? Or will the board no distance from the Helford crash into the rocks, so you go river, I chose to go in my punt, back to the mooring fishless, rather than the GM19 I had at with your bank balance about to the time, Charlotte Louise. suffer? At fairly low revs on the 4hp There’s nothing better than outboard, I streamed away the ‡ A typical trace with five Gummimakks. finding out in practice. I’ve been trace, and over went the board; I pollack boarding for many years, gave it 10 fathoms of towing line. cost method. of line-caught bass, a pollack in its own juice; all you need to and have lost just three boards – The Irish firm had sent a guide In no time, the trace came tagging scheme followed. accompany it is freshly baked one towed into net gear (I think), containing information from the fast – but the ‘rock’ started Chefs like Rick Stein were great bread and a fork.) one jammed in a rock, and many successful Irish inshore moving. It was a pollack, and promoters of hook and line. I find the technique of pollack clever me trying to shoot one fishermen who were making one weighing 3.5kg. This Personally, I find the taste of board fishing fascinating – the away too quickly and hearing a serious returns from this low- obviously made a great story; pollack quite bland – but then geometry of the tow-line, timing the company sold many more again, many of today’s seafood the changing engine revolutions, boards, and I was allowed to chefs plaster fish with every making the board ‘dance’, keep the gear. herb under the sun. The true choosing the right board for Sadly, I didn’t pursue that taste of the fish is hidden – but the right conditions, selecting method for long. Work for connoisseurs love it. the correct trace, and so much Fishing News was demanding, (Cooked with nothing but more. Pollack boarding can be and I spent a lot of time on the a knob of butter and topped daunting – but not if it’s taken road. But over the years, that with thick slices of onion, my stage by stage. board became more interesting, favourite fish dish is a thick steak The advice I was given was and I learned to make my own of hake. Wrap it all in a packet to concentrate on what the traces. Perhaps I should have of foil, and slowly bake it on a gear is doing: “Picture what the spent more time chasing the low heat for 45 minutes to one board and the Gummimakks are tails of pollack, and less time hour. The hake literally cooks doing, rather than what the boat chasing tales for Fishing News. But pollack was yet to become an ‘in’ fish. As a result, line- caught pollack didn’t make huge prices on the fishmarkets. The wreck-netters were catching plenty of pollack, and landing fish in excellent condition. About 15 years later, the consumer’s appreciation of pollack changed. The hard work done by Seafood Cornwall, Seafish and other groups delivered increased demand by pushing the concept of ‘hook and line’ fish. In the wake of ‡ Part of the range on offer from Fairwater Fishing. bass tagging to promote the sale ‡ A silver darling with the end Gummimakk attached. 16 July 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews INSHORE CORNER 15

a wreck, the pollack nearly always take while you are slowly winding upward. Sometimes they don’t take until the lure is 10 fathoms or more above the wreck. Situated on the western entrance to Falmouth Bay are the famous Manacles rocks, where over centuries many ships and mariners have been lost. It is therefore a noted dive spot for wrecks – it was a favourite dive spot of mine, and is a perfect flume tank in which to watch fish behaviour; even on a neap tide, the waterflow is strong. Often in groups of 10 or so, pollack hug the kelp, normally down to around 10m, when the kelp beds start to thin out. Pollack swim on the lee side, gently ‡ Here’s my first look at the geometry of the K11 board, back in the late 1990s – will it be the finning in the backflow of water, attacking same for a K12, and now with far thinner and stronger tow-line? passing species like lance (greater sandeel) or mini mackerel. The attack is is doing.” I’ve got you there – what is a always on the end Gummimakk. a short, fast, upward strike. The fish then Gummimakk? It is the modern version of With my favourite K12 board, I use quickly returns to the pack behind the the traditional ‘rubber eel’. six Gummimakks. On the trace, each peak. Used over generations in Britain for Gummimakk is set just over one fathom A comparison of the behaviour and ‡ French marine biologist and ardent angler catching pollack, the red rubber eel was apart, and a swivel is fitted midway. The feeding ecology of saithe and pollack, Taimoor Jolly often helped me when line- the all-time favourite, a simple long-shank end Gummimakk is attached to a single undertaken in a Scottish sea loch, Loch fishing for pollack and squid. He now lives in hook covered in coloured rubber tubing, snood of 60lb breaking-strain nylon, and Ewe, by the University of Aberdeen in Australia, and is still catching squid from the with the tail-end bending downward for is a break-free line. I sometimes change 1995, found that: “Pollack were generally shore near Perth. the eel to spin. A Gummimakk is many the line to 80lb breaking strain. I also solitary (in attack) and used the kelp times better; its hook is kinked to make sometimes change the end Gummimakk forest exclusively for cover, behaving as towing anything other than the original the eel ‘work’, and Ed Russell has gone for a Sidewinder lure – and the bass love ‘sit and wait’ predators and ambushing direction – just steam wide of the mark further, using hooks specially made for his Sidewinders. There are so many similar their potential prey from beneath the kelp and make a circle – and when you firm. Believe me, they work very well. lures to use, and I must have hundreds canopy. retrace the same direction, hug that track On his website, Ed says: “We have that have never got wet – the old saying “Pollack were often observed as close as possible. The tow needs to further developed the traditional is that buying lures, spinners and plugs engaging in aggressive interactions with be very accurate – a few feet either side Gummimakk lure, which was originally catches more fishermen than they catch conspecifics [other pollack], probably to and you have missed them. The peaks invented as a sandeel imitation by fish! defend feeding territories.” are small, and there are only so many fishermen along the Norwegian coast. In a trace of six Gummimakks, I also Scribblings in my old diaries and diving fish there; taking too many may ruin that Over the years it has proved deadly for fit a ‘silver darling’, and set the attractor logs confirm this. Generally, when fishing peak for a long time. I take a few fish, catching cod, pollack, coalfish and other between Gummimakk numbers four and with a pollack board, or just towing a then move on. In all likelihood, there will predatory species.” five. A silver darling is a hookless flashing lure, if I find a peak with pollack on it be fish nearby. Here is a typical day for me on the metal blade, based on a traditional and I manage to catch, I take note of So how much towing line do I use? technique. This may not reflect what Canadian salmon attractor known as my course – in fact, I start tracking on After initial advice from Ed Russell, I others do – many of whom catch more a ‘herring dodger’. Details of the silver my chart plotter – and almost 100% of tried a ratio of anything between 1.5:1 fish than me. Fishing ground available darling are on Fairwater Fishing’s website. the time, if I turn and tow back in the to 2:1. With a K12, I use 14 fathoms to me is often netted, so any clear areas I like to find peaks and troughs of rock/ opposite direction, I get nothing. But if I from the towing point, but that’s a very to tow in are few. I generally work on an gravel, and have a big advantage here. In turn and steam the original course again rough guide. I don’t have any accurate eight to 12-fathom contour line, and a K12 my younger years, I continually dived that – success. geometry to offer on that yet. Time for board is my favourite – but a K11 is just area, concentrating on the small runs of In my opinion, there’s no point in me to get back out there. n as good. I use a K13 when the ground is gravel in between those rocky peaks to deeper – though the key factor is not the find scallops. depth available, but the depth at which Several of my favourite pollack spots pollack attack. are odd, because underwater I never saw Having moved to shallow ground, any wreckage or unusual rockface – just pollack will be seeking feed-fish – a normal run of rocky ground – but for sardines, sandeels and all sorts of juvenile some reason, the pollack love particular fish – which is where my colour sounder peaks. One is so good that I call it comes into its own. Shady marks of ‘the three-two-one’. By the time I have yellow and blue are feed-fish, and small counted down from three while passing dark red marks are often pollack – though over it, the board has often flipped over, sometimes I catch the odd bass, nearly and comes up with a pollack or two attached. But what of geometry? How deep do I want the board to dive? How deep can it dive? And why do I want the Gummimakks to travel two or three fathoms or so above the average depth of the ground? My theory on that is based on fish behaviour – and on what I have seen on dives of fish like pollack. Scientific evidence on the behaviour of ‡ A catch from 2013, which (for me) was a pollack is scarce, and there is not much great year. I would never store it all in one official data available. However, there is bin, however – too much weight and pressure little doubt that pollack attack upward, so on the bottom fish. This was just for the towing lures below them may be a waste picture. of time. When you are rod-fishing over ‡ The K11 from Ireland has worked well for me for many years – here on sardines. 16 PORTS AND PRICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 July 2020 PORTS & PRICES PETERHEAD RETURNS FIRST 30K-BOX WEEK OF THE YEAR After coming close twice in June, over 30,000 large cod sold at £2.90-£3.45 per kg, medium landed 6,638 boxes to Peterhead market last 65p-£1.75, round whiting 60p-£1.05, plaice boxes of whitefish were sold on Peterhead market £2.70-£3.40, selected £2.45-£2.95 and small Wednesday morning. This sale included 2,424 £1.15-£2.05, lemon sole £1.40-£4, coley 50p- last week, reports David Linkie. £2.30-£3.35. Large/medium gutted haddock boxes of gutted and 60 boxes of round haddock, £1.15, ling 50p-95p, hake 85p-£3.95, Moray Firth Three sales of around 6,600 boxes contributed made £2.80-£4.70, selected £2.65-£4.10, small 1,222 boxes of cod, 1,093 boxes of coley, squid £4.55-£11.10 and line-caught mackerel to 25,740 boxes being sold on the first four 90p-£3, chippers 65p-£2.20, metros 40p-£1.10 269 boxes of hake, 206 boxes of flatfish, 192 £1.55-£3.15 per kg. markets. A further 4,741 boxes were booked and round haddock 45p-80p. Gutted whiting were boxes of monkfish, 163 boxes of whiting (103 Thirty-eight boats and 21 consignments in for Friday’s market as Fishing News went to at £1-£2.15 and round whiting 75p-£1.25 per kg. rounders), 160 boxes of ling, 150 boxes of squid contributed to last week’s four-day total of 25,740 press. Monkfish sold at £1.95-£6, lemon sole £1.20-£7, and 39 boxes of megrim. boxes on Peterhead market. This tally included Larger fish attracted firm demand from plaice 70p-£1.90, megrim 35p-£6, hake 30p- Another nine boats, Caledonia III, Guiding 9,466 boxes of haddock (1,170 rounders), 4,006 buyers, with selected haddock selling up to £5.40 £2.65, ling £1-£2.15, coley 80p-£1.50 and squid Star, Guiding Light, Steadfast Hope, Fruitful boxes of cod, 3,199 boxes of coley, 2,799 boxes and cod £3.75 on Thursday morning, although £5.15-£10.85 per kg. Vine, Castlewood, Attain II, Opportunus IV and of whiting (2,249 ungutted), 1,361 boxes of hake, prices for smaller fish, particularly haddock, fell The following morning, nine boats, Fruitful Harvester, together with six consignments from 995 boxes of monkfish, 706 boxes of ling, 703 away from an already fragile position. Bough, Transcend, Boy John, Rosebloom, Carina, Vision IV, Just Reward, Fisher Boys, Chloe boxes of megrim, 516 boxes of squid and 514 Eleven boats, Ocean Harvest, Harvester, Shalimar II, Falcon, Endurance, Mia Jane W and Ella and Deeside, contributed 6,688 boxes to boxes of flatfish. Kathleen Ann, Tranquility, Opportunus IV, Gracious, together with three consignments last Thursday’s market at Peterhead. This sale Castlewood, Attain II, Emulator, Celestial Dawn, from Russa Taign, Nimrod and Radiance, included 2,075 boxes of gutted and 725 boxes of Shekinah and Aquarius, together with seven contributed 5,712 boxes. Tuesday’s tally, the round haddock, 1,025 boxes of cod, 938 boxes of consignments from Enterprise II, Benarkle smallest of the four days, included 1,985 boxes whiting (740 rounders), 784 boxes of coley, 254 II, Valhalla, Audacious, Deeside, Fisher Boys of gutted and 10 boxes of round haddock, 947 boxes of hake, 174 boxes of monkfish, 157 boxes and Chloe Ella, contributed 6,702 boxes to the boxes of cod, 563 boxes of coley, 457 boxes of of ling, 152 boxes each of megrim and squid, and opening market of last week at Peterhead. hake, 381 boxes of whiting (324 rounders), 305 31 boxes of flatfish. Monday’s sale, the largest of the four days, boxes of monkfish, 234 boxes of ling, 201 boxes Last Thursday morning at Peterhead, large/ included 1,812 boxes of gutted and 375 boxes of megrim, 124 boxes of flatfish and 17 boxes medium gutted haddock made £3-£4.95 per kg, of round haddock, 1,217 boxes of whiting (1,025 of squid. selected £2.75-£5.40, small 90p-£2.85, chippers rounders), 812 boxes of cod, 759 boxes of coley, A further nine boats, Aalskere, Jubilee 50p-£1.40, metros 40p-50p and round haddock 381 boxes of hake, 324 boxes of monkfish, 311 Quest, Phoenix, Helenus, Ardent, Arcturus, 35p-50p. Large cod sold at £3.25-£3.75 per boxes of megrim, 197 boxes of squid, 154 boxes Jolanna M, Harvester and Ocean Harvest, plus kg, sprags £2.45-£3.60, medium £2.30-£3.40, ‡ Aalskere making her first landing into of ling and 153 boxes of flatfish. five consignments from Jubilee Spirit, Just selected £2.75-£3.35 and small £2.50-£3. Peterhead fishmarket last week. (Photo: At the start of last week at Peterhead, Reward, Fisher Boys, Chloe Ella and Deeside, Monkfish sold at £3.40-£3.80, gutted whiting Ryan Cordiner) QUIETER WEEK IN SHETLAND SOME ‘EXCELLENT’ Shetland Seafood Auctions sold 3,963 boxes of fish landed to Lerwick and Scalloway markets from 79 boats over PRICES AT BRIXHAM the first four days of last week. Twenty-nine vessels, mainly inshore The market at Brixham recorded some 2s were £10.80, 3s £8.20, 4s £2.80 line boats, put 603 boxes ashore very good prices for premium species and 5s 90p. Prime lobsters were £17.80 for last Monday’s market, before 11 last week, notably turbot, as demand and large £16. Mackerel was £6 for 1s, boats landed 1,214 boxes on Tuesday from UK restaurants increased. Big tides £5.80 for 2s and £1.50 for 3s. Monkfish morning. Supplies increased again on meant that no hake was landed over 1s averaged £12, 2s £13.20, 3s £11.90, Wednesday morning with 1,595 boxes the first four days, though some was 4s £10, 5s £8.50 and 6s £4.60. Grey from 19 boats for the largest market expected last Friday. Total sales for the mullet 1s were £4 and 2s were £3.40. of the four days. Thursday morning’s full week were expected to be in the Red mullet sold at £14.80/kg for 1s, market was the smallest of the four region of £580,000. £12.50 for 2s and £6.20 for 3s. Octopus days, with 551 boxes from 20 boats. Over the first four markets last week, averaged £2.90. Haddock (27,654kg) led the way bass fetched £18.80 for 1s and 2s, Plaice 1s averaged £4.60/kg, 2s over the four days last week in £18 for 3s, £14.50 for 4s and £12.80 £4.40, 3s £3.70, 4s £2.50 and 5s £1.50. Shetland, followed by cod (20,192kg), for 5s. Blondie wing 1s were £5.80, 2s Pollack 2s were £8.10, 3s £7.50 and 4s whiting (19,987kg, of which 15,610kg £5.50, 3s £5.20 and 4s £4.50/kg. Black £6.30. Sand sole 1s were £10.20/kg were rounders), ling (13,648kg), bream 2s were £11, 3s £9.80 and 4s and 2s £7. Large scallops were £7.50 mackerel (12,872kg), saithe £7.50. Size 1 brill averaged £12.80/kg, and small £4.50. Dover sole 1s averaged (12,778kg), monkfish (11,467kg), 2s £10.50, 3s £9.80, 4s £8.60 and 5s £18.20/kg, 2s £15.80, 3s £18.60, 4s megrim (7,155kg), plaice (5,857kg), £7.80. Cod 3s were £7.50, 4s £7.20 and £18, 5s £14.80, 6s £13.70, 7s £11, 8s hake (5,805kg) and lemon sole 5s £6.60. £10.30, 9s £9.50 and 10s £6.90. Size 1 (5,320kg). Conger made £1.80 for 1s and 2s, and squid were £13.50 and size 2 £13. Top prices last week included cod 70p for 3s. Cuttlefish averaged £5.30 for Thorny wings averaged £4.20 for at £4.05 per kg, gutted haddock 1s and £3.70 for 2s. Size 1 dabs were 2s, £4.50 for 3s and £3.80 for 4s. £3.75, hake £4.15, halibut £12, lemon £3.30 and 2s were 80p. John Dory 1s Tubs were £4/kg for 1s and £3.60 for sole £7.05, ling £1.55, mackerel were £12.50/kg, 2s £11.40, 3s £9.20 2s. Turbot averaged £20/kg for 1s, £2.25, megrim £8.15, monkfish £4.05, and 4s £7.20. Red gurnard 2s made 2s £19.20, 3s £18.80, 4s £15.60, 5s plaice £2.70, saithe £1.25, squid £5, £3.80. Haddock 1s averaged £6.40/kg £11.80 and 6s £10.40. Large whiting turbot £10.05, gutted whiting £3.20 ‡ The Whalsay seine-net boat Sedulous landing whitefish into the market and 2s were £6. averaged £3.80/kg, 2s £3, 3s £1.20 and and round whiting £1.10 per kg. at Lerwick. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) Lemon sole averaged £11/kg for 1s; 4s 50p. GOOD DEMAND AND PRICES FOR PREMIUM SPECIES AT NEWLYN Last Monday’s auction at Newlyn was supplied with a volume of 8.8t from two beamers, two netters and inshore boats. Contributing to the daily volume was 0.7t of Dover sole, 0.1t haddock, 3.2t MSC hake, 0.7t lemon sole, 0.8t megrim sole, 1.1t monkfish, 0.2t plaice and 0.7t of turbot. Demand was good throughout the sale, with the most notable high prices being N1 turbot £16.50/kg, N3 monkfish £11.32/kg and N1 megrim sole £5.40/kg. For Tuesday’s auction, one beamer and inshore boats landed a volume of 6.2t. Top-volume species were 0.4t of Dover sole, 0.1t haddock, 0.5t lemon sole, 1.4t mackerel, 0.9t megrim sole, 0.9t monkfish, 0.1t plaice and 0.1t of turbot. Stand-out prices from the morning were N3 turbot £19/kg, N2 monkfish £13/kg and N1 megrim sole £6/kg. A volume of 3.3t was landed solely by the inshore fleet on Wednesday. Highest-volume species were 0.1t of Dover sole, 0.1t gurnard, 0.2t grey mullet, 0.4t John Dory, 0.5t mackerel, 0.3t megrim sole, 0.1t plaice and 0.3t of pollack. Best prices were N2 whiting £3.90/kg, N3 pollack £6.14/kg and N5 bass £14/kg. 16 July 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 17

PETERHEAD, WEEK Avg Max Max, Max, mth HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m BRIXHAM, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr NEWLYN, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr TO 9 JULY price/kg price/kg wk ago wk ago TO 9 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago 9 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago 8 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago

Cod (A1) £0.52 £0.63 - - Catfish (1) 1,893 £3.61 £2.77 £2.62 Bass (2) 3 £17.25 £14.20 £20.99 Bass (3) 7 £14.10 - £13.43 Cod (A2) £0.46 £0.65 £0.53 £1.24 Cod (0) 241 £5.21 £4.48 £5.23 Bass (3) 49 £18.00 £16.04 £19.36 Bass (4) 27 £14.77 £9.59 £13.51 Cod (A3) £0.61 £0.84 £1.38 £2.09 Cod (1) 1,955 £5.53 £4.98 £5.13 Bass (5) 12 £14.74 £10.02 £12.95 Bass (4) 407 £13.57 £14.36 £12.30 Cod (A4) £0.84 £0.84 £1.20 £1.20 Cod (2) 4,761 £5.25 £4.72 £4.91 Blonde Ray (L) 45 £3.20 £1.94 £2.13 Cod (A5) £0.79 £0.85 £1.30 £1.14 Cod (3) 4,848 £4.72 £3.91 £3.84 Bass (5) 554 £12.24 £13.91 £11.17 Blonde Ray (M) 140 £1.87 £1.50 £1.76 Haddock (A1) £0.79 £0.92 £0.68 £1.07 Cod (4) 3,186 £4.14 £3.24 £3.20 Brill (1) 487 £12.04 £10.02 £12.16 Blonde Ray (S) 34 £0.70 £0.66 £1.14 Haddock (A2) £0.94 £1.00 £1.42 £1.40 Cod (5) 2,021 £3.57 £2.80 £2.61 Brill (2) 641 £9.67 £9.19 £9.05 Brill (2) 65 £9.24 £7.43 £10.68 Haddock (A3) £0.85 £1.00 £1.00 £1.23 Haddock (1) 1,242 £3.81 £2.57 £2.42 Brill (3) 84 £9.03 £8.11 £9.40 Brill (3) 1,276 £8.79 £9.17 £8.56 Haddock chippers (A4) £0.97 £1.11 £1.78 £1.38 Haddock (2) 3,781 £1.87 £1.81 £1.72 Brill (4) 15 £7.99 £6.31 £7.64 Haddock (3) 892 £0.89 £0.87 £1.17 Haddock metros (A4) £0.90 £1.13 £1.14 £1.15 Brill (4) 772 £8.19 £8.19 £7.80 Brill (5) 12 £8.67 £7.00 £6.60 Hake (0) 3,062 £4.03 £2.45 £3.85 Round Haddock £1.01 £1.15 £1.29 £2.20 Brill (5) 31 £7.48 £6.13 £6.67 Claws (9) 77 £2.68 £3.85 £4.75 Hake (1) 3,884 £3.45 £2.29 £3.61 Whiting (A1) £0.95 £1.18 £1.87 £1.31 Cod (3) 15 £5.00 £4.13 £5.47 Hake (2) 5,668 £2.88 £1.90 £2.88 Cock crabs 241 £5.09 £5.60 £6.28 Whiting (A2) £1.22 £1.31 £1.02 £0.80 Cod (4) 5 £4.76 £3.51 £2.32 Hake (3) 601 £2.14 £1.19 £1.95 Whiting (A3) £1.18 £1.50 £1.03 £1.21 Conger (1) 146 £2.14 £2.08 £2.38 Lemon sole (1) 177 £9.02 £6.15 £4.72 Cod (5) 6 £3.80 £3.47 £2.28 Whiting (A4) £1.33 £1.50 £1.49 £2.29 Conger (2) 45 £2.30 £2.11 £2.34 Lemon sole (2) 682 £7.25 £3.77 £3.75 Cuckoo ray (M) 362 £1.20 £0.98 £1.07 Whiting (round) £1.31 £1.60 £1.12 £1.75 Lemon sole (3) 2,627 £2.14 £2.23 £2.67 Conger (3) 95 £0.63 £1.25 £0.83 Cuckoo ray (S) 87 £0.43 £0.39 £0.36 Monkfish (A1) £1.40 £1.85 £1.17 £1.08 Ling (1) 2,543 £2.05 £1.74 £1.92 Cuttlefish (1) 16 £5.18 £5.73 £4.49 Cuttlefish (S) 11 £0.80 - £2.41 Monkfish (A2) £1.30 £1.91 £2.28 £3.01 Dover sole (1) 7 £17.22 £16.76 £21.07 Ling (2) 1,833 £2.02 £1.79 £1.76 Cuttlefish (2) 1,362 £3.66 £3.03 £3.11 Monkfish (A3) £1.29 £1.97 £1.16 £1.82 Ling (3) 1,931 £1.40 £1.59 £1.40 Dover sole (2) 24 £16.23 £16.24 £21.31 Monkfish (A4) £1.84 £2.00 £1.34 £1.29 Megrim 78 £2.58 £2.71 £1.72 Dogfish 7,708 £0.25 £0.25 £0.25 Dover sole (3) 163 £18.06 £17.50 £21.28 Monkfish (A5) £1.53 £2.00 £2.00 £1.65 Monkfish (1) 746 £4.99 £4.17 £4.26 Gurnard (2) 11 £3.12 £3.74 £4.17 Dover sole (4) 394 £13.96 £14.31 £14.48 Saithe extra large (A1) £1.75 £2.03 £2.45 £2.49 Monkfish (2) 1,925 £4.81 £4.20 £4.22 Gurnard (4) 7,511 £0.60 £0.63 £0.64 Dover sole (5) 380 £10.35 £11.00 £10.10 Saithe (A1) £1.89 £2.05 £2.59 £1.80 Monkfish (3) 1,884 £4.26 £4.05 £4.06 Grey mullet (2) 13 £4.41 £2.00 £3.48 Haddock (1) 5 £5.60 £5.21 £3.02 Saithe (A2) £1.94 £2.08 £1.18 £1.76 Monkfish (4) 1,547 £3.72 £3.77 £3.88 Grey mullet (3) 157 £2.13 - £3.84 Saithe (A3) £1.97 £2.13 £1.82 £2.47 Monkfish (5) 418 £2.43 £2.18 £2.97 Haddock (2) 35 £5.97 £4.31 £2.38 Grey mullet (4) 62 £2.04 - £2.79 Saithe (A4) £2.20 £2.42 £1.37 £1.80 Plaice (1) 2,360 £7.28 £2.63 £3.13 Haddock (3) 12 £1.96 £1.22 £1.40 Gurnard and latchet (L) 32 £3.02 £3.00 £4.14 Ling (A1) £2.57 £2.64 £2.70 £2.50 Plaice (2) 5,474 £5.33 £2.48 £3.31 Hake (6) 2 £3.46 £3.79 £3.79 Gurnard and latchet (M) 121 £2.08 £3.92 £2.32 Ling (A2) £2.64 £2.99 £1.84 £2.84 Plaice (3) 15,292 £3.28 £2.22 £2.71 Gurnard and latchet (S) 105 £0.78 £0.65 £0.77 Hake (7) 9 £3.22 £2.74 £3.12 Ling (A3) £2.29 £2.99 £2.84 £3.00 Plaice (4) 50,685 £1.75 £1.71 £2.03 Haddock (1) 18 £4.70 £3.23 £3.29 Pollack (2) 539 £4.86 £3.39 £4.31 Catfish £2.75 £3.02 £2.77 £2.90 Hen crabs 1,544 £2.19 £1.48 £1.87 Haddock (2) 45 £3.59 £2.77 £3.32 Pollack (3) 2,195 £3.81 £2.60 £3.27 Pollack (A1) £2.85 £3.08 £2.64 £3.24 John Dory (1) 133 £12.23 £10.53 £12.23 Haddock (3) 92 £3.93 £1.95 £2.68 Pollack (4) 115 £2.99 £2.38 £2.72 Pollack (A2) £1.29 £3.11 £2.56 £1.86 Haddock (4) 83 £0.84 £0.46 £0.60 Saithe (1) 3,108 £1.94 £1.86 £1.88 John Dory (2) 166 £11.38 £9.74 £11.89 Pollack (A3) £3.08 £3.15 £2.59 £1.95 Haddock (5) 8 £1.88 £0.61 £0.77 Pollack (A4) £2.88 £3.38 £2.31 £3.54 Saithe (2) 4,456 £1.68 £1.82 £1.44 John Dory (3) 327 £9.03 £7.78 £10.07 Saithe (3) 12,410 £1.46 £1.44 £1.18 Hake (0) 53 £0.38 £0.56 £0.43 Hake (A1) £2.95 £3.45 £3.13 £3.65 Lemon sole (1) 142 £10.25 £9.13 £8.24 Saithe (4) 9,194 £1.12 £1.04 £1.05 Hake (2) 17 £5.00 £1.80 £4.32 Hake (A2) £2.22 £3.48 £3.39 £3.48 Squid 451 £2.39 £1.24 £1.13 Lemon sole (2) 191 £10.26 £9.51 £8.46 Hake (3) 80 £3.48 £1.81 £4.47 Hake (A3) £3.34 £3.50 £3.47 £3.29 Turbot (0) 49 £18.92 £13.13 £14.88 Lemon sole (3) 514 £7.69 £5.70 £7.98 Hake (4) 502 £3.70 £1.75 £4.22 Hake (A4) £3.27 £3.57 £3.31 £2.35 Turbot (1) 85 £16.45 £11.52 £13.09 Hake (5) 1,424 £3.08 £1.79 £3.27 Hake (A5) £3.24 £3.78 £3.33 £4.17 Lemon sole (4) 1,236 £2.58 £2.51 £2.85 Turbot (2) 60 £16.71 £11.45 £11.39 Hake (6) 925 £1.80 £1.67 £2.42 Halibut £2.81 £3.80 £3.30 £3.04 Turbot (3) 224 £12.10 £8.34 £9.78 Lemon sole (5) 415 £0.90 £0.70 £1.32 John Dory (1) 27 £11.11 £8.17 £12.14 Lemon sole (A1) £3.31 £3.82 £3.54 £4.26 Turbot (4) 161 £4.77 £2.82 £5.71 Line mackerel (1) 23 £5.73 £7.50 £5.46 John Dory (2) 158 £10.43 £8.47 £11.89 Lemon sole (A2) £3.46 £3.90 £3.50 £3.79 Whiting (1) 45 £1.68 £1.51 £0.92 Line mackerel (2) 87 £5.55 £6.97 £4.33 John Dory (3) 234 £7.84 £6.61 £9.64 Lemon sole (A3) £3.70 £3.99 £3.55 £2.55 Whiting (2) 157 £1.49 £1.19 £1.33 John Dory (4) 140 £4.71 £4.75 £7.61 Megrim (A1) £3.45 £4.06 £3.64 £3.71 Witch (1) 371 £5.31 £3.66 £3.21 Line mackerel (3) 466 £1.24 £4.84 £2.01 John Dory (5) 31 £2.05 £3.32 £4.17 Megrim (A2) £3.50 £4.28 £3.50 £3.14 Witch (2) 2,404 £3.24 £2.01 £2.26 Lobster 183 £17.17 £15.65 £12.89 Lemon sole (1) 2 £6.00 £7.19 £8.62 Megrim (A3) £3.33 £4.61 £4.09 £4.87 Witch (3) 138 £1.71 £0.48 £0.92 Monkfish tails (1) 55 £11.83 £11.11 £12.17 Lemon sole (2) 28 £9.14 £7.49 £8.66 Megrim (A4) £3.51 £4.73 £3.90 £2.76 Lemon sole (3) 124 £5.99 £5.26 £7.63 Megrim (A4) £3.73 £5.43 £6.16 £4.20 ICELAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Monkfish tails (2) 286 £12.37 £11.73 £12.67 TO 9 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago Lemon sole (4) 654 £2.44 £2.19 £2.48 Plaice (A1) £5.01 £6.12 £5.49 £5.47 Monkfish tails (3) 477 £11.64 £11.39 £11.25 Lemon sole (5) 495 £0.40 £0.43 £0.90 SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Blue ling (gutted) 104 £1.84 - - Monkfish tails (4) 1,801 £9.84 £10.13 £10.20 Ling (L) 41 £1.00 £0.92 £1.85 TO 8 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago Blue ling (ungutted) 30 £1.20 - £1.66 Monkfish tails (5) 946 £8.46 £8.26 £9.45 Ling (M) 61 £1.50 £0.84 £2.08 Mackerel (LM) 452 £2.74 £5.00 £4.90 Catfish 774 £1.72 £1.29 £1.98 Catfish (gutted) 21,357 £1.14 £0.84 £0.98 Monkfish tails (6) 463 £4.52 £4.38 £4.95 Mackerel (M) 1,197 £2.29 £4.50 £3.57 Cod (2) 6,067 £3.61 £3.11 £4.49 Catfish (ungutted) 1,587 £0.61 £0.47 £0.58 Octopus 587 £2.79 £3.18 £2.26 Mackerel (S) 287 £0.54 £0.50 £0.56 Cod (3) 4,322 £3.22 £2.90 £4.02 Cod (large, gutted) 6,545 £2.25 £1.25 £2.18 Plaice (1) 1,475 £4.42 £3.69 £4.16 Megrim (1) 17 £5.74 £4.68 £5.45 Cod (4) 1,225 £2.95 £2.51 £3.26 Cod (large, ungutted) 281,078 £1.85 £1.76 £2.05 Plaice (2) 1,760 £4.29 £2.86 £3.48 Megrim (2) 74 £5.42 £4.84 £5.14 Cod (5) 159 £2.56 £2.39 £2.70 Megrim (3) 145 £4.03 £3.37 £3.35 Cod (small, gutted) 1,691 £0.84 £0.61 £0.89 Plaice (3) 2,153 £3.41 £2.07 £3.24 Cod (6) 45 £2.40 £2.25 £2.62 Megrim (4) 292 £2.72 £2.18 £2.54 Cod (small, ungutted) 3,446 £0.29 £0.63 £0.94 Haddock (1) 2,159 £3.16 £3.44 £3.02 Plaice (4) 1,812 £2.30 £1.63 £2.23 Megrim (5) 521 £2.12 £1.38 £1.78 Haddock (2) 2,582 £3.05 £3.33 £2.93 Greenland halibut (gutted) 4 £0.90 £1.61 £3.06 Plaice (5) 3,454 £1.42 £1.38 £1.61 Monkfish (1) 11 £10.14 £9.20 £12.14 Haddock (3) 2,715 £2.69 £2.64 £2.67 Haddock (large, gutted) 12,954 £1.88 £1.83 £1.90 Pollock (1) 5 £7.22 £5.46 £5.52 Monkfish (2) 77 £11.46 £9.58 £12.44 Monkfish (3) 222 £11.29 £10.36 £10.77 Haddock (4) 5,049 £1.84 £1.95 £2.23 Haddock (large, ungutted) 11,208 £2.81 £2.28 £1.93 Pollock (2) 14 £8.02 £5.35 £5.32 Monkfish (4) 411 £9.69 £10.07 £10.13 Haddock (5) 11,272 £0.80 £1.08 £1.71 Haddock (small, ungutted) 1,377 £0.59 £0.51 £0.52 Pollock (3) 19 £7.32 £5.50 £3.81 Monkfish (5) 1,160 £6.12 £6.35 £7.68 Hake (2) 365 £3.57 £1.89 £3.85 Halibut (gutted) 1,115 £1.63 £2.91 £2.54 Ray wings (blonde, 1) 161 £5.24 £4.46 £5.14 Octopus (M) 133 £2.49 £1.96 £2.20 Hake (3) 875 £2.04 £1.33 £3.04 Lemon sole (gutted) 1,420 £2.48 £3.51 £2.54 Ray wings (blonde, 2) 650 £5.07 £3.70 £3.32 Octopus (S) 18 £2.30 - £1.29 Hake (4) 2,670 £1.42 £0.91 £1.95 Pilchard/Sardines (2) 90 £1.58 - - Ling (gutted) 945 £1.03 £1.11 £0.90 Ray wings (blonde, 3) 381 £5.03 £3.62 £2.84 Halibut (3) 120 £9.96 £9.52 £10.01 Plaice (1) 30 £4.59 £3.63 £3.71 Ling (ungutted) 1,544 £1.24 £0.87 £0.79 Halibut (4) 164 £7.87 £7.88 £8.52 Ray wings (thornback, 2) 142 £3.72 £2.73 £2.30 Plaice (2) 47 £4.12 £3.89 £3.04 Lemon sole (2) 710 £5.87 £6.51 £5.56 Megrim (gutted) 219 £1.59 £0.00 £2.07 Ray wings (thornback, 3) 263 £4.39 £2.18 £2.33 Plaice (3) 85 £3.50 £2.07 £3.28 Lemon sole (4) 2,017 £2.08 £2.08 £3.91 Plaice (gutted) 4,834 £1.97 £1.32 £1.38 Ray wings (thornback, 4) 231 £3.64 £1.82 £1.91 Plaice (4) 94 £2.26 £1.44 £1.84 Pollack, lythe (2) 8 £2.69 £3.18 £4.67 Ling 10,014 £0.71 £1.17 £1.49 Redfish (ungutted) 24,769 £1.19 £0.78 £1.78 Red mullet (1) 41 £3.82 £4.50 £3.61 Pollack, lythe (3) 136 £6.03 £3.41 £3.43 Lythe 941 £3.49 £3.11 £3.96 Saithe (gutted) 4,882 £0.63 £0.57 £0.67 Red mullet (2) 38 £3.29 - £3.06 Pollack, lythe (4) 184 £5.22 £2.78 £2.42 Mackerel 4,035 £2.09 £1.91 £2.25 Saithe (ungutted) 20,603 £0.49 £0.42 £0.59 Red mullet (3) 95 £14.21 £13.03 £12.13 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (S) 24 £0.10 £0.20 £0.39 Megrim (2) 1,820 £5.36 £3.41 £4.97 Skate (gutted) 81 £0.55 £0.56 - Round pouting 8,424 £0.32 £0.31 £0.47 Red mullet (1) 4 £14.80 £9.41 £11.71 Megrim (3) 1,450 £3.48 £2.35 £4.35 Red mullet (2) 18 £10.16 £7.45 £10.47 Spotted catfish (gutted) 1,165 £0.88 £0.51 £0.75 Scallop (2) 3,789 £2.22 £2.17 £4.05 Megrim (4) 1,382 £2.62 £1.52 £2.83 Red mullet (3) 24 £8.11 £5.46 £9.19 Spotted catfish (ungutted) 1,531 £0.80 £0.34 £0.65 Monkfish (1) 263 £2.70 £2.54 £3.38 Scallop meat 431 £9.00 £9.00 £11.50 Red mullet (4) 65 £1.78 £3.57 £6.77 Monkfish (2) 1,436 £3.54 £3.23 £3.59 Tusk (gutted) 73 £0.34 £0.28 £0.47 Sole (1) 616 £18.02 £17.58 £20.36 Saithe (2) 3 £2.00 £1.20 £1.62 Monkfish (3) 2,335 £3.52 £3.37 £3.73 Tusk (gutted) 73 £0.34 £0.28 £0.47 Sole (2) 1,375 £15.60 £15.43 £21.23 Saithe (3) 4 £2.20 £1.03 £1.61 Scallops 41 £2.24 £1.87 £1.58 Monkfish (4) 1,960 £3.50 £3.35 £3.77 Tusk (ungutted) 2,135 £0.21 £0.20 £0.35 Sole (3) 1,405 £18.40 £17.91 £22.24 Sea Breams (2) 1 £7.00 £8.83 £13.67 Monkfish (5) 818 £2.02 £2.19 £3.29 Witch (gutted) 21 £0.00 - £1.47 Sole (4) 2,104 £17.75 £17.87 £20.27 Sea Breams (3) 7 £11.29 - £12.91 Monkfish (6) 380 £1.22 £1.30 £2.41 SCRABSTER, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Sole (5) 1,280 £14.65 £14.37 £16.05 Smoothhound (L) 43 £0.36 £0.59 £0.50 Plaice (2) 1,000 £2.36 £2.39 £2.43 TO 7 JULY landed price/kg wk ago ago Sole (6) 1,460 £13.67 £13.29 £14.55 Smoothhound (M) 8 £0.30 £0.35 £0.63 Plaice (3) 1,582 £1.80 £1.75 £2.35 Smoothhound (S) 9 £0.30 £0.19 £0.30 Cod £3.00 £3.00 £2.85 £4.76 Squid (mix) 210 £11.80 £11.64 £9.12 Plaice (4) 2,345 £1.14 £1.02 £1.74 Squid (L) 18 £8.64 £10.55 £10.12 Saithe (2) 1,461 £1.14 £1.01 £1.54 Hake £0.85 £0.85 £2.17 £2.51 Turbot (1) 108 £18.97 £12.74 £16.04 Squid (M) 32 £7.80 £9.71 £10.27 Saithe (3) 4,046 £1.04 £1.08 £1.33 Halibut £8.21 £8.21 £14.29 £13.42 Turbot (2) 272 £18.04 £12.19 £13.11 Squid (S) 17 £7.22 - £6.80 Saithe (4) 6,914 £0.57 £0.83 £1.08 Lemon sole £0.71 £0.71 £5.00 £3.91 Turbot (3) 204 £17.22 £11.50 £13.11 Thornback Ray (M) 78 £1.55 £0.68 £1.67 Skate 962 £0.49 £0.58 £0.78 Turbot (1) 32 £16.50 £9.78 £16.05 Ling £1.00 £1.00 £1.13 £1.49 Turbot (4) 540 £15.34 £11.06 £11.36 Skate, mixed 120 £0.37 £0.48 £0.36 Turbot (2) 37 £15.96 £11.08 £15.07 Megrims £1.03 £2.70 £5.53 £3.82 Turbot (5) 958 £11.38 £9.97 £9.34 Turbot (3) 67 £16.54 £11.22 £14.50 Squid 215 £1.91 £1.73 £3.09 Monkfish £3.24 £3.24 £3.93 £3.92 Turbot (6) 238 £9.97 £8.68 £8.38 Turbot (4) 121 £13.12 £9.29 £12.85 Turbot 164 £9.59 £8.30 £10.69 Plaice £0.25 £0.25 £1.40 £2.03 Whelks 432 £1.17 £1.15 £1.30 Turbot (5) 181 £11.78 £8.60 £11.42 Whiting (2) 890 £2.73 £2.94 £2.10 Turbot (6) 242 £10.43 £8.92 £9.62 Round whiting £0.55 £0.65 £1.38 £1.40 Whiting (1) 44 £3.79 £3.53 £3.07 Whiting (3) 2,730 £1.81 £1.89 £2.16 Whiting (1) 2 £1.00 £1.65 £2.22 Whiting (4) 40 £0.42 £0.44 £1.45 Turbot £4.84 £4.84 £8.80 £7.50 Whiting (2) 102 £2.95 £2.64 £2.39 Whiting (2) 19 £2.94 £1.39 £1.72 Whiting, round 11,748 £0.82 £0.98 £1.08 Whiting £1.40 £1.40 £2.15 £2.04 Whiting (3) 142 £1.12 £1.15 £1.81 Whiting (3) 77 £0.82 £0.61 £0.72 18 QUIZ/NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 16 July 2020 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. Fill the grid with the numbers 1 to 9 so that each row, column and 3x3 block contains the numbers 1 to 9. 1 23456 CRYPTIC CLUES 78ACROSS 1 Term, or theme, adjusted BEGINNER INTERMEDIATE 910 which measures heat (11) 9 Trendy northern hostelry (3) 10 Scented oil makes father 6 6785 11 12 and Lou itch madly (9) 11 Hotel guest beheaded 83 91 3 13 leader (8) 419 83 12 Slight advantage held by 14 15 16 landed gentry (4) 5298 49 17 14 Effects as groups (6) 16 Bird’s standard 8257 251634 18 19 20 nonsense (6) 18 Muse about Australian 976213 21 runners (4) 19 Cowen off to French sea 76834 95 22 23 with beginner (8) 695 781 22 North American travellers have no love for nudists (9) 132 2486 24 23 Fruit in a minute! (3) 24 Scout finds tenor, Enrico, in variety (11) QUICK CLUES DOWN ADVANCED 2 Hired workers in Bath and Last issue’s solutions ACROSS DOWN Salisbury (5) 893642157 869275134 1 Temperature 2 Hired workers (5) 3 Pity raid goes wrong, given 984176895234 415839627 gauge (11) 3 Quickness (8) speed (8) 452371896 273416859 9 Hostelry (3) 4 Petrol ingredient (6) 4 One-act play for petrol 159 764159328 642591378 10 Aromatic oil (9) 5 Reflected sound ingredient (6) 928436571 197384265 69 2 315287469 358627941 11 Inhabitant (8) wave (4) 5 Sound back in Wisbech, odd (4) 231764985 931752486 12 Slight 6 Peru’s neighbour (7) 649528713 584163792 6 Country copper in love, 784 advantage (4) 7 West African country, 587913642 726948513 back to front (7) 3 14 Valuables (6) capital Freetown (6,5) 7 See Lorraine struggling to 485312769 2-Speed Crossword 16 Repeat word for 8 Company’s board of find African country (6,5) 927865413 ACROSS: 1 South Africa 218 631794582 9 A-we 10 Antipasto 11 Anteater word (6) managers (8) 8 Board members show how 12 Finn (Fin) 14 Rwan- to make a speech (11) 869173254 18 Australian birds (4) 13 Daffodil-like 38 5 743256891 DA 16 Re-Gret(a) 18 Oils 19 Beginner (8) flowers (8) 13 They grow from iris scan (8) 19 American 22 Earthworm 152489637 23 A-SS 24 Un-for-tuna-t(hos)e 22 Nudists (9) 15 Coal bucket (7) 15 Sink container (7) 326 318527946 DOWN: 2 Over-t 3 Tea caddy 23 Hard-shelled 17 Diminish (6) 17 We hear teaching period 576941328 4 Ant-hem 5 Rapt 6 Cashier 867294638175 fruit (3) 20 Country estate (5) has to diminish (6) 7 Par-atrooper 8 Hornet’s 20 House style, say (5) nest 13 Ferryman 15 Aileron 24 Scout ahead (11) 21 Musical threesome (4) 17 Import 20 Chart 21 O-HI-o 21 Threesome’s dreadful All puzzles © Puzzler Media Ltd - www.puzzler.com 16/07 See next issue for all puzzle solutions. riot (4) Sea angling ‘contributes over £1.5bn to UK economy’ New research published by insights from 2018 and 2019 management. The contribution Irish lobster V-notching CEFAS shows that recreational surveys will contribute to this of individual sea anglers to the sea anglers contributed £1.5bn understanding and are expected project has been, and continues to to the UK economy in 2016 and to be released later this year,” said be, indispensable.” scheme open 2017. CEFAS. The study was led by CEFAS in Ireland’s lobster is open to all owners/ The research provides Around 800,000 people – 1.6% collaboration with research and V-notching scheme is now operators of Irish- estimates of the numbers of of UK adults – went sea angling at technology company Substance. open for applications, registered fishing vessels sea anglers, participation rates, least once each year, fishing for Adam Brown, head of research reports Pauric Gallagher. under 15m in length catches and economic impact a total of 7m days. On average, at Substance, said: “This is Lobster fishing is a and registered in the across the UK in 2016-17. anglers spent over £1,000 per year undoubtedly one of the largest highly important economic polyvalent (including Over the two-year period, on their sport, resulting in a total and most complex citizen science activity for Irish coastal polyvalent potting) more than 1,500 sea anglers economic impact of sea angling projects that we have undertaken.” fishing communities; segment of the Irish from across the UK worked with of between £1.5bn and £2bn. This CEFAS said: “Data on around 1,700 vessels Fishing Boat Register. The scientists and researchers to provided around £350m of gross participation, catch and economic target lobsters each year. scheme provides for grant keep diaries of what they caught value added (GVA) and supported value of sea angling are needed by The V-notching scheme, aid to approved groups – on all their sea angling trips and around 15,000 jobs when indirect government and stakeholders to run by BIM, is helping to and in exceptional cases how much they spent on the effects are included. support well-informed decisions improve the sustainability individuals – to implement sport. In addition, a survey of Over 100 fish species were and sustainable management of of Ireland’s lobster stock. local lobster V-notching 12,000 UK residents was used to caught – the most caught species fisheries.” Its overall objectives are to programmes. estimate how many people went were whiting, mackerel, dogfish, The project was supported by increase the reproductive Funding will be allocated recreational sea fishing, and the bass, cod, pollack, dab and bib. many parts of the sea angling potential of the Irish on a first come, first number of days they fished from Around 50m fish were caught, with community including the Scottish, lobster stock through served basis until all the the shore or from different types around 80% of all fish released. Welsh and Irish federations of the protection of mature allocated budget has been of boats. Kieran Hyder, project lead sea anglers, the Angling Trades female lobsters, allowing committed. “This valuable information will from CEFAS, said: “This survey Association and BritishSeaFishing. them to breed a number For more information, or be used to shape policy decisions provides invaluable information co.uk. Support was provided by of times, and to collect to get an application form, to support sustainable fisheries to support the development of Fishing Megastore and Sea Angler data to inform stock go to the BIM website or and ensure the economic and sea angling policy and ensure magazine. assessments. contact your BIM regional recreational importance of sea that the needs of sea anglers The full report can be seen at: The V-notching scheme officer. angling is considered. Further are taken into account in marine bit.ly/3fas6Ei ADVERTISEMENT PROOF FOR THE 21ST NOVEMBER 19 ISSUE FROM: ZOE WHITEHEAD

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The South West fishing company Waterdance Nichola of Ladram White Eagle launched BREXIT STOCKS DANGERShas taken delivery of the new 15m steel vivier- berthed at Brixham. BREXIT MELTDOWN TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORTcrabber Nichola of Ladram E 1, which arrived at Polruan for Western Isles TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT in Brixham from the Luyt yard at Den Oever in The new 15m automated scalloper White Eagle Holland earlier this month. REGIONAL NEWS CY 525 was lowered by hydraulic hoist into the SAVE £££s OFF THE SELL YOUR BOAT Skipper Richard Carroll and his crew of six river Fowey alongside the quay at Polruan, where wasted no time in getting the new boat to sea Westro and Carvela naming ceremonies Commemorations mark the steel-hulled vessel was built by C Toms & Son, as soon as the paperwork was all completed, New Taits arrives at Fraserburgh reports Phil Lockley. to start placing Nichola of Ladram’s 3,000 crab the 50th anniversary of the Soon destined for its home port of Kallin on Skipper James West with his family, pots. North Uist, White Eagle is a step aside from before Westro’s naming ceremony on Waterdance managing director Nigel Blazeby the West Pier at Peterhead. Longhope lifeboat tragedy traditional deck layouts of similar-sized scallopers said that the company is delighted with the new used in southwest England. crabber, which represents a milestone for the Having split winches, with full winch control Waterdance fleet, as the company’s first new from the aft wheelhouse, was a request from the build for some considerable time. vessel owners and operators, brothers Konrad and “We’re very pleased her, and also with the Kamil Kosieradzki of K&K Fishing. work done by Luyt in building Nichola of Ladram White Eagle is expected to run sea trials from to such an innovative design,” he said, adding Polruan in the next two weeks. Now you can that while Waterdance and a number of other Further details of White Eagle will be included in Fishing News shortly. continues on page xx COVER PRICE

‡ The 74.8m midwater trawler Taits entering Fraserburgh harbour for the first time following its delivery trip from Ølensvåg, Norway. † Taits recorded a top speed of 19.5 knots on Class endurance trials.

The new 74.8m midwater trawler sell your boat quickly left Fraserburgh to start fishing ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: UK & IRELAND £122 Taits FR 229 berthed in its home thrusters; and a Furuno big bridge west of Ireland. port of Fraserburgh for the first time system, in which five 55in tilting Designed by Rolls-Royce Marine last week, after being handed over displays can be arranged in multiple AS, Taits incorporates a number of to the Klondyke Fishing Company configurations through an embedded new features. These include a heat by Westcon Yards AS at Ølensvåg, video wall controller. recovery system, in which hot water Norway, reports David Linkie . from the main and auxiliary engines Featuring an extensive full-length † The new Orkney vivier-crabber After arriving at Fraserburgh, boat deck, Taits is rigged for pumping Carvela is named in spectacular is used to heat all internal areas EUROPE £175 REST OF WORLD £190 skippers Peter and Willie Tait and crew pelagic fish both amidships on the throughout the vessel; a fuel-saving style on Teesside. immediately started rigging out for starboard side and at the stern. Rolls-Royce Promas propulsion the blue whiting fishery, before Taits and manoeuvring system; two stern A detailed feature on Taits will be included in Fishing News soon. Two new Scottish fishing vessels, ‡ The SC McAllister-designed White Eagle incorporates and equipment Westro PD 20 and Carvela K ‡ Waterdance’s new vivier-crabber Nichola 751, were named within one a number of features designed to enable the scalloper to hour of each other in early spring ‡ The memorialof Ladram to the eight will Longhope be fishing lifeboat South men West and operate with maximum efficiency in the waters around sunshine on Saturday, 23 March, in Kirk Hope Mid-Channelcemetery. waters, and landing in Brixham, the Outer Hebrides and beyond. reports David Linkie. Salcombe and Newlyn. The 21.5m twin-rig trawler The eight members of the Longhope lifeboat who Westro was christened at lost their lives in horrendous weather on 17 March, NEVER MISS AN ISSUE FREE DELIVERY DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR Peterhead, shortly before the 1969, after launching to assist a disabled Libyan 19m vivier-crabber Carvela was vessel in the Pentland Firth, were honoured by lifted into the water and named, commemorations to mark the 50th anniversary of 300 miles away on Teesside. the tragedy. James and Patricia West’s Relatives and friends were joined by six-year-old son Ethan broke the representatives of rescue services, including four absolutely free traditional bottle of champagne lifeboat crews, in a day of remembrance in Aith Voe on Westro, built by Macduff and at Kirk Hope cemetery. Shipyards Ltd. See pages 14-17 for further coverage of the Ronnie and Maureen moving tributes. Norquoy’s daughter Erika named Carvela, built by Parkol Marine Engineering at Middlesbrough. REGIONAL NEWS offer code Continued on page 13 yourfishingnews.co.uk of charge in 01959 543 747 FNWP101 Fishing News. Hotline open: Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm. † Don’t miss this great CONFIRMATION/AMENDMENTS BY EMAIL, TEL: ZOE WHITEHEAD, CAGE & AVIARY BIRDS

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‡ The 74.8m midwater trawler Taits entering Fraserburgh harbour for the first time following its delivery trip from Ølensvåg, Norway. † Taits recorded a top speed of 19.5 knots on Class endurance trials.

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NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER FOR THE SIZEWELL C NEW NUCLEAR POWER STATION (APPLICATION REFERENCE: EN010012)

Notice under Section 56 Planning Act 2008, Regulation 9 of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 and Regulation 16 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 Notice is hereby given that an application for a Development Consent Order under the Planning Act 2008 has been made by NNB Generation Company (SZC) Limited (the Applicant), whose registered office is at 90 Whitfield Street, London W1T 4EZ, to the Planning Inspectorate (on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (the Application). The Application was made on 27 May 2020 and accepted for examination by the Planning Inspectorate on 24 June 2020 (Application Reference: EN010012).

The Application is for development consent to construct, operate and maintain the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power station, which comprises two UK EPR™ reactor units, giving a total site capacity of approximately 3,340MW, along with associated development required for the construction or operation of the Sizewell C nuclear power station or to mitigate its impacts (the Project). The Sizewell C nuclear power station would be located in Sizewell in East Suffolk, approximately halfway between Felixstowe and Lowestoft; to the north-east of the town of Leiston.

The Project The main aspects of the Project include: 1) Development of a new power station in Suffolk including: a) Nuclear power station, including two UK EPR™ reactor units capable of exporting a total of approximately 3,340MW to the National Grid b) Associated buildings, plant and infrastructure within the power station perimeter, including overhead power lines and pylons c) Associated buildings, plant and infrastructure outside of the power station perimeter, including a training building, beach landing facility and flood defences d) Marine works and associated infrastructure, including cooling water system and combined drainage outfall in the North Sea e) A temporary accommodation campus for up to 2,400 construction workers and associated facilities, buildings and infrastructure, located east of Eastbridge Road f) National Grid 400kV substation and associated relocation of an existing pylon and power line south of Sizewell C g) Relocation of certain Sizewell B supporting buildings and infrastructure south of Sizewell C h) Vehicular and pedestrian crossing over Sizewell Marshes SSSI south of Goose Hill i) Power station access road, linking the SSSI crossing with new a roundabout onto Abbey Road (B1122) j) Public access works including permanent and temporary closures and diversion of public rights of way k) Diversion and installation of utilities and services l) Temporary construction compounds, parking, laydown areas and working areas, plus related works and structures m) Temporary spoil management areas, including borrow pits and stockpiles n) Temporary rail infrastructure associated with the green rail route (a rail extension which would branch off the existing Saxmundham to Leiston line into the main construction area on a temporary basis) o) Landscape restoration works and planting

2) Off-site associated development including: a) The temporary green rail route and related rail and road infrastructure b) A new rail siding adjacent to the existing branch line on the land east of Eastlands Industrial Estate c) A two village bypass of Farnham and Stratford St Andrew d) The Sizewell link road south of the B1122 e) A park and ride facility in Darsham and a park and ride facility in Wickham Market f) A new roundabout at the A12/B1122 junction in Yoxford g) A freight management facility along the A14 h) Upgrades to the East Suffolk line and Saxmundham-Leiston branch line, together with changes to level crossings i) Highway improvements to A12/B1119 at Saxmundham j) Highway improvements to A1094/B1069 south of Knodishall k) Highway improvements to A12/A144 south of Bramfield

Environmental Impact Assessment The Project is an Environmental Impact Assessment development (EIA development), as defined by the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. An Environmental Statement has been submitted as part of the Application.

Copies of the Application The application form and its accompanying documents, drawings, plans and maps (comprising the Application) (the Application Documents) are available for inspection free of charge by downloading

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The South West fishing company Waterdance Nichola of Ladram White Eagle launched BREXIT STOCKS DANGERShas taken delivery of the new 15m steel vivier- berthed at Brixham. BREXIT MELTDOWN TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORTcrabber Nichola of Ladram E 1, which arrived at Polruan for Western Isles TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT in Brixham from the Luyt yard at Den Oever in The new 15m automated scalloper White Eagle Holland earlier this month. REGIONAL NEWS CY 525 was lowered by hydraulic hoist into the SAVE £££s OFF THE Skipper Richard Carroll and his crew of six river Fowey alongside the quay at Polruan, where wasted no time in getting the new boat to sea Westro and Carvela naming ceremonies Commemorations mark the steel-hulled vessel was built by C Toms & Son, as soon as the paperwork was all completed, New Taits arrives at Fraserburgh reports Phil Lockley. to start placing Nichola of Ladram’s 3,000 crab the 50th anniversary of the Soon destined for its home port of Kallin on Skipper James West with his family, pots. North Uist, White Eagle is a step aside from before Westro’s naming ceremony on Waterdance managing director Nigel Blazeby the West Pier at Peterhead. Longhope lifeboat tragedy traditional deck layouts of similar-sized scallopers said that the company is delighted with the new used in southwest England. crabber, which represents a milestone for the Having split winches, with full winch control Waterdance fleet, as the company’s first new from the aft wheelhouse, was a request from the build for some considerable time. vessel owners and operators, brothers Konrad and “We’re very pleased her, and also with the Kamil Kosieradzki of K&K Fishing. work done by Luyt in building Nichola of Ladram White Eagle is expected to run sea trials from to such an innovative design,” he said, adding Polruan in the next two weeks. that while Waterdance and a number of other Further details of White Eagle will be included in Fishing News shortly. continues on page xx COVER PRICE

‡ The 74.8m midwater trawler Taits entering Fraserburgh harbour for the first time following its delivery trip from Ølensvåg, Norway. † Taits recorded a top speed of 19.5 knots on Class endurance trials.

The new 74.8m midwater trawler quickly left Fraserburgh to start fishing ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: UK & IRELAND £122 Taits FR 229 berthed in its home thrusters; and a Furuno big bridge west of Ireland. port of Fraserburgh for the first time system, in which five 55in tilting Designed by Rolls-Royce Marine last week, after being handed over displays can be arranged in multiple AS, Taits incorporates a number of to the Klondyke Fishing Company configurations through an embedded new features. These include a heat by Westcon Yards AS at Ølensvåg, video wall controller. recovery system, in which hot water Norway, reports David Linkie . from the main and auxiliary engines Featuring an extensive full-length † The new Orkney vivier-crabber After arriving at Fraserburgh, boat deck, Taits is rigged for pumping Carvela is named in spectacular is used to heat all internal areas EUROPE £175 REST OF WORLD £190 skippers Peter and Willie Tait and crew pelagic fish both amidships on the throughout the vessel; a fuel-saving style on Teesside. immediately started rigging out for starboard side and at the stern. Rolls-Royce Promas propulsion the blue whiting fishery, before Taits and manoeuvring system; two stern A detailed feature on Taits will be included in Fishing News soon. Two new Scottish fishing vessels, ‡ The SC McAllister-designed White Eagle incorporates Westro PD 20 and Carvela K ‡ Waterdance’s new vivier-crabber Nichola 751, were named within one a number of features designed to enable the scalloper to hour of each other in early spring ‡ The memorialof Ladram to the eight will Longhope be fishing lifeboat South men West and operate with maximum efficiency in the waters around sunshine on Saturday, 23 March, in Kirk Hope Mid-Channelcemetery. waters, and landing in Brixham, the Outer Hebrides and beyond. reports David Linkie. Salcombe and Newlyn. The 21.5m twin-rig trawler The eight members of the Longhope lifeboat who Westro was christened at lost their lives in horrendous weather on 17 March, NEVER MISS AN ISSUE FREE DELIVERY DIRECT TO YOUR DOOR Peterhead, shortly before the 1969, after launching to assist a disabled Libyan 19m vivier-crabber Carvela was vessel in the Pentland Firth, were honoured by lifted into the water and named, commemorations to mark the 50th anniversary of 300 miles away on Teesside. the tragedy. James and Patricia West’s Relatives and friends were joined by six-year-old son Ethan broke the representatives of rescue services, including four traditional bottle of champagne lifeboat crews, in a day of remembrance in Aith Voe on Westro, built by Macduff and at Kirk Hope cemetery. Shipyards Ltd. See pages 14-17 for further coverage of the Ronnie and Maureen moving tributes. Norquoy’s daughter Erika named Carvela, built by Parkol Marine Engineering at Middlesbrough. REGIONAL NEWS offer code Continued on page 13 yourfishingnews.co.uk 01959 543 747 FNWP101 Hotline open: Mon - Fri 8am - 6pm. 16 July 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews CLASSIFIEDS/PUBLIC NOTICES 21

them from either the Planning Inspectorate’s website: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/eastern/the-sizewell-c-project/?ipcsection=docs or the Applicant’s website: www.sizewellcdco.co.uk.

Details of where and when copies of the Application Documents can be inspected at physical deposit locations in the vicinity of the Project are set out below. If you are intending to visit any of these deposit locations, please observe all government guidance and laws regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) in place at the time of your visit. If you would like to but are unable to visit the deposit locations, please contact the Applicant, using the Applicant’s contact details below.

A hard copy of the Application Documents is available to inspect free of charge by appointment from 8 July 2020 until 30 September 2020 at the Sizewell C Information Office, 48-50 High Street, Leiston IP16 4EW. The opening times during which an appointment may be booked are: Mon-Fri 0930-1700 | Sat-Sun closed. To book an appointment, please use the Applicant’s contact details below.

Hard copies of the Plans and Environmental Statement Figures and a laptop to electronically view the Application Documents are also available to inspect/use free of charge from 8 July 2020 until 30 September 2020 at Leiston Town Council’s Office, Council Offices, Main Street, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4ER. The opening times are Mon, Tue 0900-1230, 1400-1645 | Wed, Sat, Sun closed | Thu, Fri 0900-1230, however these times are subject to change so please call Leiston Town Council on 01728 830388 to confirm before travelling.

A mobile library with laptops containing the Application Documents and hard copies of the Plans and Environmental Statement Figures will be stopping at the following locations between 8 July 2020 and 11 August 2020 to allow inspection of the Application Documents by appointment: Leiston, Theberton, Middleton, Yoxford, Kelsale-cum-Carlton, Darsham, Wickham Market, Hacheston, Levington, Stratford St Andrew, Woodbridge, Ipswich and Lowestoft. Please use the Applicant’s contact details below to book an appointment.

Copies of the Application Documents can be sent to you upon request on a USB stick (free of charge) or in hard copy (for a fee of £9,800 plus VAT). Alternatively you can request a free loan of a laptop containing the Application Documents. Reasonable charges may apply to cover the cost of postage. To make a request, please use the Applicant’s contact details below.

Applicant’s contact details Freephone: 0800 197 6102 E-mail: [email protected]

Any details you provide to us via the telephone or e-mail will be subject to our privacy policy, which is available to view at: https://www.edfenergy.com/privacy/NNB.

Making a representation

You may make a representation about the Application (giving notice of any interest in, or objection to, the Application) by using the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form for this Application. This Form is available from 8 July 2020 to 30 September 2020 at: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/eastern/the-sizewell-c-project/?ipcsection=overview. If you require guidance on, or other methods of, obtaining and completing a Planning Inspectorate Registration and Relevant Representation Form, please telephone the Planning Inspectorate on 0303 444 5000 or e-mail [email protected]. Any Registration and Relevant Representation Form must be received by the Planning Inspectorate no later than 30 September 2020. Further information about how to register and make a representation is available in Advice Note 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination at: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov. uk/legislation-and-advice/advice-notes/. Representations will be made public and will be subject to the Planning Inspectorate’s privacy policy at: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/help/privacy-and-cookie/. Due to the coronavirus, the Planning Inspectorate is reviewing its procedures, and therefore please monitor the project website for updates periodically at: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov. uk/projects/eastern/the-sizewell-c-project/?ipcsection=overview.

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TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR Courageous Courageous approaches Symbister harbour for the first time after THE FULL being bought by a youthful Whalsay partnership (Photo courtesy REPORT U10at Whalsay E-CATCHIvan Reid) ROLL-OUT ACCESS QUESTIONS DODGED TOUGHER DISCARDS POLICING U10 E-CATCH REPORTING SOON TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT Pilot Me – 12m Cougar catamaran for Filey owners NEW UK 2018 A largeNew number of Whalsay Brixhamresidents beamer launched in Holland New 14.65m crabber Dalwhinnie arrives at Stonehaven The first 12m Cougar catamaran, CATCH RECORD Margaret of Ladram sets new Brixham record braved gales force winds and driving Pilot Me, heads off to the potting The hull of the new Brixham beam trawler Georgina The new Stonehaven crabber Dalwhinnie A 913 was sleet to welcome the latest addition grounds from Bridlington. of Ladram BM 100 was lifted into the water at Ibis given an early opportunity to prove her seakeeping Record £1,004m catch to the Shipyard,local fleet, Burgum the 26.5m on 31 whitefish October, before being pushed qualities during the 700-mile delivery passage from Skipper Ian Mathieson berthed Dalwhinnie in Stonehaven harbour for trawlerthrough Courageous the Prinses LK 470, Margriet into canal to Den Oever, Kilkeel to Aberdeenshire, reports David Linkie. … on first trip back after Rugby World Cup the first time last week following a value by UK fleet in 2018 Symbisterwhere harbour the 35.25m for the vessel first timewill be at completed by main Skipper Ian Mathieson reported that the vessel stormy delivery trip from Kilkeel. The Waterdance-owned beamer Margaret of Ladram E the beginningcontractors of this Luyt month, BV, reports reports David Linkie. handled extremely well when crossing the Irish Sea in 199 broke the Brixham record landing for a single trip last David LinkieOf 8.70m. beam and a moulded depth of 5.2m, a SE force 6-7, before steaming from Kyle of Lochalsh month when 7.5t of Dover sole, auctioned on the market Margaret of Ladram leaves Brixham TheGeorgina occasion of was Ladram given was added designed by Luyt BV to Cape Wrath in a heavy northerly swell. floor by Brixham Trawler Agents, grossed £125,630. fishmarket after landing her record- breaking catch. significancein collaboration by the fact with that Marimecs Courageous Marine Design & Powered by a Doosan V158TI main engine driving Margaret of Ladram skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie has beenEngineering bought by for four Waterdance young Whalsay Ltd. – whose son Luke plays rugby for England and Exeter fishermen,Georgina skipper of Ian Ladram Shearer is the (24), second new fishing Chiefs – turned the boat around and went straight back engineervessel Malcolm to be builtReid for(24) Waterdance Christopher by Luyt BV, which to sea, without even waiting to see what his record catch Irvine (19)earlier and this James year delivered Johnston the (18), 14.95m in vivier-crabber Bow view of had made. partnershipNichola with of LadramLHD Ltd. E 1. Dalwhinnie, The record-breaking trip was his first after returning With anThe average Luyt group age ofwill just now 21 begin years, installation of which is based from watching Luke Cowan-Dickie play for England the newGeorgina partnership of Ladram’s is probably engineroom one of and deck on a Buccaneer during the recent Rugby World Cup in Japan. the youngest on record for this class of 46 hull, fitted Skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie said: “I’ve been vessel. out by G Smyth managing my sole quota and my days at sea for the The four partners have all been Boats. past 11 months, just so I could try and break this record. An unusual view of Georgina of Ladram passing over a dual carriageway while crew members on local whitefish boats I found this little patch of good fishing just before the ‡ UK vessels landed an annual record catch value being towed to Den Oever. of £1,004m in 2018. since leaving school, with Ian Shearer World Cup started, but I was unable to fish it because aboard Defiant, Christopher Irvine on of bad weather. I obviously couldn’t miss the chance to Tranquility, Malcolm Reid with Arcturus UK vessels landed a total of 696,318t for £1,004m watch my son playing in the World Cup, so I was keeping and James Johnston on Guardian in 2018, according to provisional figures published ‡ The 35.25m beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 in the Prinses Margriet canal, en my fingers crossed while I was away watching Luke Starboard quarter Angell before this boat was renamed The first 12m Cougar catamaran built by by the MMO last week, reports David Linkie. route to Den Oever for completion by Luyt BV. (Photos: Rienk Nadema) that no one else would find it. After being in Japan for view of Pilot Me. Courageous. Audacious Marine, Pilot Me SH 130, started In terms of overall catch value, the 2018 total so long, I ended up spending a small fortune, so I really Continued on Page 5 potting recently from Bridlington, reports David is 3% higher than the previous year’s figure of needed to land this catch! machinery. This will include an ABC vessel of this size, we are setting a new “Many people don’t realise that this was a sustainable Linkie. £981m, while the tonnage is 4% lower than the 745kW main engine, a 3,200mm-diameter standard. We have worked transparently Owned by skipper James Haxby and his 716,847t landed in 2017. These changes reflect catch. I have my sole quota, which is based on what can propeller and an electrically powered and together with Waterdance from the be sustainably caught, given to me in January every year. son Jamie, Pilot Me was fully fitted out at a 7% increase in the average price per tonne 10-drum winch manufactured by the yard. initial concept phase to offer a design that a 1,350mm-diameter propeller through a PRM 4.17:1 of Kilkeel, Dalwhinnie features a number of interesting Filey by the owners, in conjunction with local of all landings from UK vessels, which rose to It is then down to me to manage my yearly quota how I Jacoline Luijt of Luyt BV said: “We are meets their expectations.” reduction gearbox, Dalwhinnie used just 1,700 litres of ideas in line with the owner’s requirements, including a want throughout the year. Because of 15 years of careful companies. £1,449 from £1,358. very pleased with the collaboration with Scheduled for completion in 2020, fuel during the three-day trip. refrigerated 130-box-capacity dry hold. Pilot Me continues a well-established Landings by foreign vessels into the UK rose management, the sole population off Brixham has been Waterdance. As with Nichola of Ladram, Georgina of Ladram is the first new beam Based on a Buccaneer 46 hull and built to a high Further details of Dalwhinnie will be included in increasing year on year. tradition by being the third boat of the same in 2018 to 53,000t, compared to 48,000t the this demonstrates Luyt’s capacity to trawler of its class to be built for the UK FAL ChieF: ‘TeLL MPs level of specification and finish by G Smyth Boats Ltd Fishing News soon. “This record wasn’t just broken by me. It was a team the massive financial investment put in from the vessel’s name to be owned by James Haxby’s family, previous year. develop tailor-made solutions. We look since the Colne Shipping Company Ltd effort and the result of years of hard work, right from owners at Greendale, to all my crew and shore support the previous two being sailing and motor Of the overall catch value by the UK fleet, forward to seeing our joint vision come took delivery of the 42.35m St Anthony LT staff, as well as the team at Brixham who sold the fish for cobles that worked off the beach at Filey. £731m/424,075t was landed into British ports and into service. With the construction of a 1005 in 1999. Further details of Pilot Me will be included in £273m/272,243t abroad. us to be able to break the record.” Fishing News next week. continues on page 2 we wAnT ouT oF CFP’ The 33m beam trawler Margaret of Ladram has been Shetland team effort the jewel of the Greendale fleet since the Exeter-based Fishermen’s Association Ltd Chairman calls on fishing industry to put pressure on MPs company bought her from Belgium in 2012. Her new owners carried out an extensive refit, including a new main Fishing News assists Rosebloom engine and a complete machinery overhaul, and she has The Avoch-owned and to sea through the north been skippered by Adam Cowan-Dickie since 2015. Peterhead-based 28m pair- entrance at around 1am, Barry Young, managing director of Brixham Trawler Awards 2020 now seiner Rosebloom INS 353 shortly after high water. Agents, said: “It is fantastic news that Margaret of Ladram HYGIENIC FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT was successfully refloated and Weather conditions were has broken our longstanding Brixham port record for fish towed a short distance into calm with light winds and a landed, with a value of £126,000. Not only is Adam a very Right: Margaret of Ladram skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie... open for nominationsQUALITY THROUGH MANUFACTURE QUALITY OF SERVICE Lerwick by the local harbour moderate sea swell, with the good hardworking skipper, but he’s managed to pin down Left: … and his son Luke, who played for England in the QUALITY BY DESIGN tugs Knab and Kebister, in air temperature just above the fish using a lot of skill and a bit of luck. Results like this Rugby World Cup final loss to South Africa. From now until midnight on category. a highly co-ordinated and freezing. don’t just happen overnight – this is the result of years of investment and hard work from everyone involved in the Carter, who farm at Ladram Bay and Greendale, and Tuesday, 11 February, 2020, SECRETThe awardFIXINGS ceremony, at the High quality stainless steel smoothly executed operation An initial attempt by on Saturday, 16 November, Lerwick lifeboat, and then industry. is named after their late mother Margaret Carter. The nominations are invited across REDUCEDoubleTree DIRT byTRAPS Hilton Aberdeen furniture and equipment. See our 14 categories for the Fishing Treetops hotel, promises to be reports David Linkie. by the harbour tugs and the “This is a good sign that things are finally improving, brothers have been involved in the fishing industry 100%News 304 Awards GRADE 2020. another great night out, with full range and endless options After landing whitefish Fraserburgh seiner Faithlie, to and hopefully, if we manage to get a positive Brexit, things for over 50 years, starting out in the 1960s with one STAINLESS STEEL All new boats featured in a three-course meal and live online at teknomek.co.uk at Lerwick for consignment pull Rosebloom clear of the can only improve for us further. There has been a bit of 6m beach boat fishing from Ladram Bay. Today, the CONSTRUCTIONFishing News during 2019 will entertainment. NO PORES to Peterhead, Rosebloom soft contoured skerry proved celebrating going on down on the quay today, but not Waterdance fleet – part of the Greendale Group of automatically be entered in the More details can be found on grounded on the submerged unsuccessful. by Adam and his crew, who are already back out at sea family-owned companies – has over 20 boats, selling OR GAPS ‡ relevant New Boat of the Year pages 8-9. Soldian Rock when returning The skipper and crew of Margaret of Ladram working hard on next week’s landing.” their catches daily via the Carter brothers’ farm shop at ‡ The winners of the static and mobile gear Shellfish Boats of the Year 2019 category assembled on stage. Continues on page 2 ‡ Rosebloom is towed into harbour by the Lerwick Port Authority vessels Knab and Kebister. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) celebrating their record catch. ADJUSTABLE The boat is owned by brothers Robin and Rowan Greendale, just outside Exeter. NON-MARKING We design. We manufacture. 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HIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED of Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, application to the Planning Inspectorate later this year. Given the constraints imposed Guildford, GU1 4LZ (“Highways England”) proposes to make an application by the pandemic, we are carrying out this consultation with an emphasis on digital (“the Application”) under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 to the Secretary of engagement, whilst taking care to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to view, State for a Development Consent Order for the Lower Thames Crossing (“the Project”). understand and provide feedback on the proposed refinements. Highways England carried out a statutory consultation in relation to the In the absence of physical deposit locations and information points, all the proposed Application from 10 October to 20 December 2018 and a non-statutory consultation materials will be available to view online or to download at the supplementary consultation seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Project consultation website: www.lowerthamescrossing.co.uk/design-consultation, from from 29 January to 2 April 2020. Information about the Project presented during the the 14 July 2020. For those unable to access the internet, one printed copy per 2018 statutory consultation and the 2020 non-statutory supplementary consultation household of the consultation materials listed above is available to order now. The can be found at https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/ltc/consultation and materials will be delivered to you free of charge. Instructions on how to order printed https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/ltc/consultation-2020. copies of the consultation materials are set out at the end of this notice. Highways England has carefully considered responses received during those Should COVID-19 restrictions be relaxed any further, we may make additional ways to consultations and has continued to engage with stakeholders in order to develop review the information available. Please check the consultation website for updates. its proposals. This process has informed a number of proposed design refinements We will also host an online exhibition, with all consultation material available to view, to the Project since the supplementary consultation earlier this year. Highways as well as webinars with a Q&A session for the public to attend. There will also be England is now carrying out a further non-statutory consultation in relation to those a telephone surgery available so that members of the public can book a call back refinements, which is taking place from 14 July to 12 August 2020. from a member of the project team who will answer your questions on the proposals. The Lower Thames Crossing is a proposed new road connecting Kent, Thurrock and Details on how to access these services are listed in this notice. Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames. It would provide much-needed Any person may comment on the proposals or otherwise respond to this consultation new road capacity across the river east of London and deliver the other scheme publicity. objectives set out in the Guide to design refinement consultation. From 14 July, responses can be submitted by using one of the following response On the south side of the River Thames, the new road would link to the A2 and channels: M2 in Kent. On the north side, it would link to the A13 in Thurrock and the M25 in Havering. The tunnel crossing is located to the east of Gravesend on the south of the • Online response form: fill in the online survey at www.lowerthamescrossing.co.uk/ River Thames and to the west of East Tilbury on the north side. The Lower Thames design-consultation Crossing proposals include: • Freepost: Post your response form or comments to: FREEPOST LTC • Approximately 14.3 miles (23km) of new roads connecting the tunnel to the existing CONSULTATION (the Freepost address is the only text needed on the envelope, road network; and no stamp is required). • Three lanes in both directions, apart from the southbound connection between the • Email: Email your comments to [email protected] M25 and A13, where it would be two lanes, and around junctions; • Telephone: Due to the restrictions in place relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, • Technology providing lane control and variable speed limits up to 70mph; we are offering additional support to help you provide feedback over the phone. • Upgrades to the M25, A2 and A13 where it connects to those roads; Please call us on 0300 123 5000 to book an appointment. • New structures and changes to existing ones including bridges, viaducts and We cannot guarantee that responses sent to us in any other way will be considered. utilities such as electricity pylons; Responses will be accepted until 11.59pm on 12 August 2020. • Two 2.6-mile (4.3km) tunnels crossing beneath the river, one for southbound traffic, Highways England will have regard to all responses received when developing one for northbound traffic; the Application for a Development Consent Order, once consultation has closed. • A free-flow charging system, where drivers do not need to stop but pay remotely, Responses will form the basis of a Consultation Report and this report will be one similar to that at the Dartford Crossing; of the factors taken into consideration by the Planning Inspectorate when deciding • Traffic regulation measures that include prohibiting use by pedestrians, whether the Application can be accepted for examination. Therefore, in providing any low-powered motorcycles, cyclists, horse riders and agricultural vehicles; comments, it should be borne in mind that those comments may be made available as part of the Consultation Report. • Provision of environment mitigation and replacement of special category land. If you would like further information about this notice, the consultation or the Project, In addition, any necessary rights and powers will be sought to ensure delivery of please contact Highways England by emailing [email protected], the Project, including compulsory acquisition of land and interests/rights in land. phoning 0300 123 5000, or writing to Lower Thames Crossing, Woodlands, Manton The Project is an Environmental Impact Assessment development Industrial Estate, Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7LW. (“EIA development”), as defined by the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. This means that the proposed works Highways England’s policy on managing personal data can be found at constitute development for which an Environmental Impact Assessment will be https://highwaysengland.co.uk/privacy. required. An Environmental Statement containing information about the likely Gareth Protheroe, Highways England significant environmental effects of the Project will therefore be submitted as part of the Application. Consultation website During the 2018 statutory consultation, preliminary environmental information was The consultation website will be available to access anytime between 14 July and 12 included in a Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR), which is available August on www.lowerthamescrossing.co.uk/design-consultation. Details regarding the online at https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/ltc/consultation, along with the online exhibition, webinars and other consultation services can also be found here. rest of the statutory consultation materials. An Environmental impacts update was Telephone surgery also published in January 2020 as part of the suite of supplementary consultation documents and is available at https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/ltc/ A call back from a member of the project team can be booked to discuss any consultation-2020. questions or provide comments on the proposed refinements. The design refinement consultation materials that we are now consulting The surgery will be held between 14 July and 12 August 2020. 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The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2008 - Regulation 4 The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 - Regulation 13 Notice of proposed application for a development consent order for the Net Zero Teesside Project 1. Notice is hereby given that Net Zero Teesside Power Limited and Net Zero North Sea Storage Limited (the ‘Applicants’), whose registered offices are both Chertsey Road, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex TW16 7BP, are proposing to submit an application (the ‘Proposed Application’) to the Secretary of State (the ‘SoS’) for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for a Development Consent Order (‘DCO’) under Section 37 ‘Applications for orders granting development consent’ of the Planning Act 2008 (the ‘PA 2008’), to authorise the construction, operation and maintenance of the Net Zero Teesside Project (‘NZT’ or the ‘Project’). The Project 2. The site for NZT (the ‘Project Site’) comprises of land at and in the vicinity of the former SSI steelworks site in Redcar and in Stockton-on-Tees on Teesside. The Project Site extends to 1,482 hectares in total. Grid references for the Project Site and its extremities are provided in the table below:

Area of Project Site X Y Power, Capture and Compressor area (Centre) 457001 525270 Boundary - Northernmost point 457170 528045 Boundary - Westernmost point 447638 522406 Boundary - Easternmost point 458898 521290 Boundary - Southernmost point 456338 519077

Plans are available within the ‘Consultation Documents’ (see further below) showing the current Project Site boundary. 3. NZT would be the UK’s first commercial scale, full chain carbon capture, utilisation and storage project. The Proposed Application would, amongst other matters, seek a DCO for the construction, operation and maintenance of: 3.1 a combined cycle gas turbine electricity generating station with an abated capacity of up to 2.1 gigawatts output (gross), including post-combustion carbon capture plant (all at the former SSI steelworks site in Redcar); cooling water, gas and electricity grid connections in and around Teesside; a carbon dioxide (CO2) gathering network, including CO2 pipeline connections from industrial facilities on Teesside to transport the captured CO2 (including the connections under the tidal River Tees); a CO2 gathering and compression station to receive the captured CO2 from the gathering network and generating station (also at the former SSI steelworks site); and the first part (the landward side of Mean Low Water Mark) of a CO2 transport/export pipeline for the onward transport of the captured CO2 (the remainder of the transport pipeline and the offshore geological storage site beneath the North Sea are to be separately consented); and 3.2 other associated development, including external lighting; fencing and boundary treatment; security measures; surface and foul water drainage systems; water, electricity, gas and other utilities connections; hard and soft landscaping; biodiversity mitigation and enhancement measures; temporary contractor facilities and construction laydown areas; vehicle access roads, crossings, parking and pedestrian and cycle facilities and routes. 4. The DCO to be sought would also authorise, if required, the permanent and/or temporary compulsory acquisition of land and/or rights in land for the Project; the extinguishment and/or overriding of easements and other rights over or affecting land required for the Project; and/or the temporary occupation of land required for the Project; the application and/or disapplication of legislation relevant to the Project as may be required; permanent and temporary changes to the highway and public rights of way network as may be required; tree and hedgerow removal; a deemed marine licence for those parts of the Project within or affecting the tidal section of the River Tees or other sections of the UK Marine Area; the construction, operation and maintenance of associated development, including, but not limited to those items listed in paragraph 3; and such ancillary, incidental and consequential works, provisions, permits, consents, waivers or releases as are necessary and/or convenient for the successful construction, operation and maintenance of the Project. Environmental Impact Assessment 5. The Applicants have notified the SoS in writing under Regulation 8(1)(b) of The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (the ‘EIA Regulations’) that they intend to provide an Environmental Statement (‘ES’) in respect of the Project. The Project is therefore ‘EIA development’ for the purposes of the EIA Regulations and an ES will form part of the Proposed Application. 6. Information so far compiled about the Project’s environmental impacts is contained in a Preliminary Environmental Information (‘PEI’) Report and summarised in a Non-Technical Summary. Consultation Documents 7. The PEI Report and other documents relating to the Project, including plans and maps showing the nature and location of the Project (the ‘Consultation Documents’), are available to download and view free of charge from the Project Website: https://www.netzeroteesside.co.uk/consultation/ until 18 September 2020. 8. If you are unable to access the Project Website, please telephone: Freephone 0800 211 8185 (Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm) or email: [email protected]. Any details you provide to us via telephone or email will be subject to our Privacy Notice: https://www.netzeroteesside.co.uk/consultation-privacy-notice/. You will be offered the loan of a hard copy set of the Consultation Documents, the loan of an electronic tablet that the Consultation Documents have been uploaded to, or a USB stick containing the Consultation Documents. Hard copies of the Consultation Documents and the electronic tablets will be delivered free of charge and collected on a date and time that is convenient. USB sticks will be supplied and posted to you free of charge. 9. Regulation 4(3)(e) of The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2009, requires an applicant for a DCO to make the consultation documents available for inspection in at least one address in the vicinity of the relevant project. Details of a location where the Consultation Documents can be inspected free of charge are set out below. However, given the current Covid-19 pandemic (‘coronavirus’), and the Government’s guidance, and in the interests of health and safety, we strongly encourage you to use the alternative methods of viewing the Consultation Documents, as described above. Inspection of the Consultation Documents at the address below will be by appointment only and will require up to 48 hours’ prior notice. It is very important that you do not visit without an appointment. You will be asked to complete a Covid-19 Visitor Declaration prior to your visit. Appointments can be arranged by telephone: 020 7489 4830 or email: [email protected]. Visiting arrangements will be explained to you prior to your visit. Visiting arrangements and opening times may be subject to change by the Applicants or operators of the inspection location.

Inspection Location Opening Times - By Appointment Only South Tees Development Corporation, Teesside Management Offices, Redcar, TS10 5QW Monday to Friday between 10am and 4pm excluding public holidays.

10. It is important that you observe all the latest government guidance and laws in force if planning a visit. Under current NHS guidance, you should not visit an Inspection Location if you are at high risk or very high risk from coronavirus (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/people-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/whos-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/). Do not visit the inspection location if you are unwell, have symptoms of coronavirus, or have recently been in contact with someone with coronavirus. Responding to this notice 11. If you wish to respond to this notice or make comments or representations in respect of the Project, these should be sent to the Applicants. Please include your name and an address where any correspondence relating to the Project can be sent. Comments and representations may be submitted in the following ways: Email: [email protected] Post: Freepost NET ZERO TEESSIDE PROJECT CONSULTATION Telephone: Freephone 0800 211 8185 - lines will be open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday Website: https://www.netzeroteesside.co.uk/consultation/ 12. Any comments received will be analysed by the Applicants and any appointed agent of the Applicants, and copies may be made available in due course to the SoS, the Planning Inspectorate and other relevant statutory authorities so that your comments can be noted. For certain parties, those who own an interest in land or are affected by the Project, the Applicant is under a statutory duty to publish names and addresses as part of its DCO application. In respect of other people we will request that your personal details are not placed on public record and these will be held securely by the Applicants in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the General Data Protection Regulation and used solely in connection with the consultation process and subsequent DCO application and, except as noted above, will not be passed to third parties. Please refer to our Privacy Notice: https://www.netzeroteesside.co.uk/consultation-privacy-notice/. 13. Please note that all comments and representations must be received by the Applicants no later than 11.59pm on 18 September 2020. 14. If you would like any further information in respect of this notice or the Project, please contact the Applicants using one of the contact methods set out above. Net Zero Teesside Power Limited & Net Zero North Sea Storage Limited 9July 2020 SEE INSIDE! Dorset fishermen buoyed by Waitrose support

Waitrose has become the first key supplier to some of the top major UK supermarket chain restaurants in the UK. Waitrose to sell MSC-certified British is the only major UK retailer clams, which are now on sale to source these particular at counters across 150 of its varieties of clams and cockles, EU vessels landing even more stores, with sustainable British and sells the widest range from UK waters cockles due to be added later of British and MSC-certified See page 2 in the summer. seafood of any supermarket. The clams and cockles, The Dorset Shellfish sourced from the Poole Company has never Harbour Clam and Cockle supplied produce directly to Fishery, are supplied by the supermarkets before, due Dorset Shellfish Company, a to the usually high demand from the restaurant trade. But with the foodservice industry closed for the best part of three months, and with ‡ Sustainable Dorset clams are now on sale in 150 Waitrose some restaurants only just stores. (Pictures: Emma Rance) beginning to reopen, Waitrose has provided a much-needed generations. The quality is so catch clams and cockles, lifeline to Dorset fishermen high that we typically supply supporting a sustainable stock. New builds progress at Macduff whose livelihoods have been the restaurant trade, but with The experience of eating them Shipyards at stake during this challenging the foodservice industry closed is incredible – the juices are See page 5 period. down until now, Waitrose has salty and sweet and the texture Tommy Russell, a fisherman shown its support, and it’s is wonderfully firm.” from the Poole Harbour become an important lifeline George Clark, senior Clam and Cockle Fishery during these difficult times.” commercial manager for the and chairman of the Poole Award-winning chef, UK and Ireland at the MSC, and District Fishermen’s restaurateur and food writer said: “In stocking these new Association, said: “With MSC Mitch Tonks said: “The Poole shellfish items from Poole certification, we can proudly Harbour Clam and Cockle Harbour, Waitrose becomes say that both our clams and Fishery is one of the most the first big national retailer to cockles are sustainable, and extraordinary in the UK, with offer fresh certified sustainable ‡ MSC-certified clam dredging we’re helping to protect our only a handful of small boats live clams on its fish counters in Poole Harbour. seas and fish stocks for future being seasonally allowed to with the blue MSC label.” Opportune – twin-rig prawn trawling See pages 8-12 Connemara fishermen remembered by new islanders When three Connemara visit to Turbot, original islander He matched the lyrics to the fishermen drowned on their John O’Toole ‘showed us the music of Jimmy McCarthy’s way home in a currach from the empty houses, beds… the books ‘Ride On’, and it has now been mainland in 1974, their loss had and pencils still on the school recorded as a video by director such a devastating impact that desks… as if the pupils had just Barry Ryan. most of the residents of their run out of the place yesterday’. “My son Kasper recorded the island evacuated, reports Lorna The Dutch couple spent their music in his Electric Monkey Siggins. first summer there in 1995, and Studio in Amsterdam, with Now, 46 years later, the ‡ Peter Knox singing ‘Turbot over the past two decades, more Peter Knox, two musicians, Inshore Corner – Geometry in lives of the fishermen, Patrick Men’, which commemorates houses have been sold, mostly Laurens Johansson and Ian de line fishing O’Toole (58), Patrick Stuffle the loss of three island to Irish owners, and the island Jong, and backing vocals from See pages 14-15 (48) and Michael Wallace (62), fishermen in 1974. (Pictures: has had its own wedding. my granddaughter Leaf,” said and the fate of their island have Stefan Frenkel) At that wedding, John Stefan Frenkel, who financed been commemorated in a music O’Toole recited Joseph the project. and video project initiated the turf started to run out and O’Toole’s poem, and another “We hope that ‘Turbot Men’, by ‘new islanders’ who have emigration began to bleed the ‘new islander’, mathematician which will be free to view on holiday homes on Turbot. island dry. and musician Peter Knox from YouTube, will become a new A population of 191 lived The final straw was the loss Dublin, asked for the text. Irish ballad.” on Turbot, west of Clifden of the three fishermen, who left in Co Galway, in the 1860s. Eyrephort beach in bad weather It had declined to around 65 for home after watching the when most of the islanders left match. It took three weeks to in 1978, with the final seven find their bodies. quitting in 1981. “After the event, a Years later, when Dutch Connemara resident, Joseph Peterhead returns first 30k-box advertising executive Stefan O’Toole, wrote a poem that week of the year Frenkel and his wife Hanneke describes what had happened See page 16 bought a house on Turbot, they and the effect it had on the heard how the mainstay of small island community,” Stefan fishing, farming and growing Frenkel explained. SEE INSIDE! vegetables had sustained it until He recalls that on his first ‡ The last of the resident population of Turbot left in 1981.