Let them eat hake!

Another fine start to the day as the mid-week auction gets underway...

and top of the list is a top quality landing of MSc Certified hake from the Ygraine...

with a good run of these superb eating fish - increasingly becoming the go-to fish of choice for restaurants and chip shops keen to explore sustainable alternatives to cod, haddock and whiting...

harking back to days of yore, dogfish were once very popular in London chippies - but in those days they were chalked up on the menu boards as the more palatable sounding, rock salmon - if you have never tried give them a go - fabulous for kids as they contain no bones to speak of, being a member of the shark family - their 'bones' are pure cartilage and easily dealt with...

typical landing for a day trawler...

or pollack from the inshore guys like Sowenna III...

while the Algrie supplied Dover...

megrim sole...

and brill...

at this time of year the beam trawl fleet will be looking east side of the Lizard for signs of cuttles on the grounds...

while the inshore trawlers are more than happy to pick away on top drawer fish like these big John Dory...

and big plaice...

ID these fish tails...

mackerel are still proving elusive...

while Cap'n Cod had a better day using hook and line to land the very finest bass...

alongside the market the sardine boat Asthore...

 put in a late landing having taken her nine tons from east side of the Lizard off St Keverne...

plenty of ice is the key to keeping these fabulous eating fish in tip-top condition...

as they are brailed ashore at sun-up...

others in the fleet found fish much harder to find and returned empty-handed...

heading in the through the gaps, the Admiral Gordon...

and her cheerful crew...

as land fog rolls seawards, a sure sign that Autumn is on the way...

regular inspection and the recording of lifting gear underway...

as the St Georges awaits a visit from the shore engineers...

the best place to start for anyone interested in family history in in Newlyn - the Newlyn Archive.

 

Fine start to Love Seafood week..

Not a bad start to Seafish's Love Seafood week...

as fresh gear goes aboard the Lamorna after landing a haul of crawfish......

into the waiting vivier lorry - shellfish are transported live in aerated seatwater tanks to countries like France and Spain from Newlyn...

as another beam trawler heads away at first light...

past a small fleet of handliners chasing mackerel...

as the morning fog rolls seawards...

a quiet weekend saw the inshore guys landing mackerel...

pollack...

and bass from the latest addition to the Newlyn fleet, Huers...

one of the fish being highlighted during the Love Seafood campaign is MSC certified hake, which Newlyn is renowned...

along with haddock...

and monk tails...

years ago black fish were landed by the ton, today's market saw just the one example...

there were a few rays on the market this morning...

and plenty more outside...

providing some strong reflections of the Rowse fleet tied up in their berth.

 

Golden hues herald in #FishyFriday in Newlyn.

Not to be left out, the marine version of crop circles, seen off Pendeen...

and Botallack...

as the sun goes down in spectacular style at Sennen...

you just know tomorrow will be lacking in rays of sunshine with an evening sky like this...

#FishyFriday's morning market brings its own brilliance...

including a rare golden haddock...

the thoughtful ling...

and superb quality Ygraine hake...

the only rays today...

 are those on the market...

though there are more golden hues up for auction...

monk cheeks...

and Dover sole from the trawl fleet...

while the inshore boats added to the golden theme this morning with a box...

of Silvery Sea Bream also known as Bogue or Boops Boops...

with the sardine season in full swing...

name these fish...

inshore lemons courtesy of the inshore fleet...

and megrims from the one beam trawler to land...

along with her monk tails...

among the big whitefish landings form the netters were these big blackjacks...

and the odd thornback...

looking down on the working deck of the Algrie, the last of the old style beam trawlers where the deck pounds are assembled once the boat is at sea fishing...

looks like this marble boulder will be going home to grace someone's garden...

low water sees one of the local ravens guarding his breakfast carcass from some of this years young black-back gulls..

the Steph of Ladram is nearing the end of her refit...

a more comfortable berth than being anchored out in the bay today for the coastal trader sailing ship Bessie

spiders not from Mars...

going through the trawl looking for damage on the inshore trawler new Venture...

good time to buy shares in Jotun with all the current refits in the port...

Scotty unloading another string of new pots...

whose construction gets some close scrutiny from skipper Nudd Jnr...

merchants vans line up outside the market to pick up the morning's successful auction bids.