Fishing for Litter: First Scottish Bag Landed into South West Harbour
For the first time, a Scottish vessel has deposited a bag of litter in a harbour participating in the Fishing For Litter South West scheme. The Susan Bird (FD 357), skippered by Steven Girgan and based in Kirkcudbright, landed the bag in Newlyn Harbour last week. The bag contained a variety of items including a large amount of rope and plastic. Tom Piper of the Fishing For Litter project is delighted with the news and commented "This news shows that the modern transient fishing fleet welcomes a wide network of Fishing For Litter ports and we are working hard to increase our coverage in 2011." Find out more about Fishing For Litter.