MEET THE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE PORTHOLE
Our contributors include active fishermen, owners of small and large fishing vessels amongst their number. The remainder are fisheries experts working in the seafood supply chain, scientific research, and economics. To build upon the Fishing Porthole and enhance the value it offers, we are continually reaching out to a diverse collection of people with valuable experiences and knowledge to share.
David Stevens
Dave is a fisherman from Newlyn
Adrian Bartlett
Adrian is a marine & fishing consultant and promoter of British shellfish
Emma Plotnek
Emma is the Executive Director of Fishing into the Future
David Anderson
Dave is the CEO of the Aberdeen Fish Producers’ Organisation
Tina Barnes
Tina is head of Impact at the Seafarers’ Charity
Charles Blyth
Charles is the Risk, Safety and Training Lead at the NFFO
Jimmy Buchan
Jimmy is a seafood trader and retired fisherman from Peterhead
Peter Bruce
Peter is a fisherman in the North Sea
Hazel Curtis
Hazel is an expert in fisheries economics
Carl Davies
Carl is a Fisherman, Skipper and Scientist from Conwy
Alexa Dayton
Alexa is an expert in developing fishing industry leadership
Sean Dennison
Sean is a crab fisherman based in Orkney
Hannah Fennell
Hannah is Head of the Orkney Fisheries Association
Alison Freeman
Alison is the Fisheries Programme Manager at the Fishmongers’ Company Fisheries Charitable Trust
Amy Hutchinson
Amy is part of the Creative Team at Mindfully Wired Comms that brought the Porthole to life!
Trevor Jones
Trevor is a Welsh fisherman, fish farmer, and expert in fishing safety
Michel Kaiser
Michel is professor of fisheries conservation at Herriot-Watt University
Jimmy Kelly
Jimmy is a creel fisherman and U10m fleet representative based in Portavogie
Deborah Layde
Deborah is the CEO of The Seafarers’ Charity
Steve Mackinson
Steve is a researcher at the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association
hattie mellor
Hattie worked as the Fishing Porthole project manager
Ashley Mullenger
Ashley is a North Sea Fisherman promoting UK fishing on social media
Mike Park
Mike is CEO of the Scottish White Fish Producer Organisation
Beshlie Pool
BESHLIE IS THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SOUTH DEVON & CHANNEL SHELLFISHERMEN LTD
Jenny & Karl Price
Jenny and Karl are a fishing family based in Bridlington
Andy Read
Andy spent 8 years at sea, but has continued to work for the fishing industry ashore in a variety of roles, most recently as editor of Fishing News
Jamie Robertson
Jamie is the Managing Director of Holderness Fishing Industry Group
Alan Steer
Alan is a third-generation crab fisherman from Devon
Neil Witney
Neil is an U12m trawler fisherman from Newhaven
Phil McBryde
Phil is a policy lead in the Domestic Fisheries & Reform team at Defra