Miserable Monday morning in Newlyn - but plenty of fish!

Cloud, wind, rain, 'dark as a cow's guts' this morning in Newlyn...

and nowhere to be seen is the sun as dawn breaks over the harbour...

but there's plenty of fish to go round for the online buyers ...

and to kick off this week's landings the Tracey Clare landed a good shot of monk and other groundfish...

while one of two netters, the Silver Dawn added to the auction inventory with some cracking tub gurnards...

a handful of blue sharks...

and an excellent run of hake including a healthy landing of 6+ kilo fish...

those red gills testimony as to the quality of these fine fish and totally deserving of their recent MSC Fish of the Year Award for sustainable fishing.........

today's MSC Certified Cornish hake landings came from Tristan on the Silver Dawn and...

Ryan, skipper of the Stelissa...

along with the eve-present spurdogs...

quality flatfish were provided by the Algrie...

while all the inshore trawlers made good landings with a few of these summer fish still around...

Danny and Tommy aboard the Cadgwith based Scorpio never failing to miss out on the very best reds...

while the local handline fleet are enjoying a good un of mackerel, the best and most sustained so far tis year...

even young M Nowell with the Immy managed to seek out some of is favourite fish over the weekend...

the odd plaice...

while his old Imogen picked up some cracking gurnards...

pristine pollack came courtesy of Brackan on the Spirited Lady III...

and a good shot of ay from the Britannia IV

with a few more from the other beam trawler to land, the Billy Rowney...

with so much fish to sell it looks like there's a shortage of harbour boxes on the market tis morning

without fail, tons of megrims make their way across the market floor every week...

with plaice a way behind...

 berthed at the end of the May Williams pier, the flag of convenience trawler Manuel Laura is about to land her catch fished in the deep waters of the Great Sole Bank...

where she began fishing after leaving Vigo on the 7th of October...

her working deck has a stern ramp that is lowered when shooting and hauling the trawl...

carried on twin net drums aft side of the wheelhouse...

targeting mainly monk, megrim and hake these big stern trawlers use around 120 fathom long combination bridles to 'herd' the fish towards the mouth of the trawl...

they fish clean (as in not hard, stony or rocky) ground but nevertheless often damage their nets - which is why the boat is laden with spare bundles of trawl mesh...

like many similar vessels, the boat is Falmouth registered...

the main fishroom hatch is flush to the deck and only opened when the fish need to to be landed...

to stop the brake linings from burning when shooting away the trawl water os constantly feed to the brake bands...

this wheelhouse must have seen some huge seas in her time, these boats run for weather only in the most extreme circumstances as they work so far from any safe harbours...

she also carries a spare set of trawl doors in the event of any loss...

the crabber, Nimrod jas a few new pots to deploy on her next foray to sea...

Sandy Cove boatyard's latest job for Brad and the team is almost under cover.

Sécurité de la pêche - French safety at sea - when fishing

The French fishing industry has taken a more controlling attitude to safety at sea for their fishermen over the years. For example, since the 1970s, vessels working offshore (2nd category) are called twice daily (by long range radio) grouped by the ports they work from by the nearest radio station - in Area VII this is Ushant) and asked to report in - a system referred to as 'vacance'. Many of the bars in French fishing ports, fishing offices and families of fishermen would have an SSB radio receiver that they would listen to daily waiting for their particular 'vacance' calls to know what the boats were doing. They would know at the same time as the authorities if there was a problem. The system used the following brief term to inform the shoe of their status:

• route pêche (steaming to the fishing ground)
• route port (steaming for their designated landing port
• en pêche (engaged in fishing)
• en cap (dodging in bad weather)

Sometimes the boats would give their lat/long position when dodging in bad weather. If this mandatory safety system had been in place in the UK in 1997 when the beam trawler Margaritha Maria was lost those ashore would have been aware there was a problem before she was registered as overdue. She sailed on the 11th of November but the authorities wee not informed until the 18th of November. The last known contact with her were telephone calls made on the eve of the 11th by members of the crew.

Following the loss of the Margaretha Maria with all hands a group of relatives including the wife of the skipper tried to get a similar system put in place in the UK - it was known as FRAPPS- fishing reporting and position system - but was never officially implemented. Today, newer technology (AIS and catch reporting) means that fishing vessels working offshore are in regular contact with the shore- but thee is still no formal system to parallel that of the French.

In addition, all French trip vessels in Category 2 are required to report in to their designated landing port giving 48 hours notice of their intention to land and the general makeup of their catch. This is displayed on a landings board at each fish market. For many years the French offshore boats would work trips landing on the 15th day. They also have to carry a ticketed engineer.

These French vessels from Loctudy, St Guenole and Guilvinec sheltering in Newlyn in 1983 were all subject to the above safety regulations.

The level of control over how fishing vessels in different categories can fish is strictly enforced, offenders are prosecuted especially if there are crew involved who would have been considered as being put in danger.

Limits of navigation permits

• 5th category : exclusively in sheltered waters (closed roadsteads, basins and ponds, etc.)

• 4th category : less than 5 miles from the sheltered waters of the port of departure

• 3rd category : less than 20 miles from the most land close

• 2nd category : less than 200 miles from safe shelter and 600 miles from the port of departure

• 1st category : beyond

Arrangement methods

• Small-scale fishing : less than 24 hours of absence

• Coastal fishing : less than 96 hours of absence

• Offshore fishing : more than 96 hours of absence

• Large-scale fishing : more than 20 days of absence



General safety regulations

• division 227 : ships of less than 12 m

• division 226 : ships of 12 to 24 m

• division 228 : ships of more than 24 m

Texts accessible on this site ( useful and official texts )

or on the site www .mer.gouv.fr

Self-checks

• Check, to preserve your rights, that you are regularly on board with regard to the Enim.

• Check that your medical examination for fitness is valid.

• Check that any current medical treatments are compatible with the day before.

• And above all, before boarding and throughout its duration, avoid behavior that could endanger the ship and the members of its crew, such as:

- consumption of alcohol,

- use of drugs (cannabis, others),

- acute smoking,

- lack of sleep.



Checks of the vessel to be done by the skipper before any departure

Validity of the navigation license:

• Warning: embarking on an irregular vessel may affect rights in the event of an industrial accident or illness during navigation and have legal consequences.

• Respect of the limitations of the navigation and fitting-out license (PP, PC, PL - see p.1).

• Validity of revisions of safety equipment : life rafts, distress beacon, immersion suits and lifejackets.

• Mandatory test of all alarms , in particular water level alarms and vigilance alarms (dead man).

• Consultation of the "single prevention document" which every fishing vessel must have.

Marine events and work accidents are not inevitable!



For everyone

• At sea, the risk is permanent.

• Don't get distracted during the shift.

• Radio/electric navigation and fishing aids (radar, plotter, AIS, etc.) do not exempt you from maintaining a watch.

• Visual monitoring is done continuously, day and night, all around the horizon.

• Radio watch on channel 16 must be permanent.

• No TV or games on the bridge.

• The quality of rest conditions safety at work.

• Pay careful attention to his hygiene of life and avoid all behaviors that could affect his aptitude and vigilance.


For bosses

• Organize workspaces, identify all obstacles and risky situations.

• Deduce from this examination the precautions to be taken (collective and individual protection equipment) and record them in the “single prevention document” to be kept on each vessel.

• Coordinate each other's work with that of the rest of the crew.

• Moor anything that needs to be moored.

• Ensure that all accesses to the sea are closed, in particular the doors between the fishing deck and the work rooms or the interior of the vessel.

• Do not force the eighth notes but use the most suitable release methods (see Ifremer / IMP guide on eighth notes).


Fire risk

• Fire is a major risk for a fishing vessel . Its prevention rests first and foremost on the quality of the alarms (which must be regularly tested) and warning procedures.

• Once started, the fire is first combated by removing its feed:

- stop the fuel supply to the engine,

- close the doors and vents of the machine compartment or the affected room and do not reopen them,

- Check at each tide the proper functioning of the closing of these hatches and access.

• Immediately afterwards, fight the fire:

- use the fixed extinguishing devices (CO2),

- regularly check free access to the room where the fixed extinguishing means are activated and ensure that it does not risk being affected by the smoke from the fire,

- use mobile extinguishing equipment (extinguishers),

- regularly check the expiration dates and revise the instructions for use.

• Notify the emergency services



Collision regulations that apply specifically to fishing:

• The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea , provide that the course of a fishing vessel, showing its marks and fishing lights, is privileged. He must stay the course. He may change it if he doubts the intentions of another ship en route to collision. At the last extremity, maneuver if the collision cannot be avoided.

• The fishing vessel loses its privilege:

- when it overtakes;

- when he is fishing inside a narrow channel or a port access road;

- when it is fishing in the direction of a traffic lane of a DST (traffic separation device) where it must in no way hinder the transit of commercial vessels;

- when its length is less than 20 m, whether it is en route or fishing in the DST.

- Do not forget that transit and even more reverse fishing in a DST is prohibited. DSTs are taken at as low an angle as possible and cross each other perpendicularly. The day before must be reinforced there. Any incident should be reported to the Cross.

• Manoeuvre early and early enough to be understood.

• A fishing vessel must move away from vessels with little or no control over their manoeuvre.

• A fishing vessel underway must not display its lights and fishing marks. She has no special privilege and all non-overtaking vessels on her starboard are privileged. He must manoeuvre to avoid them.

• In the event of reduced visibility, there is no longer a preferred route. Fishing vessels, like others, must reinforce watch, show their lights, emit regulatory sound signals and adapt their speed, especially if they are in a fairway or DST.

Personal protective equipment


• The BCG of the sailor : Boots, Helmet, Gloves: on this subject see the IMP purchasing guides specific to each product.

• Gloves : always work with suitable gloves that comply with the required standards.

• Boots : always work with marine safety boots with reinforced toe cap and non-slip sole.

• Protective helmets : to avoid head trauma, wear a helmet.

• Hearing protection : preventing deafness, which is common among sailors, requires the wearing of hearing protection.

• PFD: work clothes with integrated buoyancy

- PFDs must be worn at all times in all work situations exposed to the risk of falling into the sea. It is compulsory.

- PFD = personal protective equipment against the risk of drowning following a fall into the sea.

- They do not replace the distress equipment (lifejackets and immersion suits to be worn only in the event of evacuation from the ship).

- PFDs give the crew time to react to an accidental fall overboard by one of its members.

- They must be adapted to the work situations and to the morphology of each person. There are models suitable for everyone.

- Consult the IMP buying guide for PFDs



Personal protective equipment: purchasing guides from the Maritime Prevention Institute, request them from the IMP or download them from the IMP website .

Trigger help

• Use the regulatory means of communication and in particular the VHF channel 16. If necessary, trigger the alert by emergency push button of the GMDSS.

• All on board must know how to use the VHF

• Crosses watch over channel 16 and other distress frequencies.

• Urgent messages: repeat Pan Pan (3 times) then

- call to all

- here the fishing vessel… (name of the boat)

- nature of the distress…

- we ask…

- position…

- number of people on board

- here the fishing vessel… Out.

• In the event of life in danger: say Mayday Mayday Mayday

- here the fishing vessel… (name of the boat)

- Mayday, here the fishing vessel…

- position…

- nature of the distress: waterway, capsizing, grounding , collision, fire, man overboard

- number of people on board

- calmly answer questions

• Do not waste the few distress flares on board each ship or raft.

• These means of alert have expiry dates which must not be exceeded.

• Read the instructions for use at each trip and before use.

• In the event of a fault, do not look into the rocket.



Red hand flares

• reduced visibility

• are used to warn nearby ships

• go upwards

• last 1 min

• to pull downwind while holding the tube vertically

• Beware of burns

• If no start, throw after 30 s at sea



Red parachute flares

• visibility 20 miles

• duration over 40 s.

• go upwards

• to pull downwind by holding the tube at 20 ° from the vertical

• do not shoot in the direction of air rescue

• if no departure, throw into the sea after 30 s



Orange Floating Smoke Flare Flares

• For daytime use and light winds

• remove the cap and pull the firing device before throwing it overboard

• will burn for at least 3 minutes emitting a thick orange flare


Implementation of the raft


• have the liferaft assembly checked, read the instructions and train regularly

• To release manually:

- release the exhaust hook from the lashing straps and moor the percussion halyard at a fixed point

- launch the raft downwind and on the calm part of the body of water, then pull the percussion halyard until it swells, then bring it against the edge

- embark without jumping and move away quickly

• Automatic release: if the vessel sinks before action on board, a hydrostatic release is triggered and inflates the raft.



Abandonment

• Abandonment order: after having warned the emergency services, it is to be given by voice, by the skipper or his deputy, at the very last end, because as long as it is floating, the ship is the best raft.

• Precautions: protect yourself against the cold by several layers of clothing, then put on the immersion suits and / or the life jackets and get into the raft, trying to stay as dry as possible.

• To take away: on-board documents, rockets, beacons, other means of spotting, portable VHF (location to be known by all) and finally food and clothing.



Man overboard



• Alert the watch;

• Set the helm all the way from the side where the man fell overboard;

• Activate the SART transponder and / or the MOB key of the GPS or the navigation software to note the time and point of the fall;

• Maintain visual contact with the person, keep an outstretched arm towards the man overboard and throw floats along the course followed;

• Undertake a Boutakov manoeuvre which allows the vessel to pass through the same waters 180 ° from its original course;

• Warn the Cross and nearby ships with a Pan Pan type message ;

• Getting man overboard out almost certainly depends on the type of ship and requires regular training. Following an internship on this subject at least once in your professional life is very useful;

• You can use: either equipment intended for this single use (eg Jason ladders, climbing nets), or use existing equipment such as diving ladders, fenders, and / or parts of the fishing gear. associated with a charging horn.



First aid

• Refer to the available first aid manuals;

• Eliminate or isolate the cause of the accident and remove the victim from the danger zone;

• Identify the consequences of the accident: bleeding, choking, trauma, loss of consciousness;

• Stop the bleeding: stop the wound, prevent blood from reaching the wound (compression bandage or tourniquet), lay the victim in a lateral safety position and cover her;

• Choking: slap the back and compress the abdomen as directed;

• Absence of breathing: mouth to mouth, cardiac massage if there is no pulse, cover the victim;

• Thermal or chemical burns: wash the affected area with plenty of cold water, cover the victim;

• Fractures or strains: no untimely handling, prop up the victim.


To notify the Toulouse maritime medical consultation center, go through the Cross and, if necessary, contact directly 561 493 333



Report an accident


• Maritime work accidents such as maritime occurrences must be declared.

• For accidents and illnesses during navigation, the skipper must make a declaration to the Enim. This is the CGP 102 print (known as the pink sheet). It is essential for opening the rights to social coverage. It must be handed over to Maritime Affairs.

• In the event of an accident, this form must be accompanied by a questionnaire to be filled in on its circumstances (occupation at the time of the events, material element involved, etc.). This form (request it from the service to which the pink sheet is given) is subject to statistical processing carried out on behalf of the Enim by the Maritime Prevention Institute. The results are widely disseminated.

• For sea events (shipwreck, grounding, fire, water leaks, serious injuries, death of a man, etc.) the skipper must draw up a detailed sea report. This report must be certified upon return to port by the Commercial Court or by Maritime Affairs. The sea report is necessary to allow proper treatment of any legal consequences of the sea event and the conduct of a technical investigation, for prevention purposes, by the BEAmer (office for the investigation of sea incidents) . It is also essential for the insurer.



Useful contacts

• National Committee for Maritime Fisheries & Marine Breeding (CNPMEM)

134, avenue de Malakoff, 75116 Paris (http://www.comite-peche.fr)

• Safety training - FAF Pêche, B.10 Criée BP127 - 29900 Concarneau

• Maritime prevention institute (IMP), 60 Avenue de la Perrière, 56100 Lorient, tel. 02 97 35 04 30

• Instructions and purchasing guides for personal protective equipment (boots, helmets, gloves, work clothing with integrated buoyancy) can be downloaded from the IMP website (http: // imp-lorient .com /)

• The forms declaring the circumstances of maritime work accidents can be downloaded from the IMP site (http://imp-lorient.com/)



• Regional operational centers for surveillance and rescue

- CROSS Gris-Nez: 0 321 872 187

- CROS-Ma Jobourg: 0 233 527 213

- CROSS Corsen: 0 298 893 131

- CROSS-A Étel: 0 297 553 535

- CROSS- Med La Garde: 0 494 617 110

- CROSSAG Fort de France: 0 596 709 292

- CROSSRU La Réunion: 0 262 434 343



• Maritime medical consultation center (Hopital Purpan / Toulouse), place du Docteur Baylac, tel 05 61 77 24 85, fax 05 61 77 74 51 - ccmm@chu-toulouse.fr

• National establishment for invalids of the navy , 3 place de Fontenoy 75700, sp O7

• Ifremer : Croches, how to prevent them, book to be ordered on: http://www.ifremer.fr/francais/produits/editions/19enginspeche.shtmlv

File produced by the Maritime Prevention Institute for the improvement of health and safety at work

60 Avenue de la Perrière, 56100 Lorient - +33 (0) 2 97 35 04 30

With the help and assistance of the European Union and French maritime administrations.



www.imp-lorient.com

Flatfish behavior examined from A to Z.

 

Fundamental scientific research will be conducted for the first time into the seasonal behavior of plaice and sole and into optimal stimulation to release them from the bottom. That should form the basis of the development of gear to catch flatfish as efficiently as possible.

The research project is called 'New stimulation techniques for flatfish trawling: StimTech' and is funded nationally by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality through the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. Research groups from Wageningen University & Research and TU Delft work together in a broad consortium. Partners are: Nederlandse Vissersbond, VisNed, CIV Den Oever, CIV Texel, Jaczon BV, VCU Maritime, Fisheries Innovation Center Southwest Netherlands and Fisheries Association South West.

“We are going to examine the behavior of plaice and sole from A to Z. For example, we want to test the physical swimming capacity, how fast and manoeuvrable they are, how quickly and deeply they dig themselves in. And that under different temperatures and therefore seasonal influences. If you know those mechanisms, you can also check, among other things, how fast you have to fish to catch the fish. At the same time, we investigate how exactly one responds to which stimuli. Think of water jets, but also, for example, light and sound, and for comparison also the current alarm clock chains. Finally, we want to design a new wake-up mechanism based on that knowledge and test it in the lab for trapping efficiency and soil disturbance'', explains Pieke Molenaar of WMR.

The researchers have been allocated a total of 1.3 million euros. In addition, the partners contribute almost one hundred thousand euros worth of man-hours through co-financing.

In addition to this fundamental research, practical research is also being carried out with the SCH 63, which went to sea with new water spray rigs as an alternative to pulse rigs. In addition to Wageningen Marine Research and Jaczon, HFK Engineering and Van Wijk are also involved in this project. LNV finances this research with European grant money.

Fish galore! It's a fine #FishyFiday in Newlyn.

Cool cloud colours this morning but still autumnal temperatures pervade...

the toad-like skin of a turbot...

alien limb-like monk tail...

young Mr Nowell missing the Dorys this week...

not sure what the collective noun is for weavers, a bolt?...

the Enterprise  is much more interested in caching these beauties...

while fellow beam trawler Algrie landed some good quality gurnard...

to go with Mr Worth's megs...

this would feed a table for six at local fine dining establishments like The Shore

clear decks on the baby Brit...

cracking tub gurnards from the netter...

Ocean Pride to go with their pollack...

while this cracking bluefin...

confusingly sporting yellow fins received some interest from the buyers...

nice reds form the Algrie...

mystery lot on the auction, must be worth something to sacrifice a pillow case!..

even more cracking reds from Cadgwith...

bass are still relatively scarce...

though Tom on the Harvest Reaper led the charge to land any quantity of John Dory...

red sail at dawn...

the Steph of Ladram, ex Sapphire II...

just a little land fog rolling down the Coombe this morning.

 

MSC annual awards - a special shout out and kudos to Cornish Hake!

 

We are delighted to announce the MSC UK Awards 2021 Winners! This year the awards were streamed from the prestigious National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth for the second year running.

Now in its 8th year, the MSC UK Awards celebrates the outstanding achievements and performance in sustainable fishing and seafood across the entire UK business spectrum. Despite the unprecedented challenges of the past year, there has been great progress in a number of areas.

Major retailers and brands hailed for their outstanding achievements as four new categories introduced Tesco has reclaimed the crown for Supermarket of the Year in the Marine Stewardship Council’s annual UK awards for continuing to increase the number of MSC labelled products and species on its shelves.

Woofs won Pet Food Brand of the Year, in one of four new categories introduced this year, as animal lovers are increasingly choosing seafood options which are good for their pets and the ocean too.

Lidl scooped MSC UK Mid-size store Retailer of the year as well as Aquaculture Stewardship Council UK Retailer of the Year in the first year the guest category from ASC has been introduced in recognition of the progress made by the farmed seafood sector over the past year.

The annual awards, now in their 8th year, were streamed for a second-year running from the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth on October 7, 2021.

MSC UK ambassador, acclaimed restaurateur, chef and author, Mitch Tonks, was on the expert judging panel along with CJ Jackson, chief executive of Billingsgate Seafood School, Marcus Coleman chief executive of Seafish and Dr Eleanor Adamson, Fisheries Programme Manager at the Fishmongers’ Company.

Waitrose picked up two awards – Fish Counter of the Year and also Product of the Year – another newly introduced category – for its No. 1 Yellowfin Tuna which was launched in March this year – the first chilled MSC yellowfin available in a UK retailer.

In marketing, Sainsbury’s won Marketing Champion of the Year for their launch of an online MSC supermarket shelf, while the Co-op achieved Social Media Hero of the Year for its innovative and personal social media posts promoting their MSC certified range.

Welcoming everyone to the awards, Seth McCurry, MSC UK & Ireland Senior Commercial Manager, said: “In spite of another challenging year, we have seen strong continued commitment to sourcing sustainable seafood. Our MSC UK Awards are a great opportunity to celebrate outstanding achievement and performance in sustainable fishing and seafood across the entire UK business spectrum. With new categories introduced this year, I am pleased that we are able to recognise the range of contributions fisheries, suppliers, restaurants, brands and retailers are making to ensure we have fish for future generations to come.”

Amali Bunter, Head of Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade, from Lidl GB said: “Sourcing fish and seafood sustainably is something we are passionate about and we are delighted to win the MSC Mid-sized Store Retailer of the Year award for the sixth year in a row. This award is testament to the efforts of our buying teams in driving a sustainable category, working closely with our suppliers every day. We are proud to have increased our range of MSC certified products in the last year and look forward to continuing to work closely with the MSC in the years to come, delivering affordable and sustainable products for our customers when they shop in our stores.”

Stewart Irvine, co-founder of Woofs said: “I’d like to thank MSC for this prestigious award. Several people within our organisation have worked tirelessly on promoting the values of sustainability and receiving this accolade is justification for their efforts.

“I look forward to working closely with MSC in the future, as we endeavour to protect the valuable resources of our oceans.”

Andy Boulton, Senior Manager Aquaculture and Fisheries, from Waitrose, said: “We’re delighted to accept the award for Fish Counter of the Year for the fourth year in a row and extremely pleased that we have also been awarded the first ever MSC UK Product of the Year award for our MSC certified yellowfin tuna. We’re proud to have been the first UK retailer to launch MSC certified chilled pre-pack yellowfin tuna in March this year.

“The blue MSC ecolabel on our counters not only helps our customers identify sustainable fish and seafood, but also recognises and rewards efforts made by fishermen to ensure our oceans remain healthy. We’re always looking for new MSC certified species to add to our counter and are proud of our more recent additions to the counters.”

Other award winners were Birds Eye for Frozen Brand of the Year, baby food brand Ella’s Kitchen for Newcomer of the Year, New England Seafood International for Retail Supplier of the Year, and Brakes and M&J for Foodservice Wholesaler of the Year.

In a new category, Tom Russell, from the Poole Harbour clam and cockle fishery won Fisher of the Year for showing great leadership in setting up a demonstrably sustainable fishery, and Cornish hake won Ocean Hero for its years of hard work and commitment to sustainability.

Anstruther Fish Bar in Fife, Scotland won Foodservice Champion of the Year while Direct Seafoods won Fresh Fish Foodservice Supplier of the Year.

The winners’ award was once again designed and manufactured using 3D printing by Cornish-based J Supplied 3D, made in collaboration with Fishy Filaments, who recycle fishing nets from the MSC certified hake fishery in Cornwall into engineering grade nylon filament. Fishy Filaments' innovative harbour-side recycling technology was invented in Cornwall and saves about 98% of carbon emissions when compared to using equivalent virgin material. The unique award was designed by artist Charlotte Dawe.

See the awards page in full here.

Fishing funding can be yours - apply now!

See how the Animateurs can help you with your fishing funding application. Get in touch now (funding must be spent by March 2022) All explained on short video.

Calling all fishers! 

 

We are here to support fishermen and their communities The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) delivered by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is now open to applications. We will be supporting applications from fishers and prioritising applications focused on health and safety and collective projects with Fishing Associations and ports and harbours. If you would like to discuss a project, please get in contact and we can arrange a visit or Zoom call as COVID restrictions permit.

We act as your agent to help you make an application online. We can support you thorough the all steps of the application, quote finding, and claiming.

PLEASE NOTE, WE HAVE NO FORMAL RELATION TO THE MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION.

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