Cefas Endeavour summer Channel beam trawl survey

The Cefas Endeavour is back out at sea on survey work again - this time it's the 2012 Eastern English Channel Beam Trawl Survey


Sunny with a chance of Sponge crabs

Posted by Mary Brown on 22 July 2012

We have made steady progress along the French coast. We are catching more and more plaice as we move eastwards.

The big yellow thing in the sky has put in a guest appearance and with little wind conditions really couldn't be much better.

Today we caught some sponge crabs. They are strange looking creatures with pink tips to their claws. In fact they are a similar colour to Jo's nail varnish! Sponge crabs cut up bits of sponge (or anything else if they can't find sponge) and hold it on their backs until it sticks. The sponge then grows as they grow. This one was released back to the sea after the photo was taken.

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It's another sunny Wednesday morning in Newlyn Harbour

 Sometimes you just need to get a better view......

 bright shiny looking fish from the ChloeT this morning, with only a handful of day boat fish......

 signs of the summer with these big grey mullet, the harbours and beaches are full of these elusive chaps at the moment, one for the canny angler.......

 first time visit from the Brixham scalloper Jordan A who landed a quality collection of prime fish like these brill......

 still proving pretty elusive, a tub of Cornish Sardines, heavily iced.......

 bound away fro a day on the pots, the crabber, Intuition moves away from the fish market......

 hopefully it won't be too long before the new one joins her!.......

 plenty of passing leisure trade at the moment.......

 there's a day's work for the crew aboard the big scalloper Jacoba with pallets of tooth bars and chain sat on the qua=y waiting to go aboard......

 Brixham scalloper, Jordan A at rest, no doubt the boys enjoyed a run ashore last night......

 looks like there's a sense of humour aboard.......

landing time for the Reaper.........

you tell 'em Debbie!

Shark pics cause bit of a stir on Twitter!

The now not so intrepid canoeist thinks twice about getting too close.

Just a handful of the comments trending on Twitter today after the photog behind Through the Gaps thought the National Press might like a summer holiday shark pic to liven up an otherwise stifling and sultry Tuesday morning - must try again next year!

Asthore hunting Cornish Sardines tonight

The sardines are still proving somehwat elusive for some, the Asthore will be looking for a repeat of last night's last minute dip just off the Low Lee buoy! That's cutting it fine Mr Bullock!

Newlyn School of Art oil painting course with Neil Pinkett

 Hard to beat! - sitting in glorious sunshine down the old quay watching landscape artist Neil Pinkett busy doing day one of a three day oil painting course with Newlyn School of Art........

after a couple of hours the painting is beginning to take shape.......

 some short blasts ona ships horn can only mean one thing.......

 the St Georges has finally made it out Through the Gaps after her extended refit, if only for some sea trials........

 the Pool Cafe features fresh local fish big time on the menu........

 the old N Holman dock has a new customer........

as a handful of good sized grey mullet head shoal up with the incoming tide.

Pollack Boarding

Through the Gaps this morning, which looked promising...

Dave Rhodes hauling in the Pollack board.

First fish of the day, which turned out to be a very slow day, only 5 fish to show for a few hours towing.

The new Iphone cover now modified so that it does not cover the lens in the top right hand corner. Tomorrow is another day!

A quiet Monday

Plenty of good monk tails around at the moment with many of the beamers out in the deepwater.......

one solitary conger, the ground off Pendeen must be heavy with the beats these days......

guess the owner of knees behind the razor fan.........

dazzling bass on offer again.......

anyone for golf?.......

line caught quality from the inshore boats.......

and a good run of hake from the netter, Ajax........

more signs of summer, squid in evidence with the small trawlers........

so after a week off with fore end probs the EV is back at sea again after taking ice......

the Shiralee is looking good after her annual paint up.......

quiet enough this morning with no wind to speak of.......

can't be many more three weeks to go for the Emma........

a Senior moment, a man at ease at the helm.......

all is well it seems.......

bound for the cradle and the slip........

as the big scalloper, Harengvliet from Brixham heads in Through the Gaps......

new gear going aboard the Ajax just before she sails.......

handy little tender for sale.