Joy Of Ladram
NeTTER
Joy Of Ladram
BEAM TRAWLER
About
Joy of ladram
Joy of Ladram fishes with gill nets for hake and trammel net gear for monk and other species. The crew explore widely to find new fishing opportunities, such as crawfish netting and line fishing on wrecks.
The 20.40 metre Joy of Ladram was built in France in 1988 as a netter, and was used to fish for species including tuna and sole from Île d’Yeu. It was bought by Waterdance and taken to the Macduff yard in Scotland to be refitted for netting on this side of the Channel.
Vessel Stats
METHOD: Beam Trawler
CALL SIGN: MPKP8
REGISTERED PORT: Brixham
HOME PORT: Brixham
PORT LETTERS: BM361
OVERALL LENGTH: 30.55
BREADTH:: 7.8m
YEAR OF BUILD:: 1984
CREW SIZE: 6
AREA FISHED: Area 7 / SW Approaches
FISH CAUGHT: Dover Sole, Plaice, Monkfish, Gurnard, Ray, Pout, Cuttlefish. other mixed fish
A few years later, Joy of Ladram went to Brixham for a more extensive refit, with an extended new stern section fitted containing net pounds and stacking equipment to improve its fishing gear capacity and to make handling more efficient. The net hauler mounted on the port side, instead of to starboard as is traditional in England, is a reminder of the boat’s French heritage.
Joy of Ladram still has the original main engine installed when the boat was new, but this has been supplemented more recently with new gensets to power the boat’s hydraulic and electrical systems.
While hake provides year-round fishing, the Joy pursues seasonal fisheries, such as turbot and monkfish.
