French trawler catches Portuguese submarine in trawl 30 miles south of Plymouth,

The Daytona is now back at sea after the incident off Plymouth

A Portuguese submarine taking part in a Nato exercise off Cornwall has become snagged on the nets of a French trawler. The warship Tridente has been caught roughly 30 miles miles south west of Plymouth in Devon. It was below the surface when it became snagged on the nets of Daytona, a French fishing boat.

The 220ft navy attack sub which weighs more than 2,000 tonnes was on training mission off Lizard Point coast , got stuck in the net and hit the fishing boat as it tried to surface.

Damage was caused to the nets of Daytona, which was fishing in the area at the time.

A Royal Navy spokesman confirmed there were no casualties from the incident.

Divers are now on the boat trying to see what damage has happened to the submarine. The submarine was assigned to Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) out of Plymouth and was released for the night

An investigation into the incident will now take place.

Dutch WhatsApp group inspires action and collaborative protest!

On the eve of the 2016 IIFET conference in Aberdeen,  Scotland a dutch news site reports on collective action from Dutch fishermen against the EU and what it sees as draconian rule imposition - especially with reference to the Landing Obligation - nil discards.



"Dutch fishermen are planning a series of protests against European rules that they claim are destroying their industry. The ‘Eendracht Maakt Kracht’ (‘Unity Is Strength’) movement says it wants to inform the public about ‘the real story’ of Brussels interference. ‘Fishermen are tired of the lies of politicians and environmental organisations,’ spokesman Jan de Boer told the Volkskrant. The group’s first campaign is planned for the World Port Days in Rotterdam, in the first week of September, when around 50 cutters will sail into the harbour and fishermen will hand out flyers and serve fried fish. 

De Boer ruled out direct action such as French-style blockades. ‘Blockades just lead to more frustrated people,’ he told the newspaper. ‘Everybody should be allowed to get on with their work.’ Brussels quotas EMK’s main grievance is with the fishing quotas imposed by Brussels and the tide of regulation that comes with them. Fishermen are unhappy with rules that state that all fish caught at sea count towards the quota, including those that are too small to sell. Crews are no longer allowed to throw ‘worthless’ tiddlers back in the sea. 

The group, which evolved from a WhatsApp community in fishing communities such as Urk, is also critical of the existing representative groups in the industry, which it says have failed to stand up for fishermen’s interests. ‘The groups in the fisheries sector are always in talks but never strike a blow,’ said De Boer. But marine ecologist Han Lindeboom, of Wageningen University, argued that the fishing industry was already well represented in environmental talks. Lindeboom said that his proposal for a no fishing zone covering a quarter of the North Sea, something he has lobbied for for 25 years, had been blocked by interest groups. ‘There are very few protected areas in the North Sea,’ he said."

Read more at DutchNews.nl: Fishermen plan wave of protests against Brussels 

All quiet on Wednesday's mid-week market.

With fine weather and neap tides almost all the fleet are at sea fishing...

 so just a handful of boats landed for this morning's mid-week market...

name this fish...

scallop season...

all eyes on the fish...

for some buyers only prime will do...

or line caught pollack...

can you put a name...

 to those silhouettes...

the auction done and dusted well before 7am...

three of the biggest sardine boats are all set for the season, last year he first shot was made on July 17th by the Asthore...

crystal clear Cornish waters...

and a harbour full of yachts...

including those on longer voyages...

only in Newlyn...

changing times, the Dolphin pub is now the Post office in Newlyn...

Welbeck, a new shop dedicated to all things for the home with a distinctly nautical air...

with many local touches...

to wet your appetite...

for all things fishy...

another classic restoration project is all but complete...

the Cadgwith boat, Minerva looking superb in Penzance dock...

while that well known Cornish boat...

Sapphire II nears completion of her refit...

unlike the super-yacht now a landmark of the dock for many years.

Star of the show - Rose of Argyll - a Loch Fyne skiff yacht.

One of the Sea, Salt & Sail's favourite visitors is the skiff, Rose of Argyll...

Unlike many boats these days she is clinker built...

on deck, a dozen smoked pollack, harking back to her days as the kind of boat that fished for herring in order to produce world famous Loch Fyne kippers

Rose Of Argyll by enquete2proximite

This short video starts with some fast action below decks as a final rib - still steaming - is fitted inside the hull.

Rose of Argyll is newer than many luggers.  She was built in Scotland and not in Cornwall. Her specific type is a Loch Fyne skiff. She is a replica of a herring boat from the early twentieth century. First sailed as a yacht, she was then abandoned in a garden in the Gulf of Morbihan Gulf in 1990. She was bought and restored and relaunched in 2009. 

Since then, her home port has been Douarnenez. The boat navigates only under sail and port manoeuvres have to be carried out by rowing and sculling because she has no engine.

A little bit of the East coast comes to visit!

White fish from one local beam trawler, prawn trawler and visiting beam trawler...

enough to keep the buyers happy...

and more than enough to keep Mike Warner, aka @eastcoastavocet happy on his guided tour of the market this morning...

thrown in for good measure, some Cornish hake...

and even a few witches...

from these boats...

two of the biggest hitters in Cornish fish...

almost ready now that the fish pump deck gear has been installed...

trawling tales, Brackan and the boys cut out a huge section of wing...

with a bunch of blackbacks forever in attendance...

good to see a Looe man weaving wonders with his mending needle, not a four-legger in sight!...

which should see the trawl back aboard the Spirited Lady soon enough...

another batch of yachts all set to sail.

Mousehole Sea, Salts & Sail Festival 2016

Click to see a gallery of images from the festival on Sunday.

"I travel all over the world for my photographic work, but there are few experiences that compare to the Sea Salts and Sail festival held every two years in Mousehole. To watch as the harbour slowly fills with wooden boats is almost akin to time travel. It reminds me of the old sepia postcards showing the Mousehole fleet of fishing luggers lying abreast, hauling canvas and pulling on cordage. The sights, sounds, and smells all mingling to evoke a very different and romantic era. It is a photographer’s dream. When the boats leave to race in the Bay, with St Michael’s Mount in the near distance, it sends a shock of excitement through even the most hardened land lubber. This serves to remind me of the rich maritime heritage of the village I now call home" 

Paul Masset, Photographer.

Newlyn's new boat.

While poor visibility might keep many sailboats in the harbour...

it is business as usual for the fishing fleet as the Silver Dawn heads for the gaps at the start of another netting trip...

on the other side of the quay, the port's newest - and by far biggest - Cornish sardine ring netter arrived this morning...

sporting some unusual features above the waterline...

she represents a new kind of vessel, not much longer than the Cygnus GM44, Ygraine which used to be considered a 'big boat' for her length, the new boat is huge by comparison...

as she floats well above her waterline as she has yet to be fitted out...

young Jeremy's boat is getting there...

it's all smiles from Andy and Tim this morning...

as blue is the in colour it seems...

from FalFish...

another job safely completed...

can you help Chris get a berth?