Previous stunts have seen him dangling from a zip-wire and dancing to the Spice Girls at the 2012 Olympics . Now Boris Johnson has donned a hairnet and yellow gumboots to pose as a fishmonger presiding over a spread of fresh fish and seafood , including a vast yellowfin tuna . The Mayor of London tried his hand at tuna loining , salmon filleting and ‘ pin-boning ’ - the art of removing fish bones using tweezers - as he launched National Apprentice Week yesterday . Scroll down for video . Boris Johnson donned a hairnet and yellow gumboots to pose as a fishmonger over a spread of fresh fish and seafood . The Mayor of London appeared to be having an enjoyable time as he poked a fish at the seafood factory in Chessington . Mr Johnson met apprentices working at the New England Seafood factory , where he confirmed plans for a £1.8million scheme that will create more than 3,500 new apprenticeships across the capital . He said : ‘ Our new programme will reach out to those companies yet to dip their toe into the rich pool of talent contained in our capital. ’ The London-based New England Seafood has taken on 12 apprentices since 2012 , five of whom have gone on to take up full time positions . The company supplies fresh and frozen fish and seafood to leading supermarkets including Marks & Spencer , Sainsbury ’ s and Waitrose . Around 190,000 16-24 year-olds have become a London apprentice since 2010 . Previous stunts have seen Mr Johnson dangling from a zip-wire and dancing to the Spice Girls at the 2012 Olympics .
Boris Johnson donned a hairnet to pose as fishmonger at seafood factory . Mayor of London tried his hand at tuna loining and salmon filleting . Mr Johnson was meeting apprentices at the factory in Chessington , Surrey .