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As Opportune’s crew took time to wish everyone in the fishing industry a happy new year, what were subsequently described as ‘challenging’ discussions had just started at the fisheries council in

Brussels, reports David Linkie.There is little doubt that 2019

will be a momentous year for UK fishermen. The importance of resolving key fishing and political issues, in a manner that enables the

industry to maintain the momentum gathered in recent years, cannot be understated.

Fishing News wishes all readers a happy, prosperous and safe new year.

The skippers and crew of the Peterhead trawler Opportune take time out from looking over their twin-rig gear to wish

all fishermen all the best and safe fishing in 2019.

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Stormy last trip of the year

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The skippers and crews of the Peterhead pair-seiners Guiding Light H 90 and Guiding Star H 360 endured heavy weather on their last trip of 2018, reports David Linkie.

After dodging for 24 hours north of Whalsay as Storm Deirdre generated a force 10 south-easterly gale, the boats fished for another 36 hours east of Shetland, before encountering 50-knot winds when making in to land at Peterhead.

� The 26m pair-seiners Guiding Light H 90 and Guiding Star H 360 head back out to fish east of Shetland as seas begin to moderate, after sheltering from 70-knot winds north of Whalsay… (Photo: Ivan Reid)

� … before coming through the breakwaters at Peterhead 48 hours later in another south-easterly gale, gusting up to 50 knots.

Peterhead boats light up for ChristmasFestive lights and spirit were increasingly evident at Peterhead last week, when many of the boats in harbour were decorated with hundreds of Christmas lights, reports David Linkie.

Immediately after landing their last trip of 2018 and scrubbing down, skippers and crewmen climbed to the top of the masts to put up long strings of lights.

Landing cranes, safety rails and wheelhouse roofs were also imaginatively festooned with lights, which on some whitefish vessels were expected to be removed before they left harbour after Boxing Day to fish New Year trips.

The local trawlers Favonius and Ocean Bounty dressed overall with Christmas lights at Peterhead.

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Council moves to avoid chokes as discards ban kicks in

The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation said the outcome of the council was ‘generally positive in the circumstances, with a workable solution adopted to the landing obligation, thus avoiding the potential for early closures of a large number of fisheries’.

But chief executive Seán O’Donoghue said that with Brexit continuing to cause major turbulence in the industry, it again underlined the imperative to have guarantees around fisheries honoured.

He said an overall increase of 30% in whitefish quota for the northwest of Ireland will provide improved fishing opportunities for whitefish fishermen in Donegal. He also welcomed increases in TACs in the Irish and Celtic seas as ‘very significant wins’.

“These were, without doubt, the most challenging negotiations that Irish fisheries have ever faced, since a hard Brexit potentially throws everything we have agreed into disarray,” said the KFO chief.

He said that if the Commission’s proposals for the landing obligation had been implemented, choke species could have triggered the closure of most fisheries in Ireland’s whitefish and pelagic sectors in the early months of 2019. He welcomed the ‘workable’ solution, with the allocation of by-catch quotas for the five stocks where a zero TAC was set.

“The prospect of choke species paralysing the Irish fishing industry was a very credible threat, with knock-on effects for a vast array of sustainable fisheries, hitherto able to

function normally, being caught in the slipstream,” he said.

In terms of pelagic quota, he welcomed increases in western horse mackerel and Atlanto-Scandian herring, but called for better scientific advice in respect of mackerel. He said that a 20% reduction in mackerel, agreed by the EU/Norway/Faroe in advance of the council, was based on ‘erroneous scientific advice’.

Seán O’Donoghue said, “ICES advice stated that this fishery had been declining since 2011, which is contrary to the entire fishing industry view. This is yet another major mistake in the mackerel advice – not to mention the mistakes made last year, and again this year, on Atlanto-Scandian herring. I am very concerned that ICES does not have a fit-for-purpose quality assurance system in place. This must be addressed as a matter of urgency.

“There have been far too many mistakes over the past number of years, and it is undermining confidence in the scientific advice. At least, ICES has now agreed to carry out a re-evaluation of the mackerel advice in early 2019.”

He said that the 32% cut in area 7 Nephrops was large, but was partly mitigated by exemption from the landing obligation.

“I would like to recognise the role and commitment of Minister Creed and his officials in working closely with us, taking on board our concerns, and delivering a sustainable and economically viable package of measures for 2019,” concluded Seán O’Donoghue.

KFO welcomes NW whitefish increases and ‘workable’ LO

Efforts to avoid choke species, particularly those with zero TACs, dominated difficult two-day December council negotiations that brought cuts in some important TACs but increases in others, reports Tim Oliver

‘Mixed fortunes’ for South EastNFFO president Tony Delahunty said there were ‘mixed fortunes’ for the South East from the council.

“It is a hard blow to face a further 25% TAC reduction in eastern Channel sole, against the background of deep cuts in previous years. On the other hand, the 10% increase in the TAC for skates and rays in area 7 will be welcome.

“Despite our efforts, it was not possible to secure an increase in the North Sea TAC, despite an abundance of thornback ray in the Thames and the limited number of alternative fishing opportunities. The high-survival exemption for skates and rays means that over-quota catches of ray will be returned to the sea during 2019.

“Although Channel cod is not considered to be a choke risk in 2019, things can change very quickly with a fast-growing, migratory species like cod. Given the UK’s ludicrously low share of the TAC, it will be important to be ready to intervene if signs appear that the fishery will be choked.”

North Sea: cod is ‘acute’ choke riskCommenting on the North Sea results, Ned Clark, chairman of the NFFO NE committee said that the 33% cut in cod will make cod the limiting species in the mixed fisheries, increasing the choke risk from medium to acute.

Whiting faced a proposed 40% cut, but this was reduced to 6%, through a cut to the TAC and a de minimis deduction.

Major chokes in the flatfish fisheries were averted by removing TAC status from dab and providing a (conditional and

temporary) exemption for skates and rays and plaice.

“By making a fetish of managing stocks at MSY, rather than using it as a helpful signpost of progress to high average yields, the environmental NGOs marginalised themselves from most of the debates at council, and contented themselves with sniping from the sidelines,” said Ned Clark.

“There is no question of ignoring the science – it is a question of using the very best available science to inform complex, difficult and multifaceted management decisions.”

He said it was ‘a relief’ that the Farne Deeps Nephrops fishery – the main economic driver for the local fleets – had stabilised after a dip in the biomass, and remedial measures.

South West: progress, but big challenges ahead Cornish FPO chief Paul Trebilcock emphasised the need for effective and workable outcomes to meet the discards ban in the ultra-mixed fisheries of the South West.

He said the council outcomes contained some important gains for the South West, including significant improvements in quotas like Western hake (+28%) and megrim (+47%), and rollovers for pollack and saithe in area 7.

But he said that the ‘complicated and unsatisfactory outcome’ for Celtic Sea cod presents ‘a potentially massive challenge for South West fishermen in the year ahead’. The UK has already called for a review of the 2019 TAC early in the new year.

A 20% increase in area 7b-k haddock was welcome, but it

is still likely to be a ‘significant’ choke risk.

CFPO members ‘will continue to work with scientists on selectivity improvements and enhanced data collection, but this multifaceted problem will not be solved without a realistic level of quota being available for South West fishermen’.

There were mixed outcomes for the important South West flatfish quotas. For skates and rays, a welcome increase of 5% on the 2018 quota was ‘a reflection of stable catches experienced by fishermen’. But the prohibition on landing common skate and restrictions on small-eyed ray landings remain, and ‘continue to be a frustration that, once again, was not addressed’.

Irish Sea: discards ban critical for prawn fisheryAlan McCulla of the Anglo-North FPO said it was ironic that since the Brexit vote, cuts to the Irish Sea’s main whitefish species have stalled and ‘at least to some small extent been reversed, a trend that continued at this week’s negotiations in Brussels’.

Discussion had focused on ‘the critical matter of the discards ban, which for the Irish Sea was focused on whiting, and the potential this has to choke the targeted fishery for prawns’.

A major focus in the Irish Sea in 2019 will be the government’s consultation on future immigration policy, which has just been released. Alan McCulla said: “Without crew, there is no one to man our fishing vessels – the sea of opportunities that beckons post-Brexit could be lost to many coastal communities.”

With Brexit due on 29 March, 2019, this was the last fisheries council in which the UK will participate as an EU member state.

While some progress was made on choke species, many difficult issues remain to be resolved in the new year and beyond.

The most difficult choke species are five for which the scientific advice was for zero TACs – Celtic Sea cod, Irish Sea whiting, west of Scotland cod and whiting, and Western Approaches plaice.

The approach to these is to set the TAC at a level below current catches, to partially cover unavoidable by-catches, and to make up the gap through international swaps and additional selectivity/avoidance measures.

Member states without quota – notably Spain and the Netherlands – would have first call on the reserved by-catch quota, by offering swaps of other desirable quotas. The

arrangement will apply from 1 January, but the UK has laid down markers that the level of TAC and the swapping arrangements require early review.

Chokes are also addressed through enhanced inter-area and inter-species flexibility. There are also measures to provide incentives for fishermen to fish more selectively, and commitments by member states to take appropriate control measures.

Some notable TAC increases include Irish Sea cod (16%) and haddock (17%), but the region’s mainstay prawn fishery suffered a -32% cut. Irish Sea plaice and sole are up 243% and 554% respectively.

North Sea and west of Scotland monkfish are up 25%, and there is a 21% rise in area 7b-k haddock. North Sea saithe is also up 16%.

Northern hake is up 26% overall.

West of Scotland (6a) Nephrops is up 24%, and megrim in area 7 is up by 47%.

CutsThere are heavy TAC cuts in several species.

North Sea cod is down -35%, whiting -6% (there was uncertainty over the size of the whiting cuts as

Fishing News went to press), and haddock -30%. North Sea sole is down -20%, and -26% in 7d, and west of Scotland haddock is down 31%.

North Sea Nephrops is down -10% in EU waters and -25% in Norwegian waters, as well as -32% in the Irish Sea.

Cuts in pelagic species include

-20% for western mackerel and -33% for North Sea herring above 53 degrees north. Herring in the southern North Sea and eastern Channel is down -38%, and Channel sprats are cut by -20%.

EU fisheries commissioner Karmenu Vella said that 59 stocks managed by the EU, or by the EU and Norway together, for which MSY advice was available, will be managed at sustainable levels in 2019.

He said 2019 would be ‘a very challenging year’ as the

landing obligation fully kicks in. “We will need to step up our

efforts next year to reach the targets we have all agreed to,” he said.

UK fisheries minister George Eustice said: “These negotiations were the culmination of months of government-led work with the devolved administrations, industry

and environmental NGOs, to secure the best possible deal for the whole of the UK fishing industry.

“We welcome quota increases for important species like megrim and hake, and progress towards achieving sustainable fisheries, in what was a particularly challenging year of negotiations for all member states.”

The UK delegation included representatives from the devolved administrations.

DEFRA said: “Benefits will be felt around the country with increases in quota for hake, haddock and megrim. Increased quota for monkfish will provide a boost for the Scottish fleet, while Northern Ireland has benefited from an increased share in Irish Sea cod. Agreements on sea bass will offer welcome support to the inshore fleet in Wales.”

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Marine Scotland and Scottish industry leaders said that the negotiations had been difficult, and the outcome was effectively making the best of a bad job.

They emphasised the priority of addressing the landing obligation problems, and welcomed the measures to mitigate potential choke risk species, including west coast cod and whiting, and ling and hake in the North Sea. They also looked forward to Scotland benefiting from leaving the CFP.

Marine Scotland said the deal met one of Scotland’s main priorities – to see west of Scotland stocks protected from potential overfishing.

Scottish fisheries secretary Fergus Ewing said: “This year’s negotiations in Brussels have been undertaken against an extraordinary political backdrop, adding to the already significant challenge of securing a good deal for Scottish fishing – although it is worth noting that we were not in isolation, with reduced quotas being faced by all member states across the board.”

He was disappointed with some of the outcomes agreed, and said the Scottish government ‘made the best of a bad situation, and is returning with something close to the best possible deal that could realistically be secured’. He added, “We had always suspected that this would be a particularly difficult council, and so it proved to be.”

He had said before the talks that Scotland’s priority was to find a resolution for choke risks associated with low or zero TAC stocks ‘above all other issues’. He was happy that a workable solution had been found for cod and whiting stocks in particular.

“I’m sure that news will be welcomed wholeheartedly by the west of Scotland fishing industry, along with the potential to review the discards ban, should it be

Scots: ‘Best deal under the circumstances’deemed necessary to stop any unintended consequences on our fishermen,” he said.

“That outcome was by no means certain though, and serves to demonstrate the valuable work done by Scottish officials in the past weeks and months.

“Of course, there’s a lot more work yet to be done before 1 January to prepare Scotland’s fleet for what may be a very challenging year ahead, but we will be working closely with industry – as ever – to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for Scottish fishermen.

“One of the side-effects of Brexit is that there is no guarantee that Scotland and the UK government will have a vote on what happens for the foreseeable future, so it’s more important than ever that we do everything in our power to make the most of the current deal – as it could be in place for some time.”

The SFF said the outcome of the talks was ‘challenging but acceptable for the fishing fleet’. Chief executive Bertie Armstrong said: “The talks have been difficult, as they always are, with the additional element this year of politics related to Brexit. For the Scottish industry, the central issue has been the inclusion of measures to limit the risk of ‘chokes’ by swapping between member states.

“The Scottish delegation worked long and hard, along with their UK colleagues, to give the best chance of avoiding fleet shutdown during 2019. In the end, it is clear that our best interests can only be put first when we have left the CFP, and are able to decide who catches what, where and when in UK waters.”

Mike Park, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association, said: “The dynamics of negotiations this year were always going to be complicated, given full introduction of the landing obligation and the fact that this is our last fisheries council as a

fully-fledged member state. “The outcome is less than

we hoped for, but as much as was possible under the circumstances. The important outcome is that our fleets should now be able to fully utilise the opportunities available to them in 2019.”

CFP shamblesShetland Fishermen’s Association chief executive Simon Collins said the outcome highlighted the deficiencies of the CFP.

He said: “Over the years, the CFP has degenerated from a simple failure to a shambles. It is now imposing severe and often highly questionable cuts in key quotas, right at the point when an already challenging discards ban comes into full force.

“Despite the abundance of local fish stocks, Shetland’s fishermen and fishing communities are to be punished by distant bureaucrats who are utterly obsessed with unworkable rules.

“The Scottish fisheries minister and his team have been a strong voice for our industry throughout these talks, but the CFP ensures that the European Commission can mismanage fisheries at will, and other countries can gang up to harvest more of the natural resources around our shores than we can. This has to end.

“Coming only a week after a disgraceful deal, in which the European Commission betrayed earlier assurances and handed Faroe the right to catch a third of its mackerel quota in our waters, this year’s council demonstrates more than ever why the Scottish fishing industry needs to leave the CFP if it is to thrive.

“For when we do get out, and start planning with government for the post-Brexit era and a much larger seafood sector, we urge the first minister to create a stand-alone fisheries brief under the cabinet secretary.”

FFL: ‘Massive kick’ to the industry“Yet another December council that is a massive kick to the gonads,” was Fishing for Leave’s reaction to the TACs set at the December council.

Aaron Brown of FFL said: “Those saying the council agreement is ‘challenging but acceptable’ are being disingenuous to the industry. The agreement is more than challenging, and certainly not acceptable – especially given the full weight of the discards ban coming in as of 2019.

“The stark fact behind the semantics is that the increases in certain stocks such as hake, megrim and Rockall haddock are more than offset by the cuts in other species.

“This is compounded by the fact that the cuts are in species on which the UK fleet is most dependent, and represent the biggest danger of being near-guaranteed choke species.

“A light bulb has finally come on dimly with the politicians and officials as to the magnitude that the choke species threat represents.”

He said that the industry understood the dangers immediately when catch quotas and CCTV monitoring were introduced ‘by a clique in the industry to suit the biggest cod-catchers – before Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall popped up on telly’.

“The by-catch provision TACs for those species, such as west of Scotland cod and Irish Sea whiting, come nowhere near addressing the magnitude of the problem. Any flexibilities are deckchair shuffling – many, such as inter-species swaps, make a mockery of quotas that are supposed to manage individual

species.“The only way for the

industry to survive now is to keep discarding and avoid CCTV enforcement. But with the green NGOs pushing hard to close the tragic logic of a failed quota system by having cameras on every boat, how long will this last?”

He said quotas would never work in the UK’s mixed fisheries, and that the outcome of the council and the forthcoming discards ban demonstrated that the industry must get out of the EU and CFP immediately.

He said that FFL had developed a unique quota/effort control hybrid to solve the problem of mixed fisheries management that would give an accurate picture of the stocks that could never be achieved with quotas alone.

“The EU will use this failed quota system and choke species to deliberately make it impossible for the UK fleet during any Brexit transition period – which could last four years – to bankrupt the UK fleet and then cite international law to claim the ‘surplus’ resources the UK no longer has the fleet capacity to catch.”

He also warned that there is ‘a high probability’ that the Brexit withdrawal date will be extended ‘to give time to engineer another referendum’.

“Either way, there is a high chance that the British fishing industry is not going to get the independence from the EU we so desperately need, and which FFL is fighting unremittingly for, to dodge the existential threat of the discards ban bullet.”

“Happy New Landing Obligations Day, Alec!”

Bass is not included in the landing obligation/discards ban. Measures agreed for bass in 2019 are:● Demersal trawls and seines: Unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 400kg per two months (trawls) or 210kg per two months (seines) and 1% of the weight of the total catches onboard a vessel in any single day.● Hooks and lines: Not exceeding 5.5t per vessel per year.● Fixed gill nets: Unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1.4t per vessel per year.

The NFFO said that some, but not enough, progress was made in allowing fishermen to keep unavoidable catches of bass.

“Increased catch limits and removal of the 1% by-catch constraint will certainly be welcomed by vessels using fixed gill nets. The main problem

remains with the Commission’s insistence on the retention of the 1% by-catch limit for vessels using trawl gears. This will ensure that unacceptable amounts of bass will again be discarded next year,” said the NFFO.

Nevertheless, the increase to 400kg per two months, even within the 1% by-catch, is ‘a step in the right direction’. There had been ‘a huge reduction’ in fishing pressure on bass, and the resultant improvements in the biomass were reflected in this year’s scientific advice.

Chairman Andrew Pascoe said: “I cannot believe that anyone exposed to witnessing the waste of bass caught as an unavoidable by-catch, being discarded week after week, would allow this waste to continue.”

President Tony Delahunty said

the relaxations in restrictions will be welcome, although ‘they fall far short of the balanced approach that should be in place at this stage in the recovery of the stock’. The council could and should have done more to reduce unavoidable bass by-catch discards.

Cornish FPO chief Paul Trebilcock said the agreement did not reflect ‘the strong and credible arguments put forward by the NFFO to alleviate the pointless discarding of dead bass in the ultra-mixed trawl fisheries in the South West’, and that pointless discarding would continue.

“This was a big disappointment, but discussions have already begun with DEFRA on how to address this going forward, both in terms of revisiting this during 2019 and, of course, in the post-Brexit era.”

Bass: some progress, but not enough

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The fishing industry can seldom, if ever, have faced such uncertainty as it starts a new year as it does as we enter 2019.

The twin but unrelated issues of Brexit and the full implementation of the discards ban both take the industry into uncharted waters.

Choke species are an inevitable outcome of an obligation to land all quota species caught in mixed fisheries, and a ban on fishing when one quota has been caught. December’s fisheries council was dominated by attempts to find ways to prevent choke species from creating economic havoc for EU fleets through premature tie-ups.

It is a damning indictment of Brussels fisheries management that after a four-year phase-in of the landing obligation, officials and ministers are scrabbling for solutions to a problem that has been flagged up throughout the period, just days away from its full

implementation. While some progress was made at

the December council, it remains to be seen how the measures that were agreed will work in practice. With demand for quota set to be sky-high, there is unlikely to be much scope to acquire quota, no matter how much transfer flexibility is built into the system. The cost is also likely to be well beyond the pockets of all but the most wealthy operators.

The other huge uncertainty relates to Brexit. December’s council has been repeatedly billed as the last in which the UK will participate as an EU member state. But whether that in fact turns out to be true is by no means guaranteed. A Commons vote on the government’s withdrawal deal is due in early January, but if it fails to get through – as seems highly likely – no one knows what will happen then. Preparations, both in the

UK and EU, are being stepped up for a no-deal departure on 29 March, but there is a committed campaign to win a second referendum, in the hope of overturning the first vote to leave. So the industry may be out of the EU and CFP in less than three months, it could be faced with a transition period of indeterminate length in which nothing will change, or we may not even be leaving at all.

But whatever happens in 2019, life and fishing will go on, and the fishing industry will display all its usual resilience and resourcefulness in coping with the situations that develop. The fundamentals of healthy stocks and strong demand for fish and seafood will ensure that.

Despite the uncertainties, we wish all our readers good luck and safe and profitable fishing in the new year.

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industry to maintain the momentum gathered in recent years, cannot be understated.

Fishing News wishes all readers a happy, prosperous and safe new year.

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Medical examination is covered under ILO 188, and will be brought into UK law under the Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018.

From 30 May, 2019, a fisherman should hold a medical fitness certificate issued by an MCA-approved doctor if he is working at sea for more than seven days on a fishing vessel of 24m or more. From 30 November, 2019, the same certificate should be held by those working for more than 72 hours at sea on fishing vessels under 24m. From 30 November, 2023, all fishermen working onboard any other fishing vessel will need certification.

The certificates will either be the familiar ENG1 – currently issued to merchant seamen – or the new ML5. The certificates will last for one year for persons aged 16-18, and generally for two years for those over 18, albeit that conditions or shorter periods can be included in the certificate. A medical fitness certificate may be suspended or cancelled if the fisherman is absent, or likely to be absent, from work for 30 days or more, due to a medical condition or injury, or develops a significant medical condition.

A ‘significant medical condition’ is one which adversely affects, or is reasonably likely to adversely affect, the fisherman’s ability to perform their duties at sea, including their ability to undertake emergency duty. The individual must report their medical condition as soon as possible.

Under Regulation 16, a relevant inspector may inspect a non-UK vessel and require any fisherman onboard to produce documentation to ensure that the requirements of Article

10 of the Work in Fishing Convention are met. It will be an offence for a UK fishing vessel owner to fail to comply with the regulation – punishable by a fine, albeit that non-UK vessels are simply reported to their flag state and the ILO.

Fishing vessel owners must therefore ensure that their crew have medical certificates from the specified dates. For those engaging foreign crews with a certificate issued before the regulations come into force, these will cease to be valid on the date specified on the foreign certificate or, if earlier, 30 November, 2020. A certificate issued under foreign jurisdiction is not equivalent to a medical fitness certificate, unless it is issued in English, either solely or alongside another language.

From 30 November, 2019, fishing vessel owners will have a duty to ensure that a fisherman:• receivesmedicaltreatment onboard a vessel • receivesmedicaltreatmentashore• istakenashoreinatimelymanner in the event of suffering sickness or injury during the terms of the fisherman’s work agreement.

The cost of the transfer for medical treatment is the fishing vessel owner’s responsibility. How this is implemented in practice remains to be seen, and will be considered by insurers.

From 31 December, 2018, fishing vessel owners should have insurance; a UK fishing vessel cannot enter or leave port in the UK or elsewhere without it. This also applies to non-UK fishing vessels entering or attempting to leave a UK port. The insurance policy (or other form of security) must provide financial assurance to the

amount which the fishing vessel owner reasonably considers adequate to meet any liabilities including those under any fisherman’s work agreement, to provide compensation in the event of death, disability arising from occupational injury, and hazards.

There is a duty to repatriate when the fisherman’s work agreement expires. The fisherman can request to return to the place where the agreement was first entered into, or their country of residence. A duty to care for the individual will apply pending repatriation, and fishing vessel owners should not try to recover medical, repatriation or other costs from them.

While most employers may already perform above these standards, these new requirements will act as the minimum benchmark to attain, when they come into force. Many of the requirements will also apply to foreign flagged vessels in UK waters or landing at UK ports, and it will be interesting to see how that is monitored.

For further information, contact: [email protected]

This is the last of five summaries specifically written for Fishing News by Brodies LLP’s shipping and marine team. Sincere thanks to all who contributed to an extremely informative series of articles on a complex subject.

ILO 188: Impact on healthcare, repatriation and insurance

Malcolm Mackay of Brodies LLP’s shipping and marine team looks at healthcare, repatriation and insurance in relation to the new ILO 188 regulations

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An Environment Agency (EA) official told Solent net fishermen that catches of just 10 salmon in a year would be ‘a problem’, reports Tim Oliver.

At a recent meeting with EA and Southern IFCA officials to discuss a SIFCA consultation on plans to extend the working limit line for nets, which local fishermen are fighting (Fishing News, 6 December, ‘Inshore netters fight to save Solent fishery’), the net fishermen presented figures from EA official statistics for permit rod holders in the rivers Test and Itchen, and contrasted them with net catches.

The figures showed that in 2015, 448 salmon were caught and released, and 844 sea trout were caught, of which 704 were released.

Applying the accepted figure of a 2% mortality rate for release salmonids, this meant that nine salmon and 14 sea trout died – a total of 23 salmonids. This, plus the 140 sea trout taken, gives a total of 163 salmonids that died from angling.

“The total number of salmonids caught was 1,292, compared to our estimated maximum of 10, for the whole area, by four or five intermittent netters, who also do line fishing for other species throughout the year,” said Solent netter Steve Matthews of Warsash.

“Therefore, rodders caught a large percentage of the stock – 18% for salmon – going up the estuary in the freshwater part of the Test and Itchen – 135 times more fish than we did! They killed approximately 33 times more than we did, assuming some sea trout died in our mesh nets.

“Yet the Environment Agency told us at a meeting on 26 November that 10 salmonids caught would be ‘a problem’!

“Our ‘threat’ of 10 salmon is regarded as being more of a problem than the 1,292 caught in the rivers Test and Itchen. It’s regarded as enough of a threat to stop netting for mullet and sole, etc, in the shallows of the estuary, and push us out.”

Netsmen believe that the EA has a vested interest in promoting angling over commercial net fishing, as it receives the bulk of its income from rod licences. In its Annual Fisheries Report 2016 to 2017, the EA says: “The main

component of our income is rod licence fees received from anglers. In the 2016 to 2017 financial year, we planned for income of circa £20.9m.

“We invest rod licence income into angling and fisheries improvement funding programmes, and where opportunities are available, we seek match-funding with partners. For every £1 of rod licence income invested into these programmes, an additional £2.70 of funding from other sources is generated.”

Steve Matthews said, “The Angling Trust – including BASS – is now an affiliated partner with the EA, and has a vested interest to recruit more and more anglers.

“It is therefore highly motivated to get inshore fishermen out, and ban nets close to the shore. It and the Salmon-Sea Trout Trust have already sent answers to the Southern IFCA, to the 11 questions in the consultation it is carrying out, which reiterate their aim of banning netting within one mile of the shore.

“This lobby’s sense of entitlement has blinded them to the issues of mortality/morality with catch and release. They seem quite happy to put us out, but have avoided any scrutiny.”

The Environment Agency told Fishing News it has duties under the Environment Act to “maintain, improve and develop fisheries for salmon, trout, eel and freshwater species, including those for rod-and-line anglers. All the income received from rod licence sales is invested into maintaining, improving and developing fisheries.

“It does not have duties towards inshore fisheries targeting marine species (beyond those species which fall into its remit under the Environment Act). However, it has an interest in ensuring marine species in transitional and coastal waterbodies are managed sustainably through the Water Framework Directive.

“The Angling Trust is not affiliated to the Environment Agency but is contracted to carry out some areas of fisheries work. It is also a stakeholder and fisheries partner of the Environment Agency, which works closely with a number of other organisations.”

National ban on salmon nettingSalmon and sea trout net fishing will be banned from 1 January, 2019 in England under new national Environment Agency (EA) byelaws confirmed by DEFRA, reports Tim Oliver.

The national byelaws are also set to be applied in Scotland, and confirmation of this is expected soon. Wales will also introduce its own byelaws.

Salmon and sea trout fishermen throughout England received letters last week from the EA informing them of the ban.

One region hit by the new ban is the Tamar estuary in Devon/Cornwall, where the provisions of the national byelaws form part of the regulation of the South West salmon and sea trout net fishery.

In a letter to licensed netters in the region, the EA says it accepts

the decision ‘will not be easy for you to receive’ and ‘has not been taken lightly’.

It says, “Salmon is in decline across the country, and these measures have been introduced to try to secure that salmon stocks exist at a sustainable level in the future.

“In making these byelaws, the best balance between providing vulnerable stocks with much-needed added protection, and minimising the economic and social impacts of new measures, has been sought.

“The duty to have regard to the economic and social impact of regulation has been met in the secretary of state coming to this decision.”

The EA says it ‘may’ pay compensation to people affected by the byelaws ‘as we consider

appropriate’. But there is no automatic right to compensation, and the decision rests ‘with the EA alone, and is at our discretion’.

Claims can be made up to 12 months from confirmation of the byelaw. Compensation can be paid only to individuals, and not to a fishery as a whole, because individual circumstances differ.

Colin Matthews, one of four netters who still work in the Tamar estuary area, who has held a salmon licence for about 20 years, said the decision to ban the fishery was ‘gut-wrenching’, and would leave him with only an eel fishery to pursue.

“We were screwed down to the bare minimum anyway, with only a small quota of 23 fish, and now that’s been taken away,” he told Fishing News.

“I totally disagree with the

ban. It’s very unfair that they still let the anglers carry on. If the stocks are as bad as they say, then everyone should leave it alone, including the rod anglers, especially when 18-20% of released salmon die anyway from stress. They took the bass and mullet fishery away with byelaws; I lost everything, and never got a penny, and now we’ve lost this fishery.

“It’s disgusting; this is a fishery that’s been going for hundreds of years – I used to go with my dad when I was a boy. There used to be 25 of us, but now there’s just four. They just take your whole way of life away from you, and there’s nothing we can do.

“I wrote to George Eustice and Michael Gove explaining my concerns, but they didn’t bother answering. I just got a letter from

DEFRA that didn’t answer any of the points I’d made; they just said they would be training the anglers to look after the fish better.

“I’ve been in touch with my MP, but he says there’s nothing we can do. I would love to carry on fishing, but the only fishery left is a bit of eel fishing. They just want us gone.”

The EA has powers to manage migratory fish and create byelaws through the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act. An EA spokeswoman said: “Similarly, the IFCAs have powers to make their own byelaws to regulate the fisheries that they have a duty to protect and manage.

“We (the EA) have close ties with the majority of IFCAs, and support their efforts in management and byelaw development.”

Tiny salmon catches too much for EAThe UK will ban electric pulse fishing in UK waters after Brexit.

Fisheries minister George Eustice spelled out the government’s position during a debate on the new fisheries bill that is passing through the committee stage in parliament.

It follows a concerted campaign by fishing industry representatives, and campaigns by both UK and other EU inshore fishermen, to get the method banned.

George Eustice said that the UK will end the current derogation from the EU ban on electric pulse fishing. If the UK leaves the EU with no deal, the scientific derogation from the ban will no longer apply to foreign vessels.

“That means that the 84 Dutch vessels – perhaps more now – will automatically cease to have the right to practice pulse fishing if we leave the EU without an agreement at the end of March,” the minister told MPs.

“In the event that there is an implementation period, we will of course still be bound by whatever EU rules pertain, but even in that circumstance, the direction of travel in the EU, following the position I adopted at council, will be to introduce exactly the type of moratorium that I have been arguing for.”

The government’s plans would bring ‘an early solution to this problem’.

He said there were lots of anecdotal reports of electric pulse fishing damaging fish, disturbing their ability to navigate, feed and migrate. The impact it might be having on young fry, small lobsters, eggs and other types of developing sea life were unknown, and the UK wanted a precautionary approach. Pulse fishing would be banned until scientific evidence showed it did not cause harm.

The minister’s comments came as MPs debated amendments to the fisheries bill tabled by Plymouth and Lowestoft MPs Luke Pollard and Peter Aldous.

Fishing for Leave (FFL) has been one of numerous fishermen’s organisations and green groups which have striven to publicise the issue and see it banned.

FFL leader Aaron Brown said FFL was ‘delighted’ by the news, which followed ‘a lot of hard yards’ in raising publicity and ‘endless lobbying in parliament’, and

outrage at the ‘abhorrent’ fishing method. He said ‘massive credit’ should go to

fishermen’s groups that had fought for the ban, including Thanet Fishermen’s Association, East Anglia Fishermen’s Alliance and the New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association (NUTFA).

“Big credit must go to BLOOM ENGO, which worked tirelessly for an EU parliament vote to ask the Commission to overturn the derogation allowing the use of this method,” he said.

“We very much welcome the announcement by Mr Eustice, and give him credit for listening, initiating surveys, and moving with a rising tide of public opinion and cross-party condemnation and support to see this banned.

“Credit must go to East Anglia MP Peter Aldous for tabling amendments and seeking support for such a ban, along with the shadow Labour DEFRA team, who supported a ban too.

“It will see a huge amount of foreign fishing pressure removed from British waters, allowing local fishermen and communities to thrive again.”

Aaron Brown said FFL would now watch the parliamentary progress of the bill ‘like a hawk’ to ensure it is not diluted ‘to appease big EU-owned but UK-registered Dutch flagship interests which dominate some fishing organisations and POs in Britain’.

FFL hopes the government will also move to ban the predominantly Danish industrial sandeel fishery in the central North Sea, which FFL has also argued for.

“This is one of the seven objectives for the fisheries bill that FFL hopes to see, to ensure a fresh start for all, so as to rejuvenate British fishing, to be the equal of Norway post-Brexit,” said Aaron Brown.

“We now hope to see the government legislatively honour the promises made in the fisheries white paper, and will continue to fight remorselessly to see it happen – this is just the beginning.”

A DEFRA spokeswoman said: “There are clear concerns about the impact of pulse trawling on certain fish species. As we prepare to leave the EU, we will be bringing across the ban on this method of fishing.”

UK will ban electric pulse trawling

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Deal is pragmatic and workable

From victory to meek submissionDear Editor,June 2016. Finally, the dream that every fisherman has held since 1973 seems to be coming to fruition. The chance to exorcise Ted Heath’s legacy. To renew our industry with a fresh approach that cares for both coastal communities and the conservation of stocks around our beautiful island.

Two options, with only one choice in front of every callous-handed seafarer in the country.

And so the decision was made – we will leave the EU, and therefore the CFP that has held every coastal community hostage for more than 40 years.

Wow, were we blindsided? Fast-forward 30 months, and here we are fighting against a dysfunctional government with a leader found in contempt of the House of Commons, and indeed of politics itself, in a way that has never been seen in the UK before.

So what of Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement? Does it deliver on the 2016 result? Does it

secure the future of the UK fishing industry, or does it drive the final nail into the industry’s coffin?

We are told our industry is miniscule in terms of GDP, and therefore miniscule in terms of any negotiations.

British fishing is only a shadow of what it could be, due to the fact that 60% of fish caught in British waters is caught by EU vessels, and of the 40% we are allowed, more than half of that quota is controlled by flagships.

But it is still hugely important to rural coastal communities, and could be rebuilt to equal Norway, with taking back control.

So let me ask you this: if we are so insignificant in the scale of all this, then why is it that the EU is so hell-bent on keeping the status quo as far as fishing rights and access goes?

So here is my view. The vote was simple – we voted to leave, and anything short of that, in all its glory, is not only undemocratic, it is a direct snub by the British government to every single one of

the 17.4 million voters who put an ‘X’ in the ‘leave’ box on the ballot paper.

Why are we so worried about the future without the EU?

It’s not a leap into the unknown. Before the EU, we had several industries in this country, from steel through to coal, but all are now a thing of the past. We have conceded to every EU demand for more than 40 years in order to line the ever-deepening pockets of the EU elite, and our industry is next on the hit list.

It is our birthright as a nation to control our waters, not only fishing but protecting the stocks that we have.

As things stand with Theresa May’s deal, when we leave in March, we will be tied to the CFP for a further four years.

After that, the future relationship that’s been agreed aims for a CFP of sorts to continue indefinitely – the status quo, but with the EU holding all of the cards and making all the decisions around the industry,

with no say or veto by the UK. This is industry suicide.

Our stocks will continue to be plundered while we pick up the crumbs. In the interim, the EU will have all the say, while we sit back, begging to be merely consulted on future fishing arrangements.

With every passing month, the EU will be free to enforce policies that lead us closer and closer to the executioner’s gallows, until the EU takes its final swing and the industry’s head lands in the basket.

This deal will be passed, in whatever disguise it takes.

Any deal that ties us, or even potentially ties us, with no unilateral escape from EU control (as this deal does), will allow the EU to finish us off, no matter what form it takes.

This deal is a complete sell-out, of not only the fishing industry but the very sovereignty of our country. How can anyone sit back and allow that to happen? We voted leave, yet the establishment has engineered

this into re-joining, but on ‘membership minus’, with no say and no escape clause?

Our MPs who support this deal are in breach of their duties to us, their constituents.

This is a clear breach of democracy – an institution that we are considered pioneers and ambassadors of.

If ever there was a time that fishermen and coastal communities needed unity, not only within the industry but from outside the industry, this is it.

The fishing industry is about to be culled in the UK, unless everyone pulls together and stands hand in hand with members of the public, members of other industries, and the few remaining MPs who have morals and a conscience. If this doesn’t happen then indigenous fishermen of the UK will follow the path of the dinosaurs and become mere relics and fossils of an era past.

Shane FarrowPlymouth, Devon

Dear Editor,Although the fishing industry got some good news earlier this month with the announcement of £37.2m of extra funding, there are some real threats on the horizon.

The recent quota talks have led to cuts to many of the most important stocks, including mackerel, herring, cod, haddock and whiting.

It must be said that these quota cuts to some of our most important species, at a time when the landing obligation comes fully into force, are unhelpful at the very least, and could be disastrous at the worst.

The result for North Sea cod

targeting whitefish, and, to give some scale, the Scottish fleet has only 85 whitefish boats.

This is a significant increase in foreign vessels from previous years, catching the very species we have worked hard to protect and rebuild.

I would guess that fishing has been mentioned at the dispatch box in Westminster more often in the past six months than it has been in the previous 40 years, proving how important this industry is to our party and indeed our prime minister.

Fishing matters to the Conservatives.

We are the only party which

could make it a choke species, alongside others including west of Scotland cod and hake.

Once the quota for any choke species is caught, the fleet must stop fishing. There is therefore a significant and real risk that tens of millions of pounds of fish could go uncaught as a result.

There is also now real concern about the numbers of foreign vessels operating within the Scottish sector, mostly in waters around Shetland. A recent survey carried out by the sector found a total of 122 foreign vessels in Shetland waters.

These foreign vessels are all

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recognises and is fighting to obtain the Sea of Opportunity that Brexit brings.

Quite frankly, I am disgusted by the way that the opposition parties try to suggest that we will sell out this industry.

The message to our fishermen is clear.

The opposition parties will do everything they possibly can to keep you in the hated CFP. This means no chance of taking control of our EEZ, no chance of redressing the balance where we only catch 40% of fish in our waters, no chance of coming up with solutions to the landing obligation, and no thought

about what would be the best for our country. No thought that our fishermen want this deal.

No, the only thought from the opposition is: let’s just vote this down, and try to gain some political advantage out of the chaos.

This is politics at its worst. The deal isn’t perfect, but it is the only game in town, and is pragmatic and workable.

Our fishermen will never forget, and will never forgive, the SNP and Labour if they prevent us from leaving the hated and discredited CFP.

Peter Chapman MSP,North East Scotland

Dear Editor,Members of Orkney Fisheries Association (OFA), fishing creels around Orkney, are losing gear in unprecedented quantities this year, with the value of losses running into tens of thousands of pounds.

As an association, we have tried, as best we can, to be helpful and proactive in promoting good communications between different sectors of the mobile and static fleets, sending contact numbers and providing lats and longs to other associations, and publishing contacts on our website, Facebook and Twitter pages.

Our skippers have always stressed their willingness to work with others in sharing the sea, and enabling everyone to go about their fishing business in an amicable way.

Sadly, the level of gear losses, and the failure of our attempts to reach out to others to enable positive communications, mean that our skippers who lose gear now have no option but to seek police and Marine Scotland help in the event of gear loss.

We still want to avoid this route if at all possible, and would encourage those fishing around Orkney to contact OFA on: 01856 871818 or check the contact map on our website at: orkneyfisheries.com so that we can avoid unwanted gear interaction.

If anyone does accidentally catch gear, a position of the dropped gear would enable skippers to relocate it, and would help greatly.

Fiona Matheson Secretary, OFA, Kirkwall, Orkney

Orkney static gear losses It is three years since Arnott Marine was taken back into private ownership, after some time spent in third-party ownership.

To reflect this, the company has decided to write to all its existing clients over the next 12 months, to thank them for their business and their loyalty.

The fishing industry has been a cornerstone of Arnott Marine’s business since it was formed over 10 years ago, and never more important than now, as efforts are focused on building the family business on its foundations in the fishing industry.

In early 2019, Arnott Marine will be launching a fishing

vessel claims procedure document, designed to give immediate guidance to clients should they be unfortunate in having to make a claim. The initial focus of this document will be on hull and machinery insurance, with significant focus on contact damage and engine claims, followed by a protection and indemnity version later.

The intention is to help clients manage the circumstances immediately following the loss, as well as helping them to understand the procedure and produce the documentation and other supporting evidence required in the most efficient manner. This, in turn, allows the

company to be more efficient in presenting the claim and moving towards a resolution.

Arnott Marine already has a similar process in place in other product lines in its business outside the fishing industry, and wants to achieve the same level of positive feedback and results for its fishing clients.

Arnott Marine is part of Castle Insurance Services (NE) Ltd and underwrites cargo insurance to UK clients via independent insurance brokers, as well as broking fishing vessel hull and machinery, P&I and associated covers direct to UK owners and to insurance brokers in the UK and Ireland.

Arnott Marine thanks all its clients in three-year review


2019 UK quotas and percentage change from 2018 allocations * Please note that these are provisional figures that could change when adjustments are made for transfers and other details

North Sea

Species ICES area UK quota 2018 UK quota 2019Percentage change from 2018

Cod IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat

16,808t 10,892t -35%

Cod VIId 160t 159t -1%

Common sole IIa & IV 672t 538t -20%

Haddock IV; EU waters of IIa 27,324t 19,016t -30%

Herring EU & Norwegian waters north of IV north of 53°30’N 79,381t 53,029t -33%

Herring By-catches in IV & VIId & in EU waters of IIa 176t 240t +36%

Herring IVc & VIId 6,365t 4,076t -38%

Lemon sole & witch IV & EU waters of IIa 3,903t 4,809t +23%

Megrim IV & EU waters of IIa 2,433t 2,780t +14%

Monkfish IIa & IV 13,203t 16,468t +25%

Monkfish Norwegian waters of IV 305t 305t 0%

Nephrops IV & EU waters of IIa 21,236t 19,144t +10%

Nephrops Norwegian waters of IV 42t 32t -25%

Plaice IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat

29,815t 26,335t

-12%

Saithe IIIa & IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc & subdivisions 22-32 8,452t 9,822t +16%

Skate & rays IV & EU waters of IIa 1,070t 1,070t 0%

Turbot & brill IV & EU waters of IIa 1,097t 1,255t +14%

Whiting IV; EU waters of IIa 13,819t 6,477t -53%

Skate & rays IV & EU waters of IIa 1,070t 1,070t 0%

West of Scotland

Species ICES area UK quota 2018 UK quota 2019Percentage change from 2018

Cod VIa; EU waters of Vb 0t 885t (after pool deduction)

Cod VIb; EU waters of Vb; EC & international waters of XII & XIV 45t 44t -1%

Common sole VI; EU waters of Vb; international waters of XII & XIV 12t 12t 0%

Haddock EU waters of Vb & VIa 3,570t 2,512t -31%

Haddock EU & international waters of VIb, XII & XIV 4,142t 8,439t +104%

Herring EU & international waters of Vb, VIb & VIaN 3,308t 3,501t +6%

Megrim VI; EU waters of Vb; international waters of XII & XIV 1,704t 1,813t +6%

Monkfish VI; EU waters of Vb; international waters of XII & XIV 2,825t 3,524t +25%

Nephrops VI; EU waters of Vb 11,842t 14,734t +24%

Plaice VI; EU waters of Vb; international waters of XII & XIV 388t 388t 0%

Pollack VI; EU waters of Vb; international waters of XII & XIV 145t 145t 0%

Saithe VI; EU & international waters of Vb, XII & XIV 3,308t 3,501t +6%

Whiting VI; UC waters of Vb; international waters of XII & XIV 122t 717t (after pool

deduction)+487%

Irish Sea Species ICES area UK quota 2018 UK quota 2019 Percentage change from 2018

Cod VIIa 200t 223t +16%

Common sole VIIa 10t 65t +554%

Haddock VIIa 1,536t 1,791t +17%

Herring VIIa 5,190t 5,101t +70%

Plaice VIIa 469t 1,572t +243%

Whiting VIIa 31t 281t (after pool deduction) +807%

Wider area VIISpecies ICES area UK quota 2018 UK quota 2019 Percentage change

from 2018

Cod VIIb, c, e-k, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC) 214t 88t (after pool

deduction) -59%

Common sole VIId 655t 484t -26%

Common sole VIIe 706t 729t +3%

Common sole VIIh, j, k 64t 64t 0%

Common sole VIIf, g 259t 236t -9%

Haddock VIIb-k, VIII, IX, X, EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 691t 833t +21%

Herring VIIg, h, j, k 13t 6t -53%

Herring VIIe, f 465t 465t 0%

Megrim VII 1,765t 2,599t +47%

Monkfish VII 6,027t 5,934t -2%

Nephrops VII 9,543t 6,490t -32%

Plaice VIId, e 3,013t 3,011t 0%

Plaice VIIh, j, k 16t 14t -14%

Plaice VIIf, g 77t 390t +406%

Pollack VII 2,121t 2,121t 0%

Saithe VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 434t 434t 0%

Skate & rays VI a-b & VIIa-c, e-k 2,507t 2,632t +5%

Skate & rays VIId 191t 211t +10%

Small-eyed ray VIIf, g 40t 50t +25%

Sprat VIId, e 1,730t 1,384t -20%

Undulate ray VIIe 42t 61t +45%

Undulate ray VIId 3t 28t +847%

Whiting VIIb, c, d, e, f, h, k 2,462t 2,059t -14%

Widely distributed stocksSpecies ICES area UK quota 2018 UK quota 2019 Percentage change

from 2018

Blue ling Union & international waters of VI, VII, VIII 2,011t 2,187t +9%

Blue ling International waters of XII 2t 2t 0%

Blue ling EU & international waters of II & IV 14t 14t 0%

Blue whiting Norwegian waters of II and IV 0t 0t 0%

Blue whiting EU & international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV

79,548t63,370t

-20%

Boarfish EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII 1,295t 1,387t +7%

Greater silver smelt EU & international waters of I & II 39t 39t 0%

Hake VI & VII; EU waters of Vb, international waters of XII & XIV 11,239t 14,434t +28%

Hake EU waters of IIa & IV 657t 898t +37%

Hake Special conditions VIIIa, b, d, e 1,570t 2,135t +28%

Ling EU & international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV 4,296t 4,126t -4%

Ling EU waters of IV 2,957t 3,105t +5%

Ling Norwegian waters of IV 107t 107t 0%

Ling EU & international waters of I & II 8t 8t 0%

Ling IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, c, d 7t 7t 0%

Ling EU & international waters of V 8t 8t 0%

Skates & rays EU waters of VIII & IX 9t 10t +10%

Tusk EU & international waters of V, VI, VII 341t 341t 0%

Tusk EU waters of IV 103t 103t 0%

Tusk EU & international waters of I, II & XIV 6t 6t 0%

Tusk Norwegian waters of IV 4t 4t 0%

Other stocks

Species ICES Area UK Quota 2018

UK Quota 2019

Percentage change from 2018

Greenland Halibut EU waters of IIa and IV; EU & international waters of Vb and VI 1,019t 910t -11%

Horse Mackerel and associated by-catches EU waters of IVb, IVc, VIId 1,425t 1,431t 0%

Horse mackerel and associated by-catches

EU waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, b, d, e; EU & international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

9,279t 10,990t +18%

Mackerel IIIa & IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc, IIId 1,525t 1,468t -4%

Mackerel VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU & international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

190,142t152,115t

-20%

Northern prawn EU waters of IIa, IV 431t 342t -20%

Others Norwegian waters of IV 3,750t 4,125t +10%

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New Irish legislation for Penalty Points System on the way

Lerwick Port Authority meeting new international standards in health and safety

Shrimps galoreThis year, the Wash is seeing the biggest shrimp catches on record – three times the level of last year’s, reports John Worrall.

This would be good news for Wash boats if the situation wasn’t the same across Europe, the glut having pushed the price more than commensurately lower. But in any case, the abundance comes at a time of change, with a new shrimp fishery byelaw and a Marine Protected Area byelaw out for

consultation. The latter provides for 29

areas to be closed to bottom-trawled gear, totalling about 5,000 hectares, or roughly 8% of the 62,000-hectare extent of the Wash (with a further 6,000 hectares or so to be closed off on the nearby north Norfolk coast), in order to protect sensitive habitat features.

A few of the smallest areas had already been closed to protect patches of cobble and boulder and reefs of Sabellaria

spinulosa – Ross worm – which shelter organisms at the bottom of the food chain, along with juveniles of larger species. But more extensive areas of mixed sediments have now come under protection, and account for most of the new closures.

There had been hope until recently that innovative shrimp technology in the form of the Dutch-designed SeeWing (Fishing News, 7

April, 2016) might avert more closures,

because with its wheels instead of skids supporting the beam, and the aquadynamic profile of the beam itself, it claims to have much less impact on the seabed.

But comparative trials didn’t take place, and that particular option seems to have been kicked into the long seagrass for the time being.

Fishing News will be looking more closely at Wash

shrimping early in the new year, when it will also report on the return to the fishery of the venerable Lynn Princess (Fishing News, 21 September, 2017). This 50-year-old boat has spent half its career in the Wash and has seen a lot of changes, but has now undergone a comprehensive rebuild, including substantial re-plating and replacement of the topsides, power plants and gear, and is now looking good for a few more decades.

Lerwick Port Authority has achieved a new standard in occupational health and safety within nine months of it being introduced, making it one of the first British ports to be accredited.

Developed by the International Organisation for Standardisation, ISO 45001:2018 is the first global health and safety management system. The port authority has been certified by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

Anne Scorey, UK managing director at BSI, said: “Lerwick Port Authority should be delighted that it has achieved this in the same year the new standard was

company with major operations at Lerwick, at a time when both of us are further developing involvement in the decommissioning market.

“The certification places LPA in the leading position of holding not just the new standard, but also 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 for quality and environmental standards.

“It puts occupational health and safety at the heart of the authority’s business process, assisting with hazard identification and risk management; facilitates continual improvement; exposes the business to external audit; and improves senior management and board

published, which is testament to the commitment of the entire team.”

The port authority’s health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) manager, Stuart Wadley, said: “Accreditation to ISO 45001 in under nine months demonstrates our commitment to health and safety in the workplace for our customers and stakeholders, and that we are meeting the requirements of our port users, particularly within the offshore oil and gas industry.

“It complements the recent matching standards achieved by Peterson, a leading energy logistics

Lerwick harbour is one of the first ports in Britain to achieve accreditation to ISO 45001, reaffirming its commitment to health and safety standards across its operations. (Photo: John Coutts)

The Irish minister for agriculture, food and the marine, Michael Creed, confirmed in a recent news report that he is working with the attorney general to draw up new legislation on penalty points for fishermen, reports Pauric Gallagher.

Since 2014, Fine Gael has brought forward three statutory instruments to try to bring the EU Penalty Points System for fishermen into Irish law.

The EU Penalty Points System aims to apply penalty points to fishing licences for serious breaches of EU fisheries legislation. But because Ireland has no such legislation in place yet, the EU suspended payments from its European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) to Ireland.

This included €2.6m in 2017 and a further €4m in 2018. This figure will accrue to €37m, until Ireland brings in a sanctions regime for fishermen who breach the EU’s rules on overfishing.

In May of this year, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Fein and several independent members succeeded in rescinding Minister Creed’s previous statutory instrument (SI) 89 (2018). It was voted down as it was deemed excessive and unfair to fishermen, and failed to provide an appropriate appeals mechanism; it also focused too much power on the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA).

Back in 2014, the High Court found the government’s first SI to be unconstitutional, and very out

of line with fair procedures. This was upheld by six Supreme Court judges. In 2016, the government brought forward a new SI that was, in essence, a carbon copy of the 2014 SI.

In 2018, after heavy criticism and with no fishing industry engagement, Minister Creed brought forward the new SI 89 (2018). Again, it failed to follow any fair procedure, and only allowed for an appeal to the High Court on a point of law. It also failed to allow fishermen sufficient time to appeal. Of particular concern was the fact that points would remain on a fishing licence, even though the fisherman was exonerated in court and found to be completely innocent. It was subsequently voted down in the Irish parliament

at the end of May; this was the first time in the history of the Dáil that this had happened.

Fianna Fáil spokesperson on the marine and fisheries, Pat the Cope Gallagher, who led the opposition to rescind Minister Creed’s SI, said he proposed a draft ministerial order of his own to bring Ireland into compliance with the rules.

“I never heard from the minister. Seven months have elapsed, and the minister has made no effort to consult with the opposition party and the industry,” he said.

“In May of this year, I successfully – along with other members of Dáil Eireann – voted down an unfair and unjust piece of legislation (SI) being proposed

by the government. Now it intends drafting an alternative piece of legislation by way of primary legislation.

“I, for my part, will insist on fairness, right of appeal, onus of proof and innocence until proven guilty. We will not allow a second-class legal system for our fishermen whereby, as proposed previously by the minister, ‘fishermen were guilty until they prove themselves innocent’. I will maintain a strong opposition, and hold the government to account on this piece of legislation.

“In principle, we as a party accept a penalty points system, but it must conform with our common law system and respect the constitution of Ireland,” Mr Gallagher concluded.

� Around 8% of the Wash is proposed for closure to bottom-towed gear, particularly shrimp trawls. � Ground closures are designed to protect seabed features such as Ross worm reefs. 2018 has seen

lots of brown shrimp about…

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oversight.”Anne Scorey explained:

“Achieving certification to the new international health and safety standard will bring huge benefits to organisations. It will help businesses to provide a safe and

healthy workplace for employees and stakeholders, and reduce work-related injury and ill health, as well as enhance organisational resilience.”

The new standard replaces OHSAS 18001:2007.

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‘Plan now for choke species’ urges NFFOThe NFFO has warned that while some progress was made at the December council on addressing the problems of the landing obligation (LO), planning for choke species must start now.

The federation says the LO/discards ban is ‘a deeply flawed piece of legislation’ and that there are no easy solutions at hand to resolving the choke species problem and conflicts with other CFP regulations.

The latter include:● The EU technical conservation regulation, currently under revision, but so far stuck in limbo between the EU parliament, the Commission and the member states● The EU control regulation, which is also undergoing revision, which will take around two years● The absence of a multi-annual plan for Western Waters, which could help to mitigate chokes by allowing quotas to be set within a range of fishing mortalities consistent with MSY● EU relative stability quota shares mean that any available quota is frequently in the wrong place to deal with chokes. The quota

swaps and transfers system may be inadequate, because fishing groups and member states are likely to want to hold on to quota to deal with their own chokes● The 2020 deadline for all stocks to be managed at MSY is biologically unachievable because of natural variability, and will intensify the choke problem in some fisheries.

“The means to monitor and enforce the LO are simply not there, because the new policy was adopted with inadequate preparation,” says the NFFO.

“Only minimal attempts have been made to prepare the industry for the major change through comprehensive guidance – not least because the rules were still being constructed a fortnight before they were due to come into force.

“Against this background of legislative confusion, it is no surprise that many in the fishing industry have adopted a ‘wait-and-see’ attitude,” says the NFFO, adding that there is little prospect that the LO could be revisited before the next CFP reform in 2023.

“The realisation that the full implementation of the landing

obligation ‘presents serious challenges’ is now widely shared among fisheries administrators and enforcement authorities, and throughout the fishing industry and throughout the supply chain.

“All those concerned with the practical implementation of the policy confront the difficult reality that there is no magic wand, and that we are about to enter a period of painful and complex adjustment which carries serious risks to fishing businesses, crews and established fishing patterns.

“In recent weeks, senior figures in fisheries management have described the choke problem as ‘intractable’, the landing obligation as ‘unenforceable’, and full compliance with the landing obligation as indivisible from choke risks. The risks are now clearly recognised, but solutions are only partially in place.”

Constructive discussionsHowever, the NFFO says it detects ‘a maturity and level-headedness within the fishing industry and among decision-makers’ with regard to the LO problems.

Full discards ban will have ‘massive’ impact

Constructive discussions have been held involving government, fishing organisations, processors and retailers, which have provided a common understanding of the issues.

This has been expressed in a joint DEFRA/MMO/NFFO ‘statement of intent’ (Fishing News, 20 December, ‘NFFO statement of intent’). “There is a commitment and sense of joint responsibility to work towards a workable version of the landing obligation.”

Evidence given to a House of Lords inquiry into the LO ‘is likely to bring the issues into stark relief, and hopefully will point to ways in which discards policies have been successfully implemented in other countries’.

The NFFO says a great deal is at stake, and has called on ministers to begin contingency planning. “Chokes will be difficult to predict with accuracy, but tying vessels or fleets to the wall when they have significant quotas left is not a politically, ethically, or socially acceptable option. What will happen then?

“It will also be important

to guard against unintended consequences, such as disruptive displacement effects, as individual vessels, or fleets, seek to avoid the consequences of chokes.

“All this requires contingency planning, with a strong dialogue between the fishing industry, fisheries administrators, control authorities and key players in the supply chain.”

The federation also points out that the LO regulations will apply in any transition period after Brexit. Ideas for the UK to address the choke species issues in the new fisheries bill could not be implemented until the end of the transition period.

The UK would have more flexibility if there is a no-deal Brexit, but would still legally have to co-operate in the management of shared stocks.

“Having recognised and acknowledged the profound problems generated by the landing obligation, the immediate priority has to be to prepare to intervene to address the consequences of this flawed legislation as they arise,” concludes the NFFO.

Inshore fishermen’s representatives say that the industry is totally unprepared for the full landing obligation/discards ban that will kick in on 1 January, 2019, and that many fishermen know little or nothing about it, reports Tim Oliver.

They said that choke species would be the biggest challenge of the landing obligation (LO).

NUTFA leader Jerry Percy told a parliamentary committee that the impact when the full LO starts on 1 January will be ‘massive’. He said: “One fisherman I spoke to stated, ‘We have a choice – we go broke because of the choke species, or we become criminals. We are not going to go broke.’

“There is still an almost complete lack of understanding about what you have to do, and of the various rules. There has not been sufficient information provided in a manner that fishermen can easily understand and absorb, to ensure they will not become criminals.”

Graeme Searle, skipper and owner of three under-10m boats in Plymouth, told the Lords EU Select Committee on the European Union, which is examining the LO, that it would be ‘an enormous change’. He said: “At the moment, if we bring in over-quota or undersize fish, it is illegal. For us to start bringing it in on 1 January, considering it will still be illegal, is a complete change of policy. You have to get your head round something you have not

been able to do for several years, that you now have to start to do by law.”

Another under-10m fisherman, Graham Doswell of Eastbourne, said he had spoken to fishermen in the South East area and ‘did not find one who knew about it – some were completely unaware of the landing obligation’.

He said a lack of cod quota

in his area will mean ‘we will be closed and tied up within a week or two’.

“The under-10s are starved of quota. We have nowhere to go. We can lease quota if it is available, but quota-holders know our position, and can almost hold the under-10s to ransom and name their price.”

Jim Pettipher, chief executive of the Coastal PO, explained that most under-10s were not members of a PO, and so did not have the flexibility to cover over-quota landings. “Before they go to sea, they must have in place all the quota they might need,” he said.

Jerry Percy said the situation was ‘a fundamental nonsense’. He said the Coastal PO had been officially recognised by the EU, the MMO and DEFRA for over a year, but the MMO still denied it the flexibility other POs have to acquire quota to

retrospectively cover over-quota landings.

“The discrimination between the over- and under-10s is unacceptable,” he told the committee.

Asked how the rollout of the LO had affected members in the past four years, he said it had had ‘a limited impact, mainly because nobody, up to and including officialdom,

understands its implications’.

He said the MMO still did not know how the proposed charge that will be levied on over-quota landings would be implemented.

The committee was told that the MMO had

said, at a meeting as late as 4 December, that they would need to double their 75 enforcement officers to 150 to cope with the LO.

Jim Pettipher said that if the MMO did not know what was going to happen, how could fishermen? “That is the fundamental problem.”

Nothing in place to handle landingsWith regard to the legal requirements from 1 January with regard to landing and storing undersized fish and keeping it separate, Graham Doswell said, “At best, one or two people have a very vague idea; at worst, people do not have a clue.”

He told the committee, “It says in the guidelines that all the fish has to be gutted and kept in exactly the same hygienic conditions as the fish you are legally landing on to the market, and then it can be used as crab bait, pet food or whatever – but you are on your own, or there are just two people on a boat smaller than this room.

“You land it on the quayside, and nobody knows what is happening to it. When I put fish on the market, it still belongs to me. If I am not going to be paid for it, although I have done all the work, how do I get rid of it as crab bait, pet food or whatever? To do that will cost an awful lot of money.”

He said that Plymouth Trawler Agents would have to

double refrigeration capacity on the market, the boxes and the landing staff, but there was ‘absolutely nothing in place’.

Jerry Percy said it would be fishermen’s responsibility to get rid of the undersized fish they landed, but none of the ports were ready for such landings, and most ports and buyers would have ‘no interest in it at all’.

With legal-sized but over-quota fish, fishermen would be able to sell it on the human consumption market, but would face a financial charge to ensure they do not profit from it.

“That is supposed to provide a disincentive for fishermen to catch more than their quota.

“Unfortunately, that is not the way fishing works. Very often, you cannot determine how much fish is in your net before you dump it on deck, and now you will not be able to discard it.

“We do not know what those charges are going to be, or how they will be levied.”

“ There is still an almost complete lack of

understanding about what you have to do, and of the

various rules “

New Lerwick harbour master

� Lerwick Port Authority’s new harbour master, Captain Alexander Simpson. (Photo: John Coutts)

The board of Lerwick Port Authority has announced the appointment of Captain Alexander Simpson as harbour master.

A Master Mariner, Alexander Simpson joined Lerwick Port Authority as deputy harbour master in October 2008, following his time in the merchant navy, working up to captain on container vessels trading worldwide. He succeeds Captain Calum Grains, previously harbour master and deputy chief executive until taking over as chief executive in November.

Captain Grains said: “Alexander is already an established, experienced member of our team, positioned for his new role in a port handling record cruise traffic, developing further involvement in offshore decommissioning, and building a new whitefish market for increasing landings.”

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As whitefish vessels landed their last trips of the year, their crews followed the lead

of two midwater trawlers by dressing their boats overall for the festive season.

This well-established

More than 20 boats berthed in Peterhead harbour are illuminating the night sky with thousands of Christmas lights, reports David Linkie

practice is supported by Peterhead Port Authority.

The following selection of images was taken when some boats were still at sea, and just a few hours before the festive lights withstood 50-knot winds. ■

Favonius adds credence to the theory that lights attract sharks!

� The 65.5m midwater trawler Quantus dressed overall with high-intensity LED lights on the Albert Quay.

� Blue is the colour on the Blue Toon trawler Forever Faithful, complete with decorated landing crane and aft mast.

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Amity II and Steadfast Hope, well-rigged for Christmas.

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2018 – INDUSTRY SUPPORT ENHANCES FORTUITOUS TIMING… AND CREATES ALTERATIVE OPPORTUNITIES

David Linkie looks back on an eventful 2018 from a personal perspective

JANUARY

A year that potentially offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity started with

Michael Gove forecasting a ‘shorter Brexit transition period for fishing’, and promising that ‘fishing and markets would be separate’.

The continuing battle over pulse beaming was the lead story the next week, immediately highlighting the second of three major issues – discards being the third – that would generate endless discussion, and therefore be recurring themes

throughout 2018.‘There are more questions than

answers’, as sung by reggae star Johnny Nash, perhaps best sums up the situation, which in many aspects remains as muddied now as it was 11 months earlier.

Despite continuing uncertainties and unknowns, work on projects put in place before the word ‘Brexit’ was used for the first time went on – not least at Peterhead, where work continued on the £53m North Harbour development.

Meeting Whitby potting skipper Adrian Noble to discuss

pot escape gaps also gave the opportunity to visit Parkol Marine Engineering’s new boatbuilding premises on Teesside for the first time, where a 20.3m automated

scalloper was under construction.An amber snow warning for

the east coast of Scotland meant being unable to go to Macduff for fishing trials of the first new boat

of 2018, Vision IV. Although conditions were marginally better a few days later, going on to the Western Isles was still not feasible.

Trials of Vision IV from Macduff were unavoidably missed following

a police request asking drivers to stay at home.

FEBRUARY

A small weather window eventually gave the opportunity to go to North Uist at the third attempt, to see Ruairidh Nicholson’s new Cygnus

Typhoon 33 Sunseeker II. The stretch from Crianlarich to Kyle of Lochalsh yielded dramatic scenery and still fairly challenging driving conditions on the way to Portree, to catch the Uig/Lochmaddy ferry the following morning. As promised, Ruairidh was waiting at Lochmaddy to take me out to Sunseeker II, before helpfully putting the boat through its paces after dropping me ashore at a suitable vantage point.

Later on, during an afternoon when parts of the village had been without electricity for eight hours due to

emergency repairs, discussion turned to the possibility of spending time on Sunseeker II the following day, prawn creeling in the North Minch. The potential stumbling block of a booking on the 3.30pm ferry back to Skye was waved aside. “Don’t worry, we’ll see the ferry coming as we’re hauling, and can outrun it so we get you ashore in time,” Ruairidh promised.

The much-appreciated trip lived up to expectation, as after an icy start, a crisp winter’s day prevailed, during which 720 prawn creels were hauled and stacked by the chance third hand, before he was dropped ashore, as promised, 15 minutes before the ferry berthed.

The 50th anniversary of the Triple Trawler Tragedy, in which 58 men lost their lives when the sidewinders St Romanus, Kingston Peridot and Ross Cleveland iced up and capsized in severe weather at Iceland in 1968, was marked by Hull City Council with a well-attended dedication service of a bow anchor.

Fishermen’s leaders reiterated calls for fishing to be exempt from the Brexit transition deal, and for Britain to

immediately leave the CFP and become an independent coastal state.

The concerted efforts of many in the UK fishing industry enabled

a succession of notable achievements to be reported over the past 12 months. Positive news stories and features are

welcome signs of progression by an industry that, while forward-looking on many fronts, does not always achieve the credit it deserves from the media, and therefore the general public.

Being able to highlight

major accomplishments and developments of the industry on a regular basis is of paramount importance – not least because it is a reminder of what is made possible by working together, in an industry in which the sum total

of its strength is much higher than its component parts.

With the highest number of new vessels in over 30 years joining the UK fleet in 2018, unavoidable logistical problems associated with timing and travel were

experienced in some instances. As always, these were readily resolved with the willing support of skippers, friends, and boatyard and harbour staff. Sincere thanks to all who provided assistance in various forms.

EU ‘MUST REGULATE POS’ Happy New Year

Ryan Cordiner’s photograph of Lapwing

taking a haul of fish aboard while at

one with nature, symbolises what all

fishermen are hoping for in 2018 – fine

weather, good fishing and a safe return.

The innovative measures

implemented by the industry in recent

years continue to bring long-term

benefits in terms of increasingly healthy

stock levels. That an ever-growing

number of these stocks now hold MSC

accreditation is a fantastic achievement,

of which all involved can be justifiably

proud.Furthermore, a succession of the

UK’s leading ports are reporting record-

breaking years, further underlining

the potential value of the natural and

sustainable resource in UK waters.

These points also emphasise the

importance of quickly and effectively

addressing two key issues, namely

Brexit and Landing Obligation

requirements, in order to realise the full

long-term benefit of what is undoubtedly

a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for

everyone at the heart of the fishing

industry.Fishing News wishes all readers a

Happy New Year and safe fishing.

REGIONAL NEWS

Shetland’s whitefish market continued its record-

breaking streak by topping the 400,000-box mark

in 2017. A combination of healthy fish stocks, rising

quotas and Shetland’s advantages as a landing

venue propelled landings to 402,997 boxes for the

year. This total is 13% higher than the 357,101 boxes

in 2016, and over three times the total recorded

in 2003, when Shetland introduced its electronic

auction system. Martin Leyland, of Shetland Seafood Auctions,

said: “Importantly, record volumes were matched this

year with consistently high prices. This is a reflection

of the quality of the fish we present to buyers, and

smart logistics right through the supply chain.

Shetland whitefish landings record tumbles again

The Yell single-rig trawler Guardian Angell landing into

Lerwick fishmarket.

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SEPARATE BREXIT FISHING DEALLonglining for Patagonian toothfish from the Falkland Islands

The 59.5m longliner CFL Hunter was custom-built for Consolidated Fishing Ltd last year specifically to fish for MSC-accredited Patagonian toothfish.

Working four-week trips from the Falkland Islands, the state-of-the-art vessel fishes down to 1100m

in the frequently stormy waters of the Southern Ocean.

Majestic albatross, orcas and storm petrels are among the wide range of wildlife that regularly accompanies the longliner.

In addition to using a specialised umbrella longline system that keeps

baited hooks below the surface, CFL Hunter features a diesel electric machinery system for quiet running.

A detailed feature compiled by Plymouth documentary photojournalist Tony Fitzsimmons during a month at sea on the longliner starts on page 8.

NFFO president Tony Delahunty has been awarded the OBE in the New Year honours for his services to the fishing industry.

He was a working fisherman in an under-10m vessel from Selsey until November 2017, has had strong links to the RNLI since 1978, and is an MMO board member.

NFFO chief executive Barrie Deas said Tony had taken on ‘a prodigious amount of work’ during his career.

“This award is truly deserved, and I am delighted that his contribution has been recognised in this way. It is incredible to me that he has been able to do all that he has done, while maintaining a successful fishing business on the south coast. I know that Tony’s wife, Fiona, has also made a huge contribution to his work, and I think that this should be recognised as well in this award,” he said.

OBE for NFFO president

Tony Delahunty OBE.

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★ New Boat of the Year

★ Fish Processor of the Year

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★ Coastal Fish Restaurant of the Year

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BATTLE OVER ELECTRIC FISHINGFirst mackerel of the year at Lerwick

The Fraserburgh midwater trawlers, Christina S FR 224 and Sunbeam FR 487, landed the first mackerel of 2018 to the Shetland Catch processing factory at Lerwick last week, reports David Linkie.

The fish were caught some 80 miles WSW of Sumburgh Head, enabling the boats to start landing within 12 hours of leaving the grounds. A third boat, the locally-owned Adenia LK 193, was landing to Lerwick as Fishing News went to press.

After severe gales curtailed the pelagic fleet for 36 hours earlier in the week, fishing activity picked up again towards the end when conditions improved.

Potting for brown crab and lobsters along the Northumbrian coast in N E England is of vital importance to local inshore boats, one of which is the Seahouses under-10m catamaran Standsure BK 552, reports David Linkie.

Skipper/owner Jonathan Dawson, together with crewmen Glen Lithgow and John Sprot, were joined for a day in 2017 by Gareth Easton, who contributed ‘Images from the North Sea’ in Fishing News 14 months ago.

A selection of photographs taken on Standsure by Gareth Easton are featured on pages 14-15.

Potting on Seahouses shellfish catamaran Standsure

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Sunbeam landing mackerel to the Shetland Catch last week.

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PULSE BEAMING VOTE VICTORYHull remembers triple trawler tragedy 50 years onThe first of several memorial services took place in Hull on 11 January, to commemorate the devastating loss of 58 men who sailed from St Andrew’s Dock 50 years ago, never to return, reports Mike Waudby.Three side winders, St Romanus H 223, Ross Cleveland H 61, and Kingston Peridot H 591, were lost off Iceland, in what is now known as the ‘triple trawler tragedy’. Only one man was saved.Hull Bullnose Heritage Group organised the service, which was attended by over 100 relatives and family friends from the fishing community, who lived in the Hessle Road area of the city when the tragedy struck. Wreaths were laid in memory of the men, which was very poignant for Elizabeth Stok, who lost her older brother John Robert Walker. He was 19 at the time and was sailing as a spare hand on St Romanus, the first trawler to be lost on 11 January, 1968.Ray Coles, of the Hull Bullnose Heritage Group, said: “More services are planned for the other two trawlers, Kingston Peridot and Ross Cleveland. These men will never be forgotten.”Former Hull trawlerman Tim Oliver remembers the triple trawler tragedy on pages 14 - 15.

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� Elizabeth Stok, who laid a wreath for her brother John Walker, with Ray Coles from the Hull Bullnose Heritage Group.

named after the three trawlers – St Romanus, Kingston Peridot and Ross Cleveland.

● The anchor has been given by St Andrews and Newington Dock Heritage Park (STAND) for re-location from St Andrew’s Quay, where it has stood as a reminder of the city’s fishing heritage until the

new fishermen’s memorial was unveiled.

● Cllr John Black, Hull City Council Portfolio Holder for Housing, will lead the dedication, together with Superintendent Tracey Stephens from Hull Fishermen’s Mission, who will hold a short service on site. Guests associated with the fishing community and civic dignitaries will also be in attendance. ■

� News of the first two trawlers, St Romanus and Kingston Peridot, missing in the Hull triple trawler tragedy, as reported in Fishing News 50 years ago this week.

The Fishing News Awards shine a spotlight on the achievements, expertise, and innovation of the UK and Ireland’s commercial fishing industries in 2017

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★ Sustainability Award – new for 2018 ★ Pelagic Fisherman of the Year★ Fishing Port of the Year★ Shellfish Fisherman of the Year★ New Boat of the Year★ Fish Processor of the Year

★ Trainee Fisherman of the Year – new for 2018 ★ Independent Fresh Fish Retailer of the Year ★ Young Fisherman of the Year★ Technical Innovation of the Year★ Lifetime Achievement Award★ Coastal Fish Restaurant of the Year

Winners will be announced at a gala awards presentation dinner in Aberdeen on 24 May 2018, hosted by acclaimed Scottish comedian Fred MacAulay


� The hull of the first vessel to be built in Parkol’s new fabrication hall on Teesside under construction.

� Whitby skipper Adrian Noble raised concerns about shellfish losses associated with oversized pot escape gaps.

Wintery conditions coming off Rannoch Moor into Glen Coe, en route to Lochmaddy via the Isle of Skye and Uig.

� Skills once learned, never forgotten – well, almost – resulted in neatly stacked prawn creels on Sunseeker II.

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MARCH

Government proposals for a radical shake-up of fisheries and quota management after Brexit, including

the establishment of a ‘national reserve’ of quota to be managed by the MMO, were unveiled in a draft version of the proposed white paper.

The yawning gulf between the EU and the UK government became increasingly

apparent with a presentation by the European Council specifically linking trade to fishing rights and stating that ‘existing reciprocal access to fishing waters and resources should be maintained’, at the same time as Brexit secretary of state David Davis assured MPs that ‘fishing rights won’t be traded away’.

Provisional MMO figures indicating that

APRIL

A t a time of growing concern about the two-year Brexit transition

period, 200 vessels took part in a series of dignified and well-structured fleet demonstrations at Hastings, Milford Haven, North Shields, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Weymouth and Whitstable. In northeast England, prawn trawlers followed in the wake of David Gair’s Aquarius II for 90 minutes before passing under the Millennium Bridge and tying up at Newcastle quayside, where hundreds of people had gathered to voice their support.

The opportunity to walk through the new fishmarket at Peterhead for the first time,

as it was nearing completion, immediately revealed its sheer size and provided an insight into how impressive it would be when filled with whitefish for the first time, less than two months later.

The skill shown by the crews of the large jack-up dredgers, which doubled the depth of water available in Peterhead’s North Harbour by removing some 125,000m³ of rock in less than 12 months, was never more impressive than when deepening work was nearing completion. Rapidly manoeuvring a giant toothed bucket (the size of an average car), to within a few inches of quay facing piles several metres underwater,

requires nerves of steel and skills of the highest order. Carried out with consummate ease, this work typified the way in which the construction project, the scope of which could only be appreciated close-up, was carried out at the same time as port operations continued to run smoothly.

After an anticipated brief lull, the influx of new boats resumed when, a few days after being named at Whitby, the new scalloper Summer Rose ran engine trials from Whitby. � Summer Rose, steaming on the edge of a fog bank off Whitby.

UK vessels landed a record catch value of £981m in 2017 provided a timely reminder of the high stakes on the table.

In the wake of a storm immediately labelled ‘The Beast from the East’, which brought some of the heaviest snowfall and seas for 30 years along the east coast of England, fishermen and their families rescued over 5,000 lobsters washed ashore on the Holderness coast.

A storm of similar magnitude blew upon the political front following the announcement that the Brexit transition deal would lock the UK fishing industry into the CFP with no change for another 20 months after Brexit. Fishermen and their leaders from throughout the UK accused the government of caving in to EU demands for ‘no change’, despite the UK becoming an independent coastal state after 29 March, 2019.

“Looks like there’s another government White Paper on post-Brexit fishing opportunities coming out...”

“May’s taking the papa, india, sierra, sierra and Gove doesn’t give a pollock.”

� Jim ’n Alec express typically pertinent views… � … on Brexit, as industry concern mounted in March.

Trawlers from Oban and Eyemouth head towards distress flares on the river Tyne at Newcastle.

1 21: Construction of the largest fishmarket in Europe nears completion at Peterhead...

2: … as a giant dredge bucket completes deepening adjacent to the newly piled quays in the North Harbour.


MAY

Industry worries over the threat that potential choke species continued to pose, less than

seven months before the full implementation of the landing obligation, dominated the news headlines again at the start of the month.

No one should underestimate or doubt the huge advances that UK fishermen have pioneered and implemented in recent years, usually at considerable personal cost. Ranging from spatial measures, including real-time closures, to a raft of highly selective gear measures, including the increasing use by skippers of the latest high-tech fish-sizing sounders, these have

led to an increasing number of key stocks gaining MSC certification for being sustainable and well-managed fisheries, as well as achieving MSY.

Even though such criteria are acknowledged by independent assessors and fisheries scientists, the real threat remains that a shortage of quota, together

JUNE

What was always going to be a busy month started on the back foot, being

unable to be in Whalsay for the arrival of the new whitefish boat Tranquility due to other work commitments, including Guiding Light’s sea trials at Whitby.

Evolving alternative possibilities were explored with skippers Stuart Anderson and David Reid via WhatsApp, before, “Going aff Friday midnight, there’s a bed if you can get up, 95% chance we’ll land for Monday’s market,” came in on Thursday morning.

It was too good a chance to miss, even though imminent print

with a lack of practical common sense, could lead to boats being required to remain in harbour in 2019, even though quota to land most species is in place. Any such scenario would be ludicrous, not to mention grossly unfair, but unless practical solutions are put forward, regardless of Brexit, fishermen have real cause for concern

about this ‘elephant in the room’. Although not for want of trying, it would appear to have been all too conveniently parked by politicians, rather than meaningful measures being put forward to address a complex issue, the potential ramifications of which are only matched by Brexit.

For the first time in three years, it was possible to relax and enjoy the Fishing News Awards presentation evening, secure in the knowledge that following a successful refit, the rescue services would not be

deadlines ruled out the preferred ferry option that night. A seat on the last flight to Shetland from Aberdeen was booked for the following evening when, although checking in on time, a tannoy announcement for a certain passenger led to a less than dignified last-minute dash to the boarding gate.

Two hours later, the pick-up helpfully left at Sumburgh airport was parked on the quay alongside Tranquility, where the crew were completing some last-minute jobs before sailing.

Thirty-six hours later, in which time 15 shots in the Burra Haaf produced 290 boxes of prime-quality fish caught less than 14 miles from harbour, further industry support, in the form of a boat transfer at sea, gave the opportunity to photograph the new fly-shooter passing Burra light, at the end of what had been a highly successful trip all round.

Returning to Aberdeen on Tuesday evening meant a short drive to Peterhead, where the last sale in the Merchant’s Quay fishmarket would be held on Friday morning, before a seamless

up for the first time for fishing trials in the Buchan Deeps, to complete a very productive 12 days in which the timing of events could not have been more fortuitous.

After making inroads on a number of new boat, fishing and

port features, northeast Scotland was the destination again six days later, when the naming of Caledonia III at Buckie – in scorching sunny weather on the last day of June – was on the to-do list.

transition to the new facility in the North Harbour 48 hours later.

Six hours after the first sale in Peterhead’s new fishmarket, skippers Gavin Thain and Bobby Smith took the sisterships Guiding Light and Guiding Star to sea to be photographed together. Eighteen hours later, the pair-seiners buckled

required on stage. Presenting awards to fishermen of all ages who have been nominated by colleagues in recognition of what they are achieving in their careers is a real privilege.

The warmth of the friendship that each year is immediately apparent between fishermen from as far apart as Shetland and Cornwall, who, in many instances are meeting one another for the first time, is also rewarding to experience.

� Left: Jim ’n Alec provide insight into the interlinked issues of choke species…Right: … and the landing obligation.

� Robbie Jamieson at work in Tranquility’s fishroom, in which tiers of fish steadily accumulated during the fly-shooter’s successful two-day maiden trip.

Guiding Light and Guiding Star come together for

the first time.

“The politics behind the landing obligation is an example of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it wholly inaccurately and instantly applying the wrong solution.”

“Alec, I’m not sure you’ve fully grasped the subtle

international ramifications of the term ‘choke species’

and its impact on quota management in the context of the

Brexit transition period.”

� Fishermen from all parts of the UK attended the Fishing News Awards 2018 presentation evening, hosted by Fred MacAulay…

� … when £2,500 was raised by guests for the Fishermen’s Mission.

� A new dawn for Peterhead, as whitefish boats land into the new fishmarket, a few hours before the first sale.


JULY

The nearby Portsoy Boat Festival was on the agenda for the next day,

but participation in this actually started on the Friday afternoon, following an offer by Billy Milne to join him and his son Ellis when they took the former Whitehills vessel Comet from Macduff to Portsoy for the festival.

Personally speaking, as a first-time attendee, the Portsoy festival more than lived up to expectation, not least because of the wide range of freshly cooked local seafood. This proved irresistible to thousands of visitors, as well as countless fishermen and their families enjoying a day out.

The weekend drew to a close aboard the Peterhead midwater vessel Pathway, heading north to search for herring east of Shetland. This opportunity was the latest in a succession of instances of ‘right time, right place’, after Pathway had come in to land at Peterhead on the previous Thursday evening – while applying the no-discards rule to a haddie supper – when a spur-of-the-moment question to skipper Georgie Buchan netted the offer of

going away on Sunday night. Although herring marks

were thin on the ground east of Sumburgh, two longish tows netted enough (240t) for Pathway to return to harbour to land on Tuesday morning, before heading back out again that night.

Pelagic fish were the target again 48 hours later – this time mackerel – on Andrew Buchan’s static-gear catamaran Progress. A long spell of fine summer weather drew to a close when a freshening north-westerly wind brought successive rain squalls through on a lumpy morning, when consistent returns of mackerel proved difficult to locate. Progress’ return to harbour, five hours after leaving at 5am, was delayed for a short period as an ever-helpful skipper lay off Peterhead breakwaters so Pathway could enter first, to give another much-appreciated opportunity for photographs.

With DEFRA publishing its long-awaited fisheries white paper, setting out plans for a

new UK fisheries management regime, in the middle of the week, the decision was taken to remain in Peterhead until Fishing News went to print on Friday afternoon, rather than risk losing a day’s work driving home.

One of the reasons for this decision was an offer from

DEFRA on Wednesday morning, a few hours after the white paper had been released, for a Q&A with UK fisheries minister George Eustice. With questions quickly emailed (thanks Tim), the responses to which were initially expected 24 hours later, the informative and timely feature was designed on-page just two hours before Fishing News went to print (thanks Rob), at the end of what rapidly became a particularly stressful day. Consecutive World Cup games that evening provided some much-needed relief.

� A fine summer’s morning for mackerel handline boats off Peterhead.

� Chance skipper Alan West welcomes his chance-shot, before going out alongside the new St Combs fly-shooter Achieve. (Photo: Bruce Buchan)

The repeated willingness of many in the industry to provide practical support to Fishing News was clearly illustrated when, at extremely short notice, Alan West offered a chance-shot on his creel boat Chance, to photograph the new St Combs seine-netter Achieve at sea off Macduff, 12 hours before skipper Bruce Buchan and his crew went off for fishing trials.

Similar levels of co-operation again delivered good results four days later. Causeway crossing times were suitable to stay on Holy Island across highwater, when skippers Shaun Brigham and Jordan Richardson brought the new Cygnus Cyclone Sophy Rose, and her three-year-old sistership Freedom B, into the pier to refuel from their moorings in the outer anchorage.

� The traditionally grained and panelled wheelhouses of the retired seine-netters Comrades and Comet drew considerable attention at the Portsoy Boat Festival.

� Arbroath Smokies were popular at Portsoy.� Pathway fishing North Sea herring.


SEPTEMBER

We’re hoping to leave Skagen Friday morning, but there

are still a few last-minute jobs to finish off, so that’s the best I can say, but it’s not a guarantee,” read the latest in a series of text messages from Shetland skipper Bobby Polson.

That was perfectly clear and fully understood, although the fact that travel logistics require more time to go to Shetland from northeast England, than the new midwater trawler Serene would take to cross the North Sea from Denmark, presented potential difficulties.

Knowing how keen skipper and crew were to start fishing their North Sea herring quota made the decision to make a last-minute booking for Friday night’s boat north from

Serene’s arrival marked the end of a run of beneficial timing sequences in recent months. Clashing commitments started with the new Fraserburgh pelagic vessel Ocean Star berthing for a few hours in Peterhead at the same time as Serene was at Whalsay. Subsequent double commitments meant being unable to attend the 200th anniversary of Fraserburgh harbour, and the official opening

by HRH Prince Charles of Peterhead fishmarket and the North Harbour development.

A month that started with UK scallopers being subjected to a planned attack by French vessels in the Baie de Seine area ended with the new scalloper Atlantic Rose steaming from Teesside to Whitby, in preparation for a naming ceremony on the first Saturday in October.

Aberdeen considerably easier – even though this meant leaving home several hours before Serene was due to get underway. One hundred miles up the road, the proactive strategy proved to have been the right one when ‘That’s us left, Symbister ETA 15.00 hrs Saturday’ came in.

The feel-good factor was short-lived, as long tailbacks of traffic approaching Queensferry Crossing meant that the tachometer wasn’t ticking over, even though time was. The situation deteriorated further when a broken-down lorry closed one lane of dual-carriageway on the Dundee bypass, resulting in a further 50 minutes being lost.

Fortunately, traffic on the frequently busy road leading to Aberdeen ferry terminal wasn’t as bad as it can be during the evening rush hour, so boarding

went ahead with 20 minutes to spare – definitely too close for comfort, for the second time in succession when Shetland-bound.

When crossing over to Symbister on the Whalsay ferry Linga, three hours after disembarking at Lerwick, conditions for Serene’s arrival didn’t look good, with a fresh south-easterly breeze and rain. While doing justice to a fine bowl of vegetable soup, freshly baked bannocks and reestit mutton, overlooking the harbour, the wind fell away – only to be replaced by fog. Although visibility had improved slightly by the time Serene was just one hour away, it was, at best, still marginal for taking photographs from a small boat. After slowly heading out in a still lumpy sea, the sky suddenly lightened to reveal Serene some 400m away – and soon it was mission accomplished. Returning to Whalsay 36 hours later, on the first ferry of the morning, gave the opportunity to take onboard photos, while Serene headed south to Lerwick to pull on the midwater gear.

AUGUST

Brexit-related issues continued to dominate the headlines in a month

in which the NFFO produced large numbers of ‘No fishing sell-out’ flags and car stickers. These were prominently displayed in fishing ports across the UK – even though Shetland was inadvertently

omitted from the map, as was quickly pointed out.

As anticipated, Seahouses harbour was already heaving with summer visitors, queuing to board passenger boats for the ever-popular short sail to the Farne Islands, shortly after 10am, when Neal Priestley and the crew of the Cygnus Typhoon 40 Mary May

were working on new potting gear outside their store. Again, helpful teamwork enabled action shots to be taken of Mary May, the second new fast potter to arrive at a North Northumberland harbour from Valentia Island, Co Kerry, in less than a month.

The close proximity of Eyemouth, where a number of

visiting trawlers were fishing prawns overnight on the local grounds, provided a much-needed opportunity to get some Boat of the Week photographs from Fort Point later in the afternoon.

The streets of Whitby were equally crowded on the following Monday afternoon, when the local bank holiday marking the popular annual rowing regatta meant that parking was at a premium. Not surprisingly, the same streets were deserted

� Passion for the job and a lifetime’s experience deliver again: Courage skipper Martin Hopper and Fishing News with two of the salmon netted off Ravenscar four months before Defra delivered a KO punch by introducing new Byelaws signalling the end of salmon netting in the UK.

Mary May leaves a tourist-filled Seahouses harbour astern.

� Serene approaching Whalsay for the first time – some you lose…

at 5.30am on Tuesday morning, although the same could not be said about the car park close to where netsman Martin Hopper’s Yorkshire coble Courage was tied up. When Whitby bridge swung open at 6.30am, Courage was the first of a number of boats to pass through in both directions. After taking two baskets of ice, Courage proceeded downriver on the west side of the breakwater, from which a dazzling firework display had attracted large crowds just eight hours earlier.

� … and Atlantic Dawn steaming from Teesside to Whitby – some you win.

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Although netsmen continue to face an uncertain future, due to the relentless pressure applied to politicians by anglers and landowners, who consider their own interests to be more valuable than those of lifelong inshore fishermen, there could be no doubting the passion and commitment Martin Hopper continues to show. On what turned out to be a challenging but ultimately viable day, it was a privilege to watch Martin put his lifetime’s knowledge and skill to good use, quietly doing his job in a fishery that combines zero discards with total catch transparency and traceability.

A week later, heavy overnight rain was beginning to ease when skipper Steven Clark took the new twin-rig trawler Caledonia III out of Buckie harbour for the first time, astern of the local pilot boat, as readily proffered

� Skipper Steven Clark finds time on fishing trials to share his thoughts on Caledonia III with Fishing News. (Photo: George Youngson)

OCTOBER

Publication of a major new analysis indicating that stocks in Scottish

waters have expanded dramatically over the past decade – thereby underlining what skippers have been saying for years – provided a positive start to a month in which Brexit negotiations appeared to many to be doing little more than stemming the tide. This was confirmed by the ‘No-deal scene spelled out’ headline of the last issue of the month.

The announcement by DEFRA and Marine Scotland that all British under-12m fishing vessels will be required to use VMS by 2020 added

a further layer of concern, not least with regard to costs, for a sector of the industry that, while the biggest in terms of vessel numbers, is relatively small-scale and already operates on fine margins of financial viability.

While working on successive new boat, port and fishing features, a watchful eye was kept on texts updating Fishing News on the imminent arrival in Shetland of the new midwater trawler Research from Norway.

Less than two months after Serene, this was déjà vu – although with Research having a shorter distance to steam, second-

quays at Scalloway harbour – conditions had improved considerably when Research left Whalsay for Lerwick on Saturday afternoon.

As Brexit discussions continued to increase in intensity, if not clarity, the national federations held a meeting at Westminster to issue a stark warning to the government that it must not betray the fishing industry again.

guessing had to be particularly accurate.

The decision to go early, and trust that expectations would materialise, brought the added benefit of a productive day at Lerwick, when south-easterly gales meant a busy harbour and the opportunity to take photos with a future port feature in mind. A text later in the day confirmed that Research had left Norway. Given that space had been left on the front cover

going to press in less than 24 hours, and with no Plan B in place, this was welcome news.

Fortunately, Research steamed up Whalsay Sound shortly before 11am, so a photograph of the first UK midwater vessel to feature electric deck machinery and fish pumps was on the page within the hour, thanks to local knowledge and Wi-Fi access.

After a poor night – which brought the added bonus of full � Job done: time to relax – and dry out. (Photo: Ivan Reid)

teamwork prevailed yet again. Watching Caledonia III take shape in Macduff Shipyards’ fabrication hall at Buckie, before being launched, christened and rigged-out ready for fishing trials, was clearly a particularly proud experience for this local skipper/

owner. That the weather continued to improve during the morning to produce a lovely summer’s afternoon, on which fishing trials went very well, was an additional bonus for the first fishing boat to be built and completed at Buckie for a local skipper for 30 years.

� Local and visiting boats shelter in a crowded Scalloway harbour.� Research steaming up Whalsay Sound.

� Caledonia III hauling the twin rig trawls.


NOVEMBER

The landmark fisheries bill, described by secretary of state Michael Gove

as a ‘watershed moment for industry’, was launched by the government, and was given a cautious welcome by fishermen’s representatives, acutely aware that a lot of detail had to be worked out in the months ahead.

Another tight cluster of new boats got underway at Whitby, when Fraserburgh skipper Ian Duthie’s twin-rig trawler Uberous ran fishing trials.

After the double whammy of unsuitable highwater times and poor weather ruled out going to Burnmouth shortly after skipper John Affleck took the new fast potter Soph-Ash-Jay 3 home, the Berwickshire harbour was

the destination the following day, on a straight course from Whitby.

Catch-up continued to be the name of the game, as having missed the fishing trials of Macduff Shipyards’ latest build, the versatile 27.8m whitefish vessel Audacious, regular contact was maintained with skippers David Gatt and Barry Reid when they were fishing their maiden trip, pairing with Faithlie.

Receiving the message ‘We’ll

DECEMBER

The need to work on the last two of five successive new boat features, before

tackling a Shetland feature, was the main focus for the first two weeks in December.

While every opportunity continues to be taken to ensure interaction with fishermen in their working environment, inevitably there are times when this is not possible, for a variety of reasons. Achieving a general balance over the course of the year is the core aim. Although it has not been possible to take up some opportunities offered in the past 12 months, hopefully these can be covered in 2019.

be in around 01.00hrs’ mid-morning on Saturday led to the bags quickly being thrown into the car, and a later-than-usual arrival at Peterhead. Shortly after first light on Sunday morning, the skippers kept their word of ‘Don’t worry, we’ll take Audacious out again for a spin’. Although no arrangements were in place, a request for help to the crew of Peterhead’s pilot boat, which fortuitously was just returning to its berth from a job, was immediately answered in the affirmative.

Two boxes of fish sold at the start of the market on Monday morning raised £1,700 for charity

– when it was good to be on hand to report on the generous support buyers continue to give to this traditional custom.

With Audacious featuring some of the latest ‘need to get the head around’ technology, the next 36 hours gave an opportunity to discuss these innovations with suppliers at Peterhead, Fraserburgh and Macduff, when – without any prior notice – they readily made the time to assist Fishing News.

An additional bonus was being able to get a ‘Merry Christmas’ image in the net, when skipper Philip Reid and the crew of Amity II readily agreed to the

Each issue of Fishing News requires around 20,000 words and 60 new photographs, none of which can be taken sitting in front of a PC.

The value of time spent out and about, together with the industry support this generates, was immediately apparent when, within five minutes of arriving at Peterhead a week before Christmas, the skipper and crew of the local trawler Opportune immediately met the request for a New Year photograph, quickly followed by lads off Tranquility. Initial plans to take these at the same time as the Merry Christmas ones in November failed to

accreditation, had been rewarded – or if the EU had taken on the role (yet again) of a mischievous Christmas elf.

Then again, the families of lifelong netsmen, from as far apart as Cornwall and Northumberland, who learned just a few days before Christmas that their passion and livelihood have been taken away from them, solely for political – rather than stock conservation – reasons, are entitled to think that some elves live closer to home.

As always, the common element of the features compiled during the course of 2018 is that they are only made possible by the willing help of skippers and their crews, without whom such first-hand experiences would not be possible for readers of Fishing News.

materialise when Amazon Prime didn’t deliver on time.

In a week in which the delayed Brexit withdrawal bill and the fisheries council in Brussels focused minds, the core strength of the fishing industry – the human side – was self-evident at Peterhead, where skippers and crews were rigging their boats with thousands of festive lights to celebrate Christmas and the New Year.

If only politicians could understand what fishing means to countless families in the UK. At the time this was being written in Peterhead, those families were waiting to hear if their strenuous efforts to take the industry forward again, in a year in which more North Sea stocks gained MSC

unexpected request five weeks early – who said the camera doesn’t lie?

Further warnings on the discards ban, followed in consecutive weeks by ‘Brussels reveals reduced TACs’ and ‘Brexit fisheries sell-out’, were stark reminders of the continuing challenges facing the industry.� Uberous towing for the first time off Hartlepool.





industry to maintain the momentum gathered in recent years, cannot be understated.Fishing News wishes all readers a happy, prosperous and safe new year.

The skippers and crew of the Peterhead trawler Opportune take time out from looking over their twin-rig gear to wish all fishermen all the best and safe fishing in 2019.

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The skippers and crews of the Peterhead pair-seiners Guiding Light H 90 and Guiding Star H 360 endured heavy weather on their last trip of 2018, reports David Linkie.After dodging for 24 hours north of Whalsay as Storm Deirdre generated a force 10 south-easterly gale, the boats fished for another 36 hours east of Shetland, before encountering 50-knot winds when making in to land at Peterhead.







� Paul Henderson, William Ritchie, Marshall Stewart and Martin Cardno take a few minutes out, while splicing up a new set of seine-net ropes for Tranquility, to wish Fishing News readers Happy New Year.

� The Cleopatra Fisherman 40 sisterships Soph-Ash-Jay 3 and JAS-N 3 move into position in fading light at Burnmouth.

� Audacious arriving at Peterhead, a few hours before landing for the first time after a successful maiden trip.

� Over 150m of festive lights on Pathway and Quantus at Peterhead.

� The fleet in harbour for Christmas.

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PORTS & PRICESIn a week in which severe weather impacted on market supplies, all species attracted high levels of demand from buyers, reports David Linkie.

Groundfish in particular secured sky-high prices. Lemon sole peaked at £24 and monkfish £9 per kg on the penultimate market of the year, both of which were thought to be all time-highs. Large cod made up to£4.60 per kg and hake £8.30.

The 22,272 boxes of whitefish sold on Peterhead market last week took the total for the year to 1,438,316 boxes; 113,502 (+8%) more than the 2017 record total of 1,324,814 boxes.

Of the new port record, 825,971 boxes were sold in the new market since it opened 27 weeks ago, and 612,345 boxes in the first 24 weeks of the year in the previous Merchant’s Quay market. This gives a weekly average of 30,591 boxes for the new market, and 25,514 boxes in the previous market.

Fourteen boats, Fruitful Bough, Victoria May, Fruitful Vine, Steadfast Hope, Karen Ann II, Amity II, Jubilee Quest, Celestial Dawn, Valhalla, Benarkle II, Forever Faithful, Atlantic Challenge, Harvest Hope and Vision IV, together with 10 consignments from Asteria, Moray Endeavour, Transcend, Bracoden, Shalanna, Aquarius, Conquest, Courage, Genesis and Norlan, contributed 6,918 boxes ashore for the last Monday market of the year at Peterhead.

This sale, the largest of the week, included 1,113 boxes of gutted and 820 boxes of round haddock, 1,663 boxes of cod, 810 boxes of monkfish, 718 boxes of whiting (541 rounders), 346 boxes of coley, 288 boxes of flatfish, 282 boxes of squid, 193 boxes of ling, 132 boxes of

megrim and 101 boxes of hake.Large cod at Peterhead on Monday 17

December sold at £3-£4.80 per kg, medium £3-£3.60, selected £2.50-£3 and small £2-£2.70. Large/medium gutted haddock made £2.50-£2.90, selected £2.40-£2.80, small £1.80-£2.50, chippers £1.20-£1.80, metros 50p-£1 and round haddock 50p-75p per kg. Gutted whiting were at £1-£1.50 and round whiting 60p-80p per kg. Monkfish sold at £3-£7.60, lemon sole £3-£12, megrim 40p-£7, hake £2.50-£7.25, plaice £1.80-£2.60, ling £1 -£1.70, coley 60p-£1.20 and squid 40p-£6 per kg.

The following morning nine boats, Victory Rose, Our Lass III, Rosebloom, Boy John, Faithlie, Audacious, Renown, Faithful and Crystal River, landed 6,793 boxes. This tally included 2,117 boxes of coley, 1,136 boxes of gutted and 459 boxes of round haddock, 1,344 boxes of cod, 722 boxes of whiting (578 rounders), 467 boxes of squid, 108 boxes of monkfish, 68 boxes of ling, 67 boxes of flatfish, 29 boxes of hake and 18 boxes of megrim.

Four boats, Shalimar II, Falcon, Guiding Light and Guiding Star, together with four consignments from Conquest, Endurance, Russa Taign and Shekinah, landed 3,208 boxes on Wednesday morning. This market included 1,116 boxes of coley, 675 boxes of gutted and 115 boxes of round haddock, 465 boxes of cod, 297 boxes of whiting (156 rounders), 170 boxes of hake, 52 boxes of flatfish, 34 boxes of monkfish, 24 boxes of ling, 20 boxes of squid and eight boxes of megrim.

Seven boats, Ceol-na-Mara, Celestial Dawn, Renown, Ocean Harvest, Harvester, Ocean Endeavour and Ellorah, together with

HIGH WHITEFISH PRICES IN PRE-CHRISTMAS WEEK AT PETERHEAD

Guiding Light and Guiding Star landing into Peterhead fishmarket at the end of a gale-ridden trip.

The closing market saw large/medium/selected gutted haddock make £2.50-£3 per kg, small £2.50-£3.25, chippers £2-£3, metros 90p-£2 and round haddock 50p-60p. Large cod sold at £3.30-£4.30 per kg, medium £3.20-£3.80, selected £2.70-£3.20 and small £1.50-£2.80. Monkfish sold at £3-£9, gutted whiting £1.20-£1.75, round whiting 60p-£1, lemon sole £7-£19, coley £1-£1.35, ling 60p-70p, plaice £1-£3, hake £3-£7 and squid £2-£5 per kg.

Forty-one boats and 20 consignments contributed 22,272 boxes in the pre-Christmas week on Peterhead market. This tally included 6,063 boxes of haddock (1,568 rounders), 5,763 boxes of cod, 3,826 boxes of coley, 1,986 boxes of whiting (1,365 ungutted), 1,113 boxes of monkfish, 938 boxes of squid, 524 boxes of flatfish, 309 boxes of ling, 304 boxes of hake and 188 boxes of megrim.

GOOD PRICES IN SHETLAND AS STORM DEIRDRE TRUNCATES RECORD-BREAKING YEARWith most of the Shetland whitefish fleet already tied up before 70-knot gales hit Shetland, market supplies were very limited at the start of last week, when only two markets were held.

Three boats landed 305 boxes for Monday’s market in Shetland, whilst just 196 boxes were put ashore by two boats on Tuesday morning. This combined figure of 501 boxes took the total traded through Lerwick and Scalloway markets in a calendar year to an all-time high of 436,210 boxes; 33,212 boxes (8.2%) higher than the previous record total that stood for just 12 months.

Cod (9,586kg) led the way on the closing markets of the year, followed by gutted haddock (2,934kg), monkfish (1,970kg), whiting (1,553kg of which 1,045kg were ungutted), saithe (1,164kg), ling (436kg), plaice (367kg), lemon sole (172kg) and megrim (122kg).

Most selections attracted higher than average prices. Cod peaked at £5.26 per kg, gutted haddock £2.97, halibut £15.24, lemon sole £14.74, plaice £3.98, megrim £1.50, monkfish £8.74, saithe £2.04, ling £1.77, squid £4.35, turbot £31.74, gutted whiting £1.66 and round whiting £1.03 per kg.

Well-filled fishmarkets were a familiar sight in Shetland during another record-breaking year.

£1M+ WEEK CLOSES LAST FULL WEEK OF 2018 SALES AT BRIXHAMWith just one market left for 2018, on Monday 31 December, last week broke the £1m mark for the sixth time in 2018. This compares to 14 weeks above the £1m level last year, and four in 2016. With the cuttlefish not showing in the same volumes as they did in 2017, this inevitably affected the markets, although such is the variety of species caught in the South West that the total yearly figure for Brixham Trawler Agents in 2018 was still an impressive £34.5m, down from just over £40m in 2017.

Bass size 1s averaged £21/kg, 2s, £20, 3s £16, 4s £12 and 5s £11.50. Blondie wing 1s were £6, 2s £4.20, 3s £3.20 and 4s £1.50. Size two black bream averaged £6/kg, 3s £5, 4s £2.50 and 5s £1.50. A red bream made £21.70/kg. Size 1 brill averaged £15.50/kg, 2s £11.50, 3s £10.50, 4s £7.80 and 5s £5.50.

Size 1 cod averaged £4.30/kg, 2s

£5, 3s £3.80, 4s £3.70 and 5s £2. Size 1 and 2 coley were £1.20/kg and 3s 50p. Conger averaged 80p for 1s and 2s, and 30p for 3s. Cuttlefish averaged £3.42/kg for 1s and £2.10 for 2s. Size 2 dabs averaged £1.20/kg. John Dory 1s were £16/kg, 2s £15.80, 3s £12 and 4s £7.50/kg.

Haddock 1s averaged £2.50/kg and 2s £1.70. A 96kg halibut sold on Thursday for £10/kg. Hake was supplied all week and hit a high of £8.90/kg. Average prices were 1s £7, 2s £7.20, 3s and 4s £6.80, 5s £6.20, 6s £4.70 and 7s £3.50. Lemon sole averaged £14.50/kg for 1s, £15 for 2s, 3s were £13.80, 4s £4.50 and 5s £2.30. Ling 1s averaged £2/kg, 2s £1.20 and 3s 50p. Lobster was up to £33/kg on Friday.

Mackerel 1s averaged £4/kg, 2s £3.40 and 3s £1.40. Megrim averaged £3/kg for 1s, 2s and 3s, and 4s were £1.20. Monkfish 1s averaged £18, 2s £18.80,

3s £18.50, 4s £17.20, 5s £11.50 and 6s £7.20. Grey mullet 1s were £3.70/kg and 2s were £3. Red mullet 1s averaged £11/kg, 2s £9.50 and 3s £3.20. Octopus averaged £2.15/kg

Plaice 1s averaged £2.80/kg, 2s £2.70, 3s £2.70, 4s £2.60 and 5s £2.02. Pollack 1s and 2s were £3.50/kg, 3s £3 and 4s £2.30.

Sand sole 1s were £9/kg and 2s £4.40. Large scallops reached £14.50 at their highest, but averaged £10.80 and 2s £4.80. Dover sole 1s averaged £20/kg, 2s £18.80, 3s £18, 4s £12.50, 5s £10.40, 6s £7.80 and 7s £5.10. Large squid were £7.80 and 2s £7.40/kg.

Thorny wing 2s averaged £3/kg, 3s were £3 and 4s 60p. Large tubs were £1.80/kg and 2s 80p. Turbot averaged £32/kg for 1s, 2s £31.70, 3s £26, 4s £21, 5s £17.50 and 6s £11.20. Large whiting averaged £1.60/kg, 2s £1.40, 3s 80p and 4s 50p.

NEWLYN PRICES RISEThree beamers, four netters and hand-line boats supplied Monday’s auction with 49.3t.

Highest volume species were 13t of cuttlefish, 0.9t Dover sole, 2.3t haddock, 15.4t MSC hake, 0.6t lemon sole, 0.8t ling, 3t mackerel, 1.5t megrim, 1t monkfish, 0.9t plaice, 1.3t pollack, 0.4t saithe and 0.2t of turbot.

Demand was high for all species sold.A good volume of 48.4t was landed for

Tuesday’s market by four beamers, three netters and hand-line boats.

Good volumes to note were 19.6t of cuttlefish, 0.7t Dover sole, 2.4t haddock, 14.7t MSC hake, 0.4t lemon sole, 0.6t mackerel, 0.3t megrim, 1t monkfish, 1.1t plaice and 1.6t of pollack.

Prices were fantastic for most species; standing out were N3 turbot £34.75/kg, N2 monkfish £19.46/kg, N1 lemon sole £14.66/kg and N1 MSC hake £7.66/kg.

For Wednesday’s auction, four beamers and three netters landed 27.5. Contributing to this volume were 6.9t of cuttlefish, 0.2t Dover sole, 2.3t haddock, 11.1t MSC hake, 0.2t lemon sole, 1.2t megrim, 0.5t monkfish, 0.2t plaice and 0.3t of pollack.

Although demand and prices were still very good for most species they had dropped slightly when compared to the previous days.

Due to weather conditions, very little inshore trawler fish had been landed for a few weeks and it was looking likely

Newlyn would not see any until 2019.For Thursday, the last market for 2018,

three beamers, one netter and inshore boats landed 17.2t.

Partly contributing to this volume was 0.2t of pollack, 0.5t plaice, 0.4t monkfish, 1t mackerel, 0.1t lemon sole, 3t MSC hake, 0.5t haddock, 0.2t Dover sole and 8t of cuttlefish.

Demand for prime fish was high, while some of the less popular fish dropped in price slightly, this was normal and to be expected at this time of year.

Top prices from the morning were N3 monkfish £22.18/kg, N2 lemon sole £17.82/kg and N1 Dover sole £21.68/kg.

The total volume for the week was 142.4t.

five consignments from Norlan, Beryl, Aalskere, Carina and Consortium, landed 3,725 boxes to Thursday’s market. This tally included 1,873 boxes of cod, 1,003 boxes of gutted and 135 boxes of round haddock, 155 boxes of squid, 147 boxes of whiting (80 rounders), 99 boxes of coley, 85 boxes of monkfish, 48 boxes of flatfish, 13 boxes of ling, 10 boxes of megrim and two boxes of hake.

Large cod on Thursday’s market sold at £3.20-£4.20 per kg, medium £3-£4, selected £2.70-£3.20 and small £2-£2.60. Large gutted haddock made £2.80-£3, medium £2.70-£3, selected £3-£3.40, small £2.70-£3, chippers £2.40-£3, metros £1.25-£1.50 and round haddock 75p-80p per kg. Gutted whiting were at £1.70-£2.25 and round whiting £1.20-£1.50 per kg. Monkfish sold at £3-£9, lemon sole £8-£24, plaice £1.70-£3, ling 40p -60p, coley 30p-£1.30 and squid £1-£5 per kg.

Seven boats, Helenus, Phoenix, Aquarius, Sunrise, Allegiance, Reul-na-Mara and Golden Sceptre, together with one consignment, landed 1,628 boxes to the last market of the year on Friday. This tally, the smallest of the week, included 568 boxes of gutted and 39 boxes of round haddock, 418 boxes of cod, 148 boxes of coley, 102 boxes of whiting (10 rounders), 76 boxes of monkfish, 69 boxes of flatfish, 20 boxes of megrim, 14 boxes of squid, 11 boxes of ling and two boxes of hake.

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PETERHEAD, WEEK Min Max Max, Max, yr TO 21 DECEMBER price/kg price/kg wk ago ago

week wk ago yr ago Boxes whitefish 22,272 38,400 27,439 Cod large £3.30 £4.54 £4.02 £3.37Cod medium £3.12 £3.88 £3.17 £2.57Cod selected £2.68 £3.18 £2.87 £2.38Cod small £1.92 £2.72 £2.43 £2.64Haddock chippers £1.86 £2.58 £2.09 £2.22Haddock large £2.72 £3.02 £2.46 £2.64Haddock medium £2.60 £2.95 £2.53 £2.63Haddock metros £0.83 £1.50 £1.49 £1.56Haddock seed £2.42 £2.99 £2.34 £2.58Haddock selected £2.62 £3.03 £2.48 £2.65Hake £2.48 £7.21 £5.91 £5.17Lemon sole £5.80 £17.40 £12.10 £11.36Ling £0.66 £1.02 £1.73 £1.90Megrim £1.48 £5.75 £7.44 £5.36Monkfish £3.72 £8.69 £6.66 £5.73Plaice £1.74 £2.87 £3.00 £2.16Round haddock £0.56 £0.79 £0.52 £1.30Round whiting £0.73 £1.21 £1.20 £1.23Saithe £0.99 £1.29 £1.33 £1.45Squid £1.48 £6.10 £7.72 £5.53Whiting £1.04 £1.95 £1.71 £1.88Witches £0.62 £1.80 £2.37 £1.85

SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr TO 21 DECEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago

week wk ago yr ago Boxes landed 501 9,348 7,104 Catfish 32 £3.74 £3.49 £3.74Cod (2) 4,735 £4.81 £3.37 £2.53Cod (3) 1,929 £4.09 £3.05 £2.20Cod (4) 1,015 £3.23 £2.51 £1.96Cod (5) 1,106 £2.53 £2.23 £2.02Cod (6) 575 £2.53 £2.17 £1.32Haddock (1) 438 £2.64 £2.57 £2.26Haddock (2) 565 £2.92 £2.55 £2.32Haddock (3) 483 £2.50 £2.01 £2.06Haddock (4) 644 £2.48 £1.85 £1.85Haddock (5) 804 £2.18 £1.56 £1.47Halibut (3) 27 £15.14 £13.71 £12.87Halibut (4) 13 £14.12 £11.49 £10.90Lemon sole (4) 63 £9.81 £6.67 £5.69Ling 436 £1.56 £1.41 £1.81Lythe 72 £4.44 £5.05 £3.61Megrim (2) 30 £0.09 £6.49 £5.43Megrim (3) 47 £0.14 £5.20 £3.54Megrim (4) 45 £0.67 £3.65 £2.48Monkfish(1) 95 £7.36 £6.13 £5.07Monkfish(2) 140 £8.56 £6.74 £5.99Monkfish(3) 900 £8.53 £6.50 £5.16Monkfish(4) 587 £7.79 £6.24 £5.02Monkfish(5) 203 £5.88 £4.49 £4.22Monkfish(6) 45 £3.63 £3.68 £3.34Plaice (2) 135 £3.87 £2.72 £2.12Plaice (3) 121 £2.50 £2.27 £1.53Plaice (4) 111 £1.00 £1.78 £1.23Saithe (2) 326 £1.85 £1.32 £1.40Saithe (3) 130 £0.75 £1.17 £1.24Saithe (4) 708 £0.60 £0.63 £0.94Skate 15 £0.71 £0.94 £1.54Skate, mixed 23 £0.02 £0.46 £0.91Skate, roker 23 £0.10 £1.51 £1.02Squid 912 £3.14 £3.79 £3.24Turbot 42 £30.85 £24.38 £13.74Whiting (3) 508 £0.77 £1.76 £1.45Whiting, round 1,045 £0.80 £0.81 £1.10Witches, (2/3) 37 £3.80 £3.06 £2.00Witches, (4) 24 £0.07 £1.21 £0.72

GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY Min Max Max, Max, yr 19 DECEMBER price/kg price/kg wk ago ago

Cod (1) £3.00 £3.30 - £2.87Cod (2) £2.60 £3.30 - £2.73Cod (3) £2.50 £2.50 £3.20 £2.05Haddock (best) £0.30 £2.40 £2.10 £2.57Haddock (jumbo) £1.40 £2.20 £2.50 -Haddock (large) £1.40 £2.20 £2.30 £2.13Haddock (medium) £1.20 £2.40 £2.30 £2.07Haddock (small) £0.30 £1.80 £2.00 £2.50Lemon sole (best) £4.50 £4.50 - £7.50Lemon sole (large) £3.50 £3.80 - -Lemon sole (medium) £5.00 £7.00 - -Monkfish(large) £3.50 £3.50 £4.00 £1.00Plaice (best) £2.80 £3.30 - £2.80Plaice (large) £2.00 £3.00 £3.00 £2.00Plaice (medium) £2.80 £3.40 - £2.75Plaice (small) £2.00 £2.00 - £2.75Pollock £2.50 £2.50 - -

ICELAND (RSF), WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 4 THURS 20 DECEMBER landed price/kg wk ago wks ago

week wk ago 4wks ago Kgs sold 1,480,558 1,627,027 1,969,491 Average price £1.79 £1.92 £1.61Value of sales (£) £2.62m £3.16m £3.09mArcticcharrfillets 155 £10.27 £10.33 £10.32Blue ling (gutted) 4,977 £1.58 £0.92 £1.38Blue ling (ungutted) 742 £1.53 £1.39 £1.78Catfish(gutted) 18,779 £2.32 £2.84 £3.49Catfish(ungutted) 1,026 £1.51 £2.28 £2.32Cod (large, gutted) 115,492 £2.53 £2.38 £2.04Cod (large, ungutted) 560,112 £1.97 £2.00 £1.74Cod (small, gutted) 20,524 £0.81 £1.20 £0.81Cod (small, ungutted) 22,731 £0.80 £1.11 £0.76Cod cheeks 39 £6.16 £5.49 £6.36Greenland halibut (gutted) 3,488 £2.13 £2.56 £2.45Haddock (large, gutted) 124,801 £1.37 £1.76 £1.45Haddock (large, ungutted) 296,037 £1.63 £1.82 £1.49Haddock (small, gutted) 1,870 £0.57 £1.12 £0.62Haddock (small, ungutted) 6,064 £0.63 £1.13 £0.76Halibut (gutted) 1,728 £4.02 £3.52 £2.79Lemon sole (gutted) 12,509 £4.37 £4.50 £3.45Ling (gutted) 17,259 £1.44 £1.38 £1.51Ling (ungutted) 13,332 £1.34 £1.29 £1.34Megrim (gutted) 530 £0.50 £0.71 £1.09Monkfish(gutted) 4,163 £4.14 £3.82 £3.63Plaice (gutted) 123,837 £1.83 £2.54 £2.06Redfish(ungutted) 69,906 £1.91 £1.99 £1.69Saithe (gutted) 23,679 £0.71 £0.81 £0.78Saithe (ungutted) 4,178 £0.63 £0.71 £0.54Skate (gutted) 335 £0.34 £0.43 £0.32Spottedcatfish(gutted) 7,422 £2.93 £2.93 £3.33Spottedcatfish(ungutted) 21 £1.95 £1.85 £2.33Tusk (gutted) 10,851 £0.87 £0.81 £0.77Tusk (gutted) 10,851 £0.87 £0.81 £0.77Tusk (ungutted) 6,081 £0.50 £0.66 £0.66Whiting (gutted) 498 £0.30 £0.42 £0.55Whiting (ungutted) 376 £0.43 £0.41 £0.46Witch (gutted) 371 £1.90 £1.53 £1.48Witch (ungutted) 1,326 £0.74 £1.06 £1.13

HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m TO 21 DECEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago

week wk ago yr ago Kgs sold 26,911 120,924 426,009 Average price £5.01 £3.30 £3.57Value of sales (£) £0.13m £0.40m £1.52mCatfish(1) 7 £7.04 £6.40 £8.23Cod (0) 353 £9.03 £4.80 £5.96Cod (1) 150 £10.07 £5.09 £5.75Cod (2) 830 £10.08 £4.66 £5.44Cod (3) 1,091 £6.83 £4.23 £4.47Cod (4) 1,460 £4.49 £4.05 £3.10Cod (5) 1,459 £2.04 £2.27 £2.11Haddock (1) 119 £2.24 £2.17 £2.25Haddock (2) 113 £1.28 £1.57 £1.34Haddock (3) 205 £0.66 £1.44 £0.94Haddock (4) 87 £0.35 £0.35 £0.35Hake (0) 52 £7.16 £6.29 £8.38Hake (1) 10 £5.87 £6.30 £7.17Hake (2) 49 £6.29 £4.73 £6.88Hake (3) 62 £3.41 £2.52 £3.59Lemon sole (1) 65 £12.58 £15.59 £10.90Lemon sole (2) 240 £8.75 £12.68 £8.70Lemon sole (3) 217 £4.39 £5.23 £4.67Ling (1) 308 £1.77 £3.39 £2.16Ling (2) 78 £3.53 £3.39 £2.20Ling (3) 177 £1.53 £1.71 £1.37Megrim 1 £1.41 £3.64 £2.01Monkfish(1) 989 £7.90 £9.16 £8.67Monkfish(2) 2,444 £9.21 £9.54 £8.77Monkfish(3) 1,908 £9.78 £8.54 £8.85Monkfish(4) 366 £9.71 £7.00 £8.39Monkfish(5) 33 £3.65 £3.67 £3.99Plaice (1) 170 £4.04 £3.90 £3.14Plaice (2) 382 £5.68 £4.49 £4.16Plaice (3) 646 £5.22 £4.08 £3.87Plaice (4) 1,280 £3.16 £2.78 £2.64Pollack (2) 122 £5.94 £5.90 £5.77Pollack (3) 306 £5.27 £4.76 £4.32Pollack (4) 110 £3.54 £3.91 £3.32Saithe (1) 2,066 £2.72 £1.68 £1.56Saithe (2) 320 £2.53 £1.49 £1.33Saithe (3) 1,129 £2.32 £1.20 £1.28Saithe (4) 3,472 £1.52 £0.91 £0.98Squid 149 £5.85 £5.92 £4.97Turbot (0) 20 £19.48 £23.47 £22.06Turbot (1) 8 £20.29 £23.75 £19.87Turbot (2) 13 £18.19 £22.96 £19.33Turbot (3) 24 £19.43 £18.08 £19.03Turbot (4) 172 £7.02 £7.28 £6.55Whiting (1) 27 £0.94 £1.34 £0.77Whiting (2) 191 £0.48 £1.07 £0.70Witch (1) 50 £11.35 £4.94 £5.98Witch (2) 209 £6.08 £4.31 £3.50Witch (3) 145 £0.97 £1.76 £1.33

BRIXHAM, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr 21 DECEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago

week wk ago yr ago Kg landed 270,999 220,497 266,596 Average price £3.77 £3.42 £3.88Value of sales (£) 1,022,000 754,716 1,035,466 Bass (1) 175 £21.14 £23.83 £15.07Bass (2) 204 £20.28 £22.19 £14.38Bass (3) 330 £16.45 £17.67 £12.60Bass (4) 514 £12.23 £10.49 £9.15Bass (5) 151 £11.46 £9.47 £8.41Brill (1) 639 £15.30 £16.42 £11.45Brill (2) 622 £10.51 £12.27 £7.83Brill (3) 1,071 £9.78 £10.94 £7.48Brill (4) 991 £7.14 £7.68 £5.29Brill (5) 28 £4.90 £5.26 £4.45Cock crabs 246 £6.28 £5.76 £4.17Cod (2) 7 £5.70 £3.10 £3.97Cod (3) 12 £3.54 £4.03 £3.74Conger (1) 276 £0.52 £0.62 £0.62Conger (2) 53 £0.46 £0.92 £0.69Conger (3) 168 £0.15 £0.20 £0.14Cuttlefish(1) 46,331 £3.42 £3.44 £4.01Cuttlefish(2) 17,449 £2.04 £2.09 £2.66Dogfish 2,967 £0.25 £0.25 £0.21Gurnard (2) 156 £0.88 £2.02 £1.33Gurnard (4) 7,988 £0.61 £0.61 £0.60Haddock (1) 1,738 £2.10 £2.83 £2.15Haddock (2) 16 £1.04 £2.00 £1.56Hake (1) 60 £6.94 £3.80 £4.88Hake (2) 287 £7.15 £3.80 £4.88Hake (3) 649 £6.67 £3.80 £4.86Hake (4) 1,382 £6.20 £4.05 £4.82Hake (5) 3,144 £5.87 £3.58 £4.39Hake (6) 3,503 £4.58 £3.60 £3.96Hake (7) 366 £3.17 £2.80 £2.92Hen crabs 552 £3.38 £2.98 £1.91John Dory (1) 22 £15.81 £13.73 £13.24John Dory (2) 49 £15.63 £14.05 £12.74John Dory (3) 111 £11.55 £13.16 £9.49Lemon sole (1) 64 £13.75 £14.49 £11.62Lemon sole (2) 105 £14.33 £13.34 £11.65Lemon sole (3) 156 £14.26 £12.50 £10.28Lemon sole (4) 232 £4.30 £3.66 £4.54Lemon sole (5) 115 £2.29 £2.98 £2.48Line mackerel (1) 2 £4.60 £2.64 £3.58Line mackerel (2) 15 £3.36 £2.09 £3.51Line mackerel (3) 118 £0.85 £0.68 £0.68Lobster 68 £30.10 £27.01 £22.13Monkfishtails(1) 154 £17.39 £16.62 £13.94Monkfishtails(2) 477 £18.51 £16.28 £14.88Monkfishtails(3) 389 £18.22 £14.99 £13.97Monkfishtails(4) 453 £16.76 £13.62 £12.16Monkfishtails(5) 677 £10.84 £11.94 £9.32Monkfishtails(6) 115 £7.31 £6.25 £6.12Octopus 8,465 £2.13 £2.20 £1.52Plaice (1) 1,960 £2.60 £3.54 £2.35Plaice (2) 1,833 £2.63 £2.85 £2.11Plaice (3) 1,718 £2.62 £2.77 £2.04Plaice (4) 1,423 £2.52 £2.66 £1.82Plaice (5) 1,464 £1.95 £2.10 £1.64Pollock (1) 38 £3.30 £5.77 £3.72Pollock (2) 1,627 £3.36 £6.14 £3.61Pollock (3) 237 £2.90 £3.91 £2.91Ray wings (blonde, 1) 581 £5.16 £6.95 £5.18Ray wings (blonde, 2) 676 £3.50 £5.73 £4.16Ray wings (blonde, 3) 218 £2.70 £4.71 £3.66Ray wings (thornback, 2) 81 £2.32 £3.51 £3.29Ray wings (thornback, 3) 147 £2.54 £3.64 £3.29Ray wings (thornback, 4) 138 £0.41 £1.18 £1.03Red mullet (3) 17 £10.37 £11.99 £8.77Round pouting 4,845 £0.45 £0.42 £0.44Scallop (2) 11,344 £5.53 £5.76 £7.03Sole (1) 1,232 £19.65 £17.63 £14.60Sole (2) 1,496 £18.57 £16.50 £13.55Sole (3) 2,911 £17.09 £17.35 £12.92Sole (4) 2,046 £12.01 £12.54 £9.42Sole (5) 1,973 £9.93 £10.82 £9.16Sole (6) 323 £7.14 £7.72 £8.33Squid (1) 154 £8.56 £6.47 £5.52Squid (2) 1,197 £7.67 £6.18 £4.80Squid (mix) 2,016 £5.65 £5.74 £3.86Turbot (1) 151 £30.90 £27.73 £24.40Turbot (2) 236 £29.29 £26.71 £17.56Turbot (3) 345 £23.82 £25.23 £17.56Turbot (4) 492 £18.20 £21.85 £14.31Turbot (5) 680 £16.33 £16.14 £10.95Turbot (6) 127 £10.89 £10.24 £8.32Whelks 1,500 £1.30 £1.30 £1.28Whiting (1) 233 £1.44 £2.00 £1.54Whiting (2) 195 £1.00 £1.56 £0.94Whiting (3) 340 £0.23 £0.84 £0.55

NEWLYN, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr TO 14 DECEMBER landed price/kg wk ago ago

week wk ago yr ago Kg landed 142,569 98,052 54,696 Average price £3.77 £4.04 #DIV/0!Value of sales (£) 537,619 396,439 205,342 Bass (1) 13 £15.00 £11.07 £10.84Bass (2) 20 £14.14 £9.81 £11.91Bass (3) 90 £16.08 £13.45 £11.91Bass (4) 221 £12.45 £8.96 £9.82Bass (5) 99 £12.73 £5.67 £9.75Blonde Ray (L) 265 £1.75 £2.73 £2.49Blonde Ray (M) 90 £1.00 £2.01 £1.97Blonde Ray (S) 188 £2.29 £0.55 £0.30Blue Shark (9) 28 £0.30 - £0.23Brill (1) 31 £14.52 £13.25 £10.53Brill (2) 174 £16.41 £16.37 £10.50Brill (3) 188 £12.43 £11.59 £8.20Brill (4) 118 £7.90 £8.12 £7.33Brill (5) 4 £7.60 - -Claws (9) 8 £3.05 £0.50 £2.00Cod (3) 286 £5.41 £4.97 £4.41Cod (4) 62 £3.42 £3.89 £1.16Cod (5) 63 £2.37 £2.19 £3.24Conger Eels (1) 41 £0.29 £0.50 £0.51Cuckoo ray (L) 90 £1.05 - £1.49Cuckoo ray (M) 641 £0.99 £1.24 £1.34Cuckoo ray (S) 36 £0.24 £0.20 £0.25Cuttlefish(L) 28,131 £3.43 £3.39 £3.97Cuttlefish(S) 19,615 £2.01 £2.03 £3.53Dover sole (1) 264 £19.13 £18.04 £14.95Dover sole (2) 354 £18.05 £17.17 £13.78Dover sole (3) 656 £18.29 £18.09 £13.12Dover sole (4) 504 £11.82 £11.86 £9.60Dover sole (5) 203 £10.63 £10.70 £8.88Grey mullet (3) 3 £2.92 £4.40 £1.81Gurnard and latchet (L) 218 £2.23 £2.58 £1.98Gurnard and latchet (M) 760 £0.61 £0.89 £1.16Gurnard and latchet (S) 1,547 £0.39 £0.52 £0.76Haddock (1) 1,069 £2.04 £2.68 £2.60Haddock (2) 5,556 £1.81 £2.44 £2.06Haddock (3) 835 £1.98 £2.15 £1.64Haddock (4) 81 £0.36 £0.77 £0.85Haddock (5) 30 £0.49 £2.50 £0.60Hake (0) 99 £0.52 £0.43 £1.17Hake (1) 927 £6.30 £5.78 £3.94Hake (2) 1,955 £6.74 £5.70 £4.33Hake (3) 4,789 £6.48 £6.02 £4.17Hake (4) 11,816 £5.93 £5.52 £3.73Hake (5) 15,272 £3.65 £4.52 £3.27Hake (6) 2,404 £3.15 £3.04 £2.86Herring (M) 5 £0.42 £2.23 £1.01John Dory (1) 35 £13.66 £14.00 £13.45John Dory (2) 30 £8.12 £13.24 £9.78John Dory (3) 45 £7.37 £10.22 £6.34John Dory (4) 9 £7.01 £5.22 £5.54John Dory (5) 8 £6.40 £4.88 £4.08Lemon sole (1) 86 £14.34 £13.19 £11.11Lemon sole (2) 255 £14.37 £14.10 £10.85Lemon sole (3) 344 £14.44 £13.17 £9.90Lemon sole (4) 655 £4.23 £4.10 £4.67Lemon sole (5) 171 £2.30 £2.42 £2.87Ling (L) 1,362 £1.37 £1.64 £2.03Ling (M) 236 £1.48 £1.27 £2.07Ling (S) 44 £0.90 £1.88 -Mackerel (LM) 137 £6.05 £5.55 £3.61Mackerel (M) 1,301 £5.51 £3.10 £2.32Mackerel (S) 3,314 £0.49 £0.51 £0.57Megrim (1) 255 £4.73 £7.24 £6.70Megrim (2) 363 £6.00 £6.55 £5.79Megrim (3) 534 £4.69 £5.76 £4.89Megrim (4) 458 £3.80 £4.92 £3.78Megrim (5) 730 £2.61 £4.15 £3.27Monkfish-Cheeks(9) 4 £8.20 £7.61 £8.05Monkfish(1) 231 £19.52 £17.64 £13.94Monkfish(2) 557 £20.10 £17.72 £14.58Monkfish(3) 645 £18.22 £14.31 £13.64Monkfish(4) 523 £16.79 £13.54 £11.55Monkfish(5) 989 £10.31 £10.11 £9.32Octopus (L) 6 £6.80 £2.07 £1.40Octopus (M) 2,254 £1.89 £2.05 £1.40Plaice (1) 892 £2.65 £3.90 £2.92Plaice (2) 450 £2.52 £2.82 £2.39Plaice (3) 635 £2.40 £3.09 £2.28Plaice (4) 763 £2.09 £2.56 £1.83Pollack, lythe (1) 197 £4.33 £4.58 £4.01Pollack, lythe (2) 518 £4.49 £5.33 £4.35Pollack, lythe (3) 1,452 £4.26 £3.64 £3.81Pollack, lythe (4) 1,298 £3.40 £2.74 £2.43Pout whiting, pouting, bib (m) 115 £0.18 £0.32 £0.18Pout whiting, pouting, bib (S) 503 £0.11 £0.30 £0.26Red mullet (1) 43 £12.14 £12.41 £9.32Red mullet (2) 122 £6.49 £3.62 £7.63Red mullet (3) 13 £10.90 £5.28 £8.96Red mullet (4) 9 £2.37 £8.20 £4.56Saithe (1) 294 £1.34 £1.70 £1.84Saithe (2) 302 £1.04 £1.49 £1.58Saithe (3) 20 £1.30 £1.80 £1.47Saithe (4) 51 £0.70 £1.49 -Scallops 629 £1.80 £1.20 £1.46Sea Breams (2) 4 £10.11 - £7.06Shagreen ray (M) 4 £1.20 - £1.28Smoothhound (L) 1,926 £0.25 £1.19 £1.02Smoothhound (M) 861 £0.26 £1.20 £0.65Smoothhound (S) 729 £0.18 £1.45 £0.41Squid (L) 211 £5.53 £6.36 £4.67Squid (M) 403 £5.67 £6.31 £5.73Squid (S) 40 £3.60 - £3.96Thornback Ray (M) 6 £1.20 £2.40 £1.71Turbot (2) 32 £34.84 £27.64 £18.80Turbot (3) 71 £32.45 £28.42 £19.21Turbot (4) 98 £28.39 £27.21 £16.57Turbot (5) 102 £18.94 £20.17 £14.72Turbot (6) 115 £20.94 £18.17 £10.97Whiting (1) 227 £2.17 £2.81 £1.60Whiting (2) 143 £0.82 £1.00 £1.02Whiting (3) 47 £0.48 £0.67 £0.78

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dealer (6,5) 13 Conker colour (8) 15 Crown jewels

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virtuous (6) 18 Humble, yours truly before

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Patrol fleet boost to protect home watersDefence secretary Gavin Williamson has secured the protection of British home waters by announcing that he will retain three of the Royal Navy’s patrol ships.

Offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn, which currently support the fishery protection squadron, will be retained for at least the next two years to bolster the UK’s ability to protect the UK fishing fleet and shores, says the MoD.

The Royal Navy currently provides around 200 days of fishery protection a year. The defence secretary’s announcement means that the Royal Navy will now have the capacity to deliver up to 600 days of fishery protection a year if needed.

Gavin Williamson announced that each ship will operate from its namesake river – from Newcastle, Liverpool and the Cardiff area respectively – to boost rapid responses in British waters.

The versatile ships are also vital to

the Navy’s anti-smuggling and counter-terrorism work, and frequently escort foreign vessels, including those from Russia, through the English Channel.

Speaking onboard patrol vessel HMS Tyne, Gavin Williamson said: “Britain’s patrol vessels are essential to protecting our waters, our fisheries and our national security. Safeguarding the future of these three ships in the Royal Navy will ensure we can respond quickly to incidents at any time, further protecting our waters as we exit the EU.

“By forward-operating these ships from their affiliated locations across the country, including the Tyne, it will not only allow them to react quickly, but also strengthen the bonds between the Royal Navy and local communities.”

HMS Tyne, HMS Severn and HMS Mersey are each operationally available for 320 days a year. The ships are armed with a 20mm cannon, which can fire 700 rounds a minute at a maximum effective range of 1,300 yards, and can

travel at up to 20 knots.They will also be bolstered by five

new-generation OPVs over the next two years – HMS Forth, HMS Medway, HMS Trent, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey.

They will be able to enhance UK efforts to counter terrorism, combat people- and drug-smuggling, and promote the interests of global Britain around the world.

All three River Class patrol vessels of the Fishery Protection Squadron – HMS

Severn, HMS Tyne and HMS Mersey – exercising off the coast of Cornwall.

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Summary of the ProjectThe Application is for development consent to construct, operate and maintain Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm (Hornsea Three). Hornsea Three is the third development proposed within the former Hornsea Zone, and it comprises up to 300 offshore wind turbines together with associated offshore and onshore infrastructure and all associated development.Hornsea Three is located within the former Hornsea Zone, to the east of Hornsea Project One and Hornsea Project Two. It is located 121 km off the Norfolk coast and 160 km off the Yorkshire coast, and covers an area of approximately 696 square kilometres.Development consent is required to the extent that development is or forms part of a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project pursuant to section 14(1)(a) and 15(3) of the Planning Act 2008. As Hornsea Three is expected to have a capacity of greater than 100MW it is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project for the purposes of the Planning Act 2008. It is for this reason that the project falls within the remit of the

Secretary of State.The electricity generated from Hornsea Three will be transmitted via subsea electricity cables. The Hornsea Three cable corridor extends from the Norfolk coast, offshore in a north-easterly direction to the western and southern boundary of the array area. From the landfall west of Weybourne on the Norfolk coast, underground onshore cables will connect the offshore wind farm to an onshore high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station or a high voltage alternating current (HVAC) substation, which in turn, will connect to the existing Norwich Main National Grid substation, located to the south of Norwich.The mode of transmission will be either HVDC, HVAC or a combination of the two. Depending on the mode of transmission, a HVAC booster station may be required (onshore and/or offshore). Should an onshore HVAC booster station be required, this will be in the vicinity of Little Barningham.The application includes the option to construct Hornsea Three in one or two phases.The draft Development Consent Order (as submitted with the application) provides for flexibility in relation to the design of the generating stations and their associated development.The Development Consent Order would authorise the compulsory acquisition of land, interests in land and rights over land, and the powers to use land permanently and temporarily. The Development Consent Order would also authorise alterations to the public highway network, the construction of temporary and permanent accesses, the temporary stopping up or management of the public highway, public rights of way and street works and the application and/or disapplication of legislation.Environmental Impact Assessment DevelopmentThe proposed works are environmental impact assessment development for the purpose of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 and accordingly an Environmental Statement accompanies the application.Application Form and Accompanying DocumentsA copy of the Application form and accompanying plans, maps and other documents may be inspected free of charge until the close of the Examination at the following location and during the hours set out below, excluding any public holiday dates which should be confirmed with the location in question:

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‘HIDDEN’ PULSE SUBSIDIESNew scalloper Summer Rose incorporates a number of firsts

The 20.3m scalloper Summer

Rose OB 141 ran successful engine trials from Whitby last

week, reports David Linkie.Built for The Star Fishing

Company Ltd, by Parkol Marine

Engineering, Summer Rose incorporates a number of new

ideas designed to improve fishing safety and fuel economy.

Summer Rose is the first new

UK boat to feature a full range

of Mitsubishi main and auxiliary

engines supplied by Padmos of

Stellendam, Holland.EK Marine supplied the

scalloper’s complete hydraulic

and deck machinery, including

the outer hull tipping doors, catch conveyors and retractable

towing arms.Summer Rose naming

ceremony – see page 28.Further details of Summer

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REGIONAL NEWS

Hastings skipper Stuart Hamilton and crewman Robert

Ball achieved the very unusual occurrence of landing a

prime halibut at Hastings last month.

After trawling in Rye Bay on the under-10m Jack

Henry RX 403, which fishes off the beach at Hastings,

the two fishermen were extremely surprised to find a

prime halibut when they hauled and released the codline.

The halibut is the first that Robert Ball, who went

with skipper Stuart Hamilton on Jack Henry for the day

as crew, has caught in 46 years of fishing. Robert Ball

owns the Hastings beach boat Bethan Louise RX 389,

which his son Shane Ball skippers.

Prime halibut at Hastings

Robert Ball with the prime halibut caught when trawling in Rye Bay on the under-10m boat Jack Henry.

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Tranquility welcomed home to Whalsay

The new Shetland seine-netter Tranquility LK 63 berthed at Symbister for the first time last weekend, when large crowds were waiting on the pier to welcome skippers Stuart Anderson and David Reid, and her crew, home to Whalsay, reports David Linkie.The 27.55m Tranquility ran successful fishing trials off the Danish coast last week, before leaving Hvide Sande for Shetland via Thyborøn.Tranquility arrived at Lerwick on Saturday morning, where the crew’s families were waiting to go aboard the new whitefish vessel for the short passage north to Whalsay.Further details of Tranquility will be included in Fishing News soon.

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The Brixham trawler Girl Debra returned to Devon this week following an extensive seven-week refit at Whitby, reports David Linkie.Parkol Marine Engineering installed new Mitsubishi main and auxiliary engines, supplied and commissioned by Padmos of Stellendam.A new, fuller and wider bulbous bow, designed by SC McAllister & Co Ltd, was also fitted into position over the existing bulb to improve hull efficiency and maximise waterline length. See pages 8 - 17 for a Brixham port profile feature.

Girl Debra returns to Brixham following extensive Whitby refit

� Girl Debra leaving Whitby for engine trials last week.

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The new Shetland fly-shooter Tranquility completed fishing trials off the coast of Denmark last week before crossing the North Sea.

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Fishing News Awards 2018 celebrate industry achievements

The dedication and effort that for long has been an integral part of the UK fishing industry, but which is often understated, was collectively recognised at Fishing News Awards 2018, when Scottish comedian Fred MacAulay presented the winners with engraved awards, reports David Linkie.

The presentations were warmly applauded by over 200 guests and sponsors who attended Fishing News Awards 2018 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Aberdeen Treetops, on Thursday 24 May.

The 20 winners were unanimous in dedicating their awards to their colleagues, friends and families, both at sea and ashore, for providing the united team effort that underpins every aspect of the UK fishing industry, and therefore is its key strength.

A wide range of experience, types of vessel and geographical areas of the UK were represented on the awards stage during the evening, including Argyll, Co Down, Cornwall and Devon, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, North East, North West and South West Scotland, Shetland and Yorkshire.

Two new categories, The Sustainability Award sponsored by The Fishmongers’ Company, and the

Trainee of the Year Award sponsored by Sunderland Marine, were presented to Jennifer Mouat, secretary to the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group, and Lee Odie of Shetland.

The highly successful evening concluded with the Fishermen’s Mission being presented with a cheque for £2,500 generously donated by guests.

Further details in Fishing News soon.

Fishing News Awards 2018 winners

� Winners assemble on stage with their awards and certificates at the end of the Fishing News Awards 2018 presentation evening.

DEMERSAL FISHERMAN OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Peterhead Port AuthorityJoint winnersPeter Bruce Budding Rose PD 418

Alan DwanAjaz PZ 36

PELAGIC FISHERMAN OF THE YEAR Davie HutchisonCharisma LK 362

SHELLFISH FISHERMAN OF THE YEAR James SpencerSylvia Bowers DS 8 (Mobile gear)

Alan SteerSuperb Us DH 99(Static gear)

FISH PROCESSOR OF THE YEARFlatfish LtdGrimsby

INDEPENDENT FRESH FISH RETAILER OF THE YEARFresh from the BoatEmsworth

THE SUSTAINABILITY AWARDSponsored by The Fishmongers’ CompanyScottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group North Sea Cod MSC Accreditation

COASTAL FISH RESTAURANT OF THE YEARSponsored by CoastThe Magpie CaféWhitby

TECHNICAL INNOVATION OF THE YEARSponsored by Box Pool Solutions LtdPhilip Reid – Selective net gridAmity II PD 177

TRAINEE FISHERMAN OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Sunderland MarineLee OdieShetland

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YOUNG FISHERMAN OF THE YEAR Sponsored by SeafishJoint winnersHaydn McLeodForever Faithful PD 289

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SPECIAL MERIT AWARDJack SandersonPerseverance II H 11

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTSponsored by Fishing News Arnold LockerWhitby

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NNB Nuclear Generation (SZC) Limited of 90 Whitfield Street, London W1T 4EZ proposes to make an application (“the Application”) under Section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for a Development Consent Order for a new nuclear power station development at Sizewell in Suffolk (known as Sizewell C) together with associated development located both on and off-site. The main aspects of the project include:1) Development of a new nuclear power station in Suffolk including:a) Nuclear power station, including two UK EPR™ reactor units capable of exporting a total of approximately 3,340MW to the National Gridb) Associated buildings, plant and infrastructure within the power station perimeter, including overhead power lines and pylonsc) Associated buildings, plant and infrastructure outside of the power station perimeter, including a training building, beach landing facility and flood defencesd) Marine works and associated infrastructure, including a cooling water system and combined drainage outfall in the North Seae) A temporary accommodation campus for up to 2,400 construction workers and associated facilities, buildings and infrastructure, located east of Eastbridge Roadf) National Grid 400kV substation and associated relocation of an existing pylon and power line south of Sizewell Cg) Relocation of certain Sizewell B supporting buildings, plant and infrastructure south of Sizewell Ch) Vehicular and pedestrian crossing over the Sizewell Marshes SSSI south of Goose Hill.i) Power station access road, linking the SSSI crossing with a new roundabout onto Abbey Road (B1122)j) Public access works including permanent and temporary closures and diversions of public rights of wayk) Diversion and installation of utilities and servicesl) Temporary construction compounds, parking, laydown areas and working areas, plus related works and structuresm) Temporary spoil management areas, including borrow pits and stockpilesn) Temporary rail infrastructure associated with the green rail route (a rail extension which would branch off the existing Saxmundham to Leiston line into the main construction area on a temporary basis) (rail-led strategy only)o) Landscape restoration works and planting2) Associated development including:a) The temporary green rail route and related rail and road infrastructure (rail-led strategy only)b) Either the use of the existing Sizewell Halt rail terminal

located south of King George’s Avenue or the construction of a new rail siding adjacent to the existing branch line on the land east of Eastlands Industrial Estatec) A two village bypass of Farnham and Stratford St Andrewd) Either the Sizewell link road south of the B1122 or a bypass of Thebertone) A park and ride facility in Darsham and a park and ride facility in Wickham Marketf ) A new roundabout at the A12/B1122 junction in Yoxfordg) A freight management facility along the A14 (road-led strategy only)h) Upgrades to the East Suffolk line (rail-led strategy only) and Saxmundham-Leiston branch line, together with changes to level crossingsi) Highway improvements to A140/B1078 west of Coddenhamj) Highway improvements to B1078/B1079 east of Easton and Otley Collegek) Highway improvements to A12/B1119 at Saxmundhaml) Highway improvements to A1094/B1069 south of Knodishallm) Highway improvements to A12/A1094 Friday Street, north of Farnham

n) Highway improvements to A12/A144 south of Bramfieldo) Highway improvements to Wickham market diversion road via Valley Road and Easton Roadp) Highway improvements to Mill Street B1122The project is an environmental impact assessment development (EIA development), as defined by the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. An environmental statement will be submitted as part of the Application. Preliminary environmental information (PEI) forms part of the consultation material.Consultation on the proposals will take place from Friday 4 January 2019 to Friday 29 March 2019. Details about the consultation and how to get involved are set out in the Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC). Copies of the consultation materials, which include the Main Consultation Document (which explains the nature and location of the proposals and includes plans and maps), a Summary Document and Questionnaire, the SoCC and this Section 48 notice, may be inspected free of charge from Friday 4 January 2019 to Friday 29 March 2019 at the Sizewell C Information Office 9.30am-5pm Monday to Friday and 9am-12pm Saturday (48-50 High Street, Leiston IP16 4EW). The documents will also be available for inspection during the public events listed below.

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Town/Parish Venue/Location Date Time

Sizewell Visitor Centre, Sizewell B, Leiston IP16 4UR Friday 4 Jan 4 – 8 pm

Leiston Leiston United Church, High Street, Leiston IP16 4EL Saturday 5 Jan 11-5 pm

Theberton Jubilee Hall, Church Road, Theberton IP16 4EL Monday 7 Jan 11 – 5 pm

Yoxford Village Hall, Old High Road, Yoxford IP17 3EP Tuesday 8 Jan 11 – 5 pm

Darsham High Lodge, Haw Wood, Hinton, Nr Darsham IP17 3QT Wednesday 9 Jan 2 – 8 pm

Hacheston Village Hall, The Street, Hacheston IP13 0DW Thursday 10 Jan 3 – 8 pm

Wickham Market

Village Hall, High Street, Wickham Market IP13 0HE Friday 11 Jan 2 – 8 pm

Saxmundham Market Hall, High Street, Saxmundham IP17 1AF Saturday 12 Jan 10 – 4 pm

Woodbridge Community Hall, Station Road, Woodbridge, IP12 4AU Tuesday 15 Jan 10 – 4 pm

Middleton Village Hall, Mill Street, Middleton, IP17 3NG Wednesday 16 Jan 11 – 5 pm

Southwold Methodist Church Hall, East Green, Southwold, IP18 6JP Thursday 17 Jan 11 – 5 pm

Aldeburgh Community Centre, Victoria Road, Kings Field, Aldeburgh, IP15 5HY

Friday 18 Jan 1 – 7 pm

Stratford St Andrew

Riverside Centre, Great Glenham Road, Stratford St Andrew, IP17 1LN

Saturday 19 Jan 10 – 4 pm

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Trimley Sports and Social Club, High Road, Trimley St Martin, IP11 0RJ

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In addition the documents will be available for inspection at the following places and times from Friday 4 January 2019 to Friday 29 March 2019:Aldeburgh LibraryA: Victoria Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5EGO/T: Monday 0900 – 1800 | Tuesday 0900 -1900 | Wednesday 0900 – 1800 | Thursday 0900 - 1900 | Friday 0900 -1800 | Saturday 0900 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 – 1600

Beccles LibraryA: Blyburgate Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9TBO/T: Monday 0930 – 1700 | Tuesday 0930 – 1700 | Wednesday 0930 – 1700 | Thursday 0930 – 1700 | Friday 0930 -1930 | Saturday 0930 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 -1600

Broomhill LibraryA: Sherrington Road, Ipswich, IP1 4HTO/T: Monday 0930 – 1230 | Tuesday 0930 -1700 | Wednesday 0930 – 1700 | Thursday 0930 -1700 | Friday 0930 – 1830 | Saturday 1000 – 1700 | Sunday 1100 – 1600

Bungay Library A: Warton Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR33 7AHO/T: Monday 0900-14.30 | Tuesday 0900-1700 | Wednesday 0900-1700 | Thursday 0900-1700 | Friday 0900-1700 | Saturday 0900-1700 | Sunday Closed

Felixstowe LibraryA: Crescent Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7BYO/T: Monday 1000 – 1600 | Tuesday 0900 – 1730 | Wednesday 0900 – 1930 | Thursday 0900 – 1730 | Friday 0900 – 1730 | Saturday 0900 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 – 1600

Framlingham LibraryA: The Old Court House, Bridge Street, Framlingham, Suffolk, IP13 9BAO/T: Monday 1000 – 1200 | Tuesday 0930 – 1730 | Wednesday Closed | Thursday 0930 – 1730 | Friday 0930 – 1730 | Saturday 0930 – 1700 | Sunday 1100 – 1600

Halesworth LibraryA: Bridge Street, Town Centre, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8ABO/T: Monday 0930 – 1200 | Tuesday 0930 – 1730 | Wednesday 0930 – 1730 | Thursday Closed | Friday 0930 – 1800 | Saturday 0930 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 – 1500

Ipswich Chantry LibraryA: Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, IP2 0QYO/T: Monday 1400 – 1700 | Tuesday 1000 – 1300, 1400 – 1800 | Wednesday 1000 – 1300 | Thursday 1000 – 1300, 1400 – 1800 | Friday 1000 – 1300, 1400 – 1700 | Saturday 0930 – 1300, 1400 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 – 1600

Ipswich County Library A: Northgate Street, Ipswich, IP1 3DEO/T: Monday 0900 – 1800 | Tuesday 0900 – 1900 | Wednesday 0900 – 1800 | Thursday 0900 – 1800 | Friday 0900 – 1900 | Saturday 0830 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 – 1600

Ipswich Gainsborough Community LibraryA: Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0RLO/T: Monday 0900 – 1800 | Tuesday 0900 – 1700 | Wednesday 0900 – 1700 | Thursday 0900 – 1700 | Friday 0900 – 1800 | Saturday 0900 – 1700 | Sunday 1100 – 1600

Ipswich Rosehill LibraryA: Tomline Road, Ipswich, IP3 8DBO/T: Monday Closed | Tuesday 0930 – 1700 | Wednesday 0930 – 1700 | Thursday 0930 – 1700 | Friday 0930 – 1930 | Saturday 0930 – 1700 | Sunday 1100 – 1600

Ipswich Stoke LibraryA: High School, Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich, IP2 8PLO/T: Monday Closed | Tuesday 0930 – 1230, 1400 – 1700 | Wednesday 1400 – 1700 | Thursday 1400 – 1700 | Friday 0930 – 1230 | Saturday 0930 – 1230 | Sunday 1000 – 1300

Kesgrave LibraryA: Kinsey House, Kays Close, Kesgrave, Suffolk, IP5 2HLO/T: Monday 0900 – 1200 | Tuesday 0900 – 1200, 1430 – 1700 | Wednesday 1430 – 1800 | Thursday 1430 – 2000 | Friday 0900 – 1200, 1430 – 1800 | Saturday 1000 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 – 1500

Kessingland LibraryA: Marram Green, Hall Road, Kessingland, Lowestoft, NR33 7AHO/T: Monday Closed | Tuesday 14.30-1900 | Wednesday 1000-1700 | Thursday Closed | Friday 1000-1700 | Saturday 0930-1300 | Sunday 1000-1500

Leiston LibraryA: Old Post Square, Main Street, Leiston, IP16 4ERO/T: Monday Closed | Tuesday 0930 – 1930 | Wednesday Closed | Thursday 0930 – 1730 | Friday 0930 – 1300, 1400 – 1700 | Saturday 0930 – 1300, 1400 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 – 1500

Lowestoft LibraryA: Clapham Road South, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1DRO/T: Monday 0900 – 1800 | Tuesday 0900 – 1900 | Wednesday 0900 – 1800 | Thursday 0900 – 1900 | Friday 0900 – 1800 | Saturday 0900 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 – 1600

Saxmundham LibraryA: Street Farm Road, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1ALO/T: Monday Closed | Tuesday 1000 – 1800 | Wednesday 1000 – 1800 | Thursday Closed | Friday 1000 – 1730 | Saturday 1000 – 1300 | Sunday 1100 – 1600

Southwold LibraryA: North Green, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6ATO/T: Monday Closed | Tuesday 1000 – 1300, 1400 – 1800 | Wednesday 1000 – 1300, 1400 – 1800 | Thursday 1000 – 1300, 1400 – 1800 | Friday 1000 – 1300, 1400 – 1800 | Saturday 0930 – 1300, 1400 – 1700 | Sunday 1100 – 1600

Wickham Market LibraryA: Chapel Lane, Wickham Market, Suffolk, IP13 0SDO/T: Monday Closed | Tuesday 0930 – 1730 | Wednesday 0930 – 1730 | Thursday 0930 – 1730 | Friday 0930 – 1730 | Saturday 1000 – 1630 | Sunday 1000 – 1500

Woodbridge LibraryA: 4 New Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1DTO/T: Monday 1000 – 1600 | Tuesday 0930 – 1930 | Wednesday 0900 – 1730 | Thursday 0900 – 1730 | Friday 0900 – 1930 | Saturday 0900 – 1700 | Sunday 1000 – 1600

Copies of the consultation materials will also be available online from Friday 4 January 2019 at http://sizewell.edfenergyconsultation.info. Copies of the consultation materials may be requested using the email address, postal address or telephone number listed below and a reasonable copying fee may be charged. Any person may comment on the proposals. Comments must be received by Friday 29 March 2019. A questionnaire is available as part of the consultation materials. When providing your comments, please include your name and address or, if you would prefer your comments to be anonymous, your postcode only. Please also confirm the nature of your interest in the scheme. Please supply any comments by: • completing a questionnaire online (http://sizewell.edfenergyconsultaiton.info) or posting a completed form to FREEPOST SZC CONSULTATION (no stamp or further address required) • emailing comments to [email protected] • posting comments to FREEPOST SZC CONSULTATION (no stamp or further address required)• calling 0800 197 6102 during normal office hoursComments must be received no later than Friday 29 March 2019. If you have any questions about this consultation, please contact the project team using the email address, postal address or telephone number listed above. Jim CrawfordSizewell C Project Development Director

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QUOTA REALLOCATION PLEDGESoph-Ash-Jay 3 joins JAS-N at BurnmouthBerwickshire skipper John Affleck and the crew of the high-spec fast potter Soph-Ash-Jay 3 LH 60 started fishing brown crab and lobsters from Burnmouth last week, reports David Linkie.

The Cleopatra Fisherman 40 is a sistership to the recently renamed JAS-N LH 50, which the well-known Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar delivered to John and Nicola Affleck 18 months ago as Soph-Ash-Jay 2 LH 60, and is now skippered by Neil Rutherford.

Soph-Ash-Jay 3 is the fourth

new fast potter Trefjar has built for John and Nicola Affleck in 15 years. The fast potter features an extremely high level of finish and equipment specification, including a Seakeeper Gyro stabilisation system. A similar unit fitted on Soph-Ash-Jay 2, the first installation on a UK boat, fully justified its inclusion from day one, as a result of which skipper John Affleck had no hesitation in specifying a Seakeeper Gyro stabilisation unit to be fitted on Soph-Ash-Jay 3.

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� … where the Cleopatra Fisherman 40 joined her 18-month-old sistership JAS-N LH 50.

kept in optimum condition by a double-pumped sprinkler system, can be accommodated in the fishroom.

Charity & Taylor and SIRM UK supplied the vessel’s comprehensive wheelhouse electronics, including a WASSP

multi-beam sonar, and MaxSea TimeZero, Olex and Simrad plotting systems.

Insured by Sunderland Marine, Soph-Ash-Jay 3 is fitted with an Iveco FPT C13 engine, a SCAM diesel 17kW generator, and a HydroSlave 1.5t pot hauler.

Soph-Ash-Jay 3 is fishing potting gear supplied by Caithness Creels and Gael Force, and landing to DR Collin & Son of Eyemouth.

Further details of Soph-Ash-Jay 3 will be included in Fishing News next week.

Soph-Ash-Jay 3 LH 60 started potting last week from Burnmouth…



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Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State has accepted an application (“the Application”) by Cleve Hill Solar Park Ltd of Woodington House Woodington Road, East Wellow, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 6DQ (“the Applicant”) for a Development Consent Order under the Planning Act 2008. The application (Reference No. EN010085) was submitted by the Applicant to the Secretary of State c/o the Planning Inspectorate on 16 November 2018 and was accepted on Friday 14 December 2018.

Summary of the ProjectThe Application is for development consent to construct, operate and maintain Cleve Hill Solar Park (CHSP). CHSP will comprise a solar photovoltaic array and an energy storage facility together with associated infrastructure and all associated development.CHSP will be located near Graveney, 2 km north east of Faversham and 5 km west of Whitstable on the north Kent coast.Development consent is required to the extent that development is or forms part of a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project pursuant to section 14(1)(a) and 15(2) of the Planning Act 2008. As CHSP is expected to have a capacity of greater than 50 MW it is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project for the purposes of the Planning Act 2008. It is for this reason that the project falls within the remit of the Secretary of State.The electricity generated from

CHSP will be transmitted via underground electricity cables to the existing Cleve Hill substation. The draft Development Consent Order (as submitted with the application) provides for flexibility in relation to the design of the generating stations and their associated development.The Development Consent Order would authorise the compulsory acquisition of land, interests in land and rights over land, and the powers to use land permanently and temporarily. The Development Consent Order would also authorise the temporary stopping up or management of public rights of way and street works and the application and/or disapplication of legislation.

Environmental Impact Assessment Development:The proposed works are environmental impact assessment development for the purposes of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 and accordingly an Environmental Statement accompanies the application.

Application form and accompanying documents:A hard copy of the full suite of application documents, including accompanying plans, maps and other documents may be inspected free of charge from Wednesday 19 December 2018 until Monday 28 January 2019 at the following locations during the hours set out below:• KentCountyCouncil, County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ.

Opening hours Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.• CanterburyCityCouncil, Military Road, CT1 1YW. Opening hours Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.• SwaleBoroughCouncil, Swale House, East St, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT. Opening hours Monday-Thursday 8.45am-5pm, Friday 8.45am-4.30pm.• FavershamLibrary, Newton Rd, Faversham ME13 8DY. Opening hours Monday-Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-5pm.A copy of the Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary (NTS), Consultation Report as well as USBs containing the full application are available at the following locations with computer access on site:• SwaleBoroughCouncil, Sheppey Gateway, 38-42 High Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1NL. Opening hours Monday-Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-5pm.• TeynhamLibrary, 131 London Rd, Teynham, Sittingbourne ME9 9QJ. Opening hours Monday 2pm-5pm, Tuesday 9.30am-12pm, Wednesday 2pm-5pm, Thursday 9.30am-12pm, Saturday 9am-1pm.• Boughton-under-BleanLibrary, Village Hall, Bull Lane, Boughton under Blean, ME13 9AH. Opening hours Tuesday 10am-4pm, Friday 2pm-4pm, Saturday 9am-12pm.You can also access the Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary (NTS), Consultation Report as well as USBs to take away at SwaleBoroughCouncil, Alexander Centre, 15-17 Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8NZ;

opening hours Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4.30pm. Please note this location does not have computer access on site. Copies of the documents are also available online through the Planning Inspectorate’s website at: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/south-east/cleve-hill-solar-park/?ipcsection=overview as well as through the Applicant’s website at www.clevehillsolar.com Electronic copies can be provided on request by emailing [email protected], writing to Freepost: Cleve Hill Solar or by telephone: 0800 328 2850.The documents can be made available in hard copy format on request at a cost of: • Totalcostforalldocuments- £2,900.• EnvironmentalStatement-AllVolumes - £2,400;• EnvironmentalStatementVisualisations - £1,600; and• Applicationdocumentsincluding Consultation Report, Planning Statement or Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment and supporting Annexes (excluding Environmental Statement) - £500.

Representations:Any representations (giving notice of any interest in, or objection to, the application) must be made on the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form which can be accessed and completed online by following the relevant link https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/

projects/south-east/cleve-hill-solar-park/?ipcsection=overview

If you would like to request a hard copy of the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form, please telephone 0303 444 5000. Completed forms should be sent to The Planning Inspectorate, National Infrastructure Directorate, Temple Quay House, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN. The Planning Inspectorate reference for the Application (EN010085) should be quoted in any correspondence.

The Planning Inspectorate’s Advice Notice 8.2: How to register to participate in an Examination, provides further guidance on how to register and make a relevant representation (December 2016) and can be accessed via the following link: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Advice-note-8-2v3.pdf

Please note that representations must be received by the Planning Inspectorate by 11.59pm on Monday 28 January 2019.

In submitting a representation, it should be noted that the personal data and correspondence relating to any representation will be made publicly available. If you do not wish personal data to be made publicly available, you should state why when submitting the representation. The Planning Inspectorate will publish the representations with your name removed, however, the representations may give them less weight during the Examination as a result.

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‘HIDDEN’ PULSE SUBSIDIESNew scalloper Summer Rose incorporates a number of firsts

The 20.3m scalloper Summer

Rose OB 141 ran successful

engine trials from Whitby last

week, reports David Linkie.Built for The Star Fishing

Company Ltd, by Parkol Marine

Engineering, Summer Rose incorporates a number of new

ideas designed to improve fishing safety and fuel economy.

Summer Rose is the first new

UK boat to feature a full range

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Stellendam, Holland.EK Marine supplied the

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REGIONAL NEWS

Hastings skipper Stuart Hamilton and crewman Robert

Ball achieved the very unusual occurrence of landing a

prime halibut at Hastings last month.

After trawling in Rye Bay on the under-10m Jack

Henry RX 403, which fishes off the beach at Hastings,

the two fishermen were extremely surprised to find a

prime halibut when they hauled and released the codline.

The halibut is the first that Robert Ball, who went

with skipper Stuart Hamilton on Jack Henry for the day

as crew, has caught in 46 years of fishing. Robert Ball

owns the Hastings beach boat Bethan Louise RX 389,

which his son Shane Ball skippers.

Prime halibut at Hastings

Robert Ball with the prime halibut caught when trawling in Rye Bay on the under-10m boat Jack Henry.

REGIONAL NEWS

The new automated

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Rose on engine trials

off Whitby after being

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Fishing Company Ltd.

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Tranquility welcomed home to Whalsay

The new Shetland seine-netter Tranquility LK 63 berthed at Symbister for the first time last weekend, when large crowds were waiting on the pier to welcome skippers Stuart Anderson and David Reid, and her crew, home to Whalsay, reports David Linkie.The 27.55m Tranquility ran successful fishing trials off the Danish coast last week, before leaving Hvide Sande for Shetland via Thyborøn.Tranquility arrived at Lerwick on Saturday morning, where the crew’s families were waiting to go aboard the new whitefish vessel for the short passage north to Whalsay.Further details of Tranquility will be included in Fishing News soon.

REGIONAL NEWS

The Brixham trawler Girl Debra returned to Devon this week following an extensive seven-week refit at Whitby, reports David Linkie.Parkol Marine Engineering installed new Mitsubishi main and auxiliary engines, supplied and commissioned by Padmos of Stellendam.A new, fuller and wider bulbous bow, designed by SC McAllister & Co Ltd, was also fitted into position over the existing bulb to improve hull efficiency and maximise waterline length. See pages 8 - 17 for a Brixham port profile feature.

Girl Debra returns to Brixham following extensive Whitby refit

� Girl Debra leaving Whitby for engine trials last week.

REGIONAL NEWS

The new Shetland fly-shooter Tranquility completed fishing trials off the coast of Denmark last week before crossing the North Sea.

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Fishing News Awards 2018 celebrate industry achievements

The dedication and effort that for long has been an integral part of the UK fishing industry, but which is often understated, was collectively recognised at Fishing News Awards 2018, when Scottish comedian Fred MacAulay presented the winners with engraved awards, reports David Linkie.

The presentations were warmly applauded by over 200 guests and sponsors who attended Fishing News Awards 2018 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Aberdeen Treetops, on Thursday 24 May.

The 20 winners were unanimous in dedicating their awards to their colleagues, friends and families, both at sea and ashore, for providing the united team effort that underpins every aspect of the UK fishing industry, and therefore is its key strength.

A wide range of experience, types of vessel and geographical areas of the UK were represented on the awards stage during the evening, including Argyll, Co Down, Cornwall and Devon, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, North East, North West and South West Scotland, Shetland and Yorkshire.

Two new categories, The Sustainability Award sponsored by The Fishmongers’ Company, and the

Trainee of the Year Award sponsored by Sunderland Marine, were presented to Jennifer Mouat, secretary to the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group, and Lee Odie of Shetland.

The highly successful evening concluded with the Fishermen’s Mission being presented with a cheque for £2,500 generously donated by guests.

Further details in Fishing News soon.

Fishing News Awards 2018 winners

� Winners assemble on stage with their awards and certificates at the end of the Fishing News Awards 2018 presentation evening.

DEMERSAL FISHERMAN OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Peterhead Port AuthorityJoint winnersPeter Bruce Budding Rose PD 418

Alan DwanAjaz PZ 36

PELAGIC FISHERMAN OF THE YEAR Davie HutchisonCharisma LK 362

SHELLFISH FISHERMAN OF THE YEAR James SpencerSylvia Bowers DS 8 (Mobile gear)

Alan SteerSuperb Us DH 99(Static gear)

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THE SUSTAINABILITY AWARDSponsored by The Fishmongers’ CompanyScottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group North Sea Cod MSC Accreditation

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TECHNICAL INNOVATION OF THE YEARSponsored by Box Pool Solutions LtdPhilip Reid – Selective net gridAmity II PD 177

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� David Linkie presents a cheque for £2,500 to Fishermen’s Mission CEO David Dickens watched by comedian host Fred MacAulay.

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QUOTA REALLOCATION PLEDGESoph-Ash-Jay 3 joins JAS-N at BurnmouthBerwickshire skipper John Affleck and the crew of the high-spec fast potter Soph-Ash-Jay 3 LH 60 started fishing brown crab and lobsters from Burnmouth last week, reports David Linkie.

The Cleopatra Fisherman 40 is a sistership to the recently renamed JAS-N LH 50, which the well-known Icelandic boatbuilder Trefjar delivered to John and Nicola Affleck 18 months ago as Soph-Ash-Jay 2 LH 60, and is now skippered by Neil Rutherford.

Soph-Ash-Jay 3 is the fourth

new fast potter Trefjar has built for John and Nicola Affleck in 15 years. The fast potter features an extremely high level of finish and equipment specification, including a Seakeeper Gyro stabilisation system. A similar unit fitted on Soph-Ash-Jay 2, the first installation on a UK boat, fully justified its inclusion from day one, as a result of which skipper John Affleck had no hesitation in specifying a Seakeeper Gyro stabilisation unit to be fitted on Soph-Ash-Jay 3.

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� … where the Cleopatra Fisherman 40 joined her 18-month-old sistership JAS-N LH 50.

kept in optimum condition by a double-pumped sprinkler system, can be accommodated in the fishroom.

Charity & Taylor and SIRM UK supplied the vessel’s comprehensive wheelhouse electronics, including a WASSP

multi-beam sonar, and MaxSea TimeZero, Olex and Simrad plotting systems.

Insured by Sunderland Marine, Soph-Ash-Jay 3 is fitted with an Iveco FPT C13 engine, a SCAM diesel 17kW generator, and a HydroSlave 1.5t pot hauler.

Soph-Ash-Jay 3 is fishing potting gear supplied by Caithness Creels and Gael Force, and landing to DR Collin & Son of Eyemouth.

Further details of Soph-Ash-Jay 3 will be included in Fishing News next week.

Soph-Ash-Jay 3 LH 60 started potting last week from Burnmouth…







FISHING CENTRAL IN BREXIT ‘Protect our fishing’ SFF urges politiciansPoliticians from all parties at Holyrood and Westminster are being urged to sign a pledge supporting the Scottish fishing industry’s demand that full control of UK waters be taken back from the EU.

Along with the UK fisheries bill, the Brexit deal and political declaration provide the scope for the UK to become a fully independent coastal state, with its own seat at all the relevant international fisheries negotiations from December 2020.

But a specific fisheries agreement must also be negotiated, and the EU27 appear determined to try to make continued guaranteed access for EU boats to UK waters a precondition of tariff-free trade in seafood.

The pledge, which the SFF will urge all politicians to sign, states:

‘I pledge to back Scottish fishermen and our coastal communities by:● Voting against any arrangements that would extend our membership of the CFP beyond December 2020, or that would take us back into the CFP after that date● Voting against any arrangement that prevents the UK from negotiating access and quota shares as a fully independent coastal state from that date● Upholding the UK’s right to exercise complete control and sovereignty over its own waters.’

SFF chief executive Bertie Armstrong said: “We have made it very

clear since the referendum in 2016 that anything other than full, unfettered sovereignty over our own waters would be crossing a red line for the fishing industry.

“Despite the stated wishes of French president Emmanuel Macron, which we know are shared by the other large fishing nations – Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany – we should give a clear and resounding ‘Non!’ to the idea of guaranteeing continued access.

“Access and quotas must be negotiated annually, not carved up in advance. The link between access and trade breaches all international norms and practice, and is simply unacceptable.”

REGIONAL NEWS

The 11.95m twin-rig trawler Guide Them, built by Ardmaleish Boatbuilding Company for Alistair Roberts and his son Jamie Roberts of Brora Fishing Company, Renfrew, was launched into the Clyde last month, reports David Linkie.

Following the launch, Guide Them was towed by Brora Fishing’s trawlers Guide Us GK 77 and Guide Me 1 KY 227 to Ardrossan marina for completion.

Two local companies, MMA Scotland of Ardrossan and AJ Autolecs, will now carry out the engineering and electrical wiring work on Guide Them, which is scheduled to start fishing in the spring of 2019.

McMinn Marine of Fraserburgh will supply and install the wheelhouse electronics equipment.

Guide Them launched on the Clyde

� Guide Them, ready to be launched into the Clyde at Ardmaleish…

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E-CATCH RECORDING FOR U10SEarly records and winter weather in Shetland

A succession of early winter gales in Shetland were a timely reminder that 2018 is rapidly drawing to a close, reports David Linkie.

With a record number of boxes of whitefish landed, new vessels preceding the arrival of further fleet additions, large-scale investment in new shore-based infrastructure, and high uptake in fishing training courses, 2018 has been another successful year in Shetland.

Concerns about the discards ban, higher than usual numbers of foreign vessels fishing in local waters, and Brexit, serve as reminders that challenge is a constant factor in fishing.

A detailed Shetland feature will be included in Fishing News next week.

REGIONAL NEWS

Whitby and District Fishing Industry Training School held its AGM recently, when the achievements of the apprentices were recognised by the presentation of a number of awards, reports David Linkie.

The Apprentice of the Year Award – Sea Fishing Pathway – was presented to Ciaran Gilmore by Craig McBurnie from sponsors Sunderland Marine Insurance.

The Arries-Ide Award (in memory of the two young fishermen from Amble who tragically lost their lives in Whitby harbour in 2014) was handed over to Kieran Bush of Stevenage, Hertfordshire by Duncan Atkins of sponsors Whitby Gazette.

The George Traves Excellence Award (in memory of George Traves MBE, a founder director of Whitby Fishing School), given to the fisheries apprentice displaying the highest levels of commitment, dedication, spirit and tenacity, was presented to Liam Riley of Redcar by Chris Traves.

Further details in Fishing News next week.

Whitby fishing apprentice awards

Ciaran Gilmore is presented with the Apprentice of the Year Award by Craig McBurnie of sponsors Sunderland Marine. (Photo: Whitby Gazette)

The Burra trawler Venture passes Hamnavoe lighthouse to resume fishing west of Shetland in moderating seas, following a force 10 southerly gale.

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� The Whalsay creel boat Resolute returning to Symbister in fresh weather. (Photo: Ivan Reid)

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The new Co Galway midwater trawler Girl Stephanie G 190 arrived at Killybegs last week after being named at Skagen, where the vessel was built by Karstensens for owners Stephanie Flaherty and Patricia, Tomás and Pauric Conneely, reports David Linkie.

Designed in-house by Karstensens for pumping pelagic fish at the stern, Girl Stephanie has main dimensions of LOA 51.9m, beam 11.20m and a depth to shelterdeck of 7.55m. The hull was built at the Nauta Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, and arrived in Skagen in June for completion by

Karstensens.Girl Stephanie features a

MAN 6L27/31 main engine, Brunvoll gearbox, Caterpillar auxiliary engines and MacGregor deck machinery.

SeaQuest Systems of Killybegs supplied the vessel’s fish-pumping equipment and two deck cranes.

Skippered by Tomás Conneely, Girl Stephanie

replaces a 45m midwater trawler of the same name, built by Karstensens in 2005.

Girl Stephanie is expected to start fishing mackerel in January, pair-trawling with the very similar Western Chieftain SO 237, which Karstensens completed just two months ago for Frank Doherty of Premier Fish Products, Killybegs (Fishing News, 22 November).

Adenia ready for Christmas Eve launchingThe new Shetland 69.9m midwater trawler Adenia was scheduled to be launched at Bilbao, Spain, on the morning of Christmas Eve, reports David Linkie.

Adenia is being built at the Zamakona Shipyard for Whalsay skipper George Anderson and the Adenia Fishing Company.

Of 15.6m beam and a depth to first deck of 9.50m, Adenia has 10 RSW tanks with a combined capacity of 2,200m3.

A Bergen main engine will deliver 5,215kW through a matching Brunvoll Volda gearbox to a 4,000mm-diameter CP propeller. Brunvoll side thrusters will also be fitted.

Two Yanmar auxiliary engines (1,550kW @ 1,800rpm) will drive the vessel’s main electrical generators, together with a 300kW Scania harbour/emergency genset.

The midwater vessel will feature MacGregor hydraulic deck machinery, including two split trawl winches (91t),

two net drums (93.5t/41m³), an 80t lifeline winch and a 57t tail-end winch. Three Karmoy deck cranes will be

installed, one of which will be used in conjunction with two SeaQuest 24in fish pumps.

New Girl Stephanie named at Skagen

Girl Stephanie berthed at Skagen.

Pauric, Therese, Natasha, Liam and Tomás Conneely with JP Flaherty and Stephanie Flaherty at the naming ceremony.

Uberous nets £1,400 for charityThe first box of fish landed at Fraserburgh by skipper Ian Duthie and the crew of the new twin-rig trawler Uberous FR 50 raised a total of £1,400 for charity, reports David Linkie.

Before the sale on Fraserburgh fishmarket, conducted by Westward Fishing auctioneer Gary Sutherland, it was agreed that any buyer who wished to purchase the box of large monkfish would donate £100.

This resulted in 10 local seafood companies participating – Downies of Whitehills, Duthie &

Summers, Enterfoods, G&J Jack Seafoods, Charles Noble, Nordic Shellfish, J Smith, Sandend, Jack Taylor, A Thompson Jnr and Whitelink Seafoods.

The raffle held to determine which company would secure the monkfish was won by Whitelink Seafoods.

The vessel’s agents, Westward Fishing Company, and boatbuilders Parkol Marine Engineering, donated a further £200 each.

The total donation of £1,400 will be split between the Fishermen’s Mission and the RNLI.

Uberous skipper Ian Duthie and the crew expressed their sincere thanks to the merchants for their generous support of the first box.

Built at Whitby by Parkol Marine Engineering, the 24m Uberous is reported to be performing well since starting to fish towards the end of last month.

The new Fraserburgh 24m twin-rig trawler Uberous FR 50.

� The new Whalsay midwater trawler Adenia is seen for the first time, as the working platforms are removed prior to launching.