Fishing Into the Future will enable the exchange of new knowledge and ideas between active fishers, fisheries scientists, fisheries managers and supply chain experts.
Strong local, regional and national partnerships between all fishing industry stakeholders can provide a solid foundation for sustainability and marketing efforts that will help ensure viable fishing communities and plentiful fish stocks in UK waters for future generations.
The workshop programme has been initiated by The Prince’s International Sustainability Unit in collaboration with Seafish.
The agenda for Fishing Into the Future has been carefully designed by a Steering Group comprising fourteen fishermen and other fishing industry stakeholders. Through a participatory agenda the workshop will seek to answer a few critical questions.
To find out more information about the workshop please click here.
Fishing Into the Future will include presentations, demonstrations, discussion groups and an active social programme. The workshop offers the opportunity for fishermen and their partners from all over the UK to meet, network and share their stories and experiences.
awlemme seFishing Into the Future’s 1st National Workshop will take place at the Berryhead Hotel in Brixham
from Sunday 14th to Tuesday 16th July.
The deadline for applications has now passed. If you are interested in attending the workshop please contact Laura Partridge.
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Hake ahoy!
Sporting her new coat of paint, the Ajax back in tier...
while the good ship Emma Jayne loads bait, which must be costing a fortune!...
the new hauler obviously works well on the Ajax - 350 boxes+ for the tide...
another good shot of lemons, this time from the Innisfallen...
and no doubt young Roger N is smiling as he ran into a few of his favourites over the weekend...
including a box of handbags...
boxes of tuirbot waiting to go under the hammer.
Monday 20 May 2013
The mounting cost of gear lost to merchant ships is crippling some inshore fishermen.
Fishermen in West Cornwall are claiming they will be put out of business if their gear continues to be damaged by large vessels.
Among them is Jeremy Hosking from Porthleven, who has warned: “It will finish me.”
They have protested “in the strongest terms” to the MP for the area Andrew George that their gear is being damaged or lost as a result of the larger vessels, costing them thousands of pounds.
Mr George is now urging Ministers to bring in greater protection for local fishermen.
He has raised concerns with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and with the Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon.
The MP has already put pressure on UK authorities to pursue the French Government, in order for them to potentially prosecute the French vessels that have allegedly towed away Cornish crab pots and other fixed gear, placed around the six mile limit that some foreign vessels are permitted to fish.
More recently, some fishermen have complained that they have often lost crab pots when ships have dropped anchor on them, fouled the ropes which are attached to them and other fixed gear, or have found them damaged or destroyed by the anchors and chains of bulk shipping as they “sweep the sea bed, as the vessels swing in the swell, wind and tide.” This causes “loss of income associated with lost gear and time trying to sort out the mess at sea,” the fishermen have said.
Sir Alan Massey, chief executive of the Maritime Coastguard Agency, wrote to Mr George earlier this year, telling him that by working with the UK Hydrographic Office changes were being made to the relevant nautical charts, to draw attention to the presence of crab pots.
Mr George said: “This is a welcome first step and I understand that the MCA is looking at further ways to bring this issue to the attention of the marine community.
“However, the MCA has no direct enforcement powers and I am therefore urging Defra to ensure that more is done to improve the situation and to safeguard the livelihoods of our local fishermen.”
Full story courtesy of the Falmouth Packet.
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| Jermey Hosking's inshore multipurpose boat, the Nazarene |
Among them is Jeremy Hosking from Porthleven, who has warned: “It will finish me.”
They have protested “in the strongest terms” to the MP for the area Andrew George that their gear is being damaged or lost as a result of the larger vessels, costing them thousands of pounds.
Mr George is now urging Ministers to bring in greater protection for local fishermen.
He has raised concerns with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and with the Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon.
The MP has already put pressure on UK authorities to pursue the French Government, in order for them to potentially prosecute the French vessels that have allegedly towed away Cornish crab pots and other fixed gear, placed around the six mile limit that some foreign vessels are permitted to fish.
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| It costs around £100 per pot to put in the water |
More recently, some fishermen have complained that they have often lost crab pots when ships have dropped anchor on them, fouled the ropes which are attached to them and other fixed gear, or have found them damaged or destroyed by the anchors and chains of bulk shipping as they “sweep the sea bed, as the vessels swing in the swell, wind and tide.” This causes “loss of income associated with lost gear and time trying to sort out the mess at sea,” the fishermen have said.
Sir Alan Massey, chief executive of the Maritime Coastguard Agency, wrote to Mr George earlier this year, telling him that by working with the UK Hydrographic Office changes were being made to the relevant nautical charts, to draw attention to the presence of crab pots.
Mr George said: “This is a welcome first step and I understand that the MCA is looking at further ways to bring this issue to the attention of the marine community.
“However, the MCA has no direct enforcement powers and I am therefore urging Defra to ensure that more is done to improve the situation and to safeguard the livelihoods of our local fishermen.”
Full story courtesy of the Falmouth Packet.
Read and digest......
ending destructive fishing practices and delivering fair and equitable use of
healthy fish stocks.
OCEAN2012 was initiated, and is co-ordinated, by the Pew Environment
Group, the conservation arm of The Pew Charitable Trusts, a nongovernmental organisation working to end overfishing in the world´s oceans.
The steering group of OCEAN2012 consists of the Coalition for Fair Fisheries
Arrangements, Ecologistas en Acción, The Fisheries Secretariat, nef (new
economics foundation), the Pew Environment Group and Seas At Risk.
Fresh Devon Tuna!!
Skipper Dan Corbett with the Deborah Jane caught this yellow fin tuna off the Devon coast at the weekend - be interesting to see what it makes!
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