Illegal fishing at Newlyn

Luckily this time its round the other side of the globe!

Pelagic fish and fishing east side of the Lizard

Using the Newlyn Harbour AIS page it is possible to see what sort of fishing activity there is around the coast of Cornwall. There are obviously some significant shoals of pelagic fish off the Lizard - three big freezer trawlers, the Ariadne, Helen Marie and Oceaan VII are working the grounds together today.

Full story from the Ocean Spray's Wayne Evans.

Man overboard on the Ocean Spray, this story appeared in the Daily Mail and with it a few coments that touched on the politics of the fishing industry. What price the pollack the boat landed yesterday.

Scillys Steamship link, sentiment or sense? - the Battle for Battery Rocks

The proposed changes at Penzance Harbour that currently accommodates the IOS ferry link is now under threat. The Guardian published full account of the dilemma Penzance faces.

Last night the plans were rejected by Cornwall Council’s Strategic Planning Committee in a packed meeting in St John’s Hall in Penzance. Of greatest concern to the residents of Penzance are threats by the Steamship Company to up sticks and take the Scillonian (or its planned replacement) to Falmouth Harbour. Anyone who knows the area nautically speaking doubts the reality of this - the journey would be almost twice the distance and involve a trip round the Lizard - not the best place to be in inclement weather!

Huge mid water Dane off to the South'ard

The huge Danish pelagic boat Cattleya is tracked here on the live AIS page as she traverses the grounds south side of the Wolf Rock.

Remember, a dog's not for Christmas!

Mario on the Dom Bosco is about to make another quick pre-Christmas crab landing......
the inshore pair team hit the haddocks.....
festive spirit in front of the harbour offices - someone forgot to turn off the lights on the tree last night......
pollack from the Ocean Spray of varying grades goes up for auction.......
waiting to be filled, transport alongside the Cornwall Ice company wait for orders.....
plenty of good small haddock on the grounds at this time of year.....
with his cod ends hung up to dry in traditional manner, the big Dutch flagged Belgian, Dor et Labora landed at the weekend......

Julian walks a brace of dogs up the market......
to join the other 3 tons landed that morning - the biggest hit of dogs for some time - and a disaster for the boat with medium dogs scraping 50p per kilo instead of the £1 they would have made at any other time of the year!

South Shields has the "Original" X Factor!

X Factor winner, Joe McElderry is not the only star to come from South Shields in the North East of England. Known as the Original this is the first purpose built lifeboat and the forerunner of today's RNLI. The Original was built to provide a safety service on the river Tyne, which she did for forty years, in the process saving hundreds of live. What made her unique was the inclusion of cork - designed to make her the first recorded self-righting lifeboat.