Sunday night for Monday morning.

There's no let up in the weather for the...

boys on the Acionna, the up side of smashing up your net is that within a short space of time, all hands can mend...

another keen crew of gig rowers takes to the water...

first time landings for the visiting Scottish prawn trawlers, Daystar

and Claire Marie...

as night approaches the Inter-Nos is the first of the sardine boats to make the fish market for landing...

plenty of ice tubs at the ready for pumping her fish ashore...

with a market full of fish staff are busy sorting...

and grading the fish for Monday's market...

which included fish from four netters...

the Annie May...

Ajax...

Silver Dawn...

and Ygraine...

who also landed this small thresher shark...

there are were also hake from the Claire Marie, one of the prawn boats that landed...

hard at it on the Inter-Nos' landing.

Crystal Sea Cuts Fuel Costs and Emissions with EcoPro!

Concerned about your engine's emissions and fuel efficiency?

The EcoPro system is here to revolutionise your experience. This award-winning technology, recognised as Product of the Year at the 2022 Fishing News Awards, offers a smarter and cleaner approach to engine performance. By harnessing the power of hydrogen enrichment, EcoPro not only tackles harmful pollutants but also improves fuel economy and potentially enhances engine health.

EcoPro can breathe new life into your engine and navigate towards a more sustainable future.

The EcoPro system tackles emissions head-on, significantly reducing harmful pollutants like diesel particulates (soot!), NOx, CO, and CO2. This remarkable feat is achieved through a smarter combustion process that minimises unburnt fuel, leaving your engine running cleaner and minimising environmental impact.

Saving Money from the fuel pump:

EcoPro doesn't just benefit the environment; it benefits your wallet too. By promoting more complete combustion, the system leads to increased miles per gallon (mpg). This translates to lower fuel consumption, reducing your running costs and shrinking your carbon footprint.

Simple Installation, Minimal Maintenance:

The EcoPro system integrates seamlessly with your existing engine, requiring no invasive modifications. Its compact design ensures a hassle-free installation, and thanks to its low-maintenance nature, you can focus on what matters most – running your operation. On-demand hydrogen production eliminates the need for bulky fuel tanks, further simplifying the system.

Remote Monitoring and Optimisation:

EcoPro stays connected, featuring the Eco-i computer. This intelligent system ensures optimal hydrogen production based on your engine's specific demands. Real-time data allows Ecomotus to remotely monitor and fine-tune your system for peak performance. Additionally, you can access your personalised Carbon Footprint savings certificate, quantifying the positive environmental impact.

Potential Engine Health Benefits:

Independent inspections suggest that the EcoPro system may contribute to a cleaner and healthier engine by reducing carbon buildup. This not only translates to potentially improved performance and lifespan but also reduces maintenance needs in the long run.

Scalable for Any Engine Size:

The EcoPro system boasts a modular design, allowing for customization based on your engine size. Whether you have a small engine or a powerful workhorse, EcoPro can be tailored to your specific needs. Multiple banks of electrolyzers can be individually controlled and monitored, ensuring optimal performance for any application.

The EcoPro Advantage:

In summary, the EcoPro system delivers a comprehensive solution for cleaner engines, improved fuel efficiency, and potentially better engine health. This all comes with a simple installation process and minimal maintenance requirements, making it a compelling choice for a more sustainable and cost-effective operation.

Remotely monitored and calibrated.

The company has now launched the Eco-i, a platform that gives vessel owners detailed new insights into the performance of their engines, remotely monitored from their phones. The new platform also offers a mechanism to monitor fuel consumption in real time, generate carbon footprint certificates and obtain detail on the amount of hydrogen used to optimise fuel burn and performance.

The data can be easily downloaded and shared with buyers, many of whom are beginning to ask questions about emissions and fuel use as part of their corporate social responsibility policies.

Adrian Bartlett from Ecomotus says: “We’re really pleased with the new product, and equally pleased to be nominated for another Fishing News Award. This additional software application builds on the success of the EcoPro itself."

Adrian Bartlett from Ecomotus checking the settings.

It comes in response to a number of queries from skippers who wanted more detailed information about their engine performance, but also wanted to share their carbon data with customers, and be able to demonstrate the steps they are taking to minimise the impacts of their fishing activities.

Zero carbon is a way off for many vessels in the fleet. As we wait for this to phase in, we are pleased to be helping the transition, and reducing the footprints of conventional vessels in the meantime.

Grant Funding:

Under the MMO's Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) fishing vessel owners can take advantage of industry grant aid to support the reduction in energy consumption. The application process can be started online by accessing this link. Alternatively, people like Chris Ranford, fishing animateur can be contacted to provide support and guidance. Whichever route is taken the savings that can be made are considerable and well worth the initial effort in securing advice and finding.

Real-life example from the Newlyn based Crystal Sea, the port's biggest trawler.

Crystal Sea skippers, David and Alec Stevens had an EcoPro custom installation aboard their vessel, Crystal Sea fitted over a year ago.

Crystal Sea Saves Fuel and the Environment with EcoPro! 

Skippers David and Alec Stevens of the fishing vessel Crystal Sea are raving about their experience with the EcoPro fuel saving system. They've seen a significant reduction in fuel costs and emissions since installing the system over a year ago.

Slashing Fuel Costs

"EcoPro has cut our fuel usage by 10%," says skipper David. "That's a massive saving of 40,000 litres per year on our 400,000 litre consumption. At 70 pence per litre, that translates to a whopping £28,000 saved annually!"

Fast Payback and Low Maintenance

The EcoPro system might seem like a big investment upfront, but with a 50% grant, the Stevens brothers only paid £11,000. "At this rate," David explains, "we recovered our investment in just six months!"

Even better, the system's running costs are minimal. "We're talking about just £5 per month for distilled water," David says.

Environmental Benefits

EcoPro isn't just about saving money. It's also kind to the environment. The system reduces emissions to near-negligible levels, comparable to a catalytic converter. However, unlike a converter, EcoPro doesn't require extra horsepower, which means no increase in fuel usage.

Win-Win for Everyone

"EcoPro is a win-win all around," David concludes. "The boat saves on fuel, the crew benefits from potentially higher wages thanks to the share-based system, we use cleaner oil which extends change intervals, and the planet breathes a little easier with reduced emissions."

'Tiz a mizzly #FishyFriday in Newlyn.

I suppose you could call it a Silver Dawn, more a dull grey really...

on a brighter note, there are tons of top quality fish up for auction this morning like these shiny silver haddock ...

lemons...

hake...

and head-on monk from the seiner...

as Tristan and boys land their week's work...

for the inshore boats, there seem to be endless supplies of ray...

of one sort...

 or another...

while the netters also target fish like this cracking turbot...

or save their monk cheeks...

bull huss, could be called the 'greater spotted dogfish'...

pristine tails...

and enough Dovers from the big boat's trip that would match an inshore trawler's landings for an entire year...

seine net red mullet always look good...

signs of shells on the move...

a shining example of a ling...

along with more hake from the netter Celtic Dawn...

and Stelissa...

plenty of tub gurnard this morning...

and a good selection of brill, turbot and other flats...

just the one black bream though...

and not even a box of JDs...

cuttles don't get much bigger than this before they die...

he's hoping someone will toss him a fish for breakfast, with today's prices he may have a long wait...

not much sign of it brightening up just yet!

 

Plans revealed for a new marine skills centre in the heart of Newlyn

A 'good news' story where Newlyn Harbour continues to be at the forefront of innovation and forward thinking in the fishing industry.

An artist impression of how the new marine skills centre will look

A Cornish architectural practice has revealed plans for a state-of-the-art marine skills centre at the heart of Newlyn’s ancient Harbour.

The proposed Marine Skills and Resource Centre will improve and contribute to training and skills development for Newlyn’s fishers and those who work at sea or in the wider maritime industry.

Architects Poynton Bradbury Winter Cole say if plans get the green light, the Centre will replace the current training facilities, which are scattered around the town, providing a state-of-the-art building, sensitively designed to blend into the surrounding area.

PBWC Director Cian Spowart said: 

“Newlyn Harbour has been operating since the 15th century and its fishing fleet is considered to be one of the largest in the UK. The Marine Skills and Resource Centre will centralise the services currently on offer to fishers and those who work at sea. “The purpose-built centre will help to future-proof the maritime industry in Newlyn and beyond.”

The Centre will help to recruit, train, and retain the young people and adults needed to support the fishing, related food processing and wider marine sectors as well as providing learning and development opportunities.

The proposed three-storey, multi-departmental building, will be built using timber and natural Cornish granite and it will have a slate roof or a ribbed, slate-coloured zinc roof. Inside will be core seafood training spaces with engineering training on the ground floor and classroom-based training on the first floor. There will also be engineering workshops, offices, a fisherman’s lounge, and a reception area.

Cian added: “The building will have a robust and low maintenance finish that will blend well with the existing buildings around Newlyn.”

The site is currently used by Marine Management Organisation Officers, who have a temporary unit stationed there. The MMO’s purpose is to protect and enhance the marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development.

Newlyn Harbour Marine Skills and Resource Centre is one of seven projects within the Penzance Town Deal benefiting from the Government’s Town Deal Fund investment.

Full story in the Voice by Warren Wilkins

Opportunity to manage inshore fisheries and conservation

The MMO have been given responsibility by Defra to manage the process of making appointments of General Members to IFCA Committees.

These voluntary roles require candidates who can take a balanced approach to caring for our seas, assessing the priority and importance of all users and stakeholders. It is essential that candidates have a good local knowledge of the IFCA area for which they are applying. The members of the IFCA contribute their knowledge and experience to provide sustainable management of their IFCA district.

The MMO operates a rolling campaign for the recruitment of IFCA General Members, this means that the IFCA General Member advert will be open to receiving applications for all regional IFCAs from interested candidates throughout the year without the restriction of a cutoff date. The sifting and interviewing of successful applicants will be held on a quarterly basis.

The MMO accept applications from both current and former IFCA general members who are nearing the end of their ten-year term as well as those members who have left having already served a ten-year term. Applications from these members will be considered alongside all other applicants in a fair an open competitive process and appointed on merit to ensure a fair balance of sector representation.

The role of an IFCA General Member

The members of the IFCA contribute their knowledge and experience to provide sustainable management of the inshore marine area of their IFCA district. Appointees to IFCAs are legally required to consider all the local fishing and marine conservation interests in the waters of the IFCA district in a balanced way, taking full account of the needs of the IFCA district. Appointees should recognise that they are part of a committee and should not regard themselves as representing solely one area of particular interest within the IFCA district.

As an IFCA General Member you will have the opportunity to contribute your knowledge and experience to committee meetings helping to shape and direct the work of the IFCA.

This membership puts local people in the driving seat of fisheries management and is an exciting opportunity to shape the development of inshore fisheries in your region.

As a member of an IFCA committee you will work in a team with others, helping to ensure that:

• the use of sea fisheries resources is carried out in a sustainable way and is balanced with the need to protect the marine environment or promote its recovery from, the effects of exploitation

• the different needs of those engaged in the exploitation of sea fisheries and marine resources are balanced

• the conservation objectives of marine conservation zones are achieved

Although these appointments are unpaid some local authorities pay expenses and allowances.

We seek to achieve a balanced membership across various interest groups, including but not limited to those with commercial, recreational, and environmental interests.

IFCA Application Form and further information here.

Operational Notice - Keep Newlyn Flowing Smoothly!

As the winter weather ceases to bring in an endless series of gales it looks like this ear could see a record number of visiting boats using Newlyn.

As things get busier around the harbour, we want to ensure everyone has a smooth and efficient experience. Here are a few friendly reminders to help us keep things running like clockwork:

Heads Up on Arrivals and Departures: To help us plan berthing efficiently, please let us know at least 24 hours in advance if you're arriving or departing. Just a quick text or call to the Ops phone on 07771 394530 will do the trick!

Landing and Loading Zones: Remember, berths at the Market, Iceworks, and the end of the Mary Williams Pier are for loading and unloading your catch only. Once finished, please move your vessel to allow others to use these essential areas. Of course, if you need to stay longer, just let us know and we'll see what can be arranged.

Keeping the Berths Clear: For all other berths, it's important that your vessel can be moved quickly when directed. This ensures everyone has access when they need it.

Gear on the Mary Williams Pier: We understand the importance of mending nets and changing gear. To keep things safe and accessible for everyone, please try to keep your gear as close to the edge of the pier as possible, and only for the time needed. This way, lorries and crew can easily access the ladders and surrounding areas.

By working together, we can keep our harbour a thriving and productive hub for everyone!