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A dogfish in every mesh - in this part of the world dogfish (as in spurdog) are one of the few fish that will get stuck - enmeshed - in a trawl to such an extent that the trawl cannot be hauled aboard the normal way. All other fish can be taken aboard a codend full at a time as other fish just slide along the stocking of the net. In this instance, the Imogen II has filled her trawl and had to tow over the stern all the in until the Danmar was able to take over and a diver sent down to help sort out the net before being brought into the harbour and alongside the quay...
where a hire crane was used to lift out the trawl, dogs and all. Normally a haul of this size would be cause for celebration...
A big thank you to Johnny Townmouse for the loan of the pics!
- but in this case it is only cost and commiseration as dogfish are a nil-quota species and therefore cannot be landed! One of the dogs was tagged from 2007.
Following the release of new scientific research that shows the stocks of many commercial fish species have reached the ‘gold standard’ of sustainability, the nation’s fishermen have joined forces with Masterchef presenter and food writer Gregg Wallace to encourage more people to try new types of home caught fish.
Photo courtesy www.jamiehughesphotography.com
The initiative, dubbed ‘Deck to Dinner’, is being run by the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) following new research*, which has revealed that despite two thirds of us now eating fish once a week and supermarkets reporting increases in wet fish sales, the majority of us (90%) are only comfortable cooking familiar fish that is pre prepared.
According to the NFFO, whilst some of the big ‘seafood staples’ including cod and haddock have seen a dramatic resurgence in sustainability over recent years, this success is paralleled by many other tasty and highly sustainable species that rarely grace the tables of home diners, from megrim to mackerel and crab to coley.
Statistics released last month by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) show there has been a ‘dramatic reduction in fishing pressure’ across North Atlantic commercial fish stocks as a result of strict management plans. The data shows that between 2006 and 2015, the number of stocks fished at Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) – the gold standard for sustainable fishing - increased from two to 36.
Deck to Dinner will see Wallace and a team of nationally recognised, award winning chefs join forces with the fishermen themselves to create a series of ‘easy to cook’ recipes for what the NFFO calls its ‘Magnificent Seven of Sustainable Seafood’ - crab, megrim, plaice, coley, mackerel, hake and gurnard.
To arrive at the seven species the NFFO evaluated the latest stock and catch data against a criteria of [10] industry sustainability markers. These include those stocks fished at or above maximum sustainable yield.
With recipes available free from here, the initiative is designed to show more unusual species can be just as easy to cook as the ‘big five’ - salmon, cod, haddock, tuna and prawns - which according to the latest data from Seafish*** now command over 70 per cent of all UK seafood sales – a percentage increasing year on year.
Gregg Wallace, TV personality and host of Deck to Dinner, said: “It’s interesting to see from the new research that despite over eighty percent of people saying they prefer to eat seafood at home rather than in a restaurant, the majority stick to the same two or three species. Deck to Dinner is all about showing people the breadth and variety of sustainable seafood offered by the UK fleet and most importantly how easy it is to prepare a simple yet delicious, nutritious and often more affordable meal at home.”
“Fish is one of the healthiest and tastiest food options out there and hopefully through Deck to Dinner people will find a new and unusual favourite!”
Barrie Deas, Chief Executive of the NFFO, said: “The last decade has seen a major attitudinal shift within the industry and fishermen now place sustainability at the heart of operations because it’s in their best interests to do so. This is now paying dividends as seen in the most recent scientific findings.
“The UK fleet catches a variety of unique, delicious and highly sustainable fish that are regularly overlooked. Deck to Dinner is all about championing these and the fact some of these fish are at the more affordable end of the market means people’s taste buds, wallets and conscience will benefit from eating them.”
Over eight million kilogrammes of fish is devoured every week by UK adults, with this predicted to increase to over nine million by 2026.
Other survey findings reveal the popularity of fish was put down to a variety of factors, with most respondents citing the taste (39.5 per cent) and its health benefits (33.3 per cent) as the main reasons behind their choice. A further 22.1 per cent said they chose fish in an effort to get some variety in their diet. Check out the chef's recipes here!
It would be great to see how many people could be identified in this video! Maybe the original Asthore is in one of the clips?
Rocky coast lines, waves splashing against the rocks. Aerial shot of the rocky coast line. Aerial shot of a very small coastal village. On the beach, men attending to fishing boats. Fishing boats lined up, Moored on beach. A larger coastal fishing village, with a more pronounced harbour, Mousehole in Cornwall. A map of the coastal village, emphasising the significance of a 'harbour'. The same coastal fishing village, but from a different perspective. A small cottage, one man leaves while two men are about to enter a man leaving another cottage. A man walking down old cobble steps, while an walks up the steps. The harbour. Another man leaving his cottage. He walks down a small cobbled street, and turns into a small doorway. Inside a basement of some sort, the fisherman picks up a large crab pot and leaves the basement. Out side the fisherman and his crab pot walks down the harbour. The fishermen walking down to the harbour steps, about to board his small wooden fishing boat. The boat on the water, hoisting the sails, about to leave the harbour. Outside a small white house, a women appears to be brushing a small rug, a young girl leaves the house with a satchel in her hand. The girl with the satchel runs up to the school, closing the school gate behind her. A quaint village church. Stained glass window of (I think) Jesus and some fishermen. At the harbour, four men and a young boy are sorting out fishing nets. Close up of fishing nets being pulled out of a boat and on to the harbour for drying. A large harbour wall with the fishing nets hung over it to dry. Men placing nets over the wall. The nets hanging from the wall. A young boy with a cigarette in his mouth is sorting out the fishing nets at the bottom of the harbour wall, so they don't get caught. 'while the men are hanging out the nets, their wives are hanging out the washing, a woman's work id never done'. A woman hanging out washing to dry, near the harbour. A woman leaving a shop with a full shopping bag, walking up cobbled streets. At the harbour front, a horse and cart go by as well as some fishermen. The women with her shopping walking through the town. She walks into another shop. A shopkeeper walks out of the shop and pucks up some carrots, close up f the carrots. A large gardening patch that reaches down to the sea. Map of the same coastal village, the map changes colour in regards to what is or isn't fertile land. Three fishermen at sea. The fisherman pulling in his crab pot, puling out crabs from his pot. The fisherman still emptying is pot. Close up of hand in crab pot, placing the crabs in a basket in the boat. A woman looking out of a window, overlooking the harbour. The fisherman rowing back ion to the harbour. ' The fisherman has returned to the harbour and after a long row home, his wife knows he'll be ready for good meal'. Woman in the kitchen preparing the stove. Young girl with her satchel walking home form school along the harbour. The fisherman inside at the kitchen table drinking a cup of tea. The 'pilchard' fishermen leaving their cottage. The two men walk towards the harbour. The pilchard fishermen walking down the harbour steps to there boats. A man tying rope around a boat mast. A man putting his fishermen jumper on. A man going into the ships hull. A man untying the moored boat. The boat slowly leave the harbour. Two fisher boats leaving the harbour. Close up of boat leaving the harbour. The fisherman inside his house, still drinking his tea, looking out his window towards the harbour. Three boats a sea. Close up of boat moving along at sea. The sun setting at sea, boats are almost silhouettes against the sun. a silhouetted boat moving along the sea. A man hoisting up the sails. The boat with its sail up at sea. The men casting out there pilchard nets. Close up of nets. Men still casting out there nets. A circle with all the months of the year written around it, the circle is against a black background, in the middle of the circle are cartoon pictures of various fish, different months are highlighted and different fish appear in the circle, mackerel, pilchard, crabs, herring and flat fish all appear in the middle of he circle. From the Huntley Film Archive.
