World Fishing & Aquaculture is delighted to announce that Quentin Bates is joining the editorial team as a columnist.
Quentin has been involved in fishing in one way or another for longer than he cares to remember. A first job braiding trawl wings in a net loft led to spells in fish, scallop and shrimp processing plants and to trawlers, both in Iceland and the UK.
He has worked on fishing vessels ranging from a 55 metre factory vessel to a 58hp inshore boat, including periods spent longlining and beam trawling; in roles from deckhand to ship’s cook to mate.
Writing began to take over while he was ashore studying for a skipper’s ticket, and over a gradual process of several years, reporting on fishing become a full-time occupation, first as a freelance and subsequently with 15 years as technical editor of Fishing News International before a change of circumstances led to a return to freelance reporting, including for WF&A.
He continues to write and travel, reporting on fisheries issues and technical aspects of fishing gear development, something he sees as a constant learning process as the fishing industry continues to change and evolve.
Quentin will report on gear development in his new WF&A column ‘Gear Matters’ in every issue of the magazine.
