The good ship Mayflower

Fresh out of the boatyard shed is the latest new build for the Cornish fleet...

the Mayflower is the latest ring netter in the now familiar Ocean Fish colours...

nearing completion...

with her new style prop designed to minimise acoustic interference in the water when using her fishfinding sonar to fund the shoals of sardines...

she is a big boat for a big bloke...

here is soon to be skipper of the new boat, Pete 'Two Kits' Buckland...

this is a kit...

kits were used on the market years ago for big fish like ling, cod and ray - a kit weighs ten stone - there is positively no connection between that fact and Pete's nick-name.

Monk on Monday

Looks like the ormac boys are about to start work replacing the huge granite facing stones on the prom...

whereas the diggers have just about done their work on Nelwyn Green...

with just a final section of handrail to be replaced...

Tom will be left in peace to do his job keeping watch...

it's Lionel that should be the one smiling as he now has an assistant for the first time in his life! -welcome to Lauren, the newest recruit to Newlyn harbour staff...

 three big trips from beam trawlers this morning...

keep the buyers busy bidding...

a good run of plaice just some of the fish 

wrestling with a big cod...

never keen to relinquish their otoliths...

the boats have to queue for ice...

community spirit from Debs in the Starr Inn

don't forget!

Cornish Summer Sardines courtesy of Nathan Outlaw's new book, Fish Kitchen

Soused Sardines and Mustard

Take six fresh Cornish Sardines...

butterfly fillet them...fry them gently for a few minutes until golden...

pickle some finely shredded white cabbage with cider vinegar for an hour after gently frying the cabbage, garlic and onion - don't overheat! - then use to cover the cooked fish to serve...

make a simple salad cream with cream, egg yolks, garlic, whole grain mustard and lemon zest...

whisk in the veg oil slowly to begin with as you would a mayonnaise and serve alongside the fish.

Nathan's superb collection of fish recipes is just what you would expect from the Uk's only Michelin 2 star Fish restaurant - check out your copy here.

This week's #FishyFriday challenge - identify this fish - a member of the mackerel family?

There are a few of these being caught in Mount's Bay...

with a mackerel-like mouth...

and a tuna-like tail!

Newlyn snake charmer

Bideford registered Our Olivia Belle heads for the ice works and takes 3 tons of ice for her next trawling trip.

Icing time on #FishyFriday

 

Sun's nearly up...

plenty of work for Cormac this year still to do...

though the path on the front...

is almost complete...

one little section to tarmac...

which will give Toma little peace on watch...
 

a long night... 

for Dan on the sardines...
 

with a full trip in the tanks... 

plenty of mackerel still in the Bay...

thought very short supplies of white fish on the market make prices high...

taking a rope ashore...
 

in the ice berth... 

with the new card control system which allows boats to take any amount of ice rather than multiples of a ton...

though the delivery system is ye to be completed!

Taking ice