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The Skipper APRIL 2015
Isle of Man
by Michael Craine
ISLE OF MAN REPORT
February’s weather started off
fairly calm and most vessels were
able to put in 9 days fishing. On
the 11th February 119 vessels were
working within the islands 12 mile
limit, the majority of these vessels
being scallopers. The pressure on
the grounds has resulted in reduced
catches. The rest of the month saw
only the odd vessel fishing between
blows.
The potters with gear on the
grounds all year have been getting
out when weather allows and these
vessels have included Manx Cat,
New Dawn, Enigma, Boy Shayne
and Our Lads. The smaller potter
crews have been overhauling and
getting gear ready for when the
weather allows them to shoot it on
the grounds.
Prawn trawlers have been working
off the west side of the island with
a number berthing in Peel over
night. These prawn trawlers have
included the Northern Ireland
vessels Heritage, Gertrude Anne,
Ambitious, Ilene and Aubretia. DOUGLAS LIFE BOAT
TO THE RESCUE
Douglas lifeboat was launched on
the 7th February to go to the aid
of the 10 meter scalloper Rebecca
J, CA83 with two crew on board. Rebecca J was fishing one mile off
Port Soderick when debris damaged
her propeller. She was safely towed
into Douglas for repairs and was
soon back in action.
FERRY HITS FISHING
BOAT AND TRAPS TWO
OTHERS
On the 12th February the Isle of
Man Steam Packet ferry Ben-myChree entered Douglas harbour
while on passage from Heysham.
When she was close to berthing, her
port engine failed making the vessel
unmanageable. Her anchor was
lowered and she drifted from the
Edward Pier across to the Battery
Pier where she collided with the
local scalloper Aoife Rose causing
damage to the scalloper’s hull and
Ramsey base potter Boy Shayne PL777 off Maughold Head.
superstructure. The Ben-my-Chree
came to a halt lying port side to
the Battery Pier trapping two other
scallopers inside, the June Rose and
Peter M. The Ben-my-Chree’s captain
declared that the propellor had
been fouled by fishing gear, but
on inspection by divers no debris
was found. After four hours,
the Ben-my-Chree was tugged
across to a Ro-Ro berth allowing
passengers and vehicles to leave
the vessel. During this incident
the port was closed to vessel
manoeuvres, resulting in some
fishing boats having to sail to
Ramsey to berth. However five days, twenty
sailings and 1000 miles later,
on inspection the Steam Packet discovered a net and rope in
the bow-thruster and they are
blaming this fishing gear on the
accident on the 12th! Fishermen
are looking forward to the official
report on the incident.
R.I.P.
The island fishing community has
been saddened by the loss of three
of its fishermen.
First to pass away was 29 year old
Adam Baker on the 28th January. Adam’s joyful youth will be sadly
missed by all who knew him. Among the vessels Adam worked on
were the two Manx Rangers, PL40.
On the 29th January, retired Port
St Mary fisherman Roy Watterson,
aged 72, who lived in Port Erin
passed away. Roy skippered and
owned the Vervine, CT17. He was
also admired for his very detailed
fishing boat models.
On the 10th February, former Peel
fisherman Frank Caley, age 55
years, passed away peacefully. Frank fished his brothers John and
Billy Caley working on the Cadno
and later Boy Ken and Frey. In
between fishing Frank spent 10
years working in Southern Sudan
supporting the locals and teaching
them fishing and irrigation technics.
Frank also worked on the June
Rose and Ny Easteyr. Latterly
he joined Billy and Isle of Man
Seafoods, supporting the fleet of
scallopers and working in the firms
chandlery facilities.
Our thoughts go out to family and
friends of the deceased.
THIRD SCALLOPER IN
COURT
The Department of Environment,
Food and Agriculture’s
commitment to the protection of
scallop fisheries in Manx waters
was once again demonstrated in a
successful prosecution. On Monday
9th February, sea fisheries officers
from the Department found the
locally registered vessel Alena,
CT145, to be fishing for king
scallop within an area south of
Chicken Rock which is closed to
scallop fishing. This area of Manx
waters is a breeding ground for
king and queen scallops. The vessel
was detained in Port St Mary where
it was found to have 21 bags of
scallops on board.
The skipper Mr Girts Prizevs
appeared before the Deputy High
Bailiff on the 13th February where
he was convicted of the offence of
fishing for king scallops in Manx
territorial sea within an area closed
to scallop fishing in contravention
of Sea Fisheries Regulations. The Deputy High Bailiff imposed
fines totalling £10,000 plus £125
costs and ordered that the catch
worth £1,550, be forfeited.
Richard Ronan MHK, Minister
for Environment, Food and
Agriculture, said: “Yet another
prosecution for illegal scallop
fishing reiterates the message to
skippers about the risks of fishing
in restricted and closed fishing
zones. Protection and management
of the scallop fisheries in Manx
waters is important to promote the
development and sustainability
of stocks of these vulnerable and
highly prized shellfish.”
APRIL 2015 The Skipper
International News 21
Rammi New Freezer Trawler.
A New Freezer Trawler
a fresh fish trawler and a fishing
plant on land and cites both the
companies quota allocations and
the good reputation of its frozenat-sea products in the market
place, not the least in the fish &
chips business in the UK.
Highly sophisticated
by Gudjon Einarsson
Rammi, a fishing company in
North Iceland, has placed an order
for a new highly modern 80m
factory freezer trawler to be built
at the Tersan yard in Turkey. That
is noteworthy for two reasons.
Firstly this will be the first brand
new freezer trawler to be added
to the Icelandic fleet in decades.
And secondly the company goes
against the new trend in Iceland
which is to decrease frozen-at-sea
production of demersal fish and
increase fillet production in land
based factories on the assumption
that it is more profitable.
Rammi’s general manager, on
the other hand, claims that their
new freezer trawler will be just as
profitable as the combination of
The new trawler which is to be
delivered at the end of 2016 will
replace the company’s present
freezer vessels, the 43-year
old Mánaberg and the 36-year
old Sigurbjörg. It is noted that
the new ship will be highly
economical and burn a similar
amount of fuel as one of the older
ships it replaces in spite of being
much larger. The new trawler will
have a crew of 36, compared to
the two existing vessels with a
26-strong crew each.
The processing deck will be
high sophisticated with more
automation than is customary in
fillet producing freezer trawlers.
The freezing capacity is 90 tons
of products per day. There will
be room for 1200 tons of frozen
products on pallets in its 1900
cubic metre fish room. The ship
will be equipped with a new type
of fishmeal plant. The price tag
for the new vessel is roughly 37
million Euros.
Only one
It is very unlikely that more new
freezer trawler will be added to
the Icelandic fishing fleet any
time soon. On the contrary their
numbers will probably continue to
fall. HB Grandi, the largest quota
holder in Iceland, has already sold
one freezer trawler and converted
another one to a fresh fish trawler.
Furthermore the company has
placed an order for three new
fresh fish trawlers to be built
in Turkey. Another company,
Samherji, is also having three
fresh fish trawlers built in Turkey.
And a third company, FISK
Seafood, has sold one of its
freezer trawlers and converted
another one to a fresh fish trawler
and has furthermore placed an
order for a fresh fish trawler to be
built in Turkey.
Reasons for this trend
As mentioned before in this
publication there are a few reasons
for this trend. Firstly the market
demand for fresh fish fillets and
bits has increased and these are
the products that usually give
the best price. Secondly the cost
of operating a freezer trawler is
relatively heavy. The crew gets
a percentage of the export value
of the fish processed onboard,
meaning that labor cost is much
higher than in land based facilities.
And the third reason mentioned
is that the resource tax recently
imposed by the government hits
the freezer trawlers harder than
other fishing vessels.
Only fourteen left
The first modern freezer trawler
was introduced in Iceland in the
early 1980s. The number of these
ships quickly increased because it
soon was clear that fillets frozen
at sea gained a considerably
better price than fillets produced
on land. The fish & chips shops
in the UK were especially eager
customers. The freezer trawler
“boom” reached its peak in 1993
when 35 bottom fish filleting
freezer trawlers were in operation.
In recent years their number have
been gradually decreasing so
now there are only 14 left in the
Icelandic fishing fleet.
22 International News
EU Processors call
for more local fish
European fish processors have
expressed their disquiet over
the amount of raw material that
is available to them, with many
species being very hard to track
down within the EU. The call coincides with the revision
of EU regulation 1220/2012
on trade related measures –
autonomous tariff quotas (ATQ)
– to guarantee the supply of raw
material to Union processors, which
is currently underway.
The EU fish processors and traders
association (AIPCE-CEP), which
represents 100,000 employees,
3,500 enterprises and a production
value of around €29 billion, points
out that within EU consumption the
reliance on imported fish has stayed
63-65% every year across the
market and for certain key species
and sectors this reliance is often
above 90% (AIPCE-CEP Finfish
Study 2014).
As set out in the Finfish Study,
AIPCE-CEP wants to see more fish
processed into consumer products
within the EU. Unfortunately EU
fishermen cannot fully supply what
the industry needs.
To assist the Commission in the
preparation of proposals, AIPCECEP has submitted an evidencebased case drawing on past and
current trends, as well as an
assessment of future trade at both
EU and global levels.
In summary, EU fish processors’
views of the requirements for
a properly functioning ATQ
Regulation are as follows:
• We accept the need to review the
regulation but on the basis of our
analysis we do not see any need
to change the principles embodied
in it.
• We expect that the process of
review will allow modifications to
ATQ levels that reflect important
changes in the dynamics of the EU
and global fish supply and markets.
• We expect that new items and
processes may be introduced
where a proper justification can be
provided that allows for growth and
employment.
• We encourage the Commission
and member states to apply the
principle of automatic increases
when needed according to the
principle on necessary flexibility
(Article 3 of Regulation
1220/2012).
“The important role of access to
competitive raw material for the
EU fish processing should not
be underestimated,” highlights
G Pastoor, AIPCE President.
“For instance, the autonomous
tariff quota of tuna loins which is
exhausted each year the very first
days is causing serious availability
concerns. We must prevent the
relocation of processing activities
outside the EU,” he insists, “as
insufficient autonomous tariff
quotas - and remember, it is
about raw material, not finished
products - will endanger EU jobs
and ultimately restrict availability,
choice and value for consumers.”
“However,” he adds, “a properly
invested and viable EU processing
industry can fully support EU
fishermen provided it has access
to, and can compete globally for,
the additional raw materials needed
to supplement EU supplies and
maintain throughput and market
share. If the processing industry is
too small and limited in its supply
then it cannot afford to invest
thereby reducing the opportunity
for EU caught fish as well.”
Oceans yield 1,500
new creatures
Scientists identified almost 1,500
new creatures in the world’s oceans
last year, including a humpbacked
dolphin and a giant jellyfish, and
reckon that most species of marine
life are yet to be found.
The experts publishing their
findings on Thursday listed a
total of 228,450 marine species
worldwide, ranging from seaweeds
to blue whales, and estimated
that between 500,000 and 2
million more multi-celled marine
organisms were still unknown.
“The deep sea has been poorly
explored so far,” Jan Mees, co-chair
of the World Register of Marine
Species (WoRMS), told Reuters.
Many species were likely to go
extinct - due to pollution, climate
change and acidification - before
they were even found, he said.
For 2014, the project identified
1,451 new marine species - about
four a day - including the Australian
humpback dolphin, 139 sponges, a
South African “star-gazing shrimp”
and a giant, venomous, tentaclefree box jellyfish about 50 cm (20
inches) long found off Australia.
Since the WoRMS project began
in 2008, it has also listed about
1,000 new types of fish - including
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a combined total of 122 sharks and
rays, and a new barracuda in the
Mediterranean sea. There are now
about 18,000 known species of fish.
Marine life can have big economic
value - sponges and molluscs are
among species that have yielded
cancer-fighting agents.
Mees, director of the Flanders
Marine Institute in Belgium
where WoRMS is based, said
marine prospecting for “blue
biotechnology” around volcanic
vents on the seabed could also help
develop materials resistant to heat
and toxins.
Along with new species, a review
by 200 editors also slashed about
190,000 species from the world
lists after finding they duplicated
already known organisms. That cut
the total to 228,450 from almost
419,000.
One sea snail, often known as a
“rough periwinkle”, had a record
113 descriptions by scientists
unaware it had been catalogued by
an Italian expert in Venice in 1792.
Deep regions of the oceans and
tropical coral reefs were among
promising sites to hunt for new
species, Mees said. And the Indian
Ocean is relatively unexplored
compared to the Atlantic and
Pacific.
Among marine species identified
in 2014, a mite found off Puerto
Rico was given the Latin name
Litarachna lopezae in 2014, after
entertainer Jennifer Lopez, who
comes from the U.S. territory.
A scientist in Britain, Grant
Stentiford, gave a parasite that
affects crabs off Chile the name
Areospora rohanae, after his
daughter Rohana.
Call for World wide
tracebility of wild
caught fish
SEVERAL of the world’s leading
food distributors, environmental
NGOs, food science institutes
and seafood industry experts have
joined together to call for a set of
specific actions to ensure that all
wild-caught fish products are fully
traceable to legal fishing activities. According to Nofima, which is
part of the initiative, fish stocks
in every ocean are subject to
widespread and sometimes illegal
overfishing. Fortunately, a growing
number of seafood companies
are already acting to ensure they
can trace the products they sell
back to the boat, and that the
fish they purchase are caught
legally. Meanwhile, governments
around the world are considering
new rules to halt commerce in
illegal fish products. But with
seafood being fished and traded
globally, Noifima argues that better
coordinated business systems and
government policies are needed
to put affordable and effective
solutions within reach.
A panel of experts has worked to
identify cutting-edge solutions that
combine regulatory and private
sector approaches at both national
and global scales.
Among the panel’s top
recommendations are:
•Industry and other stakeholders
should launch a global dialogue
to agree on and adopt common
international standards and
protocols for tracking seafood
products and for sharing digitized
data about their origins.
•Governments should accelerate
creation of a new “global record
of fishing vessels” to provide a
worldwide system that prevents
vessels from hiding their identity
through frequent name changes or
flying false flags.
•Governments, industry and
conservationists should expand
and harmonize the use of “landing
authorizations” to ensuring that
the legality of fish catches can be
verified as they come off the boats.
•Industry should commit to making
a full transition to electronic product
traceability within five years.
•Governments should adopt
border measures that set
minimum standards for seafood
traceability and proof of legal
origin for seafood products traded
internationally.
Nofima believes that the panel’s
report sets out a solid vision
based on pragmatic technical
analysis that can serve as strong
basis for action towards concrete
solutions. The report is intended
to serve as a reference point, and
to promote expanded engagement
and dialogue among industry
actors, civil society stakeholders
and policymakers. By achieving
a world in which all fish products
are fully traceable to legal sources,
it will help conserve ocean
ecosystems and secure sustainable
fish supplies for the future of
the seafood industry and of the
communities around the world
that depend on fish for food and
livelihoods.
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Europêche to go
on PR offensive
Europêche, the foremost
trade body representing the
fishing industry in Europe, is
strengthening its activities to
champion the sector and ensure its
vital contribution to the economy,
social fabric and food supply
chain is fully recognised by EU
policymakers.
With twelve member
organisations across nine
countries, Europêche represents
80,000 fishermen and 45,000
vessels within the EU fleet
and which provide 48bn fishbased meals a year, injecting
€41.3bn into the European
economy.
Europêche plays a leading role in
ensuring the views of fishermen
and the concerns of the industry
are heard in the European
Commission, Council and
Parliament when setting policy
and regulations. It is focused
on supporting what it calls its
‘three pillars of sustainability’
– environmental, social and
economic.
As part of the organisation’s
reinvigorated approach, it
has appointed Kathryn Stack,
former Senior Policy Adviser on
Fisheries Policy in the European
Parliament, as Managing Director.
She said:
“The European fishing industry
is the most well managed and
regulated in the world. With
tens of thousands of fishermen
and their families relying on
the industry for work, millions
relying on it for food and
Governments across the continent
relying on it to contribute to
their economies, the fishing
industry has a greater impact
than most people realise. This
is all done whilst we also take
a pro-active role in ensuring
fishing activities are carried out
in an environmentally friendly
and sustainable way. The fishing
industry relies on healthy
ecosystems for abundant stocks.
We want a sustainable fishery and
a sustainable sector.”
Stack continued:
“For too long, the sector has
struggled to make itself heard
among the throng of newlyemerging environmental groups.
Fishing is a heavily regulated
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industry. The fishermen we
represent have made huge
strides in recent years, not only
to comply with new European
regulations designed to ensure the
sustainability of fishing practices,
but also to act proactively to
safeguard stock levels and their
own livelihood in the years to
come.”
“Ultimately, we are all striving
towards the same outcome: to
ensure resource protection. What
is important is that regulation
is reasoned and proportionate,
based on proven science, good
environmental practices and
provides for the long-term
sustainability of the sector. The
current image of the EU fishing
industry does not represent the
reality of our fishing operations.”
Europeche members include
the National Federation of
Fishermen’s Organisation and the
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
– the industry bodies which
represents the interests of the
United Kingdom’s 6,415-strong
fleet, which lands 599,523 tonnes
of fish each year.
Europêche has renewed its drive
to illustrate how sustainable
and responsible commercial
fishing can be.
Currently 66 European fisheries
hold Marine Stewardship Council
(MSC) accreditation, an official
recognition of the sustainable
fishing practices in operation,
with a further 29 currently under
assessment.
European fishermen operate
Kathryn Stack, Europeche.
within strictly defined quotas,
which are often set below the
Maximum Sustainable Yield
advice suggested by scientists.
Such a policy has allowed the
majority of European fish stocks
to experience a significant
recovery in recent years, with a
recent study declaring that the
majority of assessed stocks were
being fished sustainably.
Javier Garat, president of
Europêche, said: “ Europêche
is here to support the excellent
work done by our fishermen in
this crucial industry.
Our fishermen deserve
appreciation and recognition
for the work they do in often
challenging conditions to provide
food for so many people, whilst
also helping towards creating and
maintaining a sustainable marine
environment.”
Steel Twin/Quad Rig Trawler,
Howth, Co Dublin.
TRAWLER FOR SALE
Built 1986 Hull: Steel Length (metres): 22.40
Beam (metres): 6.80 Draft (metres): 4.00
Licence: Licence not for sale, 130gt and 526 kw
Engine: caterpiller 3508, VP Masson Gearbox ESD
401 GP, driving generator and hydraulics. Auxilary
engine Perkins new 6 cyl in 2013 driving hydraulic
backup and generator.
Hydraulics: New system installed in 2005/06, pipe
work in stainless steel. 3 x 10 ton winches, 2 net
drums, 4 nets, gilson 6 ton and 1 ton landing winch.
Electronics: Usual for this size of vessel, all owned.
Other information: Vessel in good condition, just
gone through 4 yearly survey by department COP
(dti). Refrigerated fish hold 70m, and ice machine,
CJC fuel filter. Boat in good very condition
Contact: David Kirwan
Tel: 00353 86 8330603
Email: [email protected]
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Seafish will promote its range of services
Seafish will once again be attending
this year’s Skipper Expo Int.
Aberdeen to promote Kingfisher
Information Services as well as a
range of other Seafish services on
offer to the Scottish catching sector.
Kingfisher Information is the ultimate
resource for fishermen: Kingfisher
Bulletins, Awareness Flyers, KISORCA and FishSafe - the fishing
plotter files of offshore industry
structures are all crucial tools to
assist with safe fishing operations.
The team work with all the offshore
industries, including oil & gas, subsea
cable, renewable energy and marine
aggregates to bring the latest news
and most accurate information to the
hands of fishermen.
The Responsible Sourcing team
at Seafish will be there to promote
the revised Responsible Fishing
Scheme (RFS) which will launch
this summer. New standards have
been developed, with the help of
industry experts, and have been fully
updated to improve its ability to meet
the increasing need for the seafood
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supply chain to ensure responsible
practice and traceability from sea
to plate. Fishermen at the Expo will
be able to find out more on what is
involved with the new standards and
how they can sign up for an audit
with Acoura Marine, the independent
auditors for RFS.
The Safety & Training team will be
on hand again to provide information
on training courses across the
country including the mandatory
and voluntary courses as well as the
successful Modern Apprenticeship
in Sea Fishing. They will also be
supporting the Scottish Fishermen’s
Federation in giving out free PFDs to
those who have all their mandatory
training certificates.
Morgère bring new Exocet trawl door to Aberdeen
stability and reduced drag, which in turn aids fuel
efficiency. The key design features include a number of
innovative modifications that has resulted in nearly 60%
of the weight of the doors focused at the base, with the top
half of the doors much lighter.
The incredibly strong materials used in the manufacture
means that the doors are very durable and last much
longer than standard steel doors, bringing further cost
benefits. They also offer the ability to work with only one
backstrop.
Michel Dagorn of Morgère said: “We have had
tremendous reviews from skippers who have used the
Exocet door, who praise their stability and exceptional
performance. The angle of attack can be reduced without
compromising the spread of the trawl opening, which
ensures optimum fuel efficiency.
Morgère will be promoting their new Exocet trawl doors
at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2015, which are ideally
suited for Scottish demersal fisheries.
The unique design of the Exocet doors ensures they are
easy to shoot and recover, whilst providing excellent
“These doors are ideal for use in a variety of Scottish
demersal fisheries and can be rigged in a variety of
different configurations to suit specific fishing conditions.
We look forward to meeting with Scottish skippers at
the Skipper Expo in Aberdeen where we will be able to
explain in detail the advantages offered by Exocet.”
Seafish will also be joined by the
team at Seafood Scotland as well
a range of experts from the Marine
Survey team, as well as Seafish
Economics who will be there to talk
about the Annual Fleet Survey.
Quay Issues, the new annual
magazine for the catching sector, will
also be on display. Safety a key
theme on SFF
stand
As well as promoting a groundbreaking new initiative to
encourage youngsters to consider
a career in fishing, the Scottish
Fishermen’s Federation will also
be highlighting key safety issues at
Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2015.
This will include demonstrations
on how to repack a personal
flotation device if it needs
recharged during the time between
services. There will also be an
opportunity for fishermen to
learn more about STCW-F and
its implications – an international
requirement for the standardisation
of rules which at the moment UK
regulations doesn’t cover.
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Leader in the design and manufacture of
pelagic fish pumps
SeaQuest, an engineering firm
established initially as a basic
service provider to the local fleet
in Ireland’s top pelagic port of
Killybegs, has grown to become
the leaders in the design and
manufacture of fish pumps for
pelagic fleets around the world and
now operates out of a new purpose
built factory, with its own blasting
and separate painting facility.
Manufacturing and servicing pelagic
pumps for pumping, on and off
board, is no easy market to succeed in
as it is a highly competitive business
and the final piece of equipment
represents a major investment by the
vessel owner. But a good pump can
increase the value of the catch by up
to 15% and this is why skippers are
always on the look-out for the best
quality equipment.
But SeaQuest have excelled in this
sector with demand for their pumps
coming from far and wide. The
company continue to strengthen their
grip on a strong share of the market
delivering into Norway, Denmark,
Ireland, UK, Iceland, Faroes, USA,
China, Greenland, Peru and Chile.
This year the company has also
delivered into India.
“The 24in pump is certainly our
most popular product at the moment.
We have orders for 12 of the 24in
pumps for delivery in the first half
of 2015. The Danish super trawler
Gitte Henning has been pumping
in excess of 25 tonnes per minute
of fish onboard with exceptional
quality. In total, so far this year
we have orders for 28 fish pumps
ranging from 12in to 24in. We have
also had strong interest in 16in
pumps and we will have these in
production later this year.”
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Although the company has become
predominantly recognised for its
range of pelagic pumps, demand for
SeaQuest winches and cranes still
remains strong and this side of the
order book is also in a heathy state.
Manufacturing a wide range of trawl
and net sounder winches, demand
for these comes not only from the
pelagic fleet but also from whitefish
vessels and a recently completed
project was for a 95-tonne trawl
winch which has now been
delivered.
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EXHIBITOR LIST TO DATE
A.S.A.P Supplies Ltd
Aberdeenshire Council
Aj Group
Anderson Marine
Atlantis Marine Power
Audacious Marine
Baker Tilly
Beta Marine
Bopp
Caithness Creels
Caley Fisheries
Cleopatra Workboats
Commercial Oils
Cordex Group
Craemer Uk Ltd
Crown Marine Seats Ltd
Cygnus Boats
Davidsons Ltd
Desmi Ltd.
Dng Marine Ltd/Ryan Murphy
Doosan (Watermota)
Drawm
Duusgaard Coating
Dychem
E P Barrus Ltd
Eazy Ice
Echomaster Marine
Ek Marine Ltd
Engines Plus Ltd.
Finnie 4 X 4
Finning (Uk) Ltd
Fishcomm
Fishermens Mission
Fishing News
Fishing Nostalgia
Fiskernes Fiskeindustri,
Fms Scotland Ltd
Furuno (Uk) Ltd
G Smyth Boats
Gael Force Group
Globalstar
Golden Arrow Marine
Grampian Powerclean
Guy Cotten Uk Ltd
Gw Containers
Ibercisa S.A.
Injector Door
Jackson Trawls
Jens Berg Shipping
Karmoy Winch
Karstensens Skibsværft,
Kimo Uk - Fishing For Litter
Kingfisher Information
KSS Faroe Islands
KT Nets
Lerwick Port Authority
Lobster Pod
Macduff Diesels
Macduff Shipyards Limited
Mackinnons
Man Turbo & Diesel
Mantsbrite Maine Electronics
Marine Scotland
Marine Stewardship Council
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Marship Uk
Maver Boats
Mermaid Marine
Mooney Boats
Morgere Sas
MSL Ltd
Mullion Survival Technology
Norsap Uk
Northern Oils
Notus
Parkol Marine
Peter Bruce (Patsy Ships Painters)
Peterhead Port Authority
Polar Fishing Gear
Ports Of Scotland Yearbook
Promens
Rapp Ecosse Uk Ltd
Riverdale Mills
Rnli Fishing Safety
Rnli Fundraising
Saga Shipping
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
Scottish Maritime Academy
Scottish Seafood Association
Scrabster Harbour Trust
Sea Fish Industry Authority
Seafield Navigation
Seahorse Marine
Seaquest Systems
Seatronics
Shetland Islands Council
Skagen Port
Skagerak Pelagic
So Much To Sea
Solent Engineering Services Ltd
Sunderland Marine
Swan Net Gundry Ltd
Teamac Paints
Teignbridge Propellers Int. Ltd.
The Skipper/Mara Media
Thyboron Doors
Thyborøn Havn
Trefjar Ltd
Triplenine Fish Protein
Woodsons
26 Show News
The Skipper APRIL 2015
Finning offers exclusive 20 percent discount on
Cat® parts at Skipper Expo International Aberdeen
Finning Power Systems (Finning)
is offering an exclusive 20 percent
discount on all Cat® spare parts
ordered between the 29th May
and the 9th June at the Skipper
Expo Int. Aberdeen.
Other offers for fishing customers
visiting the Finning stand include
a free oil sampling and analysis
service to help maximise engine
life and productivity, a free copy
of their engine’s Operation &
Maintenance Manual and a range
of bundled repair solutions for the
Cat C18 and 3400 series engines
with free extended service
coverage (ESC).
SPARE PARTS’ OFFER
Owners and operators will invest
considerable time, not to mention
cost, to select the correct engine
for the vessel.
It therefore pays dividends
to use genuine spare parts,
recognising that using the right
component, designed and built by
the manufacturer to the correct
specification, will help ensure the
longevity of the engine.
A third-party spare part will
generally be manufactured by
copying an original component,
but without access to the
manufacturer’s technical data.
Although the component may
be cheaper to purchase, it may
not be able to offer the same
performance guarantees and could
cause longer-term damage to the
engine system.
The exclusive show discount will
enable owners and operators to
take advantage of the reliability
and durability of Cat genuine
spares and to ensure their engine
installation will deliver the correct
performance, energy efficiency
and low total cost of ownership.
Bundled repair solutions with free
extended service coverage (ESC)
Finning is also offering bundled
repair solutions for the Cat C18
and 3400 propulsion engine
range. The bundled repair solution
offers marine customers flexible
repair options for a top end or
major overhaul. When customers
invest in a major overhaul
foundational kit and all optimal
level components they will get
24 months or 6,000 hours of
extended service coverage (ESC).
Finning works with boat builders,
owners and fleet superintendants,
offering a range of Cat, MaK
and Perkins marine propulsion
solutions, auxiliary engines and
packaged generator sets for the
fishing sector.
For further information about
Finning Marine visit
http://www.finning.co.uk/marine
Crown Marine Seats and Sola-Cure at Aberdeen Expo
Joining Crown Marine Seats at the
Expo will be Sola-Cure, the antiglare window blind supplier based
in Manchester. Sola-Cure supplies
blinds to over 20 countries, catering
for workboats and fishing vessels
globally. Sola-Cure blinds eliminate
glare from direct sunlight, reflected
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Recaro Maritime seats are the
epitome of style, class and comfort
at the helm of any vessel. With a
versatile range of seats from the
entry level ‘Atlantic’ which provides
excellent levels of comfort and
side support necessary on smaller
vessels, to the luxurious ‘Caspian’,
Recaro has a seat to suit every
budget. The bestselling seat is the
Underneath the seat, the suspension
unit used by Recaro Maritime was
developed with the co-operation of
the Norwegian Sea Rescue Society
and is without doubt the most robust
unit of its type on the market today.
A range of pedestals and deck rails
in stainless steel, both manual and
electric, completes the range.
sunlight and on monitors and screens
in the wheelhouse. In addition
to providing a safer navigating
environment, Sola-Cure blinds
reduce wheelhouse temperature
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At the expo, Crown Marine Seats
will be exhibiting a range of Recaro
Maritime seats and their team will be
on hand to discuss specific options,
customisation and pricing.
‘Northsea’ which is widely specified
by high speed craft operators. Not
surprisingly, the Northsea in leather
has proved the most popular skipper
seat amongst the fishing fleets of
Norway and France.
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Exhibiting at Skipper Expo Int.
Aberdeen will be Crown Marine
Seats, who are the licensed partner
of Recaro Maritime in the UK and
Ireland. The company has been
recently established specifically
to cater for the demand in Recaro
seating.
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which provides vital savings on air
conditioning costs.
Visit the Sola-Cure web-site at
www.sola-cure.com for more details.
AECC, ABERDEEN
MAY 29/30 2015
FREE ENTRY
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COMMERCIAL FISHING EXPO
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APRIL 2015 The Skipper
News 27
Bear Grylls backs campaign to save lifeboat
Television adventurer, Bear
Grylls, has given his support to a
campaign to save Ireland’s most
famous lifeboat.
His great grandfather, Sir Walter
Smiles, was among 130 people
who died in the Princess Victoria
tragedy of 1953. The Royal
National Lifeboat Institution’s
volunteer crew at Donaghadee in
Northern Ireland, aboard the Sir
Samuel Kelly lifeboat, risked their
lives in monstrous seas to save
33 passengers. The lifeboat was
also involved in saving yachtsmen
during the Fastnet yacht race
disaster in 1979.
The Sir Samuel Kelly lifeboat was
named after a Belfast coal importer
and philanthropist who died in
1937. It was built by J Samuel
White & Co at Cowes on the Isle
of Wight in 1950. The Watson
class lifeboat was stationed at
Donaghadee from 1951 until 1976
then was part of the RNLI reserve
fleet at Courtmacsherry, Co Cork,
until retirement in 1979.
An RNLI bravery medal and
a British Empire Medal were
awarded to the Kelly’s coxswain
Hugh Nelson for his role in saving
33 from the Princess Victoria in
1953. The lifeboat was purchased
by the Ulster Folk and Transport
Museum and passed to the project
group in 1985.
Bear Grylls said: “I am delighted
to express my support and extend
my best wishes to the Sir Samuel
Kelly Project.
“I do so out of respect for the
133 passengers who were lost in
the Princess Victoria tragedy of
1953. The dead include my great
grandfather Sir Walter Smiles
at whose home in Donaghadee I
spent many happy summer days as
a boy.
“I do so also out of respect for the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
and the volunteer crew of the Sir
Samuel Kelly lifeboat who battled
monstrous seas for 36 hours and
risked their own lives to rescue 33
people from the ferry. To the crew
of today’s RNLI lifeboat based in
Donaghadee, and the 234 RNLI
lifeboat crews around the coasts of
Britain and Ireland, I express my
admiration at their courage and
commitment.
“The restoration and preservation
of the Sir Samuel Kelly lifeboat,
and the construction of a heritage
Kelly’s Heroes - the crew of the Sir Samuel Kelly 1953.
centre in Donaghadee to provide it
with a permanent home, will create
a fitting memorial to all those
who were touched by the Princess
Victoria tragedy. It will be a lasting
reminder that we are all at the
mercy of nature and of the need for
preparedness and professionalism
when saving lives at sea.”
The SSK Project is a public
appeal, initially to raise between
£15,000 and £20,000, which will
be used to build a temporary
shelter for the lifeboat. The shelter
has been designed by architects
Fraser Bell and Michael Collins.
This will allow it to dry out and
the restoration job to be assessed.
The project’s next goal is to
secure Lottery funding to build
a permanent museum with the
lifeboat as a centrepiece.
Bear-Grylls.
Project spokesman Ken Walsh,
said: “We know Bear has a special
place in his heart for Donaghadee.
He tells us it is where he found his
love of the sea and the wild. We
are delighted to have his support
and encouragement.
“The Sir Samuel Kelly is an
important part of Ireland’s
maritime heritage and is on the
UK’s National Historic Ships
register. Restored, it will be a
lasting memorial to the people who
were lost in the Princess Victoria
and Fastnet tragedies. It will also
be a fitting tribute to the bravery
of the RNLI crews who daily risk
their lives to save others. With
public support we believe we can
Artist’s impression of the proposed temporary shelter.
raise the £500,000 needed to build
her a fitting home in a town where
she was stationed for 25 years and
is still cherished.”
Expressions of interest and
contributions are welcome at the
project’s new website
www.sirsamuelkellyproject.com.
28 Show News - Galway Review
The Skipper APRIL 2015
Skipper Expo Int. Galway 2
Paul Ennis signs for a new hull with Jimmy Anderson from Anderson Marine.
Looking at the 2015 fishing chart on the BIM Stand.
John Ba
Pot makers had a busy expo with record demand.
Dave Middleton, Solent Marine sells another hauler.
An excellent visitor attendance
and brisk business has resulted in
exhibitors at the recent Skipper
Expo Int. Galway 2015 hailing the
show as the busiest ever.
Held last week on 6 and 7 March
at the Galway Bay Hotel, Ireland,
exhibitors reported an excellent
level of interest in their products
and services at the Mara Media
organised show, which is now in
its 11th year.
Michael Keatinge, Interim CEO
of BIM said “We were very proud
to sponsor the Skipper Expo Int.
Galway this year. The show was
busy as soon as the doors opened,
which is testament to how well
the event was promoted.
As sponsors, BIM was
professionally represented
throughout the venue and
the show gave us the perfect
opportunity to meet with the
industry and promote safety at
sea and Inshore Fisheries which
are key priorities for us this year.
Well done to Hugh, Sharon,
Declan and Niall and all the team
at the Skipper for yet another
well-organised and professional
Jonathan & Pat O’Donnell order 2 engines on the Golden Arrow Marine Stand.
trade show.”
Exhibitor Tom Hand of Tom Hand
Electronics said: “The Galway
show was definitely the busiest
and best that I have exhibited at.
“There was a lot of interest in
our new low cost VSAT from
KNS, with four orders being
confirmed.” He added: “It was
a great show for us and we will
definitely be back next year.”
Willie Gilger of Cleggan Marine,
distributor of the Prop Protector
rope and debris cutter, also had
a great show. He said: “We had a
plenty of interest and it was the
best show for us as far as we are
concerned for quite some time.”
For EK Marine, this was their
third year at the Galway Expo. Fionuala Cunningham of the
company said: “This year was
even more exciting, as we were
in a position to exhibit two of
our 25 ton trawl winches, which
are part of a hydraulic package
being manufactured at EK Marine
Killybegs.
“We have received several
enquires and orders as a result,
from new and existing customers.
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APRIL 2015 The Skipper
Show News - Galway Review 29
ay 2015 – Records Broken
Sebastien Duvail of Guy Cotten, Robbie McArdle Galway lifeboat, Tony Brown
of Sioen and Patrick Oliver Galway lifeboat, demonstrating during Skipper Expo
International Galway. Photo:Andrew Downes
John Bach checks out the Barry Electronics display.
SeaHorse Marine display their vessel in the outside Boat mart.
Swan Net Gundry team give back to local charities.
We felt that this year’s show was
even bigger than previous years,
with a huge increase in the number
of people visiting our stand from
10am in the morning. Thanks
to Sharon , Hugh , Declan and
all the staff at the Mara Media
and the Galway Bay Hotel for a
very professional show. We look
forward to Galway 2016!”
Declan McBrearty of KER Group
said: “The 2015 Skipper Expo
Int. has yet again proven to have
been a successful show for the
KER Group, with some sales at
the show and some good leads to
Busy times on Tyson’s stand.
follow up on. 2015 marks KER
Group’s eighth year participating
at the show and we have witnessed
it grow. In fact, with its growth we
feel it could be time to relocate the
exhibition to a bigger venue.”
A major attraction at the expo
was the well-attended safety
demonstrations in the pool of the
Galway Bay Hotel. RNLI Fishing
Safety ran these demonstrations
with BIM to show different types
of floatation equipment from life
jackets to life rafts.
the busiest show we have had and
fishermen were very interested
in the work the RNLI is doing
to promote safety in the fishing
industry. Thanks must go to the
organisers for their continued
support to promote safety and to
all those who helped in the pool
demonstration. It was a great
show.”
Frankie Horne RNLI Fishing
Safety Manager said: “This was
Sharon Boyle of show organiser
Mara Media said: “It was a
RNLI Fishing Safety also had a
stand at the expo to promote safety
in the fishing industry.
fantastic show and I would like
to thank all the exhibitors for
their support over the years and,
of course, everyone who visited.
Special thanks also to BIM for
their support and the companies
who sponsored our highly popular
seafood buffet.”
The next fishing show lined up by
Mara Media will be Skipper Expo
Int. Aberdeen 2015, which will be
held at the Aberdeen Exhibition &
Conference Centre on 29 and 30
May. More information at www.
maramedia.ie, or contact Sharon
Boyle on 00353 86 840 1250.