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TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL AID FOR INDUSTRY REPORT Social distancing Osprey runs trials from Whitby enables Peterhead before heading to Scrabster market to continue

The vivier-crabber Osprey WK 4 Osprey heading out of Whitby for ran engine and fishing trials from engine trials. (Photos: Mike Upton) Whitby last week before her delivery passage home to Scrabster, reports David Linkie. Of 19m LOA and 16.45m registered length, and with a beam of 7m, the fully shelterdecked Osprey was built by Parkol Marine ‡ Boxes of whitefish laid out to the new arrangement Engineering for Andrew and Diane on Peterhead market, to achieve social distancing in Watt of Holborn Fishing Company line with government requirements. Ltd. Osprey is powered by a Mitsubishi A range of measures to facilitate the landing and sale S6A3 MPTAW main engine driving a of fish into Peterhead fishmarket while maintaining 1,900mm-diameter propeller through social distancing, including reducing the daily market a Reintjes 7:1 reduction gearbox. Two capacity to 5,000 boxes of fish and widening the Baudouin engines provide auxiliary spacing between tiers of boxes, were put in place by power to run the vivier pumps. Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) last week, reports David Linkie. Under the direction of Peter Duncan, head Port quarter view of fishing, the measures will allow the Greenhill of Osprey. fishmarket to continue to operate smoothly, while observing the social distancing requirements introduced by the government. The feeling among the stakeholders is that these are not normal times, and that the solutions that PPA Pot hauling is centred on a Britannia 2t slave unit and a has introduced are working well. gunwale rail roller, positioned forward of a retoggling and Processors are uncertain of the future, as both shooting table. UK and export markets have been severely affected. A frozen bait store and a dry hold are positioned on the However, certain areas of the UK and export markets port and starboard sides above the crabber’s 42t vivier hold. are still operating at a reduced volume. The galley and messdeck, together with a skipper’s Fishing vessels are confident that they can continue cabin, are arranged in the full-width deckhouse. fishing throughout this period safely, if allowed to do Further details of Osprey will be included in Fishing News so. next week. Continued on page 3 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 2 April 2020 UK and Scots governments announce financial help No payments before June under UK self-employed package

The UK and Scottish The support announcements chancellor Rishi Sunak said governments announced came as demand for fish and that the package would put self- financial packages last week that seafood slumped further as the employed workers on the same will help fishermen, reports Tim government tightened social footing as employed workers, Oliver. isolation measures, leaving who are being paid 80% of their Marine Scotland announced much of the UK fishing fleet salaries. a £5m targeted scheme for in a dire situation. The lack of He said the self-employed Scottish under-12m vessels, with demand forced Grimsby market were very diverse and that payments to be made quickly to close until further notice (see setting up the scheme was (see below). It was followed last opposite). difficult to do in practice, which Thursday by a package from the Under the UK package was the reason for the delay until UK government to help the self- scheme, eligible self-employed June in making payments. employed. workers will be paid a taxable “HMRC are working on this The Scottish scheme was grant worth 80% of their urgently and expect people to welcomed, but this was qualified average monthly profit over be able to access the scheme by calls for help for bigger the last three years, up to a no later than the beginning of vessels. And while the UK maximum of £2,500 a month. June,” he said. The government package is also welcome, its big Anyone with a trading profit would look to get it set up drawback is that no money will of over £50,000 a year will not faster, but could not make any be available until June, leaving be eligible. HMRC will contact promises. hard-pressed fishermen with no those eligible. NFFO chief executive Barrie income for at least two months. Announcing the scheme, Deas told Fishing News that the package was ‘significant’, but the key was whether it fitted the requirements and special Basics of the scheme circumstances of the industry. • Self-employed people will employed and have a tax He said that the NFFO and be able to apply for a taxable return for 2019. Anyone who the UK Association of FPOs “It may be 60% alcohol, but I still say this hand grant worth 80% of their missed the 2019 tax return (UKAFPO) had put out a brief sanitiser tastes bloody awful.” average monthly profit over filing deadline in January has joint statement based on what the last three years, up to four weeks from 26 March to was known of the package so far, NFFO/UKAFPO said that they: be welcomed with relief by many £2,500 a month. submit their tax return. but they would be consulting the share-fishermen • The scheme will be open to • Self-assessment income tax government on the details and • Share the government’s goal of • Reserve judgement on the extent anyone with a trading profit payments due in July can be ‘fine print’ of the package. keeping businesses in the sector to which the measures provide of up to £50,000. deferred to the end of January “There is no doubting the intact, so that they can survive an adequate fit with the unique • It will be open to people 2021. scale of the ambition and the and thrive after the pandemic is contours of the fishing industry across the UK for at least • The scheme should be clear intention behind the steps over • Commit to working with three months, and will accessible no later than the taken so far,” said the statement. • Acknowledge the scale and government on refining, and be extended for longer if beginning of June, but will be “What is less clear, at least at ambition of the financial support where necessary supplementing, necessary. backdated to March. A lump this stage, is the extent to which measures announced to date the package announced so far. • People will be able to claim sum will be paid. the support measures hit their • Appreciate that the government The statement said that in the grant and still work. • HMRC will contact those target so far as self-employed recognises fishing as a unique, addition to direct financial • The majority of claimants’ eligible. There will be an share-fishermen are concerned. important and politically totemic support, a joint industry/ income must be from self- online form to be filled Measures developed at speed sector, with a critical role in the government group is working employment. in, and money will be paid often have flaws and limitations food security of the nation urgently on a range of other steps • They must be already self- directly into bank accounts. which become evident as they • Believe that the measures to that can be taken to support the are implemented.” support the self-employed will fishing industry.

‘Immediate’ £5m aid for Scots under-12m fleet Eligibility for the Marine Scotland has announced a The need for action is immediate… “As Fergus Ewing stated, this from its members that other markets, scheme package of immediate aid to support and Scottish government officials are is only an initial payment, but it’s a particularly for shellfish, had • ‘Full-time’ is defined as Scottish under-12m vessels hit by the working as hard as possible to get good start. Hopefully we can, if at all evaporated, and that the whitefish where a vessel has recorded coronavirus outbreak, reports Tim this money out of the door as fast as possible, continue to sell produce to market had contracted rapidly as a landings of £20,000 or more. Oliver. we can. local families, as some foodstuffs are result of the pandemic. This is the same limit that It is to provide what it said was ‘an “We recognise that more needs proving difficult to source. “We will therefore be continuing has been applied in previous initial package’ of more than £5m to to be done, particularly to try and “We are open to sensible to make the case to government schemes over 650 fishing companies, many of create some alternative markets – suggestions from the public as to for similar support for other parts of • Earnings are defined as which have lost their livelihoods with at least in the short term. I will be how this might be done. We wish the fleet that are at imminent risk of recorded landing income the collapse of export and hospitality discussing with retailers how that good health to all at this challenging hardship,” she said. from sales notes from 2019. markets for Scottish langoustine might be achieved, and I would also time.” “Both the Scottish and UK This data is submitted to (prawns) and crab. encourage the public to play their The Scottish Fishermen’s governments are reacting daily and Marine Scotland by buyers An initial payment of 50% of two part by buying Scottish seafood if Federation (SFF) also welcomed the hourly to a fast-changing situation • Monthly payments are months’ average earnings will be they can.” funding package for smaller vessels that is impacting on individuals and based on monthly average made to owners of all full-time 12m Welcoming the announcement as a good first step to support the business right across the economy. 2019 sales income and under vessels registered in as ‘good news’, the Scottish Creel industry, and called for help for other “Continued supply and • Wrasse-catching vessels Scotland on 18 March, 2020. Marine Fishermen’s Federation (SCFF) sectors that had been hit by the production of foodstuffs is clearly will not be included in this Scotland said that the vast majority said that the Scottish government pandemic. a high priority, and we hope that initial scheme, as their of these vessels are in the creel and had assisted its sector at a difficult SFF chief executive Elspeth means can be found to keep supply markets remain largely dive sectors, and many operate in time ‘in a manner that has to be Macdonald said: “The markets that lines open for nutritious, high-protein uninterrupted remote and island communities. applauded’. these boats sold into have largely seafood during this unprecedented Scottish fisheries secretary The federation called on all disappeared due to the Covid-19 crisis.” Marine Scotland said Fergus Ewing said that the global vessel owners who benefited from pandemic, depriving many fishermen Marine Scotland said that it would be writing to crisis was ‘reaching into the heart of the scheme to share monies they of their livelihoods almost overnight. support is also being developed for all vessels and relevant fragile coastal communities’. received equitably among their “The Scottish government’s the onshore processing industry representative associations He said: “I have spent the last crewmen. announcement of this initial financial – one of the largest employers in with more details. week listening to and liaising with our National co-ordinator Alistair support is therefore a very positive Scotland’s coastal communities – Queries can be emailed fishing industry, and there are many Sinclair said: “This will give relief not and much needed development.” and others in the shellfish sector to: seafisheriesintervention@ who have lost their livelihoods, with only to vessel owners but to crew But she said it was clear from the who are being affected by the loss gov.scot little prospect of an early recovery. and their families. regular reports the SFF was receiving of trade and markets. 2 April 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 3 Social distancing enables Peterhead market to continue Continued from page 1 labour force who uplift the fish are Marine Stewardship Council and Covid-19 shuts down not permitted entry to the auction Environmental Health standards. The measures include: hall until that time each morning. The processes and procedures This allows the processors to have that were put in place prior to the • Vessel landing limit – no entry to completed their sale, and to have Covid-19 outbreak have ensured that Grimsby market the market from the quayside after either left the building or to move this facility remains operational and 6am. This has been accepted by all to the opposite end of the building hygienic in these uncertain times. Grimsby market has been shellfish prices.” as a necessary restriction that allows before the transport and labour force Simon Brebner, CEO of Peterhead forced to close by the impact on He said that the numerous the market staff time to conduct their arrives, thus keeping the two groups Port Authority, said: “It is even the fish trade of the coronavirus, fish-van drivers who operate daily checks and procedures before of people separate. more so now the time to assure our reports Tim Oliver. from Grimsby, who had been any of the processors arrive on the • One-way system – stakeholders are stakeholders of our ability to take With slumping demand for very busy before the PM’s market for the commencement of the encouraged to leave the fishmarket proactive measures to keep the port fish and poor prices, it has announcement, had also seen a sale. via the end door at Greenhill (exit and the fishmarket open for business, become uneconomic to keep drop in demand. • Spacing of the fish – this effectively only), so there is no crossover of allowing the supply of vital seafood to the market open. “They had been really busy, reduces the amount of fish that can people entering and leaving the flow into the UK retail and wholesale With lower volumes of fish but now no one wants them be landed in the fishmarket by 50%. market. markets, keeping the nation fed and and all the uncertainty, it had to come to them – they don’t Space has been allocated so that • Handwash/bootwash – this facility nourished. been planned to reduce the want them visiting their homes. there is a 3m+ distance between each has been in place since the market “I am proud of our team of market to three days a week – They’re worried about the row of fish. This allows stakeholders opened, with hand sanitiser being dedicated employees who are making Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, contact, and that’s also meant who are in the auction room to pass routinely used. this happen, implementing initiatives said Martyn Boyers, chief a lot of chip shops are closing each other at the required social such as social distancing and executive of Grimsby Fish Dock now as well. It’s a downward distance. Peterhead fishmarket has the hygiene control measures within our Enterprises (GFDE), which runs spiral, and no one knows where • Transport delay – the transport highest hygiene and ethical standards fishmarket’s operational footprint, the market. it’s going to end. time uplift has been delayed to 8am possible for a fish storage facility keeping everyone as safe as possible But he said that the prime “We’re taking a pragmatic each morning. This means that the through the BRCGS and Seafish, whilst going about their business.” minister’s speech last Monday view – we’re dealing in a night, when he announced perishable product. We’re sat in further tough controls on the middle, providing a service, movement and social contact, but catching is diminishing, ‘changed everything’. a lot of boats are tying up, Martyn Boyers told Fishing everything’s grinding to a stop.” News: “As a result of that, we He said that Grimsby market went from having a market on was an outlet for Peterhead, Monday that was quite strong to with buyers at Grimsby prices collapsing on Tuesday, as purchasing fish from there, so they did in Peterhead. Grimsby’s closure would reduce “Generally, no one was demand at Peterhead. Some interested in any fish. We had other markets had also reduced already committed to opening their hours. on Thursday (26 March), so we “It’s difficult to predict, and said we’d continue with that. uncertain, and we don’t know “We’ve had a few people who where we are,” said Martyn want to send fish from the Faroe Boyers. Islands, Scotland and Ireland, He said it would be and we’ve tried to say no to necessary for some staff to everybody. There will be some keep the market clean and keep fish, but again, most people machinery turning over during around Grimsby are closing the closure, so that it would down. be ready to start operations “We will open on Thursday, immediately when demand ‡ The new spacing arrangements reduce capacity by 50% but ensure that the market can continue to operate. but we’ll then be suspending returned – but that created the auction indefinitely. I think costs when there was no it’s going to be longer than three revenue. weeks – they need to get over “This drives a coach and SW industry fights challenging times this peak. We’re two weeks horses through our revenue behind Italy.” stream,” he said. The fishing industry in the South done a sterling job in keeping that ‘hundreds of people’ wanted to He said that the market Other parts of GFDE’s West is pulling together to get going.” have fish delivered, which Seafood would take delivery of any fish operations, such as its wind through the coronavirus crisis, says On the supply chain side, he said Cornwall has facilitated. Local that arrived on a pre-sold basis farm operations and boatyard, the Cornish FPO, reports Tim Oliver. that merchants and big buyers were merchants had stepped up, and vans for collection, but would not be were busy, with some vessel CFPO chief Paul Trebilcock having ‘a tough time’ with demand were being deployed away from providing any auction or selling owners opting for refits and said that the SW market and local falling off, but that they had been restaurants and to people’s doors. services. maintenance work as fishing fishermen had done ‘a sterling job’ in ‘doing their bit’. Seafood Cornwall said it had “It’s ironic the way it’s going,” became uneconomic. keeping things going, and there was Prices for whitefish such as been ‘inundated’ with orders since said the GFDE chief. “There is Martyn Boyers said that strong support from the public. pollack had remained low, averaging it launched its #FishToYourDoor a big demand for fish in some the crisis could ‘change things Speaking on the Fathoms podcast, about £1/kg, when ‘normally we campaign alongside the Cornish parts of the industry, but in forever’, as people looked at he said it had been a challenging would be looking for somewhere FPO on 17 March, as a response to other parts, the wholesale side their operations during the week. Fish had been sold, but prices close to £3/kg for most of the the closing-down of the restaurant and our side, nobody wants it. hiatus in normal business, and had been low, and the shellfish whitefish stuff’. trade and export markets. We’re also seeing a collapse in made changes. market had ‘stopped’. Hake and some of the prime The new campaign facilitates The three SW POs – Cornish, species had held up better, but quick matchmaking between South West and Interfish – and the prices were ‘not great’ – though still Cornish fish merchants and three markets at Newlyn, Brixham workable. fishmongers and would-be buyers EU increases aid and Plymouth had set up conference “Buyers big and small are doing across the country. It aims to keep Brussels is increasing the amount also be affected by the evolving calls to co-ordinate activities. a good job. The fishing community sales routes open for the domestic of aid that can be given to crisis. “Our message to fishermen hasn’t in general, from catchers to buyers catch, and is designed to connect fishermen hit by the coronavirus The revised state aid rules will changed much as the week’s gone and consumers, is trying its best in individuals and households with crisis from €30,000 to €120,000. enable member states to make on – it’s that boats should try to keep what are undoubtedly challenging fresh Cornish fish, via fish merchants Fisheries commissioner immediate support available, in the trips as short as they can, to land and uncharted conditions,” said Paul with the capacity to deliver. Virginijus Sinkevičius said that form of grants or tax advantages, regularly, and to stagger landings Trebilcock. The Cornish FPO said that more the demand for seafood is to operators facing a sudden so that fish is spread out,” said Paul He said that one bright spot was than three requests per minute have experiencing a dramatic downturn, shortage of liquidity. Trebilcock. “Don’t have long trips, that the public were continuing to been flooding in via its Facebook as retailers, restaurants, canteens Aid can be granted until 31 because high-volume landings run the eat fish, with a shift from eating fish page and Seafood Cornwall social and other largescale buyers are December, 2020 to businesses risk of flooding a depressed market in restaurants to eating it at home. media. Well over 400 new customers reducing or temporarily closing that face difficulties as a result of and lowering the price for everyone. “We need public support and have been connected to merchants, down their activities. Moreover, the outbreak. “I’m pleased to say that the SW domestic demand to keep fish many offering messages of support the seafood industry depends on As the UK is still paying into the markets and SW fishermen have coming ashore.” He said that for Cornwall’s fishermen. logistics such as landing facilities, EU budget during the transition, it transport and storage, which may may be eligible for such payments. 4 COMMENT/NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 2 April 2020 COMMENT EDITORIAL EMAIL: Industry aid welcome but too slow FISHINGNEWS.ED@ KELSEY.CO.UK The UK government’s announcement This also applies to thousands of keep fishing and use up valuable of financial help for the self- fishermen in the rest of the UK, who quota for little or no profit. Kelsey Publishing Ltd, employed, which includes share- are desperate for income. But the There is also the argument that The Granary, Editor fishermen, to combat loss of income UK government says that its package with weak demand, some processors Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Dave Linkie due to the coronavirus crisis, is hugely more complex than the will buy fish cheaply and then freeze Yalding, Maidstone, email: [email protected] is simultaneously a relief and a Scottish support scheme, which is it for use when the market picks up Kent, ME18 6AL 01434 607375 disappointment. why it will take longer to set up. again, lengthening further what is While help is to be made available, So it looks likely that, welcome likely to be a long period of poor the long delay before fishermen as the support is, it will take some prices. actually receive any cash will leave time before fishermen can actually On the other hand, keeping supply many with a real financial headache. access the money, which will leave chains going will make it that much Zero income for two months will many struggling to survive in the easier for markets to recover quickly result in some going under or having meantime. once the crisis eases. to take out loans that will take The government has opened The industry is doing what it can to months or years to repay. up the universal credit system to keep things ticking over, so that when The Scottish government’s separate help some of those in financial the crisis ends, it can bounce back Managing editor announcement of £5m in immediate difficulties, and there are also a quickly to former levels of activity. News correspondent Gaby Bartai Tim Oliver email: [email protected] aid for the Scottish under-12m range of charities offering support, As well as direct selling, POs and email: [email protected] fleet, by contrast, will bring huge such as the Fishermen’s Mission, markets are asking fishermen who are sighs of relief in fishing ports and the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, still fishing to keep trips short and to communities throughout Scotland. Seafarers UK and others. stagger landings, to avoid overloading This sector of the Scottish fleet The government’s announcement markets facing weak demand and has been especially hard-hit by the of much stricter controls on social therefore paying low prices. crisis, with the loss of virtually all its distancing and staying at home Industry leaders will now be markets. Much of the fleet operates has clearly made what was already working with the UK government in remote areas where there is little a bad situation worse. Demand to look at the fine print of what Lincolnshire, East Anglia and or no alternative employment, and for fish has fallen off a cliff, as the support package for the self- Cornwall correspondent Essex correspondent it supports shellfish processing the unprecedented closure of employed actually offers share- Phil Lockley John Worrall businesses and economically fragile Grimsby market and a lower level fishermen and the fishing industry. email: email: [email protected] communities. of operations in other markets Share-fishermen have a special [email protected] 07748 644971 01326 340372 Also welcome is the Scottish demonstrates. status, and the Scottish government government’s recognition of the Some fishermen have tried to keep has recognised this with its urgent urgency of the need for aid. Many of things going by selling direct to the package for under-12m the vessels at which it is targeted will public by a variety of means. vessels. It is to be hoped that have few or no financial resources Although auction markets remain the UK government follows to fall back on, after a winter of open, the prices on offer are often its example and comes up prolonged gales that prevented poor, and many fishermen take the with targeted aid for the fishing for weeks. view that it is better to tie up than industry. 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This would push the that good deals for their fishermen of longliner Coelleira deal, according to a new study, international herring catch to 70% are ‘red lines’. reports Tim Oliver. more than the level recommended The scientists say: “With such The Marine Accident Investigation It says that in a worst-case by ICES,” says the report. different positions, there is a Branch (MAIB) has issued a flyer scenario, the EU and UK could “As for demersal fish such as reasonable prospect that the two to the fishing industry following its unilaterally set their own quotas cod, haddock and whiting, we sides will not be able to reach investigation into the grounding and for what they consider to be their foresee 10% rises in both trawling agreement on a framework for subsequent loss of the 30m longliner fair share of each fish stock. activity and the total international reallocating the quotas – at least Coelleira (ex Poolster LT 91) on 4 There would then be a danger catch.” not to the satisfaction of the UK August, 2019. that, in total, these would exceed The scientists point to the fishing industry. This is supposed the sustainable catch limit polarised positions of the two to be achieved by July 2020 – Narrative recommended by scientists. parties. The EU is likely to insist the timescale set out in the UK At about 1.24am on 4 August, 2019, The University of Strathclyde that the fisheries and trade withdrawal agreement, though the Spanish-owned UK-registered ‡ Coelleira aground on the Ve conducted a modelling study agreements must be linked, while that date is likely to slide due to fishing vessel Coelleira grounded Skerries after a failed salvage to assess the ecological the UK is equally insistent that the coronavirus outbreak.” on Ve Skerries, a low-lying reef off attempt. (Photo: MAIB) consequences of this outcome, the west coast of Shetland, while on using the North Sea as a case passage to land its catch in Scrabster. 3) The judgement and performance study, with funding from WWF. The vessel immediately listed to of the skipper, who was on watch at The report – ‘Risks to North Sea HERRING AT GREATEST RISK port, and its 15 crew were evacuated the time of the grounding, might have Fish Stocks and Wildlife if Post- The scientists used two herring. The risks to demersal by the Coastguard rescue helicopter. been adversely affected by fatigue. Brexit Fishery Negotiations Fail to different mathematical fish generally are smaller, Attempts to salvage Coelleira 4) The performance and set-up of Reach Agreement on QuotasADVERTISEMENT and models to simulate how a PROOFthough there is still a were unsuccessful, and the vessel electronic navigation equipment Access to UK Waters’, by Michael no-deal outcome would affect significant risk to cod stocks. broke up and sank. 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But while A joint submission from the have been falling since mid to late dependent on EU markets for changed in a short time since then. most will go back to their work National Inshore Fishermen’s 2019, any further drops in a fishery lobster sales. As EU-wide tourism The worst-case scenario outlined when the worst of the pandemic Association (NIFA), the National in which most of the heavy capital comes to a standstill, prices are in the submission has materialised, has passed, some companies Inshore Fishermen’s Organisation investment has taken place could expected to drop further, possibly and a significant portion of the will by then be out of business (NIFO) and the National Inshore be severe. falling below production costs. inshore fleet has now ceased altogether, and this is particularly Fisheries Forum (NIFF) to the Whelks: Prices have dropped Prawns: Demersal trawlers fishing indefinitely, due to lack of true of Ireland’s fisheries and Department of Agriculture, Food since January, with further drops on the Irish east coast report viable markets for what they catch. seafood sectors, reports Pauric and the Marine (DAFM) has laid expected in coming weeks, a drop in the price for tails of “However, there have also Gallagher. out how the inshore sector has resulting in a 20-30% drop approximately 10% since late been some positive developments Ireland’s most vulnerable been impacted by a confluence in turnover since late January. January, and have been advised to since then, and credit should be fisheries sector, the inshore, was of events, causing their members Limited market access may have expect a further drop of around given where due. Our submission in crisis even before the pandemic to have serious concerns for their been buffered by the fact that 15% in the coming week. As outlines issues such as lack of arrived. Relentless storms and future, if financial support is not the cooked product was being demand in European markets available social protection, and a heavy seas saw the bulk of the forthcoming. stockpiled. A further considerable declines, prices may fall still need to accommodate a lack of fleet tied up since the beginning of Their submission listed a drop is expected, and some further. capacity to meet repayments on December. Numerous fishermen summary of examples of the boats may have to cease fishing The whole Irish inshore borrowings. have also reported the loss of, or unfolding crisis, fishery by fishery. completely. Some members report sector finds itself facing an “The government’s efforts to damage to, much of their static Razor clams: East coast already having to let crew go. unprecedented economic crisis, address these issues over the past gear. members report being paid the Green crabs: Both the Spanish and without financial support in week are commendable. However, And while reduced activity and following first-sale prices/kg on 15 and the domestic markets are likely some shape or form, fishermen the proof of the pudding will be landings are making it difficult to January: XL €17, L €13, M €8.50, to be affected by the domino effect fear for their future. how applicable they will be to gauge the impact of the current S €3.50. Currently, there is a very of lack of demand. A spokesperson for NIFA/NIFO inshore fishers. Early indication unfolding crisis in global seafood limited market at €2.50/kg. Some Lobster: Similar to brown crab told Fishing News: “While our is that they are applicable, which markets, the indications from vessels have ceased fishing, with and for similar reasons, landings primary concern is for the health provides some welcome relief. Asian markets are poor. This was job losses reported. of lobster have been light so far and safety of our members and “Our members and the wider exacerbated because first-sale Brown crabs: Despite extremely this year. First-sale prices have the general public, the emerging inshore sector are going to need prices for brown crab – which the light landings and seasonal factors, dropped from approximately economic crisis is extremely continued and ongoing government bulk of the inshore sector relies on the industry is seeing reduced €30/kg to €20/kg since before worrying, particularly given how support, particularly from Minister – dropped significantly in the latter prices for the top grade of hen crab Christmas; a drop is typical exposed the inshore sector is to it, Creed, if we are going to come out half of 2019, due in part to the of approximately €1.50/kg and at this time of year, but prices and the lack of resilience within the far side of this unprecedented Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority male crab of €1.90/kg, compared would normally begin to rise the sector. crisis intact.” Fishing organisations condemn port blockades Irish navy ships diverted to Covid-19 testing Recent blockades in Dingle Fishermen’s Co-op, Galway measures requiring all vessels and Castletownbere preventing and Aran Fishermen’s Co-op entering Irish ports to supply a vessels and crew available as access by Spanish and French and Foyle Fishermen’s Co-op maritime declaration of health at support to the HSE. trawlers have been condemned – said that they enjoyed cordial least 24 hours ahead of arrival, The Irish defence force press by seven of the largest fishing relationships with their French and entry may be refused in office stressed that fisheries organisations in Ireland as and Spanish counterparts, cases of incomplete reporting. surveillance, action against ‘unnecessary, alarmist and and that there was a need to Speaking in a personal drug smuggling and search and without any reasonable or maintain a seafood supply capacity, Irish South West rescue responsibilities would rational foundation’, reports to both Irish and European fishing industry representative still be fulfilled. Lorna Siggins. markets. Patrick Murphy said that a However, before the Covid-19 Local fishermen prevented They said that the blockades lack of communication by the pandemic hit Europe, the Irish Spanish and French boats would only damage the Irish authorities had prompted the naval service was suffering from landing at the ports because industry in the long run, and protests, which were fuelled by a severe shortage of staff, which of concerns about the possible sought to reassure the public fear. ‡ Galway harbour master resulted in the tie-up of several spread of coronavirus. They said that extremely strict conditions “I won’t condemn any Captain Brian Sheridan with the ships. that the boat owners and crews apply with regard to movement communities for expressing their LÉ William Butler Yeats. Galway harbour master were acting irresponsibly and of crew in light of the Covid-19 fears, in the absence of proper Captain Brian Sheridan said that not obeying social distancing pandemic. communication,” Mr Murphy Irish fisheries surveillance at the move further emphasised guidelines. Their statement was welcomed said. “This was not a protest sea has been impacted by the critical role of ports in The seven organisations by minister for agriculture, food against Spanish or French, but the Covid-19 pandemic, with providing a response to the – the Irish Fish Producers’ and the marine Michael Creed, was a concern about lack of boardings being scaled back current situation. Organisation, the Irish South who said it was ‘vital for all of us public health controls in fishery amid restrictions on Irish naval He confirmed that key port and East Fish Producers’ at this time to keep critical food harbours.” patrol deployment, reports Lorna staff would be seeking early Organisation, Killybegs supply lines, such as fishing He said that the seven Siggins. tests for the virus, being crucial Fishermen’s Organisation, activity, open and functioning’. organisations and Mr Three Irish navy ships are being to ensuring that supply chains Castletownbere Fishermen’s The Department of Transport Creed were now needlessly used as field hospitals for testing are kept open. Co-op, Clogherhead has introduced emergency ‘escalating’ the situation. for the Covid-19 virus in the ports A number of measures have of Dublin, Cork and Galway. been taken by Irish ports and The three ships – LÉ Samuel fishery harbours to comply Beckett, LÉ William Butler Yeats with World Health Organisation and LÉ Eithne – have been control guidelines for Covid-19 Irish supplier pledges stationed at riverside berths in the at sea. Captain Sheridan Irish cities, where they were given confirmed that these include risk assessments by the Irish cancelling all shore leave for support for local fleet Health Service Executive (HSE). visiting ships. Marquees were erected by Vessels have been asked to A major Irish west coast retail crisis is an ‘opportunity for the Irish defence force personnel supply certification of medical fish supplier has pledged to sell Irish inshore fleet to reassert alongside the ships, as Ireland compliance before berthing, and only Irish-caught fish and shellfish itself’. scaled up its testing response, to ensure that all areas onboard during the current Covid-19 Larger vessels rely on export rolling out 34 additional centres are thoroughly sanitised. restrictions, to support the Irish markets for their longer trips, during the third week in March. Interaction with pilots who inshore fleet, reports Lorna which involve substantial fuel The Irish naval service’s have to board vessels to provide Siggins. bills, while the inshore sector ‡ Stefan Griesbach of Gannet experience of testing for navigation into port must also Parisian-born Stefan Griesbach is ‘ideally placed’ to ensure Fishmongers believes the Covid-19 infectious illnesses during migrant comply with social distancing of Gannet Fishmongers in Galway that fresh food is supplied to crisis could give the Irish inshore rescues in the Mediterranean measures, Captain Sheridan says that he is ‘out the door’ with the domestic Irish market, Mr fleet the chance to develop new influenced the decision to make said. online orders, and that the current Griesbach said. domestic markets. 2 April 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 7 MMO ADVICE ON HELP AVAILABLE A message from Tom McCormack, CEO SUPPORT MEASURES AVAILABLE of the Marine Management Organisation SUPPORT INITIATIVE WHAT IT OFFERS USEFUL CONTACTS KEY WORKERS Food production workers are on the list of ‘key workers’ gov.uk/dfe The Marine Management Like all parts of UK life, we whose children will be prioritised for education provision. bit.ly/2wwft5o Organisation (MMO) is working know that fishing has already Telephone: 0800 046 8687 to continue to provide its been disrupted. 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t’s all a bit depressing. The Brexit threshold has been Icrossed and fishing, like everything else, is in transition. Whatever horse deals are being done in the wider scheme of things, and however much fishing is being batted back and forth as – to mix the metaphor – the feared bargaining chip, the end result will be better than the old regime – won’t it? Well, first of all, for the inshore fleet on the Suffolk coast, it couldn’t be much worse. The industry here has so far survived against the odds, but the odds are still building. This coast – now down to three or four dozen boats, almost all ultra- low-impact under-10s – has seen fishing opportunity steadily eroded to the point where, looked at as a new proposition ‡ Boats and sheds and shops on the beach at Aldeburgh – the tourists love them… with start-up costs, it would never be viable. behind the curve – but then, One irony is that there is a lot proper science takes time and, of fishing history hereabouts, not more particularly, money, which least at Lowestoft, which was is rarely enough or in time. huge at the peak of the herring The restrictions ignore the low fishery of the late 19th and early impact of the inshore fleet, while 20th centuries. But there were beamers churn up and down also the small ports and beach- this shallow sea, and likewise launching places where small the occasional 7,000-plus-tonne boats chased different species supertrawler claiming zero at different times of the year, by-catch and, for that matter, working the seasons with pots electric pulse trawlers – almost and nets and lines, and earning all Dutch – which, for years, and spending in local economies, electrocuted waters up to the and giving work opportunity to 55th parallel while stripping local lads who cemented the out sole, on which they are communities together. particularly effective. But all of that has shrivelled, Pulsing, at least, is being any work opportunity for a new phased out after sustained generation of local lads more outcry from all sides, not least or less evaporated. That’s from the scientists, who for a partly because, confronted with long time were ignored by the science that suggests depletion EU commissioner, as was the ‡ … including the now superannuated open boats, which until the 1980s were each supporting two jobs. of this or that stock, regulators European parliament when, apply restrictions, and by far the in January 2018, it voted by bend to pressure and the threat small number of finfish species bass. There is also herring, but easiest fishing sector to restrict a big majority for a ban. Only of legal action from French NGO available, compared, say, to the at 40p a kilo, you need tonnes is the inshore fleet. By local the following year, with his BLOOM. west side of the country. Options – and two or three crew – for observation, that science seems term coming to its end, did Part of the problem for this come down to cod, sole and which an U10 is not the ideal constantly three to five years commissioner Karmenu Vella east coast inshore fleet is the skate, along with non-quota platform. Once upon a time there was spurdog, but there is now a complete ban, notwithstanding the fact that there are so many that the longliners can’t avoid them. There was, of course, the helpful contribution a year or two back from local MP Thérèse Coffey, then a DEFRA minister, who suggested, Marie

‡ Allan Wood also sold bass through his shop, but a single tagged ‡ Kirk Stribbling missed out on a full bass entitlement because he sold fish he sent to CEFAS was enough to give him track record and a full ‡ ... so Allan is able to have a his bass through his shop. entitlement... crew – Nuggy Burns. 2 April 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews SUFFOLK FISHERIES 9 DISQUIET ON THE EASTERN FRONT Antoinette-like, that fishermen That straightaway excluded Sizewell C coming up right on could catch haddock instead. No boats whose catches had been our doorstep, which will be a big one has seen a haddock this far sold direct to the public or to intrusion for local boats – and down the North Sea since early restaurants, because such sales, then more and more wind farm last century. not having to be registered, did cables reducing the grounds Of those available few species, not create track record. we can work. I can’t offer a cod, the winter liners’ traditional So down at Aldeburgh, where youngster a job. I can’t pay a main option, has moved north fishermen have always sold living wage, because I can’t get as the seas have warmed, while direct to the public from their a wage out of it myself. I’m 60 skate isn’t worth much, and the sheds on the beach, becoming now, and luckily, I don’t have a sole stock has been looted by a major visitor attraction in the mortgage on my boat or house. If those pulsers. Bass, for its part, process, there was no automatic I had, I couldn’t be doing this.” is heavily restricted, with a closed track record. Just along the Aldeburgh season of February and March, Kirk Stribbling fell partly foul beach, Allan Wood works his and only otherwise available to of that. He works his catamaran monohull Reuben William IH 212 those with entitlement. After that, Enterprise IH 320 from Aldeburgh with crewman Nuggy Burns. He there’s crabs and lobsters, and beach, and sells direct. also has a shop, and has always also whelks, to which a lot of “I’m not allowed to catch bass sold a lot of his fish direct to boats have turned in search of on longlines because I had no the public, including bass. But ‡ Launching on Aldeburgh’s shingle needs tracks and big tyres. any sort of return. track record with that method. I fortunately for him, during that But the bass situation can only get them as by-catch on critical track record period, he continues to rankle. Driven fixed nets, and that has devalued happened to catch a tagged originally by advice from ICES my licence. With no cod about bass, which he sent to CEFAS up in 2016 that stocks might be as well, it’s not viable for me to the road in Lowestoft, and they under pressure – although go longlining, and yet the MMO had a record of it, which was close study of the basis for that has always deemed that method enough to get him an entitlement. advice showed that it didn’t to be environmentally friendly That’s how arbitrary the system actually have much idea of how and sustainable. The only way is. much bass there was, and so we can see a future in fisheries He’s setting pots for crabs the default position had to be is to scrap the MMO in favour until June when they start the precautionary principle – of an industry-led organisation moulting, and then it will be the MMO produced the bass that prioritises local fishing lobsters. But alongside all that, entitlement system. Entitlements communities. The MMO should the main thing is netting. were granted only to those boats be judged on its own track “We just need more quota. with proven gear-specific bass record of ever-decreasing stocks, We can’t land spurdog, and track record between 1 July, quota and fishermen. it’s scandalous the way they 2015 and 30 September, 2016. “And then, of course, we have are treating us about catching ‡ A few bass make a lot of difference.

a few bass. We’ve got loads of though not thornbacks – and sole quota, but that’s because so supermarkets no longer so many boats have gone after buy them, and big catering whelks. I was looking at Fishing establishments, like Cambridge News from 10 years ago, and we colleges, have been banned from had 150kg for this month. We’ve using them. got 4t at the minute because so “We’re seeing a fraction of many boats are whelking, but if the soles because of the pulse that fishery were to fail – because beamers. Once upon a time, we perhaps coronavirus kills that were getting 40-50 stone a day at market – and they all went back peak. Now we’re getting four or to sole, quota would be short five. It’s gone down by a factor of again.” 10. At present, it’s not viable. But But at least the stocks might although pulsing is being phased be building again, now that the out, we don’t want it replaced by pulsers are phasing out. heavy beamers. “We saw enormous numbers “We get a few bass on lines of juvenile sole coming up last at certain times, but they’re a year, and so 2022 or 2023 might bonus, and we can’t land them ‡ Four boats work from Orford, two of them from the river near the quay, and Bill Pinney’s two, which work be okay. There are also one or anyway in February and March. from Butley Creek. two codling about, and so maybe And we can’t land spurdog at all. there’ll even be a small spring run It’s frustrating about spurdogs, now.” because there is a massive There aren’t such encouraging amount off here. We have to stay signs yet down Orford way, clear, or we get one on every where Bill Pinney has U10 hook. We just totally waste our catamarans Jolene LT 1020 and day, because it’s a very difficult Southern Cross LT 1032 working day’s work putting them back. from Butley Creek, one skippered “What we really need is by his son. Lining is the winter for regulators to understand game, but there are no cod. how few species we have, “We can’t even bait up for cod and how restrictions on any because there aren’t enough of them drastically reduce the around, and so we bait up with chances of fishing being viable. herring for thornbacks. They Longlining ticks all the boxes are the only rays we get down for sustainability – small-scale, here, but they’re very low- hand-baiting – and is eminently value because conservation controllable in terms of effort. It’s organisations bracket all treated differently in the South skates and rays together, West, where netters are allowed ‡ Bill also does oysters, but that’s another story. and some are depleted – 100t by-catch, even though they 10 SUFFOLK FISHERIES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 2 April 2020

‡ … where a pontoon would be handy.

catch them by a less sustainable have been good neighbours. method, where they bring aboard They’ll be dredging and bringing dead fish. So they are allowed to boats in during the construction land 100t of spurdog dead, and period, and they know where we can’t land any at all, and are I fish, because they have it all penalised for our ability to put logged. Hopefully we’ll agree ‡ Meanwhile, down at Felixstowe Ferry, they also moor in the river… small fish back alive. compensation for the 10 or 12 “It flies in the face of the years of building, and I won’t be scientific recommendations, fishing here after that anyway. because ICES has said that the “Our worst threat at the spurdog stock can withstand moment is all the wind farms that 2,000t or more in the northeast want to use this area; cables laid Atlantic, and yet it has still by the first ones have already banned it everywhere, except developed freespans which you for this 100t it has given to the can’t fish over. And it seems netters in the South West.” that more and more projects are Meanwhile, back up the coast being given permission, resulting at Sizewell, Noel Cattermole in more fishing areas lost. Fishing has worked from the beach for a living is becoming unviable. for nearly 50 years. His boat, Things have become a real Joseph William IH 89, is the only struggle, with narrowing options. commercial survivor there now. “Everything seems to be He uses nets and longlines, against us these days. I don’t and over the years has sold a mind the hard work, and I don’t lot direct from his house just mind not catching much at times, off the beach, although these because there’s nothing more days he puts more through the sustainable than fishing from markets so that he’s less tied the same spot – low food miles, down. Sole was a big number short times at sea, light gear, all for him, until that was hammered in one small area. by the pulsers. He sets pots in “But the hardest thing is the the summer, but he does have a mental side of it now. I’ve never bass entitlement, and that’s now known the east coast fleet so his main thing. demoralised. The state of the “It’s a good seller, which industry is awful.” is why it’s real hardship at Further up, at Southwold, this time of year with the two Richard Burrell works the U10 months’ close season. And Avril Rose LT 16, one of a dozen ‡ There used to be boats working from Dunwich, but all that’s left there is abandoned winch gear. there isn’t much trade with or so boats working from the the holidaymakers in January, river Blyth. February and March either. If “We’ve got no cod, heaps of there was cod, we’d catch it. spurdog which we can’t land, and Sometimes there’s skate and skate which are worthless. And herring, but they’re worth no we can’t catch bass this time of money at all.” year. We used to rely on cod, but There’s also the prospect of have seen hardly any this winter – the development of Sizewell C, but, again, plenty of spurdog. but he isn’t overly concerned. “In the past, you might be “The power station people fishing steady on cod and then

‡ National Fish and Chip Day is a very popular Mission fundraising event, when Albert meets his supporters around the UK.

‡ Richard Burrell’s Avril Rose is one of a dozen or so boats working ‡ Noel Cattermole has been fishing from Sizewell beach for nearly 50 years. from the river Blyth at Southwold. 2 April 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews SUFFOLK FISHERIES 11 they would disappear, and a of some boats getting more couple of days later, a heap of attention than others because spurdog would turn up. And then they come in at predictable and we would go fishing for them, convenient times. When there which was always good. But now aren’t many boats anyway, the sea is absolutely alive with that becomes even more spurdog, but we aren’t allowed burdensome. to catch them, and there are no Fair enough, rules are rules cod. and they have to be observed, “They’ve got to open up the and the fishing life is nowhere spurdog fishery. It’s been proved near as simple as it was even time and again, by anyone who’s a generation ago. But there gone lining, how many there is also the Regulators’ Code, are. They are not endangered. introduced by the government They are four to six feet long and in April 2014, to improve the thick round. One on every hook, way regulation – in all business sometimes.” sectors – is delivered. Point 1 Oh, and in the summer, there requires regulators to ‘carry are mackerel. “But we’ve got out their activities in a way that a 30cm minimum landing size, supports those they regulate to whereas on the south coast it’s comply and grow’. There isn’t 20cm; 90% of ours are just under much evidence here of growth 30cm. If we were able to land encouragement – the reverse, them as they can down south, more like, they say – nor, for that they’d make good money on the matter, of acknowledgement of market, especially hand-caught the code generally. with feathers.” Much of the friction and stress And, of course, the bass. hinges on quota, and the risk of “Everyone was drift-netting for landing more than the permitted ‡ Lowestoft was huge at the peak of the herring fishery. (Photo courtesy of Port of Lowestoft Research Society) them until they got stopped, allowance – something that is which is the best way to catch not such a pressing issue with commercial core of these coastal them. The nets aren’t in the water sector boats, whose PO can communities, and provide year- for long, and the fish come up in arrange quota leasing or cross- round work in an otherwise very good condition, as good as any booking. Most U10s, not being in seasonal economy, it would line-caught fish. But if you land a a PO, are on their own, with no rebuild resilience which in past bass out of a net on the bottom organisational back-up to give decades has been steadily overnight, he’s knocked about. A such flexibility. eroded – not just in East Anglia, dead fish is a dead fish, but why But that may change. The but in coastal communities is it not allowed to land a better Coastal PO was recognised as around the country. one?” a PO by the MMO in 2017, and But Suffolk fishing is also But new avenues sometimes although the MMO has not yet about Lowestoft, where fishing open up. Last year, he pulled given the Coastal PO’s members history runs deep, and where up a couple of human skulls, PO licences – which would allow the fishmarket could be the and landed them because of the Coastal PO to manage its fulcrum upon which East the discards ban. They were old members’ fishing opportunities Anglia’s fishing future turns; ones, and the police weren’t as other POs can do for their more opportunity would mean interested. And then he caught a members – the MMO and the more fish than could probably monkfish, the first he’d ever seen. Coastal PO have now agreed be sold from those sheds on ‡ Even into the 1990s, bigger boats still worked from Lowestoft, like And as he was putting it back, it terms for a pilot scheme, which the beach. There is the REAF Colne Fishing’s Fortissimo LT 187, seen here in December 1995. bit him. Life gets tedious. can start as soon as the MMO – Renaissance of East Anglian All along this coast and gives final permission. Not only Fisheries – initiative, which and the degree of control of exponentially and consuming beyond, there is talk of the would sorting something out was founded in an attempt to the southern North Sea that nearly all political oxygen, and low ebb of relations between on that front lift a considerable devise a strategy for a way is actually repatriated, and, in with Europe more or less locked an increasingly demoralised burden from a demoralised fleet, forward, and to which Fishing turn, whether bigger boats will down for the foreseeable future, industry and the MMO. The it would be a major and much- News will return shortly – but also then be landing to this there probably won’t be many infamous Catch App certainly needed PR boost for the MMO. that way forward depends a main port. indicators on that front for a hasn’t helped, but it goes wider Because in the end, much of lot on what comes out of the And right now, with while. than that. There is now a very this fishery is about small boats new agreement with Europe, coronavirus spreading It’s all a bit depressing. n entrenched ‘them and us’ fishing close in, and in many atmosphere where, in a system cases selling direct to the public. where rule changes are posted It’s the lowest of low impacts, almost daily, the stress for it provides more jobs per tonne fishermen of wondering if they landed than any damaging are doing something wrong has beamer, and the tourists – the taken the joy out of the job. ‘Ex- main spenders on this coast – coppers looking for criminals’ love to see it. If fishing were to comes up a lot, with stories survive and grow, as part of the

‡ … and 14 boats, mostly U10s, still work from Lowestoft. June Mummery, fishmarket proprietor and former ‡ But Lowestoft fishmarket is still in operation… MEP, hopes to see more with greater UK control of the southern North Sea. 12 BLUE WHITING Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 2 April 2020 INTERNATIONAL FLEET FISHING BLUES WEST OF IRELAND n recent weeks, Irish and Scottish relation to fishing blue whiting in deep vessels have been fishing blue water, where damage to midwater Iwhiting in the North Atlantic west of trawls, including burst bags, is all part Ireland alongside a cosmopolitan fleet of the job. of midwater trawlers. As the closest harbour to the The first Norwegian boats started grounds throughout the blue whiting to arrive on the grounds in February, season – which generally runs for two when the number of boats pursuing the months from mid-February – Killybegs seasonal fishery gradually increased, in Co Donegal is well used by local weather conditions permitting. and visiting vessels alike. Although the blue whiting fishery Catches of blue whiting are split began in the region of the Porcupine between processing, packaging Bank, fishing effort is now moving and freezing for global human steadily northwards as the main marks consumption markets, and fishmeal of fish follow the deepwater edge production. towards St Kilda. This selection of photographs, Fishing has frequently been taken by Ryan Cordiner on the curtailed by severe weather, further fishing grounds west of Ireland and compounding the challenges that in Killybegs, gives an insight into the ‡ … after towing in the North Atlantic west of skippers and crews already face in blues fishery. ‡ The Peterhead midwater trawler Quantus making in to Killybegs… Ireland.

‡ The local boats Western Chieftain and Neptune berthed on the outside of the Danish midwater trawler Gitte on ‡ The Fraserburgh midwater trawler Chris Andra searching for marks. the New Pier at Killybegs.

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‡ 1: Paula returning to Killybegs to land blue whiting. 2: The Peterhead pelagic vessel Pathway preparing to pump a haul of blue whiting aboard. 3: Beinur tracking a mark of blues ahead of shooting. 2 April 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews BLUE WHITING 13 INTERNATIONAL FLEET FISHING BLUES WEST OF IRELAND

‡ The Castletownbere pair-trawlers Sarah David and Ronan Ross close up at the end of a tow to pass over the ends.

‡ … after towing in the North Atlantic west of Ireland. ‡ The Killybegs vessel Veronica (ex Ocean Quest FR 77) running off from Killybegs to fish.

Gardar gets underway from the grounds to return to Norway to land.

‡ The Norwegian boat Cristina E heading home to Norway.

‡ The Faroese midwater vessel Christian Í Grôtinum towing for blue whiting.

‡ The Fraserburgh midwater trawler Chris Andra searching for marks. ‡ The Russian reefership Nova Zeelandia loading frozen fish at Killybegs for export.

‡ The Norwegian midwater vessel H Ostervold towing in a decaying Atlantic swell.

‡ 1: Paula returning to Killybegs to land blue whiting. 2: The Peterhead pelagic vessel Pathway preparing to pump a haul of blue whiting aboard. 3: Beinur tracking a mark of blues ahead of shooting. ‡ Discharging blue whiting for fishmeal production at Killybegs. ‡ The Norwegian boat Østerbris towing. 14 MILKY WAY Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 2 April 2020 RELUCTANT END OF SMALL-BOAT SEINE-NETTING In the first of a new occasional series,David Linkie looks back on fishing trips – some of them in fisheries now sadly consigned to history – that he has experienced over the past 30-plus years

Milky Way towing a seine-net shot in St Magnus Bay.

aily seine-netting trips on engaged in what was rapidly returned to harbour early on a coming in to land, led to a which resulted in four boxes inshore grounds were a becoming a dying art. Sunday morning, were followed chance meeting with skipper of whiting from six hauls in Dway of life for numerous The opportunity to join by a short drive to Aberdeen Jimmy Sinclair on the quay, and the Burra Haaf, some 15 miles Scottish coastal communities skipper Jimmy Sinclair and airport to catch a flight to the offer of spending the next west of Scalloway, had proved for generations. For various crewmen Charlie Leask and Shetland, where the next day day at sea on Milky Way. particularly disappointing, not reasons, this traditional method Gareth Laurenson aboard was spent seine-netting on the The 66-year-old Milky Way least because another seiner of fishing declined dramatically Milky Way was the third in a Burra Haaf grounds on skipper looked immaculate, as it was fishing close by had landed 30 from the 1960s onwards. succession of back-to-back Willie Roberston’s Comrades. only the seiner’s second day boxes. By the summer of 2000, the trips. Six days at sea on Returning to Scalloway the back at sea after the usual This difference in catch rates Scalloway-based Milky Way LK the new Fraserburgh twin- following afternoon, to take summer repaint. was directly attributable to the 106 was one of the last boats rig trawler Amethyst, which photographs of Comrades The first day’s fishing, fact that while Milky Way was

‡ Skipper Jimmy Sinclair stowing ‡ Hauling Milky Way’s seine-net. the first coil of ropes… ‡ … and planning the next shot on the card plotter. 2 April 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews MILKY WAY 15 RELUCTANT END OF SMALL-BOAT SEINE-NETTING 3 9 1

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1. Running the first side of ropes out of the bin…

2. … and off the deck.

3. Throwing the codend over for the first haul of the day…

4. … before running the seine-net.

5. Standing by to pick up the dahn.

6. Coiling the last of the 7 8 starboard rope…

7. … directly into the bin.

8. Heaving back the first coil using the Mastra winch and the ever-reliable Beccles coiler.

9. The traditional wooden spreaders are hauled back to the jeannies at the end of the first tram-rail shot.

10. Hauling the sweeps…

11. … and the net…

12. … through the pedestal block. 16 MILKY WAY Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 2 April 2020

‡ Drying up the codend…

‡ Shooting away the seine-net at the midpoint of another shot.

on the slip, Jimmy Sinclair circle and measured 115ft and his crew had used the on the headline, worked time ashore to fit a single in conjunction with 24 4mm twine 90mm square fathom sweeps and ‡ The 90mm square mesh panel in use for the second mesh panel, in line with traditional wooden bridle day on Milky Way. Within two weeks of its introduction, pending new legislation sticks – slid over the stern skipper Jimmy Sinclair was left with no option other than on incorporating escape rail. to lay Milky Way up. panels in the gear, After towing the gear regardless of vessel size for a few minutes to settle or engine power. it down in 70 fathoms This promptly resulted of water, the four-speed in the loss of numerous Mastra mechanical sizeable whiting, which for winch was put into first decades had dominated gear, and heaving up catches in the Burra Haaf, began. Milky Way was ‡ … before… thereby giving seine- one of the last boats in netters like Milky Way a the UK fleet still using a day’s work. Beccles coiler. From the While this proved early 1970s, these were conclusively the rapidly superseded by the effectiveness of introduction of rope reels escape panels from a and the general downturn conservation point of in seining. view, it highlighted the When the first two coils fact that low-powered of rope had been carried small seine-netters in away and stored on the particular were going to deck in the traditional lose marketable fish. fashion, the covering In an effort to achieve platforms were removed a viable catch rate, Jimmy from the rope bins, Sinclair headed north enabling the remainder along the west side of of the fleet of ropes to Shetland past Wattsness be coiled in what had and through the Sound been Milky Way’s original of Papa to the St Magnus forward accommodation Bay grounds, which on cabin. occasion can yield a As hauling continued, better class of haddock. the advantages of dual- Three hours after purpose auto-controls leaving Scalloway, the became apparent, as dahn buoys were thrown skipper Jimmy Sinclair over the side at 6am, just either reached out of the as dense fog enveloped wheelhouse window or the south side of St from the open deck to Magnus Bay, blotting pull a line operating the out Papa Stour and the pressure wheel on the Eshaness stacks. Ten coiler to surge the ropes coils of rope were quickly and keep them coming run off, before the Gundry evenly. Who said that ‡ … taking it aboard. ‡ Running the starboard ropes as the crew gut fish from seine-net – which had auto-systems have to be the previous shot. 425 meshes in the fishing high-tech and expensive 2 April 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews MILKY WAY 17

‡ Hauling the bag through the block… ‡ … and taking the codend forward… ‡ … before releasing the contents into the deck-ponds. to install? Koden 802C sounder had deck-pond. However, this was to Decca Chain readings, Jimmy importance – were stored in the When the wooden spreaders shown some promising marks more than Milky Way had landed Sinclair consulted the various locker, covering all the Shetland were out of the water, the of feed and fish in the last hour, the previous day, so he quickly seine-net shots he had neatly inshore grounds. There was sweeps were lifted into the Rapp so Jimmy Sinclair was slightly positioned the boat ready to marked on his plotter. This was little room to fit a plotter in Milky pedestal power block before the disappointed when the codend shoot the dahn away again. an A3 piece of card covering Way’s wheelhouse, and besides, net was hauled and flaked down was untied and five boxes of Using lat/long readings from both sides of St Magnus Bay. why change a method which had on to the quarter. fish, mainly small to medium the Shipmate RS 5800 GPS Numerous well-thumbed charts served so well down the years During the first shot, the haddock, cascaded into the receiver, which were converted – indicating their accuracy and and was 100% reliable? Built with care to last Milky Way was a classic example crab fishery got underway in of a traditional fishing boat 1963, helped by a Lerwick built to last by highly skilled processing firm, which started tradesmen using premium to open up new markets. The materials, and which had been following year, Jimmy Sinclair maintained to the highest went into partnership with his standards ever since. The 49ft father Magnus, and bought the Fifie-style vessel was built of 30ft Hope from Sandy Birnie, larch on oak in 1934 by James who was the coxswain of the Noble of Fraserburgh as a Peterhead lifeboat. herring drifter which also worked The subsequent success of whitefish lines, and was fitted this boat, from a combination of with a 44hp Kelvin K2 diesel creel fishing for crab and lobster engine. and line fishing for halibut, led Two years later, the boat was to the arrival of Milky Way. This bought by Peter Maltman of boat was immediately rigged Eyemouth, who had a K3 66hp for scalloping, as this fishery engine installed the following was just in its infancy, having year, when the vessel was been pioneered by John James rigged for seine-netting as well Fullerton on Brighter Hope. as drifting. The boat fished very The following summer, Milky successfully from Eyemouth for Way was rigged for seining. In ‡ Milky Way berthed at Eyemouth in the early 1960s before being sold to Shetland. the next 30 years, where it was January 1970, the full-height one of the first boats to fit a trawl rudder was removed and deck, a new 112hp Kelvin R6 retired. In 1982, the forward part was later removed when Jimmy winch and go prawn-trawling, replaced with a smaller balanced engine and a Kelvin RG12 3.33:1 of the fishroom was sectioned Sinclair reverted solely to seining. before being bought by Jimmy one, and a Macduff dual-purpose reduction gearbox, driving a 30in off to allow the Milky Way to After being tied alongside Sinclair and his father Magnus in seine/trawl winch was installed. propeller, were fitted. The same be fitted with rope bins. When the pier at Scalloway for a few October 1968 for £2,000. In 1973, the Milky Way propulsion unit was still in use replacement parts for the dual- years, Milky Way was eventually Jimmy had previously fished was gutted and extensively at the time of the trip described purpose Macduff hauler became sold outside fishing, for use as a aboard the 32ft creel/line boat modernised. The previously in this article, typically using 160 impossible to obtain, a Mastra leisure boat in the Canary Isles, Fruitful and the 42ft Prosperity, forward accommodation cabin gallons of diesel per week. seine winch was fitted, forward where she was reported to have both of which were skippered was moved aft, and a new, larger In 1975, Jimmy took over as of a smaller trawl winch for use been broken up a couple of by Ernest Duncan. The Shetland wheelhouse, a galley and poop skipper when Magnus Sinclair when scalloping – although this years ago. 18 MILKY WAY Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 2 April 2020 Changing times

The opportunity to scan through the fishing diaries that skipper Jimmy Sinclair kept meticulously over the years made fascinating reading. Some striking examples from the 1970s include: three hauls for 40, 50 and 35 boxes at Point of Fethaland, part of a weekly total of 479 boxes for £1,080; five hauls for 148 boxes, including 73 of large ‡ A haul of prime-quality haddock. and 49 of medium haddock; three hauls for 158 boxes, Milky Way usually towed at of bulk, and the haddocks for including 100 of large haddies; 1,150rpm, covering the ground at supper, which Jimmy prepared and from the early 1980s, two 0.7 knots, meaning that no more along with new Ayrshire tatties – hauls in Ronas Voe using eight than half a mile of seabed was which went down very well later coils a side for 200 boxes, covered during each haul. on in the evening. Top-notch including 182 boxes of gutted ‡ Milky Way taking one of her last seine-net shots in St Mangus Bay, By the time of the third haul, grub! medium haddock and 10 of before the door closed on a traditional inshore fishery. the tide had turned and was now Rather than steaming the small. against the breeze, so Jimmy 24 miles back to Scalloway, The state of the whitefish summer and autumn months, and sometimes as high as Sinclair took one rope on each Jimmy Sinclair headed in to stocks was healthy at this time and scalloping for the rest 2,644, and weekly totals in side, tram-rail style. By the time lie for the night at the nearby and processing power was of the year. This was similar excess of 8,000. the fourth haul was aboard, the West Burrafirth pier, which was limited, despite processing to the pattern adopted by Brown crab was also catches had dropped a little, so his usual custom when fishing firms springing up all over several other Shetland boats, plentiful on the grounds, as Milky Way steamed towards the in this area. Sixteen hours Shetland in response to new which used to place greater illustrated by Jimmy Sinclair’s north shore for the final two hauls after throwing the ropes off at markets being created in emphasis on seasonal memory of hauling 120 creels of the day. The plan had been to Scalloway, the crew tied Milky America for locally caught fish. fisheries, giving grounds a rest one day and landing 180 leave this side of St Magnus Bay Way up for the night. Six seine- Daily quotas per crewman and the opportunity to recover. stone. for the following day, but needs net shots had yielded 14 boxes were therefore introduced. Initially using 3 x 4ft As Jimmy Sinclair said at must, and it would provide a of haddock, along with a few With a fixed-price system in fixed frame Girvan dredges the time: “Those were the good insight into where to start flats. operation for all species and per side, which were days when fishing could be the next morning. The fish were kept aboard to no whitefish auctions, this subsequently replaced pleasurable and exciting. The gear was reluctant to be landed the following night allocation system ensured by 4 x 30in spring-loaded Now, regulations have taken come at first on the next haul, at Scalloway, along with the 10 that supply did not exceed the frames, scallop catches from all the enjoyment out of the reflecting some harder bottom. boxes caught the following day. processing capacity. While the grounds such as Sullom Voe job, although there is no This was seen when the gear Just two weeks after this trip, exact allocation varied, a limit and Yell Sound were equally denying how things have came aboard, as there was skipper Jimmy Sinclair took of 20 boxes per man per day impressive. Diary entries regressed stockwise, in the damage to one of the bridle the painful decision to tie Milky was typical. regularly mention catch past 20 years in particular. sticks, which needed some Way up for good, and a way of During the 1970s, the Milky rates between 350 and 400 A whole way of life has temporary repairs before the inshore fishing that had sustained Way alternated between scallops per one-hour tow, changed, and has probably final shot of the day. These two generations of fishermen and seine-netting during the daily totals in excess of 1,500 gone forever.” hauls yielded three to four boxes their families disappeared. n

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Hastings FLAG celebrates Acoustic seal deterrent project success Hastings Fisheries Local Action Kim Forward, lead councillor ‘shows promise’ Group (FLAG) hosted an end-of- for regeneration, said: “Future programme event on 9 March funding to continue the FLAG The results of seal deterrent long term than other deterrent “Although the trials experienced for local stakeholders and programme is unknown at the trials undertaken in an inshore devices. technical difficulties with project partners. The £800,000 moment; DEFRA is developing gill-net fishery in Torbay are Two inshore vessels, one deploying the prototype ASD programme concluded in March, a new domestic grants scheme encouraging, according to from Torquay and one from at sea, the results overall show having delivered 18 projects following our exit from the EU. reports released by the MMO Brixham, were involved in the promise for it to be an effective across three themes: creating “The Hastings FLAG board last week. trials, each deploying two seal deterrent. This has already a sustainable fleet and supply will continue to meet following Trials were carried out using nets at a time – one fishing as led the ASD developer to make chain, the environment and ‘the the end of the programme, to a prototype of the targeted normal, and the other with one the units more robust, and to place’ (Fishing News, 31 January, maintain partnership working and acoustic startle device (ASD) or more ASDs deployed nearby. explore alternative ways of ‘Successful Hastings FLAG stay aware of ongoing issues in developed by Genuswave, Catches from each net were deploying the devices at sea. programme nears completion’). the industry.” which triggers a startle recorded, as well as the number Additional work and testing is The celebratory event response that causes a seal to of damaged fish in each. needed in other locations and showcased the success of move away from the sound. It The trials found that the fisheries before conclusive three very diverse projects – operates at a much lower sound ASD increased the catch by results can be drawn.” Supporting Sustainable Sepia dose (volume and duration) an average of 74%. However, The project was funded Stocks, Fit to Fish and Aspiring than other acoustic deterrents, due to technical difficulties, through the EMFF and Chefs’ Academy – and their and at a frequency range there was a high variability in implemented by ABPmer in positive impact on the industry where seals’ hearing is more catches and the effectiveness collaboration with the NFFO, and the wider community. This sensitive than other species. of the ASD, with the modelled with the support of local was followed by a reflection The ASD has no adverse impact increase in catch ranging from fishermen and Devon and on the two Hastings FLAG on marine mammals such as 5% to 189%. Severn IFCA. programmes, the first of which dolphins and porpoises, and Suzannah Walmsley, project The reports from the project started in spring 2011, and a look ‡ Local stakeholders met on 9 March should be more effective in the manager at ABPmer, said: can be read at: bit.ly/33IodBx ahead to continuing the good to celebrate the latest Hastings FLAG work. programme. 20 PORTS AND PRICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 2 April 2020 PORTS & PRICES INCREASED END-OF-WEEK DEMAND ON NEW-LOOK PETERHEAD FISHMARKET

Whitefish prices rose significantly contributed 6,968 boxes to the first 358 boxes of cod, 92 boxes of ling, at Peterhead on Friday morning, to market of last week at Peterhead. 89 boxes of flatfish, 84 boxes of generally end the week where they This sale, the largest of the week, monkfish, 24 boxes of hake and 15 started, reports David Linkie. included 1,495 boxes of gutted boxes each of megrim and squid. The recovery followed a midweek and 259 boxes of round haddock, Seven boats, Guiding Light, slump in demand following the 1,226 boxes of cod, 1,121 boxes of Guiding Star, Victory Rose, stringent measures announced coley, 1,090 boxes of whiting (871 Lapwing, Our Lass III, Budding by the government to combat the rounders), 401 boxes of monkfish, Rose and Fruitful Vine, plus Covid-19 pandemic. 390 boxes of hake, 196 boxes of three consignments from Carina, A marked reduction in demand flatfish, 174 boxes of megrim, 119 Endeavour IV and Deeside, put 3,370 from buyers facing unknown factors boxes of ling and 24 boxes of squid. boxes ashore for the midweek sale. before the sale on Tuesday morning Last Monday morning at This market included 1,585 boxes of led to general price drop of more Peterhead, large cod sold at £2.35- whiting (1,344 rounders), 781 boxes than 50% on Tuesday’s market. £4 per kg, medium £1.95-£3.50, of gutted and 29 boxes of round Across Tuesday and Wednesday’s selected £1.85-£3.10 and small haddock, 325 boxes of hake, 176 markets, cod sold at 70p-£2.70, £1.40-£3.65. Large/medium gutted boxes of coley, 151 boxes of cod, 67 haddock 25p-£2, hake 60p-95p, haddock made £1.90-£4, selected boxes of flatfish, 37 boxes of ling, monkfish 40p-£2.85, coley 45p- £1.25-£3.65, small £1.35-£3.05, 11 boxes of megrim and seven boxes £1.20 and whiting 35p-£1.35. chippers 75p-£2.25, metros 35p- of squid. An upward trend in prices £1.60 and round haddock 50p-90p. Three boats, Good Hope, that began on Thursday’s market Gutted whiting were at 75p-£2.20 Achieve and Favonius, plus four ‡ Victoria May landing into Peterhead fishmarket. (Photo: Ryan Cordiner) strengthened further on Friday and round whiting 65p-£1.45 per kg. consignments from Vision IV, morning. Monkfish secured 45p-£2.60, lemon Nordsoe, Havfjord and Ocean haddock, 150 boxes of whiting (125 £1.95, round whiting £1.10, plaice A challenging week for all sole 80p-£8, megrim £1-£6.10, Endeavour, contributed 1,644 rounders), 147 boxes of coley, 144 90p, coley £1-£1.40, hake £1.40- concerned on Peterhead market plaice 90p-£1.65, ling £1-£2.25, boxes to last Thursday’s market at boxes of monkfish, 127 boxes of £3.65, squid £1.50-£3.85 and ling included the introduction of new hake 60p-£3.45 and coley 50p- Peterhead. This sale included 352 megrim, 69 boxes of hake, 40 boxes £1.25-£1.90 per kg. working arrangements, including £1.40 per kg. boxes of cod, 280 boxes of gutted of ling, seven boxes of squid and six Thirty-four boats and 18 increasing the gap between tiers of The following morning, eight haddock, 237 boxes of whiting (126 boxes of flatfish. consignments contributed to last boxes to over 3m to deliver social boats, Endurance, Ardent, Arcturus, rounders), 185 boxes of monkfish, Last Friday morning at Peterhead, week’s total of 16,433 boxes on distancing in line with government Sunrise, Falcon, Crystal River, 141 boxes of coley, 89 boxes of ling, large/medium gutted haddock made Peterhead market. This tally included guidelines (see front cover and page Fruitful Bough and Faithful, together 67 boxes of flatfish, 57 boxes of £2.60-£3.10 per kg, small £1.85- 4,305 boxes of haddock (328 3). with four consignments from hake, 41 boxes of megrim and eight £3.20, chippers £1.45-£2.25, metros rounders), 3,630 boxes of whiting Thirteen boats, Victoria May, Harvester, Ocean Harvest, Atlantic boxes of squid. 70p-£1.25 and round haddock 45p. (2,843 ungutted), 2,424 boxes of Tranquility, Gracious, Steadfast Challenge and Carina, landed 3,406 Twenty-four hours later, three Large cod sold at £2.15-£3.35 per kg, coley, 2,197 boxes of cod, 865 boxes Hope, Boy Andrew, Phoenix, Helenus, boxes. This tally included 1,185 boats, Valhalla, Faithlie and sprags £2-£3.75, medium £2.35- of hake, 864 boxes of monkfish, 434 Ocean Dawn, Courageous III, Golden boxes of gutted and 40 boxes of Tranquility, contributed 1,045 £4.05, selected £2.65-£2.85 and boxes of flatfish, 378 boxes of ling, Gain, Summer Dawn II, Shekinah and round haddock, 838 boxes of coley, boxes. This sale, the smallest of the small £2.05-£2.55. Monkfish sold at 368 boxes of megrim and 63 boxes Favonius, plus seven consignments, 560 boxes of whiting (369 rounders), week, included 226 boxes of gutted £2.30-£3.10, gutted whiting £1.10- of squid. NO MIDWEEK WHITEFISH LANDINGS IN SHETLAND ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’ AT BRIXHAM A marked slump in whitefish prices Thursday last week in Shetland. 1,927 boxes from nine boats. Friday’s market Although prices were significantly Mackerel sold at £3 for 1s and on Tuesday morning, associated with Thirteen vessels landed 2,191 boxes was the smallest of the three, when six boats down last week, the market at Brixham 2s and 90p for 3s. Megrim 1s and uncertainty over the Covid-19 situation, for Monday’s electronic auction. Supplies put ashore 481 boxes, bringing the weekly intends to continue to run as normal, 2s were £3, 3s £2, 4s £1.20 and 5s resulted in no markets on Wednesday and dropped slightly on Tuesday morning, with total to 4,599 boxes from 28 vessels. for as long as trips remain viable for the 50p. Monkfish 1s averaged £8, 2s Whiting (67,282kg, of which 46,767kg local boats. £9.20, 3s £9, 4s £8.50, 5s £7.80 were rounders) led the way over the Blondie wing 1s were £3.50, 2s and 6s £3.50. Red mullet averaged three electronic auctions last week in £2.50, 3s £2.30 and 4s £1.20/kg. Black £7/kg for 1s, £5.50 for 2s and £1.50 Shetland, followed by cod (37,348kg), bream 1s were £8, 2s £6.50, 3s £5 and for 3s. Octopus averaged £1.90. saithe (27,248kg), haddock (17,124kg, 4s £3.50. Size 1 brill averaged £6/kg, Plaice 1s averaged £3/kg, 2s including 550kg of ungutted fish), monkfish 2s were £5.50, 3s and 4s £4.50 and 5s £2.50, 3s £2.20, 4s £1.80 and 5s (11,905kg), ling (7,124kg), megrim (6,160kg), £3.50. £1.30. Pollack 1s and 2s were £2.50, plaice (2,838kg), lemon sole (2,700kg) and Size 1 and 2 cod were £4.50, 3s £4, 3s £2.20 and 4s £1.60. Sand sole hake (1,389kg). 4s £3.50 and 5s £1.50. Coley was £1.50 1s were £6.50/kg and 2s £4.50. The highest prices generally prevailed for 1s and 2s and £1 for 3s. Conger Large scallops were £5.80 and on Friday morning’s market, when buyer averaged 60p for 1s and 2s and 20p for small £3.50. Dover sole 1s averaged demand increased considerably from the low 3s. Cuttlefish averaged £1.86 for 1s and £9.80/kg, 2s £10.50, 3s £11.20, point experienced on Tuesday morning. 65p for 2s. Size 1 dabs were £1.20 and 4s £11, 5s £8.50, 6s £7.80, 7s and On Friday morning, cod sold at up to 2s were 30p. John Dory 1s and 2s were 8s £6.50, 9s £5.80 and 10s £5.50. £3.55 per kg, gutted haddock £3.15, £10/kg, 3s £8, 4s £4.50 and 5s 80p. Large squid were £8 and 2s were hake £5.05, lemon sole £7.70, ling £2.25, Haddock 1s averaged £2.90/kg, 2s £7.80. megrim £6.40, monkfish £3.65, plaice were £2 and 3s 80p. Hake fetched Thorny wings averaged £1.80 for £2.20, saithe £1.75, gutted whiting £3.40 £3.20 for 1s, £3 for 2s and 3s, £2.70 for 2s and 3s and 70p for 4s. Large tubs and round whiting £1 per kg. Round 4s, £2.60 for 5s, £2 for 6s and £1.40 for were £2.50/kg for 1s, and 2s were haddock was only landed on Monday’s 7s. Lemon sole averaged £5/kg for 1s 80p. Turbot averaged £10/kg for 1s, market and sold for £1.10 per kg, while and 3s £3.50, 4s £2 and 5s £1.20. Ling 2s were £8.50, 3s £8, 4s £7.50, 5s prices for halibut at £11.90, squid at £4.05 averaged £1.20/kg for 1s and 2s and £8.20 and 6s £7.50. Large whiting and turbot at £9 per kg were all lower than 50p for 3s. Prime lobsters were £17 and averaged £1.20/kg, 2s £1, 3s 60p usual on Monday. large £14. and 4s 30p. LOWESTOFT FISHMARKET CLOSING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE As had been expected, Lowestoft saw a quiet week on the fishmarket, with five boats making supplies and no overland consignments from North Shields or the west side. The auctions from Monday to Wednesday saw a total of 1.5t sold, with the main species being skate. A general absence of buyers saw the high price for skate at just £1.50 per kg – half that seen on the previous week. Prices for sole were also hit, down £7 on the week at £10. Cod managed to see a small improvement, up 50p to £4. ‡ The local whitefish trawler Guiding Light coming in to land at Thursday’s auction saw 3t of herring, but nothing else landed. This fetched 45p. On Friday there were no supplies for the auction and, Lerwick last month. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) with reduced supplies and demand, and for the safety of staff, the auction is now closed until further notice. 2 April 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 21

PETERHEAD, WEEK Avg Max Max, Max, mth ICELAND (RSF), THURS Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 4 BRIXHAM, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr NEWLYN, FRIDAY Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr TO 28 MARCH price/kg price/kg wk ago wk ago 26 MARCH landed price/kg wk ago wks ago 28 MARCH landed price/kg wk ago ago 27 MARCH landed price/kg wk ago ago

Catfish £1.47 £1.78 £1.68 £3.56 Blue ling (gutted) 25 £1.19 £1.33 £1.20 Brill (1) 360 £5.24 £6.16 £13.22 Blonde Ray (L) 710 £1.19 £3.41 £2.48 Cod (A1) £2.40 £3.01 £3.59 £5.44 Brill (2) 287 £5.77 £6.63 £10.38 Catfish (gutted) 34,309 £0.85 £0.80 £1.98 Blonde Ray (M) 1,547 £0.68 £2.96 £2.32 Cod (A2) £2.47 £2.83 £3.76 £5.60 Brill (3) 427 £5.65 £6.89 £9.80 Catfish (ungutted) 370 £0.61 £0.66 £1.04 Blonde Ray (S) 56 £0.51 £1.78 £1.42 Cod (A3) £2.57 £3.05 £3.63 £4.73 Cod (large, gutted) 14,510 £2.04 £2.23 £2.41 Brill (4) 442 £5.78 £6.94 £8.47 Cod (A4) £2.12 £2.58 £3.35 £4.52 Brill (5) 84 £2.62 £3.68 £7.48 Brill (1) 12 £4.62 £14.12 £12.36 Cod (large, ungutted) 61,335 £1.82 £1.84 £2.04 Cod (A5) £1.72 £2.38 £3.27 £4.27 Cock crabs 71 £4.54 £4.42 £5.99 Brill (2) 139 £5.06 £14.73 £12.23 Cod (small, gutted) 1,157 £1.53 £1.60 - Haddock (A1) £2.16 £2.60 £3.22 £3.49 Cod (1) 29 £6.02 £5.50 £4.55 Brill (3) 180 £5.15 £10.31 £9.25 Haddock (A2) £1.73 £2.16 £3.31 £4.09 Cod (small, ungutted) 751 £1.25 £1.28 £1.86 Cod (2) 68 £5.47 £3.60 £4.56 Brill (4) 100 £5.42 £9.76 £7.49 Haddock (A3) £1.75 £2.37 £3.34 £3.70 Cod cheeks 20 £6.39 £5.40 £3.69 Cod (3) 52 £5.73 £3.77 £4.46 Brill (5) 4 £3.42 - £5.16 Haddock chippers (A4) £1.26 £1.68 £2.97 £3.02 Haddock (large, gutted) 14,647 £1.69 £1.39 £1.61 Conger (1) 45 £0.41 £0.81 £1.03 Cod (3) 78 £3.27 £4.11 £5.40 Haddock metros (A4) £0.71 £0.98 £2.27 £2.30 Haddock (large, ungutted) 5,994 £2.07 £1.70 £1.83 Conger (2) 17 £0.96 £0.94 £1.09 Cod (4) 168 £2.33 £3.30 £2.04 Conger (3) 20 £0.20 £0.37 £0.43 Hake (A1) £2.07 £2.36 £4.26 £7.99 Haddock (small, gutted) 189 £0.62 - £0.80 Cod (5) 63 £1.04 £3.08 £3.43 Cuttlefish (1) 34,923 £1.89 £2.01 £3.37 Hake (A2) £2.09 £2.64 £3.43 £7.22 Haddock (small, ungutted) 36 £0.08 £0.62 £1.19 Cuckoo ray (M) 243 £0.80 £1.46 £1.63 Hake (A3) £1.76 £1.90 £2.92 £4.84 Cuttlefish (2) 5,082 £0.74 £0.96 £2.29 Halibut (gutted) 368 £1.56 £2.05 £3.54 Cuckoo ray (S) 93 £0.20 £0.28 £0.30 Hake (A4) £1.41 £1.64 £2.44 £3.68 Gurnard (2) 50 £1.17 £2.97 £2.96 Lemon sole (gutted) 281 £2.61 £2.78 £6.99 Cuttlefish (L) 9,824 £1.64 £2.42 £3.35 Hake (A5) £1.07 £1.40 £1.38 £2.82 Gurnard (4) 6,308 £0.31 £0.57 £0.60 Ling (gutted) 2,983 £1.05 £0.64 £1.26 Cuttlefish (S) 4,231 £0.55 £1.25 £2.13 Halibut £6.11 £6.44 £10.20 £13.78 Haddock (1) 3,260 £2.34 £2.02 £2.85 Ling (ungutted) 500 £1.15 £0.74 £1.27 Lemon sole (A1) £4.17 £4.17 - £11.55 Haddock (2) 151 £1.94 £2.14 £2.29 Dover sole (1) 839 £9.19 £13.42 £11.68 Lemon sole (A2) £4.69 £8.00 £5.81 £9.75 Monkfish (gutted) 106 £2.92 £1.21 £4.30 Haddock (3) 3 £1.15 £0.95 £1.07 Dover sole (2) 1,375 £9.89 £17.03 £13.21 Lemon sole (A3) £1.37 £1.68 £3.88 £6.06 Plaice (gutted) 3,967 £1.62 £1.97 £2.94 Hake (1) 29 £2.96 £3.22 £4.41 Dover sole (3) 2,682 £10.22 £17.48 £14.53 Ling (A1) £1.19 £1.30 £1.18 £2.59 Redfish (ungutted) 9,936 £1.63 £1.10 £1.91 Hake (2) 179 £2.67 £2.88 £5.22 Dover sole (4) 2,576 £6.92 £13.09 £10.68 Hake (3) 341 £2.93 £2.68 £5.38 Ling (A2) £1.59 £1.65 £1.06 £3.43 Saithe (gutted) 1,601 £0.71 £0.81 £1.30 Dover sole (5) 952 £6.34 £10.60 £9.19 Hake (4) 1,389 £2.90 £2.66 £5.42 Ling (A3) £1.55 £1.81 £1.04 £3.56 Saithe (ungutted) 3,040 £0.79 £0.58 £1.00 Gurnard and latchet (L) 17 £2.11 £4.19 £3.44 Hake (5) 2,782 £2.68 £2.66 £5.02 Megrim (A1) £5.74 £6.09 £5.24 £10.50 Skate (gutted) 105 £0.21 £0.19 £0.30 Hake (6) 6,625 £2.53 £2.56 £4.50 Gurnard and latchet (M) 125 £1.54 £1.59 £2.04 Megrim (A2) £3.99 £4.94 £4.42 £7.38 Spotted catfish (gutted) 3,830 £0.91 £0.94 £2.42 Hake (7) 1,617 £2.28 £2.48 £3.49 Gurnard and latchet (S) 127 £0.27 £1.14 £0.69 Megrim (A3) £2.62 £3.57 £3.93 £5.93 Spotted catfish (ungutted) 23 £0.16 - - Hen crabs 18 £2.25 £2.26 £3.10 Haddock (1) 921 £1.90 £3.06 £2.56 Megrim (A4) £1.70 £1.87 £2.11 £4.59 Tusk (gutted) 8,659 £0.79 £0.86 £0.94 John Dory (1) 14 £9.23 £7.48 £14.23 Haddock (2) 1,067 £1.78 £2.58 £2.73 Megrim (A4) £2.34 £2.34 £1.85 £3.54 Tusk (gutted) 8,659 £0.79 £0.86 £0.94 John Dory (2) 13 £9.20 £9.14 £13.61 Haddock (3) 522 £1.20 £3.24 £2.54 Monkfish (A1) £2.16 £2.58 £2.79 £6.24 Tusk (ungutted) 72 £0.08 £0.54 £0.12 John Dory (3) 61 £7.47 £6.99 £10.32 Haddock (4) 51 £1.27 £1.03 £0.83 Monkfish (A2) £2.70 £2.83 £2.89 £6.63 Whiting (gutted) 296 £0.39 £0.46 £0.30 Lemon sole (1) 452 £4.45 £4.56 £9.29 Haddock (5) 9 £1.00 - £0.96 Monkfish (A3) £2.66 £2.89 £3.03 £5.84 Lemon sole (2) 326 £4.17 £4.54 £9.51 Witch (gutted) 49 £1.00 £0.88 - Hake (0) 100 £1.00 £0.90 £0.66 Monkfish (A4) £1.97 £2.14 £2.91 £5.65 Lemon sole (3) 756 £4.39 £3.87 £8.83 Witch (ungutted) 101 £0.91 £0.99 £1.16 Hake (2) 44 £2.60 £5.41 £4.79 Monkfish (A5) £0.68 £0.78 £1.41 £3.31 Lemon sole (4) 3,352 £2.32 £2.30 £3.94 Plaice (A3) £1.19 £1.54 £2.52 £4.18 Hake (3) 252 £2.60 £5.43 £5.03 HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m Lemon sole (5) 2,197 £1.17 £1.18 £2.56 Plaice (A4) £0.98 £1.25 £1.77 £2.27 TO 27 MARCH landed price/kg wk ago ago Line mackerel (3) 67 £2.74 £1.59 £3.02 Hake (4) 742 £2.23 £5.67 £5.01 Pollack (A1) £1.10 £1.10 - £4.26 Lobster 89 £13.73 £18.68 £21.52 Hake (5) 3,317 £0.59 £4.22 £4.05 Pollack (A2) £0.63 £0.84 - £4.50 Catfish (1) 1,147 £3.53 £3.89 £4.19 Monkfish tails (1) 68 £7.56 £9.36 £11.29 Hake (6) 2,304 £0.72 £2.89 £2.93 Pollack (A3) £0.34 £1.00 £2.44 £3.80 Cod (0) 840 £2.75 £2.80 £4.06 Monkfish tails (2) 343 £8.43 £9.12 £12.81 John Dory (1) 1 £7.60 £13.93 £13.06 Pollack (A4) £0.54 £0.54 - £3.75 Cod (1) 5,118 £2.71 £3.06 £3.93 Monkfish tails (3) 608 £8.48 £8.97 £11.76 John Dory (2) 2 £8.00 £13.84 £11.46 Round Haddock £0.42 £0.50 £0.99 £1.21 Cod (2) 8,264 £3.06 £3.70 £4.46 Monkfish tails (4) 1,239 £8.34 £8.67 £10.91 John Dory (3) 11 £7.07 £10.63 £8.76 Saithe (A1) £1.07 £1.24 £1.29 £2.10 Monkfish tails (5) 996 £7.38 £7.34 £9.99 Cod (3) 17,156 £3.13 £4.08 £4.51 John Dory (4) 13 £2.28 £10.26 £5.61 Saithe (A2) £0.98 £1.15 £1.37 £2.04 Cod (4) 10,950 £3.11 £4.03 £3.77 Monkfish tails (6) 161 £3.15 £3.54 £4.44 John Dory (5) 38 £1.31 £4.83 £4.25 Saithe (A3) £1.12 £1.19 £1.37 £1.95 Cod (5) 6,634 £2.83 £3.52 £3.41 Octopus 2,560 £1.94 £1.93 £1.89 Lemon sole (1) 124 £4.44 £11.34 £8.26 Saithe (A4) £1.05 £1.23 £1.34 £2.08 Haddock (1) 5,354 £2.06 £2.41 £2.48 Plaice (1) 549 £2.63 £3.09 £3.72 Squid trawled £3.28 £4.37 £5.51 £7.77 Haddock (2) 3,007 £1.64 £1.51 £2.19 Plaice (2) 843 £2.26 £2.55 £2.81 Lemon sole (2) 166 £4.25 £11.28 £8.24 Turbot £6.30 £9.33 £7.00 £15.13 Haddock (3) 437 £1.43 £1.02 £1.62 Plaice (3) 1,381 £1.94 £2.00 £3.10 Lemon sole (3) 320 £3.95 £9.63 £7.65 Whiting (A1) £1.83 £2.22 £2.26 - Haddock (4) 3 £0.37 £0.37 £0.58 Plaice (4) 1,525 £1.66 £1.73 £2.73 Lemon sole (4) 917 £2.11 £3.98 £3.70 Hake (0) 2,293 £2.95 £3.28 £5.10 Plaice (5) 3,552 £1.37 £1.39 £1.71 Lemon sole (5) 455 £0.62 £0.88 £2.41 SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr TO 28 MARCH landed price/kg wk ago ago Hake (1) 1,616 £2.67 £2.69 £3.99 Pollock (1) 20 £2.64 £2.53 £3.99 Ling (L) 114 £1.19 £2.35 £1.88 Hake (2) 2,944 £1.90 £2.11 £3.55 Pollock (2) 1,426 £2.18 £1.71 £3.97 Ling (M) 164 £1.21 £2.12 £1.94 Hake (3) 981 £1.40 £1.09 £2.70 Pollock (3) 1,881 £2.24 £1.04 £3.34 Catfish 558 £0.82 £0.90 £2.46 Mackerel (LM) 144 £2.23 £3.91 £4.77 Lemon sole (1) 680 £4.48 £6.79 £8.63 Ray wings (blonde, 1) 165 £2.67 £3.09 £5.84 Cod (2) 12,169 £2.24 £2.74 £3.34 Mackerel (M) 1,360 £1.19 £2.04 £2.55 Lemon sole (2) 2,975 £3.31 £4.56 £8.87 Ray wings (blonde, 2) 184 £2.63 £2.10 £4.97 Cod (3) 11,206 £2.34 £2.84 £3.17 Lemon sole (3) 4,147 £2.16 £2.66 £4.87 Ray wings (blonde, 3) 95 £3.17 £2.08 £4.88 Mackerel (S) 1,367 £0.43 £0.45 £0.44 Cod (4) 4,919 £2.27 £2.82 £2.86 Ling (1) 5,925 £1.47 £0.96 £2.00 Ray wings (small eye, 3) 26 £0.67 £1.67 £3.93 Megrim (1) 6 £4.20 £8.00 £6.02 Cod (5) 2,972 £2.06 £2.86 £2.72 Ling (2) 6,459 £1.56 £1.08 £2.08 Ray wings (thornback, 2) 122 £1.42 £2.27 £3.94 Megrim (2) 34 £4.08 £6.74 £5.50 Cod (6) 4,827 £1.71 £2.01 £2.57 Ling (3) 5,312 £1.44 £0.81 £1.96 Ray wings (thornback, 3) 536 £1.45 £1.87 £4.13 Megrim (3) 61 £2.40 £6.60 £4.62 Haddock (1) 2,172 £2.10 £1.96 £2.24 Megrim 475 £2.19 £2.69 £2.27 Ray wings (thornback, 4) 1,870 £0.71 £0.79 £2.24 Megrim (4) 41 £2.88 £5.36 £4.00 Haddock (2) 2,567 £2.24 £2.53 £2.75 Monkfish (1) 4,378 £2.72 £3.42 £4.59 Red mullet (1) 14 £1.99 £3.69 #DIV/0! Megrim (5) 71 £0.81 £3.61 £3.24 Monkfish (2) 11,839 £2.80 £3.53 £4.49 Haddock (3) 3,036 £1.82 £3.02 £2.79 Red mullet (2) 9 £1.57 £3.07 £3.85 Monkfish (1) 65 £7.00 - £12.33 Haddock (4) 3,349 £1.50 £2.88 £2.75 Monkfish (3) 11,901 £2.77 £3.39 £4.36 Red mullet (3) 31 £8.51 £9.12 £11.95 Monkfish (2) 157 £8.14 £15.29 £13.31 Haddock (5) 5,450 £0.52 £1.61 £2.04 Monkfish (4) 3,507 £2.79 £3.04 £4.28 Round pouting 6,198 £0.30 £0.27 £0.43 Monkfish (3) 275 £8.63 £12.67 £11.52 Haddock (round) 550 £1.03 - £1.67 Monkfish (5) 508 £1.83 £2.21 £3.17 Scallop (2) 3,062 £1.49 £1.71 £3.80 Monkfish (4) 453 £8.44 £11.92 £10.74 Hake (2) 114 £3.97 £3.66 £5.05 Plaice (1) 8,894 £1.79 £2.29 £3.60 Scallop meat 1,842 £10.89 £12.50 £13.00 Plaice (2) 16,946 £2.16 £3.53 £3.60 Monkfish (5) 1,106 £5.38 £7.27 £8.02 Hake (3) 299 £2.16 £2.87 £4.64 Sole (1) 1,057 £9.63 £10.59 £11.58 Plaice (3) 16,399 £2.15 £3.38 £3.57 Octopus (L) 160 £1.92 £2.05 £1.98 Hake (4) 976 £1.31 £1.91 £2.86 Sole (2) 1,616 £10.51 £16.05 £14.32 Plaice (4) 43,377 £1.83 £2.05 £2.40 Halibut (3) 262 £6.42 £10.05 £13.33 Sole (3) 1,470 £11.00 £15.32 £16.45 Octopus (M) 309 £1.90 £2.02 £1.74 Pollack (2) 3,200 £2.05 £2.98 £4.38 Sole (4) 2,190 £10.62 £14.02 £11.25 Halibut (4) 124 £7.12 £7.72 £10.83 Octopus (S) 409 £1.87 - £1.82 Pollack (3) 9,907 £1.81 £3.06 £4.09 Sole (5) 1,546 £9.05 £12.04 £10.15 John Dory 2 £3.74 £3.74 £5.39 Plaice (1) 104 £2.27 £3.71 £3.32 Pollack (4) 706 £1.56 £1.32 £3.30 Sole (6) 1,960 £8.35 £10.03 £7.51 Lemon sole (2) 605 £4.99 £7.11 £7.31 Plaice (2) 280 £2.05 £2.99 £2.74 Saithe (1) 9,098 £1.53 £1.58 £1.59 Squid (1) 80 £8.62 £10.35 £8.99 Lemon sole (4) 1,142 £2.41 £5.09 £4.07 Plaice (3) 200 £1.72 £2.75 £2.73 Saithe (2) 21,117 £1.49 £1.62 £1.46 Squid (2) 224 £8.27 £9.73 £9.95 Plaice (4) 482 £1.60 £2.34 £1.95 Ling 7,124 £0.98 £0.87 £1.73 Saithe (3) 132,375 £1.31 £1.52 £1.38 Squid (mix) 36 £6.79 £8.51 £7.98 Lythe 635 £1.60 £2.75 £3.34 Saithe (4) 118,832 £1.25 £1.27 £1.26 Turbot (1) 115 £8.90 £8.84 £22.72 Pollack, lythe (2) 134 £2.51 £3.70 £3.81 Mackerel 978 £4.27 - £3.73 Squid 827 £1.32 £0.86 £1.63 Turbot (2) 150 £7.85 £9.13 £19.32 Pollack, lythe (3) 309 £2.41 £3.33 £3.37 Megrim (2) 2,623 £4.96 £5.80 £5.34 Turbot (0) 64 £9.95 £9.95 £21.04 Turbot (3) 151 £6.86 £8.81 £19.32 Pollack, lythe (4) 117 £3.22 £3.26 £2.40 Megrim (3) 1,695 £4.08 £4.54 £3.95 Turbot (1) 139 £8.88 £9.62 £16.41 Turbot (4) 297 £6.94 £7.40 £16.35 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (m) 63 £0.20 £0.31 £0.30 Megrim (4) 1,842 £2.54 £3.41 £2.94 Turbot (2) 117 £8.43 £7.68 £14.97 Turbot (5) 430 £8.10 £8.52 £14.68 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (S) 464 £0.11 £0.24 £0.39 Turbot (3) 886 £6.89 £8.37 £13.58 Monkfish (1) 698 £1.64 £2.36 £3.52 Turbot (6) 233 £7.76 £7.76 £10.30 Red mullet (1) 20 £5.75 - £11.26 Turbot (4) 1,020 £3.68 £4.57 £8.27 Monkfish (2) 3,304 £2.34 £2.82 £4.19 Whelks 1,366 £1.15 £1.30 £1.77 Red mullet (2) 45 £2.35 £7.49 £8.73 Whiting (1) 722 £1.58 £0.80 £1.85 Monkfish (3) 4,212 £2.47 £3.08 £4.21 Whiting (1) 547 £2.24 £1.87 £2.64 Whiting (2) 2,822 £0.94 £0.88 £1.67 Red mullet (3) 35 £3.16 £6.15 £7.89 Monkfish (4) 2,054 £2.47 £2.85 £4.11 Whiting (2) 124 £2.03 £1.34 £2.11 Whiting (3) 516 £0.38 £0.37 £1.38 Red mullet (4) 143 £1.16 £0.82 £6.70 Monkfish (5) 823 £1.35 £1.61 £3.26 Whiting (3) 126 £0.44 £0.35 £1.20 Witch (1) 934 £2.93 £3.83 £4.56 Saithe (2) 63 £1.24 £1.75 £2.00 Monkfish (6) 814 £0.33 £0.50 £2.33 Witch (2) 2,716 £2.51 £2.75 £2.90 FRASERBURGH, FRI Min Max Max, Max, yr Saithe (3) 7 £0.30 £1.70 £1.89 Plaice (2) 504 £1.61 £1.77 £2.22 28 MARCH price/kg price/kg wk ago ago Witch (3) 2,984 £0.92 £1.01 £1.50 Scallops 330 £1.61 £3.04 £1.97 Plaice (3) 1,066 £1.46 £1.47 £1.85 Smoothhound (S) 36 £0.96 £1.08 £1.08 Plaice (4) 1,268 £1.03 £1.07 £1.27 SCRABSTER, MON Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m Cod 76 £2.50 69 £4.50 23 MARCH landed price/kg wk ago ago Haddock, gutted 104 £2.00 64 £3.00 Squid (M) 44 £5.19 £9.74 £9.00 Saithe (2) 3,538 £1.18 £1.24 £1.50 Haddock, round 15 £0.40 49 £0.55 Squid (S) 1 £3.74 - 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TURN TO £3.25 PAGE 2 FOR SUBSCRIBE TODAY 4 April 2019 THE FULL Issue: 5457 16 MAY 2019 £3.25 REPORT 21 March 2019 N SEA SAITHE CHOKE FEARS Issue: 5455 16 MAY 2019 Nichola of Ladram arrives at Brixham REGIONAL NEWS

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

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

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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! Busy start to 2020 for Mooney Boats Mooney Boats in Killybegs also up on the syncrolift has seen a busy start to recently for its Bureau 2020, with an array of Veritas class certification vessels coming to the yard five-year survey. Mooney for repairs, upgrades and the Boats’ engineers pulled the use of its facilities, reports vessel’s tail shaft for Bureau Pauric Gallagher. Veritas inspection, and all Work continues apace on the overboard valves were the 28.5m Ocean Challenge removed for examination. LK 253, a new build for The shaft was then Leslie Hughson of Shetland. reinstalled and new seals Social distancing enables Its hull arrived at Mooney were fitted, before Patrick C Peterhead market to continue Boats towards the end of last was washed and painted. See page 3 year, and the entire fit-out – The 24.5m Sainte including all wiring, piping, Catherine Laboure DA 54, carpentry, fish hold, engine owned by Gerald Sharkey installation, and steering and Niall Connolly, was at and hydraulic systems – is the yard for maintenance and being completed at the yard. painting. The vessel was also ‡ Sainte Catherine Laboure was at Mooney Boats for All works are on schedule surveyed as it was changing maintenance and painting before the vessel changed hands. and the vessel is due to be hands. It has now been sold delivered in the summer. to Mick Gill in Greencastle. The 14.95m crabber Annie The 25.5m crabber Peadar B 988, owned by Hannigan Elaine II D 678, owned by Fish Trading, was out on the McBride Fishing Company in syncrolift recently for general Co Donegal, is due up on the maintenance and work on syncrolift this week to have MAIB report on loss of longliner the deck, as well as some its main engine overhauled Coelleira new steelwork and plating. and its stern gear modified. See page 5 A new pot hauler and Peadar Elaine II will also roller were installed, and new have its Lloyds annual survey stainless steel sheeting was completed while at the yard. fitted to protect the vessel This entails a full ultrasonic from the daily wear and tear inspection, which Mooney of hauling the gear onboard. Boats will carry out under The vessel was then washed supervision by Lloyds. and painted from top to A number of other local bottom. The efficiency of the vessels are booked to go yard’s staff was evident, as up on the Mooney Boats Annie was back on the water syncrolift in the near future, within a week. including the 24.5m Glor Disquiet on the eastern front The 23.99m Patrick C Na Dtonn G 454, the 23m See pages 8-11 DA 107, owned by Niall Atlantic Quest SO 985 and the and Seamus Connolly, was 23.99m Stella Nova DA 57. ‡ Patrick C was on the syncrolift for painting and surveying. A public health reminder for your messdeck/workspace/office, courtesy of Jim ’n Alec – cut out, pin up, keep back, stay well!

International fleet fishing blues west of Ireland See pages 12-13

Reluctant end of small-boat 1 fathom seine-netting See pages 14-18 SEE INSIDE!