Cadgwith men recieve local MP's support

Cove fishermen from Cadgwith on the Lizard have found a friend in local MP Andrew George who is championing their fight against new legislation they feel threatens their very existence - read the full story here.

Loads of rubbish about

One of the few reaming private boats that still land to the local market, the beamer George Johannes, managed by Trelawaney Fish
doing his best to keep prices up against a turbulent european market situation, Ryan shouts the odds to the assembled buyers.....
still in the black, the George Johannes just cannot leave the cuttles alone....
and no doubt Ocean Fish will be keen to add them to this box of good lemons from the Imogen.....
it doesn't come much better than this for quality, bass, turbot and red mullet, enough to make any 2-star Michelin chef's eyes water....
the iceworks is hard at it after the netting fleet have taken what they need for the next tide......
with only the Silvery Spray's ice in a tub ready and waiting.....
down the quay the rubbish scheme appears to be in full swing.....
with larger items heading straight for the skip.....
free of the scaffolding the Mission's galleon glows in the morning sunshine.

Breton visitor, Idatsa in Newlyn.

The Idatsa fishes for langoustine on banks like the Jones' Bank or the Smalls grounds, so'west of Milford Haven - boat of this size plabn on doing trips of around the 11 or 12 days....
a young local gull sees off the visting Icelandic gull on top of one of the Idatsa's net drums....
one of the punts alongside the visiting Breton trawler.....
no prizes for guessing which boat this is from.......
still waters in the early hours.....
the Idatsa waits for the returning crew member......
young Barry Chivers heads out into the Bay for a trial run.....
while Paul Arran makes his way back to the gaps.....

The Idatsa from Guilvenec was forced to call in Newslyn when one of the crew managed to get soemting in his eye while working on the deck. He was taken to West Cornwall hospital by a local taxi for treatment.

Picture taken on a Samsung i900 Omnia mobile phone and uploaded to the blog from the harbourside.

End of an era

Regular maintenance is paramount on the running gear of any vessel, especially any of the overhead deck gear.....
love him or not, Newlyn will miss Grimmy Mike taking every opportunity in talking bollocks to Brussels over the VHF at sea, on TV or over the radio.....
at least his final boat was decommsssioned while still capable of fishing and not reduced to a worn out wreck.....
visiting Peterhead registered Calisha is back on the scallop grounds again.

A familiar story round the other side of the world....

Inshore fishermen in Vietnam are currently enjoying a bumper harvest thanks to the appearance of two species that have made their mark in recent years here in the south west, tuna and anchovies - read the full story here.

Duchy original bound away

Not showing her best side, the Dom Bosco makes her way to a fish market berth...
down the North Quay, some heavy lifting gear is being used to land the Twilight.....
while just astern of her the Aaltje Adriaantje, one of the origibnal trio of steel beamers in the Stevenson fleet, has just dropped a springer to get her away from the quay....
while Gary takes in the bow line up for'ard.....
she still has to come hard astern in order to turn and make for the gaps.....
bound away for another trip......
another eco-friendly fishermean leaves his transport on the quay.....
visiting Brixham beamer lands to the back of a waiting truck......
now showing signs of winter wear, the Nova Spero is waiting for the start of the tuna season....
keeping the fleet at sea, Mobil is doing its bit....
Nigel Taylor makes ready to get a stern rope ashore....
from the Imogen under the command of Roger Nowell Jnr, member of the Seafish responsible fishing scheme.

Next on the list.

Stripped of anything useful, Grimmy Mike's J Anne follows Twinkle's Two Boys on the decommissioner's list.....
the waters of the harbour are relatively undisturbed as the sun goes down....
a punt is being made ready for the mackerel season..........
while down below, there are signs of life aboard the Ripple.