Under the figurehead in the legendary Dock Inn, Penzance.
Saturday 21 September 2013
Friday 20 September 2013
#FishyFriday to one and all with flavour of life along the shore in Mount's Bay
With a few days of poor wetaher interrupting proceedings there were ni full trips to sell on the market this morning...
thought the Cornishman had a good shot of megrim soles again...
with mackerel still maing sure they will appear on the menu of local restaurants...
though all of them would have fought over this stonkingly good example of a red mullet...
eight legs are better than none...
top o' the tide sees the huge scalloper Jacoba go into a drying out berth up ahead...
ready to land, the port's super crabber, Emma Louise...
not the home of Martin Clunes, but another windfarm cat on passage...
end of seasaon yachts on the pontoons...
leave go the ends and head for Falmouth in perfect conditions...
maing their way #throughthegaps...
closely followed by one of the local inshore fleet...
the boat that did get cauight in the bad weather earlier in the week was picked up by Penlee Lifeboat...
with her shredded main sail...
and equally shredded foresail...
coming astern...
the windfarm cat heads out to sea...
#leakytap #newwasher just as well the harbour has its own water supply form its very own reservoir...
busy on the quay...
dont miss this chance to be entertained and fed!, local chef patron Keir Meikle of the Navy Inn presides ocer an eveing of pescatorial pleasure in St peter's Church hall in Nerwlyn next Tuesday...
one foot paassenger Scilly bound via the Scillonian strolls along the prom...
while a few pots are hauled off Battery Rocks...
where the Battery Rockers enjoy a better morning for a dip...
strong colours in a Chapel Street shop window brighten the town...
while the last of the summer's beachdwellers takes time out.
Russian Coast Guard arrests 25 environmental activists in Arctic Sea - Greenpeace
It would appear that the Russina authorities have taken a zero-tolernace attitude towards the Greenpeace protests in the Gazprom Oil Rog installation in the Barents Sea.
No doubt many in the fishing industry the world over would like to see their own governments take a similarily hard line when it comes to Greenpeace vessels and activists targetting fishing operations.
Russia arrested 25 activists from the ‘Save the Arctic’ campaign who tried to hinder the work of a Gazprom oil rig in the Arctic Sea, Greenpeace said. It comes after Moscow lodged a protest with the Netherlands over the actions of the activists' vessel.
The Coast Guard boarded Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise vessel in the Barents Sea and arrested the activists on Thursday, coordinator of Greenpeace Russia’s Arctic Project, Evgeniya Belikova, told ITAR-TASS news agency.
The protesters, who were campaigning against environmental risks posed by increased energy exploitation in the Arctic, warned that an oil spill would be highly damaging to the environment and that the extraction of more fossil fuels would add to climate change.
Two more Greenpeace activists, Marco Polo of the Netherlands and Finland’s Sini Saarela, were arrested by the Coast Guard on Wednesday after they scaled the Prirazlomnaya oil platform. They were later released and brought back to the Arctic Sunrise.
On Wednesday, the Coast Guard fired warning shots “due to the real threat to the security of the Russian oil and gas complex facility and insubordination to requests to abort the illegal activity.” They noted that “the ship did not respond to the warning fire signals." The Coast Guard has yet to comment on Thursday’s incident.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry called the activists’ actions “provocative” and accused the Arctic Sunrise of “threatening the safety of the ships involved in the development of the Russian sector of the Arctic shelf.”
Moscow on Thursday drafted a letter of protest to the Embassy of the Netherlands – the country where the ship is registered.
This is the second Greenpeace protest to take place on the Prirazlomnaya oil rig. In August 2012, six Greenpeace activists occupied the platform where Gazprom is expected to conduct offshore oil mining, staging a 15-hour protest.
Full story courtesy of RT.COM
No doubt many in the fishing industry the world over would like to see their own governments take a similarily hard line when it comes to Greenpeace vessels and activists targetting fishing operations.
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| A handout photo taken by Greenpeace on September 18, 2013, shows Greenpeace activists boarding Gazprom's 'Prirazlomnaya' Arctic oil platform somewhere off Russia north-eastern coast in the Pechora Sea. (AFP Photo / Greenpeace / Denis Sinyakov) |
Russia arrested 25 activists from the ‘Save the Arctic’ campaign who tried to hinder the work of a Gazprom oil rig in the Arctic Sea, Greenpeace said. It comes after Moscow lodged a protest with the Netherlands over the actions of the activists' vessel.
The Coast Guard boarded Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise vessel in the Barents Sea and arrested the activists on Thursday, coordinator of Greenpeace Russia’s Arctic Project, Evgeniya Belikova, told ITAR-TASS news agency.
The protesters, who were campaigning against environmental risks posed by increased energy exploitation in the Arctic, warned that an oil spill would be highly damaging to the environment and that the extraction of more fossil fuels would add to climate change.
Two more Greenpeace activists, Marco Polo of the Netherlands and Finland’s Sini Saarela, were arrested by the Coast Guard on Wednesday after they scaled the Prirazlomnaya oil platform. They were later released and brought back to the Arctic Sunrise.
On Wednesday, the Coast Guard fired warning shots “due to the real threat to the security of the Russian oil and gas complex facility and insubordination to requests to abort the illegal activity.” They noted that “the ship did not respond to the warning fire signals." The Coast Guard has yet to comment on Thursday’s incident.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry called the activists’ actions “provocative” and accused the Arctic Sunrise of “threatening the safety of the ships involved in the development of the Russian sector of the Arctic shelf.”
Moscow on Thursday drafted a letter of protest to the Embassy of the Netherlands – the country where the ship is registered.
This is the second Greenpeace protest to take place on the Prirazlomnaya oil rig. In August 2012, six Greenpeace activists occupied the platform where Gazprom is expected to conduct offshore oil mining, staging a 15-hour protest.
Full story courtesy of RT.COM
Guernsey to offer free fishing licences for under-25s
Securing the future of Guernsey's fishing industry is the aim of a new scheme launched by the States.
Fisheries Officer, Chris Morris, said the apprenticeship scheme for under-25s will be a cheap way of helping the industry. He said it was being launched to train the next generation of fishermen. Each apprentice will be given a fishing licence to operate a small boat for up to three years before having to invest in their own full licence.
The licence applies to vessels under 10 metres in length and within the 12 nautical mile limit.
Guernsey's Commerce and Employment department, which is supporting the scheme, says the licence will enable the trainee fishermen to establish a business without the immediate need to buy a vessel beforehand.
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Dougal Lane It is a difficult way to earn a living, it is very hard work but incredibly satisfying”
Dougal Lane President of the Fisherman's Association Mr Morris said to gain a place on the scheme, applicants would be expected to show commitment to operating a vessel and enough skill and training to enable them to launch safely.
Dougal Lane, President of the Guernsey Fisherman's Association, said it was a very rewarding industry to work in. "If the kids start learning the job young, when they finish school they are ready to try out on a boat and a percentage will enjoy it. "It is a great way to earn a living, it is a difficult way to earn a living, it is very hard work but incredibly satisfying."
Fisherman Frank Hallam said it was a very difficult industry to make money in and, even with the free licence, they would struggle.
He said: "If they can get over the first six months and earn some money they might do OK but it is not a regular wage. It is going to be hard for them." Councillor David Cocksedge from the Sark Chief Pleas Sea Fisheries Committee said there were already young people interested in the scheme.
"The idea of a new entrants scheme has always been a key priority for Sark, Alderney and Guernsey and on behalf of the Bailiwick Fisheries Management Commission I am pleased that we have managed to get this scheme up and running.
"We already have young people interested in the scheme and are hopeful that the scheme will allow them to pursue a career in fishing."
Full story courtesy of the BBC in Guernsey.
Fisheries Officer, Chris Morris, said the apprenticeship scheme for under-25s will be a cheap way of helping the industry. He said it was being launched to train the next generation of fishermen. Each apprentice will be given a fishing licence to operate a small boat for up to three years before having to invest in their own full licence.
The licence applies to vessels under 10 metres in length and within the 12 nautical mile limit.
Guernsey's Commerce and Employment department, which is supporting the scheme, says the licence will enable the trainee fishermen to establish a business without the immediate need to buy a vessel beforehand.
Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote
Dougal Lane It is a difficult way to earn a living, it is very hard work but incredibly satisfying”
Dougal Lane President of the Fisherman's Association Mr Morris said to gain a place on the scheme, applicants would be expected to show commitment to operating a vessel and enough skill and training to enable them to launch safely.
Dougal Lane, President of the Guernsey Fisherman's Association, said it was a very rewarding industry to work in. "If the kids start learning the job young, when they finish school they are ready to try out on a boat and a percentage will enjoy it. "It is a great way to earn a living, it is a difficult way to earn a living, it is very hard work but incredibly satisfying."
Fisherman Frank Hallam said it was a very difficult industry to make money in and, even with the free licence, they would struggle.
He said: "If they can get over the first six months and earn some money they might do OK but it is not a regular wage. It is going to be hard for them." Councillor David Cocksedge from the Sark Chief Pleas Sea Fisheries Committee said there were already young people interested in the scheme.
"The idea of a new entrants scheme has always been a key priority for Sark, Alderney and Guernsey and on behalf of the Bailiwick Fisheries Management Commission I am pleased that we have managed to get this scheme up and running.
"We already have young people interested in the scheme and are hopeful that the scheme will allow them to pursue a career in fishing."
Full story courtesy of the BBC in Guernsey.
The big one!
Hanging over the Mount, a big moon on a big tide...
with and end-of-season yacht swinging on her anchor off the harbour at Penzance...
it will not be too long before the Scillonian III makes her way into the set dock as the Scilly season draws to a close...
annual refit time for the Nowell's Elizabeth N.
Thursday 19 September 2013
Big Dutchmen!
A sure sign winter is upon us as the autumnal equinoxe approaches - three huge Dutch pelagic trawlers have spent the lat 24 hours searching the South Western Approaches for fish.
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