Welcome to Through the Gaps, the UK fishing industry's most comprehensive information and image resource. Newlyn is England's largest fish market and where over 50 species are regularly landed from handline, trawl, net, ring net and pot vessels including #MSC Certified #Hake, #Cornish Sardine, handlined bass, pollack and mackerel. Art work, graphics and digital fishing industry images available from stock or on commission.
Not pair trawling but a pair of trawls...... off with the old keel...... part way through a paint up aboard the Billy Rowney as the Easter break halts progress...... while the Hannah G's name and numbers have just been completed by Cyril Nicholas of Squirrel Signs on 01736 787487..... the grub has gone aboard and it seems that the boys aboard PZ51 seem hell bent on making sure they get their quota of five a day...... time for Nathan to take off the shore power supply....... haul up the mizzen....... head through the gaps...... and out to sea past a practicing gig on what will be a lengthy tide for the netters.
On guard!, the Anglian Princess is back on station as northerly winds whip across the Bay...... the gig Mermaid gets in some rowing practice in choppy waters.
Artist Nick Henshall's muse, Jeff Page features in may of the works that are now on show...... at the Tolcarne Inn in Newlyn........ the artist himself was present at a packed pub on Thursday night to mark the opening of his first personal exhibition in his home town of Newlyn.
Head for Penlee Art gallery while you are in Penzance over the Easter period for their latest exhibition of Newlyn School art....... the Harvest Reaper's hull shape may have provided inspiration for some local artists.
The impetus on preserving the port's heritage gathers momentum, one initiative under consideration for the planned new fish market at Newlyn is to re-introduce 10 stone (or 60 litre in new money) kits for bulk caught fish like hake. Talks are also ongoing to give coachloads of tourists to the planned heritage centre a taste of the past and once again auction fish in stones and pounds on Mondays and Fridays. There are also plans to bring back donkeys (from a local sanctuary) to help move fish from the smaller boats landing down the quay - but initial talks with Cornwall Council's Environmental Health Department have stalled over the use of giant 'pooper scoopers'.
Keen to be seen to support the development of Newlyn's heritage, Billy Stevenson is expected to offer kits from the firm's stores and is also thought to have located some original wooden carts for use with the donkeys if needed.
Luggers were the traditional fishing boat of choice in the south west - the lug rig makes for the most efficient and powerful means of sailing and happens to look the best when out on the water. many local boats sported the 'dipping' lug rig which involved dropping the fore lug and passing the sail around behind the foremast to catch the opposite tack.
Not pair trawling but a pair of trawls......
off with the old keel......
part way through a paint up aboard the Billy Rowney as the Easter break halts progress......
while the Hannah G's name and numbers have just been completed by Cyril Nicholas of Squirrel Signs on 01736 787487.....
the grub has gone aboard and it seems that the boys aboard PZ51 seem hell bent on making sure they get their quota of five a day......
time for Nathan to take off the shore power supply.......
haul up the mizzen.......
head through the gaps......
and out to sea past a practicing gig on what will be a lengthy tide for the netters.
