The star of ITV’s hit TV show Trawlermen Tales is getting social this week to show the reality of life at sea, tell his seafaring tales and take questions from members of the public on everything from hake to hauling and catches to cod. 

Designed to spread the message that fish is a sustainable and healthy choice of food, the Twitter Takeover, a day where control of a Twitter account is handed over to a new voice, takes place during national Seafood Week (until October 14), an annual campaign run by Seafish to encourage people to eat fish more often.

Alan Dwan, skipper of Cornwall-based gill netter Ajax, will assume command of the Twitter account of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) for one day on Thursday (October 13) to provide the public a unique, real-time, insight into the arduous work of our deep sea fishermen.

To submit a question to the crew, tweet to @NFFO_UK on Thursday and use the hashtag #FishTales.