Welcome to Through the Gaps, the UK fishing industry's most comprehensive information and image resource. Newlyn is England's largest fish market and where over 50 species are regularly landed from handline, trawl, net, ring net and pot vessels including #MSC Certified #Hake, #Cornish Sardine, handlined bass, pollack and mackerel. Art work, graphics and digital fishing industry images available from stock or on commission.
"It's 25 years just now since we starting fishing with the Budding Rose. ln that 25 years l have seen so many changes in the fishing. Now we go out trip after trip and hardly see a boat. lt's sad really that our fleet has become so small compared to when l first started but l suppose that's what happens when the politician give away your fishing grounds to join the United States of Europe!!
The good thing nowadays is amount of fish we are seeing on the grounds it really is great to see. l know we land a lot lighter boxes* than we used but even so we are landing a lot more. l remember in the early 2000s we sometimes went for up 10 days and landed about 20 ton now often we are out 6/7 days for 32 ton. l see a good future in the fishing but we need quotas to rise in line with what we seeing on the grounds." #eatmorefish
We hope so too Peter, here's to the next generation! lighter boxes* It was common practice for Scottish boats to overfill the wooden boxes they too to sea - it helped them stay stable when iced and stacked in the fishroom!
For centuries, we Europeans have been inseparable from the sea and its fish.
Fish are an important part of our diets, keeping us healthy.
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In 2013, the European Commission, together with Member States' governments and the European Parliament, agreed the new Common Fisheries Policy to boost the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors and make them more environmentally, economically and socially sustainable.
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Christo has visited the area again - this time it's the turn of the Lloyd's Bank building to be wrapped...
there's no escaping the fishy themes in the area...
especially popular are fish dishes...
a dramatic re-creation of a scene repeated many times in her career, possibly with some artistic licence - the netter Ben My Chree entering Newlyn at night in a fresh breeze captured on canvas by local artist Richard Blowey...
plenty of fish for auction on #fishyFriday ...
keeping the buyers on their toes, well phones...
pristine line caught pollack...
turbot with an unusual coloured patch on the belly...
whole monk form the prawn trawler Shekinah...
and some big turbot form the netter Trevose...
with the weather near perfect the fleet are set to sail...
as the trawler Defiant and a netter head out form the gaps...
closely followed by Kevin on the Bess, one of the Dreckly boys...
with a stunning view form the office window...
and a fine day to look forward to...
must be a good day for a sail...
as the classic sailboat Alice heads out to open water...
for a day in the Bay...
the netter Trevose looking resplendent in blue...
on the day that the Blues lost a certain King of the Blues - BB King - The Thrill is Gone!
A short video of the prawn trawler Replenish making her way in through the gaps in Newlyn and the Vision III landing her trip of prawns to a waiting lorry last Saturday.
Overnight, three of the visiting boats made their way back from the banks west of the Scillys to land in Newlyn this morning.
for the lunchtime service today, final year Professional Cookery students, Asleigh and Cyrus put together this decidedly tasty menu for those lucky customers of college's Senara restaurant...
of all the dishes the mighty, the meaty monk & sagaloo proved most delicious and way too popular...
just some of the artisan bread examples on offer to go with...
a feast of fish...
flying out door...
sizzling straight from the pan...
the scallops with apple & vanilla gel, hogs pudding, smoked roe puree and pickled apple. The restaurant is open to the public from Tuesday to Friday including Friday evening - to book, call 01736
335215 or email senara@penwith.ac.uk
