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New Net Drum for Harvest Reaper |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
Tom McClure owner and skipper of the Under 12 meter fishing vessel
‘Harvest Reaper', has recently received a grant offer of £1,740 towards
the cost of purchasing and installing a new net drum. This project is
one of the last few to have grant approved through the Objective One
Fisheries Programme.
Having a net drum will improve safety conditions on board the vessel for Tom and his crew. The net drum will ensure that the gear and its associated ropes are stowed tidily and safely between hauling and re-shooting. The drum will also improve the crew's visibility of each other whilst working at sea.
Tom McClure commented, "This new equipment will be a boost to the safe working conditions on my vessel."
Other vessel modernisation projects also receiving offers of grant aid recently include: Mr D Pascoe grant to install fish storage tanks on Little Pearl; Thomas Trawlers Ltd fish handling quality upgrade to Amanda; Mr A Pascoe safety upgrade for Lamorna; Mr T Vinnicombe working conditions improved on Leviathan; Mr C Vinnicombe fish handling and accommodation improvements for Amethyst; Mr D Stevens for net monitoring system and fuel efficiency monitoring on Crystal Sea; Mr H Fletcher for life raft on St Ruan; Mr J Jones for safety onboard Danmark; W Stevenson & Sons for William Sampson Stevenson; Mr F Vinnicombe for Cornish Lass; Mr K Downing safety and quality improvement to Golden Harvest.
Clare Leverton, Objective One Fisheries Programme Manager, added, "the total number of grant aided projects to the Cornish fleet reached 115 this year, with the bulk of the investment going into safety and working conditions and on the high priority of improving fish handling quality. The total grant aid for vessel modernization projects in Cornwall is in excess of £630,000. The Objective One Fisheries Programme is now closed and the industry is waiting for the opening of the new scheme called European Fisheries Fund."
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