Cornish fishermen land top Seafood Awards

Cornish fishermen land top Awards Cornwall’s Fishing Industry is celebrating after scooping two awards at the recent Seafood Awards held in London’s Mariott Hotel last week (22nd March). Skipper Stefan Glinski was first up to collect the ‘Catching for the Market’ award for his innovative approach to the Cornish Sardine fishery involving his Newlyn-based vessel ‘Pride of Cornwall’, and processing facility, Fresh-n-Freeze Ltd. However, the Cornish celebrations were not to end there as a group of Cornish fishermen representing the SW Handline Fishermen’s Assoc. and Seafood Cornwall then collected the hotly contested ‘Sustainable Futures’ Award for the line caught Bass and Pollack tagging scheme. “It was great to see some of Cornwall’s proactive and positive fishermen being recognised for the hard work they have been putting into developing both the Cornish Sardine fishery and the Bass tagging scheme” said Paul Trebilcock, Chief Executive of the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation. Pic attached shows L-R Fred McAuley (comedian and host), Quentin Knights (Newlyn skipper), Nathan de Rozarieux (Seafood Cornwall), Andrew Pascoe (Newlyn skipper and vice-chair SWHFA), David Muirhead (Secretary of SWHFA) and Andrew Dewar-Durie, (Chairman of Seafish).
For more information, to arrange interviews or to obtain pictures, please contact William Ancell, Communications Executive, Seafish on 0131 524 8667 or w_ancell@seafish.co.uk.

Busy night for W Stevenson.

The family firm's ubiquitous green box on the quayside.
Jannie En Klaas goes through the gear....

The worn shackles are cut out with a torch.A hangover from Nelson's day - hammocks still have their place at sea it seems!A refurbished block waits to be fitted on the Sara Cathryn.Close-up shots of the Pen Glas.Salcombe registered, Pen Glas at the end of a day's crabbing sits alongsid the Cornishman.Pride of Cornwall heads out to a flat calm bay and another shot at the Cornish Sardine shoals.

Frizzy Nor'westerly winds

A rare sight on a beamer - both 'sides' (beam trawls) are missing.
Out in the Bay, the strong winds have brought two small(ish) coasters in for shelter.
Bulk carrier Vedette has a very low freeboard. Built by Noordersluis at IJmuiden in 1990 for Dutch shipping.

Visiting Brixham beamer goes through their gear.
A dapper Mr Morley, resplendent in his one-piece winter warmer helps out Jeremy on the Danmark.

Two of Stevenson's beamers wait for enough water to eneter the gaps in the fresh breeze.

The Remo at anchor.Tidal information is displayed near the harbour office and changed daily.

At the market

An increasing trend - boats choosing to land direct.
Two visiting crabbers take fuel at the market berth.

A trickle of netters mid-tide

Silver Dawn and Nova Spero split their netting trips with a Wednesday evening landing.
Plenty of ice in tubs being prepared for the market
Refrigerated trucks que alongside the iceworks
More ice in the evening sun!

1001 is in

PZ 1001, the Resurgan puts her bow against the quay at the end of a trip.Nigel Richards coils down the bow line aboard the George Johannes ready for sea.
George Johannes makes her way out through the gaps.Shaun Williams has gillnetter Girl Patricia alongside the maket for a mid-tide landing.