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TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL SHELLFISH BOOST PLANS REPORT First landings to Lerwick’s new whitefish market

‡ Venturous landing into the new market on Wednesday evening. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair)

said Lerwick Port Authority Holmsgarth area at a cost of chairman Ronnie Gair. “It is the more than £30m, increasing final phase in a series of major co-ordination and co-operation projects, the catalyst for which was of its activities and reinforcing our an extensive dredging programme position as a leading UK port for more than a decade ago, which the sector.” have transformed the harbour and Continues on page 3 operations. The market is the latest demonstration of our commitment to the sustainability of the sector.” Captain Calum Grains, the port authority chief executive, said: “Detailed discussions with stakeholders helped shape much- ‡ Lerwick fishmarket receives its first whitefish landings from the Whalsay fly-shooter Sedulous, needed improvements enhancing overseen by skipper John Wishart. (Photo: John Coutts) the quality of fish landed and sold, with greater efficiency and reduced Lerwick harbour’s new state-of- The Whalsay seiner Sedulous LK landings from the local boats environmental impact. the-art whitefish market, designed 308 had the distinction of being the Venturous, Brighter Morn and “The interlocking dredging to sustain and develop the industry first boat to land to the impressive Prolific, together with the Peterhead and building of Mair’s Quay, and its contribution to the Shetland new facility, which will bring a range trawler Ceol Na Mara. Mair’s Pier and the market, along economy, opened its doors for of benefits for the fishing industry, “The market is an excellent with associated improvements, ‡ Mechanised handling will business last week, reports David including doubled landings example of our long-term planning have created a modern hub for promote quicker landing times. Linkie . capacity. The following day saw to meet the needs of port users,” the industry in the harbour’s (Photo: John Coutts)

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\\EINSTEIN\marketing\Advertising\Fishing News\Lous\2020\August 2020.doc 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020 Shellfish group plans equality with whitefish and pelagic sectors Aim to end ‘poor cousin’ status The shellfish sector in England, of the shellfish fisheries for So far, the group has: anyone can examine the group’s shellfish management and policy on Wales and Northern Ireland generations ahead’. work – this should be available later the one hand, and the big initiative remains ‘determined to break “It seems likely that the shellfish • Agreed a set of governance this month, and further details will surrounding the future of inshore out of its poor cousin status by group will be at the cutting edge of principles which stress the be released shortly. fisheries on the other. comparison with the attention developing the first of the fisheries consensus basis of the group’s work “It will be important to dovetail given to TAC whitefish and pelagic management plans envisaged in • Set up two species working The group said that the these initiatives together, but to fisheries’. the fisheries bill that is currently groups, one for whelks and one appointment of Seafish as secretariat avoid duplication. Together these This was the view expressed at passing through parliament. That for crab and lobster (chaired by for the group has meant that separate but interlinked initiatives a recent meeting, held remotely, is certainly the ambition,” said Aoife Martin of Seafish and Tony there is momentum between will hopefully guide the industry to a of the Shellfish Industry Advisory NFFO chief Barrie Deas, who was Delahunty, respectively) meetings, and steady progress is profitable and sustainable future.” Group (SIAG), which was confirmed as chair of the group • Worked with CEFAS to being made. It said: “The group At its most recent meeting, the established in November last year. at the meeting. He added that understand the current strengths has been consciously formed in group also considered international The group said it has made the recent work of the SIAG has and weaknesses of stock assessments the spirit of co-management, with factors that the shellfish sector will substantial progress despite the been focused on building solid for crab, lobster and whelk, the aim central government policy officials have to take into account. These crisis resulting from the Covid-19 foundations on which to base future being to build a realistic picture (DEFRA, DAERA in Northern would include: pandemic, which has caused management plans. of the resource base along with Ireland and the Welsh government), domestic and global shellfish “We are focused on answering identification of the dominant CEFAS scientists, industry • Overseas markets – markets to collapse. Its work has three straightforward questions – trends, including regional variations representative bodies and individual understanding the implications continued ‘in preparation for a where are we now, where do we • Mapped the complex regional fishing businesses all represented. of international trade on shellfish return to something approximating want to get to and how do we get and national regulatory framework “The group already has some markets in Europe and beyond normality’. there? currently governing shellfish, with representation from the IFCAs, and • The changes associated with the It was not possible, because of “Our efforts at the moment are the help of DEFRA and the IFCAs discussion is underway on how to UK’s departure from the EU Covid-19, to invite fisheries minister directed towards building a solid • Undertaken an economic analysis bring IFCAs and the MMO into the • Replacement arrangements for the Victoria Prentis to see the work that understanding of our sector before of the sector, with the support of discussions, whilst maintaining a EU Western Waters effort regime is underway within the SIAG. But moving to the next stage. It is Seafish manageable group size.” • Access arrangements and the group said that the foundations important to have solid foundations. • Discussed a draft management The SIAG said it remains open to safeguards against an expansion of are nevertheless being laid for ‘a We are moving quite fast, but it plan which provides a skeleton of more members who share its aims. effort in non-TAC fisheries strong and dynamic initiative that will be essential that we retain the what a final plan might contain It also highlighted that there is a • Dialogue with those shellfish will shape the future management widespread support of the sector.” • Established a website where big overlap and connection between interests which remain in the EU. Mission: Seek help now

The Fishermen’s Mission and the Fishermen’s Mission, outlined they could tackle that. The state national federations have warned the benefits to fishermen of the benefits system looked very that the worst may still be to single contact point that it and the confusing in the early days.” come in terms of the effects of federations have set up to help them The Mission has interacted the Covid-19 pandemic, and that find a way through the confusion with about 4,000 clients since the fishermen should take early action of the various support mechanisms crisis began, and working with to prepare for the autumn and available (Fishing News, 30 July, fellow charities, it has disbursed winter, reports Tim Oliver. ‘Help to find CV aid’). something like £250,000. David They said that while there has He said that the Mission’s Dickens said that this has been been some recovery, markets are networks of contacts had matured basically ‘to help keep the lights on ‡ An interactive map on the Fishermen’s Mission website will help you still fragile, and boats will be during the period of Covid, and and food on the table, it’s not been locate the nearest Mission port officer. facing the bad weather of autumn had taken a lot of the stress and anything particularly difficult like and winter with little or nothing strain out of the problems that debt relief and so on’. “We were hoping to start not over by a long way.” in the bank to see them through fishermen were encountering “But there is a feeling among topping the bank account up again Elspeth Macdonald, chief difficult times. in identifying the various types my industry compatriots as well, I – that’s now not happening, so executive of the SFF, said that The Fishermen’s Mission, of help available, the qualifying think, that the worst might be yet come back to us, and we’re ready it was difficult in a fast-moving which is a central contact point criteria and how to access it. to come, because we have been to rock and roll.” environment for people to find all for fishermen needing help and Speaking on the Fathoms eating this winter’s sandwiches the right sources of information to support, is urging fishermen who podcast, organised by the Cornish already in terms of using money Stripped of resilience get support. fear they may need support to get FPO, he said: “A lot of maritime people have got tucked away. Paul Trebilcock, chief executive of She said: “Anything that makes in touch with them early so that charities were making funds “There are rent holidays out the Cornish FPO, also expressed it easier for individuals and basic steps can be taken to put available to fishing communities, there, and on debt repayment anxiety about the coming winter businesses to find support and help help in place. but that was pretty foggy for and all the rest of it, and when months and the future course of in what might still be some quite David Dickens, chief executive of the average crewman as to how in the autumn all those things the pandemic. challenging times ahead will be start drying up, and particularly He said: “There is a bit more really welcome.” debts come back into repayment, optimism, but I feel that may NFFO chief executive Barrie I think a lot are going to struggle, be masking something more Deas said: “There are a whole How to contact the Mission particularly if markets are still deep. I think a lot of our fishing range of bodies who can provide Mission chief David Dickens said that the easiest way to contact the fragile. businesses have been stripped support and help, and it can be Mission is through its website: fishermensmission.org.uk by using the “We want fishermen and their of their resilience. Money that’s confusing to know where to go to ‘Get Help’ button at the bottom of the home page. Click on where you families to get in touch with us been put aside for the hard times access that help. are on the interactive map, and it will show you where your nearest early. Use us as that one-stop shop has been used. We’re in the time “We had the idea of a ‘one-stop Mission man or woman is. Help is available 24/7 for urgent situations. to see what assistance might be when we should be re-laying shop’, and the Mission is the Other contacts are freephone: 0800 6341020 or landline: 01489 available. Even if you don’t need that resilience in the businesses. obvious place to co-ordinate this. 566910 or email: [email protected] it now, let’s set the bedrock there Markets haven’t recovered properly The federations have responsibility The Fishermen’s Mission also has a strong presence on Twitter for how we might be able to help yet, and there’s a feel of fragility for the whole industry, not just the @thefishmish and Facebook Fishermen’s Mission, where it can receive you if things were to get sticky – about the market in general terms, businesses but the individuals, and direct messages. let’s say we have a really stormy and perhaps broadly across the this is our way of expressing that autumn. country. My feeling is that this is support and responsibility.” 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 3 Fisheries bill MSY threat An amendment to the fisheries that it also makes economic sense in response to environmental law. southernmost extent in our waters, bill would compel ministers to set for management decisions to aim signals,” says the NFFO. “This is not an abstract is moving northwards by 12km per quotas at MSY levels for all stocks to achieve maximum yields, where “This kind of flexibility would theoretical argument,” says the year. This presents a management in all circumstances, and threaten that is a reasonable option. “What be proscribed in the UK from 1 NFFO. “We currently have a real- challenge,” says the NFFO. to close fisheries. fisherman would be against high January, by prioritising short-term life example in the Celtic Sea where And in the Irish Sea, a lack of The new bill, which will sustainable yields?” asks the NFFO. sustainability in all circumstances cod, which represents less than whiting quota could potentially set up the post-Brexit fisheries But it says that the Lords and under all conditions – if the 0.1% of the catch, threatens to close close down the Nephrops (prawn) management regime in the UK, is amendment, tabled by the amendment was accepted. down the demersal fisheries in the fishery, which is worth £25m and currently going through parliament opposition, puts one aspect of “Ministers would find themselves South West of England, denying on which whole communities and is due to be debated in the environmental sustainability repeatedly subject to judicial review the fishing industry access to its depend. Commons on 1 September. ahead of all other objectives, and if they used their judgement that the main economic quotas for hake and The amendment tabled would An amendment tabled in the prioritises ‘environmental purity’ best outcomes required a trade-off monkfish, worth respectively £7m prevent the balanced fisheries House of Lords would carry serious in the short term as well as the between different objectives listed and £19m in landings and hundreds management needed in such consequences for practical fisheries long term, whatever the cost. This, in the bill.” of jobs in fishing. cases that would take care of management, according to the it says, would be a fundamental It would not be possible to “The scientists confirm that both fish and fishermen and their NFFO. “It would tie ministers’ impediment to practical and implement pragmatic policies to hake and monkfish are harvested communities. hands when setting quotas each effective fisheries management. rebuild stocks gradually in mixed sustainably. Nevertheless, the The bill returns to the House year,” says the federation. The federation points out that fisheries while avoiding socio- fisheries for these species are of Commons on 1 September, “The government would be in mixed fisheries, TACs must economic damage if there was a jeopardised by the very low TAC set when the amendments will be required to set all quotas at levels sometimes be set below MSY to legally enforceable environmental for cod to meet MSY.” considered. “The House will have which – theoretically – would deliver balance out the natural fluctuations priority. There is a similar situation in to decide whether it prioritises maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and interdependency of stocks. And the situation would be the North Sea, where there is a virtue signalling over truly effective in all circumstances – no ifs or buts “Responding to this, even the EU worse if there was still a discards limited cod TAC as efforts are made sustainable fisheries management,” and irrespective of the costs.” had to develop the concept of MSY ban/landing obligation similar to to rebuild the stock, but abundant says the NFFO. The federation agrees that a ranges to cope with the real world, the current one. Ministers would haddock and whiting. “Cod in all of functioning ecosystem and limiting where fish swim and are caught have to choose between tying up our waters is facing a distributional This article is an edited version of fishing to safe levels are necessary together, and stock abundance of whole fleets if there was a ‘choke’ shift, probably caused by warmer a report on the NFFO website: nffo. for the industry’s future. It says individual species varies naturally species in a fishery, or breaking the sea temperatures. Cod, already at its org.uk Minister backs MSY First landings to Lerwick’s DEFRA minister Lord both through international Goldsmith has emphasised the agreements and in negotiations UK government’s commitment over catch limits for stocks of to setting quotas at MSY levels. interest to UK fishers. new whitefish market He said in a written “The fisheries bill provides statement: “On the depletion of the legal framework for making Continued from page 1 owned market came just fish stocks, the UK has always progress towards MSY in its The £7.6m investment in the days ahead of the planned been a strong advocate for precautionary objective clause, market has been backed by opening of the new Scalloway setting harvest rates at or below and further details about how the European Maritime and fishmarket, which has been a stock’s maximum sustainable the fisheries administrations will Fisheries Fund, Highlands and built for Shetland Islands yield (MSY), to progress achieve sustainable fishing will Islands Enterprise and finance Council. overexploited stocks towards be outlined in the legally binding from Bank of Scotland. Simon Collins, executive MSY and restore them to healthy Joint Fisheries Statement and To mark the occasion of officer of the Shetland conditions as quickly as possible, Fisheries Management Plans.” the first fish being landed into Fishermen’s Association, said the new market by Sedulous that the new Lerwick market skipper John Wishart and ‡ The new Lerwick fishmarket was ‘a tangible sign of where crew, Lerwick Port Authority has double the capacity of the old we are going’, and that the donated £400 to both the local one and a state-of-the-art chilling timing of the opening of both Fishermen’s Mission and the system. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) new facilities was perfect for RNLI. the fishing industry. Four temperature- is installed later in the month. “Together with Scalloway controlled/chilled bays extend Modern welfare facilities market, it shows the to 1,600m2, compared to for all market users are also magnitude of the local fishing 726m2 in the old market. included in the development. industry’s ambition as we are Fishermen’s Mission The chilling system is more Construction has been heading into this brave new environmentally friendly and carried out by local company era. energy-efficient. There is Tulloch Developments, with “And even without Brexit, increased space for palletising design undertaken by Arch the existing system was well Harbour Bar fish, and a 400m2 chilled Henderson, who has also under strain, and they were dispatch area. managed the build. looking to grow in any case. The location on Mair’s Quay Captain Grains said: “The two new markets come means improved access both “Our appreciation goes to at exactly the right time – as by sea – including better stakeholders for their design of next year, we are looking at suiting landings at all states of input, to finance sources, seriously building our capacity tide, and the quayside water and to staff and contractors, as we start to catch more of depth and approaches having who had to contend with our own fish,” he said. been deepened to 6.2m – temporary suspension of and by land for uplifting fish. construction due to Covid-19 The site is adjacent to the restrictions.” L-shaped Mair’s Pier, which Work is continuing to provides more working area complete the market – as part and shelters landing berths. of the overall contract, first- Investment by Shetland floor offices are being finalised Seafood Auctions in a new for sector stakeholders LHD web-based electronic auction Ltd and the Shetland Fish system will provide a more Producers’ Organisation, who versatile online system for are funding and will own them. “In our present parlous financial state, we’ll start with the Mission buyers, with a ‘live view’ The eagerly awaited opening ‡ Laying out the first shot on the auction hall included, when it of the Lerwick Port Authority- new fishmarket. (Photo: John Coutts) before moving on... ?” 4 COMMENT/NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020 COMMENT EDITORIAL Shellfish attention long overdue EMAIL: FISHINGNEWS.ED@ It is good to see the shellfish sector As with the Future of Our Inshore foreign markets because of Covid-19, KELSEY.CO.UK receiving attention at the highest levels, Fisheries project, to which it is closely and it will suffer a double whammy to look at ways in which it can be helped linked, fishermen need to be centrally if we leave the EU on 1 January next Kelsey Publishing Ltd, to a more prosperous and assured involved in the management process. year without a trade deal, as is looking The Granary, Editor future. Shellfisheries vary widely around the increasingly likely. The complications Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Dave Linkie As the relatively new Shellfish coast, and only fishermen who target of selling fresh and live shellfish abroad Yalding, Maidstone, email: [email protected] Industry Advisory Group (SIAG) says, shellfish have the necessary detailed will be a central issue for the group to Kent, ME18 6AL 01434 607375 the sector has for too long been the poor knowledge of local circumstances that address. relation of the whitefish and pelagic is needed to manage these fisheries Another issue that the group sectors, with fisheries administrations effectively and fairly, and to ensure will need to address is how to end devoting most of their time to the quota fishermen’s support. the current licensing regime that management and other issues associated Because shellfish have never been pigeonholes inshore boats into fishing with those sectors. subject to the EU TACs and quota for either shellfish or whitefish, without Whitefish and pelagic fisheries regime, the stocks have never received at the same time leading to more also tend to be influenced more by the same level of scientific assessment effort being directed at non-quota international and EU considerations that has been given to the whitefish and shellfisheries. While inshore boats need than the shellfish sector, where fishing pelagic sectors. This is one shortcoming to be as flexible as possible, this must Managing editor is mostly carried out in domestic waters that must be addressed under the new not be at the expense of excess effort on News correspondent Gaby Bartai Tim Oliver email: [email protected] and is not subject to the EU regulatory regime – knowledge of the relative shellfish. email: [email protected] regime. abundance or scarcity of shellfish The SIAG will also need to look at Because it is largely managed by the stocks is fundamental to the process of limitations on effort. The numbers of domestic administrations, the shellfish managing them. pots now being fished are increasing sector is a particularly suitable candidate Although shellfish are caught largely continually with diminishing returns per for the kind of new management regime in domestic waters, they are largely sold pot, which benefits neither stocks nor that the new fisheries bill will soon be internationally – increasingly to China fishermen. establishing. and other Far Eastern countries – so The formation and progress of the The SIAG is taking nothing for it is welcome that understanding the SIAG now provides an official Lincolnshire, East Anglia and granted, and is taking a building-block implications of international trade on forum that will bring together Cornwall correspondent Essex correspondent approach, focusing first on what the shellfish markets in Europe and beyond all the interested parties, Phil Lockley John Worrall sector needs to achieve and then on the is high on the agenda of the SIAG. including fishermen, where the email: email: [email protected] steps that will need to be taken to get The shellfish sector has been debates around these issues can [email protected] 07748 644971 01326 340372 there. particularly hard-hit by the loss of its be held. 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This boat There is still ‘a huge gulf’ between the “In the event that there is also no was built by McCrindle Ltd EU and UK on fisheries in the continuing agreement in the coming autumn at Ardrossan in 1988 as the Brexit negotiations, and a no-deal exit negotiations, there is a possibility that seine-netter Rymaralee INS and trade under WTO terms from 1 the UK and EU would set their own 131 for Lossiemouth skipper January seems the most likely outcome autonomous quotas for 2021, although Bill Fraser. After fishing from at present, says the NFFO. this is a departure that no sensible Castletownbere for two years The federation says that while party wants,” says the federation. as Rachel Marie S 404, when statements after the talks must be seen “It is worth recalling that in the owned by Ebbie Sheehan, the in terms of each side positioning for current EU-Norway annual agreements, cruiser-sterned boat returned advantage, the overall impression is without an annual fisheries agreement to northeast Scotland in 2004 of quite substantial progress on many there is no access to fish in each and was renamed Maimai FR fronts but very wide gaps on a few – other’s waters from 1 January.” 432 by St Combs skipper John including a huge gulf on fisheries. The federation stresses that the UK’s Cardno, before moving to “The political ambition on both sovereign rights over its own waters ‡ The newly repainted and renamed Avrella berthed at Shetland in January 2015. sides is to reach a deal, but the prime after 1 January, 2021 must not be Peterhead last week. (Photo: Ryan Cordiner) Avrella takes her name minister and chief negotiator David diluted or given away in any agreement from the first boat that Frost have made it clear that on with the EU, and reiterates its central Trondra skipper Trevor trips at Peterhead. skipper Trevor Cumming’s fisheries, the EU will have to travel a objectives for the end of the transition Cumming and crew were Work carried out in late father Duncan Cumming very long way from its current position period: scheduled to start fishing liaison with new skipper/ bought in 1971. This was a – which is very close to the status quo with their newly renamed owner Ross Christie included 66ft wooden-hulled vessel – if a deal is to be made,” says the • Quota shares that reflect the 24m seine-net boat Avrella replacing the vessel’s original built as the traditional dual- federation. resources located in UK waters LK 174 this week on well-rounded cruiser stern purpose seine-netter Lilt “The Commission is operating under • Access arrangements to be completion of work being with a transom stern to give BCK 43 by Thompsons of a mandate from the member states negotiated as part of annual fisheries carried out at Peterhead, dual seine-netting/trawling Buckie in 1948. Lilt was which makes compromise impossible. negotiations reports David Linkie. capability, extending the bought by Cullen skipper Ian These two opposing factors make the • Regulatory autonomy to allow the UK Skipper Trevor Cumming shelterdeck, fitting a new Addison in 1967 before being likelihood of no deal, at present, the to develop its own distinctive fisheries bought the Caterpillar 3508 wheelhouse and renewing all refurbished at Macduff, most likely outcome. policy outside the CFP DITA-engined Avrella, the internal accommodation when a second-hand main “In the event of no deal on a fisheries • An exclusive 12-mile zone for UK to replace his previous areas, before the vessel was engine and wheelhouse were framework agreement, the EU would fishers fly-shooter of the same name, renamed Opportune LK 209. fitted. have to make a judgement on whether • As frictionless trade as can be as Opportune LK 209 from the self-harm it would inflict on itself, obtained without compromising fellow Shetland skipper Ross as well as the UK, by withholding a UK sovereignty and rights as an Christie. trade deal, would be the right course independent coastal state. The new Avrella was built of action, notwithstanding the rhetoric by Miller (Methil) Ltd for generated throughout the negotiations. “These are the criteria against Lossiemouth skipper Alistair If it made good on its threats, the UK which any deal to emerge from the Milne in 2000 as Tranquility would trade with the EU on WTO terms negotiations will be measured and INS 35, when the vessel from 1 January.” judged,” says the NFFO. had the distinction of being The NFFO says that in view of these In the meantime, Brexit talks are the first seiner to feature huge uncertainties, the UK is already continuing, with sessions planned for computer-controlled power making preparations for stand-alone the weeks commencing 17 August, 7 reels. arrangements for 2021 – in which September and 28 September. Tranquility was extensively access for EU fleets to fish in UK That is approaching the last possible refurbished by Macduff waters would be one element within deadline for an agreement to take Shipyards in 2016 following an overall annual agreement. Other effect on 1 January, 2021, as time an arsonist blaze started on elements would be setting TACs, and is required to go through the treaty the open quarter while the ‡ Skipper Trevor Cumming’s previous Avrella has been sold quota shares. ratification processes. vessel was berthed between to Ayrshire. Greens: ‘TACs must not exceed scientific advice’ A coalition of six marine strategies. FishSec and Our Fish – make They say that this year coastal communities.” environmental groups has “This can only be achieved their comments in a joint should be different because They say that all TACs called on the European by setting TACs not exceeding response to the Commission’s the Commission has proposed and set for 2021 – Commission not to set TACs scientific advice, so as to consultation on the progress committed to overcome the and for 2022 in the case of at levels that exceed scientific recover and maintain stocks of management of fish threat that climate change and deep-sea stocks – must meet advice, and for a ‘definitive’ above levels that can produce stocks in the EU and fishing environmental degradation the objectives of the CFP, and end to overfishing, reportsTim the maximum sustainable yield opportunities in 2021. pose to Europe and the world. the ambition of the European Oliver. (MSY), as legally required by They say that MSY is ‘an “For the Green Deal and Green Deal. They recognise that the the CFP.” essential tool’ to improve the the EU Biodiversity Strategy The UK will not be directly fishing industry is facing They say that 2020 is also long-term economic and social to succeed, overfishing must involved in the December hardship caused by Covid-19, an important year as it is the benefits from fishing. For the definitively end, as fishing is the Council negotiations on TACs and commend the Commission deadline to meet the CFP’s past seven years, NGOs have key driver of ocean biodiversity and fishing opportunities and member states for their legal requirement of ending issued detailed analyses and loss at sea,” say the NGOs. in 2021, but will negotiate emergency recovery plans to overfishing of all stocks. recommendations regarding “Ending overfishing is a with the EU and Norway and support the industry through They acknowledge progress the Commission’s annual TAC concrete action, which will other coastal states as an this difficult time. in reducing the number of proposals and the Council of contribute to restoring fish independent sovereign state But they say that ‘while overexploited stocks since the Ministers’ meetings, addressing populations and marine with control over its own Covid-19 response measures 2013 reform of the CFP, but say the data and reporting ecosystems. With more fish 200-mile EEZ. offer support in the short it was too slow, and that the shortfalls, and providing their in the sea, fishers will need The EU will control only term, a sustainable marine deadline was missed. “Despite recommendations for more less effort to catch the same around 20% of the sea area environment supports this missed deadline, the EU accurate and comprehensive amount of fish, so they will in the North Sea from 2021 livelihoods for years to come, must end overfishing of all TAC proposals. reduce their impacts on onwards, with the balance and the fishing industry will stocks for 2021 without further “Unfortunately, most of the sensitive habitats and species, held by the UK and Norway.

only be able to operate in delay,” say the groups. points raised in these various in addition to decreasing CO2 In Western Waters, the UK the medium and long term if The six NGOs – The Pew contributions have not been emissions. Ending overfishing and EU will be roughly equal healthy fish populations thrive Charitable Trusts, Oceana, addressed and remain valid,” will create healthier, more partners in any future fisheries through sustainable harvest ClientEarth, Seas At Risk, say the NGOs. resilient ecosystems and agreement. 6 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020 Irish prawn fishermen’s No criminal charges over case to be heard in ECJ Irish Coast Guard deaths Ireland’s director of public Marine Casualty Investigation The Irish Supreme Court has made challenged the SFPA on its SFPA, and that this approach was prosecutions (DPP) has said Board (MCIB) report into Ms a referral to the European Court of methodology, and did not agree in breach of EU law. that no criminal charges will be Lucas’ death, and that report, Justice (ECJ) for the Irish fishing that legislation existed that allowed “While initially unsuccessful brought in relation to the death published in December 2018, industry, which challenged the for it – something that the industry in the High Court, an appeal was of Irish Coast Guard volunteer also catalogued a number minister for agriculture, food and had always believed. The EU taken to the Supreme Court. Two Caitríona Lucas off Co Clare of systems and equipment the marine and the Sea-Fisheries Control Regulation is supposed to issues came before the court, and almost four years ago, reports failures in relation to the Kilkee Protection Authority (SFPA) over be implemented similarly across the the fishermen, Patrick Fitzpatrick Lorna Siggins. Coast Guard unit in Co Clare. the use of a new and obscure system whole Union. and Michael Flannery, were Ms Lucas’ death – the first Bernard Lucas, who to determine the quantity of prawns After the Supreme Court successful on both. The first was involving an Irish Coast Guard has lodged a legal action caught by a vessel in a specific judgement, Dermot Conway told whether the two men, rather than volunteer on duty – prompted against the Irish Coast Guard location, reports Pauric Gallagher. Fishing News: “The SFPA wanted to their owning companies, had two state investigations into and Ireland’s minister for During 2017, the SFPA adopted a disregard EU fishing logbook data sufficient interest to bring the case. the incident off Kilkee on 12 transport in relation to the ‘time spent’ method to calculate the and instead deploy a statistician, The court held that they did. September, 2016. circumstances of his wife’s outtake from the Porcupine Bank Dr Coughlan of the SFPA, to “The second issue was whether Findings from one of those death and its aftermath, said prawn fishery, calculating catches analyse the VMS data. The data the matter should be sent by way investigations, by Ireland’s he could not comment on the based on the actual time spent by was examined on time spent rather of a reference to the European Health and Safety Authority DPP’s decision. a vessel in a particular area, which than catches logged. The statistician Court of Justice to determine (HSA), were forwarded to the Mr Lucas said he had not then dictated whether EU quotas would then reallocate the catches, how to apply the arguments. The DPP, but no further action is to seen the HSA report, but was had been reached – rather than and disregard the logbook minister and the SPFA argued be taken. ‘very disappointed’ that the using the traditional method of completely, on the basis of where that no reference was required, as Irish police have also published MCIB report had figures obtained from the vessel’s vessels were spending time. the interpretation of the law was confirmed that the DPP failed to address questions electronic logbook, as per the EU “The EU Control Regulation so obvious as to leave no scope directed some time ago that about the equipment his wife Control Regulation. mandates that in January of each for any doubt as to its meaning no criminal prosecutions was wearing. Representatives of the Irish POs, year, the competent authority must – i.e. an Irish court could figure would arise as a result of its In his submission to an especially Francis O’Donnell, report the preceding year’s outtake out what the EU law means. The investigation into the Irish MCIB draft of the final report, former CEO of the Irish Fish data to the Commission. SFPA argued that the meaning of Coast Guard Rescue 116 Mr Lucas queried why the Producers’ Organisation, were “The SFPA said that it was ‘data’ and ‘information’ is clear and helicopter crash off the Mayo investigation did not address adamant that the new methodology entitled to use its new methodology obvious. coast on 14 March, 2017. the loss of helmets by all three was seriously flawed and unjust, because it had to report data. “The court clearly held that this Pilots Dara Fitzpatrick and crew and failure of lifejackets and brought their case to the courts Michael O’Mahony, on affidavit, argument was not correct, and it Mark Duffy and winch crew to inflate, among other with maritime law specialist Dermot stated that he could not have a was not clear and obvious. The Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith equipment issues. Conway of Conway Solicitors. ‘blind reliance on logbook data’. approach taken by the SFPA has not died in the crash off the Mullet Late last year, the Irish Coast The method was challenged twice “The fishers argued that this was been examined by the ECJ before. peninsula, which occurred Guard began an investigation in the Irish High Court, but on a twisting of the meaning of the The court held that ‘this is a new while they were providing into ‘recent malfunctioning’ both occasions the industry lost, regulation, that the data to which question of interpretation of general ‘top cover’ for the medical of lifejackets of the type Ms even though the SFPA could not the Control Regulation at Articles interest for the uniform application evacuation of an injured Lucas had worn. explain to the court what legislation 33(2)(a) and 34(4) is referring is of EU law’. What the court is saying crewman from a Scottish The HSA said it had ‘no underpinned its new method of only the logbook data, that there is that in order to have the law apply fishing vessel. comment to make on the calculation. was an arsenal of enforcement tools the same in every member state, this The bodies of the two winch death, in 2016, of Caitríona However, the Supreme Court and procedures available to the referral to the ECJ is required.” crew are still missing, despite Lucas, the Irish Coast Guard extensive searches. volunteer’. An inquiry by the HSA into It said that its involvement in the Sikorsky S-92 crash is still the Rescue 116 investigation Scottish businesses urged to net local income in train, and the unpublished is ‘continuing, and we have no Air Accident Investigation Unit comment at this stage’. offer to a number of direct is ‘Click and Complete’ on final report has been referred It said it is ‘aware of the selling directories that provide our portal, and we do the to a review board. matters in relation to Coast consumers with information rest. Within days, potential The Irish Coast Guard’s Guard lifejackets and climbing about where they can buy customers will be able to safety management system equipment, and our enquiries food online, locally and at search and view their retail was criticised in a separate are ongoing in relation to both’. the quayside. And, to help offering via online hubs. businesses streamline the “Bringing companies process, Seafood Scotland together with selling has worked with the sites to opportunities is what Seafood create a one-step application Scotland is all about – New funding Seafood Scotland has process which will result in whether that be locally or launched a campaign to help listings across the Scotland globally. As consumers are Scottish seafood businesses Food and Drink ‘Support looking to buy local or online for training in attract more customers Local’ hub, Seafish’s Fish is right now, we want to ensure through the use of free the Dish and Fish on Friday. that companies are set up marketing directories to reach Clare Dean, trade marketing to reach them – not just for a greater consumer audience. manager at Seafood Scotland, the short term but also in the Scotland With swathes of the said: “For seafood businesses post-Covid-19 market, which As training delivery begins to restart three-week Seafish Introduction to seafood export market that are not used to selling has the potential to stay following the Covid-19 lockdown, Commercial Fishing course. closed due to the Covid-19 direct to the consumer strong in Scotland.” Seafish has announced new funding Derek Cardno, safety and training crisis, the seafood industry locally, or online, the range of Seafood businesses for fishermen and new entrants in officer at the Scottish Fishermen’s has been quick to innovate, opportunities to market to a can access the ‘Click and Scotland. Federation, said: “SFF is delighted establishing markets closer new audience can be hard to Complete’ sign-up at: Thanks to financial support from and thanks those concerned that have to home that maximise the pin down. By using our quick seafoodscotland.org/ the Scottish government, the Maritime made it happen. SFF would encourage appetite for local produce – and easy one-stop portal, scotland-local and Coastguard Agency and Trinity all fishermen in Scotland to utilise this but businesses often find it which is completely free, House, fishermen and new entrants funding to further their knowledge challenging to let consumers seafood businesses can share will be able to apply for funding and skills in the quest to see a safer know they are there. their offering via listings on towards the cost of voluntary training. industry.” The Net Income campaign multiple marketing directories, The funding will be used to The funding is being administered will target fishing and seafood reaching more consumers and encourage experienced fishermen by the Seafish Fishermen’s Training processing businesses growing sales. to refresh and advance their safety team, who can be contacted on: via direct email and social “We want to help the knowledge and skills and undertake [email protected] or: 01472 marketing through the seafood sector make the courses or qualifications that will help 252324/252322. summer to encourage them most of what’s out there. them advance their careers. You can find out more and to add details of their retail All businesses need to do New entrants will be able to download a funding application form apply for funding to undertake the at: bit.ly/3imS7l1 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 7 HMS Trent departs on first deployment be prouder of them and everyone Their tasking includes protecting within Portsmouth Naval Base and UK fishing fleets, a role that will beyond who has helped us reach expand once we leave the EU. this point.” The new Batch 2 vessels are The ship’s company has 65 faster, more heavily armed, can ratings and officers, with about accommodate more personnel and, two-thirds of them crewing the crucially, can conduct helicopter vessel at any time in a three-watch operations with aircraft up to system. the size of the Merlin, which is Many of those currently serving currently in operations with NATO in the Overseas Patrol Squadron allies alongside the Royal Navy. have served in the Fishery Their proposed watch rotations Protection Squadron previously, mean they can be at sea for up to and have opted to return to it for 320 days a year. further tours of duty. It has always HMS Trent’s commissioning been known as one of the Navy’s was witnessed by the vessel’s most popular squadrons – as one lady sponsor, Pamela Potts, Vice officer put it, ‘a happy family’. Admiral Chris Gardner, Rear ‡ The commissioning ceremony Five River Class offshore patrol Admiral Martin Connell and a ‡ Lieutenant Commander James Wallington-Smith, commanding officer of was conducted by Reverend Martin vessels are scheduled to be built, small number of invited guests. HMS Trent, with the vessel’s lady sponsor Pamela Potts. (Photo: Geoffrey Lee) Evans, deputy chaplain of the fleet. and HMS Trent is number three. The band of the Royal Marines (Photo: Geoffrey Lee) They will be run alongside the School of Music played, and On 3 August, HMS Trent received in the Royal Navy on her first Batch 1 vessels, which are involved the ceremony was conducted her commissioning order in a operational role. Covid-19 pandemic to prepare in protecting our UK waters. One by the deputy chaplain of the ceremony at Portsmouth Naval “The entire ship’s company her for this day. As we hold the of these, HMS Mersey, was recently fleet, Reverend Martin Evans, Base before departing on her first have worked tirelessly in difficult commissioning ceremony and seen on the national news escorting alongside Lieutenant Commander operational deployment, reports circumstances during the depart for operations, I could not Russian vessels in the Channel. Wallington-Smith. John Periam. The new vessel is part of the Overseas Patrol Squadron, formerly the Fishery Protection Squadron, which has added overseas operational duties to those of protecting UK fishing fleets. HMS Trent was built on the Clyde by BAE Systems and delivered to the Royal Navy in December 2020 for sea trials. She will sail to the Mediterranean to add her weight to NATO’s ongoing maritime security operation there, deterring international crime and terrorism. Trent’s commanding officer Lieutenant Commander James Wallington-Smith said: “It is my ‡ ET Robson Gelder, the youngest in the ship’s company, and the honour and privilege to take HMS commanding officer’s wife Catherine Wallington-Smith cut the HMS Trent ‡ HMS Trent leaving Portsmouth harbour for her first deployment. (Photo: Trent from the start of her career cake. (Photo: Geoffrey Lee) LPhot Daniel Shepherd – Crown copyright) Notice issued of wind farm Marine notice issued survey work on the Arklow Bank to Irish EPIRB owners A geotechnical survey will begin September, and be completed by development. Four separate The Irish Department of exchange process for units that shortly in the Irish Sea, off the the end of November. devices will be deployed, Transport, Tourism and Sport are not passing the self-test. Wicklow coast, to provide site The survey work will include including a seabed frame with (DTTAS) has issued Marine Its letter notifies owners of the information to facilitate the approximately 15 boreholes, to the sensors mounted on it, an Notice No. 29 of 2020 to all Ocean Signal E100/E100G development of the Arklow be drilled at discrete locations anchoring system and a surface fishing vessel owners/operators, that they must perform a self- Bank Wind Park, reports Pauric within the hatched area on marker buoy. skippers, fishers and seafarers, test on their EPIRBs as soon as Gallagher. the map on the right. The For further information on the reports Pauric Gallagher. practically possible. The Irish Department of geotechnical survey work will survey operations, contact Paul This notice is in relation to The DTTAS marine Transport, Tourism and Sport be completed by the contractor Doherty, survey manager at SSE, Ocean Signal’s EPIRB service notice reminds the owners/ (DTTAS) has issued Marine Geoquip using the 80m vessel at: [email protected] information letter, and reminds operators of all EPIRB types Notice No. 33 of 2020 to notify Geoquip Saenti (callsign all EPIRB owners to carry of the importance of carrying all vessel owners and seafarers C6UM8). out regular beacon tests and out regular beacon tests and about the survey. This specialist survey vessel inspections. visual inspections. These Located on the shallow-water will be restricted in its ability to Ocean Signal’s letter related checks should be carried out Arklow Bank, around 10km off manoeuvre, so other vessels are to Ocean Signal Safe Sea E100 monthly, in line with specific the coast, Arklow Bank Wind requested to leave a wide berth. and E100G EPIRBs. Owners manufacturer guidelines. Park is a 25MW offshore wind The vessel will be operating 24 of these EPIRBs are requested Additionally, owners/ farm generating electrical power hours a day during survey works. to review the information operators should ensure that for the Wicklow region. It is The DTTAS has also contained in the letter, which EPIRBs are correctly registered the first offshore wind farm in advised in Marine Notice No. can be found in full at: bit. with up to date contact Ireland, and the world’s first 31 that Metocean devices will ly/2XtZFu2, and carry out the information, EPIRB and vessel erection of wind turbines rated be deployed off the Wicklow necessary actions. details. over 3MW. coast in early August, weather Ocean Signal has been Any issues or queries relating Depending on the weather, permitting, to provide ‡ The hatched area indicates the monitoring service returns of to EPIRBs in Ireland should be the survey work is expected environmental data on waves maximum extent of the survey the SafeSea E100 and E100G directed to: radiosurveyors@ to start in late August or early and currents for the wind park boundary off the Wicklow coast. EPIRBs, and is offering an dttas.gov.ie 8 FISHING NEWS AWARDS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020 FISHING NEWS AWARDS 2020 VIRTUAL TROPHY PRESENTATION In the absence of the Fishing News Awards presentation evening in Aberdeen in May, it was down to the post to deliver the trophies to this year’s winners – but by return came photographs and messages allowing us to share in their success

Demersal Fisherman of the Year Pelagic Fisherman of the Year Winner: David Milne, Fraserburgh Winner: Will Burton, Teignmouth Girl Rona TH 117 Faithlie FR 220

‡ ...with the versatile inshore boat Girl Rona. (Photo: Martin Johns)

Will Burton said: “It was a surprise to have been nominated for this award, and I’m very grateful to have won. As most of you know, this industry is constantly coming up against more and more hurdles, and to have been recognised for all the hard work and effort I’ve put in to help the future of our pelagic sprat stock is something my family and I are very proud of. “I would like to also thank my family for all the support they have given me, especially when I’ve had to travel to London to attend meetings with George Eustice, secretary of state for the environment, and to Spain for an ICES conference, where we attended a workshop on data-limited stocks of short-lived species. Hopefully our input ‡ Fraserburgh skipper Davie Milne with the Demersal Fisherman will help the future of this local industry of the Year award in the wheelhouse… ‡ Will Burton fishes sprats on a seasonal basis… for the next generation.”

David Milne said: “I am very humbled by my win of the Demersal Fisherman Shellfish Fisherman of the Year(static gear) of the Year. I would like to Sponsored by Peterhead Port Authority thank everyone who took Winner: Neil Barnard, Cove, Berwickshire Rachel May LH 23 the time to vote for me. A special thank you to David go to the awards ceremony as Linkie and the Fishing News planned due to Covid, and he team for all their hard work ‡ … of his seine-netter Faithlie. took a collapsed lung six weeks keeping Fishing News going ago, which he never recovered through this very surreal of hard work, it’s nice to from. time. have something to celebrate “He had fished his whole “After more than 40 years in 2020.” life from Cove in Berwickshire, catching shellfish, predominantly lobsters and crabs. His family of Grays have fished for over Shellfish four generations from the cove. Fisherman He was extremely proud of me and the build of my new boat. of the Year He was the one who turned (mobile gear) me from an office worker into Sponsored by Peterhead a fisherman, and I would like Port Authority to dedicate my award to his memory.”

Winner: Stewart Poland, ‡ Static-gear Shellfish Fisherman ‡ … to his late father-in-law, of the Year Neil Barnard has lifelong shellfisherman George Kirkcudbright dedicated his award… Gray, who passed away on 24 Albatross BA 88 July, 2020. Neil Barnard said: “My father-

‡ Stewart Poland, mobile-gear in-law George Gray, who taught Me winning this award meant so ‡ George Gray and Neil Shellfish Fisherman of the Year me all I know, and how to be a much to me, and especially to Barnard’s creel boats berthed at 2019. fisherman, sadly died on 24 July. him. We never got the chance to Cove harbour, Berwickshire. 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews FISHING NEWS AWARDS 9 FISHING NEWS AWARDS 2020 VIRTUAL TROPHY PRESENTATION Fresh Fish Retailer of the Year Service Company of the Year Winner: The Fish Shop, Camberley Winner: Brixham Trawler Agents, Brixham Barry Young, managing director of BTA, said: “Great recognition to all staff and customers that have made it possible for Brixham Trawler Agents to be nominated for this award.”

‡ The team at BTA with their award. Back, left to right: Todd Crombie, Luke Netherton, Neil Watson, Adam Mudge, Barry Young. Front, left to right: Julia McLeod, Kevin Dale, Kate Walne, Briony Rogers, Matt Bailey. ‡ The team at The Fish Shop, Camberley with their trophy – behind them, the blackboard shares news of their win with their customers. Fish Processor of the Year Sue Lucas, owner of The this year, which has been a Fish Shop, Camberley, said: particularly challenging one. Winner: Whitelink Seafoods, Fraserburgh “We’re absolutely thrilled to “It’s also been wonderful for have won this award. It means our customers, because they so much to the whole team to got to nominate us – they’re all be recognised for all their hard so happy and feel part of our work and dedication, especially success story.”

Trainee Fisherman of the Year Sponsored by Sunderland Marine Insurance Winner: Campbell Hunter, Scalloway Guiding Light LK 84

‡ The team at Whitelink Seafoods with their award.

Andrew Sutherland, director of Whitelink Seafoods, said: “We would like to thank Fishing News for running these awards – and also, under the current conditions, continuing with the awards. “A big thanks to the people ‡ Trainee Fisherman of the Year 2019 Campbell Hunter with his who nominated us for Fish trophy. Processor of the Year, and also for new Shellfish Boat of Campbell Hunter the Year. said: “It’s a great “I would also like to honour to win this thank our team at Whitelink award. Thanks to John Seafoods for all their hard Robert Scott and the work, which enabled us crew of the Guiding to be put forward for Fish Light for taking me on Processor of the Year. Without and training me up, them, this would not have and thanks to Mark ‡ Campbell Hunter is a crewman on been possible. Fullerton and the NAFC the Lerwick-based whitefish trawler “Many thanks to everybody for the nomination.” Guiding Light. who voted for us.” ‡ Processing scallops in Whitelink Seafoods’ Fraserburgh factory. 10 FISHING NEWS AWARDS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020

Pelagic New Boat of the Year Demersal New Boat of the Year Winner: Taits FR 229 Winner: Virtuous FR 253 Owner: Klondyke Fishing Company, Fraserburgh Owners: Sandy and Alexander West, Boatyard: Westcon Yards AS, Ølensvåg, Norway Virtuous LLP, Fraserburgh Boatyard: Parkol Marine Engineering, Whitby

‡ The Fraserburgh midwater trawler Taits.

Owners Peter and Willie Tait said: “We would like to thank Fishing News for this award, not only on behalf of Klondyke Fishing Company, but also the ship designer Kongsberg Ship Design and the building yard Westcon AS. Their efforts and input delivered an excellent and efficient ship.” ‡ Skipper Sandy West with his sons Aidan and Alexander and the Demersal Boat of the Year 2019 trophy.

‡ Skippers Peter and Willie Tait with their award for Pelagic New Boat of the Year 2019.

Shellfish New Boat of the Year Sponsored by WASSP Winner (mobile gear): Eternal Light FR 35 Owner: Whitelink Seafoods Boatyard: Macduff Shipyards, Buckie

Boatbuilder Macduff Shipyards Ltd said: “We are delighted to win this award for the Eternal Light, which recognises the hard work by our team, along with the careful attention to detail ‡ Sally Atkinson and Mark McCarthy display Parkol Marine and thoughtful planning Engineering’s builder’s award, flanked by Ben Hogarth, Lee by the owners to produce Wright, Steve Ross and Darren Dryden. this vessel to meet their requirements.” Virtuous skipper Sandy Boatbuilder Parkol Marine West said: “As a longstanding Engineering said: “From

‡ The automated scalloper fishing family, we are very the very outset, Virtuous was Eternal Light was built by grateful that the hard work going to be different. Sandy Macduff Shipyards in its Buckie and innovative thinking that and Alexander West had done premises. facilitated the new Virtuous their research and came to us has been recognised with the with innovative ideas for ways Winner (static gear): Dalwhinnie A 913 Fishing News Demersal Boat to improve on their previous Owner: Ian Mathieson, Aberdeen of the Year award. boat by enhancing operational “Although we were sure efficiency and fishing safety. Boatyard: G Smyth Boats, Kilkeel about what we wanted to It was a real pleasure to work achieve by building Virtuous, with them and see their ideas Owner Ian Mathieson said: “The crew of the Dalwhinnie are the risks we undertook with put into practice, with the delighted to have won the static Shellfish Boat of the Year, the new design concepts culmination being recognition and would like to thank everybody who voted for us. were not lost on us. However, through the Fishing News “This award means even more due to the fact that this was the changes away from the Awards.” the biggest category and the standard of the other vessels norm that were implemented was exceptional. Many thanks.” have resulted in an extremely comfortable sea boat which is Boatbuilder very easy to work for the crew Gerry Smyth and skipper alike. said: “Fishing “Our thanks go to Ian Paton boats are my of SC McAllister & Co Ltd, who team and my interpreted our ideas into a passion, so to be functional plan, and to Parkol, recognised for who undertook the build and our dedication delivered Virtuous a month and hard work in ahead of schedule. an industry that “Thanks also to those who we will always ‡ Dalwhinnie boatbuilder Gerry have encouraged us along champion is Smyth and skipper Ian Mathieson the way, including Westward both humbling and ‡ Stonehaven-based crabber Dalwhinnie with their awards for Shellfish Fishing, who backed and ‡ The innovative Fraserburgh appreciated.” was built at Kilkeel by G Smyth Boats. Boat of the Year 2019. encouraged us at all times.” twin-rig trawler Virtuous. 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews FISHING NEWS AWARDS 11

Young Fisherman of the Year Sponsored by Seafish Port of the Year Winner: David Winner: Scalloway Clark, Banff Reliance II BF 800 David Clark said: “I never imagined actually winning this award. I am very grateful to my father for teaching me everything he knows, and I’m still learning from him – and always will, I’d say. “It’s a shame we didn’t get to celebrate these awards and the fishing industry in Aberdeen, as you guys had planned to do.”

‡ Young Fisherman of the Year 2019 David Clark…

‡ … developed his skills on the twin-rig trawler Reliance II under the guidance of his father John ‡ Councillor Andrea Manson, chair of Shetland Islands Council’s Clark. Harbour Board, with the Port of the Year 2019 award for Scalloway harbour. (Photo: SIC)

The team at Scalloway new Scalloway fishmarket harbour said: “We’re very progressed well last year, and proud that we have won this with a temporary fishmarket in award, which is shared with all place, whitefish landings were those who have made the port able to continue throughout. so successful in 2019. We all look forward to a busy “The construction of the future for Scalloway harbour.”

The Sustainability Award Sponsored by The Fishmongers’ Lifetime Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust Achievement Winner: Odyssey Innovation, Newquay Award Sponsored by the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association

Winner: Sam Lambourn, Newlyn

Sam Lambourn said: “I am both surprised and delighted to receive this award, and it is a special honour to have been nominated by those I have worked with for more than 30 years.”

‡ Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 winner Sam Lambourn.

‡ Odyssey Innovation founder and managing director Rob Thompson with The Sustainability Award 2019.

Odyssey Innovation founder county pride. and managing director “It is my privilege to receive Rob Thompson said: this award as recognition for Thank you to the Fishing News Awards 2020 sponsors… “Having lived in Cornwall the notable role my company my whole life, I’ve come to has played in helping our Our grateful thanks go to all our sponsors, whose generous support makes the Fishing News recognise and respect the fishing community continue Awards possible: Peterhead Port Authority, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, the Scottish White indispensable relationship to be sustainable custodians Fish Producers’ Association, Seafish, Sunderland Marine Insurance, The Fishmongers’ Company’s between the fishing industry of the sea, and for it to Fisheries Charitable Trust and WASSP. and the quality of life here, be at the forefront of the and how integral it has been international plastic recycling … and we look forward to seeing everybody in person next year! to our culture, history and circular economy story.” 12 HARVESTER AND OCEAN HARVEST Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020 OCEAN HARVEST AND HARVESTER PAIR-SEINING David Linkie looks back 12 years to the maiden pair-seining trip of the innovative sisterships Harvester PD 98 and Ocean Harvest PD 198, built by Karstensens shipyard, which marked a significant milestone for the Scottish whitefish fleet

he intensive work by the skippers – Brian Stephen on TOcean Harvest and his brother John Stephen on Harvester – and crews, of rigging out the new vessels, running trials and taking on stores at Skagen, was matched by the efforts of staff at the vessels’ agent Peterhead Fishermen Ltd. They completed the raft of paperwork associated with the arrival of two new boats, faxed over fishing licences and secured the vital approval to fish in the Norwegian sector – which reduced steaming time before the boats could begin fishing from 30-plus hours to just 12. This concerted team effort achieved the desired result of enabling the pair-team to leave Skagen shortly before Thursday midnight, 3 July, 2008, with everything in place for their first trip. Some 14 hours later, Ocean Harvest’s crew shot the hopper pair-seine off the drum, before skipper John Stephen eased Harvester into position, ready for the waiting crew to buckle up the sweeps for the first time on the Lang Shall. Three hours earlier, Harvester and Ocean Harvest had passed the German-registered pair-team of Kristen and Victoria towing in an area where they reported taking reasonable catches of large coley ‡ Harvester moves into position alongside Ocean Harvest to buckle up.

‡ Ocean Harvest shoots away the Jackson Trawls hopper pair-seine for the first time. ‡ Passing fish over to Harvester.

– albeit on hard bottom, which the Stephen continued to steam arrangements on the new boats, fathoms of 20mm Brunton Shaw hoppers. The hoppers were skippers were counteracting by towards their originally selected the net was shot away cleanly TrawlMaster wire, in 67 fathoms. separated by between 20 and 30 working wire next to the net spot, rather than shooting away before the sweeps were passed Ocean Harvest was using a tightly packed ¾-1¼in-thick rather than combination rope. for the first time on poor bottom. across. The boats then pulled Jackson Trawls high-standing 120mm-diameter canvas rubber Although promising marks were Although the skippers and apart to run off three coils of hopper pair-seine with 580 x 8in discs rigged on chain – an continually appearing on Ocean crews were taking their first steps 50mm-diameter Malleta seine-net meshes in the fishing circle, rigged arrangement with sufficient Harvest’s Skipper GDF201 towards familiarising themselves rope, followed by 200 fathoms of on 150ft of ground gear flexibility to bend when being sounder, skippers John and Brian with the very different working 24mm-diameter wire and 120 comprising 16in/18in-diameter wound onto the drum, so saving 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews HARVESTER AND OCEAN HARVEST 13

‡ … aboard Ocean Harvest.

John Stephen decided to steam tendency was to work more warp west towards shallower ground – with a key factor being the for an hour before the weight of the heavy combination comparatively lighter discer net rope next to the net to ensure was shot in 39 fathoms. maximum ground contact. As the pair-team settled into With 250ft of 12in/14in- their second tow late on the diameter discs and ‡ Taking a haul of coley… Friday evening on cleaner-looking 60mm-diameter canvas rubbers bottom, the boats were towing rigged on 22mm-diameter wire space. Constructed throughout in addition to indicating a waiting to throw a line across, 0.32 miles apart after shooting down the wings and chain in the from 3.1mm Sapphire twine to reasonable density of fish before the bag was hauled across 725 fathoms of warp. This middle bosom section, Ocean reduce drag and fuel consumption entering the net, and a peaky the short gap and the first of followed the skippers’ usual Harvest’s clean-ground discer net, and fitted with 5mm double bottom. This was quickly another three lifts was soon being practice of closing up to 0.15 which had 750 x 6.25in meshes in Sapphire codends, the hopper net confirmed by the fact that the taken aboard. miles apart when towing the the round, was shown by the was worked with 30-fathom gear was snagging regularly, Since the hopper pair-seine hopper pair-seine with wire only Scanmar ScanMate 6 net- sweeps, with the lower one made before coming clear again. The would be out of action for the on hard ground, and to 0.35 miles monitoring system to give an from 16mm mid-link chain, while skippers attributed the catchy next 12 hours at least, Brian and on cleaner bottom, when the average headline height of 3.7 20mm-diameter wire was used for nature of the first tow to a clay the top sweep. bottom, with the hoppers thought A similar sweep arrangement to be digging into the sizeable was used with the discer net, peaks. apart from the substitution of Two hours into the first tow 22mm wire covered with 60mm into the westward as the bottom rubbers for the lower chain shoaled up to 54 fathoms, the sweep. concerns of skippers fishing in an Keeping station 0.25 miles off unfamiliar area became a reality her neighbour’s port side, Ocean as the gear came fast. On heaving Harvest was towing at 3.4 knots back, the weight finally came off using 57% propeller pitch and the sweeps. As the wings of the 980rpm. Even allowing for the net started to be wound onto the fact that the new gear was at its split drums, the first signs of a lightest, the skippers were happy badly torn net emerged astern of with the fuel meter showing an Ocean Harvest, at the same time hourly consumption of just 54 as a healthy-looking codend litres per hour. floated up. Harvester and Ocean Harvest The first priority was to take were powered by Caterpillar the fish aboard, while skipper and 3508B flexible-mounted engines crew contemplated the hours of that developed 670kW @ net-mending that lay ahead. The 1,200rpm and were coupled to damage was thought to have Hundested 8.5:1 reduction arisen as a result of the mouth of gearboxes to turn Hundested the net somersaulting after the 2,800mm-diameter four-bladed hoppers dug in and rebounded CP propellers in matching into the headline, with the steering nozzles. When steaming resulting strain tearing along west through the Skagerrak at ropeages behind the belly of the 10.4 knots, Ocean Harvest used pair-seine to create some long ‡ Releasing a bag of cod. 115 litres an hour, running at ragged tongues of torn netting. 1,160rpm and 83% propeller Taking three 35 to 40-box lifts of pitch. large blackjacks – the first fish Ocean Harvest’s main hydraulic released onto Ocean Harvest’s systems were operated by three hopper – helped to keep the crew Denison pumps fitted to gearbox in buoyant mood through the PTOs. In addition, two 11kW long spell of mending. power packs drove the pilot and Arrangements aft, where the spooling systems, a 20kW power codend Gilson was located on the pack operated the landing crane shelterdeck just forward of the and auxiliary hydraulics, and the central hopper to give almost towing pump was driven by a perpendicular leads, proved more 55kW unit. than capable of lifting large bags In constant communication, of fish through the stern gantry, Brian and John Stephen quickly before the codline was quickly got to grips with setting up and retied and lowered back into the confirming the operation and water in preparation for another function of the Scantrol radio lift. pair-link system. The Scanmar By the time the third lift was TrawlEye sensor showed a released, Harvester was in ‡ Boxes steadily accumulated in the fishroom during the first 24 hours ‡ The hopper net is shot away off headline opening of 5.4 fathoms, position astern with the crew of successful fishing. the starboard drum. 14 HARVESTER AND OCEAN HARVEST Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020 MODERNISING PAIR-SEINING he simultaneous arrival bagging drums, which are then Harvester and Ocean Harvest of Ocean Harvest and used to take up the long taper were the first new pair-seiners THarvester at Peterhead and codend extension. to feature a Scantrol radio less than five years after a From a hydraulically operated link, enabling the skipper of large number of locally based codend hatch centrally either vessel to take control whitefish vessels, including positioned at the transom, of both boats when pair- several pair-teams, had been fish flow to starboard into a seining, including distance decommissioned, was highly 200-box-capacity hopper, from apart, course, engine and significant for the Scottish where they are moved forward pitch control, in addition to whitefish sector. by an elevated conveyor onto a adjusting warp length through In addition to being built to a long waist-height conveyor from a Scantrol Ispool autotrawl/ completely new design concept, which the crew select and gut seine system. An impressive the technically advanced the catch. development given that the sisterships, which had the auto-spooling has to change distinction of being the first three times to take account of dedicated whitefish boats to the different diameters of wire join the Peterhead fleet for eight and rope spooled on the middle years, represented a strong drum when pair-seining, this statement of purpose and long- ‡ Gear-handling arrangements on the shelterdeck of Ocean Harvest. innovation is widely used by pair-teams today. term commitment. Designed and built to replace With main dimensions of Brian and John Stephen’s LOA 28.35m, registered length previous 26m Ocean Harvest 23.95m, beam 8.6m and and Harvester, which were both depth moulded to shelterdeck built as opened-decked vessels 6.4m, the vessels feature fully 35 years earlier as Summer enclosed shelterdecks, from Dawn PD 64 and Margona BF which all fishing operations 381, the new pair-team raised are carried out over the stern, the standards bar by several with the codend hatch centred notches in one go. between twin trawl tracks. Since arriving at Peterhead, Capable of single- and the pair-team has performed twin-rig trawling as well as consistently well, sailing the pair-seining, Ocean Harvest and ‘back o’ Sunday’ and generally Harvester feature a new concept ‡ The Scanmar TrawlEye fishing four- to five-day trips. of gear-handling arrangements, headline sounder... ‡ Ocean Harvest… with three split trawl winches housed in a dedicated winch room situated forward on the main deck. Two large split net drums are mounted abaft the accommodation casing at shelterdeck level, at the head of twin trawl tracks leading to shooting and hauling openings across the transom, which can be sealed off in poor weather by hydraulically operated stern doors capped with large-diameter rollers. Two 10t bagging winches are mounted at boat deck level towards the transom stern on the shelterdeck. This arrangement enables the wings and mouth of the pair-seine to be hauled by ‡ … displaying invaluable information on the opening of the net, ‡ … and Harvester were delivered simultaneously by Karstensens the net drums until the middle symmetry, ground contact, and the level of fish passing under the after being built to a completely new design concept. hoppers are just forward of the sensor into the net.

fathoms. over, as Harvester’s crew prepared pitch. Brian Stephen commented While two crewmen remained to haul the gear aboard for the that this economical level of fuel on deck to get to grips with first time. consumption was virtually no mending the torn hopper net, the As the codend entered the more than the previous Ocean other four were eager to try out periphery of Harvester’s Harvest averaged when towing Ocean Harvest’s fish-handling floodlights, her crew were soon considerably smaller and lighter system. This worked well from the shouting over to report a good gear. When the fuel used by the off, with the crew more than haul of green. After Harvester had Cummins auxiliary engine and the happy with the standard at which taken three lifts, the final two were higher consumption rate of the gutted fish were coming out of the passed over to Ocean Harvest. main engine when steaming or integral washers, before being This demonstrated the towing into heavy weather were delivered by secondary conveyors effectiveness of arrangements for added to the equation, early to holding hoppers in the bagging and passing fish over aft, indications were that the new fishroom. with the process being quickly boats would use around 70-75 Following a routine five-hour completed by crews new to this litres an hour (1,680-1,800 litres tow, during which both the boat- method of working. per day) when averaged across a and net-mounted sounders Two hours after taking aboard full trip – a figure well within the showed some encouraging signs of 220 boxes of green, the boats were original projections of 2,000 litres fish on the bottom and passing soon towing north again at 2.9 per 24 hours. This clearly showed under the headline, the pair-team knots in 44 fathoms, with the fuel the running expense benefits ‡ The information display from the Scantrol Ispool auto pair-seine closed together again before the meter indicating 59 litres for associated with purpose-built new ‡ system. starboard sweeps were passed 1,000rpm and 55% propeller boats incorporating the latest 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews HARVESTER AND OCEAN HARVEST 15

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1 & 2. Mending needles (and 6. Swinging a well-filled codend 10. … before slipping the quick- mugs of tea) to the fore as a onboard Ocean Harvest. release hook on Harvester as badly torn net surfaces after a the sweeps spring away. two-hour tow which still yielded 7. All sizes of green on the six lifts of big coley. main conveyor leading from the 11. Jackson Trawls’ pair-seine reception hopper. shows its underwater shape. 3. Drying the bag up. 8. Kenneth Coutts and Johnny 12. Hauling the wings of the 4 & 5. Harvester preparing to Strachan gutting. discer net onto Ocean take the first of three lifts of Harvest’s port side split net green onboard from the pair’s 9. Throwing the float line… drums. second haul. 16 HARVESTER AND OCEAN HARVEST Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020

thinking in both hull design and on Sunday. This decision was machinery technology. made easier by the Skipper CATCH-HANDLING EFFICIENCY After the third haul resulted in sounder continuing to show Harvester’s crew taking aboard a promising signs of life on the good lift of spraggy cod, the bottom. Confirmation was PROMOTES QUALITY fourth yielded two lifts of mainly provided just over three hours green, although with a better later, when Ocean Harvest hauled ptimising catch quality, sprinkling of haddock and coley, again for another two lifts, in to achieve the highest when the net was returned to which green again outnumbered Opossible standard of Ocean Harvest in the middle of haddock. end product aligned to full Saturday afternoon. By now, the After five hauls in 27 hours of traceability, was one of the damaged hopper net had been fishing, the crews were becoming owners’ main priorities when repaired, and was wound back accustomed to the vessel’s new the double build project was onto the starboard drum ready working arrangements. This was first mooted 18 months earlier for more action, while the shown by the fact that only 55 – when the offer to join the remnants of the damaged sections minutes elapsed from the start of pair-team for their first trip was were picked off the deck and the fifth haul until Harvester and originally made. bagged to await disposal ashore. Ocean Harvest were towing Capability to control the The pair-team were now alone, again. Although the skippers temperature of catches at apart from the solitary 28m confidently expected to reduce every stage in the fish-handling Swedish single-boat trawler this by a further 15 minutes – at system, from being released Bravik. Fishing further east than least when each boat was carrying into the reception hopper, to usual for Peterhead whitefish a full complement of gear, so that being electronically weighed/ boats, because the trip had one boat would be able to shoot labelled and boxed in the ‡ Ocean Harvest’s integrated fish selection and washing system. started in Denmark and had been the net for the next tow before put on hold 24 hours later in the other came alongside to Norway, Brian and John Stephen buckle up after bagging fish from had not expected to see any other the previous haul – Brian and Scottish boats. However, the total John Stephen were more than absence of other fishing vessels, happy with how the new apart from a solitary Danish arrangements were working out. anchor-seiner earlier on the One of the reasons for this was Friday morning, brought home the wrap-round ‘midwater-style’ the impact that extensive boat decks, enabling crewmen to decommissioning schemes, both work the gear across the transom in the UK and in Denmark, had from two levels, which was on fishing effort throughout the already proving beneficial when North Sea. passing over the sweeps. After By the time the gear was back manoeuvring into position to pass in 39 fathoms of water at 4.30pm, over a throwing line, a lazy deckie ‡ Weighing and labelling coley from one of the and the pair-team were 55 miles was clipped into the quick-release ‡ Pouring slurry ice on top of boxed fish. four selection bins in Ocean Harvest’s fishroom. southwest of Norway, the hook spliced into a short pennant, skippers were discussing whether attached at shelterdeck level on fishroom as quickly as possible, system had been rigorously and hydraulically operated to make one long haul or two the aft side of the casing that was identified as being of tested in Skagen harbour to release flaps and conveyor shorter ones before suspending formed the trawl gantry. As soon paramount importance. familiarise the crew with its drives, and double-washed fishing towards midnight and as a crewman on the partner boat A key component of this was operation, it was only after the fish were soon being delivered steaming into Norway to lie over had operated the quick-release the large-capacity freshwater first haul, as fish were taken by the two deck-mounted slurry ice plant, utilising twin out of the hopper and moved conveyors into one of four S4 generators delivering 18kW forward by conveyor, that Ocean reception hoppers in the of cooling capacity. Stored in a Harvest’s crew could start to fishroom. 2,500-litre holding tank located evaluate its capability. Large On release from the forward on the port side of blackjacks were soon appearing fishroom holding bins, fish the fishroom, slurry ice was on the long selecting/gutting were weighed by a set of Marel pumped for delivery to any point conveyor, before being gutted M2200-MO2 electronic scales, of the fish-handling system, and placed into one of the three which automatically printed from the reception hopper main selection hoppers/integral out box/bin labels displaying through the integral receiving washers. These were arranged species, weight, time and bins/washers to filled boxes in at each end of the fish-handling date – information that was the fishroom. The thought given system, on either side of four also transmitted to a PC in the to maximising the efficiency of central hoppers/washers into wheelhouse, from where it was this system was highlighted by which smaller fish destined for sent ashore to the vessels’ the fact that the portable control machine gutting were placed. agents. unit used to deliver slurry ice in Although the first haul was From the third haul onwards, the fishroom was housed on a predominately large coley, when catches included a telescopic wire leading along smaller sizes of fish were also sprinkling of haddocks, the deckhead. This ensured being picked up efficiently by selections were transferred that the remote control unit the main conveyor. The crew forward before individual ‡ Splitting a double lift of green... was as close as possible to the reaped the benefit of time fish were positioned in the holdman throughout a trip. spent familiarising themselves Kronberg gutting machine. While the catch-handling with the array of pneumatically Thirteen nest/stack boxes were accommodated across the width of the fishroom, in tiers 10 high. After a layer of flake ice was placed in the bottom of each box and the contents neatly aligned, slush ice was pumped in on top of the fish, thereby filling all voids. The efficiency of the fish- handling system was shown by the fact that even with two crewmen mending gear, Ocean Harvest’s remaining four hands were comfortably clearing 80- to 100-box hauls of generally larger fish in less than two ‡ The first fish on Ocean Harvest’s selection/gutting conveyor. hours. ‡ … and taking the codend aboard. 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews HARVESTER AND OCEAN HARVEST 17

bunks for the first time in 37 hours. As swirling dense fog was forming very quickly after a beautiful summer’s day, Brian Stephen set double watches as Ocean Harvest preceded her partner eastwards to Flekkefjord, some 45 miles distant. The boats remained there on Sunday before resuming their maiden trip on the Egersund Bank on the Monday morning, as the skippers looked for haddock. Three and a half days later, Harvester and Ocean Harvest landed 1,180 boxes into their home port of Peterhead at the conclusion of a successful first ‡ Johnny Strachan stands by to clip in the quick-release as Harvester trip – which the skippers and comes alongside. crews would have gladly accepted before leaving Skagen a week clip, the lazy deckie was heaved small frame atop the main stern earlier. n ‡ True perspective as Harvester tows 0.3 miles to port of Ocean Harvest. onto the outer half of the split net gantry. When hauling for the fifth drum, at the same time as another time on the Saturday evening, it lazy deckie was used to transfer took 15 minutes to heave up and the load from the central towing pass over the sweeps, and the warp to the inner sweeps. The same amount of time to take the headline and footrope of the net and two lifts of fish aboard. pair-seine followed the sweeps With Ocean Harvest’s crew onto the split net drum until the repairing two small holes before middle bight of hoppers/discs shooting the net away again, a were hauled halfway along the further 20 minutes elapsed before trawl deck, until just forward of the boats resumed their the elevated bagging drums. After customary positions for the last connecting another lazy deckie to tow, which resulted in another 35 the dog rope, the extension piece boxes being taken aboard of the net was then wound onto Harvester, taking the tally across the bagging winch, and the the two boats to 620 boxes of codend hauled towards the prime-quality fish from a one and transom before being lifted a half day fishing trial. aboard. After washing down the On those occasions when the working deck, cook Kenneth momentum of the boat was not Coutts served up the long-awaited sufficient to take the codend clear haddock and chips, which lived of the transom when shooting up to its billing, after which the away again, an outhauler deckie crew cleaned the accommodation could be easily attached using a areas before retiring to their

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‡ Fjords tower over Harvester as the pair-seiner approaches Flekkefjord early on Sunday morning. ‡ Ocean Harvest and Harvester alongside at Flekkefjord. 18 A TRAWLERMAN’S REMINISCENCES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020 BETWEEN THE WARS: PARTING OF THE WAYS A TRAWLERMAN’S REMINISCENCES – PART 11 The 11th article in the series by Hull skipper William Oliver, first published in 1953/54. All photographs courtesy ofAlec Gill

s well as new ships the ideal. The fishing grounds, becoming larger however, were getting barer, Aand having a greater and many trawlers were now carrying capacity, a still newer towing at 84 to 86rpm. I had departure was made in the tried this higher figure once or construction of Hull trawlers twice but, whatever the reason with the launching in 1931 of may have been, the result the first cruiser-stern trawler, was not very satisfactory. So the Beachflower H 349, for the I continued at 78, but there Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co. was no doubt that I was not She was followed very catching the fish that my quickly, early in 1932, by the colleagues were taking, and Cayton Wyke H 440, another they were getting in more cruiser-stern vessel belonging fishing time owing to their to the West Dock Steam faster passages. Although, Fishing Co. These cruiser-stern therefore, we were the lowest ships represented a distinct in consumption of coal in improvement in construction, the whole fleet, we were also as they were faster, subject to nearly the lowest in landings. less vibration, and did not drag One of my previous mates, in the water, causing what I call Norman Goff, was now a ‘quarter wave’ when running skipper for the Yorkshire Co before a heavy swell. Other in Crestflower H 239, and my firms quickly followed suit, son Lawrence was in another and I do not think there are Yorkshire vessel, Sprayflower today half a dozen ships in Hull H 437. There had been several without the cruiser stern. new additions to the Yorkshire We had two very successful fleet: Rockflower H 511 and years in the Waveflower and Bayflower H 487 were fine then, for some reason I do not cruiser-stern ships, and the quite understand, our earnings Yorkshire Co was doing very started to fall considerably. well, with the one exception of Rightly or wrongly, I put it down Waveflower. This began to get to the following reason. on my nerves and I started to Mr McCann, the boss of imagine all sorts of complaints Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co, and grievances. My health had always been of the opinion was also causing me some that a good deal of coal was concern, as I had a good deal being consumed in his vessels of bronchial trouble – a legacy ‡ Waveflower, Skipper Oliver’s last ship with the Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co, leaves Hull’s St Andrew’s fish unnecessarily, and always of my pneumonia in 1927. dock on another trip. tried to instill into the minds of his skippers never to operate A career mistake the time that it seemed the only On my return to Hull, I had H 268, as J Dahlgrean, her at higher revolutions than In 1933, I decided I would thing to do. On my return from an interview with Mr W Willey, skipper, who had been with necessary for efficiency. I have leave Waveflower and sever Iceland in September 1933, I to whom I had previously the Willey Company some to admit that I agreed with him, my connection with the ended my connections with the intimated my intentions. He three years, considered that he and so I never gave orders for Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co. old firm and with Mr McCann, made an offer to buy a suitable had a right to the better ship. Waveflower to be driven unless So, in August of that year, after and it is fair, I think, to say that ship if I would sail in her as Mr Willey assured me that if I it was to catch a market. Most landing a disappointing trip, I I took very little interest after skipper. The ship selected was would agree, he would order trawlers by this time were left a letter to be posted to Mr that in fishing as a skipper. the Kopanes H 502 belonging a new ship which would be being driven hard towards the McCann after I had sailed, in Having settled up with the to J Oddsson; she was a fine for me. On those conditions fishing grounds and home the which I expressed my desire Yorkshire Co, my wife and I type of trawler. Negotiations I agreed, and changed to same way, but I carried on to resign, and also offered the went to London for a week were completed, and I sailed Pennine in early November. economically both ways. shareholders my holding in the to see one of our sons who as skipper of Kopanes in the She was a much smaller type I had also tested Waveflower firm. It now seems to me that I was in Manor House Hospital last day or two of September of ship and I didn’t like her a at various towing speeds from must have been demented to undergoing treatment for an 1933. bit, but we did very well in her the time she was new, and do such a thing, but I was so injury caused at sea, and for We made two ordinary trips, and I was more or less content. had fixed on 78rpm as being dissatisfied by my earnings at which he had had several and then Mr Willey asked me When the new ship, the operations. if I would transfer to Pennine Mendip H 114, was ready, I did not get her. Skipper Dahlgrean got her and I transferred back to Kopanes, by then renamed Grampian H 502. This was in October 1934. I remained in Grampian, and another ship was ordered which was supposed to be for me. We did fairly well, although I had two trips ashore in December and January. On one of those trips, R Millener took her away and made £2,000 from Bear Island. In March 1935 came a deckhand strike, as a protest against a reduction in the price of liver oil money. Oil money was derived from the oil made from the fishes’ livers, which ‡ The crew of the Crestflower, a Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co vessel, were saved in baskets when ‡ The crew of the Cayton Wyke on the whaleback as the trawler prepare for another trip as the vessel heads into the river Humber the fish were gutted, and boiled leaves St Andrew’s dock. from Hull’s fish dock. onboard. Oil money made 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews A TRAWLERMAN’S REMINISCENCES 19 up a significant proportion of deckhands’ earnings. We had landed just before Good Friday and made £1,448. The strike went on for about five weeks and resulted in the men going back with half the reduction reinstated. I remained in dock for three weeks, and sailed in Grampian again at the end of April. 25 years as a skipper In May 1935, I received two wires, one from my wife and one from my owners, congratulating me upon being awarded the King’s Personal ‡ Bayflower, seen on trials in the Humber… Souvenir Jubilee Medal for services in the fishing industry as a skipper for 25 years. Three Hull skippers were granted this honour – skippers Glanville, A Albrow and myself. The presentation was made at the Trawler Owners’ Association offices on my return from sea. ‡ William Oliver skippered the Kopanes, pictured on the slip in Hull, We carried on in Grampian, for two trips in September and October 1933. doing fairly well, until one trip in October 1935. We were at the she was ready, as I should her, and she was lost with all White Sea off the north coast have been ashore five weeks hands. of Norway when I learned that I by then? He did not absolutely My chief and second was not to take the company’s insist, but considered it would engineers now had flu, and the new ship after all, and that J be much better than putting next morning I had it myself. Dahlgrean had been promised another temporary skipper in So I decided to return to Hull, her. Mr Willey, I regret to say, her for a trip. I did not care for feeling that it was impossible to did not appear to keep his the idea as I was anything but continue the trip. So just over a word to me, so on my return to ‡ … and Rockflower were part of the fleet of successful cruiser- well, but did not care to refuse. week from sailing, we dropped port I left the company. sterned trawlers operated by the Yorkshire Steam Fishing Co in the I made a very big mistake. anchor off the Victoria Pier, a I now decided that I had early 1930s. We sailed on 21 January, relief skipper came onboard, had enough of the sea, and 1937, and went out of the river and I went home and was entered into negotiations with Brimness H 588 sometime in as we had had. I landed in into a heavy SE gale. We had to immediately put to bed, where I the Hull Brewery Co, with a January, subject to certain December and received a fairly pull to head to wind and, after remained for three weeks. This, view to taking the tenancy of a bonus conditions. These comfortable sum in bonus, 36 hours’ dodging, the chief then, I thought, finishes me as country public house where I were agreed, but I made the and then stayed ashore for the engineer reported that both his a skipper: I imagined that my hoped to finish my days. When stipulation that in consideration agreed two trips. firemen were down with flu. We services would no longer be we presented ourselves for of foregoing a summer holiday, Most of the time that I was could not get into Aberdeen required after that. n an interview with the manager I would be allowed two trips ashore during that winter I was as the port was closed owing of the company, however, my ashore in December and suffering from bronchitis, and to the gale. After some time, I wife dropped a bombshell by January. This was also agreed started to lose weight very got up to the Moray Firth and disclosing that she was not in to, and on 26 January, 1936, I considerably. The Brimness obtained medical assistance at favour of life spent in a pub, so sailed in Brimness to Iceland. had gone to the White Sea and Fraserburgh. Our two firemen the whole thing was called off We had varying luck in was away for over a month. were landed and put into and I decided that I would in Brimness, but on the whole we On her return she made a poor hospital, and replacements due course return to sea. did fairly well. At any rate, Mr trip, and Mr Oddsson said he were signed on. It was still In December, I received an Oddsson was satisfied, and he intended to keep her in dock blowing a gale and impossible invitation from Mr J Oddsson informed me he never had a for a few days and put her on to run for the Pentland Firth. to go as skipper in his vessel ship run with so little expense slip. Would I take her when That day, signals of distress were sent out by Amethyst H 455, one of the Kingston Co vessels on homeward passage. ‡ Livers were saved into baskets Nothing more was heard of and boiled to make codliver oil.

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International teamwork on Smart Lobster project Raise a glass for the Mission The Irish Marine Institute is Jacopo Aguzzi from the Institute of Nephrops is being tracked The Padstow Brewing Company has created a lager named ‘1881’ collaborating with scientists in of Marine Sciences in Spain, is using video-cabled observatory to support the work of the Fishermen’s Mission. Spain on a new project, Smart working with Marine Institute technology for the first time. Padstow Brewing Company said: “Brewed in support of the Lobster, which is monitoring the scientists Jennifer Doyle and Dr Nephrops are one of the most Fishermen’s Mission, 1881 commemorates the year of their digging activity and maintenance Colm Lordan to provide specialist important commercial fishery founding and helps to raise money towards their vital work in the of burrows of Nephrops. fishery management and policy resources in Europe, and the present.” Current methods for counting knowledge. The scientists will knowledge from the Smart A pale, refreshing, unfiltered lager, 1881 has been patiently populations cannot account for analyse the video footage to Lobster project will assist in the fermented and packaged to maximise its clean flavour. The can variability in the animals emerging assess digging activity and sustainable management of this design features the artwork of Esme Fergusson. from their burrows. This study maintenance of burrows by species. It is vital that countries It’s available in a 440ml can, price £3.50, and in a five-litre mini will solve that problem by helping Nephrops. Scientists will also come together to work on keg. Find out more and order at: bit.ly/39XZuw0 to understand that variability analyse the role of ecological and international projects like these, and lead to more accurate environmental factors that affect so we can share data, expertise assessment of population burrow emergence, such as the and infrastructure, and deepen numbers, to ensure a sustainable presence of prey or predators. our knowledge on our marine fishery into the future. The results of the Smart resources.” Smart Lobster is monitoring the Lobster project will have The Marine Institute is also burrow emergence behaviour of implications for stock co-ordinating the operational Nephrops norvegicus by using assessment, allowing aspects of the project. A steel the underwater camera on the standardisation of demographic frame was constructed to assist EMSO SmartBay Observatory, data obtained with trawl nets with monitoring Nephrops which is located on the seabed (fishery-dependent sampling) activity, and was deployed by a (20m to 25m depth) off the coast and towed sledges (fishery- team of divers. The camera and of Spiddal in Galway Bay. The independent sampling) on the imaging device will record project will also involve the use Nephrops’ burrow emergence the activity of up to 15 Nephrops of a new autonomous imaging variability. within this frame over the next 12 device, which has been designed Dr Paul Connolly, CEO of the months. for long-term deployment. Marine Institute, said: “Off the For more information, visit: ‡ Padstow Brewing Company’s new 1881 lager. The project’s chief scientist, Dr coast of Ireland, the behaviour marine.ie 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 21 PORTS & PRICES DAWN OF NEW ERA FOR SHETLAND The low-key opening of the new especially on Tuesday morning, monkfish (13,809kg), mackerel whitefish market at Lerwick when the 87 boxes sold were (11,785kg), ling (10,849kg), on Tuesday afternoon was the all landed by inshore boats, plaice (8,629kg), saithe highlight of an otherwise quiet landing 3,246kg of line-caught (8,518kg), megrim (6,443kg), week in Shetland. mackerel, 16kg of lythe and lemon sole (3,599kg) and hake With several of the local 126kg of roker. (2,591kg). trawlers and seiners tied up, Supplies increased slightly Top prices over the first four inshore static-gear boats again on Wednesday and Thursday markets of last week were cod featured prominently in terms mornings with 539 boxes from at £5.60 per kg, gutted haddock of the number of arrivals for the eight boats and 716 boxes from £3.95, hake £3, halibut £13.75, first four markets of last week. 12 boats respectively. lemon sole £9.25, ling £1.05, The week started very At 32,742kg, cod led the mackerel £1.10, megrim £6.45, strongly when 24 boats landed way by far last week, followed monkfish £4.05, plaice £3.25, 2,689 boxes for Monday’s by gutted haddock (27,890kg), saithe £1.40, squid £7.95, turbot auction. The following three whiting (24,146kg, including £14.75, gutted whiting £2.80 ‡ The Whalsay trawler Venturous approaching the new Lerwick fishmarket to land for markets were much quieter, 15,401kg of rounders), and round whiting £1.30 per kg. Thursday morning’s electronic auction. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) HIGHER LANDINGS AND SALES AT BRIXHAM PETERHEAD MARKETS INCREASE ACROSS THE WEEK Prime lobsters were £19 and large £18. Sales at Brixham picked up again last week, Incremental increases in supply levels of whiting (316 ungutted), 376 boxes boxes of round haddock, 967 boxes with a more settled week of weather. Total Mackerel was £6.50 for 1s, £5.20 for 2s and over the first four markets of last of hake, 208 boxes of ling, 139 boxes of hake, 957 boxes of whiting (720 sales for the full week were expected to be in £1.70 for 3s. Megrim made £4 for 1s, £3.50 week at Peterhead, which began with of monkfish, 116 boxes of flatfish, 82 ungutted), 644 boxes of cod, 327 boxes the region of £700,000. for 2s, £2.80 for 3s, £1.60 for 4s, £1.20 for 4,974 boxes and ended at 6,753 boxes, boxes of squid and 62 boxes of megrim. of monkfish, 195 boxes of flatfish, 153 Over the first four markets last week, bass 5s and 60p for 6s. Monkfish 1s averaged resulted in 24k boxes being sold, Ten boats, Victory Rose, Shekinah, boxes of megrim, 151 boxes of ling, 143 fetched £15 for 1s and 2s, £13.80 for 3s, and £10.60, 2s £10.40, 3s £10.50, 4s £9.10, 5s reports David Linkie. Our Lass III, Golden Gain, Summer boxes of coley and 88 boxes of squid. £11 for 4s and 5s. Blondie wing 1s and 2s £7.90 and 6s £5.30. Grey mullet 1s and 2s Prices followed the trend of recent Dawn II, Boy Andrew, Lapwing, Budding Last Thursday morning, large/ were £4, 3s £3.80 and 4s £2.30/kg. Black were £3.50, and 3s were £2.20. Red mullet weeks, with larger sizes continuing to Rose, Forever Faithful and Favonius, medium gutted haddock made £2.65-£4 bream 1s and 2s made £11, 3s £9 and 4s sold at £13.40/kg for 1s, £12.40 for 2s and make good prices. Cod sold at up to along with three consignments from per kg, selected £1.80-£4.50, small 2. Size 1 brill averaged £11.50/kg, 2s £8.70, £6 for 3s. Octopus averaged £2.20. £6.30, selected haddock £4.50, whiting Deeside, Chloe Ella and Just Reward, 90p-£3.70, chippers 75p-£1.90, metros 3s £8, 4s £7.50 and 5s £4.10. Cod 2s were Plaice 1s averaged £5.40/kg, 2s £4.50, £2.40, monkfish £4.55, lemons £10, contributed 6,441 boxes to last 40p-£1.25 and round haddock 55p-£1. £6.80, 3s £6.50, 4s £3.50 and 5s £2.50. 3s £3.60, 4s £2.60 and 5s £1.45. Pollack 1s plaice £5 and selected fresh squid Wednesday’s market at Peterhead. This Large cod sold at £3.60-£6.30 per Coley 2s and 3s were £3 and 4s were and 2s were £6.30, 3s £5 and 4s £3. Sand £11.20 per kg. sale included 2,120 boxes of gutted kg, sprags £3.75-£6, medium £3.55- £2.20. Conger 1s and 2s were £2.50 and sole 1s were £9.80/kg and 2s £6.10. Large Ten boats, Ocean Harvest, Harvester, and 130 boxes of round haddock, 1,101 £5.15, selected £3.30-£4.60 and small 3s were 90p. Cuttlefish averaged £5.40 for scallops were £9.50 and small £4.20. Dover Atlantic Challenge, Havfjord, Shalanna, boxes of hake, 835 boxes of cod, 814 £2.95-£3.95. Gutted whiting were at 1s and £2.80 for 2s. Size 1 dabs were £4 sole 1s averaged £16.10/kg, 2s £15, 3s Opportunus IV, Aquarius II, Gracious, boxes of whiting (735 ungutted), 478 £1.20-£2.05 per kg and round whiting and 2s were 50p. John Dory 1s and 2s were £15.90, 4s £15.60, 5s £12.40, 6s £11.90, 7s Chloe Ella and Fruitful Bough, together boxes of coley, 246 boxes of flatfish, 65p-£1.25. Monkfish sold at £2.30- £12/kg, 3s £9.10 and 4s £7. Red gurnard 2s £10.10, 8s £9.40, 9s £7.50 and 10s £6.40. with seven consignments from 212 boxes of monkfish, 112 boxes of £4.55 per kg, squid £4.30-£11, ling made £3.80. Haddock 1s averaged £4.60/kg, Squid were £12.50. Aquarius, Reliance II, Just Reward, ling, 39 boxes of squid and 37 boxes of £1-£1.40, plaice 65p-£2.90, coley 2s £3.30, 3s £2.50 and 4s £2.10. Thorny wings averaged £2.10 for 2s and Deeside, Transcend, Prosperity and megrim. £1-£1.45, lemon sole £1.45-£9.15 and Hake made £4.70 for 1s and 2s, £4.50 3s and £1.40 for 4s. Tubs were £3.60/kg for Stella Maris, contributed 4,974 boxes Fourteen boats, Serenity, Boy John, hake 40p-£3.55 per kg. for 3s, £3.70 for 4s, £3.15 for 5s, £2.90 for 1s and £3.30 for 2s. Turbot averaged £21/ for Monday’s market. This total, the Rosebloom, Opportunus IV, Guiding Forty-one boats and 20 consignments 6s, £1.80 for 7s and 60p for 8s. Lemon sole kg for 1s, 2s £19.50, 3s £16.70, 4s £15.20, smallest of the first four days last week, Light, Guiding Star, Fruitful Vine, contributed to last week’s four-day tally averaged £10.50/kg for 1s, £10.40 for 2s, 5s £11.70 and 6s £9.80. Size 1 whiting included 1,093 boxes of gutted and 380 Ocean Bounty, Zenith, Zephyr, Celestial of 24,028 boxes on Peterhead market. £8.10 for 3s, £2.80 for 4s and 70p for 5s. averaged £3.20/kg, 2s £1.70, 3s 85p and boxes of round haddock, 852 boxes of Dawn, Steadfast Hope, Castlewood and This total included 8,467 boxes of Ling 1s and 2s were £2.30 and 3s £1.50. 4s 40p. cod, 710 boxes of coley, 402 boxes of Attain II, plus six consignments from haddock (965 rounders), 2,886 boxes of hake, 386 boxes of squid, 226 boxes Ocean Rose, Jubilee Spirit, Audacious, cod, 2,846 boxes of hake, 2,457 boxes of monkfish, 209 boxes of whiting (164 Deeside, Prosperity and Prevail, landed of whiting (1,935 ungutted), 2,300 WINDS AND LOCAL DEMAND IMPACT LOWESTOFT rounders), 147 boxes of ling, 67 boxes 6,753 boxes to last Thursday’s market boxes of coley, 904 boxes of monkfish, The breezy conditions experienced on the east coast the previous week continued to hamper of megrim and 43 boxes of flatfish. at Peterhead. 618 boxes of ling, 600 boxes of flatfish, the fishing effort last week. However, 12 boats managed to make supplies, and the main Large/medium gutted haddock sold This sale, the largest of the four days, 595 boxes of squid, 590 boxes of species on Lowestoft market continued to be Dover sole and bass, with some good-quality at £2.95-£4.10 per kg at Peterhead included 1,835 boxes of gutted and 437 mackerel and 319 boxes of megrim. fish seen. Dover sole maintained the high price of £18 per kg seen the week before, while last Monday morning, when selected the highs for bass were 50p lower at £11.50. While only a little skate was seen, with very low made £2.95-£3.95, small £1.95-£3.85, demand prices here fell 50p to £1.50. Lobster maintained high prices at £16. chippers £2-£3.40, metros 40p-£2.65 and round haddock £1.45 per kg. Large cod made £3.45-£4.95 per kg, GOOD DEMAND TO START WEEK AT NEWLYN medium £2-£4.30, selected £1.75- For Monday’s auction at Newlyn, one beamer, two netters and inshore boats landed 17.6t. £4.05 and small £2.50-£2.90 per kg. Contributing to the day’s volume were 0.6t of Dover sole, 1t haddock, 4.3t MSC hake, 0.3t Gutted whiting were at £1.45-£2.25 John Dory, 0.5t lemon sole, 0.1t ling, 1t mackerel, 3.2t megrim sole, 2.1t monkfish, 0.3t plaice, per kg, round whiting 55p-£1.95, coley 0.2t pollack, 0.6t turbot and 0.3t of whiting. Good prices were achieved for most species; most 60p-£1.40, monkfish £2.30-£4.60, notable, however, were N2 turbot £19.15/kg, N1 red mullet £12.80/kg and N1 megrim sole megrim 30p-£3, lemon sole £1-£8.90, £5.40/kg. ling 45p-£1.20, plaice 65p-£5.65, hake Tuesday’s market was supplied with a volume of 16t from one beamer, one netter and 50p-£3.15 and squid 85p-£9.55 per kg. inshore boats. Top-volume species were 0.1t brill, 1t Dover sole, 0.4t haddock, 5t MSC hake, 0.1t Seven boats, El Shaddai, Faithful, John Dory, 1.4t lemon sole, 0.6t mackerel, 1.8t megrim sole, 1.7t monkfish, 0.2t octopus, 0.7t Crystal River, Ocean Challenge, Golden plaice, 0.5t pollack and 0.2t of turbot. Demand and prices were good throughout the sale. Sceptre, Shalimar II and Falcon, plus There was a smaller market on Wednesday, with just 2.2t landed from the inshore and hand- four consignments from Russa Taign, line fleet. Notable volumes were 1t mackerel, 0.2t lemon sole, 0.1t John Dory, 0.2t megrim sole Harvest Dawn, Fisher Boys and Stella and 0.2t of monkfish. Standout prices from the morning were N1 pollack £5.14/kg, N1 plaice Maris, contributed 5,860 boxes to last £5.60/kg and N4 bass £11.80/kg. Tuesday’s market at Peterhead. This On Thursday, a volume of 14.4t was on display from two beamers, inshore and hand-line sale included 2,454 boxes of gutted and boats. Best volumes were 1.6t of Dover sole, 0.3t haddock, 0.6t lemon sole, 0.4t mackerel, 5.6t 18 boxes of round haddock, 969 boxes ‡ The recently renamed Ocean Challenge landing for Tuesday’s market megrim sole, 3t monkfish and 0.4t of plaice. Top prices from the morning sale were N3 Dover of coley, 555 boxes of cod, 477 boxes last week at Peterhead. (Photo: Ryan Cordiner) sole £15.43/kg, N1 megrim sole £5/kg and N1 plaice £4.21/kg. 22 PORTS AND PRICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 13 August 2020

PETERHEAD, WEEK Avg Max Max, Max, mth HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m BRIXHAM, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr NEWLYN, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr TO 6 AUGUST price/kg price/kg wk ago wk ago TO 6 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago 6 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago 6 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago Catfish £2.75 £2.81 £2.33 £2.08 Catfish (1) 1,091 £5.56 £5.29 £4.16 Bass (1) 73 £15.30 £14.09 £17.31 Bass (2) 3 £13.50 £14.20 £14.85 Cod (A1) £4.43 £5.20 £4.68 £3.82 Cod (0) 190 £6.11 £5.80 £4.96 Bass (2) 83 £14.53 £13.92 £16.69 Bass (3) 25 £13.49 £14.09 £14.85 Bass (4) 142 £11.33 £11.85 £13.29 Cod (A2) £4.46 £5.23 £4.33 £3.78 Cod (1) 2,217 £6.77 £6.00 £4.63 Bass (3) 255 £13.29 £13.22 £14.20 Bass (5) 117 £10.12 £11.28 £12.32 Cod (A3) £4.14 £4.43 £3.90 £3.45 Bass (4) 783 £10.83 £10.21 £11.17 Cod (2) 5,674 £6.26 £5.17 £4.29 Blonde Ray (L) 547 £1.65 £1.95 £2.54 Cod (A4) £3.60 £3.97 £3.24 £3.08 Cod (3) 10,823 £4.76 £4.06 £3.43 Bass (5) 538 £10.46 £10.32 £11.19 Blonde Ray (M) 162 £1.55 £2.39 £1.75 Cod (A5) £2.88 £3.06 £2.75 £3.02 Cod (4) 11,828 £3.87 £2.84 £2.99 Brill (1) 385 £11.60 £10.52 £12.43 Blonde Ray (S) 35 £2.00 £1.61 £0.81 Haddock (A1) £3.41 £3.91 £3.68 £4.73 Cod (5) 5,904 £3.34 £2.54 £2.57 Brill (2) 557 £8.44 £7.83 £8.83 Brill (1) 34 £7.99 £12.00 £11.79 Haddock (A2) £3.67 £4.27 £3.63 £4.28 Brill (2) 76 £9.25 £9.99 £12.28 Haddock (1) 4,184 £3.06 £1.98 £2.21 Brill (3) 1,014 £7.98 £7.83 £8.46 Haddock (A3) £2.65 £3.64 £2.73 £2.99 Brill (4) 677 £7.32 £7.86 £7.88 Brill (3) 95 £8.00 £9.07 £9.07 Haddock (2) 3,933 £2.03 £1.40 £1.62 Brill (4) 21 £8.04 £8.38 £7.78 Haddock chippers (A4) £2.01 £2.64 £1.70 £1.91 Brill (5) 41 £4.07 £5.26 £6.16 Haddock metros (A4) £1.23 £1.66 £0.83 £0.84 Haddock (3) 662 £1.04 £0.51 £1.06 Brill (5) 1 £5.00 £9.00 £6.53 Cock crabs 82 £6.63 £6.40 £6.70 Claws (9) 46 £2.66 £4.42 £3.48 Hake (A1) £3.04 £3.57 £3.36 £3.38 Haddock (4) 165 £0.36 £0.36 £0.00 Cod (1) 35 £6.03 - £5.02 Cod (3) 62 £5.26 £5.96 £4.98 Hake (A2) £2.16 £3.24 £2.32 £2.99 Hake (0) 9,310 £3.98 £2.67 £3.00 Cod (2) 65 £6.65 - £4.64 Cod (4) 86 £4.62 £4.72 £2.50 Hake (A3) £1.79 £2.34 £1.64 £2.42 Hake (1) 10,606 £3.76 £2.44 £2.68 Cod (3) 49 £6.10 £6.78 £3.95 Cod (5) 49 £3.27 £1.12 £2.52 Hake (A4) £1.09 £1.68 £1.14 £1.60 Hake (2) 21,610 £2.73 £2.16 £2.17 Conger (1) 75 £2.40 £2.92 £1.78 Cuckoo ray (M) 1,114 £0.45 £1.15 £0.84 Hake (A5) £0.61 £1.00 £0.52 £0.92 Hake (3) 3,005 £1.80 £1.28 £1.34 Cuckoo ray (S) 170 £0.21 £0.66 £0.30 Conger (2) 60 £2.15 £3.09 £1.67 Lemon sole (A1) £7.61 £9.43 £7.35 £6.12 Lemon sole (1) 247 £9.84 £7.18 £4.84 Cuttlefish (S) 0 £0.20 £0.80 £2.46 Conger (3) 151 £0.68 £1.40 £0.49 Lemon sole (A2) £5.23 £7.08 £5.63 £5.43 Dover sole (1) 332 £15.20 £17.07 £18.43 Lemon sole (2) 1,118 £7.42 £5.60 £4.30 Cuttlefish (1) 23 £5.65 £5.23 £3.78 Lemon sole (A3) £2.01 £2.84 £2.97 £2.03 Dover sole (2) 196 £14.86 £16.20 £19.56 Lemon sole (3) 2,019 £2.21 £2.18 £2.36 Cuttlefish (2) 718 £2.92 £3.40 £2.65 Dover sole (3) 839 £15.45 £17.67 £20.24 Ling (A1) £1.05 £1.16 £1.04 £0.85 Ling (1) 1,996 £2.54 £2.08 £1.74 Dogfish 13,552 £0.25 £0.25 £0.25 Dover sole (4) 1,074 £11.73 £13.57 £14.57 Ling (A2) £1.18 £1.26 £0.99 £1.11 Ling (2) 1,335 £2.61 £2.04 £1.69 Gurnard (2) 8 £3.55 £2.92 - Dover sole (5) 643 £9.48 £10.57 £9.99 Ling (A3) £1.12 £1.26 £1.03 £1.18 Grey mullet (2) 3 £4.00 - £4.00 Ling (3) 1,824 £1.27 £0.99 £1.58 Gurnard (4) 6,661 £0.61 £0.61 £0.64 Megrim (A1) £1.40 £2.39 £2.82 £4.61 Grey mullet (3) 2 £2.60 - £4.34 Monkfish (1) 969 £5.19 £4.24 £3.86 Haddock (1) 698 £4.44 £4.53 £2.95 Megrim (A2) £1.07 £1.75 £1.56 £3.48 Grey mullet (4) 1 £1.00 - £2.20 Monkfish (2) 2,060 £5.23 £4.34 £3.98 Megrim (A3) £0.99 £2.18 £0.85 £3.11 Haddock (2) 220 £3.31 £4.43 £2.46 Gurnard and latchet (L) 87 £2.18 £2.83 £4.53 Megrim (A4) £0.33 £0.58 £0.52 £0.65 Monkfish (3) 2,602 £4.73 £4.08 £3.99 Haddock (3) 225 £0.65 £1.01 £1.49 Gurnard and latchet (M) 190 £1.00 £1.22 £2.50 Megrim (A4) £0.96 £1.83 £0.78 £1.97 Monkfish (4) 1,718 £3.69 £3.58 £4.01 Hake (1) 7 £4.07 - £4.08 Gurnard and latchet (S) 1,261 £0.72 £0.86 £0.79 Haddock (1) 135 £3.71 £4.52 £3.41 Monkfish (A1) £3.69 £3.82 £3.71 £3.50 Monkfish (5) 450 £1.85 £1.66 £2.44 Hake (2) 68 £3.53 £4.37 £4.17 Haddock (2) 427 £3.86 £4.30 £3.51 Plaice (1) 3,802 £4.58 £4.44 £3.28 Hake (3) 206 £3.78 £4.44 £4.06 Monkfish (A2) £4.04 £4.31 £3.68 £4.06 Haddock (3) 492 £2.53 £3.49 £3.09 Hake (4) 948 £3.88 £4.60 £3.99 Monkfish (A3) £4.12 £4.35 £3.74 £3.90 Plaice (2) 9,290 £3.98 £3.84 £3.29 Haddock (4) 704 £0.58 £0.94 £1.52 Monkfish (A4) £3.91 £4.33 £3.37 £3.80 Plaice (3) 18,348 £2.31 £2.28 £2.60 Hake (5) 2,324 £3.15 £4.31 £3.55 Haddock (5) 52 £0.42 £0.80 £1.07 Monkfish (A5) £3.10 £3.91 £2.27 £2.05 Plaice (4) 45,747 £1.70 £1.65 £2.08 Hake (6) 3,727 £2.85 £3.58 £3.19 Hake (1) 30 £3.54 £4.63 £3.75 Hake (7) 2,155 £1.82 £2.60 £2.45 Hake (2) 177 £3.28 £3.64 £4.02 Plaice (A1) £3.76 £4.38 £2.86 £2.00 Pollack (2) 303 £6.13 £5.41 £4.48 Plaice (A2) £1.92 £2.63 £2.37 £2.00 Hen crabs 519 £2.16 £1.93 £2.09 Hake (3) 573 £3.28 £3.56 £3.70 Pollack (3) 1,863 £4.66 £3.77 £3.52 Hake (4) 1,647 £3.11 £3.82 £4.37 Plaice (A3) £1.45 £2.13 £1.61 £1.85 John Dory (1) 86 £11.90 £11.88 £13.49 Pollack (4) 528 £3.97 £3.30 £2.88 Hake (5) 3,265 £2.67 £3.43 £3.37 Plaice (A4) £1.20 £1.70 £1.33 £1.31 John Dory (2) 204 £11.64 £11.70 £12.85 Saithe (1) 3,141 £1.64 £1.98 £1.28 Hake (6) 2,796 £1.60 £2.62 £2.65 Pollack (A1) £5.00 £5.00 £4.39 £3.99 John Dory (3) 472 £9.01 £8.81 £10.17 Saithe (2) 5,761 £1.49 £1.62 £1.18 John Dory (1) 22 £11.21 £10.87 £12.97 Pollack (A2) £4.17 £4.35 £3.53 £3.57 Lemon sole (1) 175 £10.33 £9.17 £8.62 John Dory (2) 180 £10.94 £10.72 £12.86 Saithe (3) 13,457 £1.21 £1.25 £1.13 Pollack (A3) £4.12 £4.25 £3.85 £3.15 Lemon sole (2) 238 £10.26 £8.58 £8.91 John Dory (3) 167 £8.29 £8.90 £9.80 Saithe (4) 16,522 £0.93 £0.95 £0.95 Round Haddock £1.08 £1.12 £0.52 £0.63 Lemon sole (3) 618 £8.00 £7.53 £8.07 John Dory (4) 57 £6.16 £4.80 £7.43 Squid 1,081 £1.97 £1.07 £1.57 Whiting (A1) £1.63 £2.05 £0.98 - Lemon sole (4) 1,482 £2.46 £2.63 £2.58 John Dory (5) 13 £2.87 £2.16 £5.78 Lemon sole (1) 335 £6.97 £9.54 £9.10 Whiting (A2) £2.03 £2.10 £1.54 £2.13 Turbot (0) 24 £16.47 £16.22 £16.84 Lemon sole (5) 897 £0.65 £0.89 £0.80 Lemon sole (2) 216 £7.46 £9.23 £9.09 Whiting (A3) £1.71 £1.85 £1.32 £1.50 Turbot (1) 100 £15.62 £13.79 £14.50 Line mackerel (1) 11 £6.54 £5.34 £5.16 Lemon sole (3) 575 £6.04 £6.40 £6.86 Turbot (2) 72 £15.65 £14.80 £13.12 Whiting (round) £1.20 £1.48 £0.74 £1.15 Line mackerel (2) 100 £5.14 £4.75 £4.04 Lemon sole (4) 1,248 £2.30 £2.52 £2.25 SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Turbot (3) 322 £12.10 £9.12 £10.89 Line mackerel (3) 306 £2.00 £2.03 £2.48 Lemon sole (5) 465 £0.50 £0.45 £0.39 TO 6 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago Turbot (4) 471 £6.14 £3.91 £4.66 Lobster 103 £17.67 £17.63 £13.74 Ling (L) 125 £0.91 £1.57 £2.27 Catfish 378 £0.83 £1.83 £2.09 Whiting (1) 8 £1.44 £1.36 £1.31 Monkfish tails (1) 159 £10.93 £12.41 £10.79 Ling (M) 115 £0.61 £1.16 £2.68 Ling (S) 31 £0.60 £0.60 £1.04 Cod (2) 15,629 £1.10 £4.07 £4.07 Whiting (2) 360 £1.09 £1.45 £1.31 Monkfish tails (2) 593 £10.39 £11.48 £11.38 Mackerel (LM) 308 £4.41 £3.01 £4.14 Cod (3) 17,021 £0.97 £3.63 £3.43 Whiting (3) 105 £1.09 £0.00 £0.54 Monkfish tails (3) 782 £10.67 £10.75 £10.69 Mackerel (M) 1,715 £2.21 £2.26 £2.94 Cod (4) 4,638 £0.68 £3.17 £2.68 Witch (1) 251 £7.66 £6.58 £2.47 Monkfish tails (4) 2,053 £8.99 £9.26 £10.13 Mackerel (S) 980 £0.51 £0.59 £0.75 Cod (5) 1,580 £0.34 £2.39 £2.43 Witch (2) 1,197 £3.94 £4.48 £1.38 Monkfish tails (5) 1,524 £7.92 £8.06 £8.68 Megrim (1) 226 £5.02 £5.90 £5.50 Cod (6) 1,627 £0.59 £2.35 £2.57 Witch (3) 184 £1.82 £0.65 £0.69 Monkfish tails (6) 553 £5.26 £5.69 £4.40 Megrim (2) 655 £3.89 £4.88 £5.29 Haddock (1) 2,637 £1.04 £3.52 £2.83 Octopus 721 £2.29 £2.63 £2.20 Megrim (3) 1,141 £2.91 £4.23 £3.92 Haddock (2) 3,278 £0.78 £3.64 £3.36 ICELAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Megrim (4) 1,610 £2.02 £2.81 £2.75 TO 6 AUGUST landed price/kg wk ago ago Plaice (1) 1,113 £5.38 £5.15 £4.85 Haddock (3) 7,573 £0.33 £2.40 £2.48 Megrim (5) 2,564 £1.26 £2.21 £1.94 Catfish (gutted) 12,099 £1.82 £1.42 £1.14 Plaice (2) 1,490 £4.47 £4.50 £3.37 Haddock (4) 11,843 £0.31 £1.50 £2.13 Monkfish (1) 144 £9.33 £10.29 £11.22 Plaice (3) 1,889 £3.65 £3.37 £3.12 Monkfish (2) 547 £9.71 £10.95 £11.53 Haddock (5) 9,548 £0.25 £0.83 £1.17 Catfish (ungutted) 77 £0.46 £0.06 £0.61 Plaice (4) 1,474 £2.47 £2.29 £2.09 Monkfish (3) 1,084 £9.80 £10.85 £10.63 Hake (2) 251 £1.16 £1.59 £3.96 Cod (large, gutted) 3,356 £2.60 £2.31 £2.25 Plaice (5) 3,783 £1.41 £1.33 £1.67 Monkfish (4) 1,784 £8.96 £9.85 £10.06 Hake (3) 625 £0.80 £1.82 £2.68 Cod (large, ungutted) 88,083 £2.14 £2.22 £1.85 Pollock (2) 58 £5.64 £5.68 £5.01 Monkfish (5) 3,181 £6.24 £6.38 £7.13 Hake (4) 2,900 £0.35 £0.51 £1.60 Cod (small, gutted) 364 £0.97 £0.89 £0.84 Pollock (3) 198 £4.74 £3.95 £4.09 Octopus (M) 465 £1.98 £2.03 £2.26 Halibut (3) 178 £5.23 £12.10 £10.79 Cod (small, ungutted) 1,630 £0.94 £0.70 £0.29 Pilchard/Sardines (2) 222 £0.60 £0.61 £1.92 Ray wings (blonde, 1) 493 £3.53 £4.42 £4.59 Halibut (4) 99 £3.95 £9.69 £9.38 Greenland halibut (gutted) 1,017 £0.07 £0.05 £0.90 Plaice (1) 403 £4.41 £4.27 £3.72 Ray wings (blonde, 2) 715 £3.36 £3.68 £3.27 John Dory 4 £2.06 £4.11 £8.69 Haddock (large, gutted) 16,446 £1.64 £1.27 £1.88 Plaice (2) 145 £3.59 £3.85 £3.31 Ray wings (blonde, 3) 300 £2.95 £3.04 £3.00 Plaice (3) 396 £3.04 £3.40 £3.03 Lemon sole (2) 964 £1.24 £6.93 £6.17 Haddock (large, ungutted) 16,507 £2.17 £2.01 £2.81 Ray wings (small eye, 3) 5 £2.09 - £1.50 Plaice (4) 263 £2.18 £1.83 £1.85 Lemon sole (4) 1,773 £0.49 £2.47 £2.46 Haddock (small, gutted) 663 £0.50 - - Ray wings (thornback, 2) 151 £2.29 £3.40 £2.16 Pollack, lythe (2) 10 £3.80 £4.83 £5.78 Ling 13,841 £0.22 £0.86 £1.63 Haddock (small, ungutted) 1,307 £0.43 £0.08 £0.59 Ray wings (thornback, 3) 423 £2.23 £2.72 £2.19 Pollack, lythe (3) 434 £4.74 £4.51 £4.30 Lythe 412 £0.76 £3.16 £3.88 Pollack, lythe (4) 389 £3.90 £3.47 £2.87 Halibut (gutted) 680 £2.82 £3.64 £1.63 Ray wings (thornback, 4) 335 £1.36 £1.97 £1.94 Mackerel 18,279 £0.29 £0.69 £1.83 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (S) 1 £0.10 £0.34 £0.36 Lemon sole (gutted) 1,617 £2.48 £3.00 £2.48 Red mullet (1) 26 £3.33 £3.20 £3.35 Megrim (2) 3,938 £1.57 £3.94 £5.17 Red mullet (1) 15 £9.98 £9.41 £11.45 Ling (gutted) 1,883 £1.34 £0.92 £1.03 Red mullet (2) 24 £3.16 £3.64 £3.04 Megrim (3) 2,408 £1.05 £2.99 £3.99 Red mullet (2) 8 £9.08 £8.00 £10.14 Ling (ungutted) 192 £1.58 £1.08 £1.24 Megrim (4) 2,154 £0.76 £1.92 £2.47 Red mullet (3) 14 £13.32 £12.47 £12.44 Red mullet (3) 1 £2.00 £5.16 £10.58 Red mullet (4) 8 £2.67 £3.38 £6.74 Monkfish (1) 779 £0.65 £3.05 £3.47 Monkfish (gutted) 517 £3.31 £2.79 - Round pouting 2,024 £0.30 £0.31 £0.47 Saithe (1) 16 £1.20 £1.61 £1.79 Monkfish (2) 4,845 £0.70 £3.54 £3.92 Plaice (gutted) 3,913 £2.51 £2.00 £1.97 Scallop (2) 1,618 £2.99 £2.41 £4.91 Saithe (2) 230 £1.65 £1.60 £2.10 Redfish (ungutted) 7,379 £2.29 £1.16 £1.19 Scallop meat 189 £9.00 - £11.50 Monkfish (3) 5,543 £0.48 £3.43 £4.00 Saithe (3) 45 £1.37 £0.63 £1.57 Sole (1) 781 £16.20 £16.66 £18.56 Monkfish (4) 3,396 £0.53 £3.24 £3.90 Saithe (gutted) 5,648 £0.65 £0.49 £0.63 Saithe (4) 4 £0.50 £1.08 £1.60 Monkfish (5) 1,326 £0.58 £2.43 £2.72 Saithe (ungutted) 8,973 £0.57 £0.42 £0.49 Sole (2) 1,636 £15.10 £15.35 £20.03 Scallops 184 £2.46 £2.47 £1.60 Monkfish (6) 455 £0.28 £1.18 £1.57 Spotted catfish (gutted) 851 £1.76 £1.45 £0.88 Sole (3) 1,318 £16.00 £16.32 £21.73 Sea Breams (2) 3 £14.68 £13.20 £14.16 Plaice (2) 2,845 £0.50 £2.69 £2.73 Spotted catfish (ungutted) 776 £1.66 £1.21 £0.80 Sole (4) 1,715 £15.67 £15.43 £20.62 Shagreen ray (L) 34 £1.20 £1.20 £1.33 Shagreen ray (M) 131 £1.19 £1.13 £1.22 Plaice (3) 4,339 £0.49 £1.73 £2.25 Tusk (gutted) 193 £0.65 £0.07 £0.34 Sole (5) 953 £12.46 £13.10 £16.12 Shagreen ray (S) 33 £0.27 - £0.41 Plaice (4) 4,177 £0.33 £1.10 £1.23 Sole (6) 1,210 £11.86 £11.01 £14.58 Tusk (gutted) 193 £0.65 £0.07 £0.34 Smoothhound (S) 29 £0.27 £0.23 £0.27 Saithe (2) 787 £0.40 £0.71 £1.54 Squid (2) 303 £10.16 £10.98 £9.62 Tusk (ungutted) 1,496 £0.22 £0.27 £0.21 Squid (L) 61 £8.30 - £8.23 Saithe (3) 1,943 £0.40 £0.85 £1.28 Squid (mix) 262 £9.96 £9.27 £8.22 Whiting (ungutted) 67 £0.06 £0.00 - Squid (M) 57 £7.00 £10.37 £10.55 Saithe (4) 7,366 £0.06 £0.79 £0.87 Turbot (2) 22 £19.71 £16.57 £16.06 Thornback Ray (M) 19 £0.75 £0.80 £1.01 Witch (gutted) 38 £1.19 £1.41 £0.00 Skate 1,695 £0.10 £0.54 £0.58 Turbot (3) 62 £17.44 £15.68 £16.06 Turbot (1) 7 £19.00 £15.84 £18.41 Skate, mixed 126 £0.00 £0.61 £0.25 LOWESTOFT, WEEK Price/kg Price/kg Avg, Avg, 4 Turbot (4) 150 £14.80 £13.49 £13.40 Turbot (2) 67 £17.26 £17.27 £17.92 TO 6 AUGUST minimum maximum yr ago yr ago Skate, roker 252 £0.66 £1.18 £0.79 Turbot (5) 163 £12.46 £12.29 £12.02 Turbot (3) 51 £17.27 £15.35 £17.51 Bass £10.00 £12.00 £14.50 £14.67 Turbot (4) 93 £14.33 £14.09 £15.35 Squid 1,264 £2.10 £3.27 £4.63 Turbot (6) 27 £10.84 £10.46 £9.86 Turbot (5) 217 £14.29 £14.62 £13.51 Turbot 131 £2.41 £11.61 £11.38 Crab £1.10 £1.10 £0.00 £0.00 Whelks 655 £1.15 £1.15 £1.30 Turbot (6) 326 £11.42 £12.37 £11.99 Dover sole £5.00 £18.00 £19.00 £13.13 Whiting (2) 3,453 £0.86 £2.29 £2.18 Whiting (1) 13 £3.03 £3.63 £2.75 Whiting (1) 60 £1.52 £2.16 £1.89 Whiting (3) 10,108 £0.61 £1.78 £1.91 Lobster £14.00 £16.00 £16.00 £17.00 Whiting (2) 18 £1.24 £2.06 £2.26 Whiting (2) 159 £0.69 £1.63 £0.96 Whiting, round 22,342 £0.33 £1.04 £0.85 Skate £1.00 £2.00 £2.40 £1.85 Whiting (3) 37 £0.71 £0.83 £1.87 Whiting (3) 194 £0.29 £0.68 £0.78 13 August 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 23

UK fish landings and prices, latest 12 months and previous year

UK landings into UK ports (t'000) UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 400 800 3.00

350 700 2.50 300 600 2.00 250 500

200 400 1.50

150 300 1.00 100 200 0.50 50 100

0 0 0.00 Demersal Pelagic Shellfish All fish Demersal Pelagic Shellfish All fish Demersal Pelagic Shellfish All fish 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 UK landings into UK ports (t'000) 40 UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 60 3.50 35 50 3.00 30 2.50 25 40 2.00 20 30 15 1.50 20 10 1.00 10 5 0.50 0 0 0.00 Haddock Cod Monkfish Hake Saithe Pollack 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 Haddock Cod Monkfish Hake Saithe Pollack Haddock Cod Monkfish Hake Saithe Pollack 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 UK landings into UK ports (t'000) 3.5 UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 20 14.00 3.0 18 12.00 16 2.5 14 10.00 2.0 12 8.00 10 1.5 8 6.00 1.0 6 4.00 4 0.5 2 2.00 0.0 0 0.00 Sole Lemon sole Turbot Bass Brill Megrim 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 Sole Lemon sole Turbot Bass Brill Megrim 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 Sole Lemon sole Turbot Bass Brill Megrim 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 UK landings into UK ports (t'000) 12 UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 16 2.00 1.80 10 14 1.60 12 8 1.40 10 1.20

6 8 1.00 0.80 6 4 0.60 4 0.40 2 0.20 2 0.00 0 0 Whiting Plaice Ling Skates & Gurnard Witch Whiting Plaice Ling Skates & rays Gurnard Witch 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 Whiting Plaice Ling Skates & rays Gurnard Witch 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 rays 12m to May-20 12m to May-19

UK landings into UK ports (t'000) UK landings into UK ports (£m) UK landings into UK ports (£ per kg) 100 120 1.40 90 1.20 80 100 70 1.00 80 60 0.80 50 60 40 0.60 40 30 0.40 20 20 0.20 10 0 0 0.00 Mackerel Herring Other pelagic Mackerel Herring Other pelagic Mackerel Herring Other pelagic 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 12m to May-20 12m to May-19 12m to May-20 12m to May-19

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Advertising on these pages is free for fishermen selling used boats and equipment. If you are a commercial supplier, please contact TalkMedia Sales on 01732 447008 SEE INSIDE! Change of watch at south coast Mission After five years as area Wales, so fishers beware officer for the south coast, – you don’t get rid of me superintendent Nick O’Neill completely.” is leaving the Fishermen’s Nick’s replacement has Mission to take up a more already been appointed, senior role with sister and Ruth Charles will be maritime charity Stella Maris, joining the Mission from reports John Periam. 14 September. Ruth is an The Mission’s chief ocean sailor, with much executive David Dickens experience of working in said: “It’s a real blow to welfare, especially with Shellfish group plans equality with be losing Nick, especially young people. She said: “I whitefish and pelagic sectors in current circumstances, was delighted to be selected See page 2 but we remain extremely for this important job, and I grateful for his exceptional am keen to get to know the work among the fishing fishing communities across communities on the south my area as quickly as I can. coast, and wish him well in “Times are not easy for his new role. Each member of our UK fishermen, and the ‘Fish Mish’ family brings I know many are facing with them a unique way of ‡ Nick O’Neill (second left) catches up with Selsey fishermen. hardships. I will be there to working with our fishermen help, but most important and their families. Nick has including the Isle of Wight love. of all, I will need you, the delivered our work with faith and Channel Islands, I truly “It was then with much fishermen, to guide me to and compassion along with a had no idea what lay ahead. surprise that after five years, any cases of hardship that wonderful sense of humour!” But what I did discover, God presented me with you may know about.” Nick commented: “They despite fears and doubts, a new opportunity to join David Dickens added: “I HMS Trent departs on first say God works in mysterious was a group of people I have another seafaring charity, am sure Ruth will take to her deployment ways. That certainly has been now come to respect, admire Stella Maris. I am happy and new role with a determination See page 7 the case through my life. In and love. Our fishing fleets excited to be starting this to succeed. From our initial 2015, I was presented with contain men and women August. meeting she came across as an opportunity that would who work incredibly hard, “Stella Maris offers a caring and understanding change my life in a very putting lives on the line each practical and pastoral person.” positive way. I was blessed day to bring us seafood. support to all seafarers, Fishing News will be with a chance to join the Despite weather, quotas, regardless of nationality, spending a day with Ruth Fishermen’s Mission. restrictions and difficulties, belief or race. My new role is once she has settled into her “Covering an area from these dedicated people senior regional port chaplain new role. Fresh challenges Swanage to Sheerness, continue to do what they for the South of England and will abound!

Fishing News Awards 2020 virtual trophy presentation Oysters back in Lymington river See pages 8-11 The successful replacement The Solent was once the at Langstone harbour in millions of larvae into the of oysters in the Solent is largest fishery in Europe for the Portsmouth (Fishing News, Solent. continuing thanks to the native oyster, with up to 450 16 June, 2016, ‘Sir Ben The Foundation’s oyster support of Wightlink Ferries, boats catching oysters between Ainslie supporting project to cages have been shown to reports John Periam. Weymouth and Chichester, restore Solent native oyster’). provide refuge for other marine The Blue Marine landing up to 15m oysters a The ongoing Solent Oyster life, with 97 different species Foundation (BLUE) has year. Restoration Project aims found living inside them partnered with Wightlink Several years ago, ocean to bring 10m saved wild elsewhere so far, including to place cages containing racing yachtsman Sir Ben brood oysters and reseeded critically endangered European hundreds of young oysters into Ainslie linked up with BLUE juvenile oysters into the Solent eels, juvenile spiny seahorses the Lymington river, as part to allow purpose-built floating harbours, estuaries and main and sea bass. Ocean Harvest and Harvester of its initiative to reintroduce cages to be housed under channel. In 2020, a further Jacob Kean-Hammerson, pair-seining them into the Solent. the pontoons of his premises 20,000 native oysters were Solent project manager See pages 12-17 placed on the seabed of the at BLUE, said: “We are Solent. delighted to be working with “Oysters are very effective Wightlink on the Solent Oyster in improving water quality Restoration Project with the and removing pollutants. Just introduction of a new brood one of them can filter up to stock cage site at Lymington 200 litres of water a day,” said Ferry terminal. Housing oysters Wightlink’s chief executive in the west of the Solent is Keith Greenfield. “We share another step towards the the foundation’s aim of recovery of this important restoring oysters to the Solent species.” to re-establish a controlled Supporting the Blue fishery, and are following Marine Foundation is part of A trawlerman’s reminiscences, its programme with great Wightlink’s Green Agenda, part 11 – Between the wars: interest.” which began with the arrival parting of the ways BLUE’s team has placed of its new hybrid energy ferry, See pages 18-19 cages of mature brood stock Victoria of Wight. oysters in the Lymington river A final report on the Solent ‡ Wightlink and BLUE launch the Solent Oyster Restoration within Wightlink’s terminal, Oyster Restoration Project is SEE INSIDE! Project at Lymington. from which they will release expected in 2021.