Despite some pretty atrocious weather to travel in, many of the non-fishing folks die to attend the MSC awards later in the day braved the heavy overcast skies and pouring rain over Plymouth's Sutton Harbour...
and assembled on the quay to be welcomed by Intrafish's Adam Pillar...
and Hugh Grant look-alike, Lewis Colam who had arranged for their Parkol built Admiral Gordon...
to be alongside so that the skipper and crew...
could demonstrate net mending...
cod end closing...
fish identification...
then the gigantic tinned BBQ was already fired up...
and serving grilled sardines...
sited directly opposite the old fish market on the Barbican...
the MSC awards them sleves were held in The Box museum and gallery with its stunnng collection of restores ships figureheads...
some of which hung over the stage...
hosting the event at The Box was down to Tudor Owen from Plymouth City Council, who are hugely proud and supportive of the industry in Pymouth...
and it wasn't long before the Cornish contingent were celebrating when Gus Caslake was summoned to the stage to collect the award for Ocean Leadership on behalf of the Cornish Sardine Management Association...
then it was the turn of Queterie Ng from Tesco to accept the award MSC Product of the Year none other than, Cornish Sardines...
Tom Pascoe, the youngest skipper in the Newlyn fleet with Interfish's Charlotte Clare, was duly summoned to the stage to talk about the sardine fishery in Cornwall...
the morning after provided a bracing walk to Plymouth Hoe and the recently commissioned statue in honour of merchant seamen and fishermen.
