This video is from the RNLI Stromness Lifeboat escorting a damaged Spanish fishing boat to shelter in high winds and rough seas off the northwest coast of the Orkney Isles on 10 December 2014
Thursday 11 December 2014
RNLI Stromness Lifeboat escorting a damaged Spanish fishing boat off the Orkneys.
This video is from the RNLI Stromness Lifeboat escorting a damaged Spanish fishing boat to shelter in high winds and rough seas off the northwest coast of the Orkney Isles on 10 December 2014
Landing late at night during the gales in Newlyn.
The French trawler Ar Zantez takes shelter in Newlyn...
while the Cornishman lands her fish to the market...
one of only two boats to land for the morning...
enough fish to keep the buyers happy...
the last berth for the Wayfinder.
Switch on Newlyn Harbour Lights on Friday night at 7pm
Come to Newlyn tomorrow night and see the lights switched on by the new harbourmaster in Newlyn, Rob Parsons. Enjoy mince pies, mulled wine, carols and a spectacular fireworks display to show off the county's biggest fishing port starting at 6.30pm.
Live House of Commons debate on the future of fishing!
The fishing industry is being debated live in the House of Commons right now:
Moderating winds off the coast of Scotland see the boats head back to sea.
While the winds freshen off the Cornish coast away up north boats from Norway, Denmark and Scotland
steam away from sheltering on the east side of the Shetlands to resume fishing.
Dodging out of the weather.
Taking advantage of some cut in the wind from mainland Cornwall, there's a small group of French trawlers dodging up and down a few miles off Falmouth keeping out of the weather today. Just outside the limit there is another group of French boats still fishing. #hardmen
Seabass fishing - Commons Library Standard Note
From parliament resources:
The European seabass is an important commercial fish species. It is also one of the most important fish species for recreational fishermen in the UK due to its “famed fighting prowess”.
The species is thought to be particularly vulnerable to over-fishing. It is not possible to fully assess the health of the seabass population at this stage due to a lack of evidence. However, the available evidence suggests that there has been a population decline in recent years. An international scientific body (ICES) recommended that bass catches in the North East Atlantic be reduced by 20% in 2013 to protect the stock. In 2014, the same scientific advisory body recommended that a sea bass management plan was urgently needed to reduce the fish mortality, recommending that bass catches in the North Sea and English Channel be reduced by 80% in 2015.
A minimum landing size (MLS) of 36 cm was introduced in 1990 to protect the stock, along with a range of other measures. Sport fishing bodies, whose members highly value the challenge offered by larger fish, have campaigned to increase the MLS for bass. They argue that many adult female seabass do not breed until they are at least 40-45 cm, and that increasing the MLS to 45 cm will help to ensure that more females can breed before they are caught. However, such a change would have economic implications for some commercial fishermen.
In 2011, the Government launched a national survey of sea angling in England. This report assessed the number of people sea angling, catch data and the economic and social value of sea angling. This report – Sea Angling 2012 – was published on 27 November 2013. The Government also launched an assessment of seabass stocks to determine whether the MLS should be increased. The Government is yet to publish the findings of this assessment, despite calls to do so.
Negotiations on the introduction of technical measures to preserve bass fish stocks have been ongoing in the European Commission since 2012. George Eustice, Fisheries Minister, has stated that he anticipates that an agreement on a suite of EU-wide conservation measures can be reached by the end of the year.
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The European seabass is an important commercial fish species. It is also one of the most important fish species for recreational fishermen in the UK due to its “famed fighting prowess”.
The species is thought to be particularly vulnerable to over-fishing. It is not possible to fully assess the health of the seabass population at this stage due to a lack of evidence. However, the available evidence suggests that there has been a population decline in recent years. An international scientific body (ICES) recommended that bass catches in the North East Atlantic be reduced by 20% in 2013 to protect the stock. In 2014, the same scientific advisory body recommended that a sea bass management plan was urgently needed to reduce the fish mortality, recommending that bass catches in the North Sea and English Channel be reduced by 80% in 2015.
A minimum landing size (MLS) of 36 cm was introduced in 1990 to protect the stock, along with a range of other measures. Sport fishing bodies, whose members highly value the challenge offered by larger fish, have campaigned to increase the MLS for bass. They argue that many adult female seabass do not breed until they are at least 40-45 cm, and that increasing the MLS to 45 cm will help to ensure that more females can breed before they are caught. However, such a change would have economic implications for some commercial fishermen.
In 2011, the Government launched a national survey of sea angling in England. This report assessed the number of people sea angling, catch data and the economic and social value of sea angling. This report – Sea Angling 2012 – was published on 27 November 2013. The Government also launched an assessment of seabass stocks to determine whether the MLS should be increased. The Government is yet to publish the findings of this assessment, despite calls to do so.
Negotiations on the introduction of technical measures to preserve bass fish stocks have been ongoing in the European Commission since 2012. George Eustice, Fisheries Minister, has stated that he anticipates that an agreement on a suite of EU-wide conservation measures can be reached by the end of the year.
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