Putting out a pot?

Fishery Pokery

Fishery Pokery

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Hi everyone,
Does anyone know if I am allowed to drop a crab pot whilst out fishing in the sunderland area?
And if so do i need a license, and are there any rules I need to know about?
Do any of you do it?
Thanks for any help,
Geoff
 
You need a hobby license, you register and get 10 tags for your pots free.

I can't find the link, think I have it bookmarked at work I'll post it tomorrow.
 
pot licence

pot licence

just put in to goggle. free limited shellfish licence the page will cum up its in bridlington sea fisheries you can download the form fill it in and send it off it took 10 days and i got licence and tags you can take 10 crabs per day and 2 lobsters good luck
 
Thanks guys, didn't even realise you needed a license! I will post it in the morning.
I have heard sometimes people cut the float off your gear. Is there a way to avoid this? By this I mean is there a reason this happens?
Also do you get information on pot requirements with your license? By this I mean mesh size, marking or other stuff.
Cheers,
Geoff
 
Thanks Dave. I am only going to use 1 or 2, and always south of the Tyne. I have applied for my license, so will see what comes with it regarding rules etc.
Thanks for your help.
 
I am going to try my hand at building my own pots. Does anyone know if the entrances and mesh have to be a certain size?
Also I have 6mm polyprop rope, do you think this is thick enough to pull a single pot (about 2 foot cubed).
Thanks for any help,
Geoff
 
6mm will hold the weight ok, but will be hard on the hands

no mesh size restrictions that I'm aware of, and now restrictions on eyes size... except... if its smaller than 120mm diameter its classed as a prawn pot

not sure of the current regs but you used to be able to set 3 or 6 prawn pots AND 3 or 6 crab pots but not 12 of one

the eye (entrance) can be as big as you like, too big and the little buggers might get back out though

personally I prefer the folding eye type of pot rather than a fixed eye, harder for them to escape from and you can make the eye a lot bigger making it easier for them to get in

I'm down the boat all day the morra if you're passing and you want one to borrow
 
mark said:
6mm will hold the weight ok, but will be hard on the hands

no mesh size restrictions that I'm aware of, and now restrictions on eyes size... except... if its smaller than 120mm diameter its classed as a prawn pot

not sure of the current regs but you used to be able to set 3 or 6 prawn pots AND 3 or 6 crab pots but not 12 of one

the eye (entrance) can be as big as you like, too big and the little buggers might get back out though

personally I prefer the folding eye type of pot rather than a fixed eye, harder for them to escape from and you can make the eye a lot bigger making it easier for them to get in

I'm down the boat all day the morra if you're passing and you want one to borrow
Click to expand...

Thanks Mark. Few more questions though.
I have pot tags now, but where do I put them? Do I attach them to the pot or to the float?

If I make a small mesh lobster pot with a folding eye will I get prawns in it? And if I do can I take these as my license if for crab and lobster?

Where is your boat incase I am passing?

I got the 6mm from screwfix as they had sold out of 10mm (27m £5) and 6mm was only £30 for 500m. B&Q charge 53p a meter!!! May yet take the 6mm back if I find some 10mm somewhere.

Cheers,
Geoff
 
we're at St Peters Basin in walker, the boat will be easy to spot, just follow the sound of hysterical laughter coming from a marine surveyor

doubt you'll get any prawns (thats if you talking langoustine/dublin bay prawns) they are strictly mud dwellers, so you have to be a bit offshore, and they are rarely caught in pots off this coast anyway, commercial boats have tried creeling for them but it just doesn't work in these parts



if you've got that much 6 mm, double it, put an over hand knot every metre or so, will make it a doddle to haul with the knots to grab a hold of
 
never used a flag (dahn) myself.

I just use old trawl floats, got dozens of em, kids collect them on the beaches on the west coast

I use 2 or 3 together, makes em easier to spot and I know they're mine, also write the boat name and me phone number on them
 
"Pots and nets must be clearly marked with a flag and the name and the address and telephone number of the owner"


This was discussed at the NSFC meeting after being brought up by a commercial and the fisheries officers have been clamping down on incorrectly marked pots.

They can (and do ) confiscate incorrectly marked pots and you would have to go to Cramlington or Whitby to reclaim them. You are unlikely to get prosecuted (first time round)but its a major inconvenience.

Need a cheep crab pot ... I believe the NSFC offices at Cramlington are stuffed with them ;)

Cheers
Dave
 
Not entirely sure Mark. But they are likely to be the same because the two patrol boats are cross warranted in that region as it is the join of the two areas.

NESFC BYLAW

3.6 The permit holder must ensure that the position of all fleets of pots, individual pots, keep pots, all nets and fish traps must be clearly marked by a surface marker. That marker must be clearly visible and show the vessel’s port letters and numbers.

The NSFC bylaw is bang up to date as it has only just been passed.

Last summer the NSFC boat was patrolling the whole region due to delays in the commisioning of the new NESFC patrol vessel.

Another interesting snippet that may affect you mark. "Boats must not exceed 16m in length"

Cheers
Dave
 
Hobby license

Hobby license

Hi

What's the equivalent organisation for us Northerners in Amble. The Northeastern Fisheries Northern limit is the Tyne South pier.

Do the same catch limits apply above the Tyne ?

Thanks
 
There seems to be a lot of rules. You would have thought they would all be in the same place somewhere, but I haven't found them yet (or at least not worded in a way I can understand).
I was going to lead my poly prop rope with some flashing I have, but I will use a dhan bouy as well now. Maybe I will make a string of pots to save me having to make up a couple of different dhans.
Are you joking about the NSFC offices selling them Dave?
The license for south of the Tyne is free Roncoe
 
The two bodies who set the rules out to six miles are :-

North east SFC.

South shields pier to somewhere in lincolnshire
Website :-http://www.neseafish.gov.uk/nesfc/index.html
Bylaws :- North East Sea Fisheries Committee - Current Bylaws
Contacts :- North East Sea Fisheries Committee - Current Bylaws

Northumberland SFC

South Shields pier to Scottish border.
Website :- THE NORTHUMBERLAND SEA FISHERIES COMMITTEE - Home Page
Bylaws :- THE NORTHUMBERLAND SEA FISHERIES COMMITTEE - Byelaws
Contacts :- mon- fri only office hours. 01670731399
( We all know no offences ever happen at weekends)

They dont charge for licences. NSFC are just setting their scheme up.

The rules are slightly different in each area so make sure you know which applies where you fish.

With regard to them selling pots I am not sure exactly what they do with them but will ask the question at the meeting at the end of this month.

Cheers
Dave
 
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