West Bay: On top of a pot sits a Nautilus float (British Made, it says on top of the float)

DAVE SALES, a shellfisherman for over fifty years, has worked the Dorset Coast from Poole to West Bay.

In the course of his long career, he has experienced many changes in the industry.

He has been a member of the Southern Sea Fisheries Committee for more than forty years and studied the fishing industry in the US and Canada as a Churchill Fellow.

He is an adviser to the British Government on inshore fisheries. His work for the conservation of fish stocks, especially the lobster, has contributed to the minimum catch size gradually being increased.

With the recent introduction of the no take rule for berried hen lobsters in our area, the future of stocks should be assured.

He will discuss the new Marine Protected Area in Lyme Bay and its proposed extension, as well as the impact of the Marine Bill on the fishing industry both locally and as a whole.

Editor’s Note: this talk by David Sales is one of a series of lectures organised by Mr Morpurgo and his wife Ioana. It’s at 8pm on Friday 12th March, at Marsh Barn, Burton Road, Bridport, ie, just off the main road between Bridport and Burton Bradstock. Entrance costs £6.