Welcome to Through the Gaps, the UK fishing industry's most comprehensive information and image resource. Newlyn is England's largest fish market and where over 50 species are regularly landed from handline, trawl, net, ring net and pot vessels including #MSC Certified #Hake, #Cornish Sardine, handlined bass, pollack and mackerel. Art work, graphics and digital fishing industry images available from stock or on commission.
Looks fishy? Don't Risk It is the new MMO illegal fishing campaign. Phil Haslam Director of Operations, at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), discusses why it is bringing the issue of illegal fish supply chains to the table. Buying fish through illegitimate sources damages the fishing industry, fish stocks and the long-term future of the marine environment. This is the message being delivered through our new Crimestoppers’ campaign. We are working with the Angling Trust, the British Hospitality Association (BHA), the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO), Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) and fish and chip shops across the country via Seafish to encourage people to be vigilant about the sources of seafood they buy.
Under the Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers Regulations 2005, (the RBS scheme) enforced by the MMO, you can buy small quantities of fish for your own personal consumption direct from a registered and licensed fishing vessel. Catch caught from recreational fishing activities cannot legally be sold and you should not buy this. This is not simply a question of legality; we want people to be sure they are getting quality produce and the scheme also aids traceability of fish from the point it was brought ashore. Seafood with questionable provenance may not only have legal and environmental implications, it could also be of low quality. Reputable suppliers take care to ensure the safety and quality of their products and should easily be able to provide information on their source. You should ask if in any doubt. The Fish Register website also provides a list and contact details of registered buyers and sellers of first-sale fish. More information on the campaign and guidance on the purchasing of seafood is available from GOV.UK/MMO or by contacting the MMO on 0300 1231032. If you suspect illegal activity you can report it to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. A cash award may be available. Want updates on the campaign or to know more about our work? Follow the MMO on Twitter. Phil Haslam, MMO Director of Operations, 18 April 2016 — Coastal
Mount's Bay before the sun puts in an appearance...
crisp and clear...
and the market has landings from just the one big beam trawler, one of the summer prawn season trawlers from north of the border, a handful of the port's inshore trawlers and several of the port's big netters...
monk tails are big on the market this morning...
along with some pristine ray...
and turbot...
standing head and shoulders above the rest for quality...
these John Dory have been landed ungutted by the visiting Scottish trawler, a common practice for fish like bass and mullet...
though unusually, the monk were tailed...
and with the prawn boats working on the Northwest Bank means megrims are always going to be on the menu...
and the boat picked up a few hake along the way...
the Ocean Pride has sought out a few wrecks to add to the big whitefish landing...
of pollack and ling...
but these are the fish along with the monk that make the most money...
and keep those keen, lean hungry looks on the faces of the buyers bidding for their fish...
with the boxes stacked five high for much of the market...
with nearly one hundred boxes of MSC Certified hake from the Britannia V...
lemons from the inshore trawler, Innisfallen, always best cooked on the bone...
Tom Eggins, who owned the Heather Armorel was not so fond of water, he said, "water is OK, taken in the right spirit"...
brand, shiny new warp waiting on the quay for the arrival of the port's latest addition to the fleet...
as she makes her way to Newlyn...
along with a set pair of pair trawls...
all set for a week on the Scillys...
looks like Tom is the only inshore trawler left in the harbour this morning, the other headed out through the gaps around 5am...
looks like there is some cutting in to do aboard the St Georges...
Keel Alley used to be a beach, until it was filled in and grassed over...
