Dish of the day - monk on skewers.

Probably the best fish for using on skewers over the BBQ or griddle - monk tails cut into decent sized chunks alternate with spring onion - drizzled with olly oil,salt & pepper - cook's tip - make sure the griddle is good and hot or the monk will be chewy if cooked for too long.

Marine Management Organisation launched at the Queen's Hotel, Penzance.

An all new body that will be all things marine management wise was launched at the Queen's Hotel, Penzance last friday. The MMO as it is known, has a mission to be "the national champion of sustainable development in the marine and coastal area".

Tuna time - sailing night.

Tracey Clare makes her way back to a berth after landing to the market.....
the biggest sail boat for the year, Plymouth registered sail training visitor......
and a pair of patrol/training Navy boats, the Biter has been joined by the Tasker......
due to sail at midnight in order to catch the ebb tide as it pours down past Ushant and L'ile de Sein, Ben Loyal tuna fishing skipper, Quentin Knights takes two minutes out from the hectic last minute preparations.......
the boat is stocked with its own line caught tags which will provide the kind of traceability to individual fish that many of today's customers look for when buying fresh produce.

The boat's exploits this season can be followed on their web site - that's if Quentin finds the time to get to the keybaord in the wheelhouse and to write some blog posts!

Free French commeroative ceremony.

Commemoration ceremony of the call to the Free French Army on the Ille de Sein.....
the three boats on the left of the picture will arrive in Newlyn sometime after Monday, June 28th as part of the 70th anniversary celebration of their first visit during the Second World War.

More mending.

All hands to the net.....

another vivier reverses down the quay to pick up crab for export.....

the stack of mediums grows......

plenty of mackerel over the weekend.......

Mario's youth squad take on bait.......

one beamer, one crabber, one trawler......

Her Majesty's patrol and training vessel Biter is off patrol for the moment - she's a tad smaller than one of her predecessors.....

the streets of Penzance will be full of the bizarre sights and sounds when Mazey Day arrives next Saturday during the annual Golowan Week festival.

Download a programme here.

Fine forecast for the weekend and the coming days.

Popular summer fayre, many of the local pubs do their bit to promote local produce.....
like the Dock Inn by Penzance Dock......
and keep up with the latest technological services too......
so you really can do surf and turf......
the bait keeps coming......
as the punts queue to land their mackerel......
almost ready for the off, it looks like its sailing day on Monday for the Ben Loyal.......
grab a seasonal bargain......
bait on board, its time to head for the gaps.....
let's hope this beast hasn't done with roaring just yet......
says it all.......
a new hair salon is coming to town, but not juts yet.......
a small fleet heads out to sea, yachts, a crabber and a tanker still at anchor.

Fine forecast - time to let go the ends.

If the number of yachts that fill all the available berths at this time of year are anything to go by, Mounts Bay and Newlyn are ideally placed to develop provision for visiting pleasure craft it seems.