Plenty of fish on the market this #FshyFriday morning in Newlyn

Friday's market was stacked out with fish from all sectors of the fleet...

though there is now a noticeable drop off in the weight of octopus being landed...

good to catch up with Cefas' data collection expert Gary, seen here taking otolith samples...

and length measuremets

from some handy sized pollack...

down goes another tally///

fine dining buyers were rewarded with urchins...

lobster...

sardines...

and a good day's work from young Mr Pascoe...

while the Britannia V

and Silver Dawn provided this week's final tally of MSC Certified Cornish hake...

plus another pile of unwelcome dogs...

no summer landing wuld be complete without some red mullet...

the rest of the fish are all well covered with ice ...

keeping them as close to +2˚ as possible to maintain quality...

revealed in this box under the ice, megrim sole...

looks like the fine weather is all set to continue over the weekend!

 

The 2026 Cornish Sardine season has started!

 

This year's Cornish sardine season is now well underway with five boats busy each night finding fish. With the latest stock assessment greater than ever the boats have made an earlier start than has been the norm in recent years. Landing alongside the fish market in the early hours of Thursday morning the Inter-Nos was first back to port to put ashore around 11 tons of fish.

It was good to see next generation fisherman Harrison coming down to help out his grandfather land the night's work - the industry needs more youngsters like him!

Landing 11 tons takes a little longer than actually catching the fish and pumping them aboard...

made all the better under the light of the moon and hardly a breath of wind...

young Harrison all set for the next bin to be pulled into place...

as skipper Will checks out the remaining few fish at the bottom of the tank have been pumped out...

digging deep...

plenty of ice is used to chill the fish...

and finish another good night's work.

Mousehole celebrates Sea, Salts & Sail 2026 in stunning sunny style!

A big banner welcome to Mousehole's bi-annual Sea, Salts & Sail Festival...

with over 50 classic sailing boats assembled in and outside the historic harbour...

some rafted up enjoying an afternoon flat calm in the sunshine...

with thousands making the most of the fine weather, soaking up the party atmosphere and enjoying fine food, good music and all the spectacle that these boats offer, more than enough to get the ITV News team down to record the event...

the harbour's new pontoon berth  makes access and boarding much easier for the smaller boats...

Gleaner, the biggest and oldest visitor was built in 1874 in Kitto's yard, Porthleven as a Lowestoft drifter...

and turned out to be the subject of choice for the Cornwall Plein Air painters group, many of whom chose to make the boat the focus of their July paint-out as they captured the stunning scenes to be had...

the 1884 Barnabas hoists her lug in readiness...

 to join in Sunday's Parade of Sail...

along with the historic Maggie Helen which left Inverness some two weeks ago and only just made it to the festival owing to lack of wind at times!..

one local punt fisherman couldn't resist the opportunity and took time out from days at sea to mingle with the fleet...

in particular getting the chance to get close up with one of the most famous luggers still sailing, the engineless Guide Me, she' continues to have a hugely successful racing career, and not many 1911 Cornish luggers have sailed across the Atlantic to do so!..

the fleet passed between the harbour and St Clement's Isle...

in all directions...

and with relatively light airs all were able to hoist a full set of sails...

like the local Barnabas...

which just added to the spectacle...

on display in Mousehole's Rowing Clubhouse where, (under the direction of Sylvia and Leon Pezzack who founded the festival back in 1996) was 'Time less Traditions', an original painting donated by artist Vicky Norman created especially to help raise funds for the event...

who took to the stage to give potential bidders some context to her fitting tribute to the boats captured in action on the water and so evocative of times gone by...

then it was up to local lad Len Maiden to get the best possible auction price...

which eventually went for a festival record of £3,400...

while the crews were busy getting back into the harbour for the prize giving and general end-of-festival celebrations...

no doubt sculptor Francois...

who, with his photographer friend, sailed the smallest boats to attend this year's festival across from Aber Wrac'h in Brittany after reading about the festival online just a few days before!..

time to walk away...

and say, "See you next time"!