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Wednesday 29 May 2024

Mid-week action in Newlyn

Despite plenty of small prawns to deal with at sea and gear to mend in port, there are still plenty of smiles aboard the Revival...


at the end of every trip, deck gear and trawls have to be checked and repaired for wear and tear...


busy scenes aboard the port's biggest boat, Enterprise...


further up the quay it's landing time...


aboard the sailor's star...


another oat highlighting the now crucial role foreign crew like these guys from the Philippines play in manning the bigger boats in the UK fleet...


yet more landing action as yet another Scottish boat, this time the seiner Acionna lands her trip of white fish to the market...


and the importance of recycling old net goes on...


at this time of year, Newlyn benefits from the continuing presence of Scottish prawn boats...


and the occasional classic sailing boat, this time it is the Leader, the largest sailing fishing vessel of her type back in the day.