Mid-week market in Newlyn

A grown up lifeboat and a teenager...

before the fish gets on the market it has to be landed, sometimes alongside if the tide is high enough to allow the bigger boats to come alongside like Don here with the Filadelfia,...

by stalwarts such as Roger...

handling a few boxes of black...

before they go on the market in the morning...

clearly a red and grey gurnard...

and 100s of kilos of grey mullet...

from the beach at Newquay...

the inshores have all had good fishing...

 as the tide jumps...

especially on ray...

and even a few un-seasonal John Dory came young Roger's way...

and plenty of haddock to contradict the ridiculous TAC set for the fish in ICES Area VII...

whisk'em away quick...

the inshores even managed to bag a few extra boxes of cuttles as they move west...

while the Elizabeth Veronique landed a big trip including these cracking tubs...

while the Imogen III made up for the lack of hake from the netters with a small contribution to the week's figures...

Tom was in amongst the ray - he starred in an excellent photo series Cornish & Tough shot recently by local photographer Ricky Davy...

buyers gathering for fish from the Don...

and his selection of quality flats like these lemons, plaice and megrims...

looks like it was a long, hard day for Cap'n Cod on the Butts...

the mighty megrim sole...

were just some of the fish that went to the highest bidder with the pale blue tallies...

as the others bide their time for their bids...

or give a thumbs-up on the proceedings...

as auctioneer Ian drives the prices ever upwards...

squid don't get much better looking than this - held in slush ice on the boat in insulated tubs...

plenty of line caught fish in the fridge...

including winter mackerel...

there's a new Tranquility in town this morning...

from a previous life registered in Fraserburgh...

Rowse's new crabber high out of the water with no ballast or main engine to put her down!

Gearing Up for the Landing Obligation? New tool offers instant access to selectivity solutions.

Launching today, the ‘GearingUp’ online tool houses information on a decade of gear innovation – with more to come.

Following six months of industry engagement, workshops, data analysis, coding and refinement the GearingUp project today launches the interactive tool at the heart of this collaborative initiative. The GearingUp tool is a growing online database of gear selectivity and catch comparison trials that have taken place in Northern European waters since 2002. Designed to highlight the gear modifications available and provide detailed results of how they perform when tested at sea, the interactive tool can be used by anyone searching for practical guidance on how to modify their fishing gear to meet the requirements of the Landing Obligation.

Skipper of Crystal Sea, David Stevens, explains why he thinks the GearingUp tool is important for the industry: “For my business to remain economically viable, I am constantly trying to find new ways to adapt my gear to reduce unwanted catch. A good way to achieve this aim is to knowledge-share, which is why I’m involved with the GearingUp project. I hope by contributing my trial to the GearingUp tool, I’ll be helping other fishermen find solutions to the challenges we are all facing.”

Modifications to fishing gear is one of the options available to help fishermen meet the requirements of the Landing Obligation, and over the years a number of selectivity trials have been carried out in European fisheries.  Many of these trials often feature within technical, scientific literature, which are often difficult to access by those who need the information the most: fishermen.

To simplify access to the wide range of gear trials available, the GearingUp tool brings together over a decade of peer-reviewed scientific and industry trials in an easy-to-use, interactive online platform. Users can search through 450 data entries, available in English and French,  using a filter system, tailoring their search to ensure they find a selective gear that suits their fishery, region and vessel. Thanks to feedback from the industry we ensured the tool was compatible with mobile, tablet and desktop so that it can still be accessed at sea. As the tool continues to grow with new trials coming online all the time, it’s hoped users will use the tool to guide the design and development of their selective gears in the lead up to the full implementation of the Landing Obligation in 2019.

Cefas’ Principal Fisheries Science Advisor, Thomas Catchpole, commented:“We have been working together with the industry on gear innovation for decades, but now, through the help of the GearingUp tool, we have the unique opportunity to share this wealth of information, so that everyone can benefit from the knowledge created by the many trials and collaborations.”

To enhance the tool further the GearingUp team is exploring the option to share non-published trials, by supporting the addition of gear experiments trialled independently by fishermen. To get further feedback about this idea and future tool developments, the team will be running further workshops in 2018. Anyone who would like to put forward a gear trial or get involved in helping grow the project is encouraged to get in touch. 

Click this link to explore the tool: tool.gearingup.eu

Industry plans for future of the English seafood sector.

The seafood supply chain in England is working to create a sustainable and thriving future through an ambitious plan published today.

The chain even at its simplest takes these steps to get from the sea to the plate:

The seafood chain starts at sea with the catch...

then the landing...

then the auction...

then scientists do their bit...

then the distribution...

then the fish counter...

and finally, fish on our plates!

Seafood 2040 - A Strategic Framework for England (SF2040) - sets out a vision for the seafood supply chain. It identifies actions for how the industry can grow to the recommended consumption level of two servings of fish per person per week, while ensuring continued sustainability of supply in both the wild caught and aquaculture sectors.


The framework has been created by an expert panel with members from across the seafood value chain including catching, aquaculture, processing, international trade, retail, foodservice and science. It is the first time a full supply chain perspective has been used to develop a plan for the long-term future.

Alison Austin, chair of Seafood 2040and an independent Seafish Board member said:

"The English seafood sector is facing a raft of opportunities and challenges over the coming decades: Brexit, opening up new markets, access to raw material and labour, as well as environmental pressures, to name a few. Planning for the future to ensure the industry thrives is vital.

"For this to happen, change must come from within the industry through continued commitment and collaboration across all parts of the supply chain, including government.

"The first step to bring this program to life is to create a Seafood Industry Leadership Group who will oversee the delivery of SF2040. This will be made up of key industry leaders and a representative from Seafish and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)."

Welcoming the establishment of the Industry Leadership GroupGeorge Eustice, Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, said: "As we leave the EU, we want to see our fishing industry seize the opportunity to create a more profitable, sustainable and innovative seafood sector.

"I look forward to seeing how this group can work together to drive forward the ambitions in this strategy and unlock the industry's vast potential."

Seafood 2040: A Strategic Framework for England has been published on the Seafish website. Hard copies are available on request.

For more information on Seafood 2040, please email Alison Austin or Georgina Karlsson at Defra or contact Aoife Martin at Seafish.

Brexit veel vragen, veel onduidelijkheid, de klok tikt

Translated by Google from the original source (Dutch beam trawler magazine) in Dutch:

 

If you read this, there are less than 483 days to the Brexit. But actually there are fewer than 310 days to reach an agreement. Whether there is a fisheries agreement within that time is doubtful. What will happen with fishing is still completely unclear. It means that we demand maximum attention for fisheries in Brussels and the Member States. To discuss this, the members of the European Fisheries Alliance (EUFA) met in Bergen, Norway.

 

In the past few days, there appears to be some movement in the Brexit negotiations. But fishing is a dossier that is not on the table yet. From the EUFA, the joint industries ask the EU negotiator Michel Barnier and the leaders of the member states to appoint the Fisheries as one of the main points of attention in the next phase of negotiations. We also demand sufficient legal protection. Fishermen can not be outlawed.

 

These questions are also linked to the essential issues for EUFA:


1) Fish and fishing is not a matter for a single country, which must be jointly arranged, both for access and for quotas.
2) Free fishing and free trade are linked. No free access to fishing grounds, therefore no free trade.
3) Equal treatment of all ownership of all companies. So: no extra requirements and no restrictions for foreign owners of fishing vessels under British flag.

How will our future relationship with the UK be?



European fishermen are not waiting for changes, while the British want to get rid of the common fisheries policy as soon as possible. At the same time, they do want to continue to work as POs with quotas as if they did not leave the EU. The current regulations are not set here. That is why there must be a transitional period. And there is still less than 10 months to realize.


http://visned.nl/nl/nieuws/item/id/37797/brexit-veel-vragenveel-onduidelijkheidde-klok-tikt

Super-Moonless Monday morning in Newlyn

The project to restore the Ocean Pride begins in earnest today when she is loaded on to a lorry to bring back to Newlyn for restoration...

meanwhile, the boat that also carries her name is set to go on the hard today...

loading Cornish Sardines...

a crowded market this morning...

with plenty of hake form the netter, Ajax...

some minus their dentures...

others proudly sporting them...

as the buyers get busy bidding...

with the hake yet to sell...

a box of squid from Falmouth way...

not quite up to the same quality as these pristine line caught squid form Mr Pascoe...

with the pressure on the quota easing at the end of the year  haddock is coming ashore in quantity...

for all the inshore trawlers...

like the Harvest Reaper...

and the beam trawler, Aaltje Adriaantje...

along with a few turbot...

and big tub gurnard...

and even a few eeels...

local hero, Nicky 'The Hoff' Cripps has a few words with his old fishing (not swimming) mentor...

quality with the inshores...

though just the one shade of grey, a box of black...

and a few quality brill...

and even more haddock...

along with a run of small John Dory...

and good sized rays from the Shiralee...

lucky for some...

the Imogen III managed to scrape up a few cuttles...

and some triffid-like looking squid...

Cod had a few pollack on the lures...

a sure sign the cuttle season is all but over, just the single tub for the beamer...

as the market floor begins to clear.