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TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL WARNINGS ON DISCARDS BAN REPORT Cheetah Marine completes new 10.2m REGIONAL NEWS Fishing News Awards 2019 versatile police catamaran ‘Five Bells’ now open for nominations The streamlined police From now until midnight on 12 February, 2019, Cheetah dive boat Five nominations are invited across 14 categories for the Bells on trials from the Fishing News Awards 2019. New for this year is the Isle of Wight. introduction of the Service Company of the Year, which will recognise outstanding customer service through 2018 from a shore-based company. The Boat of the Year award has also been extended to include three categories, for demersal, pelagic and shellfish boats that were built and entered service during 2018. The ceremony at the Doubletree Aberdeen Treetops hotel will be hosted by Scottish comedian and presenter Des Clarke, and promises to be another great night out. More details can be found on pages 8-9.

Fishermen from Yorkshire and the away from the traditional RIB chosen by signal, ‘I have found what I am Humber will soon be seeing a new the police and bought a catamaran, as searching for’ – one long pull of the 10.2m police dive Cheetah working this provides better handling, stability rope and two short sharp tugs are along their coast, inland waterways and and deck space. It also gives us called ‘pulls’ and ‘bells’ – it will replace the North Sea, reports John Periam. all-weather capability while offering the two vessels that were previously used PC Roger Bennett, from the crew the safety and flexibility required to by the force. This vessel follows the Des Clarke Yorkshire and Humber (YATH) Police undertake the roles required of a police success of the smaller trailerable 7.2m Regional Underwater Search and marine and underwater search unit.” Cheetah built for the police in 2012. Marine Unit, said: “We have moved Named ‘Five Bells’ after a diving Continues on page 3 REGIONAL NEWS FISHING NEWS AWARDS 2019 MAKE YOUR NOMINATIONS NOW! The Fishing News Awards shine a spotlight on the achievements, expertise, and innovation of the UK and Ireland’s commercial fishing industries in 2018 CATEGORIES RANGE ACROSS THE WHOLE OF COMMERCIAL FISHING NOMINATE YOUR FAVOURITES NOW ONLINE ★ Demersal Fisherman of the Year ★ Fishing Port of the Year ★ Pelagic Fisherman of the Year ★ New Boat of the Year – demersal AT FISHINGNEWS.CO.UK/AWARDS ★ Shellfish Fisherman of the Year ★ New Boat of the Year – pelagic ★ Independent Fresh Fish Retailer ★ New Boat of the Year – shellfish Winners will be announced at a gala awards presentation of the Year ★ Trainee Fisherman of the Year dinner in Aberdeen on 16 May 2019, hosted ★ Fish Processor of the Year ★ Young Fisherman of the Year by acclaimed Scottish comedian Des Clarke ★ The Sustainability ★ Lifetime Achievement Award ★ Service Company of the Year 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 8 November 2018 Discards ban ‘will fail’ warns Scottish leader Calls for solutions to choke species problem The discards ban will fail in its present form, and politicians must find a solution to the problem of choke species it creates, a Scottish fishermen’s leader has warned, reports Tim Oliver The pressing need to find urgent try to comply with the discards use the full political weight of solutions was highlighted at the ban, because we had to abide by the Scottish government to get annual dinner of the Scottish EU regulations as long as we were solutions in place. It is vital that Fishermen’s Federation last in the EU. the UK government understands week. But he said there were the need to prioritise practical and SFF president Ian Gatt told ‘outstanding issues’ with choke pragmatic solutions, and that that guests: “There is universal species for a number of critical message is delivered loud and commitment to ending stocks, particularly North Sea clear in Brussels.” discarding, but no one hake and West of Scotland cod He said there had been “I think your discards have wised-up to connected with the practical and whiting, and that the Scottish ‘significant progress’ in operation of the industry is in government had been working developing solutions to managing your problems come January 2019!” any doubt that the ban will fail in with the industry ‘to proactively the choke risk, and that the its present form. generate solutions to avoid the progress had ‘a distinctly Scottish by some vessels has continued. “It is a political rather than fleet being tied up’. flavour’. “Inevitably catch limits have Governments must a practical set of rules. Brexit “I’m pleased that together, “I will not accept a deal that been exceeded – so it’s not grasp Brexit prize will provide the tools to make it industry and the Scottish does not cater for the necessary surprising that we’re seeing this work in our waters, like Norway government have focused on solutions,” Mr Ewing told the come to pass in some of the most SFF chief executive Bertie does, by matching catching practical and sensible solutions guests. recent advice. We are in danger of Armstrong told guests that opportunity with what is actually which will support the long-term “And to reassure you all, going being seen as the authors of our the industry is ‘unequivocally in the sea, but for the immediate sustainability of the stocks,” said forward as a coastal state, my misfortune. We all, industry and looking for practical support future, our politicians must be Mr Ewing. first priority, if still under the CFP government, will be judged on from all the governments in brave and produce a political “I readily acknowledge the rules, as envisaged by the UK, how we respond to this.” charge of the fishing fortunes solution.” industry’s positive contribution to will be to ensure that, in return Referring to the 2019 scientific of this northern land’. He told Scottish fisheries developing joint solutions, and I for some access, we receive at advice, he said it was ‘a very “The prize is far too large – secretary Fergus Ewing, who certainly do not want to impose least enough fish that the landing mixed bag, which we expect I speak of the UK overtaking gave the keynote speech, that decisions top-down. obligation, as it currently stands, will lead to some challenging Iceland by volume and value the industry was ready to help. “As we head into a period of will not stop anyone fishing. That proposals from the Commission’. in the globalised world of Mr Ewing said that it was intense negotiation in the run-up is an absolute minimum start The advice included ‘significant seafood – for any half-hearted ‘incumbent’ on the industry to to the December Council, I will point.” cuts’ to most of the main North approaches, such as making But the fisheries secretary also Sea whitefish stocks, including the best of an inevitability, or gave a warning that continued cod, haddock and whiting. But allowing challenges to become discarding of species that had there was advice for increases defeatism.” already been phased in under the in North Sea saithe and for hake He called for ‘commitment discards ban had consequences, – both significant choke stocks – to executing the ‘sea of and was part of the reason and for Rockall haddock. opportunity’ for a new for what he described as And there was some positive independent coastal state with ‘challenging’ scientific advice for news for the West of Scotland, a place on the world stage’. 2019 on some stocks. with advice for ‘substantial He said, “Let me be frank with increases’ in Nephrops, monkfish you all. A contributing factor to and megrim, and positive trends this week. some of this challenging advice identified for skates and rays. More details of the SFF Speakers at the SFF dinner in Edinburgh last week, left to right: is that quota top-ups have been The Commission’s proposals dinner in next week’s Fishing Ian Gatt, Fergus Ewing, Lord Ian Duncan and Bertie Armstrong. taken and fished, but discarding for 2019 TACs were expected News. New working conditions law No-deal Brexit ‘disaster’, From this November, the Maritime and Coastguard and crew are lost overboard, wearing a PFD is the Agency (MCA) will require UK fishing vessels to single most effective step to improve the chance of a comply with the International Labour Organisation’s successful recovery,” said the MCA. warns Dutch leader Working in Fishing Convention (ILO 188). “Added to this, it’s important to note that personal Dutch fishermen’s organisation also have to remain realistic. This follows the MCA’s public and industry flotation devices are available in a number of different Nederlandse Vissersbond is There is a chance of a ‘no deal’. consultation on these measures, which addressed all designs, and it is possible to choose one that suits you telling its members to prepare This would have disastrous aspects of living and working conditions on fishing and your type of fishing.” for a ‘no deal’ Brexit – and warns consequences for Dutch vessels – including decent crew accommodation, work Katy Ware, the MCA’s director of maritime safety that it could have ‘disastrous fishermen who catch their fish in agreements and regular payment of wages, medical and standards, said: “Fishermen are working in consequences’, reports British waters, or British-flagged fitness of seafarers, medical care onboard, and health the most dangerous industry in the UK. We have a FiskerForum. vessels that land in Dutch ports. and safety. duty to improve the living and working standards Asked by his members to These fishermen should already The new legislation builds on existing standards for for those who play such an important role in our clarify the situation, chairman be preparing themselves for this the industry, some of which (such as those on wages) maritime sector. The new legislation will enshrine Johan Nooitgedagt said that if – for example, by arranging the are out of date or limited in application. Implementing better employment conditions into UK law, and help the EU and the UK can reach a right customs documents.” ILO 188 provides a framework for protecting all ensure that all fishermen have a fair and safe working Brexit agreement, a transitional He commented that the British fishermen, regardless of their employment status environment. period would take the present parliament is already planning (whether employed or share fishermen). It will also “We will work with fishermen to bring crew arrangements up to the end for a no-deal situation, in which allow the MCA to enforce these standards on fishing accommodation standards on all fishing vessels where of 2020. “This allows our case the UK is only obliged to vessels over 24m which are registered in the UK, and crew stay onboard up to basic standards for safety, fishermen to work longer in the follow the arrangements agreed non-UK vessels calling into UK ports. sanitation, heating, ventilation and maintenance. The British waters, and we have more at the December 2018 Council of Using the new legislation for safer working other key reason for bringing in ILO 188 is to provide time to fight for maintaining Ministers up to 29 March. conditions for crew, the MCA will require personal a framework to address cases of mistreatment of access to the waters,” he said. He added that DEFRA flotation devices (PFDs) to be worn while working fishermen onboard by setting out – and enforcing – the But if there is no agreement, minister Michael Gove has on deck, unless a written risk assessment can minimum standards we expect for living and working the UK will close its borders already indicated that under demonstrate that the risk of going overboard can be conditions for fishermen working in the UK sector.” on 29 March, 2019, and all no-deal circumstances, the eliminated. Derek Cardno, SFF safety officer, said it was agreements will expire. There December 2018 catch quotas and “There are lots of measures which the fishing encouraging that the MCA wanted to work with will be no transitional period. regulations would be expected industry has already taken to improve safety and industry on implementation of the new rules. “The Johan Nooitgedagt said: to apply for the whole of 2019. reduce the number of severe injuries and deaths to industry has requested that a sensible and practical “Of course we are hoping for a “This is new information, and crew. While the first priority should be to prevent approach be taken to these new requirements in the scenario in which the EU and this could give us an additional anyone going into the water, if the worst happens coming years.” the UK conclude a deal. But we three-quarters of a year,” he said. 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 3 UKIP: ‘Fisheries bill useless unless Fisheries bill: ‘cautious welcome’ from FFL UK gets tough with Brussels’ Fishing for Leave (FFL) has As the government admits, using our repatriated UKIP says that the powers in feeble Theresa May continues to given the fisheries bill ‘a this bill is subject to the wider resources to give extra fishing the new fisheries bill, for the UK allow the civil service to run the cautious welcome’. negotiations.” allowance to vessels, so they to control its own waters post- negotiations’. “Many who have fought Warning of the dangers of have enough quota for all Brexit, will be ‘nothing more than He said, “The only way this for 25 years to escape the an extended Brexit transition species, so they don’t have a pipe dream if May doesn’t get bill would have any hope of disastrous CFP thought we period and a ‘common rule to discard. However, this a grip of negotiations’. making a difference to our would never see this day, book’ proposed under the extra will not be allowed to The party’s fisheries struggling fishing industry would when legislation would allow Chequers plan, he said, “The be profited from – it must be spokesman, Mike Hookem be to state that these are the Britain to take back control of fisheries bill may set in place landed for free. MEP, said: “The EU has made UK’s intentions – regardless our waters, and £6-8bn of our the legislative ability for Britain “All this will do is continue it plain since the day after of the outcome of the Brexit resources, and decide access to independently take back a race to fish, as vessels have the referendum that it has no negotiations.” and management for our own control, but it doesn’t look to catch more and more to intention of releasing its grip Adopting the CFP regulations national benefit, as Norway, like happening soon, which is find what they can profit from on Britain’s fishing grounds. into the UK through the EU Iceland and Faroe do,” said disastrous. while, instead of discarding, Michael Gove is living in cloud withdrawal bill had ‘sold the FFL leader Aaron Brown. “We also reiterate our grave having to land mountains of cuckoo land if he thinks this bill fishing industry down the river He said that legislation to concern at the failed proposal to fish for free. will change anything. and sentenced British fishers to enable Britain to take back address discarding of fish above “We have told DEFRA “I can say with 100% many more years of EU control’. control of its own waters quota limits, while keeping the this won’t work, and will fail confidence that the view of the “Most small-scale fishermen I was ‘hugely welcome’, but fundamentally flawed quota spectacularly – but sadly, our European parliament’s fisheries speak to doubt they will survive he added, “The devil is in system that causes the discards. advice seems to have fallen on committee (Pêche) has not the transition period. As Gove’s the detail – which we fear. “The government proposes deaf ears.” changed, and the EU27 fully plans can’t be implemented expect to get continued access until at least the end of the ever- to Britain’s waters post-Brexit. extending transition period, his If May does not show some ideas won’t be worth a damn to backbone and get a grip of the many small-scale fishers. New drive to improve Scottish negotiations, the EU will walk all “Conservative betrayal after over her on the issue of fishing.” Conservative betrayal has seafood trade opportunities in US Mr Hookem welcomed the marred their credibility when it direction of the fisheries bill, comes to the fishing industry, The first steps in a new of the Scottish Fishermen’s fantastic opportunity to open especially in reclaiming UK and until Gove’s actions prove crusade to improve trade Federation, the Scottish up new markets. waters and ending automatic louder than words, I am not opportunities for Scottish Seafood Association, the “Innovations in technology access for EU vessels. But going to get too excited about seafood in the United States Scottish Pelagic Processors’ and transport mean that the he said that the environment anything the Tories have to say. were made last week. Association, Peterhead Port quality of seafood produce secretary’s words ‘are Too much of it is nothing more Representatives of the Authority, Lunar Fishing can be maintained. meaningless while the weak and than empty words.” fish catching and processing Company, Don Fishing “We are extremely grateful sectors joined their Company and the Scottish to the ambassador for counterparts from the salmon Salmon Producers’ Organisation calling this roundtable. He industry at a special roundtable to attend the gathering. was genuinely enthused by Fishing exempt from any meeting convened by US SFF chief executive Bertie what he saw on his visit to ambassador to the UK, Woody Armstrong said: “The fishing Peterhead, and is taking a Johnson, in London. industry stands on the cusp of close personal interest in extended Brexit transition Mr Johnson met senior a new era, with the potential for supporting our endeavours.” The UK fishing industry will seafood industry players during UK boats to be landing much Bertie Armstrong added: be exempt from any extension a visit to the new Peterhead more of the quality fish that “It is time for us to look of the Brexit transition period fishmarket in August, and already swim in our waters. beyond Brexit and seize the beyond the agreed period of 21 declared himself impressed “While we remain opportunities on offer. The months to the end of December with the quality of produce on unconvinced by the argument USA loves our salmon, and we 2020. show. that this will have a detrimental know the potential market for This was made clear on On his return to London, impact on our existing trading other great seafood is there to Thursday last week by Scottish he invited representatives arrangements, we have a be grasped.” secretary David Mundell, who said the decision has the prime minister’s backing. The SFF welcomed the Cheetah Marine completes new 10.2m decision, saying it had been made with the prime minister’s ‘blessing’. versatile police catamaran ‘Five Bells’ David Mundell told the continued from page 1 be mobilised rapidly between system aids recovery of a BBC’s Good Morning Scotland While acting as a visible police the areas covering the coast rescue sledge, along with programme: “The PM fully presence, the core duty of Five of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, other objects which need to appreciates this issue, and has Bells is to provide a versatile together with the many rivers be retrieved from the water. been very clear. I have been David Mundell. craft to facilitate the many roles and estuaries. There are removable boarding very clear with her, and she of the underwater search and Features include a 2.2m ladders on the starboard side has been very clear with me agreed, it would not be for very marine team, which include wheelhouse, measured from and the stern. and indeed my colleagues, who long. diving operations in the inland dash to the aft bulkhead, Sean Strevens, director have raised this issue, that the But in view of the strength waterways and North Sea. providing a spacious interior of Cheetah Marine, said, “It UK will be an independent of feeling, both in the fishing The police also assist the accommodating seating for is nice to know they have coastal state at the negotiations industry and among his fellow region’s North Eastern Inshore up to six personnel, and a purchased Five Bells on the in relation to fishing inMPs, David Mundell contacted Fisheries and Conservation starboard-side galley and recommendation of others, December 2020, regardless of the prime minister to seek Authority in its duties as and workstation. and on our build quality at whatever else happens.” clarity on the matter. when required. “It is important Other amenities include a Cheetah, which we pride Scotland’s 13 Conservative Welcoming the decision, to us to know that they are Webasto heating system and ourselves on. We worked MPs had previously said they SFF chief executive Bertie around when needed, to head facilities in the port hull. with them on every part of would not support any Brexit Armstrong said: “A delay of help protect the role of the The vessel is equipped with the build to alter the design deal that involves any extended even one day means a delay of established members of the safety equipment to meet the to suit every need the unit transition period, beyond the one year until the next round region’s fishing communities police Boat Code Category B had. If they had a problem, 21 months already agreed of annual negotiations, so the from those who try to coding for 10 persons. we worked with them to (Fishing News, 1 November, fishing industry needs to exit evade the current rules and A Cheetah-designed built-in overcome it.” ‘Scots Tory MPs say no to the CFP as soon as possible. regulations,” said an IFCA extendable stainless track The success of Cheetah longer Brexit’). “We need to take our seat at spokesperson. system from the wheelhouse Marine continues, with full The government has said the international table. There With twin 300hp Mercury roof provides lifting capabilities order books at Ventnor on that extending the transition is a sea of opportunity ahead. Verado outboards producing up to 0.5m from the starboard the Isle of Wight and their period was only ‘an idea’, This is much-needed and top speeds in excess of 40 side of the vessel. A 12V Portuguese workshop, with an and that if any extension was welcome news.” knots, the 10.2m Cheetah can Lewmar winch and pulley additional location being built. 4 COMMENT/NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 8 November 2018 COMMENT EDITORIAL: [email protected] Find us on Twitter

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He left the announced the appointment of Captain Royal Navy in 2005, specifically to join the Andrew Moll as the new chief inspector of MAIB. marine accidents, the head of the Marine Andrew Moll said: “I will build on www.kelsey.co.uk Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB). He the MAIB’s reputation for excellence in has been the interim chief inspector since accident investigation, by ensuring that his predecessor, Steve Clinch, retired in all investigations continue to meet the June of this year, and he takes up the post standards of rigour, objectivity and integrity with immediate effect. for which the branch is widely acclaimed. By Andrew Moll joined the MAIB in 2005 working closely with the industry and as a principal inspector, and assumed the other stakeholders, while maintaining the Visit us online for news, post of deputy chief inspector of marine essential independence of the branch, I will accidents in 2010. Before this, he spent ensure that the UK remains at the forefront features and nostalgia 27 years as an officer in the Royal Navy, of marine safety.” Andrew Moll. fishingnews.co.uk 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 5 Tax blow for Scottish fleet Busy year for Mevagh Boatyard in Donegal Scottish skippers and vessel arrive at the net amount paid, owners who employ non-EEA employers will have to apply a Mevagh Boatyard has been Boy Paul. crew will have to register the ‘grossing up’ calculation. extremely busy throughout 2018, crew for pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) For example, in the case of a with a number of vessels having income tax, and deduct tax at crewman receiving net monthly works carried out at the Donegal- source before paying the crews pay of £500, his earnings would based yard. Three of the latest their earnings, reports Tim Oliver. have to be grossed up to £625 fishing vessels to have major With many Scottish vessels a month, with the vessel owner refurbishment works completed heavily reliant on Filipino crews, having to pay £125 to HMRC as there are the 18.47m Crystal Tide, this will place a significant well as the £500 to the crewman. the 12m Alaska and the Boy Paul, administrative burden on the Mike Park, chief executive a Cygnus GM40, reports Pauric industry, and add to costs. of the Scottish White Fish Gallagher. The tax authority, HMRC, has Producers’ Association, whose Owned and skippered by Sean issued a guidance notice to the members employ many Filipino McKinley from Ballycastle, the Scottish industry on how the crew, said the tax move was Crystal Tide CE 135 was hauled tax should be paid. Although ‘another issue the industry will out at Mevagh Boatyard at the it is only the Scottish industry have to deal with, although we end of September. Some of the that is so far affected, it is are continuing to look at the work required on the Crystal Tide understood that the measure will personal allowance issue’. was timber-related, including new be extended to the rest of the UK He said the tax issue had nailing and caulking to make all soon. arisen following an inquiry made the seams watertight. Once all Tax will have to be paid to HMRC by offshore wind farm the timber work was finished, the was realigned. A 3t, 300 x 300mm removed the old propeller and starting with this tax year (April operators regarding the tax vessel was completely sanded solid steel bar was also fitted to shaft. A new 316 stainless steel 2018-March 2019). status of their non-EEA workers. down to deliver the finest finish the keel to give the vessel better propeller shaft, complete with new The HMRC guidance says: This had led to HMRC deciding possible. stability. A number of other smaller brass nuts and stainless steel key “Non-EEA crew members that non-EEA crews coming into New stainless steel protective but essential jobs were also carried ways, a new propeller, and new have no right to work in the the country on a transit visa, and sheeting and railings were fitted out on the vessel’s steelwork. cutlass bearings were installed. UK (which is why they can working outside the 12-mile limit, around the stern of the vessel. The Alaska was then painted and Engineers removed the rudder only be employed outside the are liable to pay income tax. Before going back on the water, the anti-fouled inside and out, and shaft and fitted new bearings in 12nm limit). However, their The SFF took legal advice, Crystal Tide received a full paint a complete new set of MG Duff it, and they also fitted a new steel employment duties are deemed but has had to accept that job, was anti-fouled, and had a new anodes was fitted. keel. New stainless steel sheeting to be performed in the UK for tax Filipino crew are liable for set of MG Duff anodes fitted. In preparation for its impending was fitted to the gunwale around purposes.” PAYE tax. HMRC is continuing Owned by Alex McMullan of sale, a number of jobs on the the bow area. When all the required This means that non-EEA to investigate whether other McMullan Shellfish, the 12m Alaska Coleraine-registered Boy Paul CE works were completed, the vessel crew members will not be able non-EEA crew fall under the CE 707 had its annual maintenance 12 were carried out at the boatyard. was painted and anti-fouled, and to obtain National Insurance (NI) same provision. and a new propeller shaft fitted. Once hauled out at the yard, a complete new set of MG Duff numbers. However, non-EEA Mike Park said, “It may mean Once ready, the propeller and old the vessel was washed down, anodes were fitted before it went crew do not pay NI contributions, that some skippers will now look shaft were removed and a new 316 and Mevagh Boatyard engineers back on the water. and employers do not need elsewhere for crews, although stainless steel propeller shaft was to pay the employer’s NI many favour the approach and fitted. New cutlass bearings were Crystal Tide. contribution. commitment of the Philippine also installed, and the main engine The vessel owner, or the seamen. person who enters into the “The UK fishing industry is employment contract with the not unique in this situation – crew member, should register Philippine fishermen operating for PAYE if they are not already in other parts of the world are registered. faced with a similar tax charge. Employers will have to The disappointing element make real-time information in this whole affair is that the submissions to HMRC, including government wants the tax, won’t details of all tax deducted since allow the industry to offset any the crew member started work. personal allowance, yet refuses Where Filipino crews are paid to allow vessels to operate with a contractual wage that cannot foreign crew within the 12-mile be reduced by tax payments, limit. It seems that immigration their earnings will not be able to and HMRC look at the same set be treated as gross payment. of guidelines but apply different To determine the gross pay interpretations – a ridiculous from which tax is deducted, to state of affairs.” Alaska. Scottish anglers allowed to keep more salmon Improvements to the way that salmon fisheries trusts and other partners, event, which aims to raise awareness stock assessments are carried out which has allowed us to improve how of the importance of salmon and the will mean that Scottish anglers will we assess salmon stocks. issues they face, and their impact on be able to keep the fish they catch on “Salmon numbers returning to the communities that benefit from the Upcoming Fishing Training Courses Duration Price Start Dates more rivers next year than in 2018. Scottish rivers are still on a downward resource. Environment secretary Roseanna trend, so there’s no room for Welcoming the Year of the Salmon MCA Approved Engine - Part 1 30 hrs £500 * 26/11/18 Cunningham launched the annual complacency. Careful management, launch, Roseanna Cunningham said, MCA Approved Engine - Part 2 35 hrs £700 * 10/12/18 consultation on conservation including voluntary catch and release, “I am delighted to welcome such of salmon measures, inviting and close co-operation are needed, to distinguished visitors to this beautiful Intro to Commercial Seafishing 3 weeks Fully funded 03/12/18 representations or objections to ensure we protect this iconic species part of the country to discuss how the proposed gradings for the 2019 for future generations.” important our Atlantic salmon are to New Entrant - Trainee Deckhand 12 weeks £1850 ** 07/01/19, 15/04/19 angling season, affecting 173 salmon The cabinet secretary was Scotland, and to share thoughts on Class 1 Deck Officer 12 weeks £1868 * 15/04/19 rivers across Scotland. also joined by the presidents of how to address the many challenges Speaking from the banks of the international organisations committed they are facing. 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Dedicated to ‘Those men and women of all nationalities who serve in, or who have served in, the British merchant navy or fishing fleets in times of both peace and war’, it will have a prestigious position on Plymouth Hoe, overlooking Plymouth Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Plymouth’s tagline is The UK Seafood Summit 2018 saw over 250 delegates from around the ‘Britain’s Ocean City’. world engaging in discussion and debate. All is going well with the project, The UK Seafood Summit 2018, delegates recently surveyed said which is now in the ‘formal’ The Plymouth merchant navy monument will be positioned alongside the organised by Seafish, was they’d be returning to this event, planning phase. Production of the naval war memorial on Plymouth Hoe, and is shown on the artist’s impression well-received by all delegates which is fantastic. statue which will stand atop the second from the left. and speakers who attended, “Our mission is to ensure monument is expected to start this including Ursula Lidbetter, chair we work closely with the UK month. recognition of the importance of the was established in 2015. To date, of the Greater Lincolnshire seafood industry, to make a On each side of the plinth, there fishing fleet, as part of the merchant £145,000 has been secured, leaving LEP, and Simon Smith, CEO of difference on the issues and will be a plaque briefly describing navy, one plaque is being dedicated a small shortfall of about £20,000 Seachill. challenges that matter most, and the role of the merchant navy in to its activity. that the organisers are confident can The agenda included the UK’s we did that with the summit.” times of both peace and war. In An appeal to raise £165,000 be raised over the next few months. exit from the EU, consumption, The next UK Seafood Summit innovation, and marine plastics, will take place on 16 and with more than 250 delegates 17 October, 2019, and a Scottish from around the globe engaging Seafood Summit will be held in Sea, Salt and Solitude – a new in discussion and debate. Aberdeen on 26 and 27 March, Marcus Coleman, CEO of 2019. Registrations for the Seafish, said: “We’re delighted Scottish event are open at: book for the Fishermen’s Mission that the UK Seafood Summit bit.ly/2JnfWZv Sea, Salt and Solitude, a new book in aid of the was a great success. We’ve had UK Seafood Summit Fishermen’s Mission, follows the successful 2014 so much positive feedback from speakers’ presentations book Salt of the Earth by David and Jan Penprase, delegates saying what a great can be downloaded at: bit. featuring a moment in the history of the Newlyn venue it was, and how they’ve ly/2qf3HFC and the film fishing community. That book made £38,000 for benefited from the debates Seafood is the Way Forward the Fishermen’s Mission. and networking opportunities. can be seen on the Seafish The new book features characters from One hundred percent of our YouTube channel. Padstow, Newquay, Rock and Port Isaac. Julian Waring, fundraising manager for the Fishermen’s Mission, said: “It has taken four years to find the right photographer and author for this new Archbishop’s lifeboat project. I’d been wanting to set a book on the north coast of Cornwall. Having exhausted many avenues, a chance conversation with a fisherman and a Michelin-starred chef led me One of the many dramatic images captured by trip and fish and chips Sea, to the Cornish photographer Chris Hewitt. His Cornish photographer Chris Hewitt that appear in Salt and Solitude. work spoke for itself. His can-do attitude and public-spirited character meant I’d found the right person. Deborah Richards, with a background in Facebook to cajole and encourage people to writing and journalism, combined with her desire participate. It soon became obvious how loved to volunteer, made a perfect choice for recording the Fishermen’s Mission is in these communities. interviews with individuals and groups, and writing Catching these men of the sea called for patience the narratives to accompany Chris’ photographs.” and persistence. A poor winter had added Chris and Deborah volunteered many hours, pressure to get to sea as soon as possible in and everyone involved in producing the book the spring. There are omissions, but I feel we’ve received no payment. The Fishermen’s Mission represented the journey of fish from sea to plate, is grateful for their time, skills and experience. describing just how many people are involved. Gratitude is also due to the four sponsors who Neither have we shied away from difficult issues, have covered the production costs: Jackie Stanley like death at sea and its impact on family and Estate Agency and Harbour Holidays, Padstow community. The only editorial restriction was no Harbour Commissioners, Sharp’s Brewery, and discussion of Brexit!” Rick and Katie Toogood from Prawn on the Lawn Chris is excited to see the book in print after all in Padstow. the hours of work. “It’s not easy shooting portraits After a trip on the Caister lifeboat, The Archbishop of Canterbury will During the spring and early summer of 2018, of people who don’t necessarily want their picture conduct a service of remembrance, before serving fish and chips. Deborah and Chris put in many hours on the north taken. However, that often creates character coast, starting in Port Isaac in March, in rain and in an image. Add to that the natural backdrops The Archbishop of Canterbury, Later, he will attend the parish wind, and finishing in late July, in warm sunshine. of the north coast, and we have created what I the Most Reverend Justin church of Great Yarmouth, now Further time was then spent planning, editing and hope people will find an interesting read. It has Welby, will be visiting Caister known as the Great Yarmouth designing the book. been a real pleasure putting some of my ability to Volunteer Lifeboat Service in Minster. He will be sharing his Photographed digitally in black and white good use, and I hope we raise a fantastic amount Norfolk on 8 November, reports reflections on being a Christian – at sea, in an office, on the quayside, or in a to support the quiet and brilliant work of the Mick Harrod. disciple with Andrew Sinclair, a pub basement – the locations give the images Fishermen’s Mission.” He will conduct a service of BBC Look East presenter. edge and style, defining Chris and Deborah’s A book launch for Sea, Salt and Solitude was remembrance, and go to sea This will be a public evening, presentation. “To give the images and the narrative held in the Padstow Social Club on 3 November, in one of Caister’s lifeboats, with a fish and chip supper. a good balance on the page, we restricted words and the exhibition continues there until Friday, 9 weather permitting, to lay a The Great Yarmouth Minster to between 175 and 200. Aiming to record the November, from 12pm to 7pm. wreath in commemoration of Facebook page claims that you voice of the person or group in the shot in their The 172-page heavyweight A4 publication 100 years since the end of may even be served fish and own words was challenging, but in the end retails at £25, with all revenue going to the the First World War. He will chips by the Archbishop himself. successful.” Fishermen’s Mission. Sea, Salt and Solitude is be accompanied by the Lord Imagine telling your friends Deborah Richards said: “Our volunteer in available from various retailers, details of which are Bishop of Norwich and the that you were served by the Padstow, Kirsty Masters, developed her use of available at: bit.ly/2JuBJPa rector of Caister. Archbishop Justin Welby! 8 November 2018 Name: Guiding Light H 90 LOA: 26m Built: Parkol Marine Engineering Whitby 2018 Type: Pair-seiner Home port: Peterhead Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews BOAT OFTHEWEEK 7 8 FISHING NEWS AWARDS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 8 November 2018 FISHING NEWS AWARDS 2019 The Fishing News Awards presentation evening, held to celebrate excellence across the fishing industry during 2018, will take place at the Doubletree Aberdeen Treetops hotel on Thursday, 16 May, 2019

Fishing News Awards 2018 winners and finalists together on stage at the end of the presentation evening, during which the overall winner was the whole UK fishing industry.

his is the only awards of the prestigious Young for Breaking the News on BBC event dedicated to Fisherman of the Year and Radio Scotland. Tcelebrating achievement, Lifetime Achievement awards, The category winners, innovation and success in the the evening will be hosted by including a new introduction – commercial fishing industry. Des Clarke, Scottish comedian, Service Company of the Year Culminating in the presenter, host of the Capital – will be presented with their announcement of the winners Breakfast show, and front man awards during the evening. The celebratory evening will include a drinks reception PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATIONS followed by a superb, locally- ominations are now open for each of our sourced three-course meal with award categories, and can be made online at: wine. The awards ceremony will fishingnewsawards.co.uk using the secure entry forms. be hosted by Des Clarke, who N will also provide after-dinner All nominations need to be received by midnight on Tuesday, 12 February, 2019. Shortlists of those with entertainment. the most nominations in each of the categories Local open to public vote will be made available when representatives of voting opens on Tuesday, 5 March, 2019. Voting the Fishermen’s will close at midnight on Tuesday, 18 April, Mission will 2019. again be at the Nominations for the Young Fisherman of the event, receiving Joint Young Fisherman of the Year 2018 winners Ryan Corbett and Year, Port of the Year, the Sustainability Award table donations Haydn McLeod received their awards from Marcus Coleman. and the Lifetime Achievement Award will also be shortlisted. However, a panel of judges The drinks reception is followed by a locally-sourced, drawn from the fishing industry will decide three-course meal. the winners of these four categories, using the evidence provided in support of the nominees.

David Linkie presented Arnold Locker with his Lifetime Achievement Award in Whitby.

Chantelle and Peter Williams Finalists in the Shellfish Fisherman of the Year 2018 category: left to of Fresh from the Boat with the right – Alan Henderson (representing Damian Chapman), Alan Steer, Ian SFF safety and training officer Derek Cardno (middle) with Tom Rutter Independent Fresh Fish Retailer of Fletcher and James Spencer. (left) and Craig McBurnie of Sunderland Marine. the Year Award. 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews FISHING NEWS AWARDS 9 DES CLARKE TO HOST FNA 2019 AWARD CATEGORIES Fishing News is delighted to announce that the 2019 Demersal Fisherman of the Year - Sponsored by Peterhead Port Authority presentation evening will To be awarded to a UK- or Ireland-based fisherman who has made a clear be hosted by the acclaimed commitment to the demersal fishing industry in 2018. Skills, determination, Scottish comedian and leadership ability and adaptability to changes in today’s industry are all presenter Des Clarke. important qualities. Des Clarke is one of the UK’s most exciting performers. He has made a name for himself Pelagic Fisherman of the Year as both a highly successful To be awarded to a UK- or Ireland-based fisherman who has made a clear commitment to pelagic fishing in comedian and one of television 2018. Skills, determination, leadership ability and adaptability to changes in today’s industry are all and radio’s star presenters. important qualities. Des is a much-loved voice on the airwaves, and can be heard waking up central Shellfish Fisherman of the Year Scotland every morning as To be awarded to a UK- or Ireland-based fisherman who has made a clear commitment to shellfish fishing in host of the Capital Breakfast show. He also fronts hit comedy 2018. Skills, determination, leadership ability and adaptability to changes in today’s industry are all series Breaking the News on BBC Radio Scotland. important qualities. His radio work has earned him widespread recognition, winning a British Radio Award and two Scottish Comedy Awards, in addition to nominations in the Arqiva, Celtic Independent Fresh Fish Retailer of the Year Media, Comedy.co.uk and Sony awards. Over the years he This award recognises local UK or Irish fresh fish retailers who have shown continued support to the has interviewed some of the showbiz world’s biggest names, commercial fishing industry in their community, trading from a shop, market stall or travelling van in 2018. including Ed Sheeran, Robbie Williams, Britney Spears, Nominees will demonstrate a focus on supporting locally-landed fish, with a good range of species on offer, Justin Timberlake and Katy Perry. encouraging consumers to experience some varieties that are more usually exported, and others which The past few years have been big for Des. He hosted the deserve to be more popular. Please note this category is not open to national supermarket chains. live Commonwealth Games closing ceremony to a global TV audience of one billion viewers. After that, he performed Fish Processor of the Year live to thousands, providing entertainment and commentary at both the Six Nations Rugby and Scotland international This award recognises the UK or Irish fish processor that has shown outstanding support to the commercial football matches. He has also become one of Scotland’s fishing industry in 2018. In particular, we are looking for evidence of the use of industry best practice, best-loved panto stars, starring at the King’s Theatre in technological innovation, and excellence of service. Glasgow annually since 2012. It all began for Des when he won a nationwide search to The Sustainability Award - Sponsored by The Fishmongers’ Company host the iconic Saturday morning show SM:TV Live. This weekly two-hour broadcast showcased his abilities both as a The Sustainability Award recognises and rewards outstanding comedian and a presenter, including character sketches and innovation and achievement towards improving sustainability and celebrity interviews, and that led to an impressive TV career, environmental responsibility within the UK fishing industry. with presenting credits ranging from the STV Appeal to Andy Nominations can be in respect of individuals, organisations, Murray Live, Club Cupid, Sportsround and Children in Need. companies or other bodies working in the UK seafood industry. The nominee Stand-up comedy remains Des’ first love, and he performs must demonstrate that during 2018, they made an outstanding contribution to his own solo shows annually at the Edinburgh Fringe and improving sustainable practices within the UK fishing industry through advocacy Glasgow Comedy Festival. He has toured the world with his or innovation. This category will be decided by a panel of industry judges. unique brand of observational humour, appearing on stage in New York, Dubai, Australia and Los Angeles. Des has also Service Company of the Year received critical acclaim for his comedy, winning Chortle Best Newcomer and the ITV Golden Mic Award. This award will recognise a UK or Ireland shore-based company that has provided outstanding service to the A high-profile newspaper columnist and after-dinner commercial fishing industry in 2018. Nominees could range from fueling and icing companies, to box speaker too, Des Clarke has rapidly established himself as provision, boatyards, chandleries, net-makers, auctions and vessel agents. We are looking for evidence of an exceptional all-round performer. outstanding customer service. Fishing Port of the Year

This award benchmarks good practice, recognising excellence in service and amenities found not only in the major ports and harbours throughout the UK and Ireland, but every landing area, regardless of size, in 2018.

New Boat of the Year This award celebrates innovation in the build and facilities of a new commercial fishing vessel that entered service in the UK or Irish fleets in 2018. This year the category has been split into demersal, pelagic and shellfish vessels.

Trainee Fisherman of the Year This award will recognise the most outstanding new entrant to complete a commercial fishing training course in 2018. In particular, candidates will demonstrate consistently high levels of application, commitment, co-operation, determination, understanding Lifetime Achievement finalists Andrew Locker (representing his father of the fishing industry, practical skills and safety awareness. Arnold Locker), Denys Pascoe and Kenny MacNab with host Fred MacAulay and Fishing News editor David Linkie. Young Fisherman of the Year – sponsored by Seafish This category will reward a fisherman, under 25 years old at the in support of the invaluable, (Lifetime Achievement Award), end of 2018 and based in the UK or Ireland, who has made a clear but often unseen, work this The Fishmongers’ Company commitment to the fishing industry. Skills, determination, charity does across the fishing (Sustainability Award), leadership ability and adaptability to changes in today’s industry industry. The generosity of Sunderland Marine (Trainee the capacity audience that Fisherman of the Year) and are all important qualities. attended the Fishing News Seafish (Young Fisherman of the Awards 2018, earlier this year, Year). Lifetime Achievement Award – sponsored by Box Pool Solutions raised over £2,500 for the Further details about the To be awarded to an individual who throughout their Mission. awards, including nomination career has been a true champion of UK or Irish Already confirmed as category forms, sponsorship opportunities commercial fishing. sponsors are Peterhead Port and accommodation, are Authority (Demersal Fisherman available at: of the Year), Box Pool Solutions fishingnews.co.uk/awards ■ 10 FFL WHITE PAPER Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 8 November 2018 – BOOM OR BETRAYAL FOR THE NEXT BREXIT GENERATION OF BRITISH FISHERMEN? This is a brief summary of a 50-page response by Fishing for Leave (FFL) to DEFRA’s fisheries white paper consultation on its plans for the post-Brexit UK fisheries management regime

12-mile limit must beneft all fshermen in all With the UK no longer a member, areas and sectors. the EU will be free to amend the law to abolish the 12-mile limit Economic links before it expires in 2023. Policy must ensure tighter and rigorously enforced economic Third-party agreements links to the UK. UK-registered The UK will be obligated by the ‘fagships’ own nearly half of the transition to apply agreements UK FQA quota entitlement – itself concluded by the EU with non- only 25% of the EU TAC, which EU ‘third countries’. should be 60% under zonal attachment. The government Continuity of rights must address the fagships issue Replicating the CFP in UK law once we are free of the EU and through an international treaty ECJ. rexit provides a huge – which will happen under the Any UK-registered vessel opportunity to reverse transition arrangements – will must land, sell and process a Bthe damage caused to create a ‘continuity of rights’. The minimum of 60% of its catch in the industry by 40 years of the EU could carry out protracted UK ports, and ownership must Common Fisheries Policy. FFL legal proceedings to continue be a minimum of 60% British. welcomes much of the white CFP rights post-transition. We At least 60% of the crew paper, but is concerned that implore that there is no transition. must be British citizens, except much of it is aspirational and for a limited derogation period lacks detail. : What are your where up to 100% can be Brexit is a unique opportunity priorities for UK foreign nationals, to allow a new to break from 40 years of failure. Qnegotiations with the generation of British fishermen to But if the new management EU on fisheries? enter the industry. regime is driven by political convenience, vested interests Trade : Do you agree with the or opinion derived from a lack of We strongly welcome the proposed approach to operational experience of fishing, continued government position Qprotecting our marine then fshing will be another British that trade and markets will not environment in relation industry consigned to museum be linked to access and resource to fisheries, including the and memory. shares. Trade is between buyers powers proposed in the This paper has been written and sellers, not politicians. There fisheries bill? after consultation not only with is strong demand for UK seafood members of FFL but with other by EU consumers, and that will Too much of what is proposed like-minded associations and continue regardless of politics. is aspirational and does POs. It is vital that government not indicate how goals will listens to the practical experience Zonal attachment be achieved, although the of those at the coal face with The white paper acknowledges white paper recognises the unrivalled operational and the poor quota shares the UK interactions in mixed fsheries Sandeels are a primary pillar in Discards ban, choke biological knowledge, and does receives. Currently the division between species and the wider the food chain. FFL members species, catch quotas not pander to convenience. of TACs in UK waters is 75/25 ecosystem, which the CFP has fishing in the central North Sea The majority of the industry in favour of the EU. It should be failed to do. note that fish are less abundant, will be unable to operate with a : Do you agree with the 40/60 in favour of the UK, based and of poorer size, growth and discards ban and the resultant proposed powers in the on zonal attachment. Quotas unsuitable in meat yield, than in the northern choke species, which will shut Qfisheries bill? mixed fisheries and southern North Sea. down not only vessels, but Access to UK waters A system of individual species entire fisheries and areas, upon The government’s continued Other nations need to access quotas will never work in a mixed Electric pulse fishing exhaustion of the lowest quota. pursuit of a transition period our resources, so the UK has fishery, such as those around the The EU Commission has given During the Brexit transition creates huge difficulty when an extremely strong negotiating British Isles, no matter how it is a 10-year exemption from period, the EU could maliciously there shouldn’t be any. hand. The EU has little to offer implemented and enforced. the EU ban on electric fshing enforce the discards ban to cull The fsheries bill must ensure the UK, and is therefore of little It is estimated that 40% of to 100 beam trawlers, under the UK fleet and our capacity there is complete control of UK importance to UK strategic catches are being dumped dead the auspices of a ‘trial’ to use to catch all UK resources, waters from 29 March, 2019, fishing interests. Any access or under this system. It forces electric pulse beam fishing in reinforcing its claim to continued and no continuation of the CFP swap arrangements must be fishermen to spend more time the southern North Sea. It has access to waters and quotas in through the withdrawal bill after negotiated on an annual basis at sea, inflicting more stock sanctioned pulse fishing against the UK EEZ. the end of the transition period in and strictly enforced, as they are mortality than necessary, in order its own rules, and against The cause of discards – quotas December 2020. in Norway and Iceland. to find the species which their scientific advice from ICES and – must be replaced by effort The transition period means quotas allow them to keep. its own scientifc and technical control. This ends all discarding the EU will be free to enforce : What are your committee (STECF). In the of marketable fsh, ending the detrimental legislation and priorities for our waters Sustainable fishing southern North Sea, fishermen need for a discards ban. attritional policies, to force Qafter exit? methods from the UK and EU have noted a deliberate reduction of the It is disappointing that, despite a severe degradation of the wider Repatriated quota catching capacity of the British All future policy and legislation the white paper emphasising marine ecology. covering discards for fleet, including the landing must fulfil the guiding principle sustainability, there is no mention The fsheries bill must legislate no financial benefit obligation/discards ban. of husbanding UK waters and of electric pulse fshing or to ban industrial sandeel fishing We strongly object to the resources to derive maximum industrial sandeel fshing, both within the UK EEZ, and ban proposal to require fshermen Relative stability yield to beneft the national of which are environmentally electric pulse fishing until the to land all fsh, and to impose The government has agreed to interest and coastal communities damaging. method is proven not to have a a charge on over-quota fsh the maintenance of the relative for generations to come. detrimental impact on the marine related to the market value of the stability keys, which means It must deliver sustainability Industrial sandeel environment. catch, to deter discarding and the EU can alter the shares to via a management system fishing avoid chokes. This fsh would be the UK’s detriment. It can also based on accurate science that The EU fleet, primarily from : Do you agree with covered by a quota pool sourced set low TACs for species the responds rapidly to the dynamic Denmark, has for decades the proposed package from repatriated quota. UK depends on, which would marine ecosystem. removed hundreds of thousands Qof measures and Allocating and renting quota exacerbate the discards ban It must ban electric fshing and of tonnes of sandeels from the initiatives to reduce wasteful from government to cover problem. industrial fshing for sandeels. It central North Sea annually. discards? discards creates a race to fish, 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews FFL WHITE PAPER 11 to find what can be kept and and recorded, to generate the fish nor fishermen, has driven profited from. accurate real-time data required consolidation, has barred new Who would pay to handle and to achieve real-time holistic, entrants, and has become dispose of the fish landed for dynamic management, in monopolised by a cartel. ‘free’, and why should fishermen, response to the environment. FFL acknowledges that the processors, auctioneers, etc, Fishermen target particular white paper rightly recognises store, ship and handle fish and species for economic reasons that considerable investment then pay the government, while – fishing is a business which has been made in FQAs, and having to work twice as hard to must make a proft. To negate that this must be dealt with find and handle fish that can be any race to fish for high-value or appropriately. But FQAs in profited from? vulnerable species, policy must mixed fsheries are operationally This should be done over a 7- seasonal fisheries in line with This proposal is nonsensical. negate any economic incentive and financially dysfunctional, to 12-year period to provide for nature, rather than pursuit of only It would penalise those fshermen to do so – catching a wrong mix and do not work ecologically. stability on investments/equity/ one stock. who can least afford to land fsh of species must be of neutral Continuation of FQAs to placate security held in FQAs. for no proft, or to bid for quota economic benefit. a minority of vested interests will Producer organisations against wealthier quota holders. not deliver vibrant, rejuvenated : How should any FFL agrees with the white paper It would increase consolidation Refined effort control fsheries communities. additional quota that that FPOs have a key role to and fail to revitalise fshing The alternative to quotas is effort All demersal TAC resource Qwe negotiate as an play in fsheries management. communities, and discourage control. FFL welcomes the white shares should be incorporated independent coastal state be They are an EU construct, and investment and new entrants. paper’s acknowledgement that into a refined effort control allocated? will continue via the adoption this should be considered. system, under which all TACs are of EU law onto the UK statute : Do you agree with the Effort control allows the amalgamated to create a safe All repatriated quotas are a book through the EU Withdrawal measures proposed landing of all catches, in ecological limit. national resource, and should (Repeal) Act 2018. They therefore Qto ensure fishing at exchange for vessels being FFL describes how FQAs not be allocated through the FQA can be restructured or reformed. sustainable levels? limited to an ecologically can be converted in a system system, but be allocated in line But not all POs work fairly sustainable number of hours of of FCCs. This would retain the with their status as public assets. for all their members, and some The white paper, government fishing soak time at sea. FQA investments, and maintain work to beneft one, or a select and NGOs fail to acknowledge FFL proposes to do this FQA holders’ ability to target Demersal quota few, interests. Post-Brexit, that due to quotas being under a system of ‘refined effort a predominance of certain Demersal quota cannot be POs should be retained, or misaligned to stocks, we are not control’ with ‘fexible catch species. The only difference auctioned, as proposed in the perhaps restructured as similar taking a balanced harvest from composition’ (FCC) percentages. is that they would aim for a white paper. Auctioning and bodies, such as community co- the ecology, but the reverse – we FFL’s paper gives a detailed percentage-based catch mixture monetising repatriated resources operatives, for example. are harvesting out of line and description of how effort derived from traditional FQA contradicts the white paper’s They should assist in the distorting the balance of the control works, including FCC holdings, rather than arbitrary other stated aim of delivering distribution of repatriated marine environment. percentages, and its advantages weight limits under a quota flourishing coastal communities resources, held as a national Stocks have rapidly inflated, over quotas. These include system. and responsible fishing, because resource in a government pool. due to a culling of fleet capacity accurate catch data leading to The mechanisms by which it would perpetuate the current They would have the fexibility to and not because of the more accurate science. FQAs increasingly concentrate damaging FQA system, with the manage allocations according management system. Because ownership in fewer and fewer negative effects described. It to fshing and seasonal patterns, we are harvesting the wrong : Do you agree that corporate hands, thus destroying would allow asset speculation by which government bodies would species, the ecology is out of DEFRA should run a smaller fshing communities, are investors, whether British, EU, or not have. balance. Qtargeted scientific trial described in detail. This is what from the rest of the world. Species could be swapped Many skippers are reporting of an effort system in English has happened in Iceland and Instead, all repatriated quota between vessels, but with a comparative scarcity of fish inshore waters? New Zealand, which operate ITQ must be held as a national no monetary value or money in 2018, compared to previous systems. resource, and allocated fairly changing hands, and with strict years. We fear this is due to a FFL strongly agrees that pilots outwith the current FQA system. government auditing. lack of feed. Instead of targeting of refined effort control and ‘Slipper skippers’ The national resource in any predators such as cod, hake and FCCs should be carried out. FQAs also lead to so-called given area should be allocated Under-10s and low- monk, which are abundant, we But pilots should cover all sizes ‘slipper skippers’ – shore-based on a principle of one tonne to impact vessels are misdirecting effort towards of vessels and sectors, as it individuals or companies holding one boat. FFL welcomes the white paper’s targeting the bottom of the food is larger vessels that have the or investing in FQA units, who If vessels or POs are not able proposal to address the current chain to comply with quotas. largest problem by volume lease them to skippers who do or willing to use their allocation, detrimental regulatory division The white paper does nothing with discarding and misaligned not have enough of their own then the fish should be returned between over-10m and under- to address this fundamental science. FQAs to cover their catches. to the national pool and 10m vessels. problem. We do welcome the FFL’s paper answers all the This is wrong in principle, redistributed evenly, as per the Smaller inshore vessels have acknowledgment to look at effort arguments put forward against and stifes investment in principle above. a vital role to play, and future control, but the tiny incremental using effort control (input vessels, as well as making it policy must end the policy pilots proposed are not enough, controls) instead of quotas diffcult for young people to Pelagic quota discrimination between large and or fast enough. (output controls). enter the industry. Rentals on Data shows that the main Brexit small, haves and have-nots. some species account for an dividend under zonal attachment Smaller vessels support Ecosystem approach : Do you agree that extortionate 80% of the value is, by some margin, repatriation smaller communities and – balanced harvest existing quota should of the fsh landed, and Seafsh of pelagic species rather than harbours, provide high-end Reappraisal of MSY is necessary Qcontinue to be studies indicate that quota rent demersal species. local produce to niche markets, to reflect mixed fisheries. The allocated on an FQA basis? now accounts for approximately Traditionally, the UK was a and are an entry point for new essential basis of future British 14% on average of whitefish pelagic-catching nation, and it is entrants to acquire experience policy must be an ecosystem- FFL says the UK FQA system vessels’ grossings – when taken essential that all vessels should and a first vessel. based mixed fisheries is, in effect, an ITQ system that as a percentage of profit, it have a fair share of repatriated All vessels – under and over management approach, where should be replaced by refned equates to 50% as an average pelagic quota. 10m – should be treated equally. it is the overall ecology that is effort control. Brexit gives across the fleet. The UK pelagic fleet is The refined effort control system husbanded to a sustainable an opportunity to make this Renting FQAs is crippling the one of the finest in the world, FFL proposes is an ‘equaliser’, level. This must be achieved change, and the government active industry, especially family built through the hard work allowing all vessels to operate where the fleet takes a balanced should give notice to those who businesses/boats, which are the of its owners, but there is no under an equal allocation of time. harvest in line with stocks and currently benefit from FQAs of traditional bedrock of coastal justification for such a wealth A recategorisation of low- their natural fluctuations. this intention, and consult on communities. of repatriated national resource impact vessels would allow for To achieve this, management allocation criteria. The FQA system is a financial being allocated to just a few the vessels with the smallest must allow all catches to be kept The FQA system helps neither drain on the industry, as ever- through the FQA system. impact (low HP, net size, creel increasing amounts of liquidity Repatriated pelagic resources numbers) to be exempted from have to be invested to acquire should be apportioned through certain rules that are more and maintain the right to fish. a 50/50 split. Half should go to applicable to curtailing nomadic This situation will only the specialist pelagic fleet, and vessels with high catching power intensify with the discards ban, half to the rest of the fleet on the than to low-impact non-nomadic which will increase demand same one tonne per boat basis vessels, which must utilise the for quota to cover compulsory as the demersal resource, with fish that comes to them. landing of all quota species. the same provisions for unused FFL’s full document – ‘Brexit The FQA systems should be quota. – boom or betrayal for the next phased out, and all resources This will provide continuity of generation of British fishermen?’ returned to a national pool supply to UK pelagic processors, – can be accessed on the system, as is planned for and enable a return to a FFL website at: ffl.org.uk/ repatriated quotas. polyvalent fleet pursuing holistic, publications ■ 12 JOYFUL SPIRIT PH 29 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 8 November 2018 JOYFUL SPIRIT FOR PLYMOUTH POLRUAN BOATYARD COMPLETES ‘LOW-MAINTENANCE’ 11.95M TWIN-RIG TRAWLER

escribed by marine architect Ian Paton as being ‘capable Joyful Spirit on sea Dboats’, the latest build trials from Polruan. in his range of low-powered high-performance vessels is the twin-rigger Joyful Spirit PH 29, a vessel aimed at having the lowest possible running costs. Of 11.95m LOA, Joyful Spirit has ‘quite a bit more’ fishing potential than its 12m predecessor, the wooden-hulled Hope SU 514, a single net/twin-rig trawler run by skipper Scott Govier from Polperro since its launch in 2003. Both Joyful Spirit and Hope were built by the Westcountry yard of C Toms & Son, based in Polruan, Cornwall. In its later stage of build, the Joyful Spirit changed ownership. A deal was clinched between its original owner, Terry Lankford, of Lankford & Sons (Fishing) Ltd, and Roger Klyne, the boss of R&B Fishing, Lowestoft, as an addition to his fleet of similar high-tech inshore trawlers. Following its recent launch, skipper Scott Govier and mate/ crewman Scott Brehaut have clocked up impressive hauls. Currently working from Plymouth and landing through Plymouth Trawler Agents (PTA), Joyful Spirit has attracted considerable interest from many who believe that its design and potential are the way ahead. Although sad to leave Hope, Scott Govier says that the Terry Lankford previously benchmark by which others are comparison between the two owned the Spirited Lady III, a measured. A dozen or so boats vessels is ‘the along the lines of the difference between Spirited Lady III have chalk and cheese’. Following its recent launch, been built, mostly by With both builds, C Toms & Son. skipper Govier had skipper Scott Govier and mate/ “As far as I know, input into the build the design of Spirited and fit-out; he praises crewman Scott Brehaut have Lady III was initially Terry Lankford as a one-off from being ahead of his clocked up impressive hauls designer Ian Paton of time in pushing the SC McAllister & Co efficiency of such boats to their similar boat to the Joyful Spirit Ltd,” said Terry Lankford. present level. and one many consider to be a “I often made trips to other

The Volvo Penta D13 MH main engine, supplied by Marine Engineering (Looe) Ltd, is providing impressive fuel consumption figures.

European ports, mostly in France, “The superstructure, engine gaining ideas on deck layout and choice and layout of Joyful Spirit other points, but Ian Paton’s hull were all decided as measures design for Spirited Lady III bears to cut overheads. Time lost in no resemblance to the French maintenance is always a cost, boats. One of several boats that one that is always higher than first followed on from Spirited Lady III is expected, and a cost that might New Seeker E 12, based at Lyme cripple any fishing business. Regis, and the hull of the Joyful “Stainless steel plate is used Spirit is an exact copy of New on the quarters, and also on the Seeker’s. transom – on any place of wear “However, the whaleback and that with ordinary steel would superstructure of Joyful Spirit – require regular painting. The gantry and the interior too – is similar to is also box-section stainless steel, the Spirited Lady III, so Joyful Spirit with its upper section made of is a copy of two boats, not a copy alloy. Between both metals is a of one. Designer Ian Paton has plastic plate to prevent corrosion. Joyful Spirit’s Spencer Carter three-drum trawl winch. taken the best of both boats. So many boats with a normal steel 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews JOYFUL SPIRIT PH 29 13

The deck space available onboard Joyful Spirit is impressive.

is the difference between staying adds up considerably. It always to be a good towing boat; as on in business or not, and that is takes less work to save money the others, fins are fitted to the why Joyful Spirit is aimed at low than it does to earn money.” bulbous bow to reduce pitching, overheads. Designer Ian Paton said: “The and for better steerage, fins are “Cropping the outgoings also hulls of New Seeker and the also fitted on the rudder. applies to the choice “Joyful Spirit has of Joyful Spirit’s a beam of 5.5m, but engine. In the Hope For a large part of the year, compared to boats we had a Scania – a like Harry Green’s 12m really good engine – Joyful Spirit will probably scalloper Judi G, which but on the Joyful Spirit is now being completed we chose a Volvo work from Plymouth – that has a beam of Penta – an equally 6.1m. Seafish vessel surveyor Henry Millington at work, during the sea good engine, but the choice was Joyful Spirit are identical. Both “As far as the internal trials of the Joyful Spirit. simply to reduce the overheads have propulsion through a tunnel arrangements of Joyful Spirit are faced on maintenance. The switch system, to keep the draft down concerned, in comparison to the gantry end up losing considerable of the money paid by the bigger to Volvo was not to reduce the cost but retain a good water flow to the New Seeker, the fuel tanks have fishing time chipping away old boats. From the figures I hear of fuel consumption – both engines propeller. Joyful Spirit is designed moved slightly further forward, paint on a refit; Joyful Spirit is a quoted, the same outcome is now are comparable – but because ‘reduced-maintenance’ boat, and being shown by Joyful Spirit. the supplier of the Volvo engine so is Spirited Lady III. “We – Lankford & Sons (Fishing) and gen-set is Marine Engineering “It is crucial to reduce running Ltd – and our accountants use that (Looe) Ltd, the Volvo Penta dealers C. Toms & Son Ltd costs and overheads. Getting a formula; we take and record data based in Plymouth. sensible profit as a trawler owner over a given time period, based “For a large part of the year, New build vessels to 20m. – to provide a good wage for all on the fuel burnt compared to Joyful Spirit will probably work of those aboard – is all about the the number of kilos of fish being from Plymouth, and if it needs Refits undertaken. basic economics of fishing, and caught. Keeping it in proportion an engineer, he can be there in a that applies to all fishing boats. to fuel prices and fish prices, that matter of minutes. On Hope, when For example, with Spirited Lady III, formula still works; it shows the we required an engineer from 220T over the years of fishing alongside difference between making a profit Scania, they travelled from either bigger boats and catching the and making a loss. In simple terms, Exeter or Redruth, so we had to Boat Hoist same amount of fish, the fuel bill of keeping the money in your back pay a travelling charge on top of Slipway to 350 Spirited Lady III remains a fraction pocket rather than dishing it out the bill, and over the years that tonnes

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Joyful Spirit is now fishing from Plymouth.

All net drums supplied by Spencer Carter Ltd now have splitters on the core to use for storage of combinations, to give the skipper a mix and match system for changing the rig to suit the ground or conditions. the whaleback has been raised, Hope, a good and like on the Spirited Lady traditional boat III, the shelterdeck has been that served extended to give better cover over me well for the winch. A similar 12m boat is 15 years. But under construction at Ardmaleish it wasn’t until Boatbuilding Company on the Isle the weather Skipper Scott Govier (left) with mate/crewman Scott Brehaut, after the maiden trip on of Bute.” freshened that we Joyful Spirit last month. realised how stable Skipper and crew new designs like the the bin was still in its easier to handle the nets; the layout comfortable. From what I see so Skipper Scott Govier and mate Joyful Spirit are, having place, and it was still of winches and pounds has taken far, this boat will take a lot of poor Scott Brehaut praised the totally different seakeeping to a upright. If we had been on Hope, all the strain and backache out of weather before it becomes difficult workforce at C Toms & Son for traditional hull. that would not have been the case. working. Tasks we used to struggle to work.” providing them with a ‘superb “We were in poor weather, “Joyful Spirit rolls a bit with the with are now so easy. Scott Brehaut, who comes from boat’, and describe the seakeeping and started rolling, and we had sea on its quarter, but all boats “In Hope we didn’t lose many Guernsey, agreed, saying that the of Joyful Spirit as ‘excellent’. left cups on the galley table, and do that. Compared to a traditional days in poor weather, when Joyful Spirit is ‘a very efficient two- Skipper Govier commented: neither of us had tied down the boat, ones like Joyful Spirit are like working alongside 15m boats. We handed boat, and the entire layout “We hadn’t had the boat long, waste bin – a light plastic bin, the chalk and cheese. I’m so surprised didn’t head back to port very often and accommodation are really well and after a couple of days we got type found in any kitchen – so how stable and comfortable Joyful – Hope is a fine boat – but I think made.” used to the boat’s movements; Scott rushed to the galley, and the Spirit is. And working on the boat Joyful Spirit will reduce those few Skipper Govier comes from it is nothing like the last one, cups were still on the table, and is so much more efficient. It is far days by a few more, and be more the nearby scenic tidal port C Toms has space to start building more boats Over the past few years, the boat – even a typical ‘big’ small able to build several fishing leading South West boatbuilder boat from as little as 10 years boats at the same time. Paul C Toms & Son has built over ago is no comparison. Toms added, “We have a good 10 trawlers and/or scallopers “Size for size, a boat like turnaround on vessel refits; designed by Ian Paton of SC Joyful Spirit has no resemblance I can’t say that the yard has McAllister & Co Ltd – of which to what we were building 30 not been busy, because until the Joyful Spirit is one. years ago, when I started recently we were. This time of Joyful Spirit is the 12th to working at the yard fulltime. year is normally a quiet time, and leave the yard, and with just two “Then, boats of 12m in length over the past couple of months boats left under construction were like the Maxine’s Pride – three builds were completed – (15m scallopers), C Toms & Son but now, Maxine’s Pride could but I don’t want to end up in the has space to build more boats. fit inside Ian Paton’s equivalent, springtime, with the scallopers Yard leader Paul Toms said: and still have plenty of room left. ready to leave the yard, with “We are looking for orders to “Compare Maxine’s Pride and no steel ready to start another begin the keels by spring 2019. the 10m Palatine of Looe – top build. The two 15m “We can build Two 15m scallopers, under build at C Toms & Son, are scheduled scallopers should boats up to 19m for completion by spring 2019. Paul Toms is looking for further orders. both be complete With Ian Paton, Deri Jones and in length, and for in about five many years have Grace FY 523, an under-10m production line, sticking to the months’ time, Snijtech as a team, we always used the firm Deri trawler/scalloper built for skipper time-span decided and agreed and naturally, Jones & Associates Dave Thomas of Fowey. Now, is possible. we would like to know what we will get: quality Ltd in Machynlleth, more than 20 years on, compare “As an example, after Ian carry on building. Wales, where CAD the hull of Jessica Grace to Paton delivers the drawings to It takes time work, and a first-class steel kit and 3D modelling the hull shapes that fishermen Deri Jones, who then supplies for the design, provide plans to want nowadays. There is no the required information and profiling and that is delivered on time produce a steel comparison; skippers want far templates to Snijtech, the steel delivery of the kit construction. more advanced technology. The is cut and arrives at our yard – steel to happen – normally three boats in their day – to Joyful We use steel fabricators and construction of fishing boats has taking less than two months for to four months – so now is a Spirit (12m) and the Saxon suppliers Snijtech in Holland to moved on. the entire procedure. There is good time for anyone who is Spirit (10m) – no boatbuilder manufacture and deliver that kit. “And all over the UK, the no comparison with what the interested to get in touch and two decades ago could have “With Ian Paton, Deri Jones speed of a build, from start schedules were like 20 years discuss what they want. imagined that anything like the and Snijtech as a team, we to finish, has become more ago. With those two firms behind “Joyful Spirit is a style of Joyful Spirit and Saxon Spirit always know what we will get: important. Skippers can us, we can significantly shorten inshore boat that has become would ever exist. When we built quality work, and a first-class no longer wait; the cost of the build-time of most other very popular, and reports say Maxine’s Pride and Palatine, steel kit that is delivered on time. borrowing money is high, and yards. And there are not many that the Ian Paton boat is a they were pushing the limits then Computer profiling has come the time-span from placing the yards of our size that can have good investment. A 12m boat known by the designers.” a long way over the years. We order to collecting the boat five 10-15m boats under build at built to Ian’s design is a boat With 27 tradesmen including started using kit construction has to be known – and we are the same time, and we are well worth having; it has the fishing coded welders, C Toms & Son from CAD design a considerable always aware of that. With versed with the construction of capabilities of a much larger is the biggest South West yard, time ago on the build of Jessica us having a tried and tested Ian Paton’s designs.” 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews JOYFUL SPIRIT PH 29 15

– though, like it always is after so landing gear controls providing ICE MACHINES FOR long on one boat, I was sad to see maximum levels of operational the Hope go. She was a fine boat, safety. Hercules Hydraulics also SMALLER BOATS and made a good wage for both manufactured a wheelhouse lex Pino, boss of the me and the crew, but I felt it was control panel with built-in alarms, refrigeration company time to move on.” digital gauge and hydraulic safety AAlpino Services, predicts isolation. Emergency stops are also that boats like the Joyful Spirit Full Hercules fitted at the winch and net drums, may in future have small-scale Hydraulics system providing a benchmark for future ice-making machines fitted. design and installation new-build installations by Hercules He said: “Any of the Ian The complete hydraulic control Hydraulics. Paton 12m boats could have package onboard Joyful Spirit was an ice machine fitted, and so designed, supplied and installed could 10m equivalents like by Hercules Hydraulics. This Saxon Spirit. well-established hydraulics firm in “Suitable ice machines Paignton has an extensive time- are readily available. Space served record of support of the is sometimes limited, so if southwest fishing fleet. required, we literally fit the Alpino Services’ engineer Jamie Adams (left, with hat) and welder/ Working very closely with machine to the space available, fabricator Will Callaway put the finishing touches to the installation Toms boatyard, and in conjunction by deconstructing the machine before insulating the pipework, ahead of Joyful Spirit’s running trials. with Spencer Carter, which and piecing it back together manufactured the deck machinery, in the fish hold. The only thing Paton boats like the Saxon the fish hold runs as a single- Hercules Hydraulics designed preventing a fishing boat from Spirit and above, there is circuit system on the deckhead. and fitted a system to a very high having an ice machine fitted is no reason at all why an ice Its pipework is made from 90m standard, built to last for heavy not having three-phase delivery machine cannot be fitted. Most of 22mm-diameter, grade 316 fishing. from a generator – but most of those boats have three- stainless steel pipe. Fitted over The main hydraulic pump runs of the current boats do have phase power; it has to be stainless steel sheet (1.5mm off the Volvo D13 propulsion unit, three-phase. 16kVA or more, but I believe in thickness), 30m of 16mm- alongside a gear retrieve system “Previously, most inshore they are all above that.” diameter piping was used for driven from the D5 generator. boats were not able to have Alpino Services installed the the bulkhead system. The stainless steel piped system suitable ice machines fitted refrigeration system aboard Fabrications and pipework incorporates integrated cooling because a single-phase ice the Joyful Spirit. Twenty-one were done in-house by Alpino and a stainless hydraulic tank with machine, run from a small metres of 22mm-diameter, Services, and as on other inline filtration. generator or from alternators, in grade 316 stainless steel pipe vessels, the system on Joyful AMCA proportional valves are General view of the messdeck most circumstances could not was used for the manufacture Spirit is controlled through a used throughout, with remote and starboard galley. produce enough ice. of the keel-cooling plate. single panel mounted in the “But with the type of Ian The refrigeration system in wheelhouse.

Spirited Lady III, and I had quite a bit of input into the layout,” said Scott Govier. “I wanted the winch as big as possible, but I wanted to have a good view over the Steering you in the right direction winch. I’ve been on other boats with bigger winches, and perhaps we could do with a bit more drum Sales, Installation and Service of capacity, but only as a bonus – what we have is sufficient. Marine Electronic Equipment “It is a bit early to know the exact fuel consumption, but after Everything you need to fish efficiently three days’ fishing, plus all the trials and steaming to Plymouth after the launch, we have just filled the tanks with 1,690 litres. I would have expected the total to be about 2,300 litres, so it looks promising. “The Scania on Hope was a good engine, but this Volvo, with the added hull efficiency, and the Joyful Spirit’s Volvo Penta D5 MG auxiliary/generator set. gearbox reduction of 5.95:1 plus the nozzle, is bound to give better of Polperro, and has been a fishing as a way ahead. As a result, figures. We were pushing the The MAQ Fully Stabilised fisherman all his working life. Like both were all the more determined Scania on the Hope when twin- Scott Brehaut, he decided to to succeed, and are now aboard rigging. Twin-rigging was a bit too become a fisherman long before one of the most advanced inshore much for the Hope – but she did it, Sonar to the UK leaving school – though both tell trawlers in the UK. and did it well. INDUSTRY LEADING TECHNOLOGY how their teachers didn’t see “The boat is a lot like the “I’m delighted with the new boat FOCUSING ON HIGH VALUE OILY FISH

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Spencer Carter deck machinery Port quarter view of Falmouth company Spencer Carter Joyful Spirit. supplied the deck machinery on Joyful Spirit, including a three- drum winch with a mid-drum pull of 8t – ‘the type of winch required for that class of boat: very powerful, with the drums having big capacity’, said the firm’s technical manager, Richard Carter. “That type of winch is now pretty standard on that design of boat, and all are made to the highest specification. Trawler skippers now want as much drum capacity as possible, and in each case, if the design of the boat will allow it, we provide what the skipper requires. The winch supplied to Joyful Spirit is almost identical to the one we supplied to the Spirited Lady III. “We also supplied two elevated net drums, each having splitters on the core to take storage of various lengths of combination ropes, to enable the skipper to mix and match without having to keep all of the combinations on the winch drum. Again, storing unused combinations onto the net drum is now standard practice.” MES electrics The electrical systems on Joyful Spirit were designed, supplied

and installed by Kevin Green of Marine Electrical Services (MES) of Falmouth. Together with its 220V AC provisions, the Joyful Spirit has a 24V DC system to drive its LED lighting system. Both powers are obtained from a three-phase generator (Volvo Penta D5 rated at 73kVA) delivering 415V AC fed to a mains distribution board. Three- phase output at 220V drives the refrigeration system. Wills Ridley steering gear. “Joyful Spirit’s accommodation,

Preparing the Volvo main and auxiliary engines for sea trials. 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews JOYFUL SPIRIT PH 29 17 COMPLETE FISHING GEAR PACKAGE FROM MARINECO Gear supplier MarineCo, based in 12mm-diameter warps, right-hand the longest bridles possible, to MarineCo is finding it Saltash, near Plymouth, supplied lay on the starboard side, and get as much spread as possible. progressively more difficult to the entire package of trawl gear to left-hand lay on the port side. The And with the gear being a long obtain suitable rubber discs, and the Joyful Spirit. clump wire is right-hand lay, and way behind the doors, there isn’t MarineCo boss Chris Dinham Trawl designer and of 13mm in diameter. We always so much snatching tension on the invites manufacturers of industrial manufacturer Clive Palfrey have the clump warp slightly doors, so skippers can choose a moulded-rubber discs to get in explained: “We have supplied bigger in diameter to take account lighter door, having smaller skids touch to discuss the possibility of what has become a traditional of the weight and strain. The and less drag. The doors are also making such discs specifically for rig for this type of twin-rig boat. wires we supply are made to our well vented, and ultimately give a the firm’s trawl nets. This class of boat has evolved to specifications. fuel saving. Clive Palfrey explained, become a major part of the South “The combinations we supplied “Everything else in the package “Nowadays, a greater amount West fleet, and I don’t think the to Joyful Spirit are Randers. In my for Joyful Spirit is standard: of wire is being used in the demand to have those boats built opinion, Randers make the best 12-fathom splits, and Scott has manufacture of both car and lorry will stop. combination presently available. chosen a heavy combination tyres. Those tyres are no longer “I’m not saying that the bigger We have supplied a set of four wire on the bottom (32mm in suitable, and as a result, most boats are not doing well – many 100-fathoms-long pieces of 28mm diameter) and a 14mm-diameter of our rubber discs come from are – but inshore boats like Joyful diameter; all have four-strand and combination for the top. The nets discarded tyres of earth-moving Spirit are punching well above fibre-core construction. Obtained supplied are our normal 12-fathom trucks. There are far fewer of those Clive Palfrey at MarineCo says their weight, and size-for-size are through Coastal Nets in Bridport, Palfrey twin-rig set – gear vehicles, so for trawl makers, Randers’ combination ropes are surely the ultimate towing boats we supplied a set of Polar doors designed and made at MarineCo. getting discs is very difficult.” the best available. for the South West. (from the Hercules 1.2r range), The boats are chasing species like “Within the range of 12-13m each with 2.2m² of surface area. cuttlefish and monkfish, as well as Discards ban discards as much as possible. two-handed twin-riggers – or six- Polar doors are becoming very lemon sole and squid, and there To address the forthcoming The new Greener Trawls are a-side scallopers – whatever boat popular across the fleet of similar is sufficient lift. Twin-rigging is discards ban, MarineCo is modified in all sorts of ways to try comes from Ian Paton’s design boats; skippers seem to favour generally not for round fish, but its introducing a new range of to avoid the inevitable damage appears to succeed. Here in the just three makes – Polar, Bison capture is still important – but for ‘Greener Trawls’. to fishermen’s income that the Westcountry we have both crew and the semi-pelagic Thyborøn most skippers, not having extra lift Net designer Clive Palfrey discards ban might bring. and quota problems. Ian Paton’s doors. in the net isn’t a major factor. Also, explained: “To catch less of “The new Greener Trawls design has answered that call, and “All fishing gear and engines – from our findings, higher-lift twin- whatever become choke species, are there to give more selective I think more skippers will move to all sorts of things in fishing – are rig nets are no better at herding we have redesigned many nets fishing. The next few years will be similar vessels. forever in or out of favour, and the more squid into the net. We use within our range; some of the a very interesting period. British “The package supplied to sales of most products show the 6in- and 8in-diameter discs in the Greener Trawls are of lower lift, fishermen will have to cope with the Joyful Spirit is now relatively same trend. The current call to use foot rope, and danglers (chain) to avoid haddock and other the discards ban, and quite what standard for the 12m twin-rigger semi-pelagic doors is because the in the centre, to give a bit more such species. Some nets have will happen after Brexit is also a gear. On the outer drums there are boats are using long gear – using weight.” increased mesh sizes to reduce worry to many.”

With a reduction of almost 6:1, the ZF gearbox is just one factor behind low fuel consumption of around 20 litres/hour.

Single-phase alternators are driven from the Volvo Penta main engine.

galley and wheelhouse are also wired with Electronics engineer Andy Souch from Tecmarine, suppliers of the entire package of USB sockets electronics to the Joyful Spirit. for electronics,” explained Kevin Green. Joyful Spirit is the “A standard emergency “Switch panels are custom- latest addition to the back-up system has been fitted; made by MES, and all equipment ‘capable boats’ fleet in if the generator fails, the team can installed is top of the range. As the South West. switch over to an invertor driven always, all wiring used is Lloyds- from the battery bank, to give approved heat-resistant tinned them a 240V back-up with a total butyl cable.” power of 3kW. “Although designed as an Wheelhouse emergency system, it enables electronics those onboard to not rely on The wheelhouse electronics and having the generator running all navigation package was supplied the time – and to use the invertor and installed by Tecmarine Ltd. system as an alternative. From the early days of planning, Boats built at C Toms & Son “MES installed emergency skipper Scott and former owner now have easily-fitted Geberit stops, shut-off controls, gas Terry Lankford had made it clear Mapress pipework – simple to alarms, fire alarms and four zones that reliability and back up in the install, and longer-lasting than of bilge alarms and pumps on future was extremely important to traditional piping. Joyful Spirit. them. 18 JOYFUL SPIRIT PH 29 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 8 November 2018

WILL HE RETIRE? JOYFUL SPIRIT PH 29 DETAILS Owners: Roger Klyne, R&B Fishing, Lowestoft Designer: SC McAllister & Co Ltd Boatyard: C Toms & Son Ltd, Polruan DIMENSIONS and CAPACITIES Length overall: 11.95m; Length reg: 11.41m; Beam: 5.5m; Depth moulded: 2.89m; Fuel: 5,000 litres; Freshwater: 500 litres; Fishroom: 100 boxes ENGINEROOM Main engine: Volvo Penta D13 MH driving through a ZFW 350 5.95:1 reduction gearbox to a 1,600mm-diameter four-bladed propeller with nozzle Auxiliary engine: Volvo Penta D5 MG generator DECK MACHINERY Supplier: Spencer Carter – three-drum trawl winch, 5t mid-drum pull; 2 x single net drums, 3t; 1 x landing winch, 1t FISHROOM CHILLING The Lankford & Sons (Fishing) Ltd fleet of Faith, Hope, and Charity & Liberty. Supplier: Alpino Services

Based at Hythe near Kathleen and take it to Looe, Terry Lankford explained, ELECTRONICS Southampton, Terry Lankford, where he saw his returns from “There’s no big secret about Supplier: Tecmarine Ltd (Plymouth and Brixham) head of Lankford & Sons trawling increase. We did well buying new boats. Since we (Fishing) Ltd, was the original on the Kathleen; it was a good found that Looe fishermen FISH DETECTION owner of Joyful Spirit. Its sale boat. In 1995, Terry’s confidence were first-class, and that they Simrad SonarHub – BB sounder module with CHIRP technology, during the build was Terry’s in the Westcountry industry manned our boats very well, StructureScan HD and Simrad NSO Evo II preparation for retirement – but grew, and he ordered Faith SU any profit from those boats was will that ever happen? 513, a Cygnus Marine GM33 poured back into a boat fund.” NAVIGATION As a life-served fisherman, that became the second boat While Lankford & Sons’ fleet Simrad 6kW radar; Simrad A2004 autopilot; 2 x TRAX plotters and later fish wholesaler, he has in the firm’s fleet. I moved from of trawlers has been sold as a seen the UK fishing industry the Kathleen to skipper Faith, measure to prepare Terry for COMMUNICATIONS suffer at the hands of the EU’s and Dave Peach from Looe retirement, he admits that he’s Icom M323 and M330 DSC VHFs Common Fisheries Policy, and is skippered Kathleen.” waiting for a newly-built K26 a staunch Brexiteer, but not an After several years, Clive GRP boat to arrive – ‘just to FISHING GEAR opponent of Europe – and it was stepped ashore to study trawl keep me busy’. Warp supplier: MarineCo; Net supplier: MarineCo; Trawl doors: during his many visits to ports design and manufacture, with His determination to echo Polar Neptune from MarineCo, Saltash around Europe that his ideas Plymouth trawl-maker Stan the feelings of 52% of British for the ‘best boat’ layout were Stanley guiding his way. Clive people is locked into the names ACCOMMODATION forged. Palfrey is now a major trawl and numbers of the Lankford 1 x two-berth cabin While his initial mainstay designer, manufacturer and boats, as far back as when the was the catching and selling of supplier, from the gear firm Faith was launched in 1995. GENERAL oysters and clams, obtaining MarineCo. ‘Faith’ was a statement of Terry Engine controls: Volvo; Steering: Wills Ridley whitefish was also important – He added, “After I left Faith, Lankford’s belief that one day but the Solent remains a hard Looe skipper Steve Fisher Great Britain’s future would be place from which to make a took over, and his success outside the EU – a tall order 20 serious living as a trawlerman. encouraged Terry Lankford to years ago, when the fishermen In the mid-1990s, Looe invest further. Terry ordered of the UK were at continual skipper Clive Palfrey visited the 12m steel trawler Charity & loggerheads with the fisheries Southampton and met Terry Liberty – built at C Toms & Son management of Brussels. Lankford. He saw Terry’s boat, – and Steve Fisher moved on to ‘Hope’ to one day be free the 12m steel-hulled Kathleen, skipper Charity & Liberty. Terry from Brussels remains locked rigged as an oyster boat. Its hull Lankford later had a wooden in the woods of that 12m was a perfect base to become 12m boat built, Hope; that was vessel, and ‘Charity & Liberty’ a trawler for fishing the Cornish skippered by Scott Govier, now (and independence from the waters. the skipper of Joyful Spirit. EU) is further testament to Clive Palfrey explained: “Terry Lankford’s investments Terry’s feelings. Looking at “Having met Terry, I told him have been a major factor in the the registration numbers of his of the trawling at Looe, and development of the region’s vessels tells more. he asked me to skipper the inshore trawling industry.” He explained, “Joyful Spirit is registered as PH 29, because on 29 March next year Britain will leave the EU, and at last have its day of independence. Recent new-builds by C Toms & “Initially, the Joyful Spirit Son, such as the 10m Saxon Spirit was to be called just ‘Joy’ – (inside) and the 12m Joyful Spirit, to reflect the joy of Britain’s bear no resemblance to… independence. My new K26 will be registered in Portsmouth as … the equivalent ‘big’ small P 29, and will be called Spirited boats built at Polruan over 20 Lady IV. I wanted to call it years ago, like the 12m Maxine’s ‘Liberty from the EU’, but that Pride and the 10m Palatine (white wouldn’t pan out on the VHF hull). radio!” Tradesmen working at The chosen Simrad electronics own Traxnav V4 plotter and Icom C Toms & Son can reveal package was installed under the VHF radios. something about the Joyful ‘Simrad Certified Installation’ Tecmarine director Terry Smith Spirit that is no longer apparent. scheme which activates the said, “We have worked for many Before its ownership was Simrad onboard support, giving years with Terry Lankford, and In 2003, Terry Lankford passed the keys of the newly-built vessel, transferred to Roger Klyne, most them the peace of mind they we wish him well for the future the Hope, to skipper Scott Govier – his present of slippers was to of whose vessels are painted in wanted. Tecmarine also supplied a and look forward to offering Scott enjoy the comfort of the new boat. Fifteen years on, the Joyful Spirit green, the Joyful Spirit bore the second Traxnav Fish Pro V7 plotter and the vessel’s new owners R&B will be even more comfortable. proud colour of UKIP – purple! on a Tecmarine brand ruggedized Fishing, a continued and reliable PC to complement the skippers’ service in years to come.”■ 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 19 Scottish inshore fisheries – the future More than 160 delegates from Mr Ewing acknowledged that include local communities and/or across the inshore fisheries fishing shares waters with other geographical areas having more sector gathered in Inverness at marine users, and said that before management responsibility. Some the beginning of October, to join any developments take place, plans of these benefits could also be discussions about the future of should be evidence-based, and redirected towards new entrants Scottish fishing, at the fifth Scottish consider all stakeholders. and inshore fishing interests. Inshore Fisheries Conference, He reminded delegates that reports Kelvin Boot. catching fish and shellfish is Sharing space In a brief welcome and only part of the picture, and he Space in inshore waters is subject introduction by Allan Gibb, head of welcomed initiatives that are to competition, and Mr Ewing sea fisheries at Marine Scotland, developing markets in Japan and said he wanted to see values he stressed that from Marine continental Europe, part of the maximised while encouraging Scotland’s perspective, the meeting strategy to double the value of the respect for all users. He mentioned gave an excellent opportunity Scottish food and drink sector to gear vandalism, and the to improve engagement and £30bn by 2030. A team of in-market potential of separation representation of inshore fisheries. specialists are key to achieving this as a solution, while He encouraged input from target. also indicating that people ‘actually doing the job’, Safety, the cabinet secretary removal of licences saying that their comments filtered emphasised, was high among his and suspension Cabinet secretary Fergus Ewing MSP announced £1.5m for right through to policy decisions, priorities, and he stressed that from fishing vessel tracking and monitoring. and that ‘when you speak to me or future funding would be directed could be used the team, you are speaking to Mr towards safety issues: ensuring against persistent Alistair ‘Bally’ Philp suggested bringing back a three-mile limit to protect and enhance inshore static fisheries. Ewing’. vessels are safe to go to sea, stable offenders. Opening the main business of and well-equipped. However, he He said EU exit is the start of In answer to the last question, the SIFC 2018, cabinet secretary also cautioned that post-Brexit, EU that technology a significant change Jane MacPherson responded, for rural affairs Fergus Ewing MSP funding for safety, which will be lost, and science had a in how we manage our “We need help with that – can you followed the theme of wanting an will need to be found elsewhere. significant part to play in fisheries’. She outlined the help? We try to reach out through environment in which the whole our increasingly crowded coastal historical context, including the our network of compliance officers fishing industry could flourish, one Deeply worried seas, and mentioned the SIFIDS CFP and existing Inshore Fisheries and our fishing representatives. which encourages sustainable and Brexit remains an uncertainty for projects, which have attracted Strategy, before stating that things Let us know of other things we inclusive growth for the Scottish the fishing industry, and Scotland £1.4m of a total of £2.3m, over were not about change for its own should be doing to make it easier, rural economy. and the inshore sector are no the past few years, for research sake. Where things make sense, we and as inclusive as possible. All Fergus Ewing presented a exception. Fergus Ewing lamented to improve inshore fisheries will continue to do those, she said; Marine Scotland staff will be fully retrospective view of what had the clear lack of will and leadership management. where change is needed, we should briefed, and will listen to what you been achieved since last year’s from the UK government. He said He took the SIFC 2018 as an be bold. are saying, in addition to the usual conference, including how the he is ‘deeply worried’ about how opportunity to announce further But, she said, Scotland does channels.” Scottish fishing industry continues it intends to protect Scotland’s investment of up to £1.5m to not have a complete ‘blank sheet to go from strength to strength, with seafood industry, and that the implement vessel tracking and of paper’; many existing policies Breakout sessions – an 2017 landings of 466,000t, valued Scottish government will press hard monitoring to enhance reporting and procedures will continue. opportunity to make at £560m. to ensure Scotland’s interests are capability. Specifically, the focus Many CFP principles will continue voices heard given the ‘attention and respect will be on monitoring the under-12m to exist. Also, many national and Sandwiched nicely between the Management initiatives they deserve’. fleet around MPAs, where tracked international commitments and two plenary sessions was the Fergus Ewing said that In particular, he highlighted the vessels will be allowed to enter frameworks will still need to be opportunity to attend two out management has been fact that 58% of processing labour ‘buffer zones’ to fish, and on delivered on in the future – there is of four workshops, where more strengthened by legislation, comes from the EU, and that the scientific evidence-gathering for a long list, including the National detailed discussions could take including controls on scallop, crab UK government refuses to take future management. Marine Plan (NMP), UNCLOS, CBD place. and lobster fisheries, and catch account of Scotland’s needs on Mr Ewing ended his speech and UN SDGs. “We will not walk Two of these breakout sessions limits for hobby fishers. He also this front. Especially concerning for by reminding delegates that away from those commitments,” were industry-led. The Community mentioned the guidelines for this the inshore sector, he said, is the demand for Scottish seafood will she said. “We want to raise the Inshore Fisheries Alliance (CIFA) year, to be followed by legislation lack of clarity on the proposed UK continue to grow. “People want bar, and we want to maintain our session explored how Scotland’s next year, for marking static gear. position on the single market and our seafood – they value it, they world-class fisheries sector, and coastal fishing communities can Local and spatial management customs union, especially when treasure it, wherever they are. There deliver within the NMP – clean, safe, take an active role in improving the is of particular interest to inshore even short delays can lead to rapid is a market. You will succeed in healthy, productive seas.” management of their local inshore fisheries, and the cabinet secretary deterioration of products on their accessing that, and we will assist in Any discussions into the future fisheries. highlighted studies that were being way to Europe, with financial losses every practical way we can.” had to be in the context of the Among topics discussed were carried out as inshore fisheries incurred as a result. He also reiterated his high-level principles of the Scottish the recognition that data is a good pilots (Mull, Outer Hebrides and Despite this, Mr Ewing remained commitment to championing the government’s approach to sea thing. It provided proof of fishing Arbroath). These will inform future positive for the future, and interests of inshore fishing in the fisheries, she said. These include and steaming locations, aided in strategies, and demonstrate while staying committed to the Scottish government, and in all the sustainability, an environment the safety aspects of fishing, was potential for fishers to come current FQA system, he was also negotiations that will take place where fishing is seen as an necessary in settling disputes, and together to determine appropriate aware that Brexit might provide over the coming months. attractive career of choice, using gave much better understanding local management. He also opportunities for more fishing, the best available scientific of target fisheries – Orkney crabs, celebrated how government funding suggesting that if more fish could Future fisheries evidence, and managing fisheries to for example, can travel as far as had helped Regional Inshore be caught, it gave an opportunity management maintain biological diversity. the Western Isles, presenting Fisheries Groups with projects to to look again at how benefits may After a splendid lunch of Scottish Above all, she emphasised again management challenges. implement management plans. be shared in the future. This might seafood, the second plenary and again the need for input from The need for more engagement session of the SIFC 2018 took the industry. This was not about with local authorities was also place in the afternoon, led by imposing ideas and solutions, highlighted, as some do not Jane MacPherson, head of the she said, it was about listening really appreciate the value of their catching policy and future fisheries to issues, seeking opinion, and local fishing communities. The management team at Marine working together for fair solutions. question of access to new fishing Scotland: Sea Fisheries Policy Jane MacPherson summarised by opportunities post-Brexit followed Division. saying, “We’ve listened; we want to on from Fergus Ewing’s earlier The crux of her presentation was reinforce and improve our evidence presentation, proving that this was encouraging input and participation base.” clearly on everyone’s mind. Another into a discussion paper that would Questions arising from her talk regular topic of conversation was inform further consultation and included ones on encouraging how to encourage new blood into future strategies. At this stage, the next generation of fishers, the inshore fishing sector. she said, it was about listening to potential contingencies for export ideas from across the broadest if no trade agreement is reached Breathing LIFE into swathe of the fishing industry, and with Europe post-Brexit, the small-scale fishing encouraging as wide a participation opportunity to break down ‘silos’ A double act of Jerry Percy and as possible. between fisheries management Alistair ‘Bally’ Philp delivered the Jane MacPherson got straight and conservation, and how frontline More than 160 delegates attended SIFC 2018. to the point, highlighting how ‘the fishers can get in contact. continues on page 20 PB QUIZ Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews 17 July 2015 20 QUIZ Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews 8 November 2018

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second industry-led session, could increase, and those trawler that his ideas were centred on the project is funded by the EMFF, looking at the potential for fishermen who were displaced west coast, and would not work and itself funds individual low-impact fishing. Jerry Percy could be compensated and everywhere. projects aimed at improving introduced Low Impact Fishers of encouraged to take up creeling understanding of inshore activity Europe (LIFE) by stating that of the within the designated area. He Better data for inshore and the communities that rely 86,000 fishermen in Europe, 68,000 turned to history to show how The session on ‘improving inshore upon it (detailed information can are small-scale operators, and 75% trawling had caused the decline in fisheries data’ was led by Estelle be found at: bit.ly/2ACDAye). of vessels are under 10m – but they west coast fin fisheries, and how a Jones and Liam Mason from Marine During this workshop, an overview control only 4% of quota. three-mile limit had been imposed Scotland, and largely concerned of the SIFIDS project was given, These small-boat operations and then removed. initiatives to better understand before the meeting was opened to also play a major part in local His admittedly ‘back of the under-10m fishing. More contributions from the audience. communities, he said, and are envelope’ calculations suggested specifically, it focused on changes Following up on a point from attractive to tourists who bring in that under-10m trawler owners to the Fish1 form for landing Fergus Ewing’s presentation was secondary spend. He pointed to the could be bought out, and he used declaration, which under-10m the issue of making collected data Jane MacPherson of Marine Norwegian example, where tourism a notional figure of £100,000 per vessels must complete following available back to the communities Scotland wants to hear suggestions increased after communities bought vessel for the current trawl fleet of fishing activity. and fisheries groups as evidence, about the future of Scottish inshore quota to reinvigorate small-boat around 36 boats. As creel-caught Discussed in the session were: should the need arise. GDPR fishing from across the sector. fishing fleets. LIFE is a platform for Nephrops are a better and higher- the importance of understanding regulations are making this more small-scale fishers across Europe, value product, everyone should under-10m activity, understanding difficult, but it is important to There were also questions following EC recognition that they benefit, including the environment, the format of Fish1, how the identify how the data could be about whether remote imaging was needed better representation. which suffers little damage from data is analysed, and how it made useable within the boundaries suitable for scallop assessments, creels as opposed to trawls, the can show changes in important GDPR imposes. as they bury themselves. It was Three-mile limit return? newly extended area taking up the fishing grounds. Weaknesses and It was noted by a retailer that pointed out that this sort of Alistair ‘Bally’ Philp then introduced increase in creeling. proposed changes to Fish1 were knowing where seafood has technology was intended to gain an idea that he agreed would be Not surprisingly, such a also identified. been caught is of great interest baseline data. contentious. Bally, a creel fisherman suggestion was not universally Feedback from the workshop to customers, who increasingly SIFIDS, it was reported, is now from the west coast, wants to applauded, but as Bally insisted, included the need to compare data demand high-quality products from working with industry in Peru and investigate the return of the three- this was an idea that seemed with that from elsewhere in the sustainable sources. A working India, where there is a need for a mile limit, to protect and enhance to satisfy a lot of concerns, and UK, how the data can be shared, fisherman added that not long ago, ‘complete management package’ – static-gear fishing. while he recognised there were and the potential to inform future having a camera onboard watching indeed, there is worldwide interest His logic is that by removing challenges and arguments ahead, management. your every move felt ‘alien’, but in SIFIDS products, which are small trawls from the area adjacent he said it was at least worth The Scottish Inshore Fisheries times have changed, and fishermen aimed at cost-effective, reliable, to the coast, Nephrops creeling discussing. He acknowledged Integrated Data System (SIFIDS) are more open to change. high-quality data collection. ■ 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 21 PORTS & PRICES BIG CLOSING MARKET AT PETERHEAD A run of smaller whitefish markets last week and squid £3-£7 per kg. Keila, Shekinah and Kelsvik, plus eight at Peterhead was ended on Friday morning The following morning eight boats, consignments from Deeside, Chloe Ella, when 27 boats contributed 8,211 boxes, Ellorah, Russa Taign, Guiding Light, Guiding Flourish, Arrow, Ranger, Moray Endeavour, reports David Linkie. Star, Fidelity, Golden Sceptre, Courageous Amaryha and Just Reward, contributed Eight boats, Ocean Harvest, Harvester, and Ocean Dawn, plus 11 consignments 5,991 boxes to last Thursday’s market at Shekinah, Amity II, Fruitful Vine, Steadfast from Sparkling Star, Ocean Endeavour, Peterhead. This sale included 2,011 boxes Hope, Genesis and Acorn, together with Just Reward, Amaryha, Ranger, Arrow, of gutted and 48 boxes of round haddock, seven consignments from Aalskere, Valhalla, Moremma, Flourish, Chloe Ella, radiance and 1,098 boxes of cod, 98 boxes of monkfish, Norlan, Atlantic Challenge, Jubilee Quest, Deeside, contributed 4,741 boxes. Tuesday’s 989 boxes of coley, 406 boxes of flatfish, Ranger and Arrow, contributed 5,813 boxes tally included 1,144 boxes of cod, 768 boxes 219 boxes of squid, 406 boxes of whiting to the first market of last week at Peterhead. of gutted and 292 boxes of round haddock, (284 rounders), 61 boxes of ling, 19 boxes of Monday’s sale, the largest of the week, 593 boxes of coley, 591 boxes of hake, 318 megrim and 378 boxes of hake. included 2,387 boxes of gutted and 442 boxes of whiting (132 rounders), 315 boxes Twenty-four hours later, 16 boats, boxes of round haddock, 925 boxes of cod, of flatfish, 221 boxes of squid, 130 boxes of Jubilee Quest, Defiance, Victoria May, Boy 490 boxes of coley, 355 boxes of whiting ling 113 boxes of monkfish, and 18 boxes of Andrew, Opportunus IV, Valhalla, Acorn, (207 rounders), 335 boxes of flatfish, 315 megrim. Norlan, Rosebloom, Boy John, Fidelity, boxes of monkfish, 177 boxes of hake, 85 Five boats, Starlight Rays, Benarkle Castlewood, Attain II, Ocean Harvest, boxes of megrim, 67 boxes of squid and.47 II, Castlewood, Attain II and Ocean Vision, Harvester, Favonius, together with 11 boxes of ling. together with seven consignments from consignments from Consortium, Sparkling At the start of last week at Peterhead Beryl, Just Reward, Arrow, Amaryha, Star, Caledonia III, Radiance, Selina, The Fraserburgh twin-rig trawler Valhalla landing at Peterhead. large cod sold at £3-£4.65 per kg, medium Flourish, Moremma and Ranger, landed Arrow, Flourish, Ranger, Amaryha, Moray gutted haddock made £2.40-£2.75 per kg, £2.50-£8.50 per kg. £2.50-£3.50, selected £2-£3.20 and small 3,253 boxes to Peterhead market last Endeavour and Moremma, contributed 8,211 medium £2.30-£2.50, selected £2.20-£2.60, Forty-six boats and 44 consignments £1.50-£2.90. Large gutted haddock made Wednesday morning. This total included boxes to Friday’s market. This sale, the small £1.80-£2.30, chippers £1.40-£1.90, contributed to last week’s total of 28,009 £2.20-£2.50, medium/selected £2-£2.50, 703 boxes of gutted and 711 boxes of round biggest of the week, included 2,340 boxes metros £1.10-£1.70 and round haddock boxes on Peterhead market. This tally small £1.60-£2.25, chippers 70p-£1.50, haddock, 431 boxes of cod, 380 boxes of of gutted and 224 boxes of round haddock, £1-1.20. Large cod sold at £2.40-£3.60 per included 9,925 boxes of haddock (1,717 metros 45p-90p and round haddock flatfish, 231 boxes of coley, 179 boxes of 1,926 boxes of cod, 815 boxes of whiting kg, medium £2.10-£2.85, selected £2-£2.50 rounders), 5,524 boxes of cod, 2,999 boxes 45p-55p. Gutted whiting were at £1.20- whiting (141 rounders), 142 boxes of squid, (651 rounders), 696 boxes of coley, 472 and small £1.50-£2. Monkfish sold at £3- of coley, 2,073 boxes of whiting (1,415 £2 and round whiting £1.10-£1.75 per kg. 133 boxes of monkfish, 74 boxes of hake, 62 boxes of flatfish, 375 boxes of monkfish, £4.60, gutted whiting £1.80-£2.50, round ungutted), 1,704 boxes of flatfish, 1,545 Monkfish sold at £3-£5.40, lemon sole boxes of ling and 32 boxes of megrim. 324 boxes of hake, 207 boxes of squid, 189 whiting£1.10-£2, plaice £1.50-£2.80, lemon boxes of hake, 1,034 boxes of monkfish, 856 £3-£8, megrim £2-£7, hake £1.10-£3, plaice Nine boats, Phoenix, Helenus, Victory boxes of ling and 154 boxes of megrim. sole £3-£8, coley 90p-£1.75, ling £1.50-£3, boxes of squid, 489 boxes of ling and 308 £2-£3, ling £1.20-£1.60, coley 80p-£1.50 Rose, Our Lass III, Vision IV, Fidelity, Last Friday morning at Peterhead, large hake £1.30-£3.50, ling £1.50-£3 and squid boxes of megrim. GOOD PRICES AND STEADY LANDINGS AT BRIXHAM VERY BUSY WEEK It was another steady week at Brixham, with averaged £3.50/kg for large and £2.75 for and 3s 90p. good volumes of fish being landed. Hake was 2s. Size 1 dabs averaged £1.50/kg and 2s £1. Plaice 1s averaged £3.40/kg, 2s £2.70, 3s supplied at the start and end of the week. John Dory 1s were £11.80, 2s £11.80, 3s £7, £2.60, 4s £2.50 and 5s £2.15. Pollack 2s were FOR SHETLAND Apart for a couple of days of unsettled weather, 4s £2.50 and 5s 50p. £4.50/kg, 3s £2.80 and 4s £2. the generally bright and chilly conditions saw Haddock 1s averaged £4.40/kg and 2s Sand sole 1s were £8.50/kg, and 2s £4.80. Monday’s market was the largest of the were rounders), 22,657kg of hake, all the boats out. The total passing across the £2.80. Hake size 1s averaged £3.90/kg, 2s Large scallops £10 and 2s £4.50. Dover sole week in Shetland, when 16 vessels landed 22,275kg of plaice, 28,968kg of monkfish, sales floor was £903K. £3.70, 3s £3.70, 4s £3.30, 5s £2.80, 6s £2.70 1s averaged £13.60/kg, 2s £14, 3s £15.50, 4s 3,198 boxes. With 1,392 boxes landed 10,256kg of saithe, 11,676kg of ling, Bass size 1s averaged £16/kg, 2s £17, 3s and 7s £2.20. £13, 5s £10.30, 6s £7.80 and 7s £5.60. Large by four boats, Tuesday’s market was the 3,495kg of mackerel, 4,898kg of megrim smallest of the week. Wednesday and and 2,350kg of lemon sole. £13.80, 4s £9.80 and 5s £10.20. Blondie wing Lemon sole averaged £10/kg for 1s, 2s squid were £7.50 and 2s £5.50/kg. Thursday saw 1,981 and 2,205 boxes for The highest average price for cod on 1s were £4.20, 2s £3.60, 3s £3.70 and 4s £9.70, 3s were £8.50, 4s £3.80 and 5s £2.30. Thorny wing 2s averaged £2.70/kg, 3s the markets landed by eight and 10 boats Monday morning was size 1 at £2.97 per £2. Size 1 brill averaged £10/kg, 2s £7.20, 3s Mackerel 2s were £3 and 3s £1.50. Megrim were £2.50 and 4s 70p. Large tubs were respectively. Landings increased on Friday, kg, when lemon sole sold for £6.96, ling £6.50, 4s £4.50 and 5s £3.50. 1s averaged £3.50/kg, 2s £3, 3s £2.70 and 4s £3.50 and 2s £1.80. Turbot averaged £19/kg when 2,730 boxes came from 12 boats. £1.31, turbot £11.35 per kg, and hake Size 1 cod averaged £4.80/kg, 2s £4.20, £1.50. Monkfish 1s were £10.50, 2s £11.50, for 1s, 2s £16.20, 3s £14.60, 4s £11.50, 5s Over the week 50 boats brought a weekly made £2.83 per kg. On Wednesday’s 3s £4, 4s £3.50 and 5s £2.40. Size 1 conger 3s £11.20, 4s £10.80, 5s £8.80 and 6s £4.20. £9.60 and 6s £7.70. Large whiting were £2, 2s total of 11,506 boxes to the auction, the market large haddock saw an average were 50p, 2s 40p and 3s 30p. Cuttlefish Red mullet 1s averaged £7.50/kg, 2s £6.50 £1.50, 3s £1.10 and 4s 50p. most seen for some months, serving to price of £2.34 and large monkfish £4.48 highlight how welcome the new auction per kg. On Thursday’s market, large cod hall will be when it opens. averaged £3.34 per kg, round haddock Cod led the way with landings again £1.24 per kg, large hake £3.27 per kg, last week with 247,083kg, followed by and size 3 halibut £10.09 per kg. Large PLENTY OF SOLE FOR NEWLYN haddock at 57,609kg including 666kg megrim saw an average of £5.93 per kg on A volume of 34t was on display for Monday’s 0.2t Dover sole, 0.2t ling and 0.3t of plaice. 3.4t mackerel, 0.4t lemon sole, 2.4t MSC of ungutted fish. The balance included Thursday and Friday, and large plaice saw auction from three beamers, two netters There was also a good landing of 3.4t hake and 0.3t of Dover sole. 38,479kg of whiting (31,405kg of which a high of £2.47 on Friday. and inshore boats. megrim from three local beamers. Top prices from the morning were N1 Volumes most worthy of mention were Demand was high, and good prices were bass £12/kg, N3 Dover sole £16.03/kg and 1.4t of Dover sole, 1t haddock, 8.6t MSC achieved for most species. N2 hake £4.10/kg. hake, 0.2t John Dory, 1.1t lemon sole, 3.5t On Wednesday, just inshore boats To end the week, four netters, one mackerel, 8.2t megrim, 3.2t monkfish, 0.8t supplied the market with 4t. Good volumes beamer and inshore boats landed 27.1t; plaice and 0.4t pollack. to note were 0.1t of John Dory, 2.6t 0.6t of Dover sole, 0.9t haddock, 11.3t MSC Demand was high, and good prices were mackerel, 0.2t megrim, 0.2t pollack and 0.2t hake, 0.2t John Dory, 3.7t mackerel, 2.6t achieved for most species. of squid. megrim, 1.7t monkfish, 0.4t plaice and 0.4t Tuesday’s market was supplied with 12.4t Prices most worthy of mention were N2 of pollack all contributed to the daily volume. from three beamers, one netter and inshore bass £12.20/kg, N1 monkfish £11.60/kg Best prices from the morning’s sale boats. and N1 pollack £5.66/kg. were N3 Dover sole £15.23/kg, N1 haddock High volume species were 1.2t of For Thursday, one netter, one beamer and £2.82/kg and N2 John Dory £11.25/kg. mackerel, 1t monkfish, 0.6t lemon sole, 0.1t inshore boats landed 12.8t. Highest volume The total volume auctioned for the week John Dory, 2.5t MSC hake, 0.4t haddock, species were 1.4t of monkfish, 2.9t megrim, was 88.4t.

NORTHERLY WINDS LEAVE LOWESTOFT QUIET Only eight boats supplied the market from the local fishing grounds along the East coast last week, with some additional consignments coming from the west side, making a total volume of just 1.4t, the lowest seen since mid-February. Skate was the main species, but with the lower volumes prices strengthened to see a high of £3.40/kg, up from £2 the week before. Prices Guardian Angell landing into the new fishmarket at Scalloway elsewhere were also generally stronger, with sole up £2/kg at £16, brill up £2.50 to £12/kg, and plaice up 40p to £2.80. Bass on the (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) other hand was down £2/kg at £10, and turbot was down 70p at £10.80/kg. 22 PORTS AND PRICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 8 November 2018

PETERHEAD, WEEK Min Max Max, Max, yr GRIMSBY, THURSDAY Min Max Max, Max, yr TO 2 NOVEMBER price/kg price/kg wk ago ago 1 NOVEMBER price/kg price/kg wk ago ago Five-day rolling-average price and volume trends for main species

£5.00 30,000 week wk ago yr ago Haddock (best) £1.50 £1.80 £2.60 £3.03 £6.00 60,000 Boxes whitefish 28,009 34,764 24,630 Haddock (jumbo) £2.40 £2.50 £2.50 - Peterhead cod Peterhead haddock Cod large £2.86 £4.17 £3.98 £4.01 Haddock (large) £2.40 £2.50 £2.40 £2.55 £5.00 50,000 £4.00 24,000 Cod medium £2.52 £3.41 £2.86 £3.50 Haddock (medium) £2.00 £2.40 £2.40 £2.50 Cod selected £2.09 £2.89 £2.62 £3.33 Haddock (small) £0.80 £1.00 £1.50 £3.18 £4.00 40,000 Cod small £1.59 £2.34 £2.20 £3.31 Monkfish (medium) £3.50 £3.50 £3.50 - £3.00 18,000 Haddock chippers £1.18 £1.85 £1.41 £2.37 ICELAND (RSF), Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 2 £3.00 30,000 Haddock large £2.26 £2.65 £2.60 £3.08 THURS 1 NOVEMBER landed price/kg wk ago wks ago Haddock medium £2.26 £2.62 £2.41 £3.08 £2.00 12,000 Thurs 1 Thurs 25 Thurs 18 £2.00 20,000 Haddock metros £0.96 £1.44 £0.85 £1.82 Kgs sold 236,858 245,781 239,772 Haddock seed £1.84 £2.34 £1.97 £2.91 Average price £1.77 £1.59 £1.94 sales (kgs, right scale) £1.00 6,000 Value of sales (£) £0.42m £0.39m £0.47m £1.00 10,000 sales (kgs, right scale) Haddock selected £2.24 £2.62 £2.27 £3.17 High price, large cod Arctic charr fillets 20 £10.29 £10.27 £10.39 High price, large haddock Hake £1.34 £3.11 £3.10 £3.78 High price, medium cod Blue ling (gutted) 69 £1.45 £1.37 £1.41 High price, medium haddock Lemon sole £3.00 £7.90 £7.14 £7.81 £0.00 0 Blue ling (ungutted) 4 £0.64 - £1.48 £0.00 0 Ling £1.43 £2.26 £1.81 £2.67 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Catfish (gutted) 3,021 £3.02 £2.56 £2.98 Megrim £2.63 £7.95 £8.20 £6.95 Catfish (ungutted) 453 £2.08 £1.06 £2.04 £5.60 35,000 £5.00 20,000 Monkfish £3.76 £4.92 £5.18 £4.75 Cod (large, gutted) 11,448 £2.44 £2.10 £2.17 Shetland cod Shetland haddock Plaice £1.96 £2.85 £2.22 £2.14 Cod (large, ungutted) 91,361 £2.01 £1.92 £2.20 £4.80 30,000 sales, size 3 (kgs) sales, size 2 (kgs) £4.00 16,000 Round haddock £0.90 £1.10 £0.66 £1.52 Cod (small, gutted) 6,612 £0.93 £0.70 £1.06 Avg price, size 3 Avg price, size 2 Round whiting £1.08 £1.73 £1.46 £1.34 Cod (small, ungutted) 1,993 £0.83 £0.80 £1.05 £4.00 25,000 Cod cheeks 25 £5.85 £5.18 £6.10 Saithe £1.34 £1.61 £1.28 £1.57 Greenland halibut (gutted) 147 £2.35 £1.66 £1.87 £3.00 12,000 Squid £2.41 £7.94 £7.10 £6.06 £3.20 20,000 Haddock (large, gutted) 14,287 £1.35 £1.69 £1.56 Whiting £1.66 £2.24 £2.20 £2.33 Haddock (large, ungutted) 66,585 £1.66 £1.72 £1.89 £2.40 15,000 Witches £0.94 £2.12 £2.26 £2.31 Haddock (small, gutted) 904 £0.66 £0.74 £0.75 £2.00 8,000 Haddock (small, ungutted) 361 £0.54 £0.77 £0.69 SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr £1.60 10,000 TO 2 NOVEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago Halibut (gutted) 620 £2.04 £2.90 £2.87 Lemon sole (gutted) 945 £4.19 £2.15 £3.21 £1.00 4,000 week wk ago yr ago Ling (gutted) 612 £1.38 £1.53 £1.63 £0.80 5,000 Boxes landed 9,506 8,370 8,764 sales, size 3 (kgs) sales, size 2 (kgs) Ling (ungutted) 3,992 £1.58 £1.81 £1.63 Catfish 596 £4.13 £3.89 £3.58 Avg price, size 3 Avg price, size 2 £0.00 0 Megrim (gutted) 299 £2.23 £0.35 £2.98 £0.00 0 Cod (2) 110,027 £2.77 £2.85 £3.27 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Monkfish (gutted) 408 £3.65 £4.11 £4.00 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Cod (3) 56,462 £2.58 £2.58 £3.04 Plaice (gutted) 5,434 £2.24 £2.05 £2.12 £4.00 16,000 Cod (4) 32,558 £2.22 £2.21 £2.80 £5.00 Redfish (ungutted) 7,206 £1.47 £1.03 £2.03 Fraserburgh large cod Fraserburgh haddock Cod (5) 33,850 £1.83 £1.81 £2.72 Saithe (gutted) 10,311 £0.67 £0.62 £0.90 4,500 Cod (6) 8,505 £1.78 £1.74 £2.27 Round sales (kgs) Gutted sales (kgs) Saithe (ungutted) 1,235 £0.58 £0.91 £0.04 £4.00 £3.00 12,000 Haddock (1) 9,347 £2.17 £2.15 £2.66 Skate (gutted) 84 £0.17 - £0.31 High price, round High price, gutted Haddock (2) 12,115 £2.20 £2.00 £2.72 Spotted catfish (gutted) 3,255 £2.46 £2.23 £2.41 Haddock (3) 10,665 £1.82 £1.68 £2.25 Tusk (gutted) 1,384 £0.82 £0.89 £0.91 £3.00 3,000 Haddock (4) 12,015 £1.48 £1.17 £1.87 Tusk (gutted) 1,384 £0.82 £0.89 £0.91 £2.00 8,000 Haddock (5) 6,801 £1.00 £0.68 £1.44 Tusk (ungutted) 1,339 £0.71 £0.69 £0.77 Daily sales (kgs) Haddock (round) 6,666 £1.00 £0.50 £1.26 £2.00 Whiting (gutted) 99 £0.55 - £0.82 High price per kg Hake (2) 7,386 £2.45 £2.91 £3.04 Whiting (ungutted) 1,007 £0.70 £0.67 £0.51 1,500 £1.00 4,000 Hake (3) 8,813 £2.12 £2.42 £2.53 Witch (ungutted) 560 £1.42 - £1.39 £1.00 Hake (4) 6,458 £1.80 £2.02 £2.17 HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m Halibut (3) 160 £9.11 £8.93 £10.28 TO 2 NOVEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago Halibut (4) 199 £7.93 £6.84 £7.91 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 John Dory 11 £4.97 £4.19 £7.01 week wk ago yr ago Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Lemon sole (2) 92 £7.12 £6.03 £7.71 Kgs sold 604,366 769,657 501,567 £7.00 28,000 £6.00 30,000 Lemon sole (4) 1,316 £3.45 £3.35 £3.59 Average price £2.59 £2.03 £2.61 Hantsholm cod Hantsholm hake Size 2 (kgs) Ling 11,676 £1.65 £1.43 £2.07 Value of sales (£) £1.57m £1.56m £1.27m Size 1 (kgs) £6.00 24,000 £5.00 25,000 Lythe 326 £3.56 £3.86 £3.70 Catfish (1) 529 £5.68 £5.09 £6.19 Avg price per kg Cod (0) 1,476 £5.15 £5.09 £3.81 Avg price per kg Mackerel 3,495 £0.68 £0.63 £1.07 £5.00 20,000 Megrim (2) 1,853 £5.26 £6.83 £6.78 Cod (1) 11,259 £5.26 £5.02 £3.67 £4.00 20,000 Megrim (3) 1,642 £4.42 £4.83 £4.92 Cod (2) 27,026 £4.86 £4.70 £3.32 £4.00 16,000 Megrim (4) 1,403 £2.95 £3.00 £3.32 Cod (3) 19,867 £4.87 £4.51 £3.08 Cod (4) 21,191 £3.44 £3.02 £3.05 £3.00 15,000 Monkfish (1) 573 £4.16 £3.93 £3.80 Size 3 (kgs) Size 2 (kgs) Cod (5) 23,440 £2.80 £1.91 £2.23 Monkfish (2) 4,215 £4.32 £4.24 £4.44 £3.00 Avg price per kg Avg price per kg 12,000 Haddock (1) 8,796 £2.72 £2.52 £2.34 Monkfish (3) 16,743 £4.60 £4.75 £4.26 £2.00 10,000 Haddock (2) 14,040 £2.10 £1.83 £1.67 Monkfish (4) 6,265 £4.45 £4.45 £4.17 £2.00 8,000 Haddock (3) 6,699 £1.27 £1.30 £1.21 Monkfish (5) 998 £3.56 £3.78 £3.65 Hake (0) 15,617 £3.40 £3.54 £3.32 £1.00 5,000 Monkfish (6) 174 £3.39 £2.99 £2.61 £1.00 4,000 Hake (1) 35,230 £2.67 £3.07 £2.88 Plaice (2) 6,007 £2.08 £1.98 £2.02 Hake (2) 41,315 £2.34 £2.68 £2.73 Plaice (3) 9,135 £1.88 £1.87 £1.40 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Hake (3) 10,946 £1.59 £1.73 £2.29 Plaice (4) 7,133 £1.68 £1.60 £1.05 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Lemon sole (1) 280 £8.75 £7.18 £10.50 Saithe (2) 2,405 £1.46 £1.65 £1.47 Lemon sole (2) 675 £7.61 £6.60 £8.91 £6.00 80,000 £9.00 6,000 Saithe (3) 4,684 £1.17 £1.07 £1.28 Lemon sole (3) 652 £4.11 £4.13 £5.05 Brixham cuttlefish Brixham scallops Saithe (4) 3,167 £0.72 £0.62 £1.07 Ling (1) 9,613 £2.04 £1.79 £2.53 Skate 828 £0.85 £0.45 £1.18 Ling (2) 15,760 £2.02 £1.77 £2.77 Skate, mixed 98 £0.33 £0.23 £1.21 Ling (3) 9,807 £1.97 £1.66 £2.41 £4.50 60,000 Skate, roker 253 £0.93 £0.40 £1.92 Megrim 917 £3.09 £3.59 £3.83 £6.00 4,000 Squid 4,468 £5.12 £4.90 £4.11 Monkfish (1) 4,835 £4.99 £4.83 £5.91 Turbot 340 £12.55 £11.73 £12.03 Monkfish (2) 11,378 £5.26 £5.18 £5.89 Sales (kgs, size 1&2) £3.00 40,000 Whiting (2) 1,890 £2.20 £2.80 £2.16 Monkfish (3) 14,451 £5.22 £5.13 £5.21 Avg price, size 1 Whiting (3) 4,724 £1.62 £1.78 £1.76 Monkfish (4) 3,734 £4.89 £5.12 £4.95 Whiting (4) 460 £0.96 £0.05 £1.41 Monkfish (5) 179 £3.69 £3.38 £3.23 £3.00 2,000 Whiting, round 31,405 £1.24 £1.00 £1.31 Plaice (1) 4,090 £3.47 £3.58 £2.88 £1.50 20,000 Witches, (2/3) 264 £2.60 £3.00 £1.97 Plaice (2) 4,798 £4.00 £3.99 £3.52 Daily sales (kgs) Witches, (4) 815 £0.89 £0.69 £1.09 Plaice (3) 7,140 £3.93 £3.66 £3.02 Avg price per kg Plaice (4) 15,001 £3.01 £2.97 £2.09 FRASERBURGH, WEEK Min Max Max, Max, yr Pollack (2) 1,421 £4.96 £4.60 £4.07 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 TO 2 NOVEMBER price/kg price/kg wk ago ago Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Pollack (3) 1,735 £4.60 £4.13 £3.80 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 week wk ago 6m ago Pollack (4) 408 £3.72 £3.42 £3.21 £5.00 5,000 £5.00 7,000 Boxes of fish 731 360 1,864 Saithe (1) 15,116 £1.87 £1.24 £1.40 Boxes of prawns 459 313 937 Newlyn megrim Newlyn hake Saithe (2) 18,331 £1.76 £1.17 £1.61 Cod large £1.40 £3.00 £3.47 £2.89 6,000 Saithe (3) 71,265 £1.55 £1.03 £1.27 £4.00 Sales (kgs, size 4) Sales (kgs, size 5) 4,000 £4.00 Haddock gutted £1.25 £2.00 £1.50 £1.77 Saithe (4) 127,637 £1.21 £0.82 £1.05 Avg price, size 5 Avg price, size 4 5,000 Haddock round £0.90 £1.30 - £1.13 Squid 584 £5.55 £4.99 £3.95 Hake £2.00 £2.30 £2.30 £2.45 Turbot (0) 27 £11.47 £15.84 £20.42 £3.00 3,000 £3.00 4,000 Lemon sole £3.00 £3.00 £4.00 £3.63 Turbot (1) 73 £14.38 £14.99 £16.83 Ling £2.75 £2.75 £1.50 £2.28 Turbot (2) 49 £13.09 £15.15 £13.73 Sales (kgs, size 2&3) 3,000 Megrims £4.25 £4.25 £3.75 £4.25 Turbot (3) 41 £12.93 £10.50 £10.93 £2.00 2,000 £2.00 Avg price, size 2 Monkfish lge/med/sel £3.70 £4.50 £5.35 £4.85 Turbot (4) 247 £5.26 £4.99 £7.91 Avg price, size 3 2,000 Plaice £1.00 £1.50 £1.00 £1.40 Whiting (1) 283 £1.89 £1.89 £1.48 Saithe large £0.90 £1.25 £0.90 £1.17 Whiting (2) 2,918 £1.72 £1.65 £1.48 £1.00 1,000 £1.00 1,000 Squid large £5.00 £5.00 £6.00 £5.07 Whiting (3) 464 £1.73 £1.34 £1.37 Whiting gutted £1.50 £1.50 £1.50 £1.53 Witch (1) 828 £4.13 £4.15 £3.43 £0.00 0 Whiting round £1.00 £1.40 £1.15 £1.27 Witch (2) 2,535 £3.07 £2.35 £2.51 £0.00 0 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Witches £1.00 £1.75 £2.00 £1.68 Witch (3) 1,954 £1.49 £1.33 £1.40 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 8 November 2018 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 23

BRIXHAM, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr NEWLYN, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Five-day rolling-average price and volume trends for main species THURS 1 NOVEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago TO 2 NOVEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago

£7.00 14,000 £3.00 48,000 week wk ago yr ago week wk ago yr ago Peterhead monkfish Peterhead saithe Kg landed 169,648 247,653 359,757 Kg landed 88,469 143,296 103,854 Average price £3.42 £4.01 £3.47 £6.00 12,000 £2.50 40,000 Average price £3.26 £3.12 £3.22 Value of sales (£) 581,022 993,143 1,240,162 Value of sales (£) 288,455 446,645 326,136 Bass (1) 71 £13.65 £11.47 £13.26 £5.00 10,000 Bass (1) 2 £12.00 £11.54 £11.39 £2.00 32,000 Bass (2) 128 £11.93 £11.40 £13.00 Bass (2) 38 £13.16 £14.59 £13.03 Bass (3) 323 £10.36 £9.55 £12.37 Bass (3) 33 £12.66 £12.07 £13.03 £4.00 8,000 Bass (4) 481 £8.37 £6.55 £8.71 Bass (4) 252 £9.38 £9.28 £10.73 £1.50 24,000 Bass (5) 138 £7.98 £6.51 £7.91 Bass (5) 35 £9.66 £8.01 £10.50 £3.00 6,000 Brill (1) 490 £9.09 £8.42 £10.18 Blonde Ray (L) 662 £1.99 £1.85 £2.83 £1.00 16,000 Brill (2) 410 £7.04 £5.55 £6.81 Blonde Ray (M) 707 £1.75 £1.19 £2.17 Blonde Ray (S) 237 £1.19 £0.59 £0.73 £2.00 4,000 sales (kgs, right scale) Brill (3) 897 £6.43 £4.72 £6.47 Blue Shark (9) 46 £0.44 £12.40 £0.24 High price, large saithe Brill (4) 914 £5.07 £3.38 £4.67 £0.50 8,000 Brill (1) 2 £10.00 £10.09 £10.08 £1.00 2,000 Brill (5) 71 £3.33 £2.80 £3.64 sales (kgs, right scale) High price, med/sel saithe Brill (2) 134 £10.84 £9.74 £10.70 High price, large/med/sel monk Cock crabs 190 £4.75 £4.27 £3.80 £0.00 0 Brill (3) 227 £6.89 £5.67 £7.52 £0.00 0 Cod (1) 10 £4.50 - £3.54 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Brill (4) 98 £5.73 £4.57 £6.93 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Cod (3) 2 £4.00 £2.80 £3.43 Cod (2) 49 £3.50 £3.74 £4.40 £6.00 18,000 £3.00 12,000 Conger (1) 382 £0.21 £0.38 £0.58 Cod (3) 383 £4.04 £4.03 £4.86 Shetland monkfish Shetland saithe Conger (2) 107 £0.10 £0.35 £0.50 Cod (4) 280 £3.12 £2.77 £1.12 Conger (3) 197 £0.12 £0.10 £0.20 Cod (5) 104 £1.61 £1.57 £3.60 Daily sales (kgs, size 3&4) £5.00 15,000 £2.50 10,000 Cuttlefish (1) 48,911 £3.53 £3.72 £3.41 Conger Eels (1) 109 £0.19 £0.34 £0.56 Avg price, size 3 Cuttlefish (2) 5,723 £2.69 £2.56 £1.96 Cuckoo ray (L) 80 £0.80 £0.30 £1.49 Avg price, size 4 Cuckoo ray (M) 2,108 £0.95 £0.62 £1.52 £4.00 12,000 £2.00 8,000 Dogfish 2,829 £0.25 £0.25 £0.21 Gurnard (2) 50 £1.90 £1.38 £2.11 Cuckoo ray (S) 198 £0.22 £0.30 £0.54 Gurnard (4) 6,379 £0.57 £0.50 £0.60 Cuttlefish (L) 331 £3.47 £3.71 £3.48 sales (kgs, size 3&4) £1.50 6,000 Cuttlefish (S) 41 £4.50 £3.68 £3.48 £3.00 9,000 Haddock (1) 28 £4.23 £2.43 £3.15 Avg price, size 3 Dover sole (1) 260 £13.62 £11.16 £14.71 Haddock (2) 13 £2.60 £2.20 £2.45 Avg price, size 4 Dover sole (2) 460 £13.14 £11.89 £14.29 £2.00 6,000 £1.00 4,000 Hake (2) 13 £3.70 £3.00 £3.55 Dover sole (3) 845 £15.20 £12.79 £15.47 Hake (3) 72 £3.77 £2.89 £3.59 Dover sole (4) 662 £11.31 £10.60 £11.25 Hake (4) 225 £3.36 £2.46 £3.55 Dover sole (5) 209 £9.53 £8.54 £9.41 £1.00 3,000 £0.50 2,000 Hake (5) 664 £2.76 £2.34 £3.18 Gurnard and latchet (L) 103 £2.18 £2.05 £2.40 Hake (6) 1,200 £2.47 £2.18 £2.75 Gurnard and latchet (M) 104 £1.06 £1.25 £1.12 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Hake (7) 221 £2.31 £2.09 £2.34 Gurnard and latchet (S) 680 £0.48 £0.51 £0.71 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Hen crabs 2,174 £2.38 £2.57 £1.86 Haddock (1) 380 £2.43 £1.87 £2.91 £8.00 4,000 £3.00 6,000 John Dory (1) 53 £11.63 £11.49 £11.61 Haddock (2) 1,769 £2.05 £1.94 £2.62 Fraserburgh monkfish John Dory (2) 91 £11.17 £10.50 £11.73 Haddock (3) 476 £1.85 £1.66 £2.30 Fraserburgh saithe Haddock (4) 99 £0.56 £0.46 £0.79 £7.00 3,500 John Dory (3) 221 £6.63 £6.99 £9.75 £2.50 5,000 Haddock (5) 5 £0.50 £0.42 £0.55 Lemon sole (1) 89 £9.99 £8.80 £8.98 £6.00 3,000 Hake (0) 43 £0.38 £1.01 £2.12 Daily sales (kgs) Lemon sole (2) 200 £9.67 £8.89 £9.20 £2.00 4,000 Hake (1) 177 £2.78 £2.78 £2.45 £5.00 2,500 High price per kg Lemon sole (3) 430 £8.39 £7.37 £7.94 Hake (2) 765 £2.87 £2.51 £2.84 Lemon sole (4) 592 £3.68 £3.58 £4.14 Hake (3) 2,135 £3.11 £2.43 £3.10 £4.00 2,000 £1.50 3,000 Lemon sole (5) 126 £2.23 £2.14 £2.06 Hake (4) 7,397 £2.77 £2.39 £3.61 £3.00 1,500 Line mackerel (2) 21 £2.51 £1.27 £1.41 Hake (5) 10,516 £2.41 £2.15 £3.62 £1.00 2,000 Line mackerel (3) 100 £1.21 £0.53 £0.35 Hake (6) 2,059 £2.00 £1.95 £3.53 £2.00 1,000 Lobster 46 £17.87 £15.75 £15.33 Herring (M) 23 £3.11 £2.01 £0.79 Daily sales (kgs) £0.50 1,000 Monkfish tails (1) 325 £10.04 £9.59 £10.25 John Dory (1) 13 £12.09 £10.01 £9.55 £1.00 500 High price per kg Monkfish tails (2) 793 £10.84 £10.62 £11.34 John Dory (2) 125 £10.23 £9.67 £8.41 John Dory (3) 251 £6.48 £4.96 £6.96 £0.00 0 Monkfish tails (3) 508 £11.06 £11.20 £11.69 £0.00 0 John Dory (4) 178 £4.62 £3.17 £4.86 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Monkfish tails (4) 616 £10.89 £10.41 £10.55 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 John Dory (5) 139 £3.21 £1.64 £4.10 Monkfish tails (5) 1,162 £8.80 £8.18 £8.95 Lemon sole (1) 300 £7.09 £9.46 £9.44 £7.00 7,000 £3.00 120,000 Monkfish tails (6) 302 £4.14 £3.78 £5.86 Hantsholm monkfish Lemon sole (2) 506 £7.35 £8.91 £7.95 Hantsholm saithe Octopus 4,597 £2.06 £2.07 £1.26 Lemon sole (3) 398 £7.34 £7.99 £7.81 £6.00 6,000 £2.50 Size 4 (kgs) 100,000 Plaice (1) 1,735 £3.29 £2.64 £2.97 Lemon sole (4) 828 £4.02 £3.64 £4.24 Size 3 (kgs) Plaice (2) 2,951 £2.67 £2.48 £2.11 Lemon sole (5) 321 £3.64 £2.25 £2.31 £5.00 5,000 Avg price per kg Plaice (3) 4,305 £2.55 £2.36 £1.87 Ling (L) 293 £1.85 £1.65 £2.51 £2.00 Avg price per kg 80,000 Plaice (4) 4,784 £2.43 £2.25 £1.63 Ling (M) 321 £1.83 £1.65 £2.26 £4.00 4,000 Plaice (5) 6,137 £2.11 £1.93 £1.47 Mackerel (LM) 1,187 £1.70 £1.57 £1.91 Mackerel (M) 7,871 £0.95 £0.71 £1.07 £1.50 60,000 Pollock (2) 8 £3.97 £4.47 £3.92 Mackerel (S) 5,494 £0.50 £0.44 £0.37 £3.00 3,000 Pollock (3) 4 £1.80 £2.73 £3.00 Ray wings (blonde, 1) 129 £4.25 £3.08 £5.10 Megrim (1) 732 £6.65 £6.53 £5.28 Megrim (2) 2,012 £5.61 £5.50 £5.69 £1.00 40,000 Ray wings (blonde, 2) 232 £3.47 £2.50 £4.38 £2.00 2,000 Megrim (3) 2,057 £3.94 £4.41 £5.62 Size 3 (kgs) Ray wings (blonde, 3) 65 £3.63 £2.49 £4.03 Megrim (4) 2,578 £3.37 £3.28 £4.81 Size 2 (kgs) Ray wings (thornback, 2) 53 £2.44 £1.69 £3.62 £1.00 1,000 £0.50 20,000 Megrim (5) 4,384 £2.43 £2.86 £4.17 Avg price per kg Ray wings (thornback, 3) 178 £2.25 £1.70 £3.65 Monkfish (1) 252 £10.62 £10.20 £11.71 Avg price per kg Ray wings (thornback, 4) 140 £0.67 £0.33 £2.05 Monkfish (2) 1,094 £10.40 £10.98 £12.04 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Red mullet (3) 12 £7.18 £3.61 £9.63 Monkfish (3) 2,302 £10.66 £11.34 £11.56 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Round pouting 5,271 £0.38 £0.37 £0.50 Monkfish (4) 2,013 £10.53 £10.32 £10.67 £14.00 1,400 £20.00 2,500 Scallop (2) 6,852 £4.55 £3.79 £5.74 Monkfish (5) 1,163 £7.27 £6.93 £9.61 Brixham monkfish tails Brixham sole Scallop meat 358 £14.00 - £15.00 Octopus (L) 65 £1.80 £5.20 £1.03 £12.00 1,200 Sole (1) 593 £13.56 £11.93 £14.63 Octopus (M) 390 £2.06 £1.98 £1.08 £16.00 2,000 Sole (2) 1,184 £13.32 £11.26 £14.27 Pilchard/Sardines (2) 95 £0.32 £0.44 - £10.00 1,000 Sole (3) 2,198 £15.58 £13.02 £15.24 Plaice (1) 643 £2.89 £3.22 £2.99 Plaice (2) 342 £2.29 £2.18 £2.24 Sole (4) 1,345 £12.92 £11.37 £11.10 £12.00 1,500 Plaice (3) 372 £2.55 £2.32 £1.81 Sole (5) 1,402 £10.15 £9.38 £9.09 £8.00 800 Plaice (4) 210 £2.12 £1.88 £1.56 Sole (6) 385 £7.75 £6.97 £8.48 Pollack, lythe (1) 108 £4.56 £3.18 £4.27 Squid (1) 91 £7.32 £6.26 £6.00 £6.00 600 £8.00 1,000 Pollack, lythe (2) 580 £4.48 £4.55 £4.32 Squid (2) 5,116 £5.50 £5.21 £4.14 Pollack, lythe (3) 402 £3.61 £3.71 £3.85 £4.00 400 Squid (mix) 1,194 £5.00 £4.48 £3.91 Pollack, lythe (4) 57 £1.94 £1.36 £3.29 Turbot (1) 89 £18.00 £15.46 £19.98 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (m) 5 £0.10 - £0.33 £4.00 Sales (kgs, size 3&4) 500 Sales (kgs, size 3,4&5) Avg price, size 3 Turbot (2) 241 £15.89 £12.86 £14.60 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (S) 201 £0.23 £0.16 £0.30 £2.00 200 Avg price, size 3 Avg price, size 4 Avg price, size 5 Avg price, size 4 Turbot (3) 363 £13.96 £11.23 £14.60 Red mullet (2) 8 £8.17 £8.38 £8.63 Turbot (4) 642 £10.95 £9.49 £11.94 Saithe (1) 36 £1.45 £1.29 £2.03 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Saithe (2) 111 £1.43 £1.29 £1.75 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Turbot (5) 710 £9.21 £7.37 £8.59 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Saithe (3) 118 £1.27 £1.08 £1.54 Turbot (6) 169 £7.74 £6.08 £6.88 Scallops 356 £0.51 £0.98 £1.17 £14.00 3,500 £21.00 700 Whelks 1,575 £1.30 £1.21 £0.96 Newlyn sole Sea Breams (2) 8 £14.92 £7.80 £5.28 Newlyn monkfish tails Whiting (1) 109 £2.02 £1.75 £1.70 Small-eyed ray (L) 289 £1.24 £1.16 £2.05 £12.00 3,000 £18.00 600 Whiting (2) 291 £1.54 £1.40 £1.25 Smoothhound (L) 103 £0.58 £0.35 £0.51 Whiting (3) 604 £1.02 £1.00 £0.94 Smoothhound (M) 385 £0.69 £0.20 £0.61 £10.00 2,500 £15.00 500 LOWESTOFT, WEEK Min Max Max, Max, yr Smoothhound (S) 69 £0.18 £0.15 £0.51 Sales (kgs, size 3,4&5) Avg price, size 3 TO 2 NOVEMBER price/kg price/kg mnth ago ago Squid (L) 57 £6.07 £6.10 £5.45

£8.00 Avg price, size 4 Avg price, size 5 2,000 £12.00 400 Squid (M) 395 £6.48 £5.73 £4.84 week mnth ago yr ago Squid (S) 43 £4.91 £4.28 £3.66 Kgs sold 1,350 4,800 3,960 £6.00 1,500 £9.00 300 Thornback Ray (M) 12 £0.55 £0.89 £1.47 Bass £8.50 £10.00 £12.00 £15.63 Turbot (2) 23 £14.19 £15.11 £14.73 Brill £7.00 £12.00 £9.50 £9.00 £4.00 1,000 £6.00 200 Turbot (3) 40 £14.15 £16.28 £15.94 Dover sole £5.50 £16.00 £14.00 £18.00 Turbot (4) 96 £14.45 £8.18 £14.65 Daily sales (kgs) Turbot (5) 36 £11.37 £10.18 £12.84 £2.00 500 £3.00 100 Herring £1.00 £1.00 £1.50 £1.60 Avg price, size 3 Turbot (6) 73 £10.78 £10.83 £9.11 Plaice £1.50 £2.80 £2.40 £3.50 Avg price, size 4 Whiting (1) 78 £1.71 £1.90 £1.44 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Skate £1.00 £3.40 £2.00 £3.53 Whiting (2) 117 £1.53 £0.83 £1.13 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Mon Oct 15 Mon Oct 22 Mon Oct 29 Turbot £7.00 £10.80 £11.50 £11.88 Whiting (3) 30 £0.54 £0.45 £0.78 24 CLASSIFIEDS/PUBLIC NOTICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 8 November 2018 CLASSIFIEDS MARINE PAINTS AND COATINGS HATCHES PROPELLERS LIFERAFTS NOZZLES & PROPELLERS

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Highways England Section 56 Planning Act 2008 Regulation 9 of The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 Notice of Acceptance of an Application for a Development Consent Order A63 Castle Street Improvement, Hull

Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for the drainage from the underpass and pump it away for street-improvement-hull Transport has accepted an application by Highways England discharge Copies may also be purchased from the project team using Company Limited of Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, The DCO would authorise the compulsory acquisition of the contact details at the end of this notice. Copies of the Guildford, GU1 4LZ (“the Applicant”) for a Development land, interests in land and rights over land, and the powers suite of application documents can be obtained for a charge Consent Order (“DCO”) under the Planning Act 2008 (“the to use land permanently and temporarily for the of £615 for hard copies. On request, a CD/DVD containing Application”). The Application was submitted by Highways construction, operation and maintenance of the Scheme. these documents will be provided free of charge. Copies of England to the Secretary of State c/o the Planning The DCO would make provisions in connection with several individual documents are also available on request and a Inspectorate (“PINS”) on Thursday 20 September 2018 and ancillary matters including: the temporary and permanent charge may apply. was accepted on 18 October 2018. The reference number applied to the Application by PINS is TR010016. stopping up of lengths of existing highways in the vicinity Any person may make representations on the Application to of the route; the temporary and permanent stopping up or the Secretary of State (ie: giving notice of any interest in or The DCO would authorise improvements to the A63 and diversion of highways and; the temporary and permanent objection to the Application). Any representation relating to connecting side roads in Hull between Ropery Street and stopping up of private means of access in the vicinity of the the Application must be submitted on a registration form the Market Place/Queen Street junction. The proposed route. and give the grounds on which it is made. PINS have issued development (“the Scheme”) in summary involves: The Scheme is Environmental Impact Assessment detailed advice on registering as an interested party and • Lowering the level of the A63 by approximately 7m into making a relevant representation, to which you are advised an underpass at the Mytongate Junction and raising development (“EIA development”) as defined by The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) to have regard. This advice notice (8.2 – How to Register to Ferensway and Commercial Road by approximately 1m Participate in an Examination) can be found at: creating a grade separated (split-level) junction. 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Albion Street, Tuesday 9:30am – 5:00pm • Providing a new bridge over the A63 for pedestrians, Hull, Wednesday 13:00pm - 19:30pm Alternatively, you can request a hard copy of the form by cycles and disabled users south of Princes Quay shopping HU1 3TF Thursday 9:30am - 19:30pm telephoning 0303 444 5000 quoting the name of the centre. Tel: 01482 210000 Friday 9:30am - 13:00pm Application and PINS reference number TR010016. A • Upgrading the existing route from Market Place under Saturday 10:00am - 16:00pm completed hard copy form to be submitted to PINS should the A63 using High Street to allow pedestrians, cycles Sunday Closed be sent to: and disabled users to cross underneath the A63. Gipsyville Library, Monday 9:00am – 5:00pm The Planning Inspectorate • Restricting access to the A63 by closing some junctions 728-730 Hessle Tuesday Closed Major Applications & Plans, 3D, Temple Quay House, Temple and restricting movements on some side roads to High Road, Wednesday 10:00am - 18:00pm Quay, BRISTOL BS1 6PN improve safety. Hull, Thursday Closed Please quote reference number TR010016 in all • Changes and enhancements to existing highways to HU4 6JA Friday 9:00am - 17:00pm correspondence with PINS about this Application. maintain access to all properties. Tel: 01482 616973 Saturday 10:00am - 13:00pm • Vegetation clearance, exhumation and reburial works Sunday Closed Representations must be received by PINS no later than within Trinity Burial Ground resulting in the permanent Thursday 20 December 2018. Please note that any loss of approximately one third of the site to submitted representations to PINS will be published on the accommodate the new Mytongate Junction. 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Joint winners vessel was built by Vestværftet ApS INDEPENDENT FRESH FISH for the Tranquility Fishing with the The presentations were warmly applauded by over 200 Haydn McLeod Company Ltd. RETAILER OF THE YEAR Girl Debra leaving Whitby for engine trials last we prime halibut Forever FaithfulThe PD 289 ek. guests and sponsors who attended Fishing News Awards Fresh from the Boat new Shetland seine-netter Tranquility LK 63 berthed caught when at Symbister for the first time l Summer trawling in 2018 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Aberdeen Treetops, on Emsworth ast weekend, when large The Brixham trawler Girl Debr Ryan Corbettcrowds were waiting on the pier to welcome skippers a returned to Devon Rose features Rye Bay on Thursday 24 May. Stuart Anderson and David Reid this week following an xtensivee seven-week refit at a new hull THE SUSTAINABILITY Sparkling Star UL 290 , and her crew, home to ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: UK & IRELAND £122 engines supplied by Padmos of the under- Whitby, reportsDavid Linkie The 20.3m scalloper Summer The 20 winners were unanimous in dedicating their Whalsay, reports David Linkie. . Stellendam, Holland. design from 10m boat AWARD The 27.55m Tranquility ran successful Parkol Marine Engineering installed new Rose OB 141 ran successful awards to their colleagues, friends and families, both at SPECIAL MERIT AWARD fishing trials off Mitsubishi main and auxilia EK Marine supplied the SC McAllister Jack Henry. Sponsored by The the Danish coast last week, befor ry engines, supplied and engine trials from Whitby last & Co Ltd. sea and ashore, for providing the united team effort that Jack Sanderson e leaving Hvide Sande commissioned by Padmos o David Linkie. scalloper’s complete hydraulic David Linkie presents a cheque for £2,500 to Fishermen’s Mission Fishmongers’ Company for Shetland via Thyborøn. f Stellendam. week, reports underpins every aspect of the UK fishing industry, and Perseverance II H 11 A new, fuller and wider bulb Built for The Star Fishing and deck machinery, including CEO David Dickens watched by comedian host Fred MacAulay. Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Tranquility arrived at Lerwick on Saturday mor ous bow, designed by ning, SC McAllister & Co Ltd, was also fitted into positio Company Ltd, by Parkol Marine the outer hull tipping doors, therefore is its key strength. Accreditation Group where the crew’s families were waiting to go aboard n catch conveyors and retractable North Sea Cod MSC LIFETIMEthe new ACHIEVEMENT whitefish vessel for the over the existing bulb to improve hull efficiency and Engineering, Summer Rose A wide range of experience, types of vessel and Trainee of the Year Award sponsored by Sunderland short passage north to maximise waterline leng EUROPE £175 REST OF WORLD £190 SponsoredWhalsay. by Fishing News th. incorporates a number of new towing arms. geographical areas of the UK were represented on the Marine, were presented to Jennifer Mouat, secretary to Accreditation Summer Rose naming Arnold LockerFurther details of Tranquility will be include See pages 8 - 17 for a Brixhamport profile feature. ideas designed to improve d in Fishing awards stage during the evening, including Argyll, Co the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group, News soon. fishing safety and fuel economy. ceremony – see page 28. 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Advertising on these pages is free for fishermen selling used boats and equipment. If you are a commercial supplier, please contact TalkMedia Sales on 01732 447008 SEE INSIDE! The Idle Rocks named the UK’s Seafood Restaurant of the Year The Idle Rocks in St fishermen who are known and Mawes, Cornwall, has been trusted. announced as the winner of Guy Owen said: “We are the 2018 Seafood Restaurant absolutely over the moon of the Year, by The Caterer in to be awarded the Seafood association with Seafish, the Restaurant of the Year 2018. public body supporting the This is, without a doubt, all Dutch ‘no deal’ Brexit warning £10bn UK seafood industry. thanks to the fantastic team See page 2 The restaurant competition, here, who work so hard to now in its fourth year, was understand our food and launched to highlight great use ensure that we are responsible of seafood and knowledge and sustainable, in order to of often underused seafood protect the biodiversity of our products, in all types of oceans.” restaurants. The Idle Rocks Lisa Jenkins, was awarded the title for its products and exemplary customer service, suppliers backed up by a Seafish editor of The mystery audit, and its excellent Caterer, who The winning team from The Idle Rocks... menu and variety of locally presented and (inset) head chef Guy Owen. sourced fish species. the trophy to The restaurant, led by Guy Owen whiting and highly, with the mystery guest Boat of the week head chef Guy Owen, with Seafish silver mullet – impressed by the invitation Guiding Light H 90 See page 7 was also praised by the southwest but only ever on booking to ‘come in early judges for its sourcing and project manager fish from Cornish for a drink’, and comments sustainability practices, and Gus Caslake, waters. in the report including for its dedication to training commented: “Head The 2018 judging ‘brilliant waiters who were and educating its teams about chef Guy Owen’s ethos panel included Calum knowledgeable, attentive and provenance. is to focus on the main Richardson, owner of The friendly’. The Idle Rocks is a privately ingredient on the plate and Bay Fish and Chips in Three members of The Idle owned 19-bedroom waterfront use his classically gained skills Aberdeenshire; Giovanna Rocks team will receive an Relais & Chateaux hotel with imaginative influences Grossi, hospitality training all-expenses-paid fishing trip with a 65-seat restaurant from other places in the world consultant; José Souto, organised by Seafish, where and an ethos of embracing where he has worked. His chef-lecturer at Westminster they will have the opportunity and protecting its waterside main influence, however, is College, London; and Adam to extend their knowledge location. The chef brigade is his team. The kitchen brigade Bateman, group operations of the catching, processing passionate about preparing at The Idle Rocks is heavily and development chef of and supply of seafood. Each authentic and inspiring dishes, involved in creating seasonal Principal Hotels. top-five finalist is also awarded conceived from sustainably and modern dishes on the Calum Richardson said: vouchers from uniform sourced ingredients. menu.” “As a hotel restaurant, the supplier Russums. Fishing News Awards The team works very Current menus at The Idle chef has to keep a range of Andy Gray, trade See page 8 closely with its local seafood Rocks include St Mawes customers happy, but he marketing manager for suppliers, such as Fish for oyster, ponzu and apple; manages to keep a good Seafish, commented: “We Thought and The Wild Oyster Percuil scallop; smoked bacon selection of interesting fish are delighted to support Company, fishing Cornish chowder; and Singapore dishes on the menu, which and promote the Seafood native oysters on the Fal river. crab. The restaurant you would expect from a Restaurant of the Year award. This is a fishery protected by introduces new and alternative restaurant in a location like It’s genuinely inspirational strict byelaws, only allowing species of fish and shellfish to St Mawes, with access to to be among such talented the gathering of oysters by the menu as and when they some of the best seafood in seafood ambassadors. fair wind and tide, between are in season or available from Cornwall.” Seafood is widely recognised October and March. local suppliers, and aims to An independent mystery as one of the healthiest and The majority of the fish on utilise underused species of audit undertaken by Seafish most sustainable proteins, and the menus is specimen rod- or fish and seafood as often as as part of the judging process we are encouraging people to line-caught, by many day-boat possible, including gurnard, also scored the restaurant eat two portions a week.”

Joyful Spirit new Plymouth twin- Large brown crab and spider crab caught off Littlehampton rig trawler See pages 12 - 17 Littlehampton in West Sussex seems to be name of my Seal Islander boat, which is one of those places where fishermen come Doodlebug,” he said, with a smile. up with very different catches at times, Jay Hunter, who runs Browns Seafoods reports John Periam. on the Riverside Industrial Estate at Local fisherman Sean Hunter caught a Littlehampton, bought the crabs from 2.8kg (6.1lb) brown crab (Cancer pagurus) Sean Hunter. He said, “We are very loyal and a 2.1kg (4.6lb) European spider crab to our local fishermen, and purchase a (Maja squinado) four miles south of lot of fish from them. These two beauties Littlehampton, while flatfish netting. certainly attracted a lot of attention when “I was amazed when I saw them, and placed on our retail counter. Jay Hunter (left) of Browns Seafoods in a lifetime of fishing in the Channel, I “Fisherman work hard to try and make and Littlehampton fisherman Sean have never seen crabs of this size before. I a decent living – the current times are not Hunter, holding the large 2.8kg brown Scottish Inshore Fisheries am one of those fishermen who from time easy for them, with the quotas, discards, crab and 2.1kg spider crab, which were to time seem to come up with the most and rules and regulations. It is on special caught on the same day. Conference See pages 18 - 19 unusual catches; I get the impression they occasions like this that one wonders just follow me around, knowing that I am a what is happening on our seabeds, and next time our Littlehampton fishermen go SEE INSIDE! friendly character, or perhaps they like the what will come up in our pots and nets out to sea!”