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KELSEY KELSEY fishingnews.co.uk PRAWN MARKET OVERSUPPLIED TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT Versatile Girl Dee Dee starts on Cornish skipper Daniel Gilbert took engine. delivery of the GRP Buccaneer B21 Daniel Gilbert will initially be targeting Girl Dee Dee FH 31 at the end of April. shellfish, but has planned his new vessel Built in the premises of Falmouth as a multi-purpose craft incorporating a Mouldings by a small team from Pk number of features for maximum versatility Composites and launched at , should he decide to engage in other the 6.4m Girl Dee Dee has extended in the future. bilge keels, a large custom-built A full report on the Girl Dee Dee starts on wheelhouse and a Volvo Penta D2 page 12.

‡ Skipper Daniel Gilbert plans to target mainly lobsters, using single creels. (Photos: Phil Lockley) ‡ Girl Dee Dee on sea trials at Newlyn. C Toms & Son clinches deal to build its biggest steel boat

Profileof the 19.7m Loch Construction of the biggest fishing length, to build a 19.7m twin-rig Inchard II. boat yet to be built at the Cornish trawler is a step ahead from the yard’s boatyard of C Toms & Son should trend of building fishing craft up to start by the end of June, reports Phil 16m. For some years, the majority Lockley. of steel boats built here have been Head of the family business Alan between 10m and 15m in length, the 96 6 Toms confirmed that a contract has most popular measuring between RD II INCHA LOCH Ø 2 ° been placed by Scottish 12m and 15m – mainly trawlers or 2 5 0 2 0 Ian Mackay of Loch Inchard Fishing scallopers for the South West fleet. Company Ltd, Lairg, Sutherland. “We are proud to have made such

FRESH General manager Paul Toms added: a historic link to that type of vessel, WATER FRESH P&S ICE WATER FISH and long may it continue – but having LOCKER “To construct a 19.7m LOA whitefish HOLD 3M³ 572 BOXES BOW trawler represents a boost to the the opportunity to build a fishing THRUSTER FUEL 1P, 1S, yard’s future, and may open up doors boat like the Loch Inchard II is a 2P, 2S for further builds. venture where further opportunities Profile “While the yard constructs ferries may exist. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 and workboats in excess of 20m in Continues on page 3

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11 Mess enlarged 17/04/20 4 Aft deck lengthened, drums moved fwd, accom. shortened 21/9/18 THIS DRAWING AND THE INFORMATION IT CONTAINS ARE THE PROPERTY OF MARINE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL LTD.ITISNOTTOBETRACED,COPIED,PUBLISHEDORUSEDINANYWAYWITHOUTWRITTENCONSENT. 10 Updated for contract issue 16/03/20 3 Accom updated,wheelhouse revised, working deck rearranged 18/9/18 No. 12 Rankine House 100 Borron Street 9 Depth decreased, thruster added, accomdation updated. 21/12/18 2 Accom updated, tanks relocated, ER bulkhead moved 23/8/18 SCALE: DRAWN BY: A.H. PLAN No.: Glasgow G4 9XG T +44 (0)141 8164000 8 Beam increased to 7.2m, Hold capacity increased to 572 boxes. 26-11-18 1 Accom updated, tanks relocated, ER bulkhead moved 23/8/18 1:75@A2 22/08/18 E [email protected] DATE: MD2241-101-1 ISSUE: W www.marinedesign.co.uk MODIFICATION DATE MODIFICATION DATE K CHECKED: SC 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 28 May 2020 POs and processors in prawn supply and demand talks Efforts to find ‘acceptable outcome for all concerned’

UK POs say that a reduction working out of Fraserburgh Europe, which was three weeks But social distancing was still in valuable species landed in in effort and output is needed down to small boats working on ahead of the UK, was slowly force and numbers of tables were Scotland in 2019, when the in the prawn to balance the west coast. returning to ‘some sort of restricted, and this year was Scottish fleet landed 23,370t of supply and demand in the “We’re exploring all the normal lifestyle’, such as eating going to be ‘very, very difficult’ Nephrops worth approximately oversupplied Nephrops sector, options to see what the best out in restaurants, which was for the industry. £73.5m, just ahead of mackerel reports Tim Oliver. way is we can get through this good for the market. Prawns were the most at £73m. Nine mainly Scottish and situation,” he said. “Nobody is Northern Irish POs have issued under any illusion it’s going to a statement saying that the be any time soon. It’s going to be Covid-19 pandemic has made a long road out of this for us, I an already difficult market think.” Joint statement from FPOs situation worse, and they are The aim would be to get in discussions with prawn through the crisis with as much “The significant decrease in (FPOs) is to help facilitate a therefore united in their belief processors to try to assess of the fleet intact as possible, market demand for Nephrops level of raw material supply that a combination of effort demand and find solutions to but there was then the question arising due to the Covid-19 that matches with market and output restrictions will be the oversupply problem that are of what ‘normal’ would mean pandemic has exacerbated an requirements, to support price necessary to restrict supplies to acceptable to both catchers and when things did eventually already precarious situation integrity throughout the supply an already oversupplied market processors. stabilise, in terms of how the of oversupply within the UK chain. UK POs share the desire due to the ongoing low level of Kevin McDonell, chief industry would be operating, Nephrops sector. of fishermen and processors demand. executive of the West of Scotland price structures and more. “It’s “Higher than normal to return to some form of “The reality is that going FPO and chairman of the just a whole new world we’re landings volumes of whole normality as soon as practically forward, landings need to Association of Scottish FPOs, entering,” he said. prawns and prawn tails due possible. balance with the new level said that the POs and processors Jimmy Buchan, chairman to good fishing throughout “Naturally, the fleet wants to of demand to prevent excess were aware of the problems in of the Scottish Seafood 2019 was already starting be back at sea, fishing for a fair supply ending up contributing the prawn sector and were trying Association, which represents to negatively impact market price, while the onshore sector towards the establishment of a to do something about them. the processors, said that the price during the first quarter wants to restart production and cheaper and, for some, unviable He said that a few prawn industry was facing ‘very, very of 2020, before the effects of see an upswing in demand as market. boats had returned to sea – challenging times’ – but one the lockdowns in domestic and soon as possible. “UK POs are currently in there were some local pockets of good thing coming out of the export markets fully took hold. “And whilst the resumption dialogue with the Nephrops activity, but nothing of any real crisis was that competitors “Throughout the month of activity will at least partly processing sector to establish significance. were now seeing the need to of April and into May, most be determined by factors both what the current market “We’ve been in exploratory co-operate and work together. prawn vessels have been tied outwith industry control, demand requires and what is discussions with processors as He said: “There never was a up, and most factories have such as lockdown rules in viable for vessels, with a view to how we can find a way out of truer word than ‘we’re all in this remained closed. However, target markets, it is necessary to finding a solution that leads this,” he told Fishing News. together’, therefore there’s no during that time some vessel to consider how a managed, to an acceptable outcome for “It was always going to be a point in one trying to undermine operators continued fishing gradual resumption of activity all concerned.” difficult year in terms of market the other – that will only be a for Nephrops, with some can best be achieved in The FPOs that have signed supplies with the level of fishing race to the bottom. supplying buyers at prices that practice, to avoid filling up the statement are the Anglo last year, and the coronavirus “Common sense is prevailing, many within the sector have cold stores which are already North Irish, Anglo Scottish, has multiplied that by a couple and while they are direct viewed as undermining the well stocked and putting excess Fife, North East of Scotland, of hundred times.” competitors to one another, it’s market’s pre-existing price downward pressure on quayside Northern, Northern Irish, He said it would be difficult good to see the industry coming structures. prices, resulting in fishing and Orkney, Scottish Fishermen’s to manage an effort limitation together in its hour of crisis.” “One of the roles of UK processing becoming unviable. Organisation and West of scheme because the sector was He said that a second small fish producer organisations “Affected UK POs are Scotland. so diverse, from big twin-riggers ‘crumb of comfort’ was that No progress in latest Brexit talks

The latest round of Brexit talks 31 December, or to start making UK .” so-called level playing field. “The he told Fishing News. “If we are to try to reach a trade deal before arrangements for a no-deal exit. However, the Times reported EU, essentially, wants us to obey heading for a no-deal departure, the end of the year again ended in EU leaders and prime minister that a senior European diplomat the rules of its club, even though there need to be preparations for a stalemate, reports Tim Oliver. Boris Johnson are scheduled to had told the newspaper: “We we are no longer members, and a stand-alone agreement. In the The EU and UK chief hold a summit at the end of June should probably get more realistic it wants the same access to our longer term, there are businesses negotiators, Michel Barnier and to assess the situation. about our fishing position. These fishing grounds as it currently on both sides of the Channel David Frost, both said there had The UK government is are the things that have to be enjoys, while restricting our that need to make it work. The been no progress during the continuing to insist it will not ask decided at a much higher level access to its markets. question is whether the politics week-long talks on all the most for an extension to the transition than Frost or Barnier. “It remains difficult to reach intervene or not.” difficult issues, which include period. “The pandemic is destroying a mutually beneficial agreement SFF chief executive Elspeth fishing rights. David Frost said after the latest everything, in the sense that while the EU maintains such Macdonald said that there had But the Times, quoting a talks: “Although we have had everybody’s mind is focused on an ideological approach, but always been a big gap between Brussels source, reported that the useful discussions on fisheries on something totally different to we believe that agreement is the EU and UK on fisheries. She EU was preparing to give way on the basis of our draft legal text, Brexit, which is the recovery in possible if flexibility is shown. said: “It’s an ongoing negotiation, fishing. The official EU position is the EU continues to insist on the exit strategy.” The agreements that we seek are, and the landscape around it now that fishing and trade talks must fisheries arrangements and access Senior cabinet minister Michael of course, built on the precedents has changed in terms of the Covid be linked, and that the status to UK fishing waters in a way that Gove told MPs in a Commons of the agreements that the EU situation, but the government quo must remain on quotas and is incompatible with our future statement that the discussions has reached with other sovereign has made clear it doesn’t intend access rights for EU vessels. status as an independent coastal had underlined that agreement nations.” to make any extension to the A final round of talks in the state. could be reached in some areas NFFO chief executive Barrie transition period. current series of negotiations is “We are fully committed to without major difficulties, in the Deas said that the legal text on “The Council next month will scheduled for next week (1 June). agreeing fishing provisions in line time available. fisheries was ‘consistent with the be important. There’s another The two sides have to decide by with the Political Declaration, but But there remained some principled approach’ that the UK round of negotiations before that, the end of June whether to carry we cannot agree arrangements areas of ‘significant difference of industry was taking. beginning 1 June – so yes, there’s on trying to reach a deal by the that are manifestly unbalanced principle’, notably on fisheries, “My impression is that there’s a lot to do, but there’s a lot of end of the transition period on and against the interests of the governance arrangements and the still a huge gap between them,” people focusing on it.” 28 May 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 3 UK sets out its Brexit fisheries stall The UK has published its draft legal Brexit campaign group Fishing for register flagships in the UK. Brexit negotiating text on fisheries, Leave (FFL) gave a qualified welcome “These big flagship companies reports Tim Oliver. to the document and said that the now hold approximately half of UK Key points include: broad context ‘looks good’. fishing entitlement, yet their vessels “It sets the basis of being fully are EU-crewed, and land or consign • There must be annual negotiations independent fisheries nations their catches direct to EU markets and on fishing opportunities and access, like Norway or Iceland, whilst processors, with no benefit to Britain,” which the industry has called for to co-operating as two independent said FFL. prevent the UK being locked into nations as obliged by UNCLOS,” said “It must be legislated … that unsatisfactory arrangements the group. The UK would maintain Freedom of Establishment will not • The fishing opportunities available its regulatory sovereignty, avoid being include fishing, and that a strong to each side will be based on zonal tied to the CFP and have freedom over economic link is enforced to ensure attachment – the principle that gives domestic management. that any UK must be a nation a share of TACs based on The provision that foreign vessels 60% British-owned, 60% British- the predominance of species in its must obey UK law when in UK waters crewed, and land, sell and process waters. This is another industry must be enforced and legislated for 60% of its catches within the UK.” requirement in the new UK fisheries bill, said Otherwise, EU vessels excluded • EU vessels must be licensed to FFL, as must the provision for annual from British waters could re-register fish in UK waters, and vice versa, agreements with the EU to avoid here as flagships, access British waters, and vessels must comply with all being locked into a poor deal for years. and land their catches in the EU or regulations in each other’s waters “The commitment to fair shares of send them there by truck. • The EU and UK must supply a list TACs is also hugely welcome,” said FFL said that the text overall got of their vessels eligible to fish in each FFL. ‘top marks for broad position’, but that other’s waters However, FFL said that it is the the devil would be in the detail of the • Each side will manage their own detail of who can fish where and final agreement. fisheries independently, and take when, and the amount they can catch, “Britain holds the whip hand. EU any appropriate action to ensure that will be key. “It must be legislated consumers need/are dependent on fish sustainable management in this agreement and the fisheries caught in British waters. We must not • A Fisheries Co-operation Forum bill that any deal and reciprocal back down from righting the wrong will be set up to discuss sustainable annual access is predicated on the EU inflicted upon fishing by Ted Heath “In order to stabilise the prawn price, we either stop fishing or , including recognising Britain’s rightful 60% and regaining our greatest natural eat 10 stone o’ tails each a week.” monitoring, control and enforcement zonal attachment share of TACs.” resource, and rejuvenate British coastal • Both sides will share vessel The group said a big ‘unknown’ communities with a £6-8bn industry.” monitoring systems data and provide related to Freedom of Establishment, The full document can be accessed lists of designated landings ports. which allows EU vessel owners to at: bit.ly/2LI1IUT French warning on Dutch fishing effort A French trawler skipper has worse over the last few years.” though there is a dialogue with the sounded a warning over excessive He said that the boats that have Dutch fishermen’s associations on and expanding fishing activity by gone to fish further to the north the subject. the Dutch-owned seine-netting are the local Boulogne fleet, while NFFO chief executive Barrie fleet operating in the Eastern the Dutch seine-netters have Deas commented: “My guess is Channel and southern North Sea. remained in the Eastern Channel. that this is about repositioning Olivier Leprêtre, who serves “They fish right down to the last within the European camp before on France’s CNPMEM National kilo of fish, and they seem to have a climb-down in the negotiations Fishermen’s Committee and no concern for the preservation with the UK. as president of the Hauts-de- of stocks, as the seine-netters get “France is by far the major France Regional Committee, told bigger and bigger,” he said. beneficiary from relative stability, Fiskerform: “They are too many A method of fishing as efficient and I believe that there are and too big.” as seine-netting needs to be those on the European side who He said that the Dutch-owned regulated, he said. “Any kind of recognise that the current EU seine-net fleet has continued to technology needs regulation as it negotiating mandate is untenable, grow in recent years, expanding becomes bigger, otherwise there given the change in the UK’s legal onto the UK, Belgian and French will be consequences. This is the status as an independent coastal registries as Dutch operators flag same as pulse fishing – too big state. I don’t believe that climb- their vessels to other countries. He ‡ Dutch-owned seine-netters under Dutch, French and UK flags and too efficient.” down will come quickly or easily, claimed that it currently numbers alongside in Boulogne. (Photo: Fiskerforum) He added that some years ago, but the fracture lines are now more than 30 vessels, of which 15 the French National Fishermen’s there for all to see. are under the Dutch flag and 12 by this destructive fleet, because mullet, whiting, squid, plaice Committee recommended that “Where the French are right are UK-flagged. British and French fishermen have and gurnards, he said: “We are the mainly non-quota species is that we must ensure that “I do not understand why, in the always known how to preserve concerned at the impact on that the seine-net fleet fishes fishing effort on non-TAC species context of Brexit, the UK allows this common resource for future stocks. They don’t get time to should be brought under quota is sustainable. Constraining the Dutch fishing operators to do generations. The Eastern Channel recover. We can see the effects management – but no action was displacement effects as the EU this,” he said. isn’t big enough for this fleet.” – in the Channel there has been taken. The French organisations quota shares shrink ought to be a “I don’t understand why the UK Adding that the seine-net nothing for the last month, and this have also made efforts to regulate joint concern for both the UK and allows its waters to be invaded fleet’s target species are red situation has been getting steadily this fishery, without success, even the EU.” C Toms & Son clinches deal to build its biggest steel fishing boat Continued from page 1 based at Glasgow, has produced powered by a Doosan engine. Burt of Padstow. “A few months ago, we launched “We were in discussions with Ian stylish lines, and we expect The stern gear, propeller, nozzle Paul Toms said: “The 15m a sail-away part-build of a similar Mackay for quite a while before construction to begin quite soon. and a triple rudder system will complete-build for Les Burt is vessel for North partners the order was placed – but like all “Driven through a Reintjes be supplied by Kort Propulsion. now out of the main shed. Its Camel Fish Ltd and skipper James orders, they are not there until they gearbox, the Loch Inchard II Steering will be supplied by Wills wheelhouse and superstructure are Dunn. We would be delighted to are signed. We faced considerable will be powered by a Baudouin Ridley.” all complete. All work taking place hear from anyone considering a competition, so we are pleased to main engine. Two gensets will be Currently in the final stages of at our yard is in compliance with similar boat, as we have a complete have been chosen to build the boat. installed, one from Baudouin and its build at C Toms and Son is a present government requirements kit for a 15m vessel at the yard and Marine Design International Ltd, the other from Watermota Ltd, 15m vivier-potter for skipper Les on the Covid-19 pandemic. ready to build.” 4 COMMENT/NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 28 May 2020 COMMENT EDITORIAL Seafish should head national seafood campaign EMAIL: FISHINGNEWS.ED@ These are desperate times for all likelihood is that it will not be the the current equation where we KELSEY.CO.UK sectors of the fishing and seafood ‘normal’ that existed before the crisis. import 75% of the fish we eat and industries, from catchers who have lost Fleet structures, markets and export 75% of our catch, to perhaps Kelsey Publishing Ltd, all or most of their markets because prices will change as the industry something more like 50/50. The Granary, Editor of Covid-19 to retailers who are adjusts to whatever new situation Initiatives such as Call4Fish are Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Dave Linkie struggling to source supplies, and all emerges, probably not until sometime doing a sterling job in expanding Yalding, Maidstone, email: [email protected] stages of the supply chain in between. next year. We are entering uncharted domestic sales, but what is needed Kent, ME18 6AL 01434 607375 From the catching sector’s territory. now is a powerful national campaign, perspective, the immediate priority One significant and vital change spearheaded by Seafish, to promote as the pandemic and its effects on that is underway is the switch to sales the fish and shellfish species readily markets took hold and tied up the fleet to the UK domestic market, as sales available in our own waters that are was to get financial support to help it to traditional EU markets and the currently largely exported. to meet fixed costs and keep some sort hospitality sector have dried up. Many consumers also tend to think of an income coming in. For those of a ‘glass half full’ of fish and seafood as restaurant Except for the over-24m sector outlook, this is a huge opportunity dishes, and shy away from cooking in England and the whitefish fleet that could result in a permanent them at home. But with the closure of in Scotland, the industry leadership change in consumption and sales so much of the restaurant, hotel and Managing editor has managed to secure government patterns, if British consumers can pub trade, the campaign should also News correspondent Gaby Bartai Tim Oliver email: [email protected] support, at least temporarily, and be exposed to the species that are try to persuade consumers that it is email: [email protected] efforts are continuing to secure help traditionally exported. easy to cook fish at home, and not to for the vessels that have so far missed Past experience shows that it think of it just as a ‘going out’ treat. out. is very difficult to persuade the A rise in domestic demand will Governments in the EU and the conservative British public to try nowhere near plug the gap created UK are trying to ease their lockdowns alternatives to their traditional by the loss of traditional markets in to get their economies moving again, cod and haddock, but the current the short term, but it could but it is clear that this is going to be unique circumstances are a golden be a significant additional a long haul. It will take many months opportunity for people to try market in the longer term as Lincolnshire, East Anglia and before anything like a return to something different. There will the industry settles down to a Cornwall correspondent Essex correspondent normality is achieved, and the strong never be a better chance to rebalance ‘new normal’ in the future. Phil Lockley John Worrall email: email: [email protected] [email protected] 07748 644971 Call for campaign to 01326 340372

Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and boost domestic demand Dorset correspondent John Periam A PO chief has stressed the been focusing on was trying to see some green shoots the national stimulation and Art editor email: periam.photojournalist@ importance of stimulating the to stimulate the market of recovery on the shellfish awareness of demand, and we Nick Bond btopenworld.com domestic market for fish and domestically. He said the side,” he said. Some of the are going to look to DEFRA email: [email protected] 01243 584718 seafood to keep boats going activity had been ‘intense’, local buyers were starting to and Seafish to get that really MANAGEMENT during the Covid-19 crisis, and they were now ‘ramping take a bit more product and moving – we’ll need all of the Chief Operating Officer: Phil Weeden Chief Executive: Steve Wright reports Tim Oliver. up again’ twice-weekly calls selling a little into Europe, market avenues we can get.” Managing Director: Kevin McCormick Paul Trebilcock, chief with the three main auction and also into some of the Paul Trebilcock said that Finance Director: Joyce Parker-Sarioglu executive of the Cornish markets in the South West domestic market. while a certain amount Retail Director: Steve Brown FPO, said that securing at Newlyn, Brixham and However, Paul Trebilcock could be done locally Audience Development Manager: Andy Cotton HR & Operations Manager: Charlotte Whittaker financial support packages Plymouth, looking at buying said: “We’ve been a little through groups like Seafood Senior Print Production Manager: Nicola Pollard for the fleet had been the patterns. bit disappointed, perhaps, Cornwall, which was Print Production Manager: Georgina Harris main priority during the first “It’s incredibly difficult, at the national level, where doing ‘fantastic work’, the Print Production Controller: Kelly Orriss phase of the crisis – although it’s unpredictable, and it’s we haven’t seen the national depression in the export and Subscription Marketing Manager: Nick McIntosh work is still ongoing to try to hard to find answers, but it’s campaign from someone like foodservice markets provided ADVERTISEMENT SALES secure help for the over-24m been a collective direction Seafish that we hoped for. an opportunity to open Gary Smythson, 01732 447008, [email protected] fleet in England. But with of travel, thinking about “We’ll continue to put up the national domestic Simon Hyland, 01732 445327, [email protected] Production: Nick Bond market difficulties likely to everything boats are doing pressure on them, because market. “Cornish and British Tel: 01732 447281 persist for some time, it was like length of trips, volume we think it’s important fish for British and Cornish Email: [email protected] now time to focus efforts on of fish caught – even the type through this to stimulate consumers – we see that as SUBSCRIPTIONS stimulating the home market. of fish caught in reaction to domestic demand and an avenue of work,” he said. UK subscription - £168.30 Europe subscription - £195.00 Speaking on the PO’s where the market is.” awareness of domestically The ‘fish to your door’ Outside Europe subscription - £210.00 Fathoms podcast, he said: “In He said that boats had caught fish. scheme in Cornwall and Latest subscription offers please visit our website at terms of financial packages, communicated well with the “This situation will go on beyond had been a real yourfishingnews.co.uk UK subscription and back issue orderline: 01959 543747 we’ve been relatively auction markets, and the for quite some time. 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The 26m Brixham beamer Pamela Jill BM 28 is in the safe working survey latter stages of being broken The NFFO is carrying out a operate safely, within the context up in the Netherlands, telephone and online survey to collect of continuing risk from the Covid reports David Linkie. ideas from its members on good virus, and have ideas about how this Pamela Jill was one of the practice to cope with Covid-19. The guidance could be further developed oldest boats in the Brixham information will be shared across the to make it relevant and practical,” fleet, and her ownership industry, and will be used to inform said NFFO chief executive Barrie changed several times during government guidance through a Deas. the 32 years that the beamer DEFRA working group established “Fishermen know their vessels fished from the South Devon for that purpose. and operations better than anyone, port. The federation says that vessels so capturing and sharing that Built at the Visser shipyard going back to sea will face a new set knowledge is an urgent priority.” at Den Helder in 1967 as of challenges relating to how they He said that the key to operating Deo Volente TX-11, the beam might operate while a second surge in safely will be the risk assessment that trawler arrived at Brixham in the pandemic is an ongoing threat. each skipper/owner must undertake the summer of 1988. Initially In terms of managing risk, it points to ensure that his vessel is operating renamed Willco BM 169 by ‡ Pamela Jill being broken up at Haarlem. (Photo: Pieter) out that fishing has some advantages safely. “Risk assessments are already Clive Wills and Bruce Cooke, – in particular, low levels of contact well established, but taking Covid- before becoming Wilco, wheelhouse surround. NSA Trawlers owned with the public – and that in some related risks into account is the new she was probably the last After being re-engined Three Sons for six years, respects, fishing vessels can be . What works for one vessel ‘old style’ beamer to come in 1997, when the original after which the vessel was considered as sealed workplaces. But won’t necessarily be the answer in to Brixham from Holland, Industrie propulsion unit renamed Emily Rose BM 28 fishing also presents some challenges, another, but the aim is to provide each featuring a lean hull form, was replaced with a new by Michael Sharp in 2012. notably physical distancing in the skipper/owner with the options to find cruiser stern and wooden Mitsubishi 372kW unit, The last name and confined spaces on vessels. his own course,” said Barrie Deas. Wilco was bought by Norris ownership change took place The wide variety of sizes, shapes “Our hope is that by asking Brothers a year later, before in 2016, when the beamer and operations of fishing vessels do fishermen for their views, we – being renamed Marilyn Jane was bought by Coombe not lend themselves to one-size-fits-all collectively – will be able to produce BM 169 by Brixham skipper/ Fisheries of Ilfracombe guidance. The present government a useful checklist that will help to owner Martin Rogers. and became Pamela Jill, guidance contains useful practical inform each vessel operator what Marilyn Jane was bought skippered by Arthur Dewhirst. suggestions and broad principles, but works in terms of providing Covid by Waterdance in 2004, Pamela Jill’s name and is set at a very general level. Boats security.” before being renamed registration is expected to be aren’t mentioned specifically, and The telephone survey will, of Three Sons BM 169 a year transferred to the Eurocutter outdoor working and working from necessity, be quick, and will depend ‡ Pamela Jill at the 2018 later, when ownership was Robin of Ladram BM 110 (ex vehicles provide the closest parallels. on sampling each vessel category. If Brixham Trawler Race. (Photo: transferred to Barentszee Our Lady Lou BM 110 and “At the same time, we know that you have any novel ideas on how a Martin Johns) Fishing Company. Amber J BM 224). parts of the industry have developed vessel can operate Covid-safely, please their own guidance on how to share it by emailing: [email protected]

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Social Distancing half page.indd 1 05/05/2020 10:06 6 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 28 May 2020 Financial whitefish chasm follows Covid-19 The level of whitefish supplies on selling down to 70p per kg, in the first full week of April. The Peterhead market has dropped haddock 25p, hake 60p, monkfish return to work after three weeks by more than 50% since the start 40p, coley 45p and whiting 35p. of those filleting staff who had of the Covid-19 lockdown eight Boats landing in the immediate been furloughed provided further weeks ago, reports David Linkie. aftermath of the start of the traction at a time when trading Since then, 107,524 boxes have lockdown took a massive and conditions remained challenging in been sold – 117,009 boxes fewer unprecedented financial hit. the extreme. than the 224,533 boxes landed While the grossing from a fairly Over the next few weeks, during the same period in 2019 typical six- to seven-day trip supplies gradually increased, (see Graph 1). plummeted from potentially in returning to five figures, since Although this is highly alarming the region of £70,000 to around when they have swung between in itself, the scale of the difficulties £20,000, all the usual expenses, 12k and 17k boxes – well below that whitefish skippers and crews including quota leasing, fuel, the previous weekly average of have faced since mid-March boxing and stores, had to be met in 23k – in line with the eight-day is starkly illustrated by further full, thereby creating a substantial tie-up requirement implemented by summary analysis. red settling. Scottish POs and Marine Scotland In financial terms, the marked While cod, haddock and whiting to ensure that supplies continued drop in supplies equates to a loss prices started the long haul back to be closely aligned to market of over £12m in just eight weeks. towards consolidation within a ‡ Landings into Peterhead fishmarket dropped dramatically following demand. This figure is calculated from the few weeks – initially helped by the global Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown. The willingness of skippers fact that whitefish from a typical traditional Easter demand, after to match supply levels with pair team landing mainly gadoid which demand dipped again – prices were in recovery represent of working with those processors processors’ requirements is shown species averaged £100 per box groundfish prices remained on the a further loss of nearly £5m, that remained open, in an attempt by the fact that the reduced market across a shot in March/April of last floor, due to the continued loss of when compared with the per box to retain supply continuity to well- capacity of 5k boxes (50% less year. Twin-rig trawlers landing a export trade. This pattern slowed average that prevailed earlier in the established customers, some than the normal 10k), put in place higher percentage of monkfish and the gradual upward rise in the year. skippers fished short trips on by Peterhead Port Authority to megrim returned slightly higher average price per box, which for When this figure is added to the grounds relatively close to harbour ensure social distancing in the average prices. boats fishing in similar areas for £12m associated with the 50% before landing around 100 boxes. fishmarket, including widening the When the Covid-19 lockdown comparable catch composition, drop in landings experienced since At a time when the balance spaces between tiers of boxes, was announced, whitefish prices moved upwards to around £60 Covid-19, the cost to whitefish between supply and demand was never restricted daily landings. crashed by some 70% across per box in April, compared to the vessels landing to Peterhead alone extremely fragile and prices were While there is still a long way the next three markets, as a large mid-March nadir of £30. is nearly £20m. unpredictable, this precautionary to go before the situation that number of processors, faced with Further evidence of the severe In the first full week following the approach helped to restore some prevailed pre-Covid-19 is restored, a raft of uncertainty, immediately drop in prices is provided by the lockdown, fewer than 2,000 boxes initial stability in the catching much-needed green shoots of took the decision to furlough fact that the monthly average were sold on only three markets and processing chain, while also recovery are appearing – although filleting staff and therefore stop price per tonne for whitefish sold at Peterhead. The majority of this reducing the risk of boats incurring the financial losses incurred over buying fish on the market. on Peterhead market in March fish came from boats that had just further losses by landing bigger the past two months by whitefish In numerical terms, smaller-scale and April was £1,615 and £1,529 started Rockall trips when prices shots to a weaker than expected vessels working from Fraserburgh, buyers predominate on Peterhead respectively, compared to £2,223 plummeted seven days before they market. Scrabster and Kinlochbervie, as market. Their loss further and £2,082 in January and were scheduled to land. This approach resulted in just well as Peterhead and Shetland, weakened what rapidly developed February. April’s figure was the Acutely aware of the importance over 5k boxes coming ashore remain. into a cataclysmic situation, and a lowest recorded at Peterhead for virtual price freefall. nearly five years. Overnight, prices across the Although totals based on board fell by up to 70%, as buyers averages (particularly in a mixed faced a number of unknown fishery) are far from a precise Proactive approach factors. Most species recorded science, the 80,000 boxes landed unprecedented lows, with cod during the eight weeks when accelerating recovery

Graph 1: Total weekly whitefish sales on Peterhead fishmarket Before the full extent of the 2 March - 11 May 2020 Covid-19 pandemic was known, Peterhead Port Authority 35,000 started to implement measures 30,000 to ensure that landings could 25,000 continue at Europe’s biggest whitefish port. 20,000 Substantial as the decline 15,000 2019 in supply and demand were 2020 following the announcement of Number of of Number boxes 10,000 the Covid-19 lockdown, they 5,000 were part of a much bigger and 0 unprecedented international situation. The immediate priority at Peterhead was to continue to provide market facilities for whitefish, in order to give Graph 2: Comparison of highest whitefish prices on those processors who took Peterhead fishmarket March 2020 and March 2019 the decision to remain open ‡ Social distancing measures implemented by PPA on the market a continuing daily source of floor were of paramount importance in retaining whitefish sales, 12 top-quality fish to deliver to and are now supporting steady recovery of supply and demand. 10 longstanding customers. £) The social distancing overstated. whitefish is gradually returning, 8 measures quickly put in place Substantial though the as shown by the fact that the 6 on Peterhead market, in line loss of earnings for whitefish 14,000-plus boxes landed to the 2019 4 with government requirements, vessels has been in the past first three markets of last week

Price Price per kg ( 2020 were a key factor in retaining two months at Peterhead, the secured consistent prices. 2 a full market facility. The figures would have been much While considerable work 0 importance of achieving this worse but for effective all-round remains to be done, the target, which provided initial teamwork. signs are encouraging, as the stability and is now accelerating As more processors reopen proactive approach continues the recovery, cannot be their doors, buyer demand for on all fronts. 28 May 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 7 Shetland whitefish landings down 40% Quay Issues celebrates Whitefishactivity in Shetland has haddock 18p, hake 68p, ling 80p, dropped by nearly 40% since megrim £1.75, monkfish 13p, coley fishing innovation the Covid-19 lockdown, closely 68p, whiting 30p and witches 50p. mirroring the situation at Peterhead, Cod and haddock headed the The entrepreneurial spirit of the survey, to ensure that we can reports David Linkie. initial price recovery, which was UK’s fishing fleet and the innovative continue to collate this essential Only 35,785 boxes have been followed by a mid-April dip, as solutions it is finding are showcased information to inform both sold on Shetland ’ the general marketing situation in the latest edition of Quay Issues. industry and government.” electronic auction since the third continued to be extremely fragile, This award-winning annual Spanning the country from week in March – 21,866 boxes and remained vulnerable to spikes magazine from Seafish tells the Cornwall to Orkney, stories in fewer than the 57,671 boxes traded in supply. The drop in prices in the stories behind the statistics of Quay Issues 6 include: in the comparable period in 2019. second half of April worked against the previous summer’s UK fleet In financial terms, reduced the second tranche of whitefish survey. Normally conducted by • A fisheries REAFitalisation – landings, together with the drop in vessels, after the first group had field researchers visiting hundreds Details of the project to regenerate market prices and the two-week benefited from a better price of ports across the country, Seafish East Anglian fisheries that could tie-up period in April, represent a structure. is currently exploring options as potentially provide a blueprint for reduction in income of over £6m. Although ongoing difficulties to how this year’s survey can take other coastal communities Faced with huge uncertainties, with accessing customary sales place safely and effectively. • Waste not, want not – Most at the same time as being fully outlets in France contributed to Kirsten Milliken, Quay Issues end-of-life fishing gear ends up in aware of the paramount importance depressed prices for monkfish, editor and economics project landfill, with fishermen picking up of being able to maintain some megrim secured fairly good prices manager at Seafish, said: “We the bill through their harbour dues, degree of local supply continuity, due to consistent levels of demand could never have predicted but is there a more cost-effective Shetland whitefish skippers quickly from Spain, and encouraged a the current circumstances of a and environmentally friendly ‡ The sixth issue of Quay Issues agreed to divide the local whitefish more targeted fishery for a few pandemic while we were putting solution? can be read online now. fleet into two groups, with one half weeks, which eased the effort on together this edition of the • Natural selection – How staying ashore for two weeks while other species and contributed to magazine. We know how difficult selectivity trials in Orkney could Dunbar fisherman Barry Brunton, the other half fished, before the balanced demand. things are for fishermen at the help shellfish fishermen comply who has found an online audience roles were reversed. Most local buyers opted to moment, but we hope that the with minimum landing sizes and for his latest business venture Together with low levels of remain at home and access the stories in the latest Quay Issues save time sorting their catch • Beyond the Big 5 – A look at how activity from a small number of electronic auction remotely. This will be a heartening reminder • Carbon-free future? – What one Plymouth business is finding visiting vessels, these measures was a key factor in keeping the of the fishing industry’s spirit in part can the fishing industry play markets for locally caught but less led to weekly sales of between 4k fleet at sea, coupled with the fact finding new ways to thrive. in helping the UK to meet its popular species. and 6k boxes – some 2,500 boxes that skippers and LHD salesmen “Right now it’s more important decarbonisation goals? fewer than the 2019 figures (see worked closely together to regulate than ever that we can give a full • Taking action now – Practical Quay Issues 6 is available to Graph 3). daily supply levels, in order to picture of the UK fishing fleet ways to improve fishing vessel fuel read online now at: seafish.org/ Following the Covid-19 promote social distancing when and the economic and social efficiency article/quay-issues lockdown, whitefish prices laying out shots, and subsequently circumstances of those working • The unsung army – Exploring Printed copies will be available dropped by some 50%, with when collecting fish on the market within it. We are looking at the vital yet often invisible role that as soon as distribution channels cod averaging as low as £1.05, floor. alternative methods of data women play in the catching sector allow. To request a printed copy collection for this year’s fleet • One man and his boat – Meet email: [email protected] Graph 3: Total weekly whitefish sales in Shetland 2 March - 11 May 2020 10000 9000 Irish tie-up scheme ‘falls far 8000 7000 6000 5000 short’ for inshore sector 4000 2020 3000 2019 The National Inshore Fishermen’s based on information gained from discussed the tie-up scheme Number of of Number boxes 2000 Association (NIFA) has sent a the Data Collection Framework, with the industry first, to get our 1000 submission to the Department but this data is grouped by views on the scheme before 0 of , Food and the fleet segment. Different fishing announcing it. It is so far away Marine and BIM raising a number operations have differing from what we were suggesting. of issues relating to the newly associated costs, so there is a “Our proposal was that we announced Irish tie-up scheme, widely varying shortfall between would follow the French. Their reports Pauric Gallagher. vessels in the same size class but suggestion was that you look The NIFA said it welcomed the participating in different fisheries. back at the three months in the principle of a tie-up scheme, the The NIFA said that data for previous calendar year and see RRGP funding keeps boats at sea objective of which is to stabilise the inshore sector is obtained what you earned, and 30% of the market by allowing some from two sources: the national what you earned was deemed Applications for the third round However, amongst all the gloom, vessels to tie up while others fish Seafood Survey, a two-page form to go to the running costs of the of funding from the Fishmongers’ the expansion of our regional sales at a level that meets the current that only collects limited data vessel. Company and Seafarers UK in Northern Ireland has been a limited market demand. on fixed costs, and the Inshore “Not every vessel is the same, Covid-19 Rapid Response Grant good news story. This has enabled The scheme, implemented Sentinel Vessel Programme exit and each fishery is different. We Programme (RRGP) closed on 21 a few of our fishermen to keep under Ireland’s EMFF Operational interview, which is somewhat feel that the French proposal May. The last two rounds saw a going, fishing to order. Programme 2014-20 and more comprehensive but only would be a much fairer way of huge level of demand, so this will “Our seafood shop in Kilkeel has co-funded by the government covers a very limited number of compensating fishermen who tie probably be the final round. been turned into a hub from where of Ireland and the EU, aims to operators. In addition, these do up their vessels in a bid to save The programme has already home deliveries are dispatched provide payments to cover the not include costs such as those markets from collapsing due to provided funds for a wide range throughout Northern Ireland, fixed costs incurred by owners of associated with motor vehicles, oversupply. of projects. Funding from the allowing us to bring staff out of fishing vessels while tied up – but cold storage facilities, etc. “We feel that if fleets continue RRGP has enabled Sea Source furlough.” vessel owners, particularly with The NIFA submission says to fish regardless of what from Killkeel to get its boats The RRGP has also supported boats in the 8-12m categories, that as the tie-up scheme stands, member states they are from, back to sea and deliver seafood BH Fish, a scheme that enables say it falls far short of doing that. fishing effort is likely to increase, then oversupply will affect across Northern Ireland. Chief inshore fishermen in the Poole area Payments in the tie-up scheme as many boats will have no option every fleet. We are in no doubt executive Alan McCulla said: “I to list their daily catch online and range from €500 per month for but to go on fishing, just to try to that – as the Commission has want to record our sincere thanks deliver to local consumers. The a maximum of two months for meet their fixed costs. This will acknowledged through its to the Fishmongers’ Company funding has provided ice machines, vessels under 6m, to €6,000 per only destabilise markets further, quick response to the industry’s and Seafarers UK for the financial a walk-in chiller and storage for the month for a maximum of two and may lead to lower prices or concerns – action must be taken, assistance awarded via the RRGP. project, providing a vital market months for vessels over 24m. even a complete market collapse. but this action must meet simple “Most of our fishing fleet has and source of income for the area’s Vessels in the 8-10m category Patrick Murphy, CEO of objectives. One, protect the future been tied up in port since late fishermen and allowing people to will receive €750 a month, and the Irish South and West Fish of our industry and two, stop the March, and most of our onshore discover the seafood from their vessels in the 10-12m category Producers’ Organisation, told oversupply of fish into a market staff have been furloughed. local area. €800 a month. Fishing News: “It would have that reacts by collapsing the The scheme’s figures are been nice if the minister had prices for all.” 8 ROSEANNE WY 164 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 28 May 2020 ROSEANNE: COD NETTING OFF WHITBY Roseanne was purpose- built for netting by Whitby boatbuilder Steve Cook.

In the second part of a mini-series on the major role that North Sea cod played in the lives of generations of fishermen on the Yorkshire coast,David Linkie looks back on a day spent on the Whitby under-10m netter Roseanne WY 164 to observe a strongly conservation-focused technique

or a number of inshore inshore skippers relied heavily on December, 1997. skippers in northeast catch quality to ensure that their “Getting the highest price FEngland, cod netting fish attracted top market prices, possible for your shot and doing was a well-established part and help them secure maximum the least amount of damage to of their annual fishing pattern. returns for their efforts. the stocks on the seabed should Widespread hard bottom in At the time of this trip, nearly be of paramount importance to close proximity to harbour, 25 years ago, gill-net fishermen fishermen. Why land an inferior together with wrecks slightly were already acutely aware product, with the constant worry further into the sea, were of the threat posed by some that it will not secure a good regularly populated by cod, for environmentalists, who attacked price, or even sell at all? which there was always firm gill-nets because of the threat “Skippers are then forced demand ashore. This provided of lost nets ‘ghost fishing’, and to try and compensate for low an alternative fishery for fed media hype on so-called grossings by landing more fish, skippers, some of whom were ‘curtains of death’. which only further weakens lifelong coble fishermen. Another major concern was market prices. This leads to a This fishery was totally the latest EU proposed technical vicious downward spiral, in that separate from that worked by conservation measures, under boats are using more gear and larger 20m-plus wreck-netters which UK gill-netters would putting in more time at sea, based at Grimsby. have to use specified minimum which puts increased pressure Operating on an uneven mesh sizes, with reference to the on stocks without any tangible playing field in terms of quantity, species being targeted, after 31 reward.” ‡ Shooting away the first tier of nets from the transom pond. 28 May 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews ROSEANNE WY 164 9 1 4

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1. Roseanne’s crew jigging while the nets fish. 5. The first fleet of nets yielded six stone of codling. 2. Skipper Roger Thoelen takes a sprag aboard while jigging. 6. A codling comes to the hauler.

3. Picking up a double-flagged north dahn as 7. Paul Kipling taking a small run of fish through hauling got underway within three hours of the the hauler… nets being shot. 8. … before they are cleared from the net by Tom 4. Using the Tarbensen 500/500 hauler to bring Jenkinson. the first end and anchor up. 10 ROSEANNE WY 164 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 28 May 2020

‡ Tom Jenkinson with a good cod.

These were the comments in the wheelhouse as skipper Roger Thoelen ran off north- northeast from Whitby into a moderate swell one early morning in August 1996. His answer was to haul his nets as quickly as possible – five ‡ A good run of sprags on the deck of Roseanne. ‡ Cod at the double. hours was the maximum time they were left in the water. five hours, and often much less, stocks were healthier than at any of the key elements in gill-netting walls. The nets were rigged in by Roger Thoelen – a member of so when fish comes aboard, it is time in the past few years. was water quality. If that was not the half to a pattern that Roger the NFFO executive committee nearly always live and in pristine Hauling the nets after three suitable, catch rates would be Thoelen had developed from 20 and the Anglo-Scottish FPO – condition. or four hours greatly reduces low. He believed that in certain years’ experience. and his partner Tom Jenkinson “It’s good when steaming in the quantities of rubbish and conditions, fish lie dormant Sourced from Selsey Fishing had been putting these ideas to know that our shot will not crabs which would otherwise against the nets, unlike when they Supplies, the nets were set on into practice by ‘tiding’ since only sell, but attract some of the become entangled in it, which are chasing feeds, and plough a no. 4 braided leadline and they took delivery in 1992 of the keenest bidding the next morning, soon reduces the gear’s catching into the tiers. 8mm braided backing line on clinker-planked 10m Roseanne no matter what level prices are efficiency. It also considerably Roseanne generally fished hard the footrope and double 8mm WY 164. She was built at at. Our fish consistently makes reduces the potential damage to ground, from close inshore in polypropylene headline, with 6in Whitby by Steve Cook, and was over £1.50-£2/st above the daily brown crab stocks. Less rubbish winter in 15 fathoms, to wrecks bullet cellular floats every two designed to enable the fleets of market average for gill-net fish, so also means that the nets can be 40 miles from Whitby during the fathoms. One fleet of trammel gill-nets to be brought ashore that is incentive in itself.” cleared quicker and with less summer. nets was usually replaced each each night. Prices for good-quality cod at damage, so the gear lasts longer. Eight nets were worked in a tier week to maintain the gear in good Two large net ponds were Whitby in the weeks leading up Similarly, Roger Thoelen when ground fishing, although condition. arranged parallel to the transom, to this trip had been between reported a marked reduction in the gear was rigged so that it For some years, Roger leaving plenty of space for a £7.50 and £9.50 per stone, £30 dahn ends and messenger could quickly be shortened or Thoelen had been using only crewman to stand at either occasionally peaking at £12.50 ropes sacrificed to coasters lengthened, depending on the monofilament trammels, which side of the ponds when flaking (approximately £2/kg), comparing heading for Teesside. And conditions. are highly successful in clear the nets. The first ends and well with national averages. Roger although local gill-net and trawler The preference was for water, although they do not fish dahns aboard from each tier of Thoelen reported that fishing skippers generally worked well springier mono nets rather than too well in murky water. nets were unbent, coiled into had generally been OK for most together, always being in the the limper multi-monos, using all When conducting Seafish trials boxes, and stored on a small cat of the year, weather permitting, vicinity of his gear enabled him trammel nets with 30 mesh deep of gill-nets aboard Roseanne catcher-style cradle above the with encouraging signs of a to fish in areas which would 4.75in x 0.45mm-diameter mono earlier in the year, skipper Roger transom. The last anchor and good spread of mature fish on otherwise have been too risky. inner and 4.5 mesh deep 24in Thoelen was asked to try nylon ends of each fleet were placed in the grounds, indicating that cod Roger Thoelen said that one x 0.7mm-diameter mono outer trammels. He was impressed a large bin amidships under the port side aluminium deckshelter, which had proved to be invaluable since it was fitted. Why did the partners decide to drastically reduce the time their gear would be fishing, compared to that of the four other full-time gill-netters and several seasonal boats that fished from Whitby for mainly cod and turbot? Did that not put them at an immediate disadvantage? “Definitely not,” said Tom Jenkinson, who laid out Roseanne’s fish on the market each night. “Good fish tangled in gill-nets can quickly become damaged by crabs, seals and whelks, leading to a poor reputation ashore, reduced demand and ‡ Tom Jenkinson flaking nets into a shallow deck pond below the ‡ … before pulling them aft into the transom pond, ready to be shot low prices. The maximum time hauler… away again the following morning. our fish has been in the nets is 28 May 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews ROSEANNE WY 164 11

‡ Successfully gaffing a drop-out.

to see how the gear was leading benefits of netting. and indicate to the hauler man Nearly 50 stone of fish was when fish were coming up. soon lying on deck from the Six stone of prime-quality jackpot nets, and with the last ‡ Grading the catch while codling and sprags was the fleets contributing a good run of heading in to Whitby. tally from the first fleet, which codling, Roseanne headed for had been fishing for just three Whitby after a 13-hour day with an hard ground that included some hours. This was considered a fair above-average 13 kit (130 stone) scattered wreckage. A 65lb enough start, although the crew shot aboard – testament to the plate was added to the anchor had higher hopes for the next hard-won local knowledge and to ensure that this fleet dropped tiers, which had been shot across experience of her skipper and quicker into position and was better marks. From the moment crew. ‡ The last fleet of nets was the most productive, yielding nearly 50 not tided off. The final four fleets, the fish came aboard Roseanne Grading while steaming in stone of cod and sprags. including another double, were virtually all alive, it was looked showed a mix of cod, best spread out as feelers three miles after to a high standard, gutted sprags, sprags and best selected with their performance in cloudy of gill-nets. Together with the inside, to see if these areas would within minutes, washed and codling. The fish was quickly waters and had ordered a full square mesh panel trials carried be worth further attention during boxed. weighed on Whitby market and set for the coming winter, but a out voluntarily on the Bridlington the neap tide. The first fleet of nets was iced to maintain the Roseanne’s drawback was that they could not pair-trawlers Tradition and Ubique, As Roseanne headed southeast quickly hauled over into the reputation for landing top-quality be shot any faster than dead slow featured in the first part of this to complete the day’s circuit, transom ponds ready for shooting fish – quickly acknowledged by ahead – unlike mono, which can mini-series last week, the netting Tom Jenkinson and Paul Kipling again, while Roseanne steamed Dave Winspear of Alliance Fish, be shot at full speed. trials illustrated the willingness of rigged three hand gurdies. to the second fleet. The catch skipper Roger Thoelen’s selling He thought that the nylon skippers to embrace measures They normally spent an hour or rates started to pick up, with the agent. nets continually fouled in the that they thought would help to so each day ripping while the second fleet yielding 11 stone and The following morning, ponds because the mesh of the safeguard their respective fishing trammel nets were fishing. As the third 12 stone of a similar mix Roseanne’s best cod secured outer walls was dragging across methods, and therefore their well as sometimes boosting the of best codling and sprags. There £12.50/st. the mesh of the inner section futures. day’s shot by a couple of kit, this was no rubbish in the nets, and Two days later, a plentiful run of and snagging on the knots. After running off for one and was also a useful test of fish on only one crab was seen all day, so smaller sile-rich codling, landed This problem was addressed a half hours, skipper Roger potential future grounds. the gear was turned over aft very by the inshore netters from successfully by rigging a new Thoelen liked the look of some But on this occasion the fish quickly and easily. nets left overnight, struggled to net with a nylon inner and marks lying tight down along the were not feeding, and after four Hauling went smoothly, with make £4.50/st, while another monofilament outers. ground edges 10 miles offshore. stone of best codling had been small runs of fish keeping the shot of same-day fish landed by Skipper Roger Thoelen had Four fleets of nets, including a hauled aboard, skipper Roger crew on their toes and the best Roseanne made £9/st on a well- been working 120mm mesh double one, were shot away with Thoelen called it a day and went fleet yielding 18 stone, but the supplied market. monofilament nets well before the flood tide in a northwest/ to pick up the dahn of the first highlight of the day was yet to But within a year or so of the EU proposal for similar- southeast direction almost end- fleet of trammel nets. come. After a characteristically this trip, Roseanne was sold sized minimum mesh cod nets over-end, in 30 fathoms of peaky A few codling and the odd slow start until the wreckage to Bridlington and rigged for was introduced. His message ground. sprag were soon coming aboard showed on the sounder, large cod potting, before later moving to to other skippers, particularly To help trawler skippers identify and laid amidships, keeping Paul and best sprags, plus the odd Shetland, as the door closed on those north of the Tyne where a fleets of nets, in line with a system Kipling occupied removing them, ling and pollack, started to tumble another conservation-focused generally smaller run of codling the NFFO had implemented, the while Tom Jenkinson flaked the aboard. fishing method that had provided predominated, was not to worry – north ends were indicated by net into the deck pond under Large ‘four-to-the box’ cod valuable diversity along the 120mm was viable. double flags. the Tarbensen 500/500 hauler. A and ling showed the flexibility of northeast coast of England. n The trials that Roseanne Roseanne then steamed a duplicate set of Cetrek/Wagner the trammel nets to take the full had been participating in were further four miles north to shoot steering and engine controls range of marketable fish. Only two Next week: Whitby trawler organised by Seafish as part of an another two fleets, again along on the starboard gunwale aft of immature codling were hauled Carol H targeting top-quality international three-year research the ground edges, before putting amidships enabled Roger Thoelen all day, proving the conservation cod on local inshore grounds project to measure the selectivity a third fleet across a piece of

‡ Prime-quality codling associated with short soak net times ‡ Skipper Roger Thoelen gutting… ‡ … and washing a ‘four-to-the-box’ cod. consistently achieved top prices on Whitby fishmarket. 12 GIRL DEE DEE FH 31 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 28 May 2020 GIRL DEE DEE FH 31 LATEST BUCCANEER B21 JOINS SW FLEET As Cornish skipper Daniel Gilbert takes delivery of the 6.4m Girl Dee Dee, the Buccaneer B19 and B21 still lead the field in GRP boat design, reportsPhil Lockley

Girl Dee Dee FH 31 on sea trials. Designed over 25 years ago by Gary Mitchell, the Buccaneer B21 is still a tall order to challenge.

hile the designs of U10 including the young GRP enough to tackle several inshore upon which the fit-out of Girl ports such as Newlyn. rule-beaters are racing boatbuilder Patrick Kemp, now fisheries – a boat with plenty of Dee Dee is based. He said: “I’m not sure yet Wahead, it might seem the boss at Pk Composites, beam and depth, but having Daniel Gilbert’s other work in where to work from, but in all that the design of displacement which specialises in the building sufficient bilge keels to safely the offshore oil and gas industry likelihood some of the year it craft of between five and seven of B19s and B21s. The firm dry out at a tidal port without enabled him to take time to will be from the harbour of metres LOA is not. recently delivered the latest leaning over too far. Similar decide exactly what he wanted Newlyn, and other parts of the Few such boats are made of B21, Girl Dee Dee FH 31, to Buccaneer boats work from the from his ideal boat. Girl Dee year closer to home from the steel, few if any new builds in Cornish skipper Daniel Gilbert. nearby port of Cove, Dee is well able to work from tidal harbour at Porthleven. On wood are underway, and the He wanted a 21ft boat big and that style became a template either a cove or from all-tide coming aground, the boat will financial risk of building a mould to make a new design in GRP is considerable. Yet among today’s GRP favourites are those released two decades ago from Buccaneer Boats Ltd, which may still be ahead of their time. Delivered in September 2000, the first such boat was a Buccaneer B19, Golden Sceptre, built in Cornwall for Isle of Man skipper Neil Watterson. The Buccaneer B19 and B21 still present a considerable challenge to any designer wishing to equal or better their success. A few designers tried to catch up, but Buccaneer Boats held the majority of that market. It’s fair to say it stayed in the lead. The mould was made by Paul ‡ Skipper Daniel Gilbert will mainly target lobsters, using single pots ‡ The spacious wheelhouse has an impressive array of electronic Draper and his workforce, rather than strings. gear, all supplied by Comfish Marine. 28 May 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews GIRL DEE DEE FH 31 13

‡ Daniel Gilbert is delighted with the new Volvo Penta engine. It is so quiet, he says, that he has to check the gauges to know whether it is switched on! ‡ Skipper Daniel Gilbert guiding the Girl Dee Dee on to the lorry ahead of her recent launch at Newlyn. not heel over so much that any only be good. gear on deck may slide or tip “I wanted a boat for my main over. My offshore work means fishery of potting, but one able that I often get called back with to cover other fisheries – a true little warning. I multi-purpose boat have to know that With – and that’s what I the boat is safe have. I cannot while I am away, forthcoming praise the and having workmanship from extended bilge post-Brexit Pk Composites keels similar to the enough. They have Buccaneer boats at built exactly the Cadgwith Cove changes, the boat I wanted, and provides that with Patrick Kemp safety. small-boat fleet having been there “Also, on Girl since the birth of Dee Dee the may once again Buccaneer Boats extended bilge over 20 years ago, keels contain a be a sector in his experience is considerable second to none. portion of the which to “The types of boat’s ballast, fishing I wish to ‡ The Buccaneer ‘bubble’ gives the Girl Dee Dee the bringing the invest explore are ‡ Large bilge keels are not just for ease of taking tidal facility to swing a larger-diameter propeller. Also note centre of gravity sustainable harbours and being winched up and down the beach, but the support rod for the extended steel skeg and steel down even further than with fisheries like my present one, here contain a considerable part of the boat’s ballast. keel iron. traditional ballast, and that can using single pots rather than

‡ A Volvo Penta D2 engine, supplied ‡ Climbing aboard via the foot- by Marine Engineering () Ltd, holes moulded at the bow (and ‡ The boarding steps were added was skipper Daniel Gilbert’s choice. ‡ Spencer Carter designed a P-bracket hauler for easily lifting aboard the midships) makes boarding easier to the hull during the build, and A forward PTO drives the Spencer 36in creels. Although demand for the P-bracket system has fallen, Spencer when working from a cove. are not part of the moulded hull. Carter slave hauler. Carter still makes it to order. 14 GIRL DEE DEE FH 31 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 28 May 2020 BUCCANEER BOATS: AHEAD OF THEIR TIME oats between 5m and 8m LOA are an important Bsector of the British inshore fleet, and there are few UK ports where a Buccaneer boat of that range is not currently (or was not recently) based. With forthcoming post- Brexit changes, the small-boat fleet may once again be a sector in which to invest. Designed by Gary Mitchell from Portmellon in Cornwall, the series began as the B19 (5.92m LOA). Later, the B19 mould was adapted to produce the B21. Some B21s were stretched even further, several to 23ft and one to 25ft – the Kingfisher FH 529 of Cadgwith Cove. Used mainly for static gear, the scope of a B19/B21 was extended by the recent introduction of a Spencer Carter small single-drum winch made in stainless steel. In relatively shallow water, a B19 or B21 may have the option to tow a small trawl, or even a couple of scallop dredges. Forty years ago in Cornwall, a small seasonal inshore fishery for prawns and/or shrimps took place, in which several small boats, each using a mini beam trawl, did very well. Judging a Buccaneer B19 against a traditional Cygnus ‡ First from the B19 mould, the Golden Sceptre began its work with Manx skipper Neil Watterson. Marine GM19 (also designed by Gary Mitchell) compares two completely different designs aimed at distinct markets; they are boats with a different price tag. However, such a comparison is not a step back in time. Both have a place in today’s inshore fishing industry, but in simple terms you could place a GM19 hull (like mine) into a Buccaneer B19 hull and have plenty of space remaining. Designed as a flush-deck boat, a B19 provides far greater deck space than any open-deck contender. Having a ‘fuller’ hull, greater beam width and more ‡ Shamrock, one of the first B19s, depth increases the amount of was built for a fishmonger’s in fishing gear and/or catch that Falmouth. It could tackle many can safely be carried. fisheries and increased profits In my opinion, saying that the by potting, gill-netting and evolution of small GRP boats ‡ After the sea trials of the first Buccaneer B19 in 2000, designer Gary line-fishing. Its fit-out became a ‡ The Erin J was very similar to is out of step with that of the Mitchell (second from left) seems pleased with what was to become one template on which many others the Shamrock and underwent sea current U10 rule-beaters is not a of the fastest-selling GRP boats of that size. were based. trials on the same day. fair assessment. Compare a 9.9m vessel of from ports like . I had “I didn’t draw those lines leading designers we have in the the UK. 30 years ago to one of today designed the Cygnus Marine by computer; it was done in a fishing industry, not one is wholly Buccaneer Boats also sold and the difference is striking. GM19 and GM21 many years traditional manner on a drawing dependent upon a computer – hulls or part-builds to other That difference may look similar before, but he wanted a boat far board. For most designers of long may that last! yards like H Baumbach & Sons. to the GM19 lying alongside a bigger in fishing terms – but it fishing boats, that technology Looking through my old During the early to mid 2000s, Buccaneer B19 – but that jump in had to have the same LOA. He wasn’t then available. I am told albums, there are so many new Buccaneer boats were design took place 20 years ago! also wanted it to have a bulbous that the Buccaneer B19 design pictures of Buccaneer B19s and being launched week after week Designer Gary Mitchell bow, and thought that a good was well ahead of its time – B21s – even a couple of B23s, – sometimes two at once, like explained: “Around mid- name for the design would be miles ahead – and I’m pleased to and that one B25 at Cadgwith the day that sea trials took place 1999, I was approached by a ‘Longshoreman’ – a term often hear such comments.” Cove. for the Shamrock, for Falmouth, Mevagissey fisherman who used in the history of inshore I can remember watching Here’s a sample of those and the Erin J, destined for the wanted a ‘big’ small boat. He fishing in Cornwall. But in the Gary work on the Buccaneer B19 pictures, from the first, the east coast. was the instigator of designing end, it became the Buccaneer lines, and can confirm that there Golden Sceptre, and through You can see more Buccaneer the B19. B19. He wanted a really chunky, were no high-tech computer aids the steady stream of builds that pictures on my Facebook page, “He grew up seeing wooden full-bodied little boat – which it at work. True marine architecture followed, which saw Buccaneers plus a short video I took during ‘toshers’ of that size worked is. took place, and luckily, of the dispatched far and wide around sea trials of the Golden Sceptre. 28 May 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews GIRL DEE DEE FH 31 15 BUCCANEER BOATS: AHEAD OF THEIR TIME

‡ Boy Dylan, a B19 built to work in ports like Hayle and St Ives, was the first to be built with an aft wheelhouse, and was fitted out for gill- netting and line-fishing.

‡ Daniel Gilbert demonstrates how the hanging block presently in use is perfect for working gear in shallow water. Once the remaining fittings are complete, hauling will be done via the top roller.

‡ Owned by John Tonkin, the Kingfisher II at Cadgwith Cove is extended to almost 25ft LOA, yet looks in proportion.

‡ Cadgwith Cove has several Buccaneer boats, each with extended bilge keels.

‡ The extended wheelhouse gives Daniel Gilbert comfort on his steams to grounds, which often take two hours to reach.

strings, mainly for lobster. I advice before making a decision. best option, because on the Girl wanted a pot hauler to make the That applies to the engine. Dee Dee there is the advantage lifting of heavy ‘singles’ easier. I There are many to choose from, of having the ‘bubble’ – a recess went to Spencer Carter, saw and most are very good. in the upper hull – allowing Richard Carter, and discussed “Asking around, I heard from propellers of a larger diameter exactly the hauler I wanted – a so many skippers that Volvo to be swung. I think this is the P-bracket hauler. Including a Penta is very reliable. I didn’t first B21 to be fitted with the top block was suggested so that hear one bad comment about a ‘bubble’.” heavy single pots are raised Volvo, and went to Marine If the Girl Dee Dee is used as above the gunwale height and Engineering (Looe) Ltd, which a typical beach boat, for launch can safely be swung in. I don’t advised that a D2 was suitable. and retrieve the strengthening want to end up having to heave “For the stern gear and bar from the keel iron to the the pots onto the gunwale – propeller, I sought expert advice outer transom will give further ‡ Built around 18 years ago for Helford skipper James (Bo) Bosustow, that’s unnecessary back- from C&O Engineering at ruggedness. The keel iron is the Reuben Luke paved the way for him to buy a bigger Buccaneer, a breaking work. Newton Abbot. I was advised made of galvanised steel. B28, the Myghal FH 750, which was fitted out by H Baumbach & Sons. “All through this build, I have that having a 20in-diameter Although they are at present gone to the experts and taken four-bladed propeller was the unnecessary, the hull of Girl 16 GIRL DEE DEE FH 31 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 28 May 2020

‡ A transom door is a sensible addition, says Daniel Gilbert, but if he ‡ The array of electronic equipment in the cleanly ‡ … was all supplied and installed by - continues to use single pots, it may not be necessary. laid-out wheelhouse… based Comfish Marine.

Dee Dee has ‘steps’ fitted at the poor weather, a small industry, and it is working well. bow (and one amidships) to wheelhouse would mean several More skippers are asking for provide easier boarding from a hours of discomfort. I’ve had quotes from us on electronic beach or cove on launch or the wheelhouse width made gear or electrical installation, retrieve. sufficient to sit two people.” and we are competitive. Although Daniel Gilbert had Cornish firm Comfish “We also supplied a a transom door included in the Marine, based at Newquay, considerable package of fishing build, this will not be needed supplied a large package of gear gear that Daniel wanted. He initially. He explained: “While to the Girl Dee Dee, including already has single pots from a with single pots I don’t need a the electronics: a Simrad S2009 few firms including Caithness pot door, if I want to diversify dual-frequency echosounder, a Creels. We have supplied new in the future, I won’t need a Furuno GP39 GPS, an Icom pots manufactured by Mustang costly refit to have one VHF DSC, a VHF antenna and Engineering, ropes and other installed. And although I have a Raymarine AIS. Electrical items.” no intention of selling the boat, wiring on the Girl Dee Dee was The boat will soon be fitted should I wish to at a later date, also carried out by Comfish with an aft gantry and rails, added facilities like that are Marine. made of marine-grade alloy, attractive. The same applies to Head of Comfish Marine, after which – depending on having the extended bilge keels Newquay skipper Ben Eglinton, whether Daniel Gilbert is and boarding footholds. explained: “We supplied all the called overseas – shakedown of “The wheelhouse is custom- seacocks, strainers, deck-wash the Girl Dee Dee will take built, and is larger than pumps and switch panels, and place. ‡ To extend the life of a creel, a plastic base is now standard on many normally seen on a B21. By all the marine-grade cabling. It’s the sort of boat that pots. using just single pots, I can Electronics is a new sector of many would put on their afford to sacrifice deck space, Comfish Marine, and something wish-list, and the sail-away wouldn’t expect less – Patrick wants. But he sees a bright and having more comfort in the we are developing. We are price isn’t out of reach. Daniel Kemp has been a builder of future for B19s and B21s, wheelhouse is important normally associated with has back-up from his other job, Buccaneer Boats since his hoping – like everyone else – because steaming between supplying fishing gear, but from but nevertheless, ‘every penny apprenticeship. That’s not to that after Brexit we will see Falmouth or further around the the start of Comfish Marine, I had to be counted’, he said. say he only builds Buccaneers inshore fishing grounds out to Lizard, to places like Newlyn, had plans to encompass a much The workmanship on the Girl – Pk Composites will build 12 miles secured solely for UK takes quite a bit of time, and in bigger aspect of the fishing Dee Dee is superb, but you whatever GRP boat a skipper boats. n

‡ There is plenty of deck space on the Girl Dee Dee, with her stern door giving future options. At present, Daniel Gilbert will use single pots, but at a later date might require the shooting door for short ‡ Rugged Mustang Engineering pots, supplied by Comfish Marine, with two hard-eye entrances plus a strings. parlour section. 28 May 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews QUIZ/NEWS 17 Can you master BREAK TIME these brain teasers? THE 2-SPEED CROSSWORD SUDOKU You can choose to do either quick or cryptic clues, the answers are the same. 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The system links easily to Ten local authorities around the Irish coast of fishery and -linked marine designed specifically for the seafood your website or social media accounts, have received a total of €3.1m in funding infrastructures under their ownership. industry and comes at no cost to the and it can support retailers with shops for development and repair projects on “The local authority-owned harbours user. as well as online only. harbours and slipways, reports Pauric in receipt of funding under this year’s KuulFoods, a retail arm of KuulGroup, Businesses can choose to customise Gallagher. programme are fundamental to the specialises in delivering simple tech their online shops to fit with their Details of the funding were announced wellbeing of rural coastal communities and solutions to industries in a smart and company branding, or you can simply by minister for agriculture, food and the play an important social and economic role cost-effective way. 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The 17,620 boxes of whitefish sold at At the start of last week at Peterhead, Peterhead over the first four markets last large cod sold at £2.50-£4.15 per kg, week was the highest four-day total since medium £2.25-£3.30, selected £2.15-£2.80 the Covid-19 crisis began, reports David and small £2-£2.50. Large/medium gutted Linkie. haddock made £1.90-£3.80, selected Buyers responded well to the gradual £1.80-£3.30, small £1.60-£3, chippers upward trend in supplies, which – evenly £1.20-£2.40, metros 55p-£1.10 and round spread over each sale – was 3,500 boxes haddock 75p. Gutted whiting were at £2- more than the previous week (Monday- £3.10 and round whiting £1.65-£2.55 per Thursday). kg. Monkfish sold at £2.65-£4.35, lemon Although prices for monks and flatfish sole £1.10-£8.35, plaice 70p-£1.50, megrim dipped slightly on Thursday morning, most £1.45-£6.95, hake 95p-£4, ling 85p-£1.65 selections generally secured consistent bids and coley 95p-£1.45. throughout the week. While prices remain The following morning, seven boats, lower than they were 12 months ago, the fact Jolanna M, Crystal River, Faithful, Guiding that they remained stable given the higher Star, Guiding Light, Wakeful and El Shaddai, level of supply is an encouraging indication of plus three consignments from Russa Taign, continued forward movement towards a more Harvest Hope and Keila, contributed 5,139 normal trading situation – which clearly is still boxes. Tuesday’s tally, the largest of the first ‡ The Fraserburgh twin-riggers Rebecca and Jacqueline Anne landing for Thursday’s market at some distance off. four days of last week, included 1,295 boxes Peterhead. (Photo: Ryan Cordiner) Seven boats, Audacious, Boy John, of gutted and 102 boxes of round haddock, Celestial Dawn, Fruitful Vine, Steadfast Hope, 781 boxes of hake, 666 boxes of coley, 575 boxes of ling, 82 boxes of monkfish, 20 boxes of ling, 191 boxes of megrim, 169 boxes of plaice 60p-£1.50, lemon sole £1.70-£6, coley Castlewood and Attain II, together with six boxes of monkfish, 561 boxes of cod, 313 of megrim and 17 boxes of squid. whiting (125 rounders), 100 boxes of hake £1-£1.10, ling £1-£1.15, hake 65p-£2.65 and consignments from Enterprise II, Benarkle boxes of ling, 267 boxes of whiting (179 Five boats, Ocean Reaper IV, Rebecca, and four boxes of squid. megrim 45p-£8 per kg. II, Conquest, Ocean Harvest, Harvester and rounders), 169 boxes of flatfish, 142 boxes of Jacqueline Anne, Golden Sceptre and Jubilee Last Thursday morning at Peterhead, Twenty-seven boats and 15 Apollo, contributed 4,991 boxes to the first megrim and seven boxes of squid. Quest, together with six consignments large/medium gutted haddock made £2.95- consignments contributed to last week’s market of last week at Peterhead. Eight boats, Ardent, Arcturus, Helenus, from Opportunus IV, Genesis, Endeavour £3.90 per kg, selected £2.45-£3.70, small four-day total of 17,620 boxes on Peterhead Monday’s sale included 1,891 boxes of Phoenix, Faithlie, Vision IV, Havfjord and IV, Nimrod, Osprey and Sparkling Star, £1.95-£3.20, chippers £1.50-£2.20, metros market. This tally included 5,085 boxes of gutted and 55 boxes of round haddock, 758 Ocean Vision, landed 4,189 boxes to contributed 3,301 boxes to last Thursday’s 65p-£1.20 and round haddock 65p. Large haddock (167 rounders), 2,824 boxes of boxes of cod, 419 boxes of monkfish, 410 Peterhead market last Wednesday morning. market at Peterhead. This sale, the smallest cod sold at £2.95-£3.50 per kg, sprags cod, 1,943 boxes of coley, 1,419 boxes of boxes of whiting (322 rounders), 367 boxes This total included 1,323 boxes of gutted of the four days, included 893 boxes of cod, £2.65-£3.40, medium £2.50-£3.35, selected monkfish, 1,351 boxes of hake, 1,345 boxes of megrim, 276 boxes of coley, 253 boxes of haddock, 744 boxes of coley, 612 boxes of 409 boxes of gutted and 10 boxes of round £2.50-£2.55 and small £1.65-£2.90. of whiting (982 ungutted), 895 boxes of ling, ling, 227 boxes of hake, 121 boxes of flatfish cod, 499 boxes of whiting (356 rounders), haddock, 371 boxes of flatfish, 343 boxes Monkfish sold at £2.50-£4.05, gutted whiting 864 boxes of flatfish, 720 boxes of megrim and nine boxes of squid. 243 boxes of hake, 203 boxes of flatfish, 93 of monkfish, 257 boxes of coley, 236 boxes £1.95-£2.80, round whiting £1.50-£2.05, and 37 boxes of squid. RISING PRICES AND WHITING IN DEMAND AS SHETLAND CONSOLIDATES SALES AT BRIXHAM In a week in which all selections of whitefish secured steady Prices continued to improve at Brixham 2s were £8.70, 3s £6.40, 4s £2.80 and 5s demand and fairly consistent prices, whiting was the stand- last week, resulting in projected total sales 60p. Prime lobsters were £14.50 and large out species, by selling up to £3.75 per kg. Megrim also kept for the five days in the region of £650,000 £14. Mackerel 1s and 2s were £4, and 3s buyers interested, peaking at £7.20, as prices remained – an increase of some £200,00 on the were £3.20. Megrim fetched £4.50 for 1s, reasonably stable ahead of yet another bank holiday – the previous week. £3.50 for 2s, £2.50 for 3s and £1.90 for 4s. recent frequency of which continues to impact on the slowly Over the first four markets of last week, Monkfish 1s averaged £10.50, 2s £10.80, 3s recovering price structure. bass fetched £12.20 for 1s, £14 for 2s, £10.90, 4s £9.90, 5s £7.50 and 6s £3.20. Monday’s market was the largest of the first four days £12.50 for 3s, £12.20 for 4s and £13 for Red mullet sold at £12/kg for 1s, £11.20 for last week, with 1,888 boxes from 11 boats. Supplies 5s. Blondie wing 1s were £3.70, 2s £2.80, 2s and £3 for 3s. Octopus averaged £2.20. decreased on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, when 3s £2.50 and 4s £2.20/kg. Size 1 brill Plaice 1s averaged £3.60/kg, 2s £3.30, three boats landed 838 boxes and six boats 422 boxes averaged £9.40/kg, 2s £10, 3s £9.30, 4s 3s £2.90, 4s £2.40 and 5s £1.40. Pollack respectively. Thursday’s market was busier again, with £8.20 and 5s £5.50. Cod was £4.70 for 1s 1s were £3.60, 2s £3.40, 3s £2.80 and 1,112 boxes from 11 boats, bringing the four-day total to and 2s, £5 for 3s, £3.90 for 4s and £2.70 4s £1.80. Sand sole 1s were £7.80/kg and 4,260 boxes from 31 boats. for 5s. Coley 2s and 3s were £1.80. 2s £5.40. Large scallops were £5.80 and At 30,331kg (of which 22,261kg were rounders), whiting Conger made £1.95 for 1s and 2s and small £3. Dover sole 1s averaged £12.80/ led the way last week, followed by 25,201kg of haddock, 50p for 3s. Cuttlefish averaged £1.67 for kg, 2s £13, 3s £13.50, 4s £13.70, 5s including 600kg of ungutted fish, 24,167kg of cod, 20,890kg 1s and £1.70 for 2s. Size 2 dabs were 50p. and 6s £14.20, 7s £13.90, 8s £13.60, 9s of saithe, 13,794kg of monkfish, 12,572kg of ling, 9,972kg ‡ The Whalsay fly-shooter Tranquility landing at John Dory 1s were £9/kg, 2s £8.30, 3s £11.40 and 10s £7.50. Large squid were of megrim, 7,298kg of hake, 2,419kg of plaice and 2,251kg Lerwick. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) £6, 4s £2.70 and 5s 60p. Red gurnard 2s £14.50 and 2s were £16.50. of lemon sole. made £2.50. Thorny wings averaged £2.20 for 2s Top prices varied across the four markets. Round haddock £3.30, ling £1.45 and squid £4.70 per kg. Halibut Haddock 1s averaged £3.50/kg, 2s and 3s and £2.10 for 4s. Tubs were £2.50/ haddock sold at up to £1.05 per kg on Monday morning, sold at up to £11.70 per kg on Thursday morning, while £2.70 and 3s £1.70. Hake fetched £4 for kg for 1s and 2s. Turbot averaged £10.50/ when monkfish made £4.20, plaice £3, saithe £1.15, lemon sole made £9.25, megrim £7.20 and turbot £10.55 1s, £3.80 for 2s, £3.50 for 3s, £3.60 for 4s, kg for 1s, 2s £9, 3s £8.70, 4s £8, 5s £9.50 gutted whiting £3.75 and round whiting £2 per kg. On per kg. The highest price paid for hake came on Tuesday’s £3.20 for 5s, £2.60 for 6s and £2.40 for and 6s £9. Large whiting averaged £2.30/ Wednesday’s market, cod made £3.15 per kg, gutted market, at £4.15 per kg. 7s. Lemon sole averaged £8.50/kg for 1s; kg, 2s £1.90, 3s £1.10 and 4s 60p. NEWLYN SEES STEADY LANDINGS, DEMAND AND PRICES Two netters and inshore boats supplied Monday’s auction at Newlyn with Tuesday’s auction was supplied with 8.1t from two beamers, one netter 0.5t lemon sole, 1.3t megrim sole, 0.7t monkfish and 1.6t of pollack. Prices 11.6t. Highest-volume species were 0.3t of Dover sole, 0.4t haddock, 3.5t and inshore boats. Top-volume species were 0.4t Dover sole, 0.2t haddock, were reasonable for most species throughout the morning. MSC hake, 0.5t megrim sole, 0.5t monkfish, 1.9t pollack and 1.6t of turbot. 0.7t lemon sole, 2.2t megrim sole, 1.3t monkfish, 0.5t pollack and 1.4t of A volume of 11.9t was on display from two beamers and inshore boats Prices were stable for most species, although for some of the more prime, turbot. Demand was stable throughout the sale. on Thursday. Contributing to the day’s volume were 1.4t of Dover sole, 0.3t normally restaurant-bound fish, they were down on what would be expected For auction on Wednesday, one beamer, one netter and inshore boats haddock, 0.5t lemon sole, 4.3t megrim sole, 2t monkfish, 1t pollack and 0.3t at this time of year in normal circumstances. landed 8.7t. Notable high volumes were 0.3t of Dover sole, 2.3t MSC hake, of turbot. 28 May 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 19

PETERHEAD, WEEK Avg Max Max, Max, mth HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m BRIXHAM, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr NEWLYN, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr TO 20 MAY price/kg price/kg wk ago wk ago TO 20 MAY landed price/kg wk ago ago 23 MAY landed price/kg wk ago ago 21 MAY landed price/kg wk ago ago

Catfish £2.26 £2.44 £2.05 £2.28 Catfish (1) 2,053 £2.86 £2.48 £2.20 Bass (1) 8 £12.09 - £17.66 Bass (3) 32 £11.59 £7.31 - Cod (A1) £2.91 £3.82 £3.16 £2.19 Bass (2) 14 £13.93 £10.30 £16.44 Bass (4) 7 £10.93 £9.33 £10.65 Cod (A2) £2.88 £3.23 £3.27 £2.90 Cod (0) 320 £3.58 £3.25 £3.90 Bass (3) 36 £12.33 £9.37 £13.99 Bass (5) 1 £9.20 £9.04 £10.49 Cod (A3) £2.66 £3.07 £3.03 £2.77 Bass (4) 95 £12.18 £8.10 £9.84 Blonde Ray (L) 656 £1.37 £1.26 £2.18 Cod (A4) £2.52 £2.76 £2.87 £2.28 Cod (1) 3,113 £3.93 £3.23 £3.85 Blonde Ray (M) 251 £1.96 £0.90 £1.76 Bass (5) 88 £12.90 £7.86 £8.79 Cod (A5) £2.29 £2.52 £2.56 £1.31 Blonde Ray (S) 50 £0.74 £0.29 £0.94 Brill (1) 291 £9.18 £9.25 £12.36 Haddock (A1) £3.12 £3.84 £3.92 £2.99 Cod (2) 6,828 £4.10 £3.26 £3.69 Brill (1) 4 £7.08 £2.82 £10.54 Haddock (A2) £2.60 £3.43 £3.53 £2.08 Brill (2) 438 £9.76 £9.65 £10.24 Brill (2) 114 £7.57 £4.66 £10.41 Haddock (A3) £1.91 £3.03 £3.30 £1.91 Cod (3) 15,308 £3.81 £3.50 £3.36 Brill (3) 710 £9.19 £9.96 £9.58 Brill (3) 200 £8.30 £4.25 £8.66 Haddock chippers (A4) £1.71 £2.22 £2.92 £1.36 Brill (4) 597 £8.13 £8.94 £8.38 Brill (4) 62 £8.74 £3.29 £7.28 Brill (5) 5 £3.00 £2.00 £6.70 Haddock metros (A4) £0.75 £1.01 £2.09 £0.55 Cod (4) 9,230 £3.27 £3.16 £2.71 Brill (5) 50 £5.38 £5.73 £6.20 Claws (9) 91 £2.92 £0.50 £2.06 Hake (A1) £3.29 £3.89 £4.40 £5.09 Cock crabs 257 £5.50 £5.80 £6.70 Cod (3) 84 £3.39 £3.15 £3.91 Hake (A2) £2.24 £3.01 £3.93 £4.24 Cod (5) 9,564 £2.55 £2.46 £2.15 Cod (1) 20 £6.12 - £4.46 Cod (4) 149 £3.10 £1.81 £2.85 Hake (A3) £1.77 £2.28 £2.89 £2.55 Cod (2) 59 £4.66 - £3.91 Cod (5) 7 £1.49 £1.21 £1.73 Hake (A4) £1.41 £1.76 £2.16 £2.03 Haddock (1) 3,273 £2.88 £2.72 £2.22 Cod (3) 186 £4.82 £6.24 £3.76 Crabs (9) 1 £0.50 - - Hake (A5) £1.18 £1.36 £1.75 £1.57 Conger (1) 175 £1.80 £1.78 £1.80 Cuckoo ray (L) 72 £1.16 £0.70 £1.35 Halibut £6.71 £9.09 £9.00 £7.65 Haddock (2) 2,978 £1.76 £1.93 £1.43 Conger (2) 52 £1.94 £1.81 £1.79 Cuckoo ray (M) 837 £0.83 £0.74 £1.24 Lemon sole (A1) £5.81 £7.17 £6.52 £7.50 Cuckoo ray (S) 96 £0.22 £0.26 £0.70 Conger (3) 91 £1.22 £1.24 £0.39 Lemon sole (A2) £4.43 £6.83 £4.32 - Haddock (3) 2,129 £1.46 £1.51 £0.83 Cuttlefish (L) 41 £1.60 £1.44 £2.81 Cuttlefish (1) 5,432 £1.67 £1.55 £3.04 Lemon sole (A3) £2.01 £2.72 £2.28 £4.49 Cuttlefish (S) 248 £1.38 £1.12 £2.31 Ling (A1) £0.93 £1.10 £0.90 £0.84 Haddock (4) 105 £0.36 £0.00 £0.42 Cuttlefish (2) 5,007 £1.70 £1.47 £2.52 Dover sole (1) 57 £11.80 £8.80 £16.53 Ling (A2) £1.34 £1.41 £1.48 £0.98 Dogfish 13,462 £0.25 £0.25 £0.25 Dover sole (2) 141 £12.79 £8.47 £15.79 Ling (A3) £1.36 £1.49 £1.62 £1.13 Hake (0) 3,443 £4.14 £3.83 £4.95 Gurnard (2) 27 £2.44 £2.76 £4.19 Dover sole (3) 413 £13.94 £8.27 £16.06 Megrim (A1) £5.39 £6.44 £4.45 £5.81 Gurnard (4) 7,164 £29.06 £0.50 £0.69 Dover sole (4) 686 £14.11 £8.10 £13.05 Megrim (A2) £3.88 £5.07 £3.17 £4.43 Hake (1) 6,293 £3.61 £3.29 £3.58 Haddock (1) 758 £3.41 £5.12 £2.95 Dover sole (5) 556 £13.18 £7.88 £11.08 Megrim (A3) £2.39 £3.14 £2.41 £3.14 Grey mullet (2) 1 £2.80 - £4.18 Haddock (2) 186 £2.63 £4.14 £2.10 Megrim (A4) £1.28 £1.78 £1.23 £1.22 Gurnard and latchet (L) 73 £3.02 £1.09 £4.57 Hake (2) 16,140 £2.75 £2.48 £2.75 Haddock (3) 268 £1.65 £2.46 £0.50 Megrim (A4) £1.68 £2.07 £1.66 £2.18 Gurnard and latchet (M) 50 £1.77 £0.63 £2.85 Monkfish (A1) £3.07 £3.58 £2.63 £2.16 Hake (1) 15 £3.62 - £4.48 Gurnard and latchet (S) 313 £0.58 £0.40 £0.83 Hake (3) 7,571 £1.76 £1.33 £1.85 Monkfish (A2) £3.75 £4.20 £3.76 £2.57 Hake (2) 77 £3.71 £5.93 £4.72 Haddock (1) 164 £3.26 £1.91 £2.21 Monkfish (A3) £4.08 £4.56 £3.98 £2.70 Hake (3) 205 £3.47 £5.27 £4.87 Haddock (2) 519 £3.46 £1.79 £1.89 Lemon sole (1) 476 £5.99 £6.34 £5.84 Monkfish (A4) £3.60 £4.12 £3.56 £2.42 Hake (4) 809 £3.55 £5.37 £4.88 Haddock (3) 157 £1.94 £1.28 £1.16 Haddock (4) 34 £0.75 £0.39 £0.87 Monkfish (A5) £3.33 £3.33 £2.17 £2.00 Hake (5) 2,163 £3.18 £5.60 £4.01 Lemon sole (2) 1,561 £4.71 £4.06 £4.15 Haddock (5) 91 £1.12 £0.83 £0.69 Plaice (A1) £1.58 £1.58 £1.77 - Hake (6) 6,470 £2.50 £4.19 £3.49 Plaice (A2) £1.36 £2.00 £1.23 £1.11 Hake (0) 93 £0.51 £0.20 £0.43 Lemon sole (3) 3,584 £2.59 £2.26 £3.46 Hake (7) 3,092 £2.33 £3.60 £2.64 Hake (1) 52 £3.68 £1.66 £3.66 Plaice (A3) £1.17 £1.72 £0.86 £0.84 Hen crabs 657 £2.32 £2.38 £3.22 Hake (2) 99 £3.68 £1.57 £3.85 Plaice (A4) £0.75 £0.91 £37.80 £1.26 Ling (1) 5,526 £1.59 £1.78 £1.75 John Dory (1) 150 £8.33 £8.96 £9.82 Hake (3) 363 £3.44 £1.65 £4.16 Pollack (A2) £3.65 £3.78 £3.37 £1.75 Hake (4) 1,233 £3.25 £1.88 £3.92 Pollack (A3) £2.61 £2.66 - - John Dory (2) 168 £8.05 £9.52 £9.27 Ling (2) 7,207 £1.56 £1.80 £1.67 John Dory (3) 410 £5.66 £7.76 £7.57 Hake (5) 2,756 £2.64 £1.61 £3.12 Pollack (A4) £3.17 £3.17 £3.00 - Hake (6) 798 £2.42 £0.80 £2.15 Round Haddock £0.70 £0.75 - £0.59 Lemon sole (1) 218 £8.27 £10.59 £9.85 Ling (3) 3,810 £1.26 £1.68 £1.36 John Dory (1) 94 £7.48 £5.15 £10.22 Saithe (A1) £1.10 £1.35 £1.21 £1.66 Lemon sole (2) 216 £8.43 £10.08 £9.93 John Dory (2) 127 £7.50 £3.75 £9.12 Saithe (A2) £1.18 £1.28 £1.34 £1.68 Lemon sole (3) 741 £6.13 £6.89 £8.03 John Dory (3) 164 £6.27 £1.76 £6.27 Megrim 464 £2.33 £1.99 £1.90 Saithe (A3) £1.12 £1.35 £1.20 £1.52 Lemon sole (4) 2,092 £2.71 £2.84 £3.49 John Dory (4) 91 £3.44 £0.59 £4.58 Saithe (A4) £1.08 £1.17 £1.10 £1.62 Lemon sole (5) 919 £0.54 £0.55 £1.90 John Dory (5) 105 £2.30 £0.16 £2.59 Squid trawled £2.73 £4.76 £3.46 £3.32 Monkfish (1) 1,415 £4.90 £4.07 £4.50 Line mackerel (1) 71 £4.61 - £3.60 Lemon sole (1) 90 £6.77 £3.98 £8.39 Turbot £7.17 £8.49 £7.17 - Lemon sole (2) 138 £6.40 £3.22 £7.98 Line mackerel (2) 207 £3.95 £6.23 £2.85 Monkfish (2) 3,808 £4.96 £4.51 £4.28 Lemon sole (3) 280 £5.30 £2.41 £6.67 SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Line mackerel (3) 216 £3.13 £3.52 £1.94 TO 21 MAY landed price/kg wk ago ago Lemon sole (4) 789 £2.30 £1.11 £3.25 Monkfish (3) 3,203 £4.90 £4.48 £3.95 Lobster 364 £13.50 £14.25 £14.55 Lemon sole (5) 494 £0.25 £0.20 £1.87 Monkfish tails (1) 77 £10.34 £9.17 £11.94 Ling (L) 114 £1.28 £1.13 £1.47 Catfish 1,127 £2.15 £2.00 £1.78 Monkfish (4) 1,473 £4.56 £4.26 £3.87 Monkfish tails (2) 450 £10.74 £11.00 £12.07 Ling (M) 180 £1.29 £0.90 £1.43 Cod (2) 9,864 £2.74 £2.95 £3.26 Monkfish tails (3) 1,012 £10.82 £11.06 £11.07 Lobster (M) 1 £2.00 £9.20 £13.20 Cod (3) 6,712 £2.51 £2.79 £3.05 Mackerel (LM) 27 £5.30 £1.81 £4.86 Monkfish (5) 116 £2.52 £2.46 £2.60 Monkfish tails (4) 2,644 £9.87 £10.23 £10.42 Cod (4) 2,662 £2.33 £2.61 £2.47 Mackerel (M) 33 £5.09 £1.15 £4.50 Monkfish tails (5) 1,705 £7.49 £7.62 £9.14 Cod (5) 2,164 £2.33 £2.47 £2.23 Plaice (1) 9,426 £3.22 £2.15 £2.37 Mackerel (S) 2 £0.10 £0.45 £1.36 Monkfish tails (6) 536 £3.20 £3.18 £3.87 Cod (6) 1,955 £1.94 £1.90 £2.39 Megrim (1) 185 £4.76 £2.21 £4.83 Octopus 950 £2.16 £2.23 £2.19 Haddock (1) 2,326 £2.97 £2.65 £2.19 Plaice (2) 16,225 £3.48 £2.46 £2.49 Megrim (2) 489 £4.42 £2.40 £4.72 Megrim (3) 798 £3.50 £2.48 £3.98 Haddock (2) 3,575 £2.87 £3.00 £2.59 Plaice (1) 2,261 £3.53 £3.47 £3.84 Megrim (4) 1,409 £2.25 £1.84 £2.66 Haddock (3) 3,607 £2.31 £3.23 £2.13 Plaice (3) 15,196 £3.00 £2.18 £2.40 Plaice (2) 2,440 £3.23 £3.12 £3.31 Plaice (3) 2,633 £2.80 £2.80 £3.50 Megrim (5) 2,848 £1.39 £1.33 £2.09 Haddock (4) 5,616 £2.05 £2.74 £1.93 Monkfish (1) 58 £8.90 £6.54 £9.19 Plaice (4) 23,722 £1.83 £1.67 £2.17 Plaice (4) 2,249 £2.34 £2.45 £2.39 Haddock (5) 9,477 £1.04 £1.88 £1.40 Monkfish (2) 516 £9.84 £6.74 £9.62 Haddock (round) 600 £1.05 - £1.43 Plaice (5) 4,149 £1.39 £1.23 £1.66 Monkfish (3) 877 £10.02 £7.25 £10.03 Hake (2) 792 £3.48 £3.54 £3.94 Pollack (2) 1,824 £3.42 £3.49 £3.37 Pollock (1) 310 £3.58 £4.51 £4.20 Monkfish (4) 1,097 £9.53 £6.48 £9.30 Hake (3) 2,057 £2.37 £2.75 £2.78 Pollock (2) 2,095 £3.26 £4.95 £4.19 Monkfish (5) 1,876 £5.36 £5.51 £7.34 Pollack (3) 15,672 £3.06 £3.26 £2.88 Hake (4) 4,449 £1.66 £1.82 £1.98 Pollock (3) 1,776 £2.72 £4.72 £3.20 Octopus (L) 110 £3.00 £1.90 £3.39 Octopus (M) 410 £2.14 £1.79 £1.84 Halibut (3) 290 £9.15 £9.12 £9.33 Ray wings (blonde, 1) 596 £3.53 £4.79 £5.58 Pollack (4) 3,085 £2.82 £3.12 £2.45 Plaice (1) 55 £3.65 £2.66 £4.22 Halibut (4) 325 £7.25 £6.58 £5.97 Ray wings (blonde, 2) 1,308 £2.73 £4.39 £3.84 Plaice (2) 63 £3.46 £2.46 £3.13 Ray wings (blonde, 3) 903 £2.39 £3.05 £3.42 Lemon sole (2) 655 £8.22 £8.63 £7.30 Saithe (1) 6,931 £1.38 £1.37 £1.75 Plaice (3) 78 £2.91 £1.55 £3.30 Lemon sole (4) 843 £2.97 £2.81 £3.16 Ray wings (thornback, 2) 535 £2.16 £2.24 £2.99 Plaice (4) 73 £1.84 £0.80 £1.91 Ling 12,572 £1.13 £1.20 £1.28 Saithe (2) 13,977 £1.18 £1.37 £1.73 Ray wings (thornback, 3) 732 £2.25 £1.71 £3.06 Pollack, lythe (2) 122 £2.95 £2.03 £4.00 Lythe 952 £2.69 £2.93 £2.93 Ray wings (thornback, 4) 465 £2.05 £1.41 £1.87 Pollack, lythe (3) 1,885 £2.78 £1.85 £3.09 Mackerel 835 £1.76 £3.23 £2.50 Saithe (3) 129,675 £1.08 £1.22 £1.51 Red mullet (1) 39 £3.54 £2.90 £3.25 Pollack, lythe (4) 2,372 £2.43 £1.34 £2.05 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (S) 48 £0.23 - £0.37 Megrim (2) 4,871 £5.84 £5.91 £5.82 Red mullet (2) 85 £2.81 £2.18 £3.13 Red mullet (1) 11 £5.68 £7.30 £10.34 Megrim (3) 2,693 £4.61 £4.64 £4.09 Saithe (4) 119,116 £0.96 £1.14 £1.31 Red mullet (3) 130 £11.83 £11.56 £10.91 Red mullet (2) 78 £6.98 £6.96 £10.08 Megrim (4) 2,408 £2.81 £2.90 £2.67 Round pouting 7,990 £0.30 £0.30 £0.46 Red mullet (3) 52 £4.97 £4.68 £8.37 Squid 309 £1.54 £1.39 £1.45 Monkfish (1) 552 £2.41 £1.81 £3.29 Scallop (2) 6,527 £1.28 £1.58 £3.72 Red mullet (4) 166 £1.56 £0.47 £6.24 Monkfish (2) 5,022 £3.16 £3.51 £3.53 Scallop meat 471 £9.00 £9.00 £12.23 Saithe (1) 16 £1.70 £1.50 £1.31 Turbot (0) 204 £10.40 £9.19 £14.27 Monkfish (3) 4,585 £3.88 £3.93 £3.87 Sole (1) 1,201 £12.38 £12.07 £16.18 Saithe (2) 57 £1.40 £1.69 £1.70 Monkfish (4) 2,212 £3.77 £3.88 £3.82 Sole (2) 1,939 £12.44 £11.20 £15.72 Saithe (3) 22 £0.90 £1.43 £1.27 Turbot (1) 377 £9.54 £8.58 £11.81 Saithe (4) 3 £0.60 £0.48 £0.90 Monkfish (5) 762 £2.68 £2.50 £3.04 Sole (3) 1,615 £13.07 £12.11 £16.45 Monkfish (6) 661 £1.72 £1.37 £2.40 Scallops 116 £2.23 £1.60 £0.87 Turbot (2) 267 £9.12 £7.30 £11.29 Sole (4) 2,061 £13.42 £12.31 £14.66 Plaice (2) 449 £2.76 £2.50 £2.57 Sea Breams (2) 9 £9.03 - £11.21 Sole (5) 1,271 £14.06 £12.63 £12.11 Shagreen ray (M) 40 £0.80 £1.90 £1.34 Plaice (3) 856 £1.90 £1.95 £2.36 Turbot (3) 619 £8.93 £6.04 £9.58 Sole (6) 1,480 £14.19 £12.94 £10.51 Shagreen ray (S) 12 £0.20 £0.35 £0.66 Plaice (4) 1,114 £1.06 £0.97 £1.24 Squid (1) 7 £14.24 £17.55 £10.98 Smoothhound (L) 285 £1.03 - £0.60 Saithe (2) 2,241 £1.05 £1.18 £1.50 Turbot (4) 735 £5.60 £3.95 £6.57 Squid (2) 22 £16.27 £16.06 £12.13 Smoothhound (M) 435 £0.88 £0.50 £0.51 Saithe (3) 5,919 £0.88 £1.03 £1.30 Smoothhound (S) 185 £0.58 £0.20 £0.36 Squid (mix) 50 £11.65 £12.40 £8.86 Saithe (4) 12,730 £0.88 £0.93 £1.12 Squid (M) 37 £8.49 £5.98 £10.08 Whiting (1) 84 £2.53 £2.24 £1.15 Turbot (1) 157 £9.81 £9.53 £14.30 Skate 1,080 £1.17 £1.50 £0.89 Squid (S) 11 £9.32 £3.50 £10.09 Turbot (2) 273 £8.50 £9.18 £12.56 Thornback Ray (M) 2 £1.00 £0.50 £1.79 Skate, mixed 47 £0.67 £0.99 £0.64 Whiting (2) 1,317 £2.18 £2.23 £1.25 Turbot (3) 329 £8.34 £8.75 £12.56 Skate, roker 325 £1.63 £0.83 £0.70 Turbot (1) 186 £8.26 £6.87 £16.39 Turbot (4) 916 £7.70 £8.79 £11.19 Turbot (2) 103 £8.52 - £15.64 Squid 3,216 £1.46 £1.69 £4.06 Whiting (3) 5 £1.07 £1.07 £0.82 Turbot (3) 298 £8.19 £5.46 £14.37 Turbot 54 £8.65 £7.29 £10.51 Turbot (5) 1,191 £8.99 £10.05 £10.04 Turbot (6) 278 £8.55 £8.94 £8.29 Turbot (4) 590 £8.01 £4.89 £14.02 Whiting (2) 2,353 £3.38 £3.82 £2.78 Witch (1) 429 £3.89 £3.76 £3.19 Turbot (5) 1,346 £7.38 £5.45 £11.46 Whelks 881 £1.16 £1.15 £1.04 Whiting (3) 5,402 £2.36 £2.84 £2.18 Turbot (6) 796 £8.89 £7.13 £10.19 Whiting (4) 315 £1.74 - £1.07 Witch (2) 1,214 £2.12 £2.10 £2.21 Whiting (1) 74 £1.93 £3.21 £2.22 Whiting (1) 11 £1.86 £0.84 £1.67 Whiting, round 22,261 £1.68 £2.10 £1.70 Whiting (2) 127 £1.47 £2.21 £1.87 Whiting (2) 19 £0.93 £0.65 £1.28 Witch (3) 719 £0.72 £0.40 £1.03 Whiting (3) 170 £0.97 £1.02 £1.44 Whiting (3) 20 £0.34 £0.34 £0.81 20 PORTS AND PRICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 28 May 2020

UK monthly demersal fish landings and prices, last two years

UK haddock landings into UK ports UK cod landings into UK ports UK monkfish landings into UK ports 4,000 2.00 3,500 4.00 3,000 6.00 1.80 3.50 3,000 2,500 5.00 1.60 3.00 3,000 2,500 1.40 2,000 4.00 2.50 1.20 2,000 2,000 1.00 2.00 1,500 3.00 1,500 0.80 1.50 1,000 2.00 0.60 1,000 1,000 1.00 Landings (t, left scale) 0.40 Landings (t, left scale) 500 Landings (t, left scale) 1.00 500 0.50 Price per kg (right scale) 0.20 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 UK hake landings into UK ports UK sole landings into UK ports UK whiting landings into UK ports 2,000 4.20 250 15.00 1,800 1.80

3.50 1,500 1.50 1,600 200 12.00

2.80 1,200 1.20 1,200 150 9.00 2.10 900 0.90 800 100 6.00 1.40 600 0.60

400 50 3.00 Landings (t, left scale) 0.70 Landings (t, left scale) 300 Landings (t, left scale) 0.30 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19

UK saithe landings into UK ports UK plaice landings into UK ports UK megrim landings into UK ports 1,600 1.80 1,000 2.50 400 4.00 350 3.50 1.50 800 2.00 1,200 300 3.00 1.20 600 1.50 250 2.50 800 0.90 200 2.00 400 1.00 150 1.50 0.60 400 100 1.00 200 0.50 Landings (t, left scale) Landings (t, left scale) 0.30 Landings (t, left scale) 50 0.50 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19

UK ling landings into UK ports UK lemon sole landings into UK ports UK turbot landings into UK ports 800 2.40 350 7.00 100 20.00

700 2.10 300 6.00 80 16.00 600 1.80 250 5.00

500 1.50 60 200 4.00 12.00 400 1.20 150 3.00 40 8.00 300 0.90 100 2.00 200 0.60 20 4.00 Landings (t, left scale) 50 1.00 100 0.30 Landings (t, left scale) Landings (t, left scale) Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 UK bass landings into UK ports UK pollack landings into UK ports UK skate landings into UK ports 70 14.00 250 4.00 350 1.60

60 12.00 3.50 300 1.40 200 3.00 1.20 50 10.00 250 150 2.50 1.00 40 8.00 200 2.00 0.80 30 6.00 150 100 1.50 0.60 100 20 4.00 1.00 0.40 50 Landings (t, left scale) 10 2.00 Landings (t, left scale) 50 Landings (t, left scale) Price per kg (right scale) 0.50 0.20 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19

UK brill landings into UK ports UK halibut landings into UK ports UK gurnard landings into UK ports 50 10.00 35 10.50 300 1.50 9.00 30 9.00 250 1.25 40 8.00 25 7.50 7.00 200 1.00 30 6.00 20 6.00 5.00 150 0.75 15 4.50 20 4.00 100 0.50 3.00 10 3.00 10 Landings (t, left scale) 2.00 50 5 Landings (t, left scale) 1.50 Landings (t, left scale) 0.25 Price per kg (right scale) 1.00 Price per kg (right scale) Price per kg (right scale) - 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Mar-18 Jul-18 Nov-18 Mar-19 Jul-19 Nov-19 Source: MMO 28 May 2020 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews CLASSIFIEDS/PUBLIC NOTICES 21 CLASSIFIEDS INSURANCE SUBSCRIBE TO TODAY We provide competitive quotations for fishing vessels, charter boats, work boats, and private craft. We also offer commercial insurance for marine trades. GREAT REASONS TO SUBSCRIBE  Never miss an issue Marine Insurance Brokers.  Each issue delivered directly to your door Tel: 01736 360808 – Email: [email protected] – www.croweltd.co.uk Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority No. 595866  Save £££s on the cover price

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The Waterdance-owned beamer Margaret of Ladram E distance, after a two-day maiden Courageous Courageous approaches Symbister harbour for the first time after the beginningcontractors of this Luyt month, BV, reports reports trip in the Burra Haaf. 199 broke the Brixham record landing for a single trip last Join in the conversation being bought by a youthful Whalsay partnership (Photo courtesy David LinkieOf 8.70m. beam and a moulded depth of 5.2m, month when 7.5t of Dover sole, auctioned on the market Margaret of Ladram leaves Brixham £3.25 ACCESS QUESTIONS DODGED fishmarket after landing her record- floor by Brixham Trawler Agents, grossed £125,630. Ivan Reid) TheGeorgina occasion of was Ladram given was added designed by Luyt BV breaking catch. 28 November 2019 TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT U10 E-CATCH ROLL-OUT Margaret of Ladram skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie Issue: 5491 @YourFishingNews at Whalsay significancein collaboration by the fact with that Marimecs Courageous Marine Design & – whose son Luke plays rugby for England and Exeter Authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT has beenEngineering bought by for four Waterdance young Whalsay Ltd. Chiefs – turned the boat around and went straight back TOUGHER DISCARDS POLICING to sea, without even waiting to see what his record catch fishermen,Georgina skipper of Ian Ladram Shearer is the (24), second new fishing TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT engineervessel Malcolm to be builtReid for (24) Waterdance Christopher by Luyt BV, which had made. The record-breaking trip was his first after returning 5 1: Taking the end buoys onto the net drum, before clipping in the Irvine (19)earlier and this James year delivered Johnston the (18), 14.95m in vivier-crabber from watching Luke Cowan-Dickie play for England port rope. New 14.65m crabber Dalwhinnie arrives at Stonehaven partnershipNichola with of LadramLHD Ltd. E 1. during the recent Rugby World Cup in Japan. 2: Hauling the wings of the net onto the starboard drum. A large number of Whalsay residents 3: The Burra Haaf delivers yet again. With anThe average Luyt group age ofwill just now 21 begin years, installation of Skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie said: “I’ve been ACCESS QUESTIONS DODGED The new Stonehaven crabber Dalwhinnie A 913 was New Brixham beamer launched in Holland braved gales force winds and driving managing my sole quota and my days at sea for the 4: John Johnson prepares to release the codline. The hull of the new Brixham beam trawler Georgina TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT 5: Another haul of prime-quality whitefish, caught less than 15 given an early opportunity to prove her seakeeping the newGeorgina partnership of Ladram’s is probably engineroom one of and deck past 11 months, just so I could try and break this record. Skipper Ian Mathieson berthed sleet toof welcomeLadram BM the 100 latest was addition lifted into the water at Ibis miles from harbour. qualities during the 700-mile delivery passage from the youngest on record for this class of I found this little patch of good fishing just before the 6: Fishroom man Robbie Jamieson weighing cod released from Margaret of Ladram sets new Brixham record Dalwhinnie in Stonehaven harbour for to the local fleet, the 26.5m whitefish Tranquility’s automated VCU catch-handling system… Kilkeel to Aberdeenshire, reports David Linkie. Shipyard, Burgum on 31 October, before being pushed vessel. World Cup started, but I was unable to fish it because the first time last week following a trawlerthrough Courageous the Prinses LK 470, Margriet into canal to Den Oever, of bad weather. I obviously couldn’t miss the chance to 7: … before adding it to the vessel’s catch-management system. Skipper Ian Mathieson reported that the vessel The four partners have all been watch my son playing in the World Cup, so I was keeping New 14.65m crabber Dalwhinnie arrives at Stonehaven 8: The first box of fish in Tranquility’s fishroom. stormy delivery trip from Kilkeel. Symbister harbour for the first time at An unusual view of Georgina of Ladram passing over a dual carriageway while 9: The first day’s work nears an end. handled extremely well when crossing the Irish Sea in where the 35.25m vessel will be completed by main crew members on local whitefish boats my fingers crossed while I was away watching Luke The new Stonehaven crabber Dalwhinnie A 913 was the beginningcontractors of this Luyt month, BV, reports reports being towed to Den Oever. that no one else would find it. After being in Japan for given an early opportunity to prove her seakeeping 2 … on first trip back after Rugbya SE forceWorld 6-7, before steaming Cup from Kyle of Lochalsh David Linkie since leaving school, with Ian Shearer Skipper Ian Mathieson berthed . qualities during the 700-mile delivery passage from David Linkie so long, I ended up spending a small fortune, so I really Dalwhinnie in Stonehaven harbour for -owned beamer Margaret of Ladram E Of 8.70m. beam and a moulded depth of 5.2m, aboard Defiant, Christopher Irvine on Kilkeel to Aberdeenshire, reports David Linkie. The Waterdance to Cape Wrath in a heavy northerly swell. needed to land this catch! the first time last week following a 6 8 The occasion was given added Skipper Ian Mathieson reported that the vessel Margaret of Ladram leaves Brixham Georgina of Ladram was designed by Luyt BV Tranquility, Malcolm Reid with Arcturus stormy delivery trip from Kilkeel. 199 broke the Brixham record landing for a single trip last Powered by a Doosan V158TI main engine driving ‡ The 35.25m beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 in the Prinses Margriet canal, en “Many people don’t realise that this was a sustainable handled extremely well when crossing the Irish Sea in , auctioned on the market fishmarket after landing her record- significancein collaboration by the fact with that Marimecs Courageous Marine Design & catch. I have my sole quota, which is based on what can ith the summer solstice wheelhouse equipment, before month when 7.5t of Dover sole and James Johnston on Guardian to Den Oever for completion by Luyt BV. (Photos: Rienk Nadema) a SE force 6-7, before steaming from Kyle of Lochalsh calling Lerwick port control for has been bought by four young Whalsay route be sustainably caught, given to me in January every year. less than two weeks floor by Brixham Trawler Agents, grossed £125,630. breaking catch. Engineering for Waterdance Ltd. Angell before this boat was renamed to Cape Wrath in a heavy northerly swell. Waway, the ‘simmer dim’, clearance to leave harbour, as the fishermen, skipper Ian Shearer (24), It is then down to me to manage my yearly quota how I Powered by a Doosan V158TI main engine driving for which Shetland is renowned, crew prepared to throw the ropes Margaret of Ladram skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie Georgina of Ladram is the second new fishing Courageous. vessel of this size, we are setting a new want throughout the year. Because of 15 years of careful meant that the sky over Lerwick off. engineer Malcolm Reid (24) Christopher was still grey, rather than jet Ten minutes later, the flash of vessel to be built for Waterdance by Luyt BV, which Continued on Page 5 machinery. This will include an ABC management, the sole population off Brixham has been black. Bressay lighthouse slipped astern – whose son Luke plays rugby for England and Exeter Bow view of standard. We have worked transparently After Chris Shearer started to port as Tranquility headed due Irvine (19)earlier and this James year delivered Johnston the (18), 14.95m in vivier-crabber 745kW main engine, a 3,200mm-diameter increasing year on year. Chiefs – turned the boat around and went straight back and together with Waterdance from the Tranquility’s Mitsubishi S6U south, parallel to the east coast Dalwhinnie, partnershipNichola with of LadramLHD Ltd. E 1. propeller and an electrically powered “This record wasn’t just broken by me. It was a team the massive financial investment put in from the vessel’s Bow view of (680kW @ 1050rpm) main engine, of Shetland, retracing the route to sea, without even waiting to see what his record catch which is based initial concept phase to offer a design that effort and the result of years of hard work, right from owners at Greendale, to all my crew and shore support Dalwhinnie, the sound of which was barely driven four hours earlier on the With anThe average Luyt group age willof just now 21 begin years, installation of 10-drum winch manufactured by the yard. which is based discernible in the wheelhouse, way north from Sumburgh airport had made. on a Buccaneer meets their expectations.” staff, as well as the team at Brixham who sold the fish for on a Buccaneer skipper Stuart Anderson to Lerwick. the newGeorgina partnership of Ladram’s is probably engineroom one of and deck Jacoline Luijt of Luyt BV said: “We are us to be able to break the record.” carried out a quick check of the Fishing News had been unable The record-breaking trip was his first after returning 46 hull, fitted Scheduled for completion in 2020, 46 hull, fitted 3 the youngest on record for this class of very pleased with the collaboration with The 33m beam trawler Margaret of Ladram has been out by G Smyth out by G Smyth Georgina of Ladram is the first new beam from watching Luke Cowan-Dickie play for England Waterdance. As with Nichola of Ladram, the jewel of the Greendale fleet since the Exeter-based Boats. Boats. vessel. trawler of its class to be built for the UK company bought her from Belgium in 2012. Her new during the recent Rugby World Cup in Japan. this demonstrates Luyt’s capacity to 7 Adam Cowan-Dickie said: “I’ve been The four partners have all been MPssince the Colne Shipping Company Ltd owners carried out an extensive refit, including a new main Skipper LL Find us on Twitter 9 An unusual view of Georgina of Ladram passing over a dual carriageway while : ‘Tedevelop tailor-made solutions. We look engine and a complete machinery overhaul, and she has crew members on local whitefish boats F Chie took delivery of the 42.35m St Anthony LT £3.25 Join in the conversation managing my sole quota and my days at sea for the been skippered by Adam Cowan-Dickie since 2015. FAL 28 November 2019 being towed to Den Oever. @YourFishingNews since leaving school, with Ian Shearer forward to seeing our joint vision come Issue: 5491 past 11 months, just so I could try and break this record. 1005 in 1999. Barry Young, managing director of Brixham Trawler aboard Defiant, Christopher Irvine on into service. With the construction of a I found this little patch of good fishing just before the Agents, said: “It is fantastic news that Margaret of Ladram Tranquility, Malcolm Reid with Arcturus ACCESS QUESTIONS DODGED has broken our longstanding Brixham port record for fish World Cup started, but I was unable to fish it because TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT ‡ … before starting to run the port rope. F CFP’ landed, with a value of £126,000. Not only is Adam a very Right: Margaret of Ladram skipper Adam Cowan-Dickie... and James Johnston on Guardian o of bad weather. I obviously couldn’t miss the chance to ouT good hardworking skipper, but he’s managed to pin down Left: … and his son Luke, who played for England in the to be in Whalsay the previous as the skippers and crew finished presented a unique opportunity AnT New 14.65m crabber Dalwhinnie arrives at Stonehaven Angell before this boat was renamed The new Stonehaven crabber Dalwhinnie A 913 was weekend, when Tranquility arrived rigging out their new boat at too good to miss, providing travel given an early opportunity to prove her seakeeping the fish using a lot of skill and a bit of luck. Results like this Rugby World Cup final loss to South Africa. we w Skipper Ian Mathieson berthed watch my son playing in the World Cup, so I was keeping qualities during the 700-mile delivery passage from a 1,350mm-diameter propeller through a PRM 4.17:1 of Kilkeel, Dalwhinnie features a number of interesting Dalwhinnie in Stonehaven harbour for home from Denmark, where the Lerwick. arrangements could be made. ‡ The 35.25m beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 in the Prinses Margriet canal, en Kilkeel to Aberdeenshire, reports David Linkie. the first time last week following a Skipper Ian Mathieson reported that the vessel don’t just happen overnight – this is the result of years of Courageous. stormy delivery trip from Kilkeel. seine-netter was built to a new in- A WhatsApp message on The tight timescale meant that handled extremely well when crossing the Irish Sea in reduction gearbox, Dalwhinnie used just 1,700 litres of ideas in line with the owner’s requirements, including a Fishermen’s Association Ltd Chairman calls on fishing industry to put pressure on MPsa SE force 6-7, before steaming from Kyle of Lochalsh my fingers crossed while I was away watching Luke route house design by Vestværftet ApS Thursday morning – “We’re going the usual overnight ferry was to Den Oever for completion by Luyt BV. (Photos: Rienk Nadema) to Cape Wrath in a heavy northerly swell. investment and hard work from everyone involved in the Carter, who farm at Ladram Bay and Greendale, and fuel during the three-day trip. refrigerated 130-box-capacity dry hold. Continued on Page 5 Powered by a Doosan V158TI main engine driving at Hvide Sande (Fishing News, 28 aff shortly after Friday midnight, not an option, but fortunately that no one else would find it. After being in Japan for industry. is named after their late mother Margaret Carter. The Based on a Buccaneer 46 hull and built to a high Further details of Dalwhinnie will be included in June), so alternative options were with a 95% chance of landing on Loganair still had seats available Bow view of ‡ Dalwhinnie, “This is a good sign that things are finally improving, brothers have been involved in the fishing industry level of specification and finish by G Smyth Boats Ltd Fishing News soon. Magnus Polson putting the dahn away… discussed with Stuart Anderson Sunday. There’s a bed for you” – on the last flight of the day from so long, I ended up spending a small fortune, so I really which is based on a Buccaneer Fishing News 46 hull, fitted machinery. This will include an ABC and hopefully, if we manage to get a positive Brexit, things for over 50 years, starting out in the 1960s with one out by G Smyth needed to land this catch! Boats. 745kW main engine, a 3,200mm-diameter vessel of this size, we are setting a new can only improve for us further. There has been a bit of 6m beach boat fishing from Ladram Bay. Today, the “Many people don’t realise that this was a sustainable a 1,350mm-diameter propeller through a PRM 4.17:1 of Kilkeel, Dalwhinnie features a number of interesting celebrating going on down on the quay today, but not Waterdance fleet – part of the Greendale Group of propeller and an electrically powered standard. We have worked transparently catch. I have my sole quota, which is based on what can reduction gearbox, Dalwhinnie used just 1,700 litres of ideas in line with the owner’s requirements, including a and together with Waterdance from the by Adam and his crew, who are already back out at sea family-owned companies – has over 20 boats, selling Awards 2020 now ‡ The skipper and crew of Margaret of Ladram nd us on 10-drum winch manufactured by the yard. working hard on next week’s landing.” their catches daily via the Carter brothers’ farm shop at Shetland team effort HYGIENIC FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT a 1,350mm-diameter propeller through a PRM 4.17:1 of Kilkeel, Dalwhinnie features a number of interesting be sustainably caught, given to me in January every year. fuel during the three-day trip. refrigerated 130-box-capacity dry hold. celebrating their record catch. initial concept phase to offer a design that QUALITY OF SERVICE reduction gearbox, Dalwhinnie used just 1,700 litres of ideas in line with the owner’s requirements, including a The boat is owned by brothers Robin and Rowan Greendale, just outside Exeter. fuel during the three-day trip. refrigerated 130-box-capacity dry hold. Join the Jacoline Luijt of Luyt BV said: “We are Based on a Buccaneer 46 hull and built to a high Further details of Dalwhinnie will be included in Fishing News group Based on a Buccaneer 46 hull and built to a high Further details of Dalwhinnie will be included in THROUGH MANUFACTURE level of specification and finish by G Smyth Boats Ltd Fishing News soon. Fishing News group It is then down to me to manage my yearly quota how I meets their expectations.” QUALITY – follow thisthis linklink very pleased with the collaboration with assists Rosebloom £3.25 14 November 2019 http://on.fb.me/fishingnewshttp://on.fb.me/ shingnews Morgan Marine want throughout the year. Because of 15 years of careful level of specification and finish by G Smyth Boats Ltd Fishing News soon. Scheduled for completion in 2020, Shetland team effort The Avoch-owned and to sea through the north Issue: 5489 Waterdance. As with Nichola of Ladram, openQUALITY for BY nominations DESIGN 17 April 2015 £2.99 FAL assists Rosebloom Peterhead-based 28m pair- entrance at around 1am, management, the sole population off Brixham has been Georgina of Ladram is the first new beam LEADING MARINE INSURANCE PROVIDERS The Avoch-owned and to sea through the north C High quality stainless steel Courageous approaches Symbister harbour for the first time after Peterhead-based 28m pair- entrance at around 1am, Courageous hie category. seiner Rosebloom INS 353 shortly after high water. being bought by a youthful Whalsay partnership (Photo courtesy this demonstrates Luyt’s capacity to seiner Rosebloom INS 353 shortly after high water. F Ivan Reid) : ‘Te was successfully refloated and Weather conditions were increasing year on year. From now until midnight on U10 E-CATCH ROLL-OUT LL trawler of its class to be built for the UK towed a short distance into calm with light winds and a was successfully refloated and Weather conditions were at Whalsay the massive financial investment put in from the vessel’s TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT MPs Lerwick by the local harbour moderate sea swell, with the develop tailor-made solutions. We look The award ceremony, at the SECRET FIXINGS furniture and equipment. See our tugs Knab and Kebister, in air temperature just above towed a short distance into calm with light winds and a “This record wasn’t just broken by me. It was a team since the Colne Shipping Company Ltd Tuesday, 11 February, 2020, a highly co-ordinated and freezing. smoothly executed operation An initial attempt by owners at Greendale, to all my crew and shore support A large number of Whalsay residents DoubleTree by Hilton Aberdeen on Saturday, 16 November, Lerwick lifeboat, and then New Brixham beamer launched in Holland forward to seeing our joint vision come Lerwick by the local harbour moderate sea swell, with the braved gales force winds and driving reports David Linkie. by the harbour tugs and the The hull of the new Brixham beam trawler Georgina sleet to welcome the latest addition nominations are invited across REDUCE DIRT TRAPS After landing whitefish Fraserburgh seiner Faithlie, to of Ladram BM 100 was lifted into the water at Ibis effort and the result of years of hard work, right from took delivery of the 42.35m St Anthony LT to the Shipyard,local fleet, Burgum the 26.5m on 31 whitefish October, before being pushed at Lerwick for consignment pull Rosebloom clear of the staff, as well as the team at Brixham who sold the fish for full range and endless options tugs Knab and Kebister, in air temperature just above trawlerthrough Courageous the Prinses LK 470, Margriet into canal to Den Oever, to Peterhead, Rosebloom soft contoured skerry proved into service. With the construction of a Treetops hotel, promises to be Symbisterwhere harbour the 35.25m for the vessel first timewill be at completed by main grounded on the submerged unsuccessful. the beginningcontractors of this Luyt month, BV, reports reports David Linkie. 14 categories for the Fishing Soldian Rock when returning a highly co-ordinated and freezing. David Linkie. Continues on page 2 ‡ Rosebloom is towed into harbour by the Lerwick Port Authority vessels Knab and Kebister. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) Of 8.70m beam and a moulded depth of 5.2m, 1005 in 1999. The occasion was given added Georgina of Ladram was designed by Luyt BV us to be able to break the record.” another great night out, with significancein collaboration by the fact with that Marimecs Courageous Marine Design & Shetland team effort we w 100% 304 GRADE online at teknomek.co.uk smoothly executed operation An initial attempt by has beenEngineering bought by for four Waterdance young Whalsay Ltd. News Awards 2020. fishermen,Georgina skipper of Ian Ladram Shearer is the (24), second new fishing AnT engineervessel Malcolm to be builtReid for(24) Waterdance Christopher by Luyt BV, which 33m beam trawler Margaret of Ladram has been on Saturday, 16 November, Lerwick lifeboat, and then Irvine (19) and James Johnston (18), in The earlier this year delivered the 14.95m vivier-crabber a three-course meal and live partnership with LHD Ltd. ouT Nichola of Ladram E 1. STAINLESS STEEL With an average age of just 21 years, Fishermen’s Association Ltd Chairman calls ono fishing industry to put pressure on MPs All new boats featured in The Luyt group will now begin installation of F reports David Linkie. by the harbour tugs and the the newGeorgina partnership of Ladram’s is probably engineroom one of and deck CFP’ the youngest on record for this class of NO PORES the jewel of the Greendale fleet since the Exeter-based entertainment. vessel. CONSTRUCTION during 2019 will After landing whitefish Fraserburgh seiner Faithlie, to The four partners have all been Fishing News crew membersAn unusual on localview ofwhitefish Georgina boatsof Ladram passing over a dual carriageway while since leavingbeing school,towed to with Den IanOever. Shearer company bought her from Belgium in 2012. Her new More details can be foundOR on GAPS at Lerwick for consignment pull Rosebloom clear of the aboard Defiant, Christopher Irvine on assists Rosebloom Tranquility, Malcolm Reid with Arcturus and James Johnston on Guardian automatically be entered in the ‡ The 35.25m beam trawler Georgina of Ladram BM 100 in the Prinses Margriet canal, en to Peterhead, Rosebloom soft contoured skerry proved Angell before this boat was renamed ‡ The winners of the static and mobile gear Shellfish Boats of the Year 2019 category assembled on stage. route to Den Oever for completion by Luyt BV. (Photos: Rienk Nadema) Courageous. owners carried out an extensive refit, including a new main The Avoch-owned and to sea through the north pages 8-9. Continued on Page 5 Fishing News machinery. This will include an ABC vessel of this size, we are setting a new grounded on the submerged unsuccessful. relevant New Boat of the Year 745kW main engine, a 3,200mm-diameter standard. We have worked transparently ADJUSTABLE propeller and an electrically powered and together with Waterdance from the engine and a complete machinery overhaul, and she has Soldian Rock when returning 10-drum winch manufactured by the yard. initial concept phase to offer a design that Peterhead-based 28m pair- entrance at around 1am, Continues on page 2 ‡ Rosebloom is towed into harbour by the Lerwick Port Authority vessels Knab and Kebister. (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) Jacoline Luijt of Luyt BV said: “We are meets their expectations.” very pleased with the collaboration with Scheduled for completion in 2020, We design. We manufacture. We excel. Waterdance. As with Nichola of Ladram, Georgina of Ladram is the first new beam NON-MARKING FAL ChieF: ‘TethisLL demonstrates Luyt’sMPs capacity to trawler of its class to be built for the UK been skippered by Adam Cowan-Dickie since 2015. seiner Rosebloom INS 353 shortly after high water. develop tailor-made solutions. We look since the Colne Shipping Company Ltd forward to seeing our joint vision come took delivery of the 42.35m St Anthony LT Barry Young, managing director of Brixham Trawler STAINLESS we wAnT ouT intoo service. WithF the construction CFP’ of a 1005 in 1999. 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Direct sales initiative looks to the future Mudeford in Dorset, near the entrance to Christchurch harbour, has a dedicated local fishing community, and Pete Dadds has fished there for over 32 years, reports John Periam. A close call when his 6.9m Cheetah Déjà Vu capsized in 2018 (Fishing News, 1 August, 2019, ‘Fresh challenges ahead for Mudeford fisherman Pete Dadds with rebuilt static-gear catamaran Déjà Vu’) made him reconsider his priorities as he resumed his career, and the coronavirus crisis has now brought a new set of challenges. Issues with algae and spider crab have stopped him fishing with nets at present, Brixham beamer broken up at so he is doing more rod and line fishing for Haarlem fish such as bream, and has just started to See page 5 get his lobster pots ready for use. “We had a terrible winter, with the three storms back to back, so I lost a third of my gear as a result, and was at one stage down to just 40 pots. They are expensive to replace, and I have just tried to repair ‡ Pete and Jo Dadds with his Cheetah Déjà Vu. (Photos: Geoffrey Lee) them as best I can. Last year I had 160 pots, and this year will be lucky if I make 100. “I was also trying to do the cuttlefish market, but the prices all went sideways – we need to survive, but we are sadly in a Catch 22 situation, which offers us no return. “Off Mudeford there is a lot of groundswell, so if the weather is really Financial whitefish chasm follows bad it affects trips out. The gear can get Covid-19 absolutely flattened – it’s as though it has See page 6 been run over by a steamroller. As a result, there have only been a couple of us trying to do winter potting. “We managed one or two weeks after the storms when we tried to get some income in, but then the virus came along and all the markets collapsed. In one week I earned a total of £97, having spent £200 on fuel. “If I could currently clear £150 a day, I would be happy with that. I just want to try and earn a day’s wages. Today I had 15 lobsters and about 10kg of crab – it’s not ‡ Pete Dadds out potting in the Solent. a lot.” When sole prices dropped to about £6/ worked and what I caught. This turned out admit it was hard to start off with, but it kg from £18, Pete felt that he had to look to be a real bonus, and interested them in has now become part of our working day.” at alternative ways of selling his catch. how a fisherman works off Mudeford. To The feedback Pete and Jo are getting is He had never sold direct to the public my surprise, orders were waiting for me incredible – and more want to join his list. Shetland whitefish landings before, but a fellow lifeboat crew member on my return. They loved it. He promotes fish that people may never down 40% said he knew a lot of people in the town “My wife Jo worked in a fishmonger’s have tried before, and is encouraging See page 7 who would love to buy fresh fish. “To my for five years, so she offered to fillet the them to try some different menus. One surprise, he came back with the names of catch.” customer has built an outside fish grill in 30 people. He created a WhatsApp group, Pete’s idea really took off. The his garden. He tried brill for the first time, and suggested I put a list on there each WhatsApp group grew from 30 people to and loved it. The next day he had more, day of what I catch. 60, and then another group started up via added prawns to the menu, and so it goes “I gave it a go, and added videos each the lifeboat. Once an order was received, on. day of me at sea fishing, showing how I he would give the customer his bank Pete and Jo are keen to continue the details, and after a while it was normal for venture beyond the coronavirus crisis. order and payment to come together. Due There has turned out to be a local market to the popularity of his videos, he started they did not know was there – and at the making a documentary-type link each day, same time, they are educating buyers and using maps and charts and explaining an developing the market further. Of course, aspect of what he gets up to in a day’s if they decide to take this route full-time, fishing. they will need to make changes to take “Once back at Mudeford, I would onboard regulations related to larger-scale bring the fish home; we would fillet it and direct sales. Both feel confident they can Roseanne – Cod netting off weigh it, wrap it in fish and chip shop do it. Whitby newspaper, to give a nautical feel to it, put “It has brought back memories of what See pages 8-11 it in the van on ice, and then deliver it to my father used to say were the good the door. I leave at 5pm, returning home at days of fishing – meeting the customer, 9pm. Sometimes I have had 30 orders a sharing one’s experiences, and promoting SEE INSIDE! ‡ The 6.9m Cheetah Déjà Vu SU 21 was day to drop off. I have planned routes, and sustainable fishing and the role of our rebuilt in 2019. know where all my customers live. I must inshore fishermen,” said Pete.