Work and pleasure go together, Richard's two loves nestling side-by-side on the pontoons...
while the sardine fleet are tied up - catches from the fleet across the board are down around 90% in October...
master-craftsmen at work, mind yer fingers Pete!..
the Canners Slip has been very busy of late, it plays a key role in providing a convenient place for the smaller boats like the punt Rachel & Paul to come out of the water for work below the waterline...
and Saturday was no exception...
the harbour are looking to improve the facilities there by providing water and electricity on tap along with a drying out area that will allow the boats to work below the waterline without having to heel the boat over on successive tides...
these granite quoins have seen some action over the years...
as have the gaps as the fleet gets back to sea on Saturday morning, out with the Govenek of Ladram...
St Georges...
and the Louisa N...
wind the clock forward to Monday morning (after not having forgotten to wind the clock back on Sunday) and there is plenty of fish on the market including this 148kg bluefin tuna landed by Ben aboard the Beryl M...
buried under ice, plenty more beam trawl fish...
ray wings...
and brill...
with plenty of plaice...
and the first shot of sardines for some time courtesy of the Inter-Nos...
as ever, plenty of Dovers...
and seemingly still no sign of the octopus landings dropping off, this from one of the crabbers...
shiny, shiny lobsters under hemp...
a myriad of black bream...
that's a solid weekend's work from young Will...
with a better run than for some time...
and a bonus shot of jigged squid to go with the mackerel...
outside the market Stevensons shore staff including head auctioneer Ian are busy landing the Billy Rowney while...
astern, are the boys from the Rowse family firm landing their newest crabber, Michael Edward...
all under the panoramic vista of some slightly damp looking skies!
