#FishyFriday in Newlyn

The netter Annie May is 'up on the hard' for some minor attention below the waterline...

as #FishyFriday's auction gets underway...

more of the auction action being caught for the forthcoming TV series...

plenty of hake from two netters this morning...

while the beam trawlers landed a few soles of the Dover...

and megrim variety

along with other flats like these plaice...

and monk tails...

all sharks seem to have particularly penetrating eyes more reminiscent of felines...

whereas the ling is one of those that sport goggle-eyes when brought rapidly to the surface...

plenty of mackerel again from the handliners - despite the gale force winds that hit the south coast...

along with a good box of scad...

four different kinds of shark...

and with summer all but over and the weather showing distinctly autumnal tendencies the number of John Dory landed is diminishing week on week...

those ray wings look too tasty...

probably the first time a netter has ever landed a bag of scallops?..

specimen thornback ray...

the lightness on the feet is almost balletic...

you can just make out the row of 'eyes' on the open scallop...

whereas these haddock...

and hake are there for all to see...

another good shot of MSC Certified hake form the Britannia V...

making Newlyn England's premiere hake port...

just a few blackjacks from the Govenek of Ladram...

as the sun begins to throw some light over the harbour forklifts sweep in to pick up the pallets of fish boxes...

not quite dawn yet over the Annie May...

and the harbour.

Mid-week fish market in Newlyn

The buyers gather round auctioneer Ian for the first auction of Wednesday's market...

with some prime fish like these big tub gurnards...

monk tails...

and a good mix of flats and ray...

including these cracking plaice...

all caught on film...

looks like the beamer William Samson Stevenson was scarping those patches of hard ground or a wreck again judging by the number of conger eels they landed...

along with a dozen boxes...

of the crabbers' go to bait, the lesser spotted dogfish which are abundant around coastal waters of the UK...

just the odd John Dory...

while it will be interesting to see where these urchins end up later today, maybe a taster dish at The Shore restaurant in Penzance...

along with these immaculate squid...

and some tasty looking scad...

plenty of mackerel with the handliners yesterday from St Ives...

while whiting...

a few cod...

and the odd turbot...

more than enough to put a smile on Mr Cripps face...

the sum total of hake on a market with no net fish...

the gaping jaws of tub gurbnard...

and this unusual catch...

a handful of haddock...

and plenty of megrim soles...

the staple diet of the beam trawl fleet...

a  brace of JDs..

on a morning devoid of sunshine...

as work on the market roof continues...

to fit solar panels...

in two rows the length of the fish market roof...

down the end of the Mary Williams pier, the ex-Breton trawler..

,Breizh Arvor...

showing off her twin-rig trawl...

spread by Thyborøn doors...

and the heavy combination bridle complete the rig...

and her new paint job...

a huge storm front passes over St Michaels Mount...

and Newlyn.

FISHERIES INTERNATIONAL STUDY BURSARY PROGRAMME

Personal Development through International Study

Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS) is once again advertising its International Study Bursary Programme, designed to help the career development of those working in or with the commercial fishing industry: catching, processing, supply chain, NGO, academia and so on. Awards will be made to winning applicants who have identified a specific short international study trip they believe will benefit their career and their ability to contribute to the sector in Scotland. The overarching theme of the study visit will be to address any aspect of fisheries innovation and sustainability.

This is a competitive Programme, with the best applicant receiving a study bursary each year. It is open to any Scottish-based individual, without gender or other bias.

Download the 2018/19 International Study Bursary Application Form.

Singing the Fishing

Fishing, as it was in the days before logbooks, licenses and the Landing Obligation - the best kind of programme making from by the BBC capturing life in Britain through music and the spoken word.

Taken from the album Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger & Charles Parker 'Singing The Fishing’ 1966 on Argo Records. Written by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. First transmitted on August 16th 1960 for the BBC Home Service, this compelling recording of radio-ballads (the third of eight recorded between 1958-1964) proved so popular that the BBC were inundated with letters of praise and requests for repeat airings. 

Six parts of the series became available on LP via Argo Records between 1965-1970, until the brilliant Topic Records released all eight parts on CD direct from the original masters between 1999 & 2008. The radio-ballads were described by Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger as 'the work of a team of singers (inc A.L. Lloyd, Ian Campbell, Isla Cameron, John Faulkner & Joe Heaney), songwriters (MacColl & Seeger), technicians (Charles Parker), instrumentalists (including Dave Swarbrick & Alf Edwards) and others who were consciously attempting to apply the techniques of folk creation to one part of the mass media...radio’. 

This part is in essence a trilogy, and tells of the three generations in the lifetime of British fishermen in the early 1900's, sail, steam and diesel. The BBC eventually got rid of radio-ballads and their unit dedicated to it shortly after these recordings were made, even going as far as to sack Charles Parker (producer of these recordings) in 1972, however over 5000 hours of recordings made by Parker are now available on the internet. MacColl & Seeger's history speaks for itself and their contribution to British folk is only strengthened by this excellent collection. 

These recordings have been put up for the enjoyment and education of others unable to hear them at the time. Any requests for them to be taken down from youtube will result in their immediate removal. All rights to the owners.