Seafish is seeking three charter vessels to trial five different highly selective TR2 gears operating on Irish Sea nephrops grounds, out of a port in Northern Ireland.
To apply vessel owners should send full details of the vessel, skipper and crew experience, trawl gear specifications and required daily charter rate (24 hour or 12 hour period depending on vessels normal fishing patterns) in a sealed envelope marked ‘Irish Sea Discard Trials’ to Mike Montgomerie, Seafish, Origin Way, Europarc, Grimsby, DN37 9TZ. The closing date for applications is 10 February 2012. For further information contact Mike Montgomerie on 01472 252327 or 07984 565386, or speak to the local Irish PO.
