BBC Program "Trawlerman"

Biggles · 16 January 2007, 19:46

I missed this program last night due to RIB cleaning. Heard a lot about it and wondered if anyone knew if its going to be shown again and when ?

Alex Brown · 16 January 2007, 19:52

Lastnight was a repeat from a 5 episode series that was initially broadcast last year during the week from Monday to Friday as part of a week on the BBC to highlight fish from what I remember.

No idea when it will be repeated again I'm afraid.

-Alex

Neal · 16 January 2007, 20:23

I think there is another one same time next week. It was a good show.

Biggles · 16 January 2007, 21:06

Thanks will try and remember to watch that one.

Tony · 17 January 2007, 08:29

apparently there is a another tv prog called"dangerous catch" similar thing i think

three-rex · 17 January 2007, 12:15

Think thats the crab fishermen in the behring sea (sp?) - different ball-game altogether!!!

Trawlermen hava a safe job compared to those!! - and there were 35 trawlers lost last year

Mollers · 17 January 2007, 12:50

Good series, my only slight problem with it is that the producers have tried to 'sex' it up a bit. I'm not sure that the boat v boat rivalry is quite as 'minute by minute' and in my experience a boat wouldn't broadcast over the VHF when they were 'on the fish'. More likely they'd be pretty cagey about it. However, things might be done differently up north.

wavelength · 17 January 2007, 14:06

for a good read about how it used to be with our trawlers going off to Iceland, the white sea etc etc read this
http://www.fleetwood-trawlers.connec...lwithhunt.html
personally I find it a fascinating article but I was brought up in a seaside fishing town and a lotta the lads at school had fathers out at sea. 3 day millionaires-out at sea for 4 weeks and then in for 3 days. Then back out again in all weathers all year round and hundreds of miles from home. Ships didnt come back sometimes, they just disappeared. The Red Falcon went down somewhere in the northern approaches a couple of weeks before xmas and my mates dad was on it. Before that my father was on a trawler that trawled up the funnel of a sister ship lost years and years before without trace. They rolled over due to the build up of ice on the superstructure or simply were overwhelmed by the weather. What a ***** life ! How things have changed-traditional navigation miles from home in blizzards by young guys who left school at 14 (although later they had Decca) - but now people think you cant out of the sight of land without a gps or two.

osprey__viper · 17 January 2007, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony

apparently there is a another tv prog called"dangerous catch" similar thing i think

Very, very good series on the Discovery channel. Those guys really earn there money or not if the skipper cant get on the crab.

The latest serise has just finished but I think the re-runs are still being shown. Dont watch much on telly but i'll make time to sit and watch this prog.

codprawn · 17 January 2007, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by three-rex

Think thats the crab fishermen in the behring sea (sp?) - different ball-game altogether!!!

Trawlermen hava a safe job compared to those!! - and there were 35 trawlers lost last year

And there's me thinking the North Sea was also rather wet and dangerous with even bigger waves???

jyasaki · 19 January 2007, 18:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by codprawn

And there's me thinking the North Sea was also rather wet and dangerous with even bigger waves???

You guys don't have the crab season in the middle of winter there. You also haven't been greedy enough to drive the industry to these ridiculous states. It's a dangerous industry, but primarily because they are so driven by money so much that they make it necessary to operate that way.

The "danger" came from having a strict harvest quota for crab - when that quota was met, everyone stopped fishing. That meant the guys went out at the opening, and fished 'til the quota was met.

The risk has been somewhat mitigated by going to a per-vessel quota - each vessel now has its own limit to catch, so you don't have the rush to get it done; meaning the boats can take shelter from the weather to some degree, without having to be out there trying to grab their share of the catch.

The season is till short enough, though, that some bad-weather fishing is still going to occur. Not really a job I would want to do.

jky

Alex Brown · 19 January 2007, 18:31

On the Discovery prog "Deadliest Catch" I always find this boat and crew the most entertaining - http://www.fvnorthwestern.com

-Alex

codprawn · 19 January 2007, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyasaki

You guys don't have the crab season in the middle of winter there. You also haven't been greedy enough to drive the industry to these ridiculous states. It's a dangerous industry, but primarily because they are so driven by money so much that they make it necessary to operate that way.

The "danger" came from having a strict harvest quota for crab - when that quota was met, everyone stopped fishing. That meant the guys went out at the opening, and fished 'til the quota was met.

The risk has been somewhat mitigated by going to a per-vessel quota - each vessel now has its own limit to catch, so you don't have the rush to get it done; meaning the boats can take shelter from the weather to some degree, without having to be out there trying to grab their share of the catch.

The season is till short enough, though, that some bad-weather fishing is still going to occur. Not really a job I would want to do.

jky

No but the Cod season also tends to be in Winter. Then again our safety standards seem to be much more strictly enforced. There are a lot less deaths now than there used to be in the North Sea - there's also a lot less fish - maybe they are linked???

Neal · 22 January 2007, 19:02

Its on tonight in London area 7.30pm

Biggles · 22 January 2007, 19:03

Cheers just gonna pop it on.