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Thursday 3 July 2014

Looking for a gaff cutter sail boat - around 13 metres - do you know of one for sale?

I have received this request from a couple in France who are in the process of selling their 7m classic yacht and are looking to purchase a gaffer around 13m on which to live, sail and provide educational trips. I have used their text as provided!

"In the beginning there was a right-hand drive Porsche, then I decided to live during some months in Paris where no car is needed — just a flat. So I sold my Porsche. My beloved wife had then a good idea to book the last mooring available in the Arsenal Port, just between the 4th and the 11th arrondissement of Paris. The thing was done, so we needed to get a boat — the future Crevette Rose (Pink Shrimp) was found in Cherbourg, a sloop of 7 meters by the architect John Westell, an Englishman, built in La Rochelle in 1963 in one single piece.

Their current boat, Crevette will be returning to her spiritual home!

And here we are in Cherbourg with a suitcase of linen, some cash and ready to live in a piece of mahogany furniture. After ten days of sail training with the seller, we head for Paris ! Since then we had adventures and lived in Normandy, Paris, Moscow, Palermo, Kiev and Le Havre, where our little treasure is actually moored. This year we are going to say goodbye to Crevette Rose because we would like to donate it to an English foundation so that it returns to England. Crevette Rose is not a prawn, and we need a bigger vessel. We definitely decided to live aboard with our daughter Rose but also to organise trips for people with modest means.

To be specific about our request, we are searching for a gaff cutter of 13 metres or more, in good condition or no — it will depend on its qualities. We are looking for a boat as original as we are."

If you can help in any way please contact them here - email arnaud trambouze

Wednesday 2 July 2014

How do ICES scientists count all the fish in the sea?

Let a newly published brochure explain it for you.

It is, of course, impossible for scientists to count every single fish in the sea. Instead, they collect as much information as they can from three main sources: landings at ports, fishers, and research vessels surveys.

The collected data is then used to estimate the size of commercial fish populations such as cod, haddock, and hake, and the estimates are used by ICES to give advice to international commissions and governments on the sustainable exploitation of these fish populations.

Our newly published brochure "Fish stocks: counting the uncountable?" explains how fish stocks are assessed in the Northeast Atlantic and gives insight into the types of science and information that goes into scientists' stock estimates. It also describes the ICES advisory process and sheds light on the efforts in integrating ecosystem considerations into fisheries advice.

ICES at Science in the City festival

ICES were at the Science in the City festival in Copenhagen on Sunday, 22 June, where Advisory Programme Professional Officer Anne Cooper gave a presentation on this very topic.

The presentation How do scientists count the number of fish in the sea? took place in Dance Halls in Carlsberg City at 13:00 and at 15:00.

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Wednesday's fishy action

Shining John Dory always look so good...

and this time of year is megrim time...

these little red gurnard will keep a few crab pots baited...

just a reminder that this shark needs to stay whole for a while yet...

Twilight time on the slip...

another foreigner, this time from Poole...

same kind of boat, same kind of fishing - just 20 years in boat design have changed with the introduction of transom (square) sterns found on most fishing boats today...

the Alphaver is still in port today awaiting a decision over her trawl mesh...

along the green Cormac have kindly created a chart to show the public just how much concrete is being used to create the new sea defenses on Newlyn Green - a total of 2000m² is needed and at 6m² a orry load that's a whole lot of lorries!...

easy to see why when the size of the footings is seen, the bottom of the pit must be twenty feet below high water...

the concrete is pumped in like icing a giant cake.

Another French trawler detained for technical net infringement

It seems it is not only the visiting French trawlers falling foul of the law with their nets this week - in another incident the Roxy was escorted in to port by a French fisheries patrol - though not before the rest of the fleet took action and protested over a technical infringement sounding similar to the case with the Alphaver - maybe the same trawl manufacturers is involved?

Translated for the article in Le Telegramme:

Roxy trawler Guilvinec was controlled by customs yesterday, 15 miles offshore. The size of some of its trawl mesh was considered less than legal size. "A normal effect with the effort," says the skipper.

Fish landing took place earlier than expected yesterday afternoon at Guilvinec. A big twenty trawlers returned to port to 15 h 30, in solidarity with the Roxy, controlled by the Customs boat a few hours earlier. Control to 15 miles off the coast that goes wrong in all skippers. "They sought to criticize laments Kevin Coïc, owner of Roxy. They were allowed to board when another boat had refused, they checked the papers, lobsters, codend ... Everything was in order. Then they measured the square mesh panel, and felt that the size was below the legal size. "Customs then wanted to enter the fishery. They relented seeing all trawlers present in the area begin to circle the Roxy to force to stay on board.

"It's not even an error on our part"

"The mesh knots move and become rectangles, this is normal with the effort. It was enough to pull up to the back properly ... It's not even an error on our part. "A plausible version Fanny Faure, head of the Department of Maritime Affairs Guilvinec. "It may happen that the mesh hardens with sediment accumulation. Here, we must ensure that it is wear and not an offense. "Once in port, Kevin Coïc made new measures, consistent, these, regulation, a new part to support. "There ras-le-bol! Every day we are at sea, we are not criminals. It gets up early every morning, it is in port every night ... Why do not they come to check us when we land? At least we would not lose our time, not our money! "Says Nicolas Le Berre, sailor on the Roxy. Last night, Kevin Coïc had not yet received the minutes of apprehension. He faces up to € 1,500 administrative penalty and penalty points on his license fishing master. In the meantime, he was forced to remove and change the panel square of its trawl power returning to sea this morning meshes.

Tuesday evening action in Newlyn

Landing time for the netter Gary M...

while the Imogen III needs to go get those John Dory...

sporting a new coat of paint all over...

looks like there's a new colour scheme for the Stevenson fleet, the first of the 'blue tops' the AA is ready to go back to sea again after a major refit...

the classic yacht Agnes moors up in between the visiting scallopers...

six dredges a side worked by this small inshore Falmouth scalloper...

a pair of ice works, hopefully the new works (right) will be commissioned in August...

Still Waters powers away from the fish market.

Stuff nightmares are made of

The research vessel Nautilus is currently surveying the deep water coral beds in the Gulf of Mexico near to the site of the Deepwater Horizon oilfield. In the course of their research into how the coral reefs are coping port the oil spill the team have been recording some of the more varied examples of marine life found in the area - you wouldn't want to wake up finding this little chap making his way towards you!

"This beautiful colonial organism drifted past Hercules' cameras, and we followed it for as long as we could keep track. They are made up of many smaller animals called zooids, and can be found floating around the pelagic zone in ocean basins around the world. One famous siphonophore species is the deadly Portugese man o' war."