AIS live tracking around Mount's Bay and Land's End is here.

The new AIS tracking page from VesselTracker is now live.

Visitors to the blog can now use AIS to the track the local fishing fleet and other vessels as they pass Land's End or enter Mount's Bay. Earlier today, the tall ship Bistian Radich came round the Lizard,followed the shore closely via the Mount on her way to Land's End - she is currently bound for Waterford in Ireland.


Users may see minor changes made as the AIS live tracking page is optimised for display on a range of web browsers.

STS Frydryck Chopin Poland bound

"Pecheurs en Mer" Galerie 'Lumiere et de Vent' Carteret, France.

Exhibition details here.

Les pêcheurs en mer by Antoine SOUBIGOU |

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From the same photographer, a trip aboard the Yannick - Youtube video

Freelance photographer, Antoine Soubigou spent 17 days in the Irish Sea on board the Cherbourg trawler, Yannick, to show the working conditions and lives of fishermen. "This story I really wanted to do," he insists.

In 30 color photographs and video, Antoine Soubigou tells of the adjustment period being at sea, life on board, hauling the trawl, the pace of work ... "Being on the bridge every 3 hours, day and night, and working in all weather conditions requires physical and mental qualities," he says with admiration.

The role of the skipper to find fish, the versatility of the mechanic "who has a hat for cooking between maintenance and maintenance" deafness from the being exposed to the hum of the engine regularly and he misses nothing, otherwise the smell of diesel and fish.

A story larger than life and a tribute to the men of the sea "to the profound dedication with which they carry out this difficult and dangerous profession."If you happen to be over in France and find yourself in Carteret you can catch an exhibition of the photographs and the video until September 4, every day (except Wednesday), 15 h 30-19 h 30, at the Light and Wind Gallery, 14, rue Cape Carteret. Free admission.

Misty Monday - top turbot on offer from Newlyn.

An abandoned cutlass after what was probably another world record, this time for the biggest pirate party........

grab a bargain, one Fiat Scudo diesel van for sale........

Deb's daily brain teaser........

a lone visitor takes in the view..........

sitting down on the job, must have been a hard weekend for some.........

top quality turbot wait for the auctioneer's shout..........

last glance at the weekend's work for the Tracey Claire..........

very mixy fishing with the Cornish Sardine fleet at the moment this early is the season.......

at almost 9 Kg this fish should make well over £200 at auction this morning........

a couple of historic wooden ships in berth, one a good deal older than the other.........

gull's view of the working deck on the Admiral Gordon.

Pirates on the Prom - Jubilation as Penzance Pirates smash the World Record!

Angie Butler and Clare Trevaskis must be two very happy ladies with Sunday's hugely successful piratical perambulations in Penzance - enjoy photos of every possible pirate permutation along with parrots, flags and a pirate ship hove too off the prom!

Spot those familiar pirates - Raid the picture gallery as 8,734 pirates pillage the prom!

Mac friendly picture gallery here.

Listen to a live recording as news reaches over 8,ooo of the world's fiercest pirates as they plunder and pillage Penzance promenade!

In quieter times Clare can be found hiding in the shop aboard the good ship Bag o' Rags (ex-Ar Bageergan) in Penzance wet dock.

What a picture.

Luckily, members of a Bedford Art Club are undeterred by the lack of sun for which Newlyn has drawn artists from all over........

all set for the off, now where did I put that ticket?........

latest boat to join the fleet in Newlyn, a new crabber joins the Rowse fleet.......

often spotted on the AIS fishing up channel, the Grand Saint Bernard was pulled in by a Fisheries Protection boat......

always gear to do.......

engine in.......

ice time.......

poles at the ready.......

the Navy guys take a stroll after coming ashore form the detained Grand Saint Bernard......

while the crew discuss their plight - good to see a youngster aboard the boat though.....

smile for the camera.......

the man from the MMO lend a and to let the ends go.

Rare photo - the colour of the sky today!!