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Friday, 25 September 2015

Hooked on The Catch!

Some good Fishing News!


BTW - have you caught up with the Fishing News' new website yet?!

It's great to see the latest TV series on fishing in the UK achieve such popularity and empathy form the public - especially as some of the boats are so well known down here in the South West!

#FishyFriday sees the market at Newlyn end-to-end with fish!




Nearly an hour before before the sun rises in Mount's Bay...


the market is all set for the morning auction...


on this last #FishyFriday in September...


with a big shot of monk from the AA...


and as usual pristine plaice from the Lisa...

and turbot...


lovely lemons from the Imogen III...


and blacker than black blackjacks or coley...


from the Ajax...


as the one netter of the day put ashore a mix of big white fish including these pollack...



and #MSC Certified #Cornish hake of course...


along with a few boxes of big cod - now back in favour with one and all...


who's keeping an eye on who?...


last of the sardine boats to land tonight, the Lyonesse about to leave the quayside...


on a cracking morning moire Spring like than a few days past the Autumnal Equinox...


the oldest family boat has a the Union Jack flying.

Lyonesse leaving.

Thursday, 24 September 2015

Crew needed for North Cornwall gill netter

Mate/crew needed for 10m 32' Cygnus crab & lobster gill netter day-boating out of Boscastle North Cornwall - call 07969212248

Wednesday, 23 September 2015

Mid-week landings at Newlyn.


The beam trawler St Georges was the sole big boat to land any trawl fish this morning...


so fish like these plaice...


lemons...


monkfish...


and Doversole all made good money...


taking up much more room were big trips of white fish from the netter Ocean Pride...


with a handful of big blues...


and fine ling...


sat alongside a box of the best bass...


from the number one, er number 2 line caught man, Cap'n Cod...


keeping auctioneer Ryan on his toes...


after selling the first big trip of cuttles to be put ashore...


then it was the turn of the hake...


with those golden eyes guaranteed to attract the attention of the buyers for fish from


the Gary M...



no doubts about who bought the prime pollack then...


before they get whisked away...


in the early morning light...


heralding the kind of day we could have done with more of in the summer...


looking back East towards the Penzance skyline...


and the Trinity House boat Patricia sitting at anchor in the Bay surrounded by punts handlining for mackerel...


on one of those flat calm mornings to make you stop and contemplate just how luck you are to live by the sea in the far west of #Cornwall.

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Would you recognise another octopus?


ICES Annual Science Conference 2015

Here is a summary of one of the presentations during this year's ICES Science Conference to do with stock assessment models.

You can take part in any of the presentations as they are being live-streamed:

Stock assessment models form the scientific basis for fishery management advice in ICES and regional fishery management organizations.  Improvements in fishery monitoring data, survey techniques, computing technology, and statistical modelling contribute to the advancement of stock assessment methods in several dimensions. The ICES Strategic Initiative for Stock Assessment Methods (SISAM) is designed to ensure that scientists can apply the best stock assessment methods when developing management advice for fisheries. This theme session intends to promote the exchange of developments and identification of best practices from ICES assessment groups as well as from regional fishery management organizations, national fisheries agencies, and academic research.
We invite contributions on a wide variety of topics that are relevant to stock assessment methods:
  • The development of new stock assessment methods
  • Performance evaluation of alternative methods for supporting management advice
  • Methods for data-limited situations
  • Incorporation of multispecies and environmental processes in stock assessment
  • Addressing ecosystem considerations in stock assessments
  • Effective communication of stock assessment results to fishery managers and stakeholders