Tributes have been paid to an experienced fisherman who died after he was injured by equipment on his boat.
Gareth Jones, 36, of Morfa Nefyn was working alone on his 36-foot fishing vessel Ronan Orla off the Llyn Peninsula on Sunday afternoon.
Friends said Mr Jones, known as Pod, was injured by equipment on the boat which had winching gear.
It remains unclear how the accident had happened while Mr Jones was fishing for scallops.
Nearby vessels went to his aid and the Porthdinllaen lifeboat and an RAF Valley helicopter were alerted.
A Porthdinllaen RNLI spokesman said: “Volunteers received a request by Holyhead Coastguard to launch at 3.15pm yesterday to an injured fisherman on the Llyn Peninsula coast.
“The crew quickly made their way two miles west off Nant Gwytheyrn where the fishing boat was located and were joined shortly afterwards by Rescue 122 helicopter.
Tributes were paid to Mr Jones by Porthdinllaen RNLI spokesman Dylan Thomas who described him as “quiet but workmanlike”.
Mr Jones was a previous member of the RNLI crew.
The tragic incident was reported to the Marine Accident Investigation Branch who have launched an investigation.
A North Wales Police spokeswoman said Mr Jones’ family have been informed and officers are working with the MAIB to establish the circumstances, which are not believed to be suspicious.
North Wales senior coroner Dewi Pritchard Jones said the death of Mr Jones had been reported to his office.
He added a post mortem is due to be carried out on Tuesday and an inquest held in due course.