TRAWLING BLACK DEEP - Fishing for skate in the Thames estuary with Tim Cook

A day out on the Thames Estuary fishing for Skate with Tim Cook, Skipper of the Nicola Dawn, from
West Mersea, Mersea Island Essex UK

[@phrayzar]

It's hard to believe that it's even possible to operate a trawler solo. Hats off to him. Great video.

[@thecarpetman7687]

I’d say he isn’t the most generous of people!

[@benhollanders7911]

Dangerous too, nobody's on watch, small injuries could be fatal

[@insertpienow]

he would keep going until the last dogfish..

[@everythingabouteverything4468]

fantastic little documentary, well done

[@brandontwohawks]

Great little documentary! A lot in there, and you didn't have to say a thing, just record. Nicely done.

[@andrewnewby1918]

Great video, thanks. Most enjoyable 👍

[@andrewwoodcock1194]

What a legend!! Excellant stuff!!

[@Blagger3000]

An excellent peek into the daily life of an experienced boat fisherman. Thanks, it was great. Those skate looked so good, I’d like a couple for my freezer as I love them slow baked in plenty of butter!

[@CW-Design]

A brilliant and real look at fishing - thank you

[@tomarthur1702]

great film showing a bit of life rarely seen. Thank you

[@lesdunn736]

Good to see you fishing again. Each time I view its good. Thanks

[@Catchy1]

a good film , i enjoyed that, thanks

[@mattwade6936]

awwright Timmy me ole mate, great film and great to see Mersea Island and the coast again, don't remember all those windymills tho! Hollywood will be calling next! Best regards, Maff

[@PegasusBridge1]

Enjoyed that, very well filmed / edited indeed 👏🏻

[@badger2ukmada831]

Hard worker, what can I say, great man I will love to helping for one day or so, but I never was on a fishing boat... Anyway Respect for this man👏👏👏

[@Vanman-ed9og]

Great film

[@torstivuorma2905]

..so amazing fishing works.. ..and professional filmed vid.. …greetings from Finland, at Half pro photographer.. 👍🇫🇮

[@f1pitpass]

very enjoyable insight docu'

[@Trashfished]

I love this!!!!

[@paulincumbria]

What a beautiful video!

[@cyclingdave45]

Glad you liked it!

[@nearestyoutube]

Interesting documentary. I'm a food inspector and inspected a trawler recently and he said the same things

[@antoninoalioto9882]

That was awesome! I totally appreciate watching a gent like Tim fish...I come from a long line of Sicilian Commercial Fishermen My father and I still fish off my great grandfather’s 1928 Monterey Clipper F/V Golden Gate, Fishermen’s Wharf, Pier 45, San Francisco 💪🏻

[@cyclingdave45]

Hi Antonio many thanks for your comments! I’m sure you would be interested to see my TONNARA video on the same KZbin channel filmed in Sicily back in 2000 regards David

[@oldwiseoul]

This guy knows what he does.

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

Great stuff!

[@michaelcorder8561]

Good vlog very interesting.

[@starofdavid9919]

What a hard working man.

[@rexnex277]

You know there isnt much fish left when you are fishing for skate.

[@markbass9402]

Yuk!

[@therickpound]

Thanks to dredging, wind & tide turbines....& the French..

[@martincox7354]

I love eating skate. That and Huss. All goes back to childhood

[@claytonvlogs9411]

Dredging is de best

[@therickpound]

@@claytonvlogs9411 le meilleur

[@keithgribble8143]

a great insight into your world of fishing bud i gave up 15 years ago after 25 years, dont miss it to be honest, hard life fishing most days weather permitting, used to tow a lot longer though, im sure you have your reasons,,thanks for sharing bud

[@geoffdrew5207]

Coming from Australia it saddens me to see such a poor fishery.

[@scottessery100]

thats due to massive over fishing ove rthe last 5 years and the promise of brexit stopping supertrawlers wont now happen

[@geoffdrew5207]

@@scottessery100 Yes Scott, no fishery will survive without proper management. Without a sustainable breeding population no species has a chance at survival.

[@lfcblood7054]

Agreed Geoff This type of fishing should be illegal The dead species left on the trawler before being throw off as now bait Horrible

[@davemitchell6281]

China is coming for you. sink them.

[@geoffdrew5207]

@@davemitchell6281 Are you American Dave? China is not a military threat but they are an economic threat, no country can compete with them now with manufacturing. They are making their money through manufacturing and buying infrastructure around the world. Governments need to put a stop to it with legislation, not missiles.

[@200sxboi]

I’ve worked out there on and off for years and I swear I’ve been on that boat as a kid, I’m from Faversham too where she was built, some of the best things we trolled up were World War II parachute minds the size is a 40 gallon drums the military used to come and meet us and blow them up at sea. Great memories 👍🏾

[@robertwalsh3383]

Thumbs up from me.....gr8 little video

[@G1806]

Great video I used to work on a boat called “ The Boy Gordon” on Aberdeen inshore fishing went out 12 or so miles heading east and as far south as Stonehaven and up North as far as Peterhead ,got on board at 6 and worked till well when we got done and I only ever worked her and the skipper was legit and the pay was fair enough. Good times on that wee boat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🫡

[@Alexander711]

And this is all thats left of our waters. Starfish and dogfish.

[@Mc-os7we]

Great film ye boy

[@SilasMoleCatcher]

Lovely film

[@jaygee1976]

i wonder what percent of the fish he kicks back in are dead?

[@kaosinc]

Sharks will eat them. More people care about sharks than fish stock depletion

[@johnratcliffe6438]

@@kaosinc No they don't. Ban all commercial fishing.

[@owlstillidie4983]

Just a way of life just same as cattle some go and new born and sane as us nothing wrong with fishing in moderation and then let the stocks renew .And I'm not a fisherman nor am I after an argument. Just my opinion

[@User-tv3qd]

Not many actaully maybe 5% as they are usually back in the water within 10 mind

[@owlstillidie4983]

More films Tim great to sea a day out watching you fish

[@greglaman9548]

To me thatd be the most beautiful job

[@jamescullen2448]

Top man 🙏🏼

[@heartopen8252]

is pleasure to go fishing with you men

[@michaelsadventures4261]

Thumbs up form somewhere close to Fort Knox.

[@andrewfrost8422]

Good video. Nice to see trawlers trawling without smashing the sea bed to a desert like beam trawlers do.

[@alasdairdouglas7485]

Hi we used to catch Ray out of Belfast Harbour, a little forty footer great time and money we made. Ray the size of two boxes .the boat was also adapted for three a side for scallops in portaferry, Stratford lough.the size of dinner plates, but not anymore. Only me ALASDAIR And the skipper, not going to say his name, good fishing had by all. I would live in a boat and fish all my life given the chance

[@dissyduster]

What a Great Man ,Trying to earn a living,Respect to you mate,,,Great vid,Thank you,,

[@leonleon4055]

I adore the English people they are friendly and simple ❤🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤

[@calvincrane]

Thanks- I think.

[@Arfabiscuit]

Great video

[@georgesmith8959]

Good luck tim.

[@w240p]

What was the totals for the haul? Kilos and how much did he get out of it? £ wise

[@scorporsupremacy7948]

If starfishes were in high demand,he would have made off like a bandit 🤔

[@jordanthorne1805]

Could get a lot more if he was targeting them

[@scorporsupremacy7948]

@@jordanthorne1805 So true.

[@jamescullen2448]

Send them to Japan

[@shinergt750]

When we fish for Ray/Skate we never throw the guts out on the trawling grounds. Keep them om board till we are out of the area.Old fishermen always reckoned would frighten the Ray off the ground. :)

[@bourbonfan1]

works on sharks smell their own die, they vanish

[@everettburt5917]

Hats off for m were this guy from love to talk to m n.l

[@benjamin112]

regardless, massive respect to that fisherman,

[@BB-tm7gx]

What bugs me is I love fish but can't afford it in UK but when i go to france which is quite often for work, the fish is so much cheaper and i can bring it home, how is that possible?,

[@alasdairdouglas7485]

France and Spain keep everything, but we are under quotas and have to throw good fish away.

[@kevdimo6459]

@@alasdairdouglas7485 i thought the Quotas came from the EU?

[@anthonyexmouth]

Because most of the fish caught in British waters are species that aren't popular in Britain so get exported and the fish Brits do like have to be imported.

[@spencermarchant9098]

We sell all our fish to France and Spain, hmu and I’ll give you good prices (I’m a fisherman myself) on any skat, place, bass, dover sole, Lemmon sole the lot!

[@calvincrane]

@Paul Cox People won't say why they voted REALLY for brexit. Because they get vilified.

[@operatorBrigham]

would love to do this for a day

[@dryflyman7121]

Thanks for a very professional film on a very interesting topic. Two observations : firstly, as Tim intimated, in the next 15 years this will probably be no more as young people are just not interested in this type of hard work anymore. Secondly, trawling in the Thames estuary all day and not another ship of any description seen? I find that strange.

[@duncanhopkinson4691]

Young people are just more conscious about the negative impact that this type of fishing has on the ocean.

[@Biffo1262]

Crikey that boat good with a bit of TLC.

[@serverlan763]

Excellent video, Now that's a real man, working for a living. To all the keyboard eco-warriors out there whinging about bi catch etc. If you buy and eat fish from the supermarket you have no argument.

[@marcus123841]

Such s nice gentleman

[@calvincrane]

Thanks for the film. I found it very interesting. I think there are some very sad aspects but we really need to see where fish come from and how. And this is of course just one way. Humans don't do sustainability but it's harsh to blame fishermen who have just had to adapt to the next thing. I think we could actually pay off the fishermen if there was a better way to stop emptying the ocean. I mean we pay for many people who do absolutely nothing. This has more virtue than that. We need to start farming more seafood.

[@GP30277]

Farming seafood is not the solution and is probably worse thing you can do, it can destroy ecosystems therefore killing off further species. Please look up Norwegian farmed salmon and how toxic they are and how they are impacting their local ecosystem. Farming is not sustainable either, soils get depleted just as the oceans do, we need to give the ocean a break...

[@rjk69]

@@GP30277 I think all forms of net caught fish should be seriously looked at, the bycatch is truly dreadful. Line caught is much less harmful as is shellfish farming.

[@mactcampbell]

What are the other sharklike fish on the first tuck. Were they small sharks, or, dogfish?

[@Alexander711]

Dogfish. But a dogfish is a small shark

[@rokerlad49]

Seems a nice guy my only concirn is whatevers on bottom gets swept up and whennit goes back its dead most time but thats trawlling we cant do without them and this guys living. The real big trawllers take tons he takes nowhere near ..iam an angler river salmon and sea comps ect up north in 20 years the seas will be dead if we arnt carefull nothing to do with this lad hes a propppppaaaaa fisherman takes what he needs i think ..

[@donalfinn4205]

Your certainly throwing them around.

[@srd001200]

I thought that should be apple's Tim cook!!!😁😁😁😁😁

[@tuatua9029]

This video shows why we don't need the French and Spanish in our waters!

[@Amadhan655]

with a haul like that i don't think they would be bothered...

[@gertvanderhorst2890]

@Neil Foster what an excellent occasion to have the fishing grounds recuperate from overfishing whilst people can get used to higher prices. In five years there will be more British boats, provided there are still welders in the UK. Oh yes and ban the bigger trawlers, no matter foreign or domestic.

[@Johnx961]

Anyone got a recipe for starfish, good vid mate.

[@annabeltheunicorn9374]

They are excellent plant food and in Victorian times were were caught commercially back then

[@shaunphillips321]

Yoh the Trawlers wreck the reefs!!

[@spencermarchant9098]

We don’t get reefs as you think of them they arnt big usually just a few live rocks. Never torn my gear up on them

[@lisab3396]

Tim, would you like a helping deck hand free of charge? Well free of wages but all the fish I can eat. I aint as young as I'd like, but with practice, I could be good at Skating.

[@spencermarchant9098]

I fucking would, you any experience?

[@steve.s6741]

Need to crack on with the sorting mate. Lots of waste 🙄

[@thang.7752]

He’s Done well over the years, he’s a good fisherman

[@cheffrey9016]

Ya he may of done well but all those doggies dying on board not to mention sole

[@Drift-fpv]

@@cheffrey9016 most of that would have been dead when it came up

[@BoxTunnel]

How many of those starfish, or "rubbish" survived being scraped back in to the water?

[@kevintillotson4181]

Puts in a long day

[@danieloneill3398]

I know its your livelihood but by the looks of things the only left in the sea is star fish

[@thespiritof76.]

@Daniel ONeill Or his teeth.

[@owlstillidie4983]

He says he don't go out far these days cause of his age .most cod haddock pollack and big fish are in deep seas and off wrecks thats why all rays and soles

[@garyellison3589]

Was that boat at Fleetwood during the late 90s to mid 2000s ?

[@cyclingdave45]

Probably!

[@garyellison3589]

@@cyclingdave45 We used to see it on a regular basis when we was out i dont think there is many or any boats trawling out of fleetwood nowadays,,

[@beery52]

are the starfish considered a pest rob from australia

[@spencermarchant9098]

Well not really a pest as they don’t bother us, but we just throw them back

[@benjamin112]

Are any of the starfish, dogfish, small fish etc etc that are put, or scraped back into the ocean still alive? dont look it

[@Alex_F81]

👍

[@g.h.1726]

looks like soon, the only thing that will be left on the menu is starfish

[@kevdimo6459]

Thanks for that it’s very interesting how the younger kids want nothing to do with trawling. It’s got to be better than being out of work and getting into trouble. 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@deborahgrantham7387]

No they think they are entitled to be on the dole. Working for less is beneath their dignity😏 like expecting others to pay your way is not.

[@bradfordpal]

First you need to buy a boat. The guy in the video didnt look like he had money to buy a new boat every 5 years?

[@kevdimo6459]

@@bradfordpal i think the first thing they need to do is get out on a boat and see if they can handle it. Then get a job on a boat and save save save if it’s a profession that you like. I’m sure the prices for boats are a bit lower than they used to be. By the way shouldn’t you be Hadrian Walls? 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@bradfordpal]

@@kevdimo6459 At least we agree on something! Was ,911 Was an inside job?

[@kevdimo6459]

@@bradfordpal I’m not going there Hadrian! Not enough time in the day for conspiracy theories thanks. I do say one thing though i wouldn’t put anything past the Americans.

[@e30325ikiller]

same stuff the fish locker always brings onboard

[@winwinnorris9490]

Wtf? You eat the stingray but export the sole! Wow just wow.

[@markwiebner7806]

What are skates used for??

[@anonymousmc7727]

Skate boards

[@seantylcoat7883]

Is this scates good to eat i catch them here is south africa for the fun up to 150 pounds

[@user-js6hm2uc6s]

Hang it over the line to dry out boil the wings then try with bacon and onion.

[@user-js6hm2uc6s]

Fry

[@faroukguelai1081]

It takes 2 people on board, is it getting sick, or something else. I am with a full crew of 6. Il faut 2 personnes a bord, est s'il tomber malade, ou autre chose. Moi je suis avec un équipage de 6 personnes au complet

[@cheffrey9016]

I love fishing. But all this bycatch sitting on deck dying with little sense of urgency to get it back in upsets me

[@cyclingdave45]

Just spoke to Tim who says around 80 percent of the bycatch should survive

[@jonoob83]

In France they have a witness on board students learning not just in France but fishing needs to evolve and the fact that man doesn't know how much he be payed or can't hire a young one listen we need to sit down cite what's wrong and act as if we will make a difference and we will.

[@williamstevens9494]

@@jonoob83 in France,the french go into english waters ,take all the fish,catch species that the british havent got the right to keep

[@jonoob83]

Same same and Spanish before them hai its not what I'm saying.. I said to have a witness on board constructive helpful and collect data share tag that 80-90% grab certain species but not for the money for care understandings biology science education how and what's wrong with this see-saw of laws suiting only very few!! We need to grow evolution witnesses shitshai! 👌 and just when our men got money or could afford the boats they had restrictions from certain

[@lilygrahamcakes4199]

Those baby Fluke are Dead on the Deck !

[@fishbowl925]

Do all of those little flounder die?

[@cyclingdave45]

Tim says around 80 percent of the bycatch will survive

[@stephenm8133]

@@cyclingdave45 Rubbish. He has no way of knowing. There was no gill movement. They were out of the water a long time - too long. Guy is a fool - wonders why there are so few alternative quarries. Longlining is at least a little less destructive.

[@chepachii]

@@stephenm8133 I agree,we know a bloke has to make a crust but this mentality is from the old times.Touchy subject as it's all he knows but in reality this is environmental rape.

[@kharnifex]

The scale the Chinese now do this is amazing, and there's no such thing as bycatch, it's all taken.

[@thespiritof76.]

@@kharnifex Maybe that's how they started Covid. By eating things they ought not.

[@bobbertee5945]

What the hell do they do with them, we throw them back, we catch them all the time while summer flounder fishing here in the northeast...... never thought of eating them

[@Alexander711]

Google skate wings.

[@pwrplnt1975]

Does the UK have people that enforce fish and game laws?

[@stucrossland3719]

Supposedly.

[@spencermarchant9098]

Well yes but no, they do nothing at all like I’ve never witnessed anything

[@annabeltheunicorn9374]

No not like in the US, which i really admire

[@winbrown2087]

why all the hauls why not leave down longer till full 4 hour tows ?

[@planbseafishingboatfishing6955]

He was doing test hauls. If he left the net down all day it would be a waste. Short test hauls and the next day much longer tows on the more productive areas

[@27murano]

It is a shame to see all of the bycatch thrown back last after they are dead or almost dead.

[@scottessery100]

why isnt there any fish ... its all dead and wasted

[@kf8575]

@@scottessery100 why isnt there more fish?? Because trawlers like this, along with other commercial fishing methods have absolutely destroyed the marine habitat. Every one of them that sinks at sea is a bonus 👍

[@scottessery100]

@@kf8575 you are right ..sadly.. rip up the enviroment there is no ecosystem and chucking dead baby fish back wont help

[@jitse6005]

you can say what u wand but this is bether then mega houlers

[@nicowilson1]

Shocking just to eat the wings so glad in Scotland sharks skate and rays are protected from this

[@cyclingdave45]

Not much else to eat from a skate only the cheeks - rest of the body is cartilage and the skin is inedible as it is poisonous and barbed

[@dalegowler6436]

Thornback rays

[@bobbib5779]

look at his mouth . yoooooooooooooooo wtf who took me out of the water 04:04

[@Big-Show1]

I'd love to be a small time coastal fishermen and live a life on the sea. One problem: BUREAUCRACY. Most of the rules, regulations and costs are set up to favour corporate fleets as it's easier to manage a few companies than 100's of small operators. It's sad. Here in Australia, an ISLAND nation we import 75% of our seafood!! If you were to start up a small operation today, you wouldn't get much change from half a million to a million dollars depending on the fishery. Forget about tuna or rock lobster 🦞. You'd need six to ten million.

[@markbass9402]

Does social medicine include dental coverage as well?

[@kharnifex]

In the UK yes, Australia no

[@rjk69]

@@kharnifex Dental treatment isn't entirely free ( except for children) but is subsidised in the UK.

[@rustykilt]

A picture of fishing as it becomes increasingly unsustainable.

[@indiana146]

Is tim still around

[@cyclingdave45]

Yes he’s still out fishing when the weather is good

[@outoftownr3906]

Ever catch any chocolate starfish boy ? 🤣🤣

[@CurtF94]

40 minutes for just that

[@fredjohansen2354]

Why the hell do they fish for rays

[@shortfuse8570]

why skate, i constantly catch them off the east coast beach. and always get tossed back

[@CarlosGarcia-me7ym]

Matan todo,con razón la pesca es tan mala destrucción de ecosistemas y éso no es pesca sostenible. Dios los ayude,saludos desde costa Rica c.a.

[@ivormectin.3046]

I love seafood... Bloody expensive though I can't afford half of it...

[@spencermarchant9098]

I’m a fisherman and can hook you up what ya want?