Pair team first

Boxes of frozen bait wait to be picked up by a crabber....
with the water still cold, fishing is slack with the pot boats, so it is a question of going through the gear and picking away for the time being......
first time in port and heralding the start of a new venture, the Ocean Star from Fraserburgh has joined forces with local boat Defiant to form the first pair team to operate from Newlyn for some time - previous notable attempts back in the 80s saw the Keriolet and Ben My Chree try their luck for a winter season......
the Ocean Star with the pair partner Defiant astern......
first job in the morning seems to be a replacemnt sweep for the pair team to sort out.....
on the market, the CEFAS team are busy recording small haddock......
while outside a heavy mist is beginning to lift as the sun burns through......
and Ryan conducts the early sale for W&S, there is news this morning of some interesting developments on the way forward for the proposed new fish market it seems.....
boxes of line caught pollack are making good money ahead of the Easter tourist influx.