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The George Johannes ablaze with deck lights in the early hours before sailing..... time for the boxes to be put back aboard the Sapphire, no doubt they will be hoping to turn grey into black..... there's a new kid on the block from Foey - Fish for Thought who are obviously capitalising on the fact that, as as every fishermen knows, fish feeds the mind and gives you brainpower.... almost a full moon, low down in the sky it heralds another big tide.
It is often easy to assume that you are alone and unfairly treated at times - but take a look at the fishing effort off the coast of Thailand. Here the Thai government banned all trawling many years ago in order to preserve stocks and minimise damage to the seabed. Interestingly enough, they are now in the process of introducing legalised trawling in some areas.
However, skipper Pete Goss has decided that cannot miss the opportunity to call in to one of the world's most remote islands, Ile St Paul. Apart from a scientific research station the island is often uninhabited other than by unique colonies of birds and other sealife.
In response to the FSA's call for yet another government funded consultancy programme to see if the consumer should be asked if they need to be encouraged to eat fish twice a week - one oily, one white - Nathan, from Seafood Cornwall's response was adamant, NO! - all sectors of the industry now work together to promote the benefits of healthy eating by including fish on a regular basis and, that consumers are now better informed than ever as to the provenance of fish. There are individual chefs like Tom Aikens, many restaurants and even supermarkets that, these days, like to inform customers about fish sourced locally by displaying information to customers, like those fish that are line-caught or tagged or from MSC recognised stocks.
Jim Portus, from the Suth West Fish Producer's Organisation, also feels that the FSA are needlesly adding their weight to a push for change in thinking when the drive for such change is already well under way, "Thanks for your advice. The industry has got the message, the fisheries department has got the message, the fishermen have got the message, the EU in Brussels has got the message and we are all striving to achieve it."
Of course, one of the downsides of schemes that promote the above are that they inevitably suggest to the public that fish from other sources is, therefore not from sustainable or managed stocks or ethically caught. This again reinforces the need for all hands to work together for the benefit of future generations as eating, shopping and living standards change to reflect the more environmentally aware world in which we live.
For those who know their coastal geography this should not prove too difficult..... where the local chippy, of considerable size for a small coastal town, cod not resist the obvious pun for the shops name..... of course, (in ye olde english) and further inland, are the remains of a better clue.
More articles have appeared in the national press over the court case in Truro this week. The Daily Telegraph covers the story from several angles and, rather ingraciously, uses the term 'Pirates'.
While the point that there was quota available to buy may have been true at the time - there are many other times when there is no such quota available, anywhere - and in those times fishermen all over the UK are faced with a dilemma - they cannot fish selectively and as a result they see tons of fish being thrown back dead - that is not conservation - hence, in the past, many have justified their action on moral grounds.
Visiting tug, MTS Taktow rests against the new Quay..... astern of the tug, two of the Rowse fleet shine under the light from the quay.... another Windcat on passage takes fuel...... BritanniaV's varnish shows up well in the morning light alongside the fishmarket.... good news for the beamer boys as 'black gold' continues to fill fishrooms well into the new year..... the George Johannes put a good first 2009 trip ashore..... with much tooing and froing on the market to get the fish shifted to the waiting transport.... and so much of it that Ocean Fish have had to bring down a second wagon to cope with the demand.
The George Johannes ablaze with deck lights in the early hours before sailing.....
time for the boxes to be put back aboard the Sapphire, no doubt they will be hoping to turn grey into black.....
there's a new kid on the block from Foey - Fish for Thought who are obviously capitalising on the fact that, as as every fishermen knows, fish feeds the mind and gives you brainpower....
almost a full moon, low down in the sky it heralds another big tide.
For those who know their coastal geography this should not prove too difficult.....
where the local chippy, of considerable size for a small coastal town, cod not resist the obvious pun for the shops name.....
of course, (in ye olde english) and further inland, are the remains of a better clue.
Visiting tug, MTS Taktow rests against the new Quay.....
astern of the tug, two of the Rowse fleet shine under the light from the quay....
another Windcat on passage takes fuel......
BritanniaV's varnish shows up well in the morning light alongside the fishmarket....
good news for the beamer boys as 'black gold' continues to fill fishrooms well into the new year.....
the George Johannes put a good first 2009 trip ashore.....
with much tooing and froing on the market to get the fish shifted to the waiting transport....
