25.09.03
'Fish Forever' campaign attracts
the crowds
The first Newquay Fish Festival held 13 - 14 September in
Newquay Harbour has been hailed as a huge success. The good
weather brought crowds of people down to enjoy the wet fish
and shellfish displays and cookery demonstrations by local
chefs from Finns Restaurant, Dolphin Restaurant, the Fort,
Hotel Bristol, Lusty Glaze Beach Restaurant, Porth Veor Manor
Hotel Restaurant and St Austell College.
The event has received investment from the Objective One
Fisheries Programme and supported by Seafish as part of the
'Fish Forever' campaign to promote fish locally. Further funding
by Newquay Town Council helped to provide additional entertainment
for the event including a jazz band and a Celtic band, Newquay
Zoo painted fishy faces on the children and the Blue Reef
Aquarium brought their rock pool road show to intrigue the
crowds.
Event organiser Gill Moore from Newquay for Excellence Training
was thrilled with the response and said: "We were absolutely
delighted with the support from the local community for the
event, a great weekend was had by all and we are already thinking
of ways to build on this great start for next year."
Alison Elvey, Objective One Fisheries Programme Manager commented: "It was great to see the Newquay fishing community so
enthusiastic and positive about the event. It is hoped that
this will now become a regular festival to promote locally
caught fish."
Editor's notes:
Cornwall's Objective One Fisheries programme will provide
£5 million from April 2001 to March 2006 to the fishing
industry in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The funds are a mixture of EU and national funds, through
the Financial Instruments for Fisheries Guidance fund (FIFG)
the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
The projects are approved by DEFRA in partnership with an
Objective One Fisheries Management Group, made up of local
fishing sector representatives. South West Pesca Ltd assists
applicants to develop projects by providing guidance on completing
application forms and submitting applications.
Up to 40% grants are available for the private sector projects
and 75% grants for the public sector projects. So far 117
projects have been approved with over £2, 260,400 of
FIFG committed to projects and almost £315,000 of DEFRA
funds.
Examples of projects invested in by the Objective One Programme:
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Vessel Modernisation: |
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Adoption of sustainable fishing methods, maximising fish
quality on board fishing vessels, and improvements to crew comfort |
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Working conditions |
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Improvement of fishing ports |
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Processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture
products |
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Product promotion |
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Projects by members of the trade of collective benefit
to the fishing industry |
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Innovative measures |
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Aquaculture |
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Protection and development of aquatic resources by
fixed of movable Structures |
For further information contact:
Alison Elvey, South West
Pesca Ltd, Trevint House, Strangways Villas, Truro, TR1 2PA
Tel: 01872 270333
Fax: 01872 242470
www.swpesca.co.uk
Please note Alison Elvey has returned from travelling
to stand in for Clare Leverton whilst she is on maternity
leave.
Jason Clark
Communications Adviser
Objective One Partnership Office
Castle House
Pydar Street
Truro TR1 2UD
Tel: 01872 241379
Fax: 01872 241388
objectiveone@cornwall.gov.uk
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