Scallops from the Jacoba.

Heading for the gaps.....

to land as scallops by the dozen come ashore from the Jacoba......
newly appointed harbour commissioner Kevin Bennett can only smile in anticipation as Quentin expounds upon the virtues of tuna fishing.

Tuna time - nearly.

Landing single-handed ......
can be a pain.....
a bevvy of visiting scallopers.....
including the Fleetwood registered Susan Bird......
good to see the slip has a customer again in the shape of the Elizabeth N......
which boat?........
its nearly tuna time as Kevin and Quentin push on with the work aboard the Ben Loyal......
even roping the good lady in to get busy with a brush while the good drying weather continues.....
out in the Bay there are Southerly and Easterly cardinal buoys on the deck of Trinity House vessel Patricia.

Dory fillets steam baked.

Finely chopped spring onions (scallions)......
a pair of John Dory fillets (or St Pierre in France - the black spot supposedly being the thumbprint of St Peter)......
basmati rice with finely chopped dill and dill flowers......
after adding a little olly oil or butter to a square of foil, place the fish skin side down, top with the onions, samphire (or chopped peppers) and sliced shitaki mushrooms, season with a dash of light soy sauce and wrap tightly - place in a pre-heated oven at 200º in a baking dish and hot water (not to cover the foil parcels) and bake for about 10 minutes.....
a few more steamed fresh carrots and its time to eat!

Abby Sunderland and yacht Wild Eyes spotted.

According to Sky News Australia the yacht Wild Eyes and her skipper Abby Sunderland have been spotted by a plane sent to look for them.

Search for youngest solo round the world teenager underway.

Abby Sunderland and her yacht Wild Eyes are the subject of a growing search and rescue in the Indian Ocean. The boat's distress beacons remain active after she had been sailing through winds of 40-45 knots for several days. The nearest boat, a 50m French trawler is expected to arrive on the scene early Saturday. Abby's brother became the youngest sailor to complete a similar voyage last year.

The voyage's blog has enabled Abby to stay in touch with family, friends and followers of her attempt to break the record.

First meeting of the new commissioners.

Newly'n newly appointed harbour commissioners met for the first time yesterday, along with the co-opted members. With so many in attendance the meeting was held up at the Newlyn Centre, St Peter's Hill. As of this first meeting, minutes and agendas will be published for all to see - expect to see a new web site for the commissioners in the future.

Trawl door trials look promising.

Blood letting was for many years standard procedure - Robin Hood was bled to death according to legend - possibly inadvertently - not so with the turbot here - they are bled during the gutting process in order to prevent bruising of the flesh.......
a happy dray man delivers fresh supplies to the Swordfish......
while the road works continue to slow the flow past the fish market outside the Star Inn.....
spotted aboard the Imogen - what look to all intents and purposes appears to be a mid-water trawl door - but with a 'shoe' fitted - the shoe is the bottom part of a door that is in constant contact with the sea bed - skippers check the angle at which the door travels across the bottom from the scratches in the shoe's surface - as can be seen below.....
after only a few hauls skipper Roger Nowell is more than happy with the set of Thyborn dual-purpose trawl doors he is trialling - so far he has seen exhaust temperatures drop significantly and engine revs reduced - which means fuel and wear savings all round despite an apparent increase in trawl spread - the doors have detachable shoes which allow them to be used for both mid water and bottom trawling.......
compared to a traditional set of oval steel bottom trawl doors......
visiting scalloper, Azula in tier.