"Debs was one of the last of original landlady, a person that understood her customers. She will also be missed on the Newlyn Lights. She will have them all singing and dancing up there."
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.
Saturday 17 February 2024
Shine on Debbie, star of the Star Inn.
Thursday 15 February 2024
Can you help? Ratings consultations update for Cornwall Good Seafood Guide 2024.
Winter Ratings Review
Transparency and credibility are important to the Good Fish Guide. After we’ve researched and drafted a set of ratings updates, we put them out to consultation. Ratings consultations are open twice per year, in February and August. We welcome feedback from anyone with technical insight and information that could contribute to the comprehensiveness and quality of our ratings.After consultations have closed, we consider and respond to all feedback, which is kept anonymous. We then finalise and publish our new and updated ratings on all the Good Fish Guide platforms.
The Winter 2023/24 ratings consultation is live until, Wednesday 6th March. To comment, please download the Good Fish Guide Ratings Review, and complete the indicated column for ratings of interest.
Please send your completed sheets back to ratings@mcsuk.org along with any supporting information.
We welcome feedback until 5pm Wednesday 6th March 2024
Tuesday 13 February 2024
In its hour of need, the MMO is reaching out to the industry.
The MMO is reaching out to all under 10m vessel industry members to make them aware of the ‘Regional Fisheries Group’ team within the Marine Management Organisation.
Friday 9 February 2024
Fine start to #FishyFriday in Newlyn..
Early doors in Newlyn as the light begins to creep into the sky earlier and earlier by the day...
on offer this morning, hake from the Ygraine
and Britannia V...
guess the fish...
now you see him now you don't...
the reds are coming - seine caught too!..
magnifique monk...
landing time for the Ocean Pride...
inseparable...
put your back into it...
away the fish go...
market box history.
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Calling all fishermen - can you help Improve PFD Design?!
Give us your suggestions here!
Roll up roll up! Anyone (there's a lot of you) with ideas on how to design a PFD that is more appropriate for fishing, here's an opportunity to contribute your knowledge to folks who will listen. The NFFO are undertaking some research with the ultimate aim of producing an updated, more fit for purpose PFD design to help keep fishermen safe. This is an industry led, industry focussed initiative.Everyone who takes part in the research has the option to enter our prize draw to win £100.
The survey is anonymous and confidential. For any queries or difficulties accessing the survey contact sinead@assenti-research.co.uk
Tuesday 6 February 2024
The MSC launched Version 3 of its Fisheries Standard in May 2023. Since its release, we have engaged in an intensive roll-out program, testing the new requirements with fisheries and gathering extensive feedback from independent assessors and fishery partners at workshops held around the world. This process has highlighted areas that need to be amended. As a result, the MSC will release an updated Standard in July 2024 to ensure its requirements are applied consistently and deliver the intended sustainability outcomes.
This will be followed by an independent review of the new Evidence Requirements Framework. (ERF). The ERF is a new approach to the assessment of evidence in the MSC program and the Board agreed at launch that it would be reviewed to ensure it is working as intended. This will begin in July 2024, led by experts in fisheries assessment. Among the issues to be addressed, is whether the framework can be applied in a more efficient manner, leading to less complexity and cost. Input from NGO and industry stakeholders will be sought in the course of the review.
Some fisheries are already moving into Version 3, and those with a favourable pre-assessment should consider going forward with certification. However, in light of the changes, fisheries are being given the option of continuing to use Version 2.01 for a further two years.
A new derogation will be effective from 1 February 2024. The extended timelines will allow all changes to Version 3 to be made and thoroughly tested before fisheries are required to be assessed against the updated Standard.
Under the derogation, new fisheries can now use Version 2.01 until 1 February 2026 while currently-certified fisheries have until 1 November 2030 to transition to the updated Version 3.
Read here for more information: https://www.msc.org/standards-and-certification/fisheries-standard