Sunday afternoon and it's all eyes on the sea, another shift ended for National Coastwatch Institute member as he lowers the Cape Cornwall station flags...
looking towards a very hazy Lands End and remembering the the NCI was founded here in Cornwall by Captain Tony Starling-Lark and Newlyn fisherman, Peter Rayment who were there along with Jenny Agutter to open first watch station was at Bass Point on the Lizard in November 1994...
Monday morning in Newlyn and all is quiet...
as Stevenson's men of action spring in to action...
as the sun blasts through the heavily saturated air in the bay...
most of the fish on the market came for trip boat landings from the Billy Rowney...
head-on monk from the seiner Acionna...
John Dory from the Crystal Sea...
top quality hake from the seiner...
and some fresher then fresh congers from the big beam trawler...
inshore trawlers managed a few tows in between gale force winds over the weekend...
while the Sea Breeze landed this 204kg bluefin...
there's mackerel out there of you know where to find them...,
bass...
and red mullet too...
the other bluefin from the Elle V weight in at over 630lbs
things brightened up quickly enough...
as the fish market rush-hour got underway...
the gulls flew in looking for breakfast...
as the Nicola of Ladram landed another trip of brown crab and lobster...
while some of the fleet lay at rest.