The Real Cornish Crab Company is able to ensure a supply of fresh, high quality sustainable shellfish throughout the year. The vessels of Rowse Fishing Ltd operate in the south west approaches off the coast Cornwall. All of the fleet are all based in the port of Newlyn.
The industry’s trade body based at Fishmongers’ Hall, by kind permission of the Fishmongers’ Company, one of London’s oldest livery companies, which is also home to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, in the City of London. Membership is composed of shellfish farmers, fishermen, fishermen’s Associations, processors, commercial traders and retail companies which include restaurants.
We have also, worked closely with CEFAS. Allowing them to use one of our vessels for the catch and release of tagged crabs into the Western Approaches, returning tagged crab data to them on weekly basis from all of our vessels. Recently we have put ourselves forward to work alongside CEFAS again, to assist in a brown crab stock assessment within western waters. Crab sampling is ongoing on a weekly basis with CEFAS.
Having opened its doors to fishermen, and onshore workers from across the county and the Isles of Scilly in January 2009. This event marked the start of locally delivered training for the Cornish Fish Industry. The organisation was set up as a not for profit limited company by industry representatives to provide an ongoing resource and training centre following the success of the Cornwall Fisheries Resource Centre Project.
The aim of the Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (The Association) is to assist and promote the regional IFCAs to ensure that the authorities develop a leading and effective national role in fisheries and conservation management in line with the IFCA vision.
ACRUNET – Atlantic Crab Resource Users Transnational Network
The aim of the project is to ensure and sustain the economic viability of the European brown crab industry through transnational co-operation which will be realised with the following objectives:
*Sustainable harvest of target species*Involved in local fisheries management*Minimise discards*Help protect endangered species*Sustainability certification of catch*Marine resource enhancement, restocking*Control of invasive species*Minimise effect on marine habitat structure