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BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Octopus catch adds to record £158k haul for Newlyn fishing boat
A massive haul of Mediterranean octopus has helped a Cornish trawler land a catch worth a record £158, Newlyn-based beam trawler Enterprise was fishing close to the Channel Islands when its crew made the huge catch, a port record in terms of value, crew members 90% of the catch, some £142,000-worth, was the octopus, which has seen its population explode in UK waters this influx has caused problems for the shellfish industry in south-west England because octopus eat crabs and lobsters out of fishing pots. Enterprise skipper George Stevens said he had "done the industry a favour" by getting rid of a few. The 42m (138ft) beam trawler was fishing in an area off the Channel Islands known as the Mare Deep when its nets were filled to bursting with nearly 20 tonnes of George Stevens, who has been at the helm for the last 12 months, said: "The figures were adding up in my head and I thought: 'This is going to be a good payday'. "I rang one of the crew while he was in the supermarket to tell him how much money I'd just put in his account. I imagine the staff saw some strange reactions. "The unfortunate thing is that it's been affecting the shellfish industry really badly. But one man's famine is another man's feast and, by getting rid of a few, we've done the industry a favour."It is not the first time the Enterprise has set a port record for Newlyn - it held the previous record for the biggest haul of £87,000 in 2022. Mr Stevens said processing the huge catch presented its own said: "These octopus have very big tentacles and they're very grippy. "My crew only have two arms each and these have eight legs. It was quite entertaining to watch them try to peel them off their bodies."They're very fast-moving, were climbing down the elevator, climbing over the bins and up the walls. "But once they went down to the fish room and touched a bit of ice, they became a bit more sedate." Paul Trebilcock is the manging director of W Stevenson & Sons Ltd, which owns the said: "The catch was processed at Newlyn fish market and bought by one of the largest suppliers in the South West, Ocean Fish based in Roche, and then the vast majority was exported to Spain, Italy and France."We don't see it much in restaurants here. But, who knows, this is a new fishery for us, so maybe in the future we'll see it on plenty of restaurant menus." Last month, shellfish fishermen in Devon complained an "invasion" of octopus was "decimating" the is thought the octopus is coming from Morocco, as fishermen there are reporting a shortage of the creatures.
CBS News
13-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Record-breaking black crappie fish caught in West Virginia
How warming rivers are threatening the fishing tourism industry PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man in West Virginia caught a record-breaking black crappie fish.. Jerry Porte caught a record-breaking black crappie in West Virginia. Credit: West Virginia Division of Natural Resources A black crappie weighing nearly 4 pounds was caught in West Virginia, breaking the state's weight record, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources said on Monday. Jerry Porter — of Harts, West Virginia — made the record-setting weight catch of 3.6 pounds and 17.7 inches at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County, officials said. Porter broke the previous record of 3.15 pounds and 17.76 inches set in 2024 by Dwight Priestley of Alum Creek, West Virginia, at Woodrum Lake in Jackson County. Priestley's record for length still stands. Porter used a minnow-tipped jig on a 6-pound test line, and biologist Jake Whalen confirmed the catch. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources said it has confirmed three state record catches this year, including a nearly 25-pound redhorse sucker fish. Fishing in West Virginia Anglers 15 years and older in West Virginia must have a fishing license. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is in charge of keeping track of records for the largest fish of each game species by length and weight caught in state waters What is a black crappie? According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, black crappie fish are often mistaken with white crappie fish. To differentiate between the two, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said black crappie fish have seven to eight spines in their dorsal fin, while white crappie fish have six. Black crappie fish also have "irregularly arranged speckles and blotches in their color pattern," officials said. The common size of black crappie is 10.8 inches.
