Faith in the future of fishing, Karen of Ladram joins the Newlyn fleet.

Steaming down from Brixham, Newlyn's next netter the Karen of Ladramis about to join the fleet...

taking a berth on the new quay to pick up nets and finish off a few jobs before sailing at the weekend...

the boat was the Boy John half of a pair team with the Rosebloom from Peterhead, see more great photos of the boats and others from Peterhead port blogger Alan Smillie in Scotland...

and is now renamed the Karen of Ladram...

and registered in Padstow...

under skipper Simon Porter whose previous command was the Sparkling Line...

the big Spencer Carter N10 net hauler has been fitted in the starboard side with hydraulically operated hatches...

and a new fish handling system built to allow fish picked form the net to get to the gutting table and washer in the port side deck...

how not to paint yourself into a corner - there were still painters aboard the boat last night at 6pm!...

the galley and mess are huge for a 20m boat...

and the quality of the overall build and fitting out is self-evident...

which  means the crew are all smiles in their new home...

the quality finish extends to the wheelhouse...

here showing the view form the skipper's chair when hauling...

and looking astern...

the crew waste no time in putting their whitefish and hake nets aboard...

from the quay...

supplied by Mr Needle himself ferrying the next bag up the quay.

To the Wolf and beyond.

After a weekend anchored in the relatively calm waters of Mounts Bay, THV Patricia spent the day servicing the Wolf Rock lighthouse - nowadays unmanned of course - before heading up the Western approaches.

Last year the fraternity that was Trinity House celebrated its 500th anniversary.

Great news! @Anyfinisposs ible!

Anyfin is Possible is a project funded by the Students' Green Unit at the University of Exeter Students' Guild. Their aims are to promote the eating of a wider variety of fish species instead of the usual five (haddock, prawns, cod, salmon and tuna) to decrease the pressure on these threatened species.

The students find both fishermen and scientists in optimistic and positive mood about the future - as Brixham's Barry Young opines on sustainability, "A skipper who has invested a million pounds in his boat wants to see a future from fishing"

The students have commissioned a series of short films to record their findings.

A brief taster into the impact of overfishing on the marine environment with emphasis on by-catch. If we can eat a wider variety of fish, we can help to reduce the pressure on commercially exploited stocks.

Anyfin is Possible interview with Dr Steve Simpson, senior lecturer in marine biology at the University of Exeter. Watch to find out more about the science surrounding overfishing and what we can do to help!

Part 2 from the Brixham Fish Market series. Hear Barry Young's view on sustainability!

Barry Young talking about which fish he believes are up and coming. Thank you to Brixham Fish Market for letting us film! We had a great time soaking up the atmosphere at the fish market.

Check out the latest news from them and their work - the team can be found on Twitter as @anyfinisposs and Facebook.

Monday's market at Newlyn.

Name that fish...

the buyers get a peek at this mornings big white fish landing form the netter Ajax...

with the boxes stacked not two, or three but four high...

getting the measure of things the Cefas way...

so which fish is this...

hand grading mackerel...

caught by hook and line - notice the insulated tubs the boats use today to keep the fish chilled.

Ship handling masterclass

Handling the 252m tanker UK flagged British Robin in Severe Gale Force 9 gusting Storm Force 10 winds as if she were a punt in the harbour - a lesson in how to drop off your pilot after exiting Milford Haven as the skipper turns her almost beam on to the wind so that the pilot boat can come alongside - class.

Sunday's peace shattered by the sound of ripping chainsaws at work cutting up a boat in the harbour.

No Sunday in service for Quaker THV Patricia...

the entire length of Penzance's promenade is now out of bounds to the public...

Tom keeping an eye on one of five coasters in the Bay...

hardy souls gig rowers...

it says so here...

in Newlyn Harbour looking across the gaps...

as the Penlee lifeboat Ivan Ellen makes her way...

from a run out...

 to the Runnelstone buoy...

powering her way to the harbour...

and the quay...

 to take fuel while the deepest cuts are applied to the hull...

 of the Wayfinder from above...

and below...

right through the hull...

the stem that has seen thousands of seas in her day...

a job that needs doing while the tide is out...

so the guys can easily cut right down to the keel...

just trawled up by local beam trawler Elizabeth N...

this sizeable gun is thought to have been of the kind mounted on the stern of merchant ships during WW1

seen here upside down...

the two lugs that it would have sat in the cradle clearly visible...

with the heavy breech lock and door closed tight shut...

skipper Jed points out to a local naval historian where the gun was hitched afast to the chain mat of the trawl...

the gun was ripped from is mount due to the encounter with the heavy trawl...

some 27 and a half miles 156º from Newlyn - the spot now accurately recorded on the boat's chart plotter...

the boat is one of three on the Nowell fleet...

after refuelling the Ivan Ellen heads back to her berth...

on the pontoons.