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Thursday, 15 January 2026

Good start to the New Year for the Cornish Sardine fleet!

 


After a tough few months in the run up to Christmas the sardine boats are enjoying better fishing in both Mounts Bay and Mevagissey. The last few days have seen hundreds of tons of fish brought ashore as the fleet took advantage of some better weather after the devastating blast that was Storm Goretti - a storm in which 80% of the tress on the iconic St Michaels Mount were brought down. Over 60,000 people were without power in Cornwall, some for three days. However, the boats from Newlyn were soon back at sea to take advantage of the cold but calm weather conditions.