NEW BOAT AT FRAZIER'S YARD

[Julian de'Courcy]

A new fishing boat arrived at Frazier's slip. This slip is just below the local boat building yard run by father and son John& Peter Moor. This boat was purchased second hand by Peter Blamey , a local fisherman and re-fitted. It will be used as the second boat for purse seine. The second and usually the smaller boat picks up one end of the shot net and takes that end back to the main vessel. In the hope they have place the net around a shoal of fish the net is then pursed around the shoal, from the seabed to the surface and then gradually closed to create a purse. With the top being open and the fish are then scooped out of the net, with net not unlike the shrimp net use in rock pools, but much larger and controlled by the winch . The hauls of fish can be into double figures, so several tons can be caught on each shoot. Fish targeted range from mackerel,pilchards, herrings, and anchovies. The catches do not normally go to open market, but straight to a local fish factory with pre arranged prices. Oil content of pilchards are always measured and in the early part of the year as now, the pilchards oil content is very low, in the region of 5% , this has made the catching of pilchards un viable and therefore last week the purse seine's went ashore and the boats put aboard what is known as wreck nets, the boats will shoot these nets tight to old ship wrecks where, at times fish are plentiful, such as Cod Pollock and Ling. .



FRAZIER'S SLIP by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Thank you very much Julian for the information on how they do that kind of fishing. I think this time that the story is the major issue and the boat albeit a good image, just an ullustrative item, but never the less an important ingredience.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

He's not paying attention to the No Parking sign, is he? I'd report him to the Harbour Master.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Thank you very much Julian for the information on how they do that kind of fishing. I think this time that the story is the major issue and the boat albeit a good image, just an ullustrative item, but never the less an important ingredience.

Thank you Norseman

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

He's not paying attention to the No Parking sign, is he? I'd report him to the Harbour Master.

I kept telling them but no one takes any notice of me.
But yes the slip is free for the first 7 days and and thereafter £7 per week.

 

[Pete Askew]

What an interesting post, Julian. And a fine shot from an interesting angle.

 

[Brian Moore]

I like the image, Julian. Very industrial in a coastal fishing village way. However, the description you have provided of the fishing is really very interesting. Thanks.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

What an interesting post, Julian. And a fine shot from an interesting angle.

Thank you Pete

I like the image, Julian. Very industrial in a coastal fishing village way. However, the description you have provided of the fishing is really very interesting. Thanks.

Thank you Brian