Callum Greenhalgh a Port Isaac shell fisherman has been awarded an Objective 1 Fisheries grant for over £1,600. The grant will be used to upgrade a store and install tanks for his lobster catch and purchase scales.

Callum lands shellfish daily so at the end of a days fishing brings his catch ashore. Before the grant he did not have a suitable storage facility to keep his shellfish. The pots were stored in a public place making them vulnerable to bad weather and unsecured.

With the new store and tanks the lobsters and other shellfish will be handled less which helps keep them in good condition.

The scales will enable Callum to weigh his catch more accurately.

Alison Elvey Objective 1 Fisheries Programme Manger added "The more fisherman Objective 1 can help keep their fish as fresh and of high quality as possible, is good news for the fishing industry as a whole. I am pleased to see Port Isaac fishermen apply for grants to support their valuable shellfish."