Captured on canvas, art, Newlyn and fish make a compelling combination.

With the refurbishment well under way, enter ye all who dare, the western end of the market is now in regular use...

with a mid-week market of mixed fish from the punts, inshore and beam trawl boats sure to make good money as gales hit the north western waters of the ~UK over the next 36 hours...

so premium fish like this 8kg turbot will make well over £100...

and bass, which since the MLS (minimum landing size) has been increased they have seen a substantial price hike......

one cod, one ling staying close...

the stacks of grey boxes tell their own story, two trips of plaice from the beam trawlers...

another fish auction image, the paint is still wet on this canvas tough, local artist Henrietta Graham who has a studio behind Trelawney Fish has just completed this fish auction study - her and partner Tim run Cornwall Painting Holidays between them and specialise in portrait and marine painting for beginners to experts...

mean the the buyers are busy taking down prices as they work through the trips...

some of the bigger plaice...

the inshore boats all made the most of the fine start to the week...

including the new kid on the block...

that's whole lot of plaice you got there Don...

these boots were made for working...

some of the handliners touched on a few mackerel...

and bass...

while the two beam trawlers filled their boots again with cuttles...

Tom snuck in the odd monk tail...

Mark always lets the buyers now when his fish were landed...

a mixed bag...

another piece of seabed scrap is brought ashore for recycling...

a workboat with a seriously big working deck...

today is day 6 of Seafood Week and these guys all catch the recommended fish of the day, Cornish Sardines nee pilchards.

Infographics and more: Pulse Fishing

The makers of the infographic on Pulse Fishing have very kindly pointed out that there is an English version! Many thanks to the guys @MinistiereEZ

this is an excellent insight into the highly controversial method of fishing whiuch has prompted Bloom Associates to file a complaint against the Netherlands!

Gyotaku - the ancient Japanese art of printing direct from fish.

Fisherman, artist, escapologist and general all-round-talented-guy, Simon Bradley seen here with his adopted herring gull pal...

and TV celebrity Derek, perched on the bow of his punt Stargazy Pie as they steam away from Cadgwith where Simon is based 

in his Porthole Studio...

and currently fishing for cuttlefish, with the occasional octopus thrown in...

it seems the ink from cuttles covers every surface in the boat!..

Simon has been experimenting over the last few years practicing Gyotaku, the ancient Japanese art of printing on heavy paper directly from fish...

like the octopus featured above...

Watch the video to see how cuttlefish change the apperance of their outer body to match that of the seabed!

which was caught whilst Simon was using his GoPro to film fishing cuttlefish using a squid lure off the Lizard.  If you didn't know, Cuttlefish make a superb alternative (and cheaper) to squid and can be used substituted into nearly every kind of dish that uses squid - as Cornwall's very own, Nathan Outlaw will testify in this recipe and article on the ubiquitous cuttle - it comes complete with its own sauce (the sepia ink sac)...

here is one classic Sicilian dish that has featured on the blog before but is a very simple dish with which to try.  Ask your local fishmonger to see if they can order some Cornish cuttles while the season is in full swing!  In Newlyn you could order from Stevenson's Fish shop, Fresh Cornish Fish or Mousehole Fish in Penzance.

Newlyn, at its best in the light of an autumnal Monday evening.

As the sun goes down behind the village, the Scottish trawler Vision III is busy with her stern against the quay taking on new gear...

tour round the Vision III

as the Cornish sardine fleet spread out across Mounts Bay looking for fish...

at high water...

the net boats all took ice today ready to sail late tonight or early tomorrow morning...

the Maverick in the fleet is nearly ready for her first trip line fishing for pollack...

while over on the fish market, the landscape gardeners are about to arrive to dismantle the lush growth on the market's environmentally friendly roof - luckily this is before Cornwall Wildlife Trust get wind of the move and start protesting about the number of unknown or endangered species that have made their home there over the years...

and, just as a precaution, a huge net has been erected to catch any escaping beasts if they decide to make a bid for freedom...

meanwhile, down the quay work continues to get the Vision III back to sea...

good to see Padstow's dredger, Malin visiting the port again...

time to measure the chain lower bridles.

Master and vessel owner found guilty of fishing offences in case brought by Marine Management Organisation (MMO)

Kenneth Savels, master of Belgian beam trawler Van Eyck (Z53) and owner Irina NV (represented by Steven Savels) were sentenced at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court on 26 September 2017 in a prosecution brought by the MMO.

The court heard how the defendants had failed to maintain an accurate logbook by incorrectly recording the area of capture for sole and plaice on several trips in 2015.

On 7 May 2015 the Van Eyck was boarded by MMO officers on a joint patrol with the Isle of Man Fisheries Department in Welsh waters. A diary was found containing details of 12 fishing trips in 2015. The recordings for three of these trips did not corroborate recordings in the logbook.

Both entered not guilty pleas but were found guilty by the judge. Irina NV was ordered to pay a £27,000 fine, £9,115 costs and a £120 victim surcharge. Kenneth Savels was ordered to pay a fine of £3,000 and a £120 victim surcharge.

In sentencing, the judge said:

Taking together all of the evidence for all of the trips, I am satisfied that there are no credible or plausible explanations for the existence of the diary or the inconsistencies between the diary and the log. On each contentious trip there is a clear incentive to misrecord.

A spokesperson for the MMO said:

The court in this case considered these offences to be serious in nature and imposed significant penalties, which recognises the scale of offending that took place in failing to record logbook information correctly.

In these cases the MMO will always take the appropriate action, including prosecution, to ensure offenders do not profit from such illegal activity and to protect fish stocks for the wider fishing industry and future generations.

Newlyn on a Monday morning in Seafood Week

More plant moved in to refurb the market building...

as the buyers move swiftly in to bid on the first sale of the morning...

on fish from boats like inshore trawler newby New Venture...

plenty of cuttles from the Resurgan and Cornishman...

along with a good selection of high quality flats...

like these brill...

while the inshore fleet trawled up a selection of rays...

John Dory...

the beam trawler selected out a good run of tub gurnard...

among continuing heavy landings of plaice...

more than enough to keep auctioneer Ian getting the best bids out of the buyers...

especially for top quality fish like this bass from the trawler, Millennia...

and a box of 'snakes' as small conger are referred to...

while this big shot of line caught bass...

caused Colin to wince as the price rose ever higher...

there were a few boxes of herring...

and a small number of squid...

alongside the re-sited grading machine...

just a few of Monday's monk haul...

now minus her port registration numbers on her bow the William Stevenson is nearly ready to make the passage to her new home in Bideford...

forklift action...

the Sapphire II's  derrick is now fully rigged and back in place...

deck lights blazing, the Cornishman is all set for sea again.