A good run of big cod gets measured on the fish market this morning - strong evidence to the contrary of there being less than 100 adult cod as quoted in the in the Times two weeks ago which did nothing to help support the huge steps forward being made by fishermen and scientists like those at Cefas to work ever more closley together for the future of fishing.
Friday 28 September 2012
Fishy Friday, lots of monks about
Just some of the pollack from the Ajax's white fish haul...
which included plenty of adult cod - no shortage of grandad cod in ICES Area VII!...
and just one day's hake, over 100 boxes...
the freshest, finest Fishy Friday inshore monk tails this side of the Lizard...
and the cheeks to go with them...
get a swift covering of ice to keep them chilled till the auctioneer gets round...
plenty of ice on the hake from the Ajax...
as the auction gets under way...
never mind the Bass, Capn' Cod goes for the squid instead...
and talking of Butts here's the real thing weighing in at almost a stone (14lb = 1 stone = 6.35 Kg) in old money...
skipper and owner keeping an ear open for the prices this morning...
one of the latest beam trawlers to join the fleet at Brixham, the Sarah Louise...
all set to take boxes back on board.
Newlyn Harbour Lights appeal!
THE HARBOUR Lights Committee in Newlyn need to raise almost £3,000 by November 4 to ensure the display goes ahead as planned this year.
The lights, which decorate the port, have been on show for decades and form part of a popular bus tour heading through the village to Mousehole each Christmas.
However, following the cancellation of the annual Newlyn Raft Race fundraiser this summer, due to a lack of volunteers to deal with health and safety requirements, the group is still short of the £5,000 needed to run the annual display.
Nathalie Keogh, from the Harbour Lights Committee, said: "I've lived in Newlyn all my life. It has always been a close-knit community and I would be devastated not to see the lights go up."
A pub quiz is being held at The Swordfish Inn at 7.30pm tonight to raise money.
A meeting is being held at The Centre in Newlyn at 7.30pm on Tuesday, October 2, to discuss more fundraising ideas.
'Ridiculous' that UK will not sign fishing treaty
A treaty trying to reduce the number of deaths in the commercial fishing industry comes into force today, however Britain have not signed it.
Mike Park, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers Association, told the Today programme that he expects Britain to have "sound reasons" for not signing the treaty, but he "can't imagine what they are." An estimated 24,000 lives are lost each year in the industry, and Mr Park described having to save lives on his vessel whilst working as a fishing captain, including two-air lift rescues in his career.
Story courtesy off BBC Radio4 Today
Mike Park, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers Association, told the Today programme that he expects Britain to have "sound reasons" for not signing the treaty, but he "can't imagine what they are." An estimated 24,000 lives are lost each year in the industry, and Mr Park described having to save lives on his vessel whilst working as a fishing captain, including two-air lift rescues in his career.
Story courtesy off BBC Radio4 Today
Thursday 27 September 2012
Latest UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2011
UK Fisheries Annual statistics
UK Sea Fisheries Statistics and its subsidiary publications The UK Fishing Industry: Structure and Activity and The UK Fishing Industry:
Landings are annual Office for National Statistics publications, adhering to the Code of Practice of Practice for Official Statistics.
UK Sea Fisheries Statistics provides a broad picture of the UK fishing industry and its operations. The coverage includes the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands with separate figures for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The publication includes information on:
- the structure and activity of the UK fishing industry
- landings
- supplies, overseas trade and marketing
- main stocks and their level of exploitation
- the world fishing industry
Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Fisheries) - Press Conference
Council of the European Union - Agriculture and Fisheries
Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Fisheries) - Press Conference
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 13.00
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Undulatus Asperatus - crowd sourced cloud
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| Astrolatus Undulatus hanging over Newlyn Harbour |
The story was covered by the media including the Daily telegraph yesterday:
"Meteorologists believe they have discovered a new classification of cloud after the unique formation has been spotted in skies around the world.
Experts at the Royal Meteorological Society are now attempting to have the new cloud type, which has been named "Asperatus" after the Latin word for rough, officially added to the international nomenclature scheme used by forecasters to identify clouds. If successful, it will be the first variety of cloud to be classified since 1953.
The new type of cloud forms a dark, lumpy blanket across the sky and has been sighted in locations all over the world, including above the hills of the Scottish Highlands and above Snowdonia, Wales. "It is a bit like looking at the surface of a choppy sea from below," said Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, who first identified the asperatus cloud from photographs that were being sent in by members of the society."
As a finalist in the Nikon inFrame photographic competition, the print of the Undulatus Asperatus photo above is currently on display at the Getty Images Gallery in London until October the 6th.
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