Friday's market loaded with two big trips of hake...
and turbot...
from the big netters Ajax and Joy of Ladram...
name this fish...
brown crab paws and whole crab, shades of her dark materials, or was it his?..
must be summer, the blues are back in town...
pristine line caught pollack from Mr Smith...
several of the inshore trawlers had excellent trips for the time of year including the Ocean Harvest...
and Still Waters...
a handful of these colourful bream were picked up in the cod end too...
rarest fish on the market these days are these elusive little stripey fish...
plenty of summer-fayre fish with the beam trawler AA...
spot the difference, no two plaice are the same...
there's two sides to every turbot...
Mr Cripps moving at speed...
the big stern trawler Sanamedio landed yesterday...
but, despite catching tons of monk, megrim, hake and other prime fish, all that the market in Newlyn sees of the Spanish Flag-of-convenience vessel's trip of fish are a nothing more than a token landing of low-value species conger, pollack and haddock...
apparently haddock mate for life, not to be parted...
the classic wooden yacht Lina, a long way from her Swedish home...
not so far from home are the visiting Plymouth scalloper Kingfisher BM515...
and the Plymouth trawler Boy Ethan...
the business end of the Sanamedio showing the stern ramp up which the trawl is heaved every haul...
Rowse's crabber Nimrod with young Ben at the helm...
and Harriet Eve heading out to sea...
as yet, no sign of the sun this month...
not that the current summer swarm of barrel jellyfish seem too bothered...
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Forthcoming rule changes which will affect the fishing industry MMO provides advance information on changes to regulations affecting the UK fishing industry. The MMO is providing an update on the upcoming changes to fisheries regulations to enable the fishing industry to prepare. What is happening? A new technical conservation regulation is due to be introduced this summer. This regulation aims to reduce capture of juvenile fish and to minimise environmental harm. The technical conservation regulation that is now in force was launched in 1998 and will be superceded by the new rules following a review last year. The new technical conservation regulation is much less prescriptive than the one it replaces. It has also been changed to take into account Landing Obligation rules. The amendments to the regulation now make rules regional – these are by area such as North Western Waters (Union waters of ICES sub-areas V, VI and VII) or North Sea (Union Waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and IV). The main effect of this change is to allow fishermen to work more flexibly. For example, mesh sizes are now “minimum” sizes and do not prevent fishermen from using larger mesh sizes if they want to. However, in some fisheries fishermen may be required to use more selective gear, such as adding a square mesh panel to their net. The text of the amended technical conservation regulation has now been agreed by European Member States and is expected to come into force during the summer of 2019. The MMO will be producing and promoting public guidance for fisheries affected by changes in these rules. The MMO promoted the change in Landing Obligation rules for 2019 last autumn. New gear requirements were introduced in the Irish Sea from 1st January 2019. However, changes in gear requirements for some fisheries in the Celtic Sea area only come into force on the 1st July 2019. We would therefore like to remind fishermen working in this area that they need to be aware of these rule changes. Guidance on the new rules for the Celtic Sea is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landing-obligation2019-rules-and-regulations, or you can speak to your local MMO office. The UK is currently working with other European countries to look at the possible introduction of “bycatch reduction plans”. Bycatch reduction plans are considered where zero catch (Total Allowable Catch) of a fish stock is recommended for a given year. The aim of these plans is to reduce unavoidable bycatch and to help that stock to recover. Various measures to assist in reduction of bycatch are being considered and discussed with affected local fishing industry representatives. When these measures have been agreed, we will issue further communications on this. What the Marine Management Organisation is doing As explained in its compliance and enforcement strategy the MMO will provide guidance and raise awareness of the rules as a first step to achieving compliance. Work being carried out by the MMO so that it can support industry to understand and comply with the changes includes:
- Working with the EC and Defra to gain understanding of the implications of legislation changes by location of fishing activity, sector and gear type - Training staff so that they can provide advice and guidance to fishermen in person - Working with fishing industry representatives to understand the best way to provide guidance to fishermen and help spread the word about the changes - Producing tailored guidance and materials to help people understand how the changes may affect them - Working with Devolved Administrations to send out clear and consistent information
