Mark Rowse skipper and owner of the ‘MFV Intuition’ has been awarded an Objective 1 Fisheries grant for over £500. The ‘Intuition’ a crabbing vessel that fishes out of Newlyn will use the grant aid to have a water pump system fitted to improve fish quality.

Whilst the boat is out at sea the crabs are stored in a compartment filled with seawater, which keeps them alive and in a good condition until they are landed. Maintaining the quality of the water is a very strenuous task and any failure could mean that the crabs might be unfit for sale.

Clare Leverton, Objective 1 Fisheries Programme Manager stated "The purchase of technical equipment for vessels to improve quality of the catch can be funded through Objective 1. This is one of the ways Cornish fishermen can achieve the best possible price for their hard work."