Sat am.

 Pigeon post, the plague of Penzance Dry Dock.......

 undergoing her major transformation,the Jacoba is now sporting a new PZ registration......

 the "thickest 1/4 plate" in the west,still waiting to go in the Dolomite.........

 a helping hand, but where is George?..........

 a quick turnaround for the Elisabeth Veronique........

 clear skies and cool hues...... 

 fill the Bay........

 and cover the Orion Art Gallery.........

 under the waning moon.

Hot from the training kitchen!- the first mack baps in Penzance?

 College students take up the FishFight and set about preparing the mackerel- pin boning the fillets.......

 for many, the first time they have handled fish, never mind filleted them.......

 fresh fish need fresh bread rolls, a batch of baps have just finished the second rising......

before they make their way to the oven.......

 with them needed in advance of the battered fish.......

 all whisked by hand.......

not forgetting beer to give it the that classic smooth and fluffy batter texture.......

 two fillets at a time go in the deep fryer.......

before being transferred to warm paper lined trays........

 not forgetting to get the signage done to advertise the wares.......

one mack bap ready to go.......

means one happy customer!

20 tubs of black.

Cold enough to cover the seaside grass and bench in frost......

and why not........

just a faint ripple to disturb the harbour water......

last of the lemons to be sampled.......

and the hunt for the elusive otolith begins, in lemons these are very small but easily aged......

all you need to do is spot it on the glove!.........

Marisco's fish are on the move.......

while Smart's bought into the small cuttles picked out of the Cornishman's huge 20 tub trip.......

three types of ray or skate.......

end to end with Cornish cuttles........

not quite a match for these quality monk tails........

and time for another commemorative shot for the green team.......

this tide the St Georges stuck to chasing fish........

enough to make Hugh's mouth water, line caught pollack......

Marisco monk tails.

And it's not just here in the UK.

How about filling your restuarant menu full of blacklisted fish? That's just what an American restaurant Legal Sea Foods, a 30-restaurant East Coast seafood chain based in Boston is doing this weekend!

Cornish fish and chips best in the UK - almost!

Camelford based Peck'ish Fish and Chip shop in North Cornwall have gained second place in this year's Seafish industry awards!

Robert Peck began his career in the mid 90s working in his local fish and chip shop as an assistant fryer.

In 1998 he set up his own mobile fish and chip business serving the villages of North Dorset. The business grew to such a point that Rob was able to sell it and buy his own takeaway and restaurant in Bournemouth. This business was then refurbished and became a great success but by 2008 it was time to move on.

Rob and his wife Louise moved to Camelford in November of 2008 and took ownership of the town's fish and chip shop. After being refurbished and rebranded as 'Peckish' it reopened in mid January 2009 and has thrived ever since.

In June of the same year Peckish became the first fish and chip shop in North Cornwall to obtain the 5-star Fryers Quality Award. this is the highest accolade Seafish give.

THV Patricia at anchor.

In Mount's Bay over the weekend till she sailed at 11pm - not often the Trinity House vessel Patricia anchors this close to the shore, the MCA's Anglian Princess in the distance.

Empty quays - always a good sign.

Always a good sign, empty quays means the fleet are at sea!.......

except the net fleet of course as there's a full moon and a big tide........

a chance for the inshore boats to fill the market with quality fish......

like this solitary red mullet in prime condition......

or you could go for the best fish cake fish of the lot, the dreaded conger.......

good to see the Golden Harvest back in action again under skipper Alan (ex-Ajax).......

one of the fish that our current fisheries minister, Richard Benyon failed to identify on Billingsgate market for Hugh F-W during one of last week programmes - not a tough one given those bright orange spots you would have thought.