October lands the highest catches since the factory was rebuilt after the 1961 Volcano (1963-1965)
Photo (c) Sarah Glass (Tristan Times) Brian Rogers and Cliff Swain in their fishing boat with fisheries apprentice Steve Swain.
Any way you look at it, poachers who steal Tristan da Cunha's lobster as well as other maritime resources and offload them in Cape Town have cost the people hundreds of thousands of pounds a year in lost revenue.
Photos (C) James Glass (Tristan Times) - Calshot Hatbour as it looks today.
The Island Council have approved a recommendation from Natural Resources Department for co-operative link with Ladywood AS, a Norwegian fishing company operating out of Cape Town.
Despite having evidence of landings of lobster (Jasus tristani) only found at Tristan and the Vema Seamount, plus lots of Octopus, the UK Government seems slow to act on our concerns.
Photos (c) James Glass (Tristan Times)
An undetermined amount of fishing gear and two power boats were damaged in a fire that was accidentally started onboard M/V KELSO, a fishing vessel that operated around Tristan da Cunha.
Photo (c) James Glass (Tristan Times) - The M/V Kelso anchored off the settlement