Friday in the Dock.

 Another chance to put Cornish hake on the menu at one of Penzance's best kept secrets.....

 next door to a model hotel......

 she's in the dock again sobering up........

 fresh from St Ives Bay.......

 Scillonian III soon to set to sail for the Scillies.........

 Offshore Marine Solution's Terramare1 looking spruce after a paint job and more.......

 the 83m Fehn Calais is still waiting for orders......

 as is the 289m Cape Frontier anchored over 15 miles off Penzance.........

 the new crabber Emma Louise nears completion.......

 set against a heavy sky, the Scillies cargo ship Gry Maritha.......

 sounds ominous.........

 three, of around one hundred gigs expected to take part in the is year's World Gig Rowing Championships on the Isles of Scilly next month, queue for a space on the cargo supply ship Gry Maritha........

 the penthouse suite atop the Exchange Gallery, possibly the finest view of any property in Penzance.....

 not so bad either are the views from the new travel lodge nearing the end of its build......

taking cargo aboard the Scillonian III.

Fish fraud - get set for another fish fight!

Here's a response from Tim Fitzgerald writing on the Facebook page for EDF (no, no the energy company!) but the Environmental Defense Fund to a comment from TtG about using the web and social networking to put catchers and consumers in contact - like the netter Ajax's web site - the premiss for the discussion was this:

What's really in your seafood? Mis-labeled seafood, or seafood fraud, is a hot topic in the fish world these days. Often, the fish you order isn't really the fish you get. This leaves you paying more for getting less — or worse, dealing with negative health effects. 

Got questions? Post them below & Timothy Fitzgerald, EDF's Oceans Senior Policy Specialist, will answer as many as possible on Thursday, April 12th from 3-4pm EST. 

 Tim Fitzgerald · Washington, District of Columbia 

You're right, being able to reliably track fish from ocean to plate is a huge challenge, and as you know, traceability is one of the biggest issues in the food industry right now. It's great to see fishermen taking the initiative to both track their catch and create a way to connect directly with the consumer about it. Unfortunately QR code usage is still pretty low in the U.S., but I imagine it will continue to rise with the explosion of cheap smartphones. Also check out the Gulf Wild project I mentioned below.

Seafood always seems to be a few years behind other parts of the food industry. So anything that gets consumers thinking more about where their fish comes from, the better

Vacancy - Fisheries Officer

Fisheries Officer

Starting salary: £23,000 -  £27,200

Based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

Closing date: 5pm Wednesday  9th May

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has been the voice for our seas for over 25 years; championing sustainable fisheries, clean seas and beaches and protection for marine wildlife. MCS engages with individuals, communities, industry and Governments to work towards solutions that will achieve our vision of Seas Fit for Life.

Overfishing is a significant threat to marine biodiversity and many fish stocks are in a state of serious decline, with approximately 85% of global fish stocks fished at or beyond their maximum production. It is important that improvements are made, not only to the way that wild fisheries are managed, but also to the sustainability of how fish are farmed. 

MCS’s aquaculture and fisheries programme is founded upon policy reform and targeted consumer awareness through the www.fishonline.org andwww.goodfishguide.co.uk  websites.  Through stakeholder engagement, research and developing fishery improvement projects the Fisheries Officer will work to influence the retail sector, seafood industry and restaurants to support and develop sustainable fisheries.

This is an ideal opportunity for a self motivated individual with an in-depth understanding of sustainable fisheries and commitment to promote sustainable seafood.  The successful candidate will have excellent communication and project management skills to successfully deliver this role as part of a growing and well-respected charity.

Please apply via our application form. Applications should be in electronic format only (no postal applications) and emailed to:  hr@mcsuk.org  Please enter ‘Application for Fisheries Officer’ as the subject of the email.

Download Job specification (Word doc). Apply via application form (Word doc).

Another day in the Bay.....

 Give the man a shout if you are shorthanded......

 BELOW!........

 sail training ship TS Pelican at anchor off Battery Rocks......

 at anchor, the Fehn Calais registered in Barbados basks in mid-day Cornish sunshine......

 so that's why they're called waders........

 carefully does it.......

Mr Billy's, for those who enjoy fine tea penzance has a new watering hole just to compliment the 27 ale houses.

Surveying the sea bed with sonar south of the Scillies.

There gold in them thar seas! The treasure seeking Odyessey Explorer is currently working south of the Scillies. Unlike a trawler, her equipment does not travel on the bottom as she uses powerful sonar, magnetic field devices and an ROV to survey the seabed and then wreck sites.

3100 to go to go!

Ride with the boys in spirit!

Three men from 771 Search and Rescue squadron, based out of Culdrose, Cornwall, are setting out to ride 3100 miles from Oceanside, San Diego to New York Cities, Times Square. We aim to complete the ride in 17 days following the RAAM (Race Across America) route through 12 states, 88 Counties, 350 communities and 170,000 feet of climbing. The team are attempting to raise £20,000 for charity along the way. The Little Harbour Children's Hospice, St Austell, the Cornwall Air Ambulance and the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund. 


We have been working hard raising money in supermarkets, shopping centres and even women's clothes shops! With concerts, children's parties, coffee mornings, auctions and much, much more planned! Donations are available via our 'donate now' tab. We will be offering corporate opportunities to any businesses who would like to support us and the charities. 


We have a partners page, where our sponsoring company logos and links will appear. Additionally, our team will wear clothing printed with their company logos, who choose to sponsor the event.

"It's not a factory out there!"

The EU's 'legalised' support for EU vessels fishing off the west coast of Africa debate continues. Guardian Environmental Editor witnessed this at first hand as the biggest boat in the fleet hauled a trawl with a code end full of fish. Once a rich natural resource for countries like Senegal, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the sea-fishing areas of west Africa have fallen prey to the world's largest and most modern fishing fleets. John Vidal boards the Green Peace ship Arctic Sunrise to investigate a problem that has serious implications for regional prosperity John Vidal's travel costs to Senegal were paid by Greenpeace. The NGO had no say over editorial content 

Extract from the Greenpeace web site:

"It seems the captain of Britain’s largest fishing boat isn’t partial to a spot of tea, despite a kind invitation from John Vidal, Environment Editor of the Guardian, as he radioed the vessel from our ship the Arctic Sunrise, off the coast of Mauritania. (See for yourself in John’s video, above.) But perhaps it was the topic of conversation that was less than palatable. This vessel is just one of many destructive European factory trawlers that our ship has encountered off West Africa in the last six weeks. It’s a classic example of how Europe’s most powerful fishing interests continue to abuse our oceans, at the expense of the local communities that rely on them. While the owner of the Cornelis Vrolijk claims its company doesn’t receive taxpayer subsidies for its operations and that it pays licence fees to Mauritania, we know the reality is rather different. The fleet of freezer trawlers that this vessel belongs to receives, for example, millions of Euros in fuel tax exemptions every year. On top of that, taxpayers pay 90 per cent of the fees for these vessels to access West African waters."