Sam Of Ladram
BEAM TRAWLERS
About
SAM OF LADRAM
Monkfish, sole, turbot and John Dory are the valuable species that beam trawler Sam of Ladram searches for in waters off the South-West, and his crew aim to see a good selection of different species in the fishroom at the end of a trip. This includes species such as gurnards and pouts as well as the higher-value species, as buyers on the auction also want to see a variety.
Sam of Ladram works sets of ten metre beam trawl gear with the usual stone mats, tailored for the grounds and the time of year. For part of the year the gear is rigged with flip-ups for working stonier ground, to keep rocks from ending up in the trawls, and these are taken out for fishing cleaner areas. The trawls are made with 300mm mesh in the back square, then 180mm in the head and go down to 150mm in the bellies, to ensure that juvenile fish and benthos are filtered out.
Vessel Stats
METHOD: Beam Trawler
CALL SIGN: MKGB5
REGISTERED PORT: Brixham
HOME PORT: Brixham
PORT LETTERS: BM188
OVERALL LENGTH: 26.2m
BREADTH:: 7m
YEAR OF BUILD:: 1970
COUNTRY OF BUILD: Netherlands
CREW SIZE: 6
AREA FISHED: Area 7 / SW Approaches
FISH CAUGHT: Dover Sole, Plaice, Monkfish, Gurnard, Ray, Pout, Cuttlefish. other mixed fish
The crew of six rotate so at least one is ashore every trip. Sam of Ladram fishes from home grounds off Brixham out to Jersey and towards the Lizard.
Sam of Ladram doesn’t have the look of a trawler with more than fifty years of work behind it. Built in Holland in 1970, it measures 26.20 metre in length with a 7-metre beam and came to the UK in 1988. It sailed as Lloyd Tyler until it was acquired by Waterdance and given a substantial refit at the Luyt yard in Holland. It emerged with a new main engine, two new generators, the fishroom refitted, the accommodation extended with an enclosed stern that has given the crew more space – and carrying the Sam of Ladram name. The refit has been a new start for a beam trawler with plenty of work behind it, which included bringing together a new crew following the long refit, after which the trawler was back in action at beginning of April 2017.
