Not the kind of breaking day we have been enjoying for most of the week but that did not deter some of the bigger boats from landing this morning...
like the largest in the fleet, the Enterprise...
with plenty of top-drawer fish like these brill...
bass...
and John Dory...
the inshore boats were also out in force so mackerel made up some of the morning's auction sales...
along with the usual flats like these plaice...
all three beam trawlers landed cuttlefish, though with the price dropping around 60p a kilo by the end of the week the boats lost a significant part from their grossings...
these days not all of the fleet land their ray whole...
many 'wing' their ray and sell the 'frame' to the crabbers for bait...
a few inshore boats like Cap'n Cod made mackerel their target fish for the day...
alongside the fish market the crew of the Trevessa IV...
are busy overhauling both sets of gear...
with skipper-to-be Danny donning a pair of greasy gloves to sort out the port warp...
which then needs more than a slight adjustment to get it to wind on the winch drum...
meanwhile tubs of cuttles are hauled outside...
to be picked up by the forklift...
the Our Charlie Mia is the latest addition to the growing inshore fleet with young skipper Brackan Pearce at the helm...
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after landing last night at the market...
harbour tug boat Danmar assists the Stelissa coming down off the slip...
just a few of the Waterdance fleet between trips...
as the Jen T waits for the Stelissa to clear the gaps allowing her away to sea...
and the harbour goes quiet for a few minutes...
until the work starts again.