Both lifeboats were called out to assist a 36ft yacht that had lost the use of its propeller off Porthleven - the boat was towed safely back to Newlyn.
Saturday, 2 May 2015
Both lifeboats aid a disabled yacht in Mount's Bay.
Both lifeboats were called out to assist a 36ft yacht that had lost the use of its propeller off Porthleven - the boat was towed safely back to Newlyn.
Friday, 1 May 2015
Source your fish locally - if you can!
Seems the paperwork trail following fish these days doesn't stop at sea!
Fishing quota 'bureaucracy' causing supply issues for Rick Stein's new restaurant in Porthleven
Celebrity chef Rick Stein has hit out at the "bureaucracy" around quotas stopping him sourcing local fish at one of his new restaurant in Cornwall.
Rick opened his ninth venue five months ago, in Porthleven, which specialises in locally caught species. But Rick and his son Jack, who runs the restaurant, have revealed they have faced constant challenges by all the barriers designed to protect fish quotas. He said they are bogged down with so much paperwork and lengthy waiting times that they have struggled to get any fish straight directly from the town's harbour.
Rick said: "In my day, you just went straight to the boats. I didn't realise there was all this paperwork involved now. "All I say is that we have to buy local fish. If you go round the restaurants tasting food, you'll soon know the ones that use fresh fish."
According to Rick, buying supplies of fresh fish as close to the restaurant as possible was fundamental to the businesses ethos. But to cope with the shortfall, they have had to resort to buying fish from Newlyn, which is 14 miles away, and sharing catches from the businesses main restaurant and cafe in Padstow.
Jack said: "There's a lot of paperwork for supplying from boats - more than you could imagine. "It's important, of course. I realise it's there to protect stocks, and it's a difficulty we have to accept, otherwise the fish will disappear."
Rick Stein's restaurant in Porthleven opened in November last year, in the old China clay building on the harbour.
Read more: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Fishing-quota-bureaucracy-causing-supply-issues/story-26419008-detail/story.html#ixzz3YpIiiqV8 Follow us: @WMNNews on Twitter
| Why boats do boats like this find it so difficult to land top-quality fish locally? |
Celebrity chef Rick Stein has hit out at the "bureaucracy" around quotas stopping him sourcing local fish at one of his new restaurant in Cornwall.
Rick opened his ninth venue five months ago, in Porthleven, which specialises in locally caught species. But Rick and his son Jack, who runs the restaurant, have revealed they have faced constant challenges by all the barriers designed to protect fish quotas. He said they are bogged down with so much paperwork and lengthy waiting times that they have struggled to get any fish straight directly from the town's harbour.
Rick said: "In my day, you just went straight to the boats. I didn't realise there was all this paperwork involved now. "All I say is that we have to buy local fish. If you go round the restaurants tasting food, you'll soon know the ones that use fresh fish."
According to Rick, buying supplies of fresh fish as close to the restaurant as possible was fundamental to the businesses ethos. But to cope with the shortfall, they have had to resort to buying fish from Newlyn, which is 14 miles away, and sharing catches from the businesses main restaurant and cafe in Padstow.
Jack said: "There's a lot of paperwork for supplying from boats - more than you could imagine. "It's important, of course. I realise it's there to protect stocks, and it's a difficulty we have to accept, otherwise the fish will disappear."
Rick Stein's restaurant in Porthleven opened in November last year, in the old China clay building on the harbour.
Read more: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Fishing-quota-bureaucracy-causing-supply-issues/story-26419008-detail/story.html#ixzz3YpIiiqV8 Follow us: @WMNNews on Twitter
Want the latest Fishing News? - Fishing News is sold!
Hot off the press! - Kelsey Media take over the helm at Fishing News.
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| Bringing fishermen the news for over 113 years! |
Worlds largest seafood news provider, IntraFish Media, has agreed to sell its UK weekly newspaper, Fishing News. The buyer is Kent-based Kelsey Media. The transaction was completed in London Wednesday April 29.
IntraFish Publisher, Pål Korneliussen said:
'I'm very pleased to have found a new home for this fantastic newspaper as well as its staff. I'm confident that under Kelsey's ownership Fishing News will remain faithful to its great heritage and its readers by continuing to be the voice of the fishing industry for years to come.
We'd like to have Fishing News readers and advertisers over the years join us in wishing owners and staff bon voyage on this next chapter in a history continuously written for over one hundred years. At the same time we'd like to thank the industry for its continued support.
Readers can rest assured we are not pulling out of the seafood industry. As IntraFish focus more on international seafood industry issues, business news and digital platforms, Fishing News is no longer a strategic fit for us. Hence it was logical to pass it on. We will however continue to publish Fishing News International, Fish Farming International, Seafood International, FiskeribladetFiskaren, FBFI.no, IntraFish.com and IntraFish.no. Our Events arm and Reports will also continue as before.'
Kelsey CEO, Steve Wright said:
'We welcome Fishing News into our business and are committed to maintaining both the quality and the frequency of this well respected weekly newspaper.'
Scottish mid-water fleet tied up in Penzance wet dock in 1979.
A bevvy of Scottish pursers grace the dock in Penzance during the winter mackerel season of 1978 - L_R BF200 Flowing Tide, BF58 Convallaria, FR248 Eschol - there's a glimpse of the stern of a mid-water stern trawler on the right. Might well have been a Sunday when many of the Scottish crews stayed ashore.
May your first day of May be a very #FishFriday May day and here's hoping there's no Maydays today.
A night in port for the port's newest netter Karen of Ladram...
one visiting trawler Spirited Lady...
beam trawl and net fish on the market today...
with a good shot of Dory from the Wialliam Samson...
some of the boats take the trouble to cut out the cheeks form their big monk - they make good money on the market and even better eating - look out for them in your local fishmonger...
like these larger-than-a-dinner-plate turbot...
just the one grey gurnard lurking in a box of reds...
the greater weaver, one to avoid stepping on during the summer when the tide is in on sandy beaches - a rare enough event though - but it does hurt...
plenty of big ray still swimming offshore...
looks like the turbot season has now started in earnest...
Boy Lee, just one of the inshore boats to land pristine fish this morning...
going out on Channel Four later in the year, one to keep an eye open for...
a fresh breeze down the harbour this morning...
keeps the market doorways well aired...
her fate is still uncertain - it would be nice to think someone was willing to take her away and restore or use her in some way...
the Scillonian III heads off early to the islands this morning.
Thursday, 30 April 2015
More fine fishy food comes to Newlyn!
Early season mackerel have given some dedicated handliners an evenings work...
chasing that elusive pot of fishy gold somewhere out in the Bay...
not so for the Harvest Reaper while she is on the slip...
just about time the sun goes down - a stroll around the harbour and then looking for somewhere to eat....
so it's great to find a new eating place in Newlyn - and joy of joys it will be serving mainly fish! - originally founded by the wife of a local fisherman, the Mackerel Sky Cafe created a name for itself in Penzance by making use of locally produced food - now it is Newlyn's turn to host its second incarnation as a seafood eatery in the shape of the Mackerel Sky Seafood Bar - looking forward to trying out the menu when it is fully open!...
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
Missing contact information for photo requests.
Can the two people who requested permission for using images in the blog please add an email address to the request please.
:-)
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