Newlyn market breaks fish auction record!

Young Mr Smith has the Maverick up on the hard to polish the prop and replace those corroded anodes...

netter's lament, them dogs are everywhere...

what they want are hake...

or even a few of these...

but hake fishing was very slack this tide with the netters...

so it was up to fish like these bass...

and even ling...

a few gilt head bream...

haddock...

and Ocean Pride hake...

with turbot to make this the biggest grossing market ever in the history of Newlyn...

with these gorgeous undulate ray...

red mullet...

squid...

and more ray averaging well above prices expected even for this time of year...

to give it the cherry on the icing on top of the Xmas pud...

Alexa, what kind of fish is this?..

best bass for Tom...

and plentty of monk tails with the beamers that landed...

plus lemons, some of which made the highest prices ever recorded...

so strong was the market that even dragonets were up for auction...

with all that prime...

the punts weighed in with line caught squid...

which looked stunning...

as did the sardines, finally putting in an appearance in the Bay...

no doubt these beauties will be headed for SW3 and young Rex...

theres a splash of Xmas colours with the boats this morning...

to go with the Newlyn Harbour lights

under a full moon...

thought the heavy cloud cover...

and over night rain...

 adds to the moody atmosphere

the boxes all set for the next trip...

head-to-head...

Falfish's big truck waits to pick up the mornings purchases...

Cefas catching up on the latest...

as the morning light breaks into the sky...

the Ajax positively gleaming after her refit makes her way to the quay to pick up her boxes and nets...

the resident turnstones always on the lookout for a few morsels!

Important for fishermen! Have your say on 2022 MLC amendments

 

Have your say on 2022 MLC amendments

Image:New rights under the MLC must be entered into UK law to take effect; now is the chance for British seafarers to make sure nothing has been missed. Image: Getty Images New rights under the MLC must be entered into UK law to take effect; now is the chance for British seafarers to make sure nothing has been missed. Image: Getty Images The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency is holding a public consultation on the new rights enshrined in the 2022 amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).

These rights enter into force on 23 December 2024, but must be entered into the law of countries that are signatories to the MLC before they take effect. In the UK, this will happen sometime in 2025 using the new Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Reform and Revocation Amendments) Regulations 2025 and the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025.

Why does the consultation matter?

This is an opportunity for interested parties and experts – including individual seafarers who will be directly affected and representative bodies like Nautilus International – to have their say on what impact these regulations will have, and any potential gaps or unintended consequences.

It is expected to run for six weeks, ending on 22 January.

The MCA is keen to hear the views of as many seafarers as possible to ensure that MLC rights are effectively entered into UK law. To participate, please contact the MCA directly or get in touch with Nautilus, which will also be responding to the consultation.

What are the 2022 MLC amendments?

Many of the 2022 amendments are already covered under UK law. They cover areas such as the requirement to report deaths and injuries onboard, and the repatriation of abandoned seafarers.

However, changes are required to UK law in four areas: access to social connectivity; to the financial security certificate of the ship; the requirement to provide a diet which is not only nutritious, but also 'balanced'; and a requirement for recruitment and placement services to provide seafarers with ‘adequate information regarding the system of protection to cover monetary loss if they or their employer does not meet its obligations (i.e. this system would cover item like unpaid wages, contractual benefits and repatriation).

You can read the full list of amendments and watch an interview with Nautilus director of legal services Charles Boyle about what they mean for Nautilus members here.

How to share your views

Nautilus director of legal services Charles Boyle will be giving an official response to the MLC amendments on behalf of the Union.

If you would like to share your own views, you can do so via Nautilus by emailing legal@nautilusint.org, or alternatively you can send them directly to the MCA via the form here before 22 January 2025.

It's a fine #FishyFriday morning in Newlyn.

Not a breath this morning and a tad warmer than the rest of the week and hints of the harbour channeling Van Gogh's, Starry Night...

 

with plenty of fih on the martket like these grey mullet...

turbot...

tidy haddock..

black...

and red bream...

turbot, a top choice for a top restaurant somewhere...

one big blue...

and a box of reds...

there's street urchins and these urchins derie their name from the latin word for hedgehog...

while mackerel are still scarce...

good tubs...

and plaice...

are a feature of the bigger boats' landings...

there's plenty of pollack...

and more big plaice...

the odd bass...

and some fine Dory...

along with other quality fish for which Newlyn is synonoymous......

however, landings from the netters are very slack, nit what they needed in their final trip before the market shuts before Xmas...

tipping point...

with just a few more days to go for the year, the Saxon Spirit is in, landed, taking on fuel and away again...

as the mornings fish are made ready for picking up by the buyers...

just one of a gaggle of North Sea Divers currewntly residing in the harbour...

tsparks are flying...

recent storms have scoured the harbour and very neatly graded the silt...

Rowse's latest addition to the fleet is all set to sail soon...

looking like new, the Ajax back from having a new galley and other work completede by Parkol in Whitby...

latest addition to the local inshore trawl fleet, Spanish Eyes II for the Corin clan...

Tristan closes down the fishroom hatch after the final trip...

of the Silver Dawn's for 2024...

IFCA must have found some extra pennies in the piggy bank to get the St Piran  off to sea on a Friday, passing by the Saxon Spirit, who appears to have had the start of her next trip somewhat delayed..

Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement Programme: Call for evidence Closes 4 Feb 2025

 

This call for evidence seeks input from people with expert knowledge of inshore marine fisheries in Scotland (e.g. academics, fishers, national and regional fisheries representatives, eNGOs, seafood processors, coastal communities). We anticipate input to range from papers and data to relaying of personal experience and expert opinion to inform development of this policy.

The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate has an Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement (IFMI) Programme that presents an opportunity to develop a new framework for agile management of our inshore sea fisheries.

Our vision is that this framework will enable us to tailor a wider range of fisheries management tools to the changing needs of our marine environment and sea fishers, based on the best available scientific data.

Our Fisheries Management Strategy outlines our commitment to working with stakeholders, and this framework offers an opportunity to strengthen existing arrangements.

The IFMI programme will consider a structure that enables a greater focus on strategic decision making both regionally and nationally. It will help us to manage fishing activity within our inshore marine space, and consider how responsibility for management and delivery can be shared whilst respecting the ultimate accountability of Scottish Ministers to the Scottish Parliament and the general public.

All of the information required to respond to this call for evidence can be found here on Citizen Space. The same information can be found on the Scottish Government website.

Useful information about responding to this call for evidenceWhy your views matter

Following this call for evidence, Scottish Ministers have committed to consulting on the IFMI framework in late 2025. Through this call for evidence your experience of Scotland’s inshore fisheries will inform the development of the IFMI policy proposal ahead of this consultation.

Wherever possible, please submit evidence to support your answer.

This Call for Evidence is open for a 10 week period.

The responses received will be instrumental in enabling us to develop a framework more fully based on the received evidence after it closes. We will engage with stakeholders to refine the proposal and consider implementation and monitoring before bringing it to public consultation in late 2025 to receive views on a final proposal. Following consideration of consultation responses, we expect to begin implementation in late 2026.

A rare sight indeed - must be a blue moon!

 

There's as many boats on the New Quay...

as there are sardines in the Bay - none! All the fleet are at sea!