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BBC News
11 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Lifeline for future of Polperro fishing industry
The fishing industry in a Cornish village has been thrown a lifeline following the closure of Plymouth Fish the Plymouth market operated a collection and auction service for fish landed at Polperro and other small ports in the port's only remaining trawler, the Rebecca V, has since been forced to take its catch to Plymouth for it to be transported by lorry to Brixham market. But Polperro Harbour Trust has now bought its own refrigerated van so that fish landed in the village can instead be taken to a distribution depot in Roche. Peter Hickey, the chairperson of the Polperro Harbour Trust, said the closure of the fish market in Plymouth meant the end of the collection service from the village. "As a result some of our bigger vessels that used to land and had their fish picked up, had to drop off at other ports so we lost them altogether."The purchase of the van gives us the opportunity to get the larger vessels back in the harbour." Mr Hickey said the trust, which is now 130 years old, was established and funded by a small duty charged on fish landed at Polperro."It's our heritage, it's what the village is all about, so the trustees have been working quite hard to keep commercial fishing in the village and help keep it viable," he said. "The fishing industry has been under a lot of pressure for years now with catches going down, and quotas and Brexit and all that. "So it did feel like another nail in the coffin of commercial fishing, which is why we are pleased to turn that around with the purchase of the van."The catches are going up and we're putting more fuel through the fuel facilities in the harbour so everything we hoped for is working," said Mr Hickey. The specialist van has been co-funded by the Marine Management Organisation but the trust said it would need to fundraise to keep it in service. Polperro fisherman Chris Puckey said it would help preserve the village as a proper port. "If we didn't have the van in five, ten years time we'd see all fancy white yachts in here and that's not what people come to see," he said. "There's been hundreds of years fishing from Polperro, so it would be sad to see it go just because we couldn't transport fish"
Times of Oman
27-05-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
Value of fish landed in Oman reaches OMR159,726
Muscat: The total value of fish landed from various fishing activities (artisanal, coastal, and commercial) in the Sultanate of Oman reached approximately OMR159,726 by the end of March 2025, marking an 8% increase compared to the same period last year, which recorded OMR147,852. According to preliminary statistical data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information, Oman's fisheries sector has shown notable growth, with the total quantity of landed fish rising to 238,131 tonnes by the end of March 2025, compared to 223,531 tonnes during the same period in the previous year—a 6.5% increase. This reflects positive development in Oman's fish production. Despite a slight decline, artisanal fishing remains the backbone of the sector, with landings reaching 189,770 tonnes by the end of March 2025—a 1.7% decrease from 193,054 tonnes in March 2024. Al Wusta Governorate recorded the highest artisanal fish landing volume at 78,215 tonnes, followed by South A'Sharqiyah Governorate with 54,348 tonnes and Dhofar Governorate with 24,487 tonnes. North and South Al Batinah Governorates recorded 15,927 tonnes, while Musandam Governorate reached 8,755 tonnes, and Muscat Governorate recorded 8,038 tonnes. Commercial fishing saw a significant surge, with landings rising to 43,677 tonnes by the end of March 2025, compared to 27,240 tonnes during the same period last year—a remarkable 60.3% growth. Coastal fishing also posted strong growth at 44.7%, reaching 4,684 tonnes compared to 3,237 tonnes in March 2024. Small pelagic fish topped the list of the most landed species in artisanal fishing, with 95,275 tonnes, followed by large pelagic fish at 60,465 tonnes and demersal fish at 27,522 tonnes. Shark species accounted for 1,426 tonnes, while crustaceans and mollusks reached around 930 tonnes, and other unclassified fish recorded approximately 4,152 tonnes.
