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Monday, 1 August 2016
Monday morning's market on Newlyn
On this morning's market, haddock...
monk tails...
a couple of blues go head-to-head...
while boxes of big rays...
and langoustine would indicate a trip well north of the Scillys...
from the inshore boats there were pollack...
and mackerel...
for the buyers to get busy with...
along with MSC Certified hake form the Ajax...
and a handful of tub gurnards...
with what looks like the chance of heavy rain later in the day with those heavy clouds overhead...
it took two trips to sea overnight for the Asthore to land a full load of Cornish sardines back in port...
a
all of which are brailed ashore 300 kg at a time...
into...
ready for the lorry to arrive from Ocean Fish to take them away to Roche to be packed and distributed...
astern of the Asthore another member of the fleet, the scalloper Men ar Du takes ice...
all set for sea when the weather breaks, the Brixham scalloper, BM19 Marine Emiel under one of the port's youngest skippers, Dominic Welsh...
the poor forecast will keep many of these yachts in port for the next day or so...
the heavy clouds over the Mount tell their own story...
the Brixham registered inshore trawler, BM556 Rising Dawn will get in a couple of tows before the end of the day.