Weather conditions force the year's highest tide.

The AA makes it in through the gaps at high water.....

and heads for her berth......

with the heavy ground swell of late causing a run in the harbour, the Janie en Klaas' fenders are chaffing away.....

over in Penzance, the heavy ground swell has claimed a victim during the day.......

as the Scillonian III makes her way though the gaps.......

a trio of sea canoeists enjoy the choppy harbour waters......

as the high tide completely submerges the Abbey Slip access road and the footpath alongside.

Tranquility.

 Trelawney's top quality tails.....

 otolith collection, wonder what happens to them all?......

 sometimes the strain just gets too much.....

 scallops come by the bag......

 not quite a giant Humboldt squid - these fish only live for around 18-24 months so this is a real old timer......

 good run of turbot for the Twilight III......

 along with matched her pairs of sole - Dover soles are placed white side to white side when iced in the fish room to keep the belly flesh clean and as white as possible......

 a better start to the day after the previous evenings gale of wind......

 an ultra sleek Kingfisher hull at dawn......

 after a good night, the blackboard gremlins appear to have aged the man.....

 less wet stuff in the sky this morning.....

while Penzance was looking positively tranquil - if new plans for the harbour are adopted there could be a significant increase in the number of boats berthed over the winter and while on passage.

Wet wet wet!

 One of a dozen kids whom no doubt incurred mother's wrath on their return home......

 probably the highest tide this year, with a weather surge on top of a 19.4 foot tide saw the fleet riding high.....

 no, the Billy Rowney is not about to go scalloping......

 but the Jacoba has taken the dredges off to go in the Dry Dock over at Penzance.

'Cags' Lacy wins Queens Gallantry medal for Trevessa rescue.

50 mph winds, heavy seas and then a fire in the engine room heralded in the New Year for the crew of the beamer Trevessa last year. Coming to the aid of the stricken vessel and crew, SAR helicopter Rescue 193 was despatched from RNAS Culdrose with winchman Dian Lacy aboard. After working in 'the worst conditions ever experienced' by Lieutenant-Commander Shepherd, the crew were safely taken off the boat. All members of the helicopter crew have since recieved awards.

Some of these dramatic events are covered in episode four of the Discovery Channel's Trawler Wars as skipper Steve Mosely aboard the Billy Rowney is charged with retrieving the abandoned gear of the Trevssa in conditions that fishermen might play down at times and descibe as 'a bit scuffly'.

Trawler Wars episode guide.

Fish for thought.

 Seems some of Debbie's more senior customers are becoming truculent.......

 despite a big ground sea the sardine boats were out in force overnight.......

 bagged and ready to go, monk fish livers make a very fine pate.....

 filming in advance of Fish for Thought man Paul's judging debut......

 Mr Oliver keeps the bids coming.......

 just enough room on the quay to sort the wire......

according to the scientists, consumption of oily fish increase your brain power!

Fisherman rescued from capsized boat off porthleven.

The Donna Mary capsized as she was fishing off Porthleven around 1330 this afternoon. Holidaymaker Nina Schofield captured the incident as it unfolded from the shore. One crew member managed to make it ashore while the other was taken off by SAR helicopter from Culdrose which arrived on the scene, the fisherman was airlifted to Treliske Hospital near Truro for treatment.

Final Mission.

Not imminent but soon, Newlyn's Mission along with six others around the UK will close its doors sometime in the next five years.

A downturn in the size of the nation's fishing fleets and in donations have contrived to make the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen take this drastic action in order to reduce its overhead. Alternative ways are planned to deal with the Mission's traditional support role for the industry.

Newlyn's Mission had its heyday of recent years back in the 70s and 80s when large numbers of visiting vessels headed to the South West for the mackerel fishery.