For a change the netter Ajax is fishing within range of the AIS tracking systems. Looks like she has just been steaming back westwards to pick up the next tier of nets.
Sunday 25 May 2014
Keeping track of the netter Ajax
For a change the netter Ajax is fishing within range of the AIS tracking systems. Looks like she has just been steaming back westwards to pick up the next tier of nets.
Saturday 24 May 2014
Mike Collier explains why the Nelwyn Fishermen's Mission is being closed
Mike Collier talks to BBC Radio Cornwall's Donna Birrell.
Friday 23 May 2014
Pirates on the Promenade hauls into view over the horizon!
Come and enjoy a cream tea in the sunshine on what used to be Keel Alley...
still no sign of the new ice works being commissioned...
looks like a few hours more work needed on this inshore trawler's net...
10 kilos of big bright bony tub gurnard - a fabulous fish to eat...
there's a sting in the tail of this ray for sure...
tidy boots...
plenty of mackerel being caught this week...
and some of the boats like the netter Govenek of Ladram have put ashore good shots of turbot...
just three full beam trawl trips on the eastern end of the market...
with a good selection of inshore fish from around the coast, many of the boats make good use of these insulated tubs to hold the fish in iced water while they are at sea - the boats are too small to have any kind of fish room to store the catch during the time they are at sea...
plenty of deck space with the smallest of Rowse's crabbers, the Harriet Eve...
more visiting trawlers in berth...
including the two big steel stern trawlers form North Devon, the Our Olivia Belle...
with her on-board advertising...
showing off the business end of the boat and the heavy footrope she works on her trawls...
Spirtited Lady, the latest stern trawler to join the south west fleet is looking good in the morning sun...
while the Cloudy is a boat with an interesting name...
there's even a pair of Imogen's in the port, numbers II and III...
seems that the popularity of inshore trawling is growing...
there's some heavy construction kit in the lorry park...
was probably a good night for sure...
anyone stuck for pirate gear...
has to look no further than Penzance's very own scurvy-ridden ship selling pirate attire in the form of the ex-gill netter, Ar Baeergan - the boat earned her name form her fishing days when she was christened the Bag o' Rags by other fishermen in Newlyn her original name being in Breton from her home port of Guilvinec - her original name was La Barcolle which is the Venetian boat song or song of the Gondoliers...
what every good pirate should have stashed behind the passenger seat of his trusty transport...
as always the pirates support those most worthy of nautical charities...
who will both be in attendance over the weekend as Penzance makes a bid to become the pirate capital of the world with the greatest number of pirates ever to be press-ganged on to the prom!
Thursday 22 May 2014
Two Scottish fishermen missing since Tuesday - rescued today!
Two fishermen feared lost at sea off the Aberdeenshire coast survived on a bottle of water and two biscuits.
Jim Reid, 75, and his grandson David Irvine, 35, from Inverbervie, are back on dry land after being found in their creel boat on Thursday morning.
They were discovered about 46 miles off the coast of Montrose by another fishing vessel, the Sylvia Bowers DS8.
The pair, who had been missing since Tuesday, said they were "glad to be found".
The fishermen failed to return to Gourdon harbour on Tuesday when they lost their way in fog about half a mile off shore.
Their 16ft boat, the Water Rail, ran off course when their compass stopped working.
They were unable to call for help as Mr Irvine had forgotten to bring his mobile phone with him, and the pair were forced to survive for two days on just two biscuits and a bottle of water.
'Over the moon' Mr Irvine said he and his grandfather were "pleased to see the Sylvia Bowers" when they were rescued before being taken ashore at Montrose lifeboat station.
And crew member Mark Spence said the pair were "perfectly fine" after they were picked up.
Full story form the BBC
Jim Reid, 75, and his grandson David Irvine, 35, from Inverbervie, are back on dry land after being found in their creel boat on Thursday morning.
They were discovered about 46 miles off the coast of Montrose by another fishing vessel, the Sylvia Bowers DS8.
The pair, who had been missing since Tuesday, said they were "glad to be found".
The fishermen failed to return to Gourdon harbour on Tuesday when they lost their way in fog about half a mile off shore.
Their 16ft boat, the Water Rail, ran off course when their compass stopped working.
They were unable to call for help as Mr Irvine had forgotten to bring his mobile phone with him, and the pair were forced to survive for two days on just two biscuits and a bottle of water.
'Over the moon' Mr Irvine said he and his grandfather were "pleased to see the Sylvia Bowers" when they were rescued before being taken ashore at Montrose lifeboat station.
And crew member Mark Spence said the pair were "perfectly fine" after they were picked up.
Full story form the BBC
After serving the community for over 100 years Newlyn's iconic Fishermen's Mission is put up for sale!
NEWLYN'S Fishermen's Mission, which for generations has been the social hub of the port as well as the first port of call for distressed fishermen, is to be sold.
However, the charity has said it plans to lease back part of the building and hopes facilities such as the canteen and showers will continue to operate, albeit under different owners.
The building, which includes a canteen, catering kitchen, meeting rooms, guest accommodation, showers and a four-bedroomed maisonette, will be sold with an initial guide price of £500,000.
The Mission will look to rent office space for staff members, a quiet space for a memorial room and aims to find a suitable home for the large collection of ships' models.
David Dickens, chief executive of the Fishermen's Mission, said the sale was part of a national policy with the buildings at Newlyn, Peterhead and Fraserburgh the final ones to be sold and that the Mission was not about to turn its back on Cornwall.
"The needs of fishermen have changed and we no longer need facilities with accommodation," he said. "More importantly, these centres have been eating away into our reserves and preventing us from developing the services we really need to offer our fishermen in the 21st century and beyond.
"Our work in Cornwall has grown considerably in the past two years and we have been strengthening the team here and will continue to do so in the future."
He said the group helps fishermen in a different way now and could no longer have staff spend time looking after a building, before pledging a commitment to Cornwall.
In the past few months the Fishermen's Mission has made emergency grants of more than £119,000 to 234 fishermen in the county as well as distributing 250 lifejackets to fishermen as part of the Fishing Industry Safety Group campaign.
The building was gifted to the Fishermen's Mission in 1911 by the Bolitho family and Mr Dickens stressed the proceeds from the sale would be ring-fenced to be spent in Cornwall.
He added that selling by limited tender would enable the Mission to place provisos on the new purchaser and although he could not offer guarantees, he very much hoped that the canteen would continue to operate.
He added that informal talks had taken place with two local people interested in running the canteen.
Douglas Williams, a member of the Mission's local advisory committee, said: "The building is a very powerful feature of Newlyn and in a perfect location but times and needs change, as has been seen this past winter.
"The staff at Newlyn are working throughout Cornwall but we are very keen to ensure the Mission maintains its identity in Newlyn."
The property is being offered for sale through Smiths Gore with a tender date set for July 4.
Full story from the Cornishman newspaper:
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| Mission superintendent Keith Dixon manning the tea urn |
The building, which includes a canteen, catering kitchen, meeting rooms, guest accommodation, showers and a four-bedroomed maisonette, will be sold with an initial guide price of £500,000.
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| The mission building has been an icon of Newlyn for over 100 years |
The Mission will look to rent office space for staff members, a quiet space for a memorial room and aims to find a suitable home for the large collection of ships' models.
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| The mission chapel has a superb collection of model fishing boats |
David Dickens, chief executive of the Fishermen's Mission, said the sale was part of a national policy with the buildings at Newlyn, Peterhead and Fraserburgh the final ones to be sold and that the Mission was not about to turn its back on Cornwall.
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| The Mission still intends to feed the hungry fishermen of the port |
"The needs of fishermen have changed and we no longer need facilities with accommodation," he said. "More importantly, these centres have been eating away into our reserves and preventing us from developing the services we really need to offer our fishermen in the 21st century and beyond.
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| The chapel is big enough to host meetings and displays |
"Our work in Cornwall has grown considerably in the past two years and we have been strengthening the team here and will continue to do so in the future."
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| There is an historic model of the Mystery the world's first ever trans-oceanic voyage by a small boat |
He said the group helps fishermen in a different way now and could no longer have staff spend time looking after a building, before pledging a commitment to Cornwall.
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| There is potential to develop the big refectory room |
In the past few months the Fishermen's Mission has made emergency grants of more than £119,000 to 234 fishermen in the county as well as distributing 250 lifejackets to fishermen as part of the Fishing Industry Safety Group campaign.
The building was gifted to the Fishermen's Mission in 1911 by the Bolitho family and Mr Dickens stressed the proceeds from the sale would be ring-fenced to be spent in Cornwall.
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| The Mission provides a place for fishermen and fishworkers to eat, meet and greet |
He added that selling by limited tender would enable the Mission to place provisos on the new purchaser and although he could not offer guarantees, he very much hoped that the canteen would continue to operate.
He added that informal talks had taken place with two local people interested in running the canteen.
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| Local charity work is at the heart of the Mission's mission |
Douglas Williams, a member of the Mission's local advisory committee, said: "The building is a very powerful feature of Newlyn and in a perfect location but times and needs change, as has been seen this past winter.
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| Senegalese fishermen talking - many historic meetings have been held on the premises |
"The staff at Newlyn are working throughout Cornwall but we are very keen to ensure the Mission maintains its identity in Newlyn."
The property is being offered for sale through Smiths Gore with a tender date set for July 4.
Full story from the Cornishman newspaper:
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Copious amounts of scallops
The Copious, another inshore scalloper visitor in the port...
has an informative video which gives an insight into life aboard a small inshore scalloper - fine weather and plenty of scallops put a smile on the boys' faces.
That recalcitrant boy child, El Nino is a coming and he's the worst behaved - ever
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