she might be registered in Fleetwood but the Udra is essentially a Spanish owned trawler making a landing in Newlyn, come 2026 flagged vessels are due to make at least 70% of their landings into England instead of the current two per year...
that man Cod is off to sea in the Butts...
much too-ing and fro-ing this afternoon...
as the Udra heads out through the gaps...
while a film crew record some sage advice from skipper David Stevens and CFPO man Chris Ranford...
now its the turn of young fisherman, Will who has taken on Chris Morley's Rachel & Paul...
high water on the biggest tide of the year...
time for the Monty of Ladram to move and take on her trawl gear...
that's a fine coating of barnacles below the waterline on Plymouth University's research boat, Plymouth Quest...
just a reminder that if one of those canoes or dinghy's is yours it needs storing somewhere else to allow restoration work to be carried out on the old harbour which will start soon...
high tide doesn't get any higher than this unless there is a storm surge...
sardine boat Pelagic Marksman bound away for a night's fishing...
just gone 7am and the sun has just risen above the early morning cloud...
high-water again...
as the scalloper Southern Spirit heads for the ice works...
there are some fine fish for sale tis morning like this bass...
red mullet...
and monk...
turbot...
a handful of pollack...
and some happy ray...
there are good landings of scallops at the moment over the big tide...
as there are of blue fin tuna...
not the easiest of fish to wrap...
sardine catches have been good...
Ben's big bluefin made it a good week for the Beryl M...
and mackerel were going well until yesterday when landings dropped off...
time to ice the big fish down...
as the sun moves round over the harbour...
and lumpers move in to empty the auction...
the best fed seal in the country...
time to take fuel...
and sharpen the teeth on those dredges...
it's a busy lorry park this morning...
as the boats ride high at the top of the tide...
biggest catch of his life!