Joe Andrews - a celebration.

Joseph - Mad Joe - Andrews

Teresa and family will be having a private family service and Cremation earlier in the day but would like to invite friends to celebrate Joe’s life with refreshments at Penlee Lifeboat station from 2pm on 15th April .

All at sea in Newlyn on #FishyFriday!

A very quiet harbour this morning with all the netters away to sea as the tides drop away...

"be-neaped" - what happens when a boat is moored at high water as the tide moves from a Spring to a Neap tide, decreasing daily, it will be a week before they can move again...

what has this guy got on his mind?..

maybe a pollack...

coley...

or Dover sole?..

maybe not a lobster...

certainly bass...

or more hake...

ling...

or monk...

probably not one of these...

or these...

sign of the times, the inshore frdige stacked out with octopus...

the Fowey registered Hollie Faith rounds off the week.

 

Daily landings in Newlyn for the week.

 

April 7th, 2026

• Overview: The week started with a high volume of landings, totalling 28,555.5 kg with a market value of £182,927.50.

• Volume Leaders: The market was dominated by Mediterranean Octopus (Pot Caught), which accounted for over 58% of the day's weight (16,546.6 kg). Monk Head On followed with 2,674.8 kg.

• Price Leaders: Premium pricing was seen in Dover Sole (£19.22/kg), Brill (£17.23/kg), and Turbot (£16.42/kg).

April 8th, 2026

• Overview: A quieter day at the auction with volume dropping to 10,846.8 kg and a total value of £81,809.54.

• Volume Leaders: Mediterranean Octopus remained the top species by weight (7,909.4 kg), followed by Dover Sole (839.4 kg) and Cuttlefish (476.5 kg).

• Price Leaders: Lobsters fetched the highest average price of £30.02/kg, followed by Turbot at £22.44/kg.

April 9th, 2026

• Overview: Activity rebounded significantly with 20,720.0 kg landed, reaching a total value of £155,001.67.

• Volume Leaders: Mediterranean Octopus continued its lead (5,303.8 kg), but Dover Sole saw a massive surge in volume to 3,299.9 kg.

• Price Leaders: Lobsters again held the top spot at £30.05/kg, with Turbot and Dover Sole maintaining strong premium values.

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Weekly Summary

The three days of recorded activity represent a robust period for the auction:

• Total Weekly Volume: 60,122.3 kg (60 Tonnes)

• Total Weekly Value: £419,738.71

• Dominant Species: Mediterranean Octopus was the undisputed volume leader of the week, totalling nearly 30 tonnes.

• Highest Value Species: Lobsters were the most expensive commodity per kg, while Dover Sole provided the best balance of high volume and high value, significantly contributing to the week's financial totals.

National Geographic explorers take a run ashore!

This guy has been lying in wait above the Admiral Benbow pub for years and ready to repel any boarders...

and there's a few heading towards him this morning in small boats...

just in time for the tourist season to start in earnest...

 there's a temporary one-way solution to the missing Ross Bridge in place...

which won't help trade for the dry dock despite the installation of a huge hoist...

the dry dock itself...

is currently dry of customers too...

the livea-board, Ocean Warden has changed berths for the first time in many a year...

both Nowell beamers are in dock this morning...

along with a new inshore trawler currently being fitted out with the help of Penzance Marine...

the Scilly season has started...

Arklow Breeze is still awaiting orders...

while the National Geographic Endurance is busy putting her passengers ashore, no doubt they will have their binoculars and cameras at the ready spotting the local wildlife and natives in their Cornish habitat - as it says on their website about the ice breaker, "The National Geographic Endurance will safely explore unchartered waters and new latitudes, including Northeast Greenland, remote Jan Mayen island, the Northeast Passage and Mounts Bay" it also says she carries "a fleet of Zodiac motorised landing craft, kayaks, snowshoes, and cross-country skis" thoigh some of those may be redundant as the weather has actually warmed up here over the last few weeks,

 

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Busy start to the week in Newlyn

Ex-longliner, Sparkling Line heads up the queue of boats lining up to land...

there's a heavy Scottosh flavout to the market this morning with head-on monk...

and hake...

from the Vision boys

along with red mullet...

and John Dory from Newlyn's biggest trawler, Crystal Sea...

looks like Dan decided to give the sardine marks another try...

monk don't get much bigger than this beauty...

and still they come...

tun after tub...

box after box of Mediterranean octopus...

Danny boy, the youngest beam trawler skipper in the fleet, master of all he surveys...

the MMO keeping an eye on things...

as the the big Rowse potter lands her trip of eight-leggers...

just theone coaster waiting orders in the bay...

two big rival fish firms go head-to-head...

all hands mustered to land the Twilight...

a brace of ex-fishing boats now turned guardships, GV Haulbowline and GV Diligent are still in port...

Margeret of Ladram catching the early morning rays...

welcome back to the Irene, she should be hauled up on the slip at high water this evening.