Fabulous #FishyFriday in Newlyn.

Which fish is this?..

Newlyn is always good for ray on a #FishyFriday......

while some go for Dory...

the new kid on the block opted for quality brill...

others say you can't eat a bit of bass...

monk tails don't come bigger than this...

those famous red harbour boxes...

a titanic company...

the thoughtful face of a fish buyer...

time to bid...

good to see the Karen of Ladram at a better angle this morning...

most of the fleet are in port for a poor forecast and big tides...

while the quota for haddock is still very small...

there's plenty of megrim to go round... 

there's more than a day's work to be done aboard the giant scalloper Albion...

and so, it seems, is the case with the Kilkeel based unity...

as the crew begin the lengthy process of pulling off all the bridles...

which stretch almost the length of the Mary Williams pier...

those 34 dredges need to catch a lot of scallops every day...

a trio of orange sardine boats...

the Lizard lifeboat picked up a trimaran in trouble off the Lizard and then handed her over to the Penlee boat to escort her back to Newlyn...

and a safe berth outside one of the beamers for the night...

Bon Accord, Rowse's latest addition to the crabber fleet heads for a berth against the quay to dry out...

Asteria, once a crabber, now a netter...

daylight dawns on the Karen...

the Silver Dawn is back from her major refit in Den Helder...

sporting her rebuilt and raised net shelter aft which is now 100% watertight...

bicycles, de-rigeur transport for the live-aboard netter crews...

which are all currently tied up over one of the yer's biggest tides...

tons of fish aboard the lorry about to leave for the processor...

sun-up over the bay...

bathe the Penlee lifeboat house in morning light...

along with the Ocean Pride up on the slip...

seems to be taking forever to repair the fire damage to the Fishermen's Arms...

the Unity, bow on.

 

Fisheries Discards – Waste of a Resource or a Necessary Evil?

Fisheries Discards - Waste of a Resource or a Necessary Evil?

ABSTRACT:

Fisheries discards are often seen as an enormous waste of resources and an impediment to the rebuilding of fish stocks. However, many traditional fisheries management measures have effectively encouraged discarding in an effort to enforce catch quotas and protect undersize fish or undesirable species. 

Discarding is currently a particularly contentious issue in European fisheries, prompting the European Commission to review its approach to managing discards. Of key concern is the North Sea which accounts for some of the highest discard rates in the world. It is jointly managed under two different policies (TheEuropean Common Fisheries Policy and the Norwegian Marine Resources Act). In Norwegian waters discarding is banned, whereas in EU waters discarding is widespread.To assess the ecological and economic effectiveness of the Norwegian ban on discards we examined its effect on Northeast Arctic fish stocks. These are considered to be biologically isolated from those in the North Sea, allowing for a meaningful comparison.

By analysing normalised spawning stock biomass over a 20 year period we provide evidence that the Norwegian approach in the Northeast Arctic has been more successful than the joint approach in the North Sea for the sustainable management of cod ( Gadusmorhua), haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus ), saithe ( Pollachius virens ) and herring( Clupea harengus). 

By considering the short term economic costs and the current status of the North Sea fish stocks, we then ask if the Norwegian discard policy should be transferred to the North Sea stocks in order to make management of this area more effective and harmonious. Based on the results of this study we conclude that combined with a system of real time area closures and gear modifications, a ban on the discarding of cod, haddock, saithe and herring in the North Sea would provide substantial benefits to the stocks with minimal short term costs to the fishing industry. The major obstacle preventing the implementation of a discard ban would be the difficulties faced in enforcing it. However, new monitoring technology such as on board CCTV may dramatically improve compliance.

Ben Diamond & Bryce D. Beukers-Stewart

Environment Department, University of York, United Kingdom

Correspondent: bdbs@york.ac.uk 

Download the paper here:

Misty Monday morning in Newlyn.

 

Time-lapse movie- very quiet as the sun rose in the harbour this morning...

just enough breeze to ruffle flags on the prom...

and keep the gulls feeding on the shore break...

before the sun burnt off the mist rolling out from Newlyn Combe...

solid looking new net drum...

the Unity's doors are ashore again...

stones that fell out of the cod end big enough to put the dents in the fish pounds...

interesting cloud formations overhead this morning...

bit like Goldilocks...

the long-promised fuel berth is nearly up and running...

with its environmental hazard gear in place...

including a barrier to contain any spilt fuel...

an overview of the new compounds.

It's another September #FishyFriday in Newlyn.

 

Social distancing measures now in place at Jubilee Pool's geothermically heated area...

tall ship Gallant set's sail for Falmouth...

outside boat, Bon Accord, looks like the latest addition to the Rowse crabber fleet has been working hard...

there would be no escape for any nautical miscreants if caught by the Border Patrol vessel Vigilant...

little and large scallopers, from 7 dredges aside on the Le Men Dhu to 17 on the Albion...

Unity, in from yet another trip working well south of Mounts  Bay...

there's a long day ahead for Dan and the boys on the sardine boat Golden Harvest the price you pay when the net hitches on the seabed...

meanwhile the last of the nigh's catch of sardines are brailed ashore from the Pelagic Marskman...

an ink-wash by local artist Bernard Evans hangs in the Harbour reception - some of the characters are still working on the market this morning...

Nazarene takes on bait (small gurnard) for another day on the pots...

those forklifts don't hang around in the keenness to get the best quality fish off the market and out to customers all over the Uk and EU...

be they megrim soles...

or mackerel...

inside the market is bright enough...

with buyers maintaining Covid-19 social distancing etiquette...

while they bid on haddock from the only beam trawl trip on the market from the Twilight IIIi...

inshore boats like the New Venture provided some cracking John Dory and monk tails...

as did the huge scalloper Albion...

the very best fish is line caught of course, here's a trio of bass from the Storm Petrel...

though these monk cheeks and Dory from the inshore netter Tracy Claire would happily be plated up by any of the best chefs in Cornwall...

along with these Dover soles...

ray wings...

not to mention a good shot of MSC Certified hake from the Britannia V - click here for more information on 'What it takes" to put hake on your plate...

after a week at sea just a handful of monk and megs discarded, these have become increasingly less and less with the technical advances made to trawl gear...

nice little trip from an inshore boat...

at this time of year, so late in the sailing season, the size of yachts passing through increases reflecting their ability to deal with the more unpredictable weather associated with this time of year...

here's hoping, though the current negotiations seem to have reached something of an impasse...

six at a time when landing the ports largest trawler, Crystal Sea.