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Contents 1 2011 1.1

31 January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

When pots succumbed to the divers. (2011-01-02 20:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Misty Monday morning. (2011-01-03 12:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A somewhat cloudy partial eclipse heralds in the first market of 2011. (2011-01-04 09:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Frozen sea - 400 waiting to be rescued. (2011-01-04 16:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Falmouth Coastguard co-ordinates yacht rescue off Cape Horn. (2011-01-06 08:13)

Black Friday again. (2011-01-07 08:12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black is gold as Newlyn’s port records tumbles three times! (2011-01-08 10:14) . .

Heavy seas. (2011-01-09 10:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BBC1 Inside Out goes potting with Dick Ede. (2011-01-10 08:20) . . . . . . . . .

Just the two trips. (2011-01-10 08:53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mackerel mission! (2011-01-11 08:32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All set for tonight’s Fish Fight - as Tesco wades in on the positive publicity. (2011-01-11 08:33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Now Falmouth Coastguards needs you - just as Jeanne Socrates needed them! (2011-01-11 17:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Falmouth Coastguard co-ordinates yet another international rescue off the isalnd of Sri Lanka. (2011-01-12 08:11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hugh’s Fishfight campaign on Channel 4. (2011-01-12 08:19) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Slack - 20 boxes. (2011-01-12 08:50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FishFight - round 2. (2011-01-13 08:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Taking the Fish Fight forwards - public support is growing! (2011-01-13 11:27) . .

Another point of view from the world of commerce. (2011-01-13 14:01) . . . . . .

Tuna tables - who’s top? (2011-01-13 17:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arthur’s Hell on High Water! (2011-01-13 17:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The power of BBC TV! (2011-01-14 00:13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The power of BBC TV! (2011-01-14 00:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8800 kgs of cuttles from one boat - but the record remains safe! (2011-01-14 10:08)

Hugh’s FishFight gets a ringing EU endorsement from Commissioner Maria Damanaki! (2011-01-14 16:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FishFight - A cautionary view from Bagehot’s column in The Econimist (2011-01-14 17:39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

On the agenda. (2011-01-15 11:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Early gulls gets the worms. (2011-01-15 11:50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fishing boats for sale! (2011-01-15 12:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Four hundred thousand and counting - FishFight heads for half a million! (2011-01-15 17:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Come on Newlyn! (2011-01-15 18:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dispatches - 7.05pm tonight on Channel 4. (2011-01-16 12:04) . . . . . . . . . . .

Profile

Hugh

Fearnley-Whittinstall

courtesy

today’s

Guardian.

(2011-01-16 12:16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nearly there! (2011-01-16 18:20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The netters have their day. (2011-01-17 08:15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shark fin soup. (2011-01-17 13:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Well past the half million and counting! (2011-01-17 18:44) . . . . . . . . . . . .

Supermarkets inundated with requests for the wrong fish! (2011-01-18 08:06) . . .

Response from the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organizations to the FishFight campaign and subsequent media coverage. (2011-01-18 14:44) . .

Taking the FishFight further afield - it’s not just in European waters! (2011-01-18 16:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cornish Chef Nathan Outlaw gets 2 Michelin Stars! (2011-01-18 16:37) . . . . . .

Fish sales soar! (2011-01-19 12:36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wings wesponse (2011-01-19 16:11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Another legendary bar - this time in new Zealand. (2011-01-19 17:31) . . . . . . .

Mackerel at Jewell’s? - not just yet. (2011-01-20 08:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Empty quays - always a good sign. (2011-01-20 10:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THV Patricia at anchor. (2011-01-20 16:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cornish fish and chips best in the UK - almost! (2011-01-20 17:45) . . . . . . . .

And it’s not just here in the UK. (2011-01-20 23:05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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20 tubs of black. (2011-01-21 08:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Hot from the training kitchen!- the first mack baps in Penzance? (2011-01-22 07:45)

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Sat am. (2011-01-22 08:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Some work for the FishFight campaign! (2011-01-22 17:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Boy Curtis, Mr Bass! (2011-01-24 08:22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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At the Centre of things - hear it straight from the Commissioners. (2011-01-24 08:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Penlee’s pedallers - saddle sores - not us! (2011-01-25 14:54) . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A black and white and reds sort of morning. (2011-01-26 07:59) . . . . . . . . . .

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Give the Co-op credit! (2011-01-26 08:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Diary date:

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Monday evening at ’The Centre”, Newlyn -7th February. (2011-01-27 08:05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Next month Newlyn artist Glyn Macey has a show in Bath, which of course, is near Bristol. (2011-01-27 17:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Keeping an eye on things. (2011-01-28 10:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Pelagic fishing west of the Scillys. (2011-01-28 13:01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ipadio: Test (2011-01-28 17:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Be informed - read the MMO’s latest Fishing Focus - you can’t afford to ignore it! (2011-01-28 19:01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Make my monk hot. (2011-01-28 21:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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There’s a welcome in the Combe. (2011-01-29 10:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Open invite to the fishermen of Newlyn - Monday 7th February at 2pm. (2011-01-29 13:04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Saturday night - pan fried whole Newlyn crab with your own chilli sauce. (2011-01-30 10:17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Monday last day of the month, will they make a million? (2011-01-31 08:21) . . .

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Ex-Navy MFV and Dunkirk veteran sinks in Plymouth Harbour. (2011-01-31 08:21)

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ipadio: Test Recording - Auction (2011-01-31 08:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Latest Cornish ring netter nears completion. (2011-01-31 22:58) . . . . . . . . . .

146

February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Jack Abry II aground off the west coast of Scotland. (2011-02-01 11:06) . . . . .

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Under 16.5m boats - last chance to get your ticket funded! (2011-02-01 14:42) . .

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No flats today guys. (2011-02-02 08:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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100 years on and the Mission celebrates with a centenary meal. (2011-02-02 15:50)

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Herbert Victor - Mousehole artist. (2011-02-03 12:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

152

Cornish

Pirates

seek

stadium

improvements

their

home

ground.

(2011-02-04 08:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

153

Falmouth Coastguard SOS - sign the petition! (2011-02-05 08:00) . . . . . . . . .

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Fancy Fish and Chips in Newlyn? - buy the lot as Jewell’s is up for auction! (2011-02-05 16:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Shapeshifter. (2011-02-05 17:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

156

Chine New Year - Crackling Roast Pork Ken Hom style. (2011-02-06 11:10) . . .

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Penzance promenade in winter weather. (2011-02-07 07:55) . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Creeping in the Bay. (2011-02-07 13:29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Newlyn Harbour Commissioners give public presentation in Cornishman forum. (2011-02-07 20:29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MOD abandons the privatisation of SAR - Gove announces this morning! (2011-02-08 08:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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First to go for the Mack Baps! (2011-02-08 14:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Impact - End of the Line (2011-02-08 17:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The boys on the Cornishman head for home! (2011-02-08 21:15) . . . . . . . . . .

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Cornishman sole fish trip. (2011-02-09 08:22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Coming soon! - Painting Party on the Old Quay (2011-02-09 12:36) . . . . . . . .

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Falmouth boat Rosemarie during the Second World War. (2011-02-10 07:42) . . .

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Opportunities in the Marine world. (2011-02-10 17:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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NPHC presentation podcast. (2011-02-11 08:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Tunny fishing aboard the Petite Marie Claude from Douarnenez. (2011-02-11 12:46)

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Plymouth beamer Admiral Blake run down by container ship. (2011-02-12 07:45)

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Two Mousehole videos from the 1920s. (2011-02-12 07:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chips from a St Ives chippy. (2011-02-12 17:29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioners give a public presentation of their plans for the port. (2011-02-13 10:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Saturday morning around the town and down the quay. (2011-02-13 15:21) . . . .

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Seafood Cornwall Training - making way. (2011-02-13 16:43) . . . . . . . . . . . .

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To kipper (verb) - to kipper means to cure herring, salmon or any other variety of fish by salting and smoking the fish (2011-02-13 19:26) . . . . . . . . . .

193

Public meeting - Save Falmouth Coastguard! (2011-02-13 19:31) . . . . . . . . . .

194

Braised cuttlefsh with a warm salad, purple sprouting and ink vinaigrette - Chef, Nathan Outlaw. (2011-02-14 16:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fish fight for space on the market at Newlyn. (2011-02-14 16:23) . . . . . . . . .

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Valentine Seafood - if scallops be the food of love - eat on! (2011-02-15 08:15) . .

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Painting on the Pier?

- Watercolour at Tate Britain - be prepared! (2011-02-16 08:17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Just call him Captain! (2011-02-16 16:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SOS - Save the Coastguard service! (2011-02-16 18:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SOS - Ben My Chree gets tow from Sennen lifeboat. (2011-02-17 07:26)

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Crossing Padstow’s Doom Bar with a ground sea running. (2011-02-17 08:12) . .

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Boc dor (2011-02-17 11:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Coastguard Cuts - next week’s public consulation meetings. (2011-02-17 17:52) .

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Fact finding Friday. (2011-02-18 08:50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Public meeting to discuss the proposals to ’modernise’ the coastguard service. (2011-02-18 08:54) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Spring-like morning just in time for the half-term break. (2011-02-19 16:48) . . .

214

Can you solve this picture mystery? (2011-02-19 18:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

220

St Ives by train. (2011-02-20 10:54) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

221

ipadio: Fishing News from Newlyn, Cornwall. - 5th phonecast (2011-02-20 18:43)

222

Cornwall’s latest new build Asthore nears completion - meets with professor Villy Christensen’s approval! (2011-02-21 08:42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

223

Check out the Blind Spot at the Lugger Hotel in penzance. (2011-02-21 10:53) . .

224

Newlyn Archive - Newlyn School artists and their models - what do you know? (2011-02-21 11:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Our Island Nation - just don’t mention the Coastguard cuts! (2011-02-21 16:30) .

229

Newlyn port record goes again! - St Georges has it! (2011-02-21 17:28) . . . . . .

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Tank ship (2011-02-21 17:49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Fishing in Britain in the 1950s. (2011-02-22 07:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Dorset Rope in the 1950s. (2011-02-22 08:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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”Poor weather in the North Sea” - they didn’t see that one coming! (2011-02-22 10:04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PGI status for the Cornish pasty! (2011-02-22 15:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

231

Tuna fishing update - Gloria Maris (2011-02-23 09:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

232

Tuna fishing - Petite Marie Claude - film 4 and more info. (2011-02-24 09:44) . .

234

Portuguese Sardine News. (2011-02-25 10:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

235

Pink around the gills. (2011-02-25 10:58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

236

pic (2011-02-26 15:50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AIS news - Free VesselTracker app comes to the iPhone! (2011-02-26 15:59) . . .

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Around the harbour and the town. (2011-02-27 13:04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

244

Submarine Cables - it pays to be aware! (2011-02-27 13:23) . . . . . . . . . . . .

252

Spring time. (2011-02-28 08:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Hugh’s FishFight looks like he’s ahead on points as EU has change of heart. (2011-02-28 16:16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

257

High Level Meeting on banning discards - Commissioner Maria Damanaki (2011-03-01 16:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

257

Spring Food Fest!

- Mitch Tonks, Nathan outlaw and Arty Williams.

(2011-03-01 17:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Hugh’s response to the EU proposals to end discards. (2011-03-01 21:12) . . . . .

260

EU proposal to end discards - Channel 4 News story. (2011-03-02 08:08) . . . . .

260

Going, going, gone! - port record goes again! (2011-03-02 17:17) . . . . . . . . . .

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Call for video or film maker to go for archive funding. (2011-03-02 17:29) . . . . .

260

Cabot’s Matthew sails into Newlyn. (2011-03-03 11:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

261

Must be the weather - AIS with 300 mile plus range! (2011-03-03 17:44) . . . . .

268

Airlifted injured French fisherman. (2011-03-03 21:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

269

Fish merchant Robin Turner gives his thoughts on EU discards news. (2011-03-04 07:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

269

ipadio: Paul Graves At Penwith (2011-03-04 12:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

270

Keriolet and the Labadie Bank on the map! (2011-03-04 16:30) . . . . . . . . . .

270

PZ10 - Mystery of the model from the Ship Inn, Mousehole. (2011-03-04 20:40) .

271

They’ll be partying in the land of the pasty today! (2011-03-05 08:32) . . . . . .

272

Escabeche and sweet potato! (2011-03-05 20:07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

274

Containers on the prom? (2011-03-06 19:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

275

MCZs - Marine Conservation Zones are here! (2011-03-07 10:28) . . . . . . . . . .

280

St Ives - From here to Modernity. (2011-03-07 13:24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

281

Busy Newlyn fish market for Cefas. (2011-03-07 16:32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

282

More fish food for thought - from Rose Prince. (2011-03-08 08:02) . . . . . . . . .

286

Coastguard Cuts - public meeting at Tremough Campus. (2011-03-09 09:49) . . .

286

Cefas collects cuttlefish catch data. (2011-03-09 10:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

287

Princes change their tuna! (2011-03-09 21:43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

290

”Not a done deal” says the MCA as row boat Papa Delta reaches Antigua - thanks to FCG. (2011-03-10 08:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

290

Newlyn Archive - call to action. (2011-03-10 09:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

291

’Cormorant’ salvages Dutch fishing boat off Dunkirk. (2011-03-10 17:47) . . . . .

291

Crew airlifted from fishing boat Ben My Chree off Land’s End. (2011-03-11 08:26)

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(2011-03-11 09:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

293

Trawlers on canvas - David Langsworthy’s exhibition at the Mission. (2011-03-11 16:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

294

Ben My Chree update. (2011-03-11 19:12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

297

Latest position of the Ben My Chree under tow. (2011-03-11 21:25) . . . . . . . .

298

Ben My Chree sinks of Gwennap Head (2011-03-12 00:40) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

298

ipadio: Ben My Chree sinks - First hand report from St Piran skipper, Shane Liddicoat aboard the St Piran. (2011-03-12 00:54) . . . . . . . . . . . .

298

Painting day - luggers in the old harbour, Newlyn. (2011-03-12 07:40)

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299

Luggers. (2011-03-12 11:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

299

Some sunny spring like Sunday. (2011-03-13 19:29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

302

Mirror-like morning. (2011-03-14 10:32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

306

Win a trip to London aboard the Amity with ’Trawlermen’ skipper Jimmy Buchan. (2011-03-14 17:42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

310

Star role in a documentary - your chance to be living history. (2011-03-15 07:51)

310

Shipping minister to visit FCG on 26th April - reception committee needed! (2011-03-15 08:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

311

Andrew Munson - with hair! (2011-03-15 08:41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

312

Search and Rescue off Sendai in Japan. (2011-03-15 17:12) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

313

Best is in the West - we knew it! (2011-03-15 20:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Hey, there, Mr. Blue, we’re so pleased to be with you, (2011-03-16 15:55) . . . . .

314

Out of the fryer and into....... (2011-03-16 16:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Shelterbox in Japan. (2011-03-17 11:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

320

Liferaft floats free - eventually - and is found. (2011-03-17 17:12) . . . . . . . . .

320

Like London buses, after two days of almost no fish on the market, four beamers land in one day. (2011-03-18 11:29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

321

Sardines solve traffic chaos! (2011-03-18 13:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

325

Paintings by David Langsworthy at Newlyn Mission. (2011-03-19 11:48) . . . . .

325

There’s a Cornishman on the slip. (2011-03-19 20:33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

326

Scallops and pollacks - a couple of firsts for the year. (2011-03-21 16:29) . . . . .

331

Get your skipper’s ticket funded before it’s too late! (2011-03-21 18:54) . . . . . .

337

Kessenuma - life blood drained out of the shark fin fishing capital of Japan. (2011-03-22 16:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

338

Tickets please! (2011-03-22 20:18)

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338

Top tide. (2011-03-23 10:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

339

Good reception for VesselTracker’s AIS. (2011-03-23 16:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

346

Lady Maureen is in the harbour. (2011-03-23 17:05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

346

Morning light. (2011-03-24 08:15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

347

Kessenuma - a port and community almost entirely dependent on fish. (2011-03-24 17:35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

347

Self contained - Light in the Bay. (2011-03-25 11:47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

348

Electronic logbooks - what you need to know. (2011-03-25 13:00) . . . . . . . . .

352

Carved in stone - intials in granite. (2011-03-25 15:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

354

Sheryll Murray’s husband, Neil dies at sea aboard his trawler, Our Boy Andrew. (2011-03-25 17:16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

355

Some of the guys are a fair few miles off to the South’ard. (2011-03-26 06:06) . .

356

In the haze. (2011-03-26 13:04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

356

It’s Summer Time! (2011-03-27 20:05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

359

Monday’s quality market - 2001st post! (2011-03-28 10:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

361

Sparkling Line breaks down and gets towed to Newlyn. (2011-03-29 08:09) . . . .

364

Asthore rises. (2011-03-29 13:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

365 9

1.4

Blue is the new green. (2011-03-29 22:04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

366

Lowestoft - the end of an era - is Newlyn next? (2011-03-29 23:09) . . . . . . . .

366

Banquet bound! (2011-03-30 08:23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

368

Sardines and aquaculture in crisis - over 100 years ago. (2011-03-30 16:51) . . . .

370

April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

372

Busy! (2011-04-01 07:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

372

North Atlantic first for Newlyn! - a white lipped Australian monk fish. (2011-04-01 09:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

372

Plymouth Marine Studies visit headed up by Dr Simon Ingram. (2011-04-01 09:36)

373

RIP CSFC (2011-04-01 11:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

378

Mullet mesh madness - when is 60mm not 60mm? (2011-04-02 07:32) . . . . . . .

379

Colourful start. (2011-04-02 12:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

380

Blue whiting survey news- directfrom the boat at Rockall. (2011-04-03 09:04) . .

383

Quick quiz - is she not mad? (2011-04-03 09:49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

384

Making the best of the weather. (2011-04-04 08:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

385

Inspiration wanted - opportunities for fishermen! (2011-04-04 15:29) . . . . . . . .

388

Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon is in Devon today. (2011-04-05 07:25) . . . . .

389

Can’t swim? - fancy being on the TV? (2011-04-06 08:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

390

Fisheries Minister Benyon pledges to hand management to local communities. (2011-04-06 17:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

391

The macks are back! (2011-04-06 17:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

392

Fishing reform - this government’s being busy! (2011-04-06 18:26) . . . . . . . . .

396

It’s nights ashore for the scallopers! (2011-04-06 20:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

397

Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon’s response to questions from the South West Fish Producer’s representaive, Jim portus. (2011-04-07 08:35) . . . . . .

398

Anchovy growth - key to survival. (2011-04-07 08:40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

404

Fish of the week - what to do with pollack fillets. (2011-04-07 10:10) . . . . . . .

405

Young’s Mack baps hit the shelves! (2011-04-07 13:47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

406

Local fishermen. (2011-04-08 08:23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

407

The turn of the Fishermen - Slow Fish 2011 in Genoa from May 27 to 30 (2011-04-08 11:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

410

Fishing boat for sale - PW473 Viddy (2011-04-09 07:05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

413

High tea, high blood pressure! (2011-04-09 12:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

414

Breton invasion fleet west of the Scillys! (2011-04-09 15:03) . . . . . . . . . . . .

419

Long way from home! (2011-04-11 08:13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

419

Free WiFi in the Swordfish, Newlyn. (2011-04-11 12:53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

420

Very much a red morning. (2011-04-11 15:54) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

421

1.5

Sailing the Tectona - Plymouth Marine Network meeting. (2011-04-11 17:03) . . .

428

Jack Nowell - 18 today! (2011-04-11 18:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

428

ipadio: Selling On Newlyn Fish Auction. (2011-04-11 20:41) . . . . . . . . . . . .

429

Ready for the off. (2011-04-13 08:07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

429

Nice scuffly start for you guys! (2011-04-13 11:05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

434

Summertime - mackerel and spider crabs on the move. (2011-04-17 12:07) . . . .

435

Quality Newlyn fish for sale! (2011-04-18 17:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

438

A St Ives painting story. (2011-04-19 08:24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

444

Penlee lifeboat - new crew shout. (2011-04-19 08:47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

445

Ex Newlyn boy passes out. (2011-04-19 09:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

446

Monday’s market. (2011-04-19 17:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

446

It’s that kind of weather. (2011-04-19 21:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

451

Waves (2011-04-20 10:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

451

Local fish at the Blue Snappa (2011-04-20 18:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

456

Easter Newlyn fish market prices are OK. (2011-04-21 17:18)

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456

Half a box - and some had none! (2011-04-25 10:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

462

Lamorna story update. (2011-04-25 12:41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

466

Easter Monday. (2011-04-25 22:22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

467

Back in business - fish up for auction. (2011-04-26 09:53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

472

PZ81 Lyonesse update. (2011-04-26 10:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

477

St Ives painting recently bought at David Lay’s auction - more information forthcoming. (2011-04-27 15:44) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

477

Lub Senior seining shots. (2011-04-28 07:41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

480

Royal knits - curtsy of Knit Wits, Penzance. (2011-04-28 08:30) . . . . . . . . . .

480

Under the gaze of an artist’s eye. (2011-04-28 10:17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

481

Lyonesse in Rye. (2011-04-29 07:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

485

Get the bunting out! - it’s Catherine and Wills’ wedding day. (2011-04-30 07:39)

486

Blues and Royals. (2011-04-30 13:44) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

493

May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

496

North and South Poles in a day. (2011-05-02 13:42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

496

North and South Poles in a day. (2011-05-02 13:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

504

Cornish crab is top table choice at the royal wedding reception. (2011-05-02 19:43)

512

Battery Rocks swimmers’ buoy washed up. (2011-05-03 06:41) . . . . . . . . . . .

513

Busy day on a Dutch seiner UK153. (2011-05-03 15:05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

513

May Day plus one. (2011-05-04 08:17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

514

Maria Damanaki talks at Seafood 2011. (2011-05-04 19:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

519 11

Onshore. (2011-05-05 07:47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

520

New MSC web site - the Good Fish Guide. (2011-05-05 09:10) . . . . . . . . . . .

525

Rocking Rose of Sharon returns. (2011-05-05 10:09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

526

Intuition chasing crabs ashore. (2011-05-06 01:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

530

Scillonian sails to the Scillys and back. (2011-05-06 17:29) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

530

No sun, no fish, that easterly wind does its damndest. (2011-05-07 10:38) . . . . .

531

Sun pz sun (2011-05-08 19:54) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

533

How fresh is your fish? -try this free iPhone app. (2011-05-08 20:07) . . . . . . .

538

Hail the ’umble ’ake, oven baked. (2011-05-09 21:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

539

Tuesady on the market. (2011-05-10 10:08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

539

Discards ban - some good news for Cornish boats. (2011-05-10 11:49) . . . . . . .

542

You’re stealing our fish! - well, not you guys personally. (2011-05-11 16:35) . . . .

543

SAR - from below. (2011-05-11 16:35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

544

You’re stealing our fish! - well not you guys personally. (2011-05-11 16:55) . . . .

545

12 5 11 (2011-05-12 08:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

546

Night moves at the Exchange. (2011-05-12 15:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

553

Coastguard consulation chaos contiunues - cause to cheer or cry? (2011-05-12 17:21)

554

5 4 8 at 2 4 Street, Mousehole. (2011-05-13 18:39)

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555

CFP - keep posted on the CFP (2011-05-14 06:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

557

It’s pretty much black and white today. (2011-05-14 12:43) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

558

Tonight in print, the lighter side of Penzance in the dark - from 8 to 8. (2011-05-14 15:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

566

Baked monk tail - easy to prepare. (2011-05-14 22:12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

567

Book of the Night settles down for the night. (2011-05-15 00:15) . . . . . . . . . .

570

Before 8. (2011-05-15 10:24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

572

Porthcurno to Penberth to Treen walk - with refreshment breaks. (2011-05-15 20:22)

577

Turbot charged morning. (2011-05-16 08:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

582

d (2011-05-16 08:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

585

Breton bugs. (2011-05-17 14:29)

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589

Shouts from the sidelines. (2011-05-17 20:44) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

589

Young fisherman’s body recovered from Newlyn harbour. (2011-05-17 20:57) . . .

590

Da de da da da da da da, all through the night. (2011-05-17 21:19) . . . . . . . .

591

Has the Magic gone? (2011-05-18 08:40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

591

Result! Coastguard stations won’t be closed! (2011-05-19 07:50) . . . . . . . . . .

596

Home-smoked fish fish cakes. (2011-05-19 08:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

597

Land’s End carries the torch. (2011-05-19 08:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

598

AtSource gets the first Mackerel pin for Penzance from HFW. (2011-05-19 16:23)

599

Andrew George MP Calls For Radical Change To Fishing Policy. (2011-05-19 18:10)

600

From Cape Verde to Cornwall! (2011-05-20 07:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

601

African Voices - Cape Verde fishermen on Newlyn fish market. (2011-05-20 08:38)

602

Old school - Billinsgate style. (2011-05-20 12:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

606

Make mine a Mac! (2011-05-21 07:49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

607

Support your local fishermen- it’s a fishy Saturday! (2011-05-21 17:04) . . . . . .

608

Down Chapel Street and turn left - Untitled. (2011-05-22 10:52) . . . . . . . . . .

614

Dinner at Heston Blumenthal. (2011-05-23 17:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

620

Hugh and the DJ. (2011-05-23 17:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

622

Eat more hake! - you’ve heard it here before- now Seafish agree! (2011-05-23 18:09)

623

Tom Aiken’s recipe Selfrifges (2011-05-23 18:53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

624

fishapp (2011-05-23 18:54) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

624

Show kitchen inspired by Nathan Outlaw at Cornwall Food & Drink festival. (2011-05-24 08:01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

624

Fine forecast for Fal Fish Fest! (2011-05-24 08:08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

625

Yacht Black Sheep - Falmouth coordinate rescue from satellite alert - again! (2011-05-24 08:29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

626

Murder enquiry after man recovered from Mount’s Bay. (2011-05-24 16:35) . . . .

627

Scallop bonanza as was turns into an art form - Fish Factory Art Space. (2011-05-24 16:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

627

England and Wales under 10m news - now it’s over to you to manage your fish quotas! (2011-05-24 17:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

628

Hot off the press - A Book of the Night back from the printers. (2011-05-24 17:38)

629

Heart failure and how to avoid it - eat more baked or broiled fish - simple. (2011-05-25 16:44) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

629

The thorny discard question, debate and debacle - a must be read. (2011-05-25 17:47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

630

Falmouth Film festival - Pixel8 coming 24-26th June! (2011-05-25 18:09) . . . . .

630

Hake with a Spanish sausage twist. (2011-05-26 09:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

631

’The Beamer’ a short film by Alex Hudson and William Darby. (2011-05-26 18:12)

633

A tale of two butts. (2011-05-27 08:17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

634

Ken Rashleigh RIP. (2011-05-27 12:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

641

’Toughest Place to be a Fisherman’ - are you up for it? (2011-05-27 12:34) . . . .

641

Pixel8 Film Festival - sail aboard the Lady Hamilton and catch Chris Bean’s story. (2011-05-27 17:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

642

Maria Damanaki - Where does fish come from? (2011-05-27 18:01) . . . . . . . .

643

Slow Fish 2011 Opened in Genoa by European Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki and Slow Food President Carlo Petrini. (2011-05-28 08:01) .

646 13

1.6

On Guard! (2011-05-28 18:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

648

Greek night tonight - haddock marinated with Rosemary garlic red onion White wine vinegar & dry White vino (2011-05-28 19:44) . . . . . . . . . . . .

651

Liam Guille - returned to Alderney for his funeral. (2011-05-29 14:53) . . . . . . .

651

Misty mackerel morning. (2011-05-29 19:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

655

SlowFish - Sanjay Kumar’s Genoan odyssey in pictures. (2011-05-30 20:56) . . . .

660

Tues morning. (2011-05-31 09:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

663

June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

667

We need to draw people s attention to this scandalous waste (2011-06-01 07:19)

667

Great British Menu - the fish final - big on Cornish fish. (2011-06-01 07:47) . . .

668

What next?! - Five Newlyn Harbour Commissioners leave! (2011-06-01 13:32) . .

669

Newlyn Harbour Commissioners in shake-up. (2011-06-01 17:08) . . . . . . . . . .

670

Sanjay at Genoa - cooking Cornish Slow Fish style. (2011-06-02 10:29) . . . . . .

671

From the Cornishman - Newlyn Harbour’s commission on brink of collapse as trio are ousted (2011-06-02 10:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

672

Genetics comes to a fish slab near you! (2011-06-02 11:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

673

Jimmy Buchan takes the Amity up the Thames to Tower Bridge. (2011-06-02 12:33)

673

African fishermen’s plea as exploitation threatens livelihoods (2011-06-02 13:19) .

674

No6 makes it dish No4! (2011-06-02 19:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

674

Police over Penzance as Queen arrives by train. (2011-06-03 08:48) . . . . . . . .

675

Tiz a fishy Friday tiz is. (2011-06-03 12:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

676

Let’s hear it for the spiders! (2011-06-03 13:09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

682

Fishy Friday II (2011-06-04 07:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

683

Visualise the sea and fish stocks. (2011-06-04 07:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

684

Stay away from the hard stuff with a wooden bottom. (2011-06-04 20:02) . . . . .

685

Azab - Azores and back race and they’re off from Falmouth. (2011-06-05 10:28) .

689

How to celebrate fishing and the industry! (2011-06-05 18:58) . . . . . . . . . . .

691

See Cefas in action. (2011-06-06 16:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

692

Great British Menu - the banquet final at Leadenhall Market, London. (2011-06-06 17:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

698

Booking a berth at Newlyn. (2011-06-07 15:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

699

Fiskbullar meets Roast Beef. (2011-06-08 08:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

700

On a wander. (2011-06-08 16:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

702

Today, June the 8th is World Ocean’s Day. (2011-06-08 17:25) . . . . . . . . . . .

703

Newlyn and the Swordfish make it to Twitter. (2011-06-08 18:35) . . . . . . . . .

704

Job vacancies- calling all chefs - Nathan Outlaw is hiring. (2011-06-09 00:08) . . .

704

Dear Ms Damanaki, when we suggested this before........ (2011-06-09 07:52) . . .

705

Catch the summer trade - Angling/Fishing vessel MV Viking business up for sale. (2011-06-09 12:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . French

disquiet

the

green/eco

’cacophony’

surrounding

708

fishing.

(2011-06-09 12:35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

708

Top tuna table tumbles takes Tokyo towards tighter times. (2011-06-09 16:51) . .

709

Cornish Hake Gill Net Fishery - MSC Certification (2011-06-09 20:09) . . . . . .

709

AIS partnership. (2011-06-10 11:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

710

Friday’s fish. (2011-06-10 12:20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

710

Inshore VMS project (2011-06-10 12:47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

715

Damanaki’s dilemma. (2011-06-10 20:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

716

The Ironman of Tuna. (2011-06-11 07:07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

717

New rules for fishermen (anglers that is) American style. (2011-06-12 08:37) . . .

717

Newlyn Mission birthday breakfast bash - though not a tattie scone, Lorne sausage, or fruit pudding in sight! (2011-06-12 08:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

718

Another Cornishman’s Cornishman Cornish record breaker! (2011-06-13 19:27) .

720

St Ives mackerel man sees Jaws II. (2011-06-13 21:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

726

Langoustine lesson. (2011-06-14 20:05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

727

Weedy Wednesday (2011-06-15 09:58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

729

Singing with the boys - Fishermen’s Friends on IT tonight! (2011-06-15 16:53) . .

734

Brown bread in hot water - undersize net! (2011-06-15 18:02) . . . . . . . . . . .

735

Bisque and Barra Gwen. (2011-06-16 08:13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

736

Barra Brenn update. (2011-06-16 11:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

738

African Voices heard in Newlyn and now the world. (2011-06-16 11:46) . . . . . .

739

Solo Sails provides Newlyn’s first live web cam - see the web cam page above! (2011-06-16 12:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

739

Azab 2011 - and Solo Sails has a vested interest. (2011-06-16 13:29) . . . . . . . .

740

Last of the Hunters (2011-06-16 17:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

741

Fish much in the news today. (2011-06-16 19:08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

741

Primary School pupils from Launceston enthused by fact finding visit to Newlyn (2011-06-16 20:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

746

FFFFFoul Friday (2011-06-17 12:07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

748

Newlyn Harbour time-lapse movie. (2011-06-17 15:50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

748

Padstow Pirate (2011-06-17 17:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

748

Full house tonight. (2011-06-17 19:50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

750

Enjoy the winning Great Bristish Mernu at No6 with Paul Ainsworth and support the work of Newlyn Fishermen’s Mission. (2011-06-18 09:30) . . . . . .

750

Cornish tuna in the vanguard of sustainable eating campaign. (2011-06-18 16:05)

751

Lunar Bow passes under Tower Bridge up the Thames. (2011-06-18 16:28) . . . .

751 15

The media’s white tipped shark frenzy. (2011-06-18 17:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

751

Chef on a mission - Sanjay Kumar talks Cornish Sardines, Slow food and fish on BBC Radio 4. (2011-06-19 15:43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

752

Rock oyster festival (2011-06-19 16:09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

753

Let me entertain you - Chinese banquet Steve Chan style. (2011-06-19 18:04) . .

754

Anyone missing a shooter?! (2011-06-19 19:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

761

First tuna for the year on Newlyn! (2011-06-20 06:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

761

Monday night at the movies. (2011-06-20 10:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

762

Pelagic port - Bonito tuna, mackerel and Cornish sardines. (2011-06-20 11:35) . .

769

Newlyn weekend timelapse movie. (2011-06-20 17:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

776

Le Diament cruise ship just anchored off Newlyn. (2011-06-21 08:21) . . . . . . .

777

Goan mackerel curry- kudos to the spice king, Atul Kochhar! (2011-06-21 10:01) .

777

Flags, fairs and frogs as Le Diament sets sail. (2011-06-21 21:16) . . . . . . . . .

781

The creative side of things. (2011-06-22 09:46) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

784

No Fish left on the Plate (2011-06-22 13:43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

788

Wales’ fish extravaganza - June 25th to July 3rd. (2011-06-22 16:40) . . . . . . .

789

TSC report on the proposed Coastguard cuts. (2011-06-23 08:27) . . . . . . . . .

789

Paying Tribute to Seafarers (2011-06-23 13:08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

789

You don’t need to know your Scandanavian to get the gist of this video. (2011-06-23 16:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

790

Bugaled Breiz - new development. (2011-06-24 06:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

791

Fishy Friday finds fiercely fought over fish as prices rocket. (2011-06-24 09:55) . .

791

Sandy Cove development still on table despite storms. (2011-06-24 15:16) . . . . .

796

Commission to make three appointments this summer (2011-06-24 15:18) . . . . .

797

Small-scale fishermen fear quota review. (2011-06-24 15:21) . . . . . . . . . . . .

798

What’s in a name? (2011-06-24 17:05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

798

Fishy Friday - ray, chips ’n mushy peas! (2011-06-24 19:58) . . . . . . . . . . . .

799

Friday night’s fishy feast - a little ray of sunshine. (2011-06-24 20:18) . . . . . . .

800

Grande Saint Bernard in Newlyn this morning. (2011-06-25 08:28) . . . . . . . .

803

Let go the ends. (2011-06-25 08:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

804

Golowan and the Classic Quarter. (2011-06-25 11:33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

804

Golowan’s Quay Day first thing. (2011-06-26 08:16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

810

Rare photo - the colour of the sky today!! (2011-06-26 09:51) . . . . . . . . . . .

815

What a picture. (2011-06-26 11:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

815

Pirates on the Prom - Jubilation as Penzance Pirates smash the World Record! (2011-06-26 15:16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

819

Misty Monday - top turbot on offer from Newlyn. (2011-06-27 08:26) . . . . . . .

822

1.7

”Pecheurs en Mer” Galerie ’Lumiere et de Vent’ Carteret, France. (2011-06-27 08:31)

827

STS Frydryck Chopin Poland bound (2011-06-27 11:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

829

AIS live tracking around Mount’s Bay and Land’s End is here. (2011-06-27 17:27)

829

Fryderyck Chopin finally docks in Kiel. (2011-06-28 19:54) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

830

Tallships 2011 - Waterford bound. (2011-06-28 23:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

831

More Tall Ships bound for Waterford! (2011-06-29 13:13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

831

Ted’s Talks - chefs talk fish. (2011-06-30 08:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

831

”Newlyn was large enough in which to find a variety of models and subjects but not too busy.” (2011-06-30 12:49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

832

Fishing, as it was on the Humber. (2011-06-30 14:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

833

The tall ship Fryderyk Chopin will arrive in Szczecin later today. (2011-06-30 14:16)

834

July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

835

Do I hear 22? (2011-07-01 09:35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

835

The saga continues........ (2011-07-01 12:24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

842

Pizza Patio goes Italian! (2011-07-01 13:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

844

Sunny Saturday morning. (2011-07-02 08:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

844

Mevagissey Feast Week bound! (2011-07-02 10:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

848

Swimmers, a skinny dipper, swans and some other sunny Summer scenes. (2011-07-04 09:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

849

Newlyn and the Artists - Newlyn Archive exhibition at The Centre. (2011-07-04 10:42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

855

Newlyn Harbour Commissioners meeting - update! (2011-07-05 08:33) . . . . . .

856

Fish Festivals - Newlyn’s in there with the rest. (2011-07-06 08:03) . . . . . . . .

856

After the pirate record, anyone seen my parrot? (2011-07-06 12:35) . . . . . . . .

858

Cornish Tuna news - Quentin finds big albacore fish far South (2011-07-07 11:19)

861

Baby lobsters take up residence in the Scillies. (2011-07-07 16:31) . . . . . . . . .

862

Falmouth Coastguard coordinates rescue of Dutch yacht crew off Isles of Scilly (2011-07-08 07:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

863

More pictures of the Petite Marie Claude from Douarnenez. (2011-07-08 08:21) .

864

Last call for the Taste of the West awards 2011! (2011-07-08 10:54) . . . . . . . .

866

Fishing for the Truth. (2011-07-08 16:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

867

Jellyfish Rule! - has this man found the Truth? (2011-07-08 17:10) . . . . . . . .

867

Busy night in fishy town tonight! (2011-07-08 19:40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

868

Ben Loyal’s first tuna trip for the year! (2011-07-09 08:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

869

Ben Loyal steams home through gale of wind to land 500 tuna. (2011-07-09 14:04)

869

Trade enquiry from the US of A (2011-07-09 19:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

869

Sunday morning. (2011-07-10 10:07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

870 17

Ben Loyal tuna video. (2011-07-11 00:20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

876

Quiet market with most of the fleet at sea. (2011-07-11 09:30) . . . . . . . . . . .

877

Inshore in trouble. (2011-07-11 09:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

881

Coastguard cuts cut. (2011-07-11 14:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

881

Stefan fills her up! (2011-07-13 09:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

882

CFP reforms published today - what will the fishing industry think? (2011-07-13 09:50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

882

The Barnacle and the crab - an intimate relationship. (2011-07-13 11:42) . . . . .

883

Watch the CFP reform press conference from Maria Damanaki as it happens live from Brussels. (2011-07-13 11:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

883

CFP reform - today’s press release. (2011-07-13 12:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

884

Questions and Answers on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (2011-07-13 12:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

885

The BBC’s considered response to Maria Damanaki’s Brussels lunchtime press conference on CFP reform. (2011-07-13 14:29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

889

Cornish Sardine skipper Stefan fills her up! (2011-07-13 18:16) . . . . . . . . . . .

889

M and R Crab launch web site. (2011-07-14 07:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

895

CFP reform - response form aroundthe fishing globe. (2011-07-14 08:33) . . . . .

896

Fish and Summer in St Ives. (2011-07-14 10:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

897

Sicilian tuna recipes by Franca Colonna Romano. (2011-07-14 12:07) . . . . . . .

903

Maria Damanki posts a discussion on her presentation at Brussels yesterday. (2011-07-14 12:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

907

Falmouth Coastguard to stay in business - 24/7. (2011-07-14 19:30) . . . . . . . .

907

Make your thoughts known to the Commissioners. (2011-07-15 14:37) . . . . . . .

909

Tall ships and tugs. (2011-07-16 09:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

910

Monk fish in black bean sauce followed by a fruit blizzard (2011-07-16 22:57) . . .

913

Danny and Doug - end-to-enders on the way home! (2011-07-17 12:51) . . . . . .

916

Brittany bound. (2011-07-18 10:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

916

Seafood Cornwall Training, the CFPO and Falfish, offer FREE practical sea safety training for young people during the summer holidays. (2011-07-18 13:51)

923

La sardine fraîche du jour de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie à Nantes (2011-07-18 14:09)

924

925

Cornish is...... (2011-07-19 06:47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

926

CFPO - EARLY OPPORTUNITY FOR DAMANAKI AND THE EU COMMISSION TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO REDUCING DISCARDS. (2011-07-19 07:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

927

NPHC - concern from the community. (2011-07-19 07:39) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

928

1.8

CAMIS overview document. (2011-07-19 10:12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

929

From tea to technology - The blogging Mission skipper! (2011-07-19 10:31) . . . .

930

MCS When it’s closer to home - will you be affected? (2011-07-19 11:11) . . . . .

930

From Boulogne -Fishermen strongly opposed the principle of transferable quotas. (2011-07-19 12:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

931

Fresh Newlyn crab meat from M and R Crab. (2011-07-19 17:20) . . . . . . . . .

932

CFPO news - NFFO elects new chairman Paul Trebilcock. (2011-07-20 06:44) . .

933

NEW DATA NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON THE MARINE PLANNING PORTAL (2011-07-20 14:11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

935

Nominations for the Radio 4 Food Awards 2011. (2011-07-20 16:19) . . . . . . . .

937

The Armed Knight is watching you! (2011-07-20 17:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

938

Anglian Prince sold and off to Canadian waters. (2011-07-21 10:54) . . . . . . . .

938

Man and family vs seagull and family. (2011-07-21 12:53) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

939

Mid-week mackerel marinade. (2011-07-21 13:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

940

A very fishy Friday for Stefan! (2011-07-22 11:41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

942

Cornish Tuna on the way to a shop near you! (2011-07-22 13:51) . . . . . . . . .

949

Broom Parc House, coastal walk and evening meal at The Lugger, Portloe. (2011-07-24 23:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

950

Mon am. (2011-07-25 09:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

957

St Austell Ales Brewery and Museum tour. (2011-07-25 21:03) . . . . . . . . . . .

962

Cornish Sardine weather. (2011-07-27 09:20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

963

Lyonesse landing sardines. (2011-07-28 10:04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

968

Fish ’n chips. (2011-07-28 12:04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

969

Fishy Friday for some. (2011-07-29 12:13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

970

Sky brings Fish Town - but it’s Brixham. (2011-07-29 22:58) . . . . . . . . . . . .

979

Saturday morning. (2011-07-30 11:46) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

981

Saturday by the Sea, Sun, Sand, St Ives ’n Sennen (2011-07-30 22:02) . . . . . . .

987

Morning Sunday! (2011-07-30 22:36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

990

August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

993

Misty morn. (2011-08-02 08:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

993

Karin Sheper runs aground east of Pendeen Lighthouse. (2011-08-03 14:17) . . . .

1000

Quick ’n easy - scallops of monk and pesto. (2011-08-03 14:34) . . . . . . . . . .

1001

An idyllic Wednesday morning. (2011-08-03 20:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1003

Karin Schepers update. (2011-08-04 10:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1007

FF. (2011-08-05 14:44) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1007

Proper Job wins CAMRA best in Britain award! (2011-08-06 07:20) . . . . . . . .

1012

Landing day. (2011-08-06 11:09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1013 19

Monk in butter beans flavoured with chorizo served with home grown spuds. (2011-08-06 22:40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1020 Pu the sun in Sunday. (2011-08-07 10:43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1023

Fight the good fight with Hugh. (2011-08-08 10:32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1024

Sales at Sainsbury’s wet fish counters does well for prime Cornish fish. (2011-08-08 14:53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1025 Radio 4 featured reduction of discards in the South West beam trawl fishery. (2011-08-08 19:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1025 Visiting yachts fill pontoon berths at Newlyn Harbour. (2011-08-09 08:15) . . . .

1026

Plenty of yachts pass Land’s End. (2011-08-09 08:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1032

Mid week pickings. (2011-08-10 09:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1033

Cornish Fishmonger of the Year 2011 - can you cut the mustard? (2011-08-10 20:18) 1036 After the fight. (2011-08-10 20:40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1037

Cornish Sardines. (2011-08-11 23:11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1037

Friday is fish day. (2011-08-12 18:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1038

Fishy Friday II - very much in season from Cornish beaches - Grey Mullet and ratatouille. (2011-08-12 23:44) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1043 Sun morning in Penzance. (2011-08-14 23:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1047

A quiet start to the week, mainly top quality inshore fish on the market this Monday morning.. (2011-08-15 14:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1050

Rolex Fastnet Yacht Race is on as they head round the corner. (2011-08-15 18:25)

1054

Monday’s mackerel day - in protest. (2011-08-15 18:42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1054

Fisherman flown to hospital after losing finger. (2011-08-16 15:00) . . . . . . . . .

1056

Skills of the hand, artisnal work on and around the harbour. (2011-08-16 15:27) .

1057

A visitor’s view of Newlyn. (2011-08-17 09:24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1060

Tiz a muggy mizzly morning. (2011-08-17 10:07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1061

Inseyandra, missing mast from the Fastnet Yach Race (2011-08-17 10:14) . . . . .

1065

capnh shared an Instagram photo with you (2011-08-17 22:19) . . . . . . . . . . .

1065

Swanage Lifeboat Week (2011-08-18 14:36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1066

What a difference a day makes. (2011-08-19 09:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1073

Fishy Friday’s Roast Cajun monk with orange salsa. (2011-08-19 12:43) . . . . .

1076

Don’t be shellfish on a Saturday. (2011-08-20 08:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1078

Matthew Southgate says - thank you. (2011-08-20 13:42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1084

The best in Cornish beaches and a BBQ. (2011-08-21 13:00) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1085

Misty Monday morning. (2011-08-22 02:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1091

The funeral of Roger Thomas (Chloe T) (2011-08-22 16:48) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1099

Fishstock Brixham 2011 (2011-08-23 15:08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1100

Coming this Bank Holiday weekend - Newlyn Fish Festival 2011 (2011-08-23 15:18) 1101 Who’s up for a Cornish Sardine photo challenge? (2011-08-23 15:32) . . . . . . .

1102

Tome Leaper donates memorial statue ’Tom’ to the Musee de Peche at Concarneau. (2011-08-24 11:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1103 SEAFOOD SKILLS COURSES HELP SEAFOOD & CATERING BUSINESSES ACROSS THE SOUTH WEST (2011-08-25 13:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1105 Punt sighted through the gaps. (2011-08-25 16:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1108

Damanaki against Elinor Ostrom (2011-08-25 20:50) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1117

Timothy Spall steered to safety by Sheerness lifeboat. (2011-08-25 21:01) . . . . .

1124

Undulatus Asperatus seen over Newlyn. (2011-08-26 10:18) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1125

#fishyfriday #ff #cornishsardines (2011-08-27 07:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1133

It’s a Cefas Saturday. (2011-08-27 08:49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1136

One for Sanjay to savour - proper job Cornish cooking - Marios ahoy! (2011-08-27 22:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1141

1.9

Newlyn Fish Festival - all set! (2011-08-28 00:24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1145

Marios ahoy! - too much of a temptation! (2011-08-28 10:04) . . . . . . . . . . .

1150

Early worms catch the fish - looking towards Newlyn. (2011-08-29 07:05) . . . . .

1150

Pictures from Newlyn Fish Festival 2011 (2011-08-30 07:23) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1150

Underway, under the sun, up on the slip. (2011-08-31 09:46) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1152

Cornish Fishmongers battle it out at Newlyn Fish Festival (2011-08-31 09:52) . .

1157

Seafish 2aweek - keeping it simple. (2011-08-31 14:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1159

September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1160

Seafish 2 a week double - simple fish curry Thai style. (2011-09-01 07:26) . . . . .

1160

PZ192 - The Newlyn trawler Jacqueline as she was. (2011-09-02 09:48) . . . . . .

1162

Cousin Jack Nowell Down Under! (2011-09-02 14:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1163

Fishy Friday, and it’s Escabeche for tomorrow’s big Porthleven wedding. (2011-09-02 22:15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1164 Saturday Morning Blues. (2011-09-03 03:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1170

Newlyn School of Art to open in what was the Board School. (2011-09-03 07:24) .

1175

Young love. (2011-09-04 20:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1176

The arts in and around Newlyn. (2011-09-05 10:24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1177

Porthleven Storm. (2011-09-05 23:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1181

Wintry weather courtesy of hurricane Irene. (2011-09-06 08:20) . . . . . . . . . .

1182

Stainless steel gurdie combo. (2011-09-06 17:43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1185

It was cold, wet and miserable outside..... (2011-09-06 20:00) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1186

Newlyn School of Art. (2011-09-07 08:01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1186

Newlyn Arts Festival. (2011-09-07 08:04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1187 21

Fishing People of the North: Cultures, Economies, and Management Responding to Change (2011-09-07 13:47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1187 Eelgrass and Seahorses in Studland Bay. (2011-09-07 15:39) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1188

Newlyn Harbour panoramic views. (2011-09-07 21:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1188

Cornish fishermen to lose 20% to Marine Conservation. (2011-09-08 09:22) . . . .

1188

Calling all young fish friers! (2011-09-08 19:32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1189

Stainless steel Gurdie Combo - designed by a fisherman for fisherman. (2011-09-08 19:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1190 Fishroom full Friday. (2011-09-09 12:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1191

Take the Online Survey for Fishermen s Knowledge (2011-09-10 07:22) . . . . . .

1195

Landing day for the netters. (2011-09-10 10:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1198

New filleting knife. (2011-09-11 12:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1202

St Ives September Festival - day one. (2011-09-11 13:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1207

Common guidelines to help maturing staging of fish (2011-09-11 16:41) . . . . . .

1212

The remnants of hurricane Katia hit the West coast - all hands blown in. (2011-09-12 07:39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1212 Cooking fun, Crab in Black Bean Sauce. (2011-09-13 07:32) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1216

Under 10s meet with fisheries minister Benyon today. (2011-09-13 08:31) . . . . .

1217

short

reminder

the Chairman of the Harbour Commissioners. (2011-09-13 08:35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1218

Vegetable boxes. (2011-09-13 20:39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1219

Heading for the Autumnal equinox. (2011-09-14 07:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1220

Under 10s clarification from a CFPO member. (2011-09-14 13:29) . . . . . . . . .

1220

Visits to Britanny - Petite Cornouaille - Festivals and fishing. (2011-09-15 10:42)

1221

Skinning skate made easy - nice one Duncan! (2011-09-15 20:01) . . . . . . . . . .

1226

Good news for Penzance Dry Dock. (2011-09-15 20:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1226

Longlining aboard the Kimbill (Bonny Mary) in 1979. (2011-09-15 22:27) . . . . .

1227

Some like it hot – European fish stocks changing with warming seas (2011-09-16 08:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1237 Newlyn Festival of the Arts - Open Studios this weekend. (2011-09-16 17:19) . . . Mount’s

Bay

Benjamin

Warner

exhibits

the

Lighthouse

1239

Gallery.

(2011-09-16 20:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1240

The forecast, rain, wind, sun, wind, rain, sun, wind, rain.........not good. (2011-09-17 11:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1249

Ajax AH32, the first fishing boat in England to use Twitter! (2011-09-17 22:25) .

1269

Seth Lakeman at St Ives’ Festival - you missed it! (2011-09-18 09:38) . . . . . . .

1270

Google changes images display! (2011-09-18 10:09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1271

Fishing for hake, Ajax sails from Newlyn. (2011-09-18 10:22) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1271

Mounts Bay from the train. (2011-09-18 12:13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1272

Feeding time! (2011-09-18 16:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1272

Monday. (2011-09-19 11:10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1273

Ajax encounters that same old problem with a Spanish trawler. (2011-09-19 17:59) 1280 Social Networking - a far cry from link calls and VHF! (2011-09-20 07:17) . . . .

1281

(2011-09-20 07:41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1281

Hake for supper. (2011-09-20 23:20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1282

More like summer this morning! (2011-09-21 09:09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1282

Ajax AH32 Newlyn bound. (2011-09-21 10:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1285

How useful would this be? (2011-09-21 17:13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1285

Ajax bound away again after landing mid-tide. (2011-09-21 17:18) . . . . . . . . .

1287

Cornwall Food and Drink Festival starts tomorrow. (2011-09-22 07:30) . . . . . .

1287

Now Scottish Langoustine - next Cornish Hake? (2011-09-22 08:01) . . . . . . . .

1289

Up to the limit. (2011-09-22 23:46) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1290

It’s the same the whole world over........ (2011-09-23 00:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1291

Sun up moon up. (2011-09-23 17:23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1295

The day it all went wrong - some might say! (2011-09-23 19:06) . . . . . . . . . .

1302

Ajax AH32 heads home. (2011-09-24 06:55) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1302

Ajax arrives back in Newlyn with top quality hake on board. (2011-09-24 16:09) .

1303

What to do with your fresh Newlyn Hake. (2011-09-25 09:04) . . . . . . . . . . .

1304

Food for the mind, food for the soul, food for the belly - enjoy the veritable feast that is Newlyn. (2011-09-25 09:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1306 Ecumes des Jours - in and outbound - for ice. (2011-09-26 06:49) . . . . . . . . .

1312

(2011-09-26 06:49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1312

A few visitors in the port. (2011-09-26 17:13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1313

A sort walk from Copperhouse to Mexico - parking at Lethlean Lane. (2011-09-26 17:35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1317 EU FISH STOCKS IN THE ATLANTIC AND NORTH SEA: COMMISSION PROPOSES FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2012 (2011-09-27 18:57) . . 1322 Indian summer? - day one. (2011-09-28 09:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1322

Hake, the all round fish, all round the UK! (2011-09-29 07:16) . . . . . . . . . . .

1326

Scad on the menu? (2011-09-30 10:52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1326

See food and eat it - and no meat fish, fowl or beast in sight! (2011-09-30 16:51) .

1329

Two tugs stay, two tugs go! (2011-09-30 20:11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1331

1.10 October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1331

Over the Mount and the Bay. (2011-10-01 07:49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1331

Sicilian night- swordfish and the rest! (2011-10-01 21:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1332 23

After the aglio olio pepreroncino the veale steak (2011-10-01 22:52) . . . . . . . .

1332

Saturday morning. (2011-10-02 10:23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1333

Mighty misty Monday morn! (2011-10-03 10:39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1341

The advantages of a computerised fish auction. (2011-10-03 19:38) . . . . . . . .

1343

It’s true, every cloud has a silver lining! (2011-10-03 20:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1344

Keeping it simple - Cornish Hake with Vichy carrot. (2011-10-03 21:00) . . . . . .

1345

FISHERMEN

BENEFIT

FROM

NEW

LOW

COST

VMS

(2011-10-04 07:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1345

Skipper Shaun Edwards honoured to get bravery medal. (2011-10-04 21:26) . . .

1347

Gilt stocks nose ahead. (2011-10-05 11:57) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1349

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011 (2011-10-06 01:33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1353

El congero! (2011-10-07 12:43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1354

PZ 182 - the Asthore then......and now. (2011-10-07 12:44) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1357

Let’s talk skate - Newlyn Mission, October 12th. (2011-10-07 14:36) . . . . . . . .

1358

Maria Damanaki versus Elinor Ostrom (2011-10-07 15:17) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1358

Menu from the sea. (2011-10-08 10:32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1359

Life in Newlyn as England fail. (2011-10-09 08:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1360

Ajax arrives back in Newlyn. (2011-10-09 08:42)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1363

Tiz dull tiz iz! (2011-10-09 09:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1364

Request for film or video from an ex Beligian fisherman. (2011-10-09 12:18) . . .

1364

Ajax home. (2011-10-09 22:33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1365

For sale, 4.5 tonnes of Cornish Hake courtesy of the Ajax AH32.. (2011-10-10 08:18) 1368

Silver at sea from SS Mantola, WW1 wreck sunk by U boat. (2011-10-11 16:22) .

1372

Fish film, End of the Line wins award. (2011-10-12 21:24) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1372

Stars in the sky. (2011-10-12 21:46) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1373

Damanaki meets small-scale fishermen. (2011-10-12 21:49) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1378

When your GPS fails - is it the Navy? (2011-10-13 07:04) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1379

Fishermen meet scientists - a positive meeting in Newlyn. (2011-10-13 16:40) . . .

1379

Friday morning. (2011-10-14 10:40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1380

What about a better British batter? (2011-10-15 21:33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1383

Flocking to Penzance. (2011-10-16 21:20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1384

Squids in! (2011-10-17 07:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1389

Hake, hard going. (2011-10-18 07:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1393

CE work with Fleetwood fishermen. (2011-10-19 07:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1394

Discuss. Food for thought. (2011-10-19 07:35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1394

As hake quota ends - more fish dumped? (2011-10-19 07:37) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1396

Man on a Beach - interviews. (2011-10-19 07:42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1396

Trials and tales. (2011-10-19 15:53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1396

Ajax AH32 - 24 hours steaming - the binge workers are away again! (2011-10-20 15:46) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1399 Marine Protected Areas - a step too far? (2011-10-21 10:41) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1400

Friday’s market full of fish. (2011-10-21 16:33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1401

Claude gets his claws - National Lobster Hatchery. (2011-10-21 16:37) . . . . . .

1403

Through the Gaps - Mevagissey way. (2011-10-22 16:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1405

SOS - Save Our Shaun! (2011-10-23 08:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1410

Lizard lifeboat first callout in anger - on a Saturday night. (2011-10-23 18:00) . .

1411

Big blondes in a box. (2011-10-24 08:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1412

secures

important

breakthrough

management

fish

stocks.

(2011-10-24 11:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1415

Aboard the Chichester Lass - pilchaaaarrrd fishing! (2011-10-24 13:40) . . . . . .

1415

Plenty of boats in port tonight. (2011-10-24 21:49) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1416

Sponsorship opportunities for International Biology Conference of Fish. (2011-10-25 07:56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1416 Ivan Ellen takes over the tow from the Lizard lifeboat Sarah. (2011-10-25 10:24) .

1417

6th World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh 2012. (2011-10-25 10:30) . . . . . . .

1418

Codling fillets - East meets West. (2011-10-25 10:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1419

Hake makes the menu! (2011-10-25 12:16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1422

The promotion of pole-and-line tuna fishing in the Pacific Islands: Emerging issues and lessons learned. (2011-10-25 12:37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1423 Fishermen concerned over falling squid, cuttlefish catch. (2011-10-25 17:00) . . .

1426

Cloud bursts. (2011-10-25 19:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1427

Pilchard fishing - Chichester Lass remembered. (2011-10-26 11:53) . . . . . . . .

1431

Three Lorient trawlers come together. (2011-10-27 07:12)

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

1432

Harbour rents - Cornish woman battles it out in London. (2011-10-27 07:41) . . .

1433

The Last of the Hunters (2011-10-27 11:44) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1433

Penlee Lifeboat crew to make historic bike ride for charity. (2011-10-27 11:50) . .

1434

EU latest - Give fish to the poor says Damanaki! (2011-10-28 12:23) . . . . . . .

1434

Follow Fishy Friday - if you bought ray or skate today..... (2011-10-28 12:58) . . .

1436

Newlyn School of Art Open Evening this Saturday! (2011-10-28 13:24) . . . . . .

1437

ByGone Newlyn - the changing village and its people. (2011-10-28 15:28) . . . . .

1438

Thursday is big tide day. (2011-10-29 13:14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1439

Fishy Friday’s fish dish - Monk tail fillets and black pudding. (2011-10-29 13:17) .

1442

Friday evening fishers. (2011-10-29 13:23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1444 25

More environmentally-friendly scallop dredges. (2011-10-29 13:52) . . . . . . . . .

1445

Charlestown time warp. (2011-10-30 10:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1446

Poor forecast starts the week. (2011-10-31 08:19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1452

Taking action against bottom trawling and for the future of fish (2011-10-31 17:29) 1455 Coming to Newcastle - Annual Fisheries Negotiations (2011-10-31 17:30) . . . . .

1456

How to make Witch’s Brew for ’Alloween! (2011-10-31 21:30) . . . . . . . . . . .

1457

1.11 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1460

Billingsgate fish market - video - Karen Kay visits London’s famous fish market. (2011-11-01 07:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1460 Take the bait. (2011-11-02 08:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1461

Sennen birds. (2011-11-03 06:51) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1466

Local fish filleting opportunity at Penwith College. (2011-11-03 07:30) . . . . . .

1466

What it takes to get that hake. (2011-11-03 07:48) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1467

New weather info charts come to Through the Gaps. (2011-11-03 18:52) . . . . .

1468

Duchy of Cornwall ordered to reveal oyster farm data (2011-11-04 07:37) . . . . .

1468

Saturday morning - tea and cake on the prom. (2011-11-05 11:07) . . . . . . . . .

1469

Yellow fin tuna on Newlyn market. (2011-11-05 18:18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1472

Binge working on Guy Fawkes night - Ajax in - Ajax out. (2011-11-05 19:04) . . .

1473

Dom Bosco 1959-2011 (2011-11-06 21:15)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1478

Yellowfin tuna ready for auction. (2011-11-07 06:41) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1479

Trials to reduce fish discards could be expanded (2011-11-07 20:18) . . . . . . . .

1479

Early morning glow. (2011-11-07 20:30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1480

News from Ajax AH32, 100 miles off the Scillies. (2011-11-07 20:38) . . . . . . . .

1483

Out with the old. (2011-11-08 07:42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1483

The great New Zealand fishing scandal - food for thought. (2011-11-08 17:19) . .

1485

Ajax at sea. (2011-11-08 19:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1485

White Heather loaded. (2011-11-09 07:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1485

A bigger slice of the quota cake? (2011-11-09 07:36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1486

US surfer Garrett McNamarra rides a monster wave in the heavy swells of the North Atlantic. (2011-11-09 08:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1487

Who’s fishing where? (2011-11-09 08:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1487

Penzance Harbour - planning for the future. (2011-11-09 12:21) . . . . . . . . . .

1488

Back to school for some. (2011-11-10 08:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1489

Trawlers Dealing With Biggest Change In 50 Years (2011-11-10 16:06) . . . . . .

1495

Cefas Endeavour starts blogging from sea! (2011-11-12 06:38) . . . . . . . . . . .

1497

Britain in a day - down Newlyn way. (2011-11-12 13:15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1497

Breezy morning. (2011-11-13 10:00)

1502

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Remembrance Sunday. (2011-11-13 10:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1504

AIS spotting. (2011-11-13 19:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1505

MSC gets brownie points from the WWF. (2011-11-14 07:33) . . . . . . . . . . .

1505

A grey start to the week with an easterly draft. (2011-11-14 08:00) . . . . . . . .

1506

Lerwick - to the far North. (2011-11-14 08:53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1509

Why should fishermen refresh their safety certificates? (2011-11-15 17:11) . . . .

1510

Common Fisheries Policy is ’broken’ (2011-11-15 17:29)

1511

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WRITTEN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON MARINE CONSERVATION ZONES (2011-11-15 20:35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1512 Thai hake curry - put in an order for when the netters land at the end of this week. (2011-11-17 07:58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1513 Plenty of bass with the bass champs! (2011-11-17 08:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1513

Naughty 90s - Netting for tuna and swordfish 1994 style. (2011-11-17 19:20) . . .

1516

French fishing styles. (2011-11-17 21:06) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1517

Awash, one old master. (2011-11-18 08:20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1517

Fast food - squid. (2011-11-19 11:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1520

Wave action. (2011-11-19 11:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1524

Cefas (2011-11-19 12:22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1526

Blogging from the Cefas Endeavour. (2011-11-20 10:11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1526

Penzance harbour - the future! (2011-11-20 11:41)

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1527

Hairy Bikers - Summer Pudding update. (2011-11-20 14:18) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1529

Ajax down by the head - binge workers at it again. (2011-11-20 18:23) . . . . . .

1531

It’s World Fisheries Day today. (2011-11-21 08:12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1532

Shiralee at sea. (2011-11-21 18:13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1535

Hake - a 400% markup seems harsh. (2011-11-22 17:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1535

Asthore Cornish Sardine fishing at night. (2011-11-22 22:00) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1536

Inky black morning. (2011-11-23 08:15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1536

Cefas Endeavour Irish Sea Groundfish survey latest. (2011-11-23 11:10) . . . . . .

1538

Fishing focus - the beam trawler. (2011-11-24 10:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1538

Friday’s market. (2011-11-25 12:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1539

Hake - keep it simple. (2011-11-25 12:38)

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1543

Lady Maureen in dock. (2011-11-25 16:26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1544

Men at work. (2011-11-26 11:21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1544

Donal Turtle - Gone fishing Gone. (2011-11-27 07:33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1548

Seeing red. (2011-11-28 08:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1550

Cefas Endeavour on prawn ground! (2011-11-28 17:22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1553

Swanland search by RNLI lifeboat from Porthdinllaen. (2011-11-28 17:45) . . . .

1553 27

Damaged - Belgian beam trawler hit by huge wave. (2011-11-29 07:44) . . . . . .

1554

Pete Eddy video - Newlyn Harbour circa 1994. (2011-11-29 07:56) . . . . . . . . .

1554

Breton trawlers - fishing in poor weather. (2011-11-29 12:15) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1554

Yellowfin tuna update. (2011-11-30 12:32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1555

Red sails in the Bay - a film for Mounts Bay Lugger fans. (2011-11-30 15:58) . . .

1557

1.12 December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1557

Fishing boats filmed in 1994 in Newlyn. (2011-12-01 09:11) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1557

Poor enough off Scotland. (2011-12-01 12:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1557

Here next - or when is a trend not a trend? (2011-12-01 18:57) . . . . . . . . . .

1558

Clever chameleon-like cuttles change colour to confuse! (2011-12-01 19:00) . . . .

1558

Asthore in town. (2011-12-02 07:58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1559

High water, time to slip away on Saturday. (2011-12-03 18:38) . . . . . . . . . . .

1560

Monday morning market. (2011-12-05 07:54) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1567

Cornwall’s Maritime Strategy - from Cornwall Council. (2011-12-05 11:59) . . . .

1569

AIS trails Plot Star 1994. (2011-12-05 12:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1570

A New Dawn in Le Guilvinec! (2011-12-05 18:08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1571

Asthore, night hunting. (2011-12-05 18:28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1571

Boatyard makes ’keep it local’ plea to region’s fishermen (2011-12-06 10:31) . . .

1571

Padstow Festival on air on fish - Rick Stein on sustainability. (2011-12-07 07:33) .

1572

Ajax end of year do - at the Boatshed, by Penzance Dock (2011-12-07 17:02) . . .

1573

Inside Out in Newlyn. (2011-12-07 17:15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1574

Fishing weather - ”not very nice”. (2011-12-08 08:38) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1575

Florece sinks after collission with chemical tanker Aphrodite. (2011-12-09 07:33) .

1576

Succorfish win high praise from government for ’groundbreaking’ tracking device. (2011-12-09 17:01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1577 (2011-12-09 18:01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1579

David Cameron’s Xmas mesage to the EU! (2011-12-09 19:33) . . . . . . . . . . .

1579

Peter Neale 13th January 1947 - 29th November 2011 (2011-12-10 12:23) . . . . .

1580

Christmas lights and shiny new marine electronics. (2011-12-10 13:28) . . . . . .

1580

All in a day’s work. (2011-12-10 18:32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1590

Ajax lands at the end of another neep tide. (2011-12-11 23:44) . . . . . . . . . . .

1591

Monday morning - with a forecast looking less than promising for the week. (2011-12-12 08:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1597 Weather data - what’s in a weather chart. (2011-12-12 16:35) . . . . . . . . . . .

1600

Supermarket Seafood Survey 2011 (2011-12-12 18:11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1603

Live from St Enodoc - Nathan Oultlaw with Paul Ainsworth cooking masterclass. (2011-12-12 19:03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1603 28

Fish on. (2011-12-13 00:07) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1604

Alya, Dodging for 24 hours. (2011-12-13 07:59) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1605

Falmouth Coastguard kept busy. (2011-12-14 13:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1606

Cefas Endeavour back at sea and blogging again. (2011-12-14 15:27) . . . . . . .

1606

Working in the lee. (2011-12-14 19:09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1607

Great results for Fish is the Dish! campaign. (2011-12-15 06:09) . . . . . . . . . .

1607

When the wind is in the west, the fishing is best..... (2011-12-15 08:22) . . . . . .

1608

Scillies lifeline - the Gry Maritha is on her way! (2011-12-15 11:39) . . . . . . . .

1610

Wild weather for wild fish! (2011-12-15 20:22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1612

Christmas cheer from the Fisheries Council in Brussels (2011-12-17 07:21) . . . .

1612

Sailing day for the last trip of 2011. (2011-12-18 20:25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1613

On the fish. (2011-12-18 21:20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1620

Cefas Endeavour blog. (2011-12-18 21:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1620

Penlee lifeboat tragedy - thirty years ago today. (2011-12-19 07:44) . . . . . . . .

1621

Chinese village uprising leaves fishermen unable to fish (2011-12-19 08:27) . . . .

1621

Triple-riggers maiden voyage. (2011-12-20 13:02) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1622

Penultimate fish market for 2011 at Newlyn. (2011-12-20 13:05) . . . . . . . . . .

1626

Hot seller - hake! (2011-12-21 08:31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1632

Christmas preparations - Octopus and Gravadlax. (2011-12-21 09:00) . . . . . . .

1632

Fishing vessel, Heather Anne lost off Mevagissey. (2011-12-21 09:20) . . . . . . .

1636

The night before Christmas Eve - Tom Bawcock night - fishy supper. (2011-12-23 02:08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1636 Season’s greeting from Newlyn. (2011-12-24 18:00) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1641

Let go the ends! (2011-12-28 14:27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1642

Fish on the move. (2011-12-29 16:11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1646

New Year’s Eve in Newlyn (2011-12-31 19:34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1646

Chapter 1 2011 1.1

January

When pots succumbed to the divers. (2011-01-02 20:31) British Pathe have huge archives of movie film shot all round the UK.There are a number of short clips featuring Newlyn. In this clip, which documents a period in fishing history when divers took advantage of huge stocks of sedate crayfish, a few faces from the past are caught in action - can names be put to faces? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Misty Monday morning. (2011-01-03 12:19)

Mounts Bay ushers in a tranquil scene, no wind, no rain, no snow on the first Monday morning of the New Year ........ 31

giving the solitary bird watcher fine spotting conditions probably on the lookout for a couple of young Eider ducks and a pale-bellied Brent Goose which the local gulls have taken to harassing daily sightings are reported on the CornwallBird Watching Society’s site here .........

the recent heavy swells have carved an unusual pattern in the seaweed on the beach at Newlyn Green.......

time off for those who had a busy break....... 32

including the netting fleet over the big tide.........

always keen to recycle, a set of rail track clamps now used as ’end stones’.......

looking for a new home this year, the Wayfinder...... 33

looks like there’s a caulking job to do on the Anthony.......

also washed up by the heavy swell, a couple of inshore pots that have seen better days......

a plume of diesel smoke fills the air as a beamer fires up her main engine....... 34

looks like some sort of coble converted to a motorsailor. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

A somewhat cloudy partial eclipse heralds in the first market of 2011. (2011-01-04 09:18)

There’s a myriad of grading options for the machine graders....... 35

busy on good supplies of monk this morning......

up to their elbows in ink......

as another bumper landing of cuttles passes through giving the boys aboard the Twilight III a chance of breaking the port record this morning....... 36

a handful of netters pushed a weak neap tide for some relatively slack fishing, though strong prices should help bring a little festive spirit back into the proceedings.......

especially for big quality fish like this turbot, which in the week preceding the Christmas break almost touched £30 a kilo! - that’s well over £150 for the beauty in this box for the boys aboard the Sapphire -handsomely rewarded having elected to fish over the New Year ........ 37

not to be outdone by the big beamer fleet, the Sea Spray has opted to fish for monk and put some cracking tails ashore......

a good hour before the sunrise a few of the harbour Christmas lights are still in action, though the weather conditions for a partial eclipse look none too promising with a good deal of heavy cloud in the sky. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Frozen sea - 400 waiting to be rescued. (2011-01-04 16:26) Off the East coast of Russia in the Sea of Okhotsk, where the temperature is around -22ºC, three fishing vessels are trapped in ice as the sea freezes over. Read the full story story here. The crews are not thought to be in any immediate danger with enough supplies to last them for 38

weeks - they have already been trapped since last year. Eighty years ago the Grimsby trawler Sargon became stuck in ice - and re-appeared back in her home port over four months later having ben picked up by a German trawler and towed to Iceland - this was well after she had been pronounced lost at sea with all hands - one of the wives had even re-married in the meantime! She was eventually lost in 1948, capsizing off Iceland after icing up. Reports over global warming have used the Sea of Oshotsk as a sort of barometer indicating changes in global warming - with ironic results! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Falmouth Coastguard co-ordinates yacht rescue off Cape Horn. (2011-01-06 08:13)

Once again Falmouth Coastguard in its role as international incident coordinator is in volved in a rescue attempt to help a solo yacthswoman aboard her yacht in bad weather off Cape Horn. In addition to a broken boom and rudder the yacht has a fouled propeller. Assistance from a Chilean fishing boat, thought to be the nearest vessel, is being coordinated by Falmouth CG via American and Chilean Coastguards. Yachtswoman Jean Socrates, has been sailing her boat Nereida singlehanded for some time now on an epic solo circumnavigation of the globe. Her solo, nonstop circumnavigation - originally started 10th October 2009 from Lanzarote, Canaries... to be re-started in October 2010 from Victoria, B.C. Update: The Chilean fishing vessel now has the boat under tow and is heading for Puerto Williams, in Tierra del Feugo with Falmouth Coastguard providing invaluable assistance liaising between the coastguards of three countries and amateur radio hams. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Black Friday again. (2011-01-07 08:12)

Monk fish tails speed their way down the grading machine........

these big tub gurnards will surely end up on the menu of a top London fish restaurant over the weekend......

along with these squid........ 40

back to the black at speed........

with so many being landed the market is short of tubs to handle the cuttles.......

there’s a good run of reds about at the moment........

to compliment the abundant monk landings.......

over the spring tide most of the netters are in port....... 42

as is the Crystal Sea II which landed yesterday.......

further up the quay the Algrie has slipped into a repair berth.......

with relatively calm winds the sardine boats managed to put some fish ashore...... 43

into the back of the waiting transport.........

while the job of clearing up the sepia stained boxes begins in earnest........

there’s a boat with a potential new owner out there somewhere! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 44

Black is gold as Newlyn’s port records tumbles three times! (2011-01-08 10:14)

Black turns to gold for the big beamer firm Stevensons as three boats take it in turns to topple the port record in a week - after the previous record held by another of their boats, the Aaltje Adriante or AA as she is known had survived for nearly twenty years.......

on the first market for the new year it was the turn of the Twilight III to trash the current £50,000 port record on Tuesday at £51,500.........

the following day, skipper Don Liddicoat on the Filadelfia filled his boots with black gold for £52,000 and, for a few days only, basked in the glory of being top dog, that was until Friday’s auction.........

when the market floor was awash with liquid gold from the boxes of the Cornishman and her landing which saw the record fall for a third time in the week with a grossing of £52,800! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Heavy seas. (2011-01-09 10:57)

The harbour suffered its first casualty of the year when this pint sank in her pontoon berth......

bits like the SAAB gearbox and engine might be worth salvaging...... 46

along with the hull which suffered some damage to the gunnel.......

skipper Archie’s back in town with the Admiral Gordon for a few days...... 47

as the harbour lights crew get busy taking down the tree outside the Mission.......

which will be the subject of much debate this year as the RNMDSF look certain to go through with their plans to close the historic building......... 48

another casualty of the weather lays on the shingle beach......

and the prom is not without damage from the ravishes of a heavy overnight swell which swept the Bay..... 49

covering the front in stones and weed.......

from a turbulent sea.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

BBC1 Inside Out goes potting with Dick Ede. (2011-01-10 08:20)

Last of the country’s withy pot fishermen, Dick Ede is the main subject of BBC1’s regional Inside Out programme tonight at 7.30pm. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Just the two trips. (2011-01-10 08:53)

Only two trips on the board this morning...... 51

though the port record looks safe enough......

from the old port record holder, the AA as she is known locally........

still very little action with the mackerel scene, a solitary box on sale...... 52

likely to cause some confusion in the fish shops - lets hope the marker pen doesn’t rub off from the pollack tags on these bass!......

a handful of grey mullet from the Seafoam for Turner’s auction spot.......

a reminder that the local Penlee lifeboat boys are turning out later this month for another of their fund raising efforts. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Mackerel mission! (2011-01-11 08:32) [nhblog20110110-6699.jpg] Slack fishing for the handline fleet - the one solitary box of mackerel on Newlyn’s Monday morning market.

Despite there being a local shortage of mackerel at the present time other areas are looking to promote the humble mackerel. Consigned by many to the bottom of the menu as a second class fish as a scavenger of the seas, the mackerel is these days much lauded as a means of providing essential Omega3 oils so valued by doctors and nutritionsists. [EMBED] Channel 4 is currently encouraging not only wet fish shops but your local chippy to serve up mackerel as an alternative to cod on their menus. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

All set for tonight’s Fish Fight - as Tesco wades in on the positive publicity. (2011-01-11 08:33) On the eve of the start of Hugh Fearnley-Whittinstall’s FishFight campaign Tesco took the timely opportunity to announce that they were moving to source their own brand tuna from 100 %pole and line fisheries as reported in this Guardian Online article. Of course, within the industry, many will recognise that targeting a fishery like tuna is an easy way of gaining green kudos points in comparison to promoting fisheries targeting white fish like cod, whiting and haddock. The range of sentiments and opinions a story like this engenders is all too evident from the comments at the foot of the online Guardian’s article. [nhblog20070907-4954-793827.jpg] Quentin Knights holds a tagged albacore tuna on the market at Newlyn.

Melissa Pritchard from Client Earth who spoke on the Radio Cornwall this morning elaborated on a recently published ClientEarth report citing that retail outlets used terms in the promotional material associated with fish products that where often misleading or unsubstantiated as regards their provenance - similar to the made up Scottish place names supermarkets use to promote 54

smoked salmon and other products - terms that suggest they come from some sort of officially accredited catching methods are alluded to and not backed up with the kind of formal certification that is enjoyed by Cornish Sardines, Line Caught Bass, Pollack or Mackerel. A spokesperson from the consumer association mentioned the lack of clarity and level of agreement within the industry with regard to the management of certain fish stocks. The story was picked up by the Guardian and some of the reaser’s comments at the foot of the page make interesting reading. Locally, the range and scope of scientific fisheries research is not sufficient to cover the range of species involved. Thirty years ago there was a substantial mackerel fishery as huge shoals worked their way around the South West during the winter months. On yesterday’s market there was half a box of mackerel in total. Historically over the years, big changes in the appearance of pelagic fish like mackerel and pilchards have been recorded in Cornish waters. Round one of the FishFight programmes will be screened on Channel 4 tonight. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Now Falmouth Coastguards needs you - just as Jeanne Socrates needed them! (2011-01-11 17:45) Below is an extract from the recently published consultation document from the MCA - in a nutshell Falmouth Coastguard will become a day-time only centre - and in the process lose its present centre of excellence status which it enjoys around the world as international coordinator - which was in action but a few days ago when 67 year old solo English yachts-woman Jeanne Socrates was knocked down off Cape Horn. Here is an extract from her web log: ”To cut a long story short, the Chilean Navy and Falmouth CG both got involved - it was lovely to get the friendly, helpful Falmouth phone calls - an English person at the other end of the phone - no language problems!!! Helping with all that was Bob McDavitt initially - deeply appreciated, Bob - and the American Maritime Mobile Net on 14300 kHz - Bill (KI4MMZ) in particular, with Fred (W3ZU) helping with relay. Good for my morale was chatting to the Pacific Seafarers Net also.” If you make use of FCG’s services then be sure to read the consultation document in full - especially be mindful of the fact that - despite the importance of Falmouth’s current role - at no time was the station visited and staff interviewed by the team of consultants who put this together! The document can be viewed and then downloaded from here. How to Respond The consultation period began on 16 December 2010 and will run until 24 March 2011; please ensure that your response reaches us by 5pm on that date To ensure all views are accurately and consistently recorded, the consultation response form is the required form of response. To make the response process as accessible as possible, responses are invited electronically by the completion of the online questionnaire Alternatively, you can download and complete the consultation response form provided on our web site http://www.mcga.gov.uk and return by e-mail to: Coastguard.consultation@mcga.gov.uk Written response forms can be sent to: HM Coastguard Modernisation Consultation Maritime and Coastguard Agency Spring Place Bay 2/13 105 Commercial Road 55

Southampton SO15 1EG When responding, please state whether you are doing so as an individual or representing the views of an organisation. If responding on behalf of a larger organisation, please make it clear who is being represented and where applicable, how the views of members were assembled. To ensure that all those who respond to the consultation are able to do so with the same access to information regarding the proposals, we will not be responding to individual questions. If you have a query, please ensure that you record it on the consultation response form. Answers to frequently raised queries will be posted on our website http://www.mcga.gov.uk for clarification, during the course of the consultation, if necessary. During the consultation period there will also be a number of public consultation events. Details of dates and locations for these will be published on our website and advertised locally. If you would like a paper copy of this consultation document, it can be ordered at the address shown above, or by telephoning our message line on 02380 839 587. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Falmouth Coastguard co-ordinates yet another international rescue off the isalnd of Sri Lanka. (2011-01-12 08:11) Overnight, Falmouth Coastguard are co-ordinating the rescue of two British yachtsman aboard their 14m yacht Bacchus as they are caught in storm conditions off the island of Sri Lanka. This is the second time in a week that the service has been directly involved in co-ordinating the response to sailors in international waters far from the coast of the UK. Jeanne Socrates aboard her dismasted yacht off Cape Horn is now safely round Cape Horn thanks to Falmouth. Below is a story from nearer home involving the team at Falmouth. [nhblog20080120-0852-724129.jpg] Wayne Davey and the Scilly Boys’ boat, Gulf Grace in Newlyn in 2008 prior to her attempt to break the 100 year old trans-Atlantic record.

In the summer of 2008, Tim Garratt, Joby Newton, Chris Jenkins and Wayne Davey, christened The Scilly Boys, had hoped to beat the current Atlantic crossing record of 55 days 13 hours. But the Scilly Boys’ vessel capsized 13 days after leaving New York ending their bid to break the 100 year old record. Here is Wayne Davey’s recollection of that event and, in particular, the crucial role that Falmouth Coastguard played in their rescue: ”On the 13th June 2008 at approximately midnight BST I, along with 3 Scillonians was sat inside my capsized rowing boat the ’ScillyBoys’ some 800 miles east of New York, to the east of the treacherous Georges Bank, in 40kts of wind and 20-30ft seas. I managed to contact Falmouth CG via Satellite phone, and spoke with Jimmy Miller, who was over 2000 miles away at Falmouth CG. I explained to Jimmy who I was and what had happened to us and that our cabins were flooding. He reassured me that help was on the way, as he had alerted the US CG, and gave me advice. I was then passed to Watch Manager James Instance. The reassurance and advice that was given was what I needed, and the immediate co-ordination with the US CG meant that we were picked 56

up from our liferaft by a 290 metre oil tanker the Gulf Grace approximately 8-9 hours later. Without doubt, if it wasn’t for Jimmy Miller and James Instance and the rest of the team working through the night at Falmouth CG, then myself and the other 3 men would have drowned in the North Atlantic. As a crew member aboard the Penlee lifeboat I have experienced the professionalism and knowledge of the Watch Team at Falmouth CG on numerous occasions, this time from the right side of the rescue, and the skills and organisation of the men at Falmouth are second to none. I think that it is ridiculous to day-man the station, especially with the TSS off Lands End and the Lizard.” Doubtless, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of other seafarers who owe their lives to the truly international role that Falmouth Coastguard plays in maintaining a watch over the world’s oceans. Sailors Jeanne Socrates and Wayne Davey are two of many who are eternally grateful that FCG were there when they needed them. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. Anonymous (2011-01-14 19:04:43) good to see local boys trying to get behind falmouth coastgaurd. well done Wayne

Hugh’s Fishfight campaign on Channel 4. (2011-01-12 08:19) Hugh Fearnley-Whittinstall’s hard-hitting film documenting the ’mad’ EU regulated quota system (which came about in the wake of the Common Fisheries Policy) hit the screens last night. Hugh learnt just how bad what are known as ’discards’ - the fish that fishermen catch but then have to throw back, dead, into the sea as they do not have quota to catch them. With fish consumption of cod, salmon and tuna around 50 % of total the UK fish sales the series’ targets these fisheries in particular, both here and around the world. His first trip aboard the Seagull from Scrabster NE Scotland skippered by Gary Much saw him witness haul after haul of cod and coley going back over the side of the trawler as she worked off the Shetlands. After one haul, Hugh asks for all the fish that should be discarded to be kept in baskets - the fish represent around £30,000 worth of fish for the course of a single trip! ”I canna put a sign up on ma nets saying, ’no cod today’” says skipper Gary Much, resigned to work in a ”mad” system out of his control. Hugh then moves to the South coast of England and the beach boats of Hastings where skipper Paul Joy has seen the local fleet dwindle from 44 boats to 11. These beach boats are typical of the under 10m sector that make up the bulk of the UK’s fleet yet only have 10 % of the national quota. The local fleet fish primarily for cod, plaice and sole with a total daily quota of 13kg obviously unsustainable. They have been given a huge pollack quota but, as skipper Paul points out, totally pointless as the last time he saw a pollack in his nets was five years ago! In an attempt to show the people of Hastings just how much fish is dumped as discards by the local fleet, Paul and the other skippers left throwing back over-quota cod from their day’s fishing until they were just off the beach - thereby allowing Hugh and the assembled crowd to wade in and pick up the discarded fish - Grimmy Mike in Newlyn would have been proud as he long argued that, as it was illegeal to dump anything at sea, fishermen forced to dump ocer-quota fish at sea were ”damned if they did and damned if they didn’t”! 57

[nhblog20090313-0022-799099.jpg] Staunch anti-CFP activist, Newlyn’s Mike Mahon who long campaigned for the right to retain on board fish that were caught rather than senslessley dump over-quota fish at sea.

You can catch the programme again on 4OD here. Tonight’s episode sees Hugh in warmer waters looking at tuna. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Slack - 20 boxes. (2011-01-12 08:50)

Work in line for Penzance Dock today as Ross Bridge shuts.......

solitary tally on a slack morning....... 58

notable mainly for a very fresh sou’westerly breeze.......

and a mere 20 boxes of fish from the Resurgam on the market. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

FishFight - round 2. (2011-01-13 08:34) Last night was tuna’s turn to taste the tousled chef and good food guru Hugh FearnleyWhittinstall’s FishFight and his campaign to increase the diversity of fish consumed in the UK by highlighting the problems associated with satisfying the huge consumer demand for just three species, cod, tuna and salmon. With an ’own-brand’ tin in hand, a simple search on Google for the company that processed the tuna using the ID code used on the side saw Hugh’s team heading off to Ghanian waters. At the same time, he heads off to the Maldives where purse seining has been banned in their waters to see how a tuna fishery is carried out by pole and line boats - as opposed to the huge pursers that fish in the Indian Ocean and supply much of the tuna eaten from tins in the UK. Archive footage taken on a purser shows turtles, manta ray and sharks being caught, with the sharks being stripped of their fins before being thrown back over the side. Before chancing his luck on one of the local tuna boats he takes the opportunity to dive alongside the local manta ray fish - an almost magical experience. Once aboard the tuna boat he investigates the floating feeding stations set by the purser companies that are set to attract the tuna shoals 59

which saves them having to chase the shoals over the ocean. His attempts to speak with Tesco and Princes Foods about their labelling on camera prove almost as elusive as the tuna. As the programmes are hitting our screens, some of the supermarkets are taking action to reduce the heat over labelling their products - it seems that Hugh’s FishFight is not without impact. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Taking the Fish Fight forwards - public support is growing! (2011-01-13 11:27)

Kudos to Channel 4 - viewing figures for Hugh’s new series FishFight jumped above a new CSI on Channel 5 and almost beat a new series of Taggart on ITV - seems the folks at home are as interested in murdering fish as they are in another ’murrda’ !.......

By Wednesday morning the number of online FishFight supporters joining the campaign to end discards had jumped from the 52,000 on Monday.......

to hit 90,000 by Thursday morning - at this rate the 100,000 mark should be reached by around 8pm Thursday evening. 60

In tonight’s episode at 9pm on Channel 4, Hugh’s fish fight takes him to Scotland, to the largest farmed salmon company in the world, then to Brussels and Westminster to try to and make some waves. In order to add some urgency to his campaign, Hugh launches a website http://www.fishfight.net/, which goes viral, and picks up 24 000 supporters in just 24 hours. Fishermen from all over the country descend on Westminster to add their voices to the protest, which ends with a rallying cry to all of us to try to help sort out the mess our fisheries are in. Hugh believes we all need to try and eat different types of fish, to relieve some of the pressure on cod, tuna and salmon, and we need to add OUR voices to the campaign to stop discards.

By 5pm on Thursday!.......

and by half five!

they just keep signing up! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Another point of view from the world of commerce. (2011-01-13 14:01)

”Sometimes you just have to consume less” says James in his businessgreen blog. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Tuna tables - who’s top? (2011-01-13 17:37) Don’t forget! - This summer, support the local fleet of tuna boats that use pole and line exclusively! [nhblog20100811-0930.jpg] Pole and line tuna boats - Ben Loyal and Nova Spero.

With Sainsbury’s at the top and John West at the bottom, here is the Greenpeace’s Canned tuna league table’s methodology: The tuna retailers’ league table has been compiled on the basis of data obtained from four sources: "Retailer and brand supplier responses to a product survey issued by Greenpeace commencing in May of last year. "Correspondence with retailers and brand suppliers arising from the survey. "Information obtained from Greenpeace Active Supporters engaging in spot checks of their local supermarkets. "Material that is publicly available on retailer and brand supplier websites. The data obtained was evaluated by Greenpeace against a set of criteria broadly designed to test each company’s commitment to sustainability in relation to their tinned tuna products. The true cost of tuna The biggest tuna fishery in terms of volume is skipjack - the tuna most likely to end up in cans. While skipjack is not yet overfished, if fishing continues at current rates it won’t be able to sustain itself. What’s more, the methods used to net skipjack all too often catch young yellowfin and bigeye, threatening these species further. Yellowfin, a much more commercially valuable species, makes up 35 per cent of the world’s catch. Today the majestic bluefin only represents 1.5 per cent of the landed volume of tuna, but its dollar value is astronomical. In 2001, a single bluefin tuna set an all time record when it sold for US $173,600 in Japan. Numerous other marine species are hooked and netted in the global tuna fisheries. Around 100 million sharks, plus tens of thousands of turtles, are killed every year - causing devastation to the entire marine ecosystems. Information courtesy of Greenpeace 2011. 62

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Arthur’s Hell on High Water! (2011-01-13 17:52) Arthur’s Hell on High Water

Chef and eco-friendly restaurateur Arthur Potts Dawson is passionate about the environment and sustainable food, and not exactly a fan of trawler fishing - boats fish with huge nets and catch vast numbers of fish, the majority of which ends up dead back in the ocean because they cannot be sold. Trawlermen risk their lives on a daily basis battling the forces of the ocean. But with fish stocks in crisis, many environmentalists want to put an end to commercial trawler fishing. For the men who carry out this incredibly physical job however, it’s all about economic survival. In a bid to understand the realities faced by the trawlermen who are trying to make ends meet, Arthur takes to the seas for one week, living and working alongside lifelong fishermen on a commercial trawler and testing his ethics as he sees first hand the struggles faced by commercial fishermen. He has to find his sea legs and work round the clock to help deliver the right catch while tackling the rough seas. Will the experience challenge Arthur’s preconceptions, or will he still believe that a fisherman’s methods and way of life need to change for the good of our seas?

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

david stevens (2011-01-13 18:24:35) Last night’s programme onboard the cornishman was great, to see arthur’s first anti trawling stance,then to turn to one of respect and understanding was good for the industry and he was dead chuffed to be treated as one of the crew come the end of the trip. Well done peter and the crew of the cornishman and to arthur for seeing it through.

The power of BBC TV! (2011-01-14 00:13)

After reaching its 100,000th subscriber by 5.30pm, FishFighters had reached almost a quarter of a million by midnight Thursday - such is the power of publicity after Hugh appeared on the BBC’s One Show this evening! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The power of BBC TV! (2011-01-14 00:21)

8800 kgs of cuttles from one boat - but the record remains safe! (2011-01-14 10:08)

Heavy cloud after a night of more rain with flood warnings out for some of Cornwall greet the morning light as it spreads across Newlyn Green.......

but, in the heart of the village, it is business as usual for an icon of Newlyn life as David Barron provides his inimitable service to an early morning customer in the unmistakable green building that is Barron’s Newsagent...... 65

over 400 boxes to wash from just two beamers keep one end of the market busy......

Turner’s couldn’t resist these quality brill..... 66

and HF-W would be over the moon to see these pollack from the Ocean Spray.......

with 8800 kgs of cuttles from the Twilight making £2.28/kg the boys will be looking to pick up plenty of entrance money....... 67

those nets have been close to some hard ground it seems.......

Lionel, cheerful in his works as ever handing out the bills......

there were a few boxes of good Dovers to round off the Twilight’s big trip - much beloved by those Lobndon wet fish shops. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hugh’s FishFight gets a ringing EU endorsement from Commissioner Maria Damanaki! (2011-01-14 16:34) [ffightlogeu.jpg] Join FishFight now!

Here is an extract from Commissioner Maria Damanaki’s speech entitled Zero tolerance on illegal fishing this week in Chatham during her address at the 6th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. If it hadn’t been for Hugh Fearnley-Whittinstall’s FishFight campaign would she have made such a direct point as this during her speech? ”The Market policy reform will also see simplification boosted by means such as: Fewer legal acts and more responsibilities for the fishing industry itself. The outcome should be an industry who can better plan and take better advantage of all the fish they caught. Who is better placed vis a vis the retailers in order to achievebetter prices for their products. In this respect, I do very much welcome and endorse the recent awareness raising campaigns on discards (by catch) by famous British and international chefs. We do need a lot of public support if we want to change and improve the European Fisheries Policy in this regard. We cannot afford to throw away fish, it is not sustainable. The issue of discards will be central in the upcoming reform of the common fisheries policy later this year. We need the public at large to endorse sustainability and through their concrete actions change the behaviour of industry. We owe the chefs a lot to make this happen.” Read the full transcript below: European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Zero tolerance on illegal fishing 6th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing London, 13 January 2011 Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you very much for inviting me here today. It is a good opportunity for me to celebrate the first birthday of the EU regulation to fight Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing. This legal instrument has come into force on 1 January 2010, so it is a real New Year s baby. In my address I will explain how this young regulation works and what it has already achieved so far. First some words about illegal fishing: Ladies and gentlemen, illegal fishing can only be described as one thing: Illegal fishing is a crime. It is not only a crime against the environment. It harms us on many levels: it undermines our conservation efforts; it disrupts markets with unfair competition; it chokes the circle of compliance that we so keenly try to establish; it damages lawabiding fishermen, who will thus resent and lose faith in the system. And of course it destroys fish stocks. So, illegal fisheries have very negative consequences not only to environment or to public interest. In a long term perspective it affects heavily the whole fisheries sector, even those who are having a current profit from this exercise. Before our IUU regulation, illegal fishing was one of the major 69

threats to fish stocks, jeopardising the very foundation of any fisheries policy. Let me give you an idea of these devastating activities: IUU fishing was, prior to 2010, the second largest producer of fishery products in the world, worth approximately 10 billion Euros. This figure represents 19 % of world-wide catches. I have to be honest with you, the EU has been no saint. We indirectly supported IUU fishing by importing illegally caught fish. Although it is difficult to pinpoint exact import numbers, it has been estimated that the EU in previous years imported 1,1 billion Euros of illegal fish every year. That represented almost 16 % of the EU’s imports of fish. The EU, as a key player in fisheries, could simply no longer sit back and watch this development continue. This is why we decided to take an active role in fighting illegal fishing by adopting our IUU regulation. This regulation is the blueprint for our zero tolerance policy against illegal fishing. I dare say that we have curbed this trend in 2010 and the results are yet to be improved in 2011 and onwards. The logic of this regulation is a simple one: We prevent illegal fishing by taking away the possibility to make a profit from it. We make the marketing of illegally caught products extremely difficult, if not impossible. Improving the cooperation between flag, coastal, processing and marketing States, we ensure that all imported fish to the EU is traceable. We ensure the traceability of every fishery product with a catch certificate. So, every fishery product entering the EU, must be accompanied by such a certificate. The catch certificate is given by the flag state of the vessel. It is a guarantee for us that the fish was caught in line with international rules on conservation. This system helps us to ensure full traceability from net to plate . As a result, no products derived from IUU fishing should ever appear on the EU market or on markets supplied by the EU. The Regulation requires all flag States to take responsibility. So what does that mean? It means flag States have to properly control their vessels and sanction them for breaking the rules. Countries, which don’t do this and thereby refuse to cooperate in the fight against IUU fishing, will be listed as so-called non-cooperating countries and no longer be able to trade fish with the EU. Furthermore vessels which are not sanctioned for their illegal activities by the flag States will end up on the EU black list of IUU vessels. Moreover if an EU national, let’s say a Greek, is caught in IUU activities under a foreign flag, then Greece has to prosecute this person. To make the inspection circle complete there is also the port state control rule. This rule obliges the authorities of the landing port to check that fish has beenm caught in line with international rules. This Regulation has brought about a quantum leap in added value for all of us because it is non-discriminatory and applies to all countries equally. There is no room for deviation. All our trading partners are treated on an equal footing. Flag states and operators who have earlier benefitted from illegal activities will now find it very hard, if not impossible, to trade their products into the EU. This directly benefits the majority of honest fishermen. As you can imagine this regulation was quite a turnaround from the way we used to trade fish before 2010. Therefore we have taken good care to thoroughly prepare the implementation of the IUU Regulation in close cooperation with all stakeholders, be they EU Member States or third countries. The first year of implementation of the Regulation has been crucial. Off the record, I can mention that we have been warned by a number of operators who were concerned that trade flows might be disrupted and that third-country flag States would not be able to cope with the requirements. Today, a year later, we can safely say those fears were exaggerated. Of course, life is now much more difficult for operators trading in illegal fishery products. But for the vast majority of honest operators the implementation has gone smoothly. Moreover several developing countries praised our regulation, as it allows them to introduce new national legislation to better control and monitor their own fisheries industry. So what does the world look like today after we introduced our IUU regulation? I am pleased to inform you that in general Member States authorities have taken their role seriously. Before accepting consignments, they now carry out thorough verifications. The outcome of these verifi70

cations in 2010 was the following: Member States have refused imports in 14 cases. In addition, 228 inspections of third country vessels were reported in 2010 by Spain, Denmark, Portugal and the UK. An additional 4850 inspection were carried out under the Joint Deployment Plan. As a result 240 infringements were detected in 2010. This proves that our fight against illegal fishing is bringing about concrete results. I can tell you that, already in the first year of implementation, operators are shifting their sourcing to companies, where they are certain that they strictly comply with the rules. Due to our extensive efforts supporting third countries in implementing this Regulation, 90 of our trading partners have implemented the catch certification scheme. But I also need to point out that some of our former trade partners are no longer accepted as such. Some third countries, usually countries with flags of convenience, simply chose not to notify the Commission; as a result we have banned imports from these countries. Others have been asked to submit notifications which the Commission considers are incomplete, as they do not show that the country controls its fishing vessels, and their activities. Why? You may wonder. Well, for us accepting a notification is not just a matter of whether a third country has heavy sea inspection programs or a highly organised administration. We can only accept a notification if the country is willing to observe internationally adopted conservation measures and if it shows that it cooperates with other countries to combat illegal activities efficiently; this means for example that third countries have to take appropriate measures against their own vessels and citizens involved in such activities, and it also means that they have to amend and enforce their own laws. This, after all, is the whole point of the IUU Regulation: achieving zero-tolerance for IUU activities within and outside EU waters, including for EU nationals operating in any waters, so that the EU can shut its doors to the trade of IUU fishery products. Ladies and Gentlemen, With our zero tolerance policy we have sent fishermen, stakeholders and the international community a strong message that the time of responsible fishing has begun. With our zero tolerance policy we prove that we are serious about protecting seas and oceans around the world. I am convinced that we have taken the right steps so far and I know that we are heading in the right direction. At this point, I can see the way forward following two main paths: The first is about international cooperation. I don t have to remind you that illegal fishing is a global problem, affecting virtually all countries on all continents. It is not uncommon for an illegal operation to be carried out in the waters of different countries, under the flag of yet another state and by a crew made up of several nationalities. No matter how much progress we make domestically, if our neighbour keeps plundering the seas, then all our legal and moral obligations and all our conservation efforts will be for nothing. The next step should be, in my opinion, a world-wide catch certification system; I am determined to pursue this idea through the adequate regional fisheries organisations. I am convinced that such a world-wide programme would bring about a fair trade in fisheries products; it would foster an international commitment to combat IUU fishing and will ultimately better deliver on a sustainable world fisheries. The second way forward refers to our home. To have a better control and regulation we need a simpler, greener and more regionalised policy. This is about the reform of our Common Fisheries Policy. I will make sure that this reform will bring simplification. It will mean less bureaucracy and more regionalisation with a real responsibility for Member States, because less decisions will be taken in Brussels. In the future more decisions will be taken by the Member States of a specific seabasin. For example the North Sea Member States can agree together on an approach for managing stocks in the North Sea. We will also make the policy simpler by combining various financial instruments within a single fund. We can secure easier and better compliance to a simpler legal architecture. 71

This single fund will contribute in a broader context to the aims of the Europe 2020 strategy. I can tell you from now that I won’t be proposing more of the same. The new fund will be there to help deliver the policy we want. The Market policy reform will also see simplification boosted by means such as: Fewer legal acts and more responsibilities for the fishing industry itself. The outcome should be an industry who can better plan and take better advantage of all the fish they caught. Who is better placed vis a vis the retailers in order to achieve better prices for their products. In this respect, I do very much welcome and endorse the recent awareness raising campaigns on discards (by catch) by famous British and international chefs. We do need a lot of public support if we want to change and improve the European Fisheries Policy in this regard. We cannot afford to throw away fish, it is not sustainable. The issue of discards will be central in the upcoming reform of the common fisheries policy later this year. We need the public at large to endorse sustainability and through their concrete actions change the behaviour of industry. We owe the chefs a lot to make this happen. This effort now is broadening. Yesterday, coming to London from Brussels I was informed that London has been challenged to become the first ever Sustainable Fish City. What a challenge! The National Trust, four London Universities, the Metropolitan Police, Transport for London, the Greater London Authority, the London 2012 Olympic Games amongst others have promised to serve sustainable fish. There is a clear message here and I have received it. We need a new European Fisheries Policy and we can have it! Ladies and Gentlemen, Our meeting place today derives its name from Chatham, an old town in northern Kent. Chatham was first recorded in 880. Like our fish stocks that have been attacked by IUU fishing, Chatham was also under attack several times over the centuries. First there were the Romans, then the Normans came and then there was the Dutch raid. After every attack the rulers decided to build more and more forts around Chatham to protect it. But we can t protect our fish the same way. Fish swims across borders. There is no saying whom it belongs to. Fish is a shared resource - and this means we have a shared responsibility to safeguard it and pass it on to future generations. As members of a global community sharing this responsibility, we must find every opportunity to work together towards a global zero tolerance policy on illegal fishing. This forum is one such opportunity and I wish it every success. Thank you Maria Damanaki The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

FishFight - A cautionary view from Bagehot’s column in The Econimist (2011-01-14 17:39)

From Bagehot’s column in The Economist comes an article furthering the current FishFight debate. Not without experience in commenting on the industry, the author is keen to point out that fishermen are not necessarily whiter than white when it comes to discarding certain low value fish at times during a trip. If nothing else, the high level of media and public interest in the madness of discards will serve to highlight just how complex the fight to establish the means by which the discarding fish of any kind is brought to an end by a public fast becoming less tolerant of the practice. 72

Bagehot mentions that our French cousins have a withdrawal price scheme that ensures fish failing to reach the minimum price are withdrawn - though if memory serves this fish (bulked whiting for instance) can end up distributed to hospitals and schools? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

On the agenda. (2011-01-15 11:38)

A busy week for the harbour commissioners this week....... 73

with signs in the harbour that money is short on even basic facilities being maintained.......

like the fenders needed on the quays to keep the boats from damaging themselves and the harbour walls - with last week’s big beamer record breaking trips perhaps there will some extra cash in the pot to replace the temporary fenders - in the past, there was some talk of using revolutionary new materials.

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Early gulls gets the worms. (2011-01-15 11:50)

A fishermen’s tools of the trade......

flagged beamer Ora et Labora is back in town, this time with her beam gear back on...... 75

not too sure what this sign is banning, those 1970s disco dancers maybe.........

plenty of bait going aboard the Nazarene.........

Mount’s Bay’s tug the Doris K is about to go to Holland to complete her massive refit....... 76

leaving a big space alongside the quay.......

sparks fly aboard the Lisa Jacqueline........

as another load of ice is readied for the beamer fleet.......

watched over, the Trinity vessel, Patricia with the MCA’s Anglian Princess beyond......

Badcock’s Gallery is still open for business - but the shop is now shut - try online though their web site needs updating!........

there’s a distinctly chilly ambience to the window display at the Newlyn Design Centre

always a sign of strong winds, the local gulls take to scavenging worms on the Green! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishing boats for sale! (2011-01-15 12:00) Check out the new for sale section on ’Through the Gaps’: Fishing boats for sale Fishing boats wanted Gear for sale The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Four hundred thousand and counting - FishFight heads for half a million! (2011-01-15 17:21) [nhblog20110115-17.jpg] High’s FishFight marches inexorably towards the half million signature mark!

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Come on Newlyn! (2011-01-15 18:26) It seems that the Brixham Boys enjoyed a bumper year in 2010 - Brixham Trawler Agents - who operate the independent fish auction have just announced that last year the port saw £24,000,000 million pounds worth of fish pass through the market- that means that Newlyn can no longer call itself England’s number one fishing port! Last week saw three boats in Newlyn gross 150,000 between them - but let us not forget that there are still a significant number high grossing boats that continue to land their fish away to Plymouth and France. Newlyn must do what it takes to bring the fish from these boats back 79

across the market floor - the market need that fish to keep port viable for the future and they need to pay for those new fenders! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. Anonymous (2011-01-15 18:50:59) I think you’ll find that all fish landed at Newlyn, regardless of destination, is recorded on Newlyns figures. Laurence Hartwell (2011-01-15 19:12:51) To ’Anonymous’ - That is true in terms of recording the gross figure -but what Newlyn is now beginning to miss is the throughput of fish across the market floor to provide sufficient first hand trade fore the local merchants. There are now days when the quantity of fish is but a shadow of the past - not helped by a reduction in thew size of the active fleet of course! Kevin Bennetts (2011-01-17 09:36:00) Good morning Larry Remember that the actual quayside is the income generator (2.5 %) of the value of every fish that passes over it regardless of point of sale. Without well maintained quays in strategic locations like Newlyn nothing would get landed. Newlyn is halfway between Bretagne and Eire at the confluence of the English and Bristol Channels facing the open Atlantic and not dependent on any single species of fish. PORTS DO NOT COME MORE STRATEGIC THAN THAT!!!! We must capitalise on this fact more particulaly now that fuel prices make it cheaper for vessels to truck fish back than face a long expensive steam home. THINK ORA ET LABORA AS AN EXAMPLE. Currently Newlyn Market is a financial liability that has been inherited, this liability has over years starved the Harbour of funds for essential maintenance which must be urgently addresed before proceeding further. Failure to address this vital element will only discourage boats from landing starving the Harbour of the vital income stream that keeps it going. Renewal of fenders is the first step in the long march towards a number of basic improvements that will make the harbour more user friendly to all vessels itinerant or local who generate the vital Port income which will in time provide everything else. Best regards Kevin Bennetts Laurence Hartwell (2011-01-17 15:59:26) The fenders are a small but obvious indication of the general tired appearance of what was England’s largest por by turnover - enjoyed for many years since the decline of Grimsby and Hull. I’m sure the commissioners are hard at work reviewing the current port working practices and arrangements to ensure the maximum return needed to invest for the future - lets hope that those boats continue to break records and pay for the quays that they lay alongside and the harbour services they enjoy for their landing dues! Kevin Bennetts (2011-06-14 09:12:35) Good morning Larry Remember that the actual quayside is the income generator (2.5 %) of the value of every fish that passes over it regardless of point of sale. Without well maintained quays in strategic locations like Newlyn nothing would get landed. Newlyn is halfway between Bretagne and Eire at the confluence of the English and Bristol Channels

facing the open Atlantic and not dependent on any single species of fish. PORTS DO NOT COME MORE STRATEGIC THAN THAT!!!! We must capitalise on this fact more particulaly now that fuel prices make it cheaper for vessels to truck fish back than face a long expensive steam home. THINK ORA ET LABORA AS AN EXAMPLE. Currently Newlyn Market is a financial liability that has been inherited, this liability has over years starved the Harbour of funds for essential maintenance which must be urgently addresed before proceeding further. Failure to address this vital element will only discourage boats from landing starving the Harbour of the vital income stream that keeps it going. Renewal of fenders is the first step in the long march towards a number of basic improvements that will make the harbour more user friendly to all vessels itinerant or local who generate the vital Port income which will in time provide everything else. Best regards Kevin Bennetts

Dispatches - 7.05pm tonight on Channel 4. (2011-01-16 12:04) Dispatches investigates the fish sold on Britain’s high street to find out where it is sourced, how it is processed and what is actually in it, as Channel 4 News presenter Alex Thomson unwraps one of the nation’s favourite dishes. Through DNA testing Thomson discovers the fish in fish and chips may not be quite as advertised and exposes how one major supermarket is misleading consumers about the sustainability of the cod it sells. The apparent health benefits of fish have driven demand from consumers and made it a lucrative multi-billion-pound industry in the UK. But Thomson reveals the chemical additives used in some fish products. He also uncovers that packaged fish on sale in the chilled section of the supermarket may have been frozen for nine months before it’s defrosted and sold to consumers, some of whom assume this is fresh. Dispatches also goes undercover to investigate the prawn industry in Bangladesh, which supplies Britain with several thousand tonnes of prawns each year, and finds a dangerously unregulated industry. Secret filming reveals serious hygiene issues and the use of a widely banned pesticide to combat disease in prawn ponds. The report also exposes how prawns are injected with a dirty bulking liquid to increase weight and profit. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Profile Hugh Fearnley-Whittinstall - courtesy of today’s Guardian. (2011-01-16 12:16)

The Guardian today provides as closer look at the man behind the FishFight campaign. From Eton to ’eatitall’, as he became known after his first TV series, ’A Cook on the Wild Side’. A quote from the article provides some thought for where HF-W’s next battle may take him! 81

”The venerable Prue Leith has dedicated years to campaigning for improvements in the nutritional standards of school dinners only to be fobbed off; it took an Essex boy and self-styled ”shit-stirrer” on terrestrial TV to jolt the government into action. Similarly Greenpeace, Charles Clover and many others have been on the offensive over tuna, heinous fishingmethods and discards but it has taken our floppy-haired toff to really bring the issue to the fore and gain some concessions. Unencumbered by any endorsement deals with supermarkets, Fearnley-Whittingstall is free to give big business a going over. One wonders what will be his next target.” All will be revealed shortly no doubt. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Nearly there! (2011-01-16 18:20)

Monday should see the FishFight campaign top half a million signatures! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The netters have their day. (2011-01-17 08:15)

Early supplies speed their way to the western-most supermarket in the UK......

heavy overnight rain has the Coombe river at full flood...... 83

under Roger’s watchful gaze the sorting job is nearly done......

just in time for the buyers to get on with trading over the end-to-end net fish.......

some of whom will pay top prices for boxes of quality fish from inshore boats like the Regina Maris.......

and prime examples of Cornish cod beginning to show on the grounds........

still more boxes of pollack - Hugh would be pleased....... 85

down the pontoon berths it’s all lights and action aboard the St Ives cat Midnight Express.......

while the crabber Emma Louise has her lights on and is ready to sail......

opposite the fish market, you just never know what will turn up next in the shop window of Waghorns. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Shark fin soup. (2011-01-17 13:31)

Last night’s concluding screening as part of Channel 4’s very fishy week saw chef Gordon Ramsay confronting those boats and merchants involved in shark finning - the practice of removing the fins from sharks then to be used for the hugely popular Asian dish, shark fin soup - not something carried out by the boats landing to Newlyn of course.......

dorsal fins, like in the picture above, according to the programme, are worth 18 times as much per kilo as the rest of the shark’s body - many of the boats, rather than saving the whole carcass would simply dump the body of the shark rather than use up fuel, ice and space in the fishroom dealing to keep them aboard and simply landed the fins. Similarly, where sharks are caught in big numbers as a by catch the bodies are seldom retained on board. A Thai tourism web site has carried an article pleading with visitors to Thailand not to eat Shark Fin soup in an attempt to cut down demand since 2001. This traditional Asian dish is often served at weddings, banquest and special occasions and has therefore become a part of cultural activity - something that is then difficult to change - a bit like saying that fattening turkeys for Christmas is now banned and asking people to celebrate Christmas dinner with an alternative. 87

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Well past the half million and counting! (2011-01-17 18:44)

Today the FishFight campaign signatures sailed past the half million mark. The downside of all the publicity is that Channel 4s fishy week has brought to the attention of the public at large a whole host of issues - not all directly related to the more local concerns of quotas and discards that have great consequences for the fleet should future controls be born of sentiment and not sense. While many viewers may have found the scenes from last night’s Gordon Ramsay shark fest which investigated the finning of sharks for shark fin soup somewhat gory - the truth of the matter is that slaughtering animals - be they fish, foul or beast hardly makes for palatable tea-time TV - but that is what goes on the whole world over in order to provide protein for much of the population. Today, Education and the National Curriclum does not help students to engage with food either -in schools today cookery lessons have now been replaced with ’Design and Food Technology’ dissociated from getting your hands dirty and about as far removed from the real world of cake making, baking, roasting, mincing, chopping and preparing food for the table as it gets - instead students are fed a text of terms and processes more akin to the production manual you might imagine guided the staff of any multi-national food factory production line churning out cakes, sausages of meat pies by the million. A sanitised curriculum won’t help future generations be objective about the life and death of livestock or fish for human consumption - especially when many recent school initiatives have been sponsored by the huge multi-nationals that rule our supermarket shelves - just look up Nestlé and their part in sales of baby milk powder in third world countries over the most natural of feeding process’s enjoyed by the offspring of every single one of the world’s mammals - its mother’s milk. Here’s the kind of resources made available to the teaching world in support of today’s curriculum - maybe, just maybe it would be better if the focus was on knowing, understanding, selecting, preparing and cooking real food to such an extent that kids made their own choices based on first hand experience so that teachers did not feel it necessary to be spend time addressing the negativee aspects of our eating habits and consumerism. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Supermarkets have not only been swamped by people asking for sustainably caught fish - but they have also been wrong footed by people now asking for more obscure fish like dab or pollack. The big stores are ccomplaining that if they had been forewarned then they might have been able to source a wider variety of fish to counteract the huge response from a well intentioned public! Who’s to say that if Hugh and his team had alerted the big supermarkets and tried to pre-empt the rush for alternative species they would have taken any notice prior to last week’s campaign given the reaction and responses of the biggest suppliers over the incorrect or misleading labelling of tuna products - that they would have been taken seriously? Undoubtedly, the FishFight campaign has pushed fish into the limelight, well up the discussion boards and twitter trending tables across the UK, hopefully Europe and beyond. The industry needs to capitalise on this - but with clear intentions to preclude any knee-jerk consumer driven demands over the catching and handling of fish. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. Kevin Bennetts (2011-01-18 13:58:11) It’s good to see the supermarkets wrongfooted for a change but probably bad news for Dabs and Pollack as pressure on them is bound to intensify. One thing that will hopefully benefit is the Albacore market as Tesco commit to only source pole and line caught Tuna. Cornish line caught Albacore could be just what the doctor ordered to help them discharge this commitment. A secure market has been lacking but is vital if this exciting albeit risky fishery is ever to get off the ground. HAVE YOU GOT YOUR EARS ON TESCO MORRISONS SAINSBURY ASDA??? COS WE WILL BE AWAITING A CALL. Kevin Bennetts Director Cornishtuna.Com Ltd

Response from the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organizations to the FishFight campaign and subsequent media coverage. (2011-01-18 14:44) The NFFO - the body that represent the interests of fishermen via the various groups and organisations that represent fishermen across the UK - has responded to last week’s FishFight campaign and the ensuing media attention and reaction gleaned from other parties. It rightly points out that very little was made of the current initiatives to reduce discards - for instance, the discards programme could have highlighted the work of CEFAS and the Brixham beamers that took part 89

in their Project 50 programme. As it is, time will tell if last week marks a turning point in the history of the industry as it seeks to ensure its own future along with that of the very fish it seeks to catch. In the run-up to Channel 4’s FishFight week, the NFFO published this cautionary tale - citing mis-reporting by the respected critic AA Gill as the perfect example of just how wrong the media can get things despite their best intentions - if a simple solution to discards and quotas was forthcoming it would have surfaced many years ago and have been adopted by nations around the globe. In the meantime, first read what the NFFO felt about the coming week and then their response in the wake: The Mixed Blessings of Celebrity The Fight for Fish The fishing industry is still weighing up whether this attention is something to be welcomed and embraced, or something to be feared. The answer is likely to be, like celebrity itself, a mixed blessing. Certainly, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall s campaign on discards has so far turned a useful spotlight on the scale of discarding generated by the requirements of the Common Fisheries Policy. It has highlighted the gulf between the Commission s hand-wringing over discards and its practical policies which make large-scale discarding a legal obligation for vessels in mixed fisheries. It also has drawn attention to the hugely encouraging progress that can be made in reducing other types of discards when the right approach is taken in for example the 50 % project. http://www.nffo.org.uk/news/commision discards.html On the other hand, the fishing industry has good reason to fear the arrival of instant experts, with their preconceptions, over-generalisations, need for drama and instant solutions. http://www.nffo.org.uk/news/starter kit.html The Federation recently helped the star Times and Sunday Times food writer A.A. Gill find a berth aboard a North Sea trawler, in the hope that he would then be able to write in a fair and objective way about the realities of fishing today. Like most people he was horrified by the sheer waste involved in the discards required by the vessel to stay on the right side of the law. But when it came to solutions A.A. had the answer follow the Norwegians, they have replaced quotas by a days-at -sea regime. In fact the Norwegians do not have a days-at-sea regime and would pour scorn on anyone who suggested that they should. Getting it this wrong, when it comes to instant prescriptive solutions for the fishing industry, takes style and panache and a deep lack of respect. A phone call could have checked that particular fact. But that call was never made. This is the fear that the industry has as we go into Channel 4 s Fight for Fish week. In the public mind the UK fishing industry is likely to be tainted by association with unsupportable practices elsewhere in the world; and instant A. A. type non-solutions will be promoted because they are easy to explain in a 3 minute clip to camera. The new recipes using underutilised species, created and demonstrated by some of the biggest celebrities of our time are a brilliant idea and could do a lot of good in expanding the British palate (as well as saving consumers money). But even there the pre-broadcast blurb suggests that the reason that consumers might want to use coley as an alternative, is because cod and haddock are not being fished sustainably. Haddock for goodness sake! Why? ICES advice is that North Sea haddock is at or around maximum sustainable yield. And whilst it is true that some cod stocks in EU waters face severe problems, those fisheries have only ever provided a tiny fraction of the cod consumed in the UK. What is the point of scaring consumers? The big cod fisheries are at Iceland and at North Norway and have been for centuries, and there is no suggestion that those fisheries are in any kind of trouble quite the contrary. So, tighten your seat belts. We are in for a rocky ride. This degree of media attention can open doors, increase understanding and promote good causes. It can also generate misconceptions and corner politicians into knee-jerk reactions. A mixed blessing indeed. The here is the NFFO’s response a week of intensive TV fishing - reproduced here in full: 90

”A Turning Point in European Fisheries? Will Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall s Fight for Fish campaign mark a turning point in the Common Fisheries Policy? Or will the celebrity chef now move on to turn the spotlight on some other aspect of food production, leaving us pretty much where we are? In particular, what will the campaign, backed by last week s major Channel 4 focus on fish and fishing, achieve in terms of reducing discards? There is no doubting the man s energy, commitment and astute approach to publicity. But the answers to those questions are not at all clear. Having marched us up to the altar of eliminating discards, where do we go from here? Of all people, the Guardian s TV critic hit the nail on the head. The Fight for Fish brilliantly illuminated the problem but offered precious few in fact no concrete solutions. Perhaps that is fair enough. Perhaps Hugh recognises the limits to his many competences and having highlighted the irrationality and obscenity of discarding mature cod and other valuable species in a hungry world, leaves it to others to develop the solutions. What the week of TV programmes didn t do was give any attention to the initiatives already in place that are already successfully reducing discards. None of these represents a panacea there are none - but they do indicate practical, tailored, solutions to particular types of discards in specific fisheries. Perhaps they weren t mentioned because they are rather technical and not easily explained on camera. Nothing was said of: "Real Time Closures and other types of cod avoidance "The Catch Quota initiative which eliminates cod discards completely for participating vessels "The 50 % project in the South West "The success of gear selectivity measures in reducing discards of juveniles, not least the use of square mesh panels in the haddock and whiting fisheries "The many voluntary changes to fishing patterns applied by individual skippers to avoid cod and discards as far as possible. The programme s main attention and indignation focused on the dumping of mature fish discarded because of the rigidities of the Common Fisheries Policy. This is probably where the Fight for Fish Campaign will have its greatest impact, not least because it is well timed to coincide with the 2011 review of the EU Cod Management Plan, the main culprit in the cod discard story. Cod Discards At the outset of the current Cod Management Plan, in the autumn of 2008, the College of EU Commissioners made a fateful decision which led directly to the economic, ethical and ecological disaster filmed by Hugh and his team. Faced with ICES science that pointed to a rapidly rebuilding cod stock in the North Sea, the College of Commissioners looked at the various catch options suggested by the scientists and deliberately chose one that would lead to the scale of discarding, now witnessed in graphic detail by the viewing public. The reason for this choice was that the Commissioners didn t believe that, having recently pronounced the cod stocks near to collapse, they could sanction the large increases in the quota suggested by ICES because the general public would not understand such an apparent turnaround. The Commission may now rue that decision, as it faces criticism for the massive level of discards of mature cod seen over the last few years and as public revulsion over the resulting discards has built. The Commission s cynical decision was taken to follow the most restrictive catch options in the belief that the resulting discards, out at sea and out of sight of the general public, would be easier to explain than a dramatic increase in the quota for cod. The Fight for Fish campaign, if nothing else, has blown the lid off that particular blunder but that decision and its consequences will be revisited during the course of this year as the Cod Management Plan is reviewed: This why the Fight for Fish campaign despite its roots in our transient 91

celebrity culture may turn out to be pivotal. Solutions and Non-solutions There is no single solution to discards and that is because there are different reasons why discarding takes place in different fisheries. It is fair to say however that the various rigidities of the Common Fisheries Policy, low value underutilised species and unselective gear are the main drivers. There are however many potential solutions. There are multiple initiatives, some under way, some of them mentioned above, which can significantly reduce the scale of discards. "Reforming the EU Cod Management Plan would reduce discards of mature cod at a stroke; the development of various types of avoidance strategy is well under way and can go much further; "Marketing initiatives to change public tastes towards delicious but underutilised species all have their role to play. "The means to more selective fishing in many cases already exist or can be found quite rapidly by skippers where the right kind of encouragement and incentives put in place. The NFFO has made suggestions on how this might be achieved through the means of sustainable fishing plans http://www.nffo.org.uk/news/response to cfp.html Blind Alleys It is important to knock a few blind alleys on the head.

• Some commentators have reverted to saloon bar logic: just ban discards. It is important however to understand that where a theoretical discard ban is in place, such as in Norway, it is the cherry on top of an entirely different approach to fisheries management one that is adapted to the specifics of their fisheries. In Norway s case the primary emphasis is on protection of juveniles, principally through a massive programme real time closures. This certainly works well to reduce discards, although even here there should be no illusion that discards have been entirely eliminated. But is difficult to see how a ban and the underpinning programme of large-scale RTCs could be workable in the much more complex and diverse mixed fisheries of the EU. Giving in to demands for a theoretical ban on discards would amount to posturing and would achieve roughly zero. We have already tasted this kind of knee-jerk non-solution with the 2008 ban on high-grading, as meaningless a piece of poorly thought-through reactive legislation as you are likely to find. • Quotas are here to stay. The reason for this is that in fisheries where stocks are shared it is necessary to distribute the fisheries resource to the different member states, to Third Countries that have access arrangements with the EU, and to different groups of fishermen and vessel operators. Despite the rigidities of the present system and of operating a quota system in mixed fisheries, no one has yet been able to suggest a more effective allocation mechanism that would deal with the realities of shared stocks. The plain fact is that we have little option but to work to make the quota system function better than it does at present as opposed to ditching it. And there is much that can be done on this front. Catch quotas are one example. More efficient quota swaps and transfer arrangements are another. • • Replacing quotas with effort (days-at-sea) allocations, despite its superficial attractions to some, is a non-starter. Experience as well as academic economic theory confirms that effort limitation creates a perverse incentive which intensifies fishing activity during the period that the vessel is permitted to go to sea. One form of this is seen in technological innovation what the Americans call capital stuffing. It is therefore an approach entirely counterproductive in conservation terms. Besides it lacks the precision of the quota system as an allocation mechanism. 92

Spotlight So how has the fishing industry fared under this week s media spotlight? Apart from the focus on discards, Arthur Potts Dawson s trip as a deckie-learner aboard the Cornishman, a Newlyn beamer, usefully highlighted the tough working environment faced by fishermen in bringing fish to the consumers table. The celebrity chef boarded the vessel with the usual urban sensitivities and left the vessel with a deep respect for the skipper and crew, who would be turning around to return to sea whilst Arthur returned to his London restaurant. The highpoint was Arthur s extreme anxieties aboard during a force 9 gale - that turned out to be force 4 - with the force 9 still to come. The crew came across as calm professionals doing a very hard job. Time will tell. The programmes, for the most part, avoided the worst type of lazy media stereotypes; and the encouragement to try different types of fish must be considered wholly positive, even if the choices and underlying rationales were a bit wonky. Fish farming got a bashing, largely for its scale and its reliance on industrial fishing for feed species. As we have suggested above, the main legacy of the Fight for Fish could be in its impact on the review of the EU Cod Management Plan and we should know the result of that within 12 months.” This week sees the start of a major Channel 4 campaign focused on fish and fishing. In a series of TV programmes over the coming week celebrity chef big guns, Jamie Oliver, Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall, Gordon Ramsay, Heston Blumenthal and Arthur Potts Dawson, each focus on some aspect of the fishing industry and of fish consumption, mixing campaigning zeal with practical recipes using underutilised species. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Taking the FishFight further afield - it’s not just in European waters! (2011-01-18 16:28)

[EMBED] Trawler kills thousands of stripers at Oregon Inlet. (Video courtesy of sbm0512 on Youtube) Across the big pond American trawlers are filmed dumping huge quantities of striped bass at sea - in a process known as selective discarding. This is a practice not unknown in the industry with minimum landing sizes where boats will continue to catch fish until they have made up their quota with the size of fish that yields the maximum price - as in any market, it’s the price that dicatates. Perhaps they need to catch Hugh’s attention! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornish Chef Nathan Outlaw gets 2 Michelin Stars! (2011-01-18 16:37) Cornish chef and fish supremo has just debuted with two Michelin Stars - the only addition to that section in the 2011 Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland - now celebrating its 100th year! In a press statement, Nathan Outlaw, who is currently on holiday, said: ”It’s a real honour to be recognised for what you do day in, day out. This is, of course, testament to the incredible local ingredients I have available to me. If I didn’t have such fantastic suppliers, I wouldn’t be in this fantastic position.” 93

If not Newlyn’s fish then there are plenty of other local boats to Rock able to keep Nathan and his restaurant, Seafood and Grill at the St Enodoc Hotel well stocked. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fish sales soar! (2011-01-19 12:36) All the major supermarkets have seen a dramatic increase in wet fish sales - and th good news for the south west is that fish like mackerel, sprats (being caught of Brixham at the moment) and Dover soles are amongst the market leaders. As reported earlier, buyers at the big stores were wrong footed in the wake of the public’s buying reaction to the FishFight programmes which has seen lesser known fish being asked for at the fish counters up and down the UK. It’s a shame hake didn’t get a good mention in any of the programmes - given the weak market for the fish as a drect result of a depressed Spanish market - many of the Cornish net boats continue to shy away from chasing hake. We’ve yet to see any official response from the fisheries organisations here in the South West. Papers in the other regions are reporting favourable comments from up and down the coast Grimsby - Aberdeen. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Wings wesponse (2011-01-19 16:11)

Another legendary bar - this time in new Zealand. (2011-01-19 17:31) Video footage has come to light showing two boats crossing the Greymouth River Bar in extreme weather, this was the same system that wrought havoc over Australia. The river was in flood and measured at 8 knots, giving the skippers a few moments to ponder as the boats crossed what is one of the most notoriously dangerous bars in Australasia. At least three fishermen have died trying to cross it in recent years, and a monument has since been erected in Greymouth. Watch the video. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Mackerel at Jewell’s? - not just yet. (2011-01-20 08:14)

These cracking fish from David Pascoe’s Little Pearl, medium mackerel at £2.00 per kilo would be perfect for Hugh’s fish and chip shop campaign......

as would these large which made around £3.60........

just round the corner in Newlyn’s one and only fish and chip shop, there’s no sign of the Mack-Bap 95

appearing on the menu at Jewell’s Fish & Chips as yet!.......

but his lobbying pin is firmly in place on the Mackerel Mission page! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Empty quays - always a good sign. (2011-01-20 10:38)

Always a good sign, empty quays means the fleet are at sea!.......

except the net fleet of course as there’s a full moon and a big tide........ 96

a chance for the inshore boats to fill the market with quality fish......

like this solitary red mullet in prime condition...... 97

or you could go for the best fish cake fish of the lot, the dreaded conger.......

good to see the Golden Harvest back in action again under skipper Alan (ex-Ajax)....... 98

one of the fish that our current fisheries minister, Richard Benyon failed to identify on Billingsgate market for Hugh F-W during one of last week programmes - not a tough one given those bright orange spots you would have thought. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

THV Patricia at anchor. (2011-01-20 16:51)

In Mount’s Bay over the weekend till she sailed at 11pm - not often the Trinity House vessel Patricia anchors this close to the shore, the MCA’s Anglian Princess in the distance. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornish fish and chips best in the UK - almost! (2011-01-20 17:45) Camelford based Peck’ish Fish and Chip shop in North Cornwall have gained second place in this year’s Seafish industry awards! Robert Peck began his career in the mid 90s working in his local fish and chip shop as an assistant fryer. In 1998 he set up his own mobile fish and chip business serving the villages of North Dorset. The 99

business grew to such a point that Rob was able to sell it and buy his own takeaway and restaurant in Bournemouth. This business was then refurbished and became a great success but by 2008 it was time to move on. Rob and his wife Louise moved to Camelford in November of 2008 and took ownership of the town’s fish and chip shop. After being refurbished and rebranded as ’Peckish’ it reopened in mid January 2009 and has thrived ever since. In June of the same year Peckish became the first fish and chip shop in North Cornwall to obtain the 5-star Fryers Quality Award. this is the highest accolade Seafish give. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

And it’s not just here in the UK. (2011-01-20 23:05) How about filling your restuarant menu full of blacklisted fish? That’s just what an American restaurant Legal Sea Foods, a 30-restaurant East Coast seafood chain based in Boston is doing this weekend! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

20 tubs of black. (2011-01-21 08:57)

Cold enough to cover the seaside grass and bench in frost...... 100

and why not........

just a faint ripple to disturb the harbour water......

last of the lemons to be sampled....... 101

and the hunt for the elusive otolith begins, in lemons these are very small but easily aged......

all you need to do is spot it on the glove!......... 102

Marisco’s fish are on the move.......

while Smart’s bought into the small cuttles picked out of the Cornishman’s huge 20 tub trip.......

three types of ray or skate....... 103

end to end with Cornish cuttles........

not quite a match for these quality monk tails........ 104

and time for another commemorative shot for the green team.......

this tide the St Georges stuck to chasing fish........

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enough to make Hugh’s mouth water, line caught pollack......

Marisco monk tails.

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Hot from the training kitchen!- the first mack baps in Penzance? (2011-01-22 07:45)

College students take up the FishFight and set about preparing the mackerel- pin boning the fillets....... 106

for many, the first time they have handled fish, never mind filleted them.......

fresh fish need fresh bread rolls, a batch of baps have just finished the second rising......

before they make their way to the oven....... 107

with them needed in advance of the battered fish.......

all whisked by hand....... 108

not forgetting beer to give it the that classic smooth and fluffy batter texture.......

two fillets at a time go in the deep fryer....... 109

before being transferred to warm paper lined trays........

not forgetting to get the signage done to advertise the wares....... 110

one mack bap ready to go.......

means one happy customer!

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Pigeon post, the plague of Penzance Dry Dock.......

undergoing her major transformation,the Jacoba is now sporting a new PZ registration...... 112

the ”thickest 1/4 plate” in the west,still waiting to go in the Dolomite.........

a helping hand, but where is George?..........

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a quick turnaround for the Elisabeth Veronique........

clear skies and cool hues......

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under the waning moon.

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Some work for the FishFight campaign! (2011-01-22 17:21)

Still the biggest ad in the fish and chip shop window is for cod and chips - an opportunity for the Cornish FishFight mac bap campaign!

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Boy Curtis, Mr Bass! (2011-01-24 08:22)

There’s big moon over the harbour this morning.......

to greet the Billy Rowney, plenty of work lined up aboard her to sort the winch problems she has returned to port with - hence the derricks being lashed to the rail...... 116

giving her a port list........

early start for the Ocean Spray as she takes ice....... 117

hot foot from the sale........

and a happy Mr Curtis senior as the price ranged all the way up to £9 per kilo........ 118

as Robin Turner finishes of auctioning over 700kg of bass landed by the trawler Elisabeth Veronique, one of those hauls every trawler skipper wants to enjoy!.........

big tub gurnard, a cheaper alternative to bass when baked whole buried on sea salt 119

at the other end of the market the Filadelfia landed a good shot of monk. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

At the Centre of things - hear it straight from the Commissioners. (2011-01-24 08:30)

There’s an open invitation for an audience with Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioners at The Centre in Newlyn, February 7th (Monday evening) at 6pm courtesy of the Cornishman newspaper Editor Jacqui Walls will host an open meeting - fishermen, local residents and any other interested parties are cordially invited to attend, listen and ask questions. The evening will start with a presentation from Gilbert McCabe, chair of the commissioners who will be outlining new proposals for the port. Afterwards, there will be a chance to question those members of the board who are present. Any questions or any comments can be fed to the meeting in advance via Cornishman staff reporter and Newlyn corespondent, Ellie Evans at the newspaper’s office on 01736 365824 or via email eevans@c-dm.co.uk. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Penlee’s pedallers - saddle sores - not us! (2011-01-25 14:54) Six members of Penlee s volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew are training in preparation for a gruelling 50 mile cycle around the hills, valleys, twists and turns of the west Cornwall peninsula on Saturday 29 January for the charity s SOS Day. The Swift On Saddles challenge will take the intrepid crew from the lifeboat station in Newlyn, up the A30 to St Ives, along to Lands End and finally back to the station. Meanwhile, other members of the volunteer crew will be doing their annual Soap Our Saloons car wash between 10am and 4pm at the inshore lifeboat station. Here people can get their cars washed by the crew while enjoying a hotdog from their Sizzle Our Sausages BBQ. 120

Patrick Harvey, RNLI Coxswain at Penlee lifeboat station says the team, made up of volunteer crewmembers, David Raymond, Sam Gillchrest, Zac Haining, Wayne Davey, Paul Kneebone, are determined to finish the 50 mile route in under eight hours, he says; We ve been training hard in the gym and on our bikes, every weekend we have done a long ride, it was especially hard going in the wind and rain we had on Saturday. Some of the hills are long and steep; it s going to be very tough, but we want to finish within our time limit and get back in time to enjoy a burger on the BBQ! So far the crew have raised over £600 in sponsorship, but need help to reach their target of £2,000 which will go towards the training and equipment the volunteer crew and lifeguards need to do their lifesaving work safely. There s no shortage of options in supporting the crew; visit www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/penleehttp://www.virginmoneygiving.co m/team/penlee , fill out one of the many sponsorship forms in Newlyn or pay a visit to the boathouse to make a donation. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

A black and white and reds sort of morning. (2011-01-26 07:59)

Early start for the fuel man topping up the tanks aboard the Sapphire.......

outside the Nellie the survey vessel, Meridian is back in port....... 121

there’s black everywhere.........

nicely contrasted arrangement from the Corin ship........

with a selection of the finest red fish species on the market, a good run of red tub gurnards to the left and boxes of red mullet to the right....... 122

quality shines through, inshore trawl fish from the Harvest Reaper, landed at 8pm last night according to the tally......

looks like the Sapphire clipped those scallop beds again..... 123

interested tour party get the low down on the morning’s fish sale. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Give the Co-op credit! (2011-01-26 08:51)

Given their much loved presence in Newlyn as suppliers of grub for many of the boats over the years, Through the Gaps asked the Co-operative for their position on discards and sustainably sourced fish in the light of last weeks Channel 4 campaign. They came back with a very positive response: Thank you for your enquiry following the recent television programmes on the Fish Fight. The Co-operative, which applies its unique Responsible Fish Sourcing Policy to all its own-brand fish, including canned and frozen, and all own-brand products containing fish, such as sandwiches, is supporting the campaign to reform the Common Fisheries Policy. At present, half of all fish caught in the North Sea is being discarded because of the current quota system imposed by the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). We are already working to reduce discards by supporting the Cumbria Discard Reduction Programme, an innovative project co-ordinated by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). This project brings together scientists and fishermen to develop solutions to reduce fishery discards. The Co-operative is co-funding the 124

project which will work with the Cumbrian nephrops (scampi) fishery to reduce discards in the Irish Sea in 2011. A similar CEFAS project, Project 50 %, has already been very successful in reducing discards of the Devon beam-trawl fishery, with discard rates falling by more than 52 %. Both 50 % and the Cumbrian project were commissioned and funded by Defra, In December 2010, we committed to sourcing 100 per cent of our own-brand canned tuna from fisheries employing the sustainable pole and line fishing method by the end of 2013. Pole and line fishing is a selective way of catching tuna without the bycatch issues associated with other catch methods, and therefore has the potential to be the most environmentally and socially-sound method of fishing tuna. In 2008, The Co-operative established a £200,000 fund to help UK fisheries complete the Marine Stewardship Council certification process to support a sustainable UK fishing industry. The first of these to receive MSC certification was the North Menai Strait mussel fishery, in November 2010. With support from The Co-operative, nine fisheries are currently under full MSC assessment, and the entire Sussex inshore fishery (including 26 separate fisheries) has completed the MSC preassessment, whilst one further fishery is undergoing pre-assessment. The Co-operative tops the latest Marine Conservation Society (MCS), a UK charity dedicated to the protection of seas, shores and wildlife, league table of supermarkets for supporting and selling sustainably-sourced fish. Additionally, we are the only retailer to have eliminated all fish from the MCS Good Fish Guide s fish to avoid list, and have the largest percentage of sales from the MCS s fish to eat list. I hope this goes someway to assuring you of our commitment to this cause. Yours sincerely Rosemary Moss The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Diary date: Monday evening at ’The Centre”, Newlyn -7th February. (2011-01-27 08:05)

Don’t forget that (6pm, Monday February 7th) there is an ’Evening with the Harbour Commissioners’ at The Centre in Newlyn sponsored by the Cornishman newspaper. ”The Chairman also reported that the Cornishman newspaper had agreed to sponsor a public question and answer session at the end of January on the vision and strategy, together with key elements of the Business Plan. Some Commissioners commented that it was important that adequate notification of the event was given and that it was held on a spring tide when the catching sector would be able to attend.” The comment recorded in the NPHC minutes was heeded and the meeting is being held over the Spring tide period when the maximum number of fishermen will be ashore - gill netters do not fish over spring tides as the movement of the water stops the gear from fishing efficiently. There is an opportunity for a number of local groups to meet with the Commissioners preceding the open presentation: Groups are invited to attend the following presentations as follows: Merchants @ 2.30pm Wednesday 2/2/11 at Penlee Room, The Centre Catching Sector @ 2pm Monday 7/2/11 at Penlee Room, The Centre Public @ 6pm Monday 7/2/11 Penlee Room, The Centre Update your knowledge of work behind the scenes via the NPHC web site and the harbour minutes - which are these days publicly available online. 125

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Next month Newlyn artist Glyn Macey has a show in Bath, which of course, is near Bristol. (2011-01-27 17:18) Glyn Macey’s Britain [macey.jpg] Photo courtesy of Rostra and Rocksmoor Galleries Rostra & Rooksmoor Galleries 5 George Street Bath BA1 2EJ tel : 01225 448121 email : info@rostragallery.co.uk web : http://www.rostragallery.co.uk/

Newlyn artist Glyn Macey has a show at the Rostra and Rocksmoor Gallery in Bath,from February 26th to the 24th March. Glyn has travelled the length and breadth of the UK in his VW camper van and been bust recording scenes alongthe way. The show features work from this not so ’Grand tour’, including scens local to Bath and, of course, Cornwall. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. Anonymous (2011-01-28 07:47:06) I’m a bit confused, the heading states Bristol but the art gallery has Bath as the address.

Keeping an eye on things. (2011-01-28 10:26)

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No longer used by crabbers for bait, the once humble gurnard has enjoyed almost gourmet status thanks to chefs starting with Keith Floyd eulogising over the flavour of these fish - defintiely a fish for the connoisseur as they are full of bones and too fiddly to eat for many despite their superb flavour.......

lemon soles are always a firm favourite - grilled on the bone with butter and parsley - simple to cook, easy to pull the flesh from the bones after serving whole straight from the oven......

pollack are fast becoming the new cod - enjoying a real surge in sales from wholesalers since the FishFight campaign started....... 127

there’s plenty of small octopus in with the cuttles catches, check out Italian chef Carluccio for authentic recipes for these and other cephalopods.......

bright eyes are a feature of fish freshness....... 128

he’s on the case......

sometimes you just have to get down and give a box of fish the extra once-over.

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Pelagic fishing west of the Scillys. (2011-01-28 13:01)

VesselTracker’s AIS tracking software reveals a small number of vessels that look as though they are chasing pelagic fish north west of the Isles of Scilly. Included in the targets picked up by the Cornish antennae is the CEFAS research vessel CEFAS Endeavour. VesselTracker has recently begun beta testing a new version of their AIS tracking software VesslFlow - designed for display in terminals, colleges, resource centres etc on large screens in places where viewers can track vessels live in specific port or navigation areas. Check the VesslFlow site will run in your web browser - Safari and Firefox friendly - and don’t forget, you’ll need to install Google Earth! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Be informed - read the MMO’s latest Fishing Focus - you can’t afford to ignore it! (2011-01-28 19:01) Fishing Focus is a joint publication from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and aims to improve communications with stakeholders. We both welcome feedback on each issue of the newsletter. If you would like to comment, please email fishingfocus@defra.gsi.gov.uk The latest issue (winter 2011) includes: • progress on marine conservation zones 130

• fishing for the markets • illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing regulation - one year on • December fisheries council • Common Fisheries Policy reform • under 10 metre pool survey • marine planning • European Fisheries Fund and fisheries local action groups • catch quota trials Download or read the Fishing Focus here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Make my monk hot. (2011-01-28 21:48)

To prepare, cut your monk fillet into good sized chunks, season with freshly ground salt ’n pepper and fineley chopped rosemary then wrap in Parma Ham and then........

transfer to a hot oiled pan to brown on both sides before popping in a pre-heated oven for around 10 minutes........ 131

while the oven is doing it’s thing, heat a glug of good olly oil with slices of onion or shallot, a couple of roasted garlic cloves (put them in the oven near the top while it is pre-heating) and a finely sliced chilli to taste - serve the monk with the hot chilli oil. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

There’s a welcome in the Combe. (2011-01-29 10:18)

Good to see the Queen’s Hotel on the prom is making use of local fish and meats...... 132

the pebbles have been neatly graded by the wave action.......

a ’flyer’ of old, must have blown in from somewhere, looking ahead to this year’s Sea, Salt and Sail festival in Mousehole.......

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for all those who don’t care about their waistline, head off to the Tolcarne Inn in Newlyn this coming Thursday.......

young Roger Nowell steps ashore from the St Adrianne after taking ice.......

off come the doors from the Defiant.......

as the harbour sees the inshore fleet get ready for sea....... 134

the eponymous vegetable town is still not popular with the natives........

or anyone else it seems! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Open invite to the fishermen of Newlyn - Monday 7th February at 2pm. (2011-01-29 13:04)

[nhblog20110129-7409.jpg] At 2pm on Monday 7th February at The Centre, Newlyn - a presentation from the Harbour Commissioners.

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Saturday night - pan fried whole Newlyn crab with your own chilli sauce. (2011-01-30 10:17)

Make your own authentic Thai chilli sauce to go with this hugely tasty crab dish, or cheat and use Nam Ploy if you must......

some of the ingredients are easy to find in an asian shop (like Steve Chan’s in Penzance)....... 136

but start with freshly boiled whole crab, this one courtesy of Harvey’s in Newlyn.......

to remove the ’body’ section push the thumb into the mouth (this takes a bit of effort on a big crab!)......

remove the body....... 137

and pick out the full of flavour brown meat from inside the crab’s shell - save for another day add to a fish soup or stew........

take off the dead man’s fingers - they are not poisonous as such, but being the crab’s gills that filter the water they live in - when crabs were taken from close inshore they could potentially become contaminated - but these crabs have come from many miles offshore - apart from anything else they have the the texture of foam rubber so why would you want to eat them?........

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crack the main leg sections with the back of a chopper or heavy knife - with practice you’ll get the claws to crack across like this every time.......

stir fry the chopped chilli, garlic and onion for the sauce.......

three different sugars used in Asian and Indian cooking - top right, dark brown lump sugar, bottom left yellow lump sugar, top left palm sugar and crushed bottom right......

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final cook through for the chilli sauce......

before the stick blender does the business......

time to fry off the crab pieces for a few minutes to heat right through......

add the crab back to the cooked sauce....... 140

stir fry your preferred mix of veg to accompany the crab and chilli sauce. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Monday last day of the month, will they make a million? (2011-01-31 08:21)

Big boat, big monk...... 141

big cuttles, big fishing for the Cornishman again........

and the Ocean Spray didn’t do too bad netting either......

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only a handful of blackjacks (coley or saithe) for the Gary M......

let’s hope with the increased revenue from the big landings this month the harbour can afford to replace the neon tubes in the darker corners of the fish market........

fish transport at the ready alongside the Cornish Ice Company.......

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plenty of harbour boxes, though the guys are still keen to know where the 400 boxes that have gone missing are now located as is Roland Ballieul from Duncannon whose box is in view!.......

one mouthful - typical seal damge where the unpopular animal contents itself with a single mouthful from the belly of the biggest fish......

cracking monk tails from an inshore boat will make good money........

running in Cornishman black cuttle ink creates all sorts of shapes......... 144

with dozens of her boxes still to be cleaned........

take-off time for a marauding gull. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ex-Navy MFV and Dunkirk veteran sinks in Plymouth Harbour. (2011-01-31 08:21)

[nhblog20110131-.jpg] The Yarmouth Navigator seen last summer anchored in the River Dart. Photo courtesy of Martin Johns.

Falmouth Coastguard, Brixham Coastguard, Navy and the Border Agency were all involved in a yacht sinking in Plymouth Harbour last night. Three people are believed to have left the sinking vessel, a fourth is still unaccounted for. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 145

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Latest Cornish ring netter nears completion. (2011-01-31 22:58) [nhblog20110128-00025.jpg] Photo courtesy of Edwin Hosking/Ocean Fish.

Buccaneer Boats at Camborne are nearing the completion of their latest in a series of vessels built for Ocean Fish. The B46 type hull will shortly be deliverd to Newlyn where the final fitting out, including the installation of the wheelhouse, will be carried out alongside the Mary Williams quay. Full story and pictures coming soon. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Jack Abry II aground off the west coast of Scotland. (2011-02-01 11:06) Lorient registered Jack Abry II has run aground off Raffin on her way to Lochinver in Scotland. The 14 crew and skipper were taken off by two helicopters. The boat fishes for deepwater fish like coley. Latest images from BBC Scotland - Ouch! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Under 16.5m boats - last chance to get your ticket funded! (2011-02-01 14:42)

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No flats today guys. (2011-02-02 08:06)

With no beam trawl fish on the market the grading machine is used to sort fish from the netter Ben My Chree........

a haddock races past the grading criteria........ 147

and gets flipped into a waiting box (hence these machines are known as ’flip graders’)........

where the boxes are then weighed ready for auction..... 148

top quality fish from Mr Nowell again.......

some boxes find themselves a long way from home....... 149

only a couple of sharks on the market this morning.......

bright whiting eyes from the BMC’s trip of big white fish........

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these fish won’t be headed for the auction at Newlyn, instead, they are Plymouth bound........

the Charisma takes a berth at the ice plant.......

before making ready for the waiting transport. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

100 years on and the Mission celebrates with a centenary meal. (2011-02-02 15:50)

[nhblog20101009-3456.jpg] Mission Skipper, Keith Dixon at the helm.

The grandaughter of Nora Bolitho and two dozen guests celebrated Newlyn Mission’s centenary in style with a fund raising feast of local fish followed by local beef on Friday evening. An auction of donated gifts helped raise additional mission funds - while all hands tucked into a superb spread prepared by local chef, Sanjay Kumar. 151

The Mission was built on behalf of Miss Nora Bolitho, of Laregan, at Street-an-Nowan, Newlyn in 1911, to provide a permanent base for the work of the mission that had been operating in Newlyn since 1892. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Herbert Victor - Mousehole artist. (2011-02-03 12:06) There is an interesting story on the Newlyn.info web site about a watercolour painting by TH Victor, a Mousehole artist whose painting of the North Pier with a steamer alongside has been spotted on the walls of houses in many TV programmes over the years. According to the article, the house in the middle of the picture is 34 Fore Street - if the story is referring to the house with the granite steps running up the side then this property is, in fact, 68 Fore Street, to the west is 72 and sharing the same entrance as 68 is 64 Fore Street. One explanation for the missing number could be that the side entrance to 68, which gives access to what was the net loft, may have been used as accommodation at the time. The building that is 64/68 has a single, wide entrance, protected heavy wooden doors at either end of a shared passage allowing access to the front doors of both houses. Inside, there is an open courtyard with one of the best preserved pilchard cellars in Newlyn with many original features including the blue elvin granite pebble floor. The net loft section at the rear of 68 is supported by a number of tall granite stone pillars. For much of the 1900s both properties were one and lived in by a Miss Jacka - a well known seamstress who provided many Newlyn girls (well off ones!) with wedding dresses copied from latest fashions from the cover of Vogue (from Freda Hichens). She had a less than tolerant view of any tourists who parked in front of the downstairs kitchen with its huge fireplace so restricting her view and would appear at the door brandishing her broom demanding that they move on! The house, originally thought to be thatched, was built around 1700, but the inside walls suggest that this may have been based on an earlier cob walled dwelling. In the painting, the window just to the right of the stone steps (originally to the pantry) may possibly be a candidate for the smallest glass window in the UK! 152

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Cornish Pirates seek stadium improvements on their home ground. (2011-02-04 08:26)

Mennaye Field, home of the Cornish Pirates Rugby Club is in the middle of a big decision making process with regard to increasing the seating capacity, at present served with the aid of a local scaffolding company.......

151 years old this year, St Just bakers Warrens with their new pasty logo in their Newlyn shop front........ 153

scourge of the red mullet aboard a beamer, stained by the ink from a cuttlefish........

an 11.2 kilo turbot from the ChloeT.........

one of those soles not too sure which side up to be....... 154

while the CEFAS sole queen searches for the otoliths.........

bright looking megrim soles from the William Sampson making good money with the buyers this morning. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Falmouth Coastguard SOS - sign the petition! (2011-02-05 08:00) [nhblog20110205-51.jpg] Add your signature to the online petition in support of Falmouth Coastguard and keep the station a major operational and training centre of excellence operating 24/7.

Signing the petition will help ensure the future of the station - visit the web page here - further information and comments from others can be found onthe campaign’s Facebook page here. 155

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Fancy Fish and Chips in Newlyn? - buy the lot as Jewell’s is up for auction! (2011-02-05 16:45)

Brill news! Newlyn’s sole remaining Fish and Chip shop, the iconic Jewells, is up for auction later this month. Ideally plaiced in the heart of town, Dave Jewell has haddock enough and decided to put the shop on the market. Herring the news, many will be whiting to see that a new owner is a dab hand with the batter and will continue to keep the fat fryers hot and the fish fresh! [nhblog20090723-6989-768078.jpg] Jewells Fish & Chips, The Strand, Newlyn, Penzance, TR18 5HJ

So, net yourself a bargain if you’ve a spare 100,000 squid in your pocket and skate on over to the Penventon Park Hotel, Redruth on the 23rd of February, rays your hand to put on a bid when Miller’s will auction the business to the highest bidder. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Shapeshifter. (2011-02-05 17:25)

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The sea has its own way of leaving a mark.......

and keeping these little chaps fed.......

bet the makers of reinforced tubing never envisaged what use it might be put to........

from the top of the gear down to the deck, one set of gear being put back in order........ 157

while over on the port side there’s a big space, let’s hope Charlie D and the boys don’t have to spend from ten in the morning till seven at night creeping for that side too!.......

or he won’t have quite the same smile..........

the current gales have pushed pretty much all the fleet back in through the gaps...... 158

with the biggest of the netters in to land alongside the market.......

which means a few days enforced leave for vintage Kawasaki K900 owner.........

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put the word about, there’s a need for some of those deep Newlyn voices needed to accompany the boys from Port Isaac.......

not forgetting the open meeting at the Centre on Monday evening.......

says it all........ 160

pots downstairs and pots of........

coffee upstairs at the Newlyn Orion Gallery on the Green........

all action with the giggers........ 161

let’s hope they don’t run into this piece of flotsam.......

the strong winds keep those tiles on the move.

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Chine New Year - Crackling Roast Pork Ken Hom style. (2011-02-06 11:10) With it being Chinese New Year on Thursday it seems only fitting to indulge in a non-fish dish and go for roast pork of some sort (rather than bush conger - it being the year of) - so it’s off to Ken Hom’s most excellent , Foolproof Chinese Cookery the book that accompanied the BBC series of the same name in 2000 has become something of a collectors item (keep an eye in your local charity shop cookbook section)........ 162

Pierce the belly pork all over (a carving fork is good fork this) and mind what is underneath........

hang the meat above a large pan of boiling water and use a ladle to scald the skin....... 163

prepare a rub of 2 tbsp coarse sea salt, 1 tbsp of ground roasted Sichuan peppercorns, 2 tsp of five spice powder, 1 tsp of ground black pepper and 2 teaspoons sugar - these need heating in a wok for around 3 minutes being careful not to burn! - rub the seasoning into the flesh side of the belly.........

Cornish pasties for a Chinese New Year? - not so! -these are Ken Hom’s party specials, pork potsticker dumplings, easy to make for any self-respecting Cornish kitchen........

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the belly pork (skin side up) sits on a wire rack in a roasting tray with half an inch of water into the oven at 200° for 30 minutes then for a couple of hours at 180° - some ovens work better using a lower rather than higher shelf to prevent the skin burning rather than going crisp.......

cracking crackling cooked to perfection the Ken Hom way......

a couple of dips to accompany the ’pasties’......... 165

and then all that remains is to settle the arguement over who gets the last piece of pork! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Penzance promenade in winter weather. (2011-02-07 07:55)

With the winter weather making its mark, Penzance promenade is awash at high water as gale force winds sweep across the South Western Approaches...... 166

under the shelter of Newlyn market where things are a little quieter, ray wings from the Sapphire.........

and red mullet...... 167

and Dover soles and as she’s the only decent size trip of trawl fish up for auction as gales keep the boats in port all sure to make good money this morning.......

with a handful of bass thrown in for good measure....... 168

at the other end of the market, literally, there’s a ton and a half of quality hake from the gill netter Govenek of Ladram, good to see some of her fish back on the auction floor..........

at present, the only Newlyn boat at sea is the flagship of the Stevenson fleet, the Cornishman, seen here recorded on the VesselTracker AIS tacking software some 70 miles SSW of Newlyn in the ’deep water’ on Sunday.

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Creeping in the Bay. (2011-02-07 13:29)

Looks like the Billy Rowney is out in the Bay trying to creep back her port side gear from where she dropped it last week. Friday’s marathon session to creep for the starboard side took from 1030 in the morning till seven at night........

[nhblog20110205-7644.jpg] Working on the starboard side gear after retrieval on Friday.

a few hours later and she has picked up the gear and taken shelter in Penzance Harbour against the quay where there is a enough room to sort the trawl in relative comfort. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Newlyn Harbour Commissioners give public presentation in Cornishman forum. (2011-02-07 20:29)

The Cornishman newspaper hosted a very well attended public forum on the future of Newlyn at The Centre. The new team of commissioners, under the chairmanship of Gilbert Macabe, were introduced by editor Jacqui Walls and given the opportunity to spell out their vision of the port’s future. An upbeat presentation was followed by a comments and questions from a wide range of harbour stakeholders, as members of the local fishing community are now deemed! In the short time they have been together - remembering that the posts are voluntary - the commissioners have made significant changes to the running of the port - though many of these are not visible. These include the formation of a number of sub committees:

• Finance (Chaired by Gilbert McCabe) • Assets (Chaired by Juliet Taylor) • Human Resources (Chaired by Ray Tovey) • Harbour Management and Operations (Chaired by Kevin Bennetts) These have all been busy reviewing the current harbour operations which were understandably in need of a major overhaul after the previous regime. Many of the comments from the floor were still concerned over the lack of concrete plans for the much needed new fish market - though these were countered by an assurance from the chairman that far from being shelved new plans were being considered. Glen Caplin, Cornwall Council representative, reaffirmed the Council’s pledge of £500,000 of capital project grant funding - agreed in last December’s chamber - good news for the port indeed. One thing is for certain, Newlyn is ripe for development - and, although the harbour does not want the appearance of any large national chains appearing on the scene, they will be mindful of the fact that St Austell can pin its demise as a major shopping centre and the subsequent meteoric rise in Truro’s fortunes down to refusing the first Cornish Marks and Spencer’s store in the town back in the early 70s! 171

In Newlyn’s case, perhaps well known industry relevant retail outlets would be a better bet in giving tourists a reason to visit the port and not just to see the fleet. As things stand, despite being Cornwall’s largest port and the second largest in the England, its sole remaining fish and chip shop is currently up for auction - an big opportunity for someone surely? One important role for the community or stakeholders to play in the port’s fortunes is to support the NPHC’s Advisory Board which is currently being formed. Ideas from interested parties or suggestions for additional representatives should be forwarded to the commissioners via their web site where all the contact information needed is available. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

MOD abandons the privatisation of SAR - Gove announces this morning! (2011-02-08 08:28) [nhblog20090927-9739-745112.jpg] A Sea King from RNAS Culdrose lands at Penzance Cricket ground with a casualty.

The MOD has abandoned plans to privatise the SAR services in the UK following irregularities in the tendering process it was announced this morning. The move would have seen the privatisation of Sea Kings at air stations throughout the UK including Culdrose on the Lizard. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

First to go for the Mack Baps! (2011-02-08 14:52) Further up the coast, the well-known Ferry Boat Inn has made the most of local fishermen who supply the popular local pub come restaurant. Get directions to the Ferry Boat here.

Impact - End of the Line (2011-02-08 17:10) For the first time a UK TV programme has had its social impact measured in a comprehensive study - read on........ THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE END OF THE LINE In the last 10 years documentaries and TV are increasingly being recognised as a key medium for communicating social justice issues and inspiring social change. But no-one has ever produced a detailed analysis and methodology to assess this impact. Until now. Today the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation is releasing a detailed report into the impact of over-fishing documentary, The End of the Line - the first of its kind for a film. It is intended to contribute to the growing and important field of work on media impact assessment. We hope it 172

can be a template for other film projects giving best practice examples of gathering and presenting quantitative and qualitative data. Download the report for free on our site here.

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The boys on the Cornishman head for home! (2011-02-08 21:15)

Tracked on VessleTracker’s AIS at 2100, the only boat from the Newlyn fleet left at sea over the weekend’s during the gales, the Cornishman is finally on her way in from the deep water off to the south’rd. Hers will be the only fish on the market in the morning. Viewers may remember London chef Arthur Potts Dawson s trip as a deckie-learner aboard the Cornishman under skipper Pete Elsworth being fairly eventful.

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Cornishman sole fish trip. (2011-02-09 08:22)

All eyes on the pouts as the last few fish from the sole landing for the day go for auction.......

there’s still a good run of cuttles off in the deep water........ 174

and the inevitable big black conger.......

a combination of three classic Newlyn names over the big red tub gurnard much loved by chefs these days...... 175

a few bass for the big boat........

have some real competition price-wise with these line caught bass....... 176

sadly, you’ll no longer be able to sample the dark recesses of this shop for all those things you couldn’t find elsewhere.........

as Waghorn’s Stores are about to close their doors.........

which will mean the Strand loses one of its more unusual window displays. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 177

Coming soon! - Painting Party on the Old Quay (2011-02-09 12:36)

Painting Party on the Quay Luggers at Newlyn’s Old Harbour - for the first time in generations Saturday, March 12, 2011, 10am 5pm. Free entry. A day of boats, painters, heritage and activities in the Old Harbour to mark the start of British Tourism Week. Luggers and other traditional boats getting a fresh coat of paint for the new season. Artists on the Quay painting the scene. A Newlyn Archive photographic display of the harbour and luggers in their heyday. All are welcome. Bring your camera, canvas and brushes or sketch pad or just come along and enjoy this rare sight. IFRAME: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en &ie=UTF8 &msa=0 &ll=50.102421,-5.547044 &spn=0.002471,0.004801 &t=h &msid=212411457828686799858.00049bd8a2e57662e6078 &output=embed View The Old Quay in a larger map The Old Harbour is situated within Newlyn Harbour. For more information call: 01736 366868 The Fish Sale exhibition held recently produced a helpful guide for educators on the subject of Newlyn School artists and the harbour. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Falmouth

boat

Rosemarie

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Can blog readers help provide more information for Shauna Osborne-Dowle from Falmouth who is undertaking a research project to record the history of the Rosemarie through old photographs and interviews with people who knew of, worked or lived aboard the boat. Here is her request: 178

I saw your fascinating blog on the Free French and thought I’d contact you because I’ve currently researching the history of a 42’ Falmouth built boat called Rosemarie. She was stationed at Penzance (Newly) during the war and was requisitioned in 1940, served until 1948, she was skippered by a man called Frankie Peters. I’m making a nobudget film about the whole life-story of this boat, and have been looking for wartime photos of Penzance Harbour or any information about what the Rosemaries duties would have been. Ideally I’d like to find some-one who remembers her in service. Have you any useful suggestions for me?

Shauna’s website is www.houseboat-tv.com where you can see some interviews from the boats later history as a houseboat.

Email here for more information. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Opportunities in the Marine world. (2011-02-10 17:56) SOME 200 job vacancies have been created for young unemployed people after a Government contract was awarded to Cornwall Marine Network. The Future Jobs Fund scheme is a great opportunity for both employers and jobseekers. Young people can gain experience in an exciting marine and education setting, which could then lead to an apprenticeship or a permanent position. And marine employers can take on 18-24 year olds who are claiming Jobseekers Allowance for six months, with their salary and relevant training fully funded. Contact CMN on 01326 211382, fjf@cornwallmarine.net or visit www.future-jobs-fund.org.uk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

NPHC presentation podcast. (2011-02-11 08:21)

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Tunny fishing aboard the Petite Marie Claude from Douarnenez. (2011-02-11 12:46)

Tunny boats on landing day in Douarnenez......

Robert George holding his first tuna of the trip caught by line and pole ........ [nhblog20110208-2.jpg] Looking every inch the movie star, skipper Xavier Quennec.

In the summer of 1967, Robert George (ex-skipper of the top Newlyn seiner Dew-Genen-Ny) filmed his voyage aboard a pole and line tuna boat from Douarnenez in Brittany. The boat, Petite 180

Marie Claude DZ185081, was built in 1959 by Chantier Naval, Douarnenez for skipper by Xavier Quennec. More information provided by Alain Gourett: The boat Petite Marie Claude was a wooden hulled vessel built in 1954 The owner called Xavier QUEINNEC Registration: DZ3886 then DZ 185081 Length 16.78 m Beam 5.62 m Draught (Draughts) 2.80 m Gross tonnage 48.15 tx Speed 7 kts Engine: 128 hp / engine MAN Robert used 8mm cine film which was subsequently converted to digital by 3S Films in Penzance. IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/19826565?byline=0 &color=ffffff • Tunny fishing part I. IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/19826764?byline=0 &color=ffffff • Tunny fishing part I. IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/19826801?byline=0 &color=ffffff • Tunny fishing part III. IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/19826822?byline=0 &color=ffffff • Tunny fishing part IV. Look out for a fully laden ’Langoustier’ - an example of the huge wooden pot boats that fished thousands of miles from Douarnenez as far as Mauritania and filled their vivier tanks with crayfish or langouste. The last of these boats sailed from Douarnenez in the early 1980s with a few surviving examples still to be sen at the Musée de Pêche. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. boskysquelch (2011-02-11 20:30:03) nice films.. you may like these also, if you haven’t seen them before? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQFYmB1zH M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5WFOCqubJs Kindest Regards Laurence Hartwell (2011-02-13 16:30:07) Excellent!

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Jacques Blanken (2011-02-20 10:03:37) Superb movies. Thanks to have offered such historic documents of fishing activities declining to day before desappearing totally ! Jacques Blanken (2011-06-14 09:15:48) Superb movies. Thanks to have offered such historic documents of fishing activities declining to day before desappearing totally !

Plymouth beamer Admiral Blake run down by container ship. (2011-02-12 07:45)

[nhblog20100307-4666-738453.jpg] The sister ship Admiral Gordon in Newlyn.

Plymouth based beam trawler, Admiral Blake was involved in a collision with the container vessel Boxford 30 miles off Start Point in Devon at 145 Friday evening. In the collision, two members of the beamer’s crew were knocked overboard. Although one was pulled back aboard the Admiral Blake immediately, a huge search involving shipping in the area, including the luxury cruise ship, Oriana and the second crewman was located after spending over an hour in the water. He was then flown to Exeter hospital by Rescue 104 where he is being treated for acute hypothermia. Culdrose’s Rescue 193 flew a pump out to the damaged beamer as she was taking water while being towed back to Plymouth first by Salcombe and then Plymouth lifeboat. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Two Mousehole videos from the 1920s. (2011-02-12 07:52) A Through the Gaps blog reader very kindly pointed us in the direction of these two short films from the 1920s looking at the tiny fishing village of Mousehole. The films are part of the South West Film and Television archive - they are always keen to add material to their growing collection - contact them if you can help or would like more information. ”We hold nearly 130,000 films and tapes, dating from the start of film making in the 1880’s to the present day and covering every aspect of life in the South West of England. We want as many people as possible to see and enjoy the unique moving images that we safeguard, and we work with a number of partner organisations to make this happen. At the moment, the database of SWFTA’s collection is only searchable in-house. If you are looking for films on a specific subject, date or place, please get in touch, and our staff will advise on availability. We are working towards providing this facility online in the future. We can also provide advice about films and tapes that you own.” Files subsequently removed owing to © Copyright issues. 182

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Chips from a St Ives chippy. (2011-02-12 17:29)

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Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioners give a public presentation of their plans for the port. (2011-02-13 10:55) IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/19886828?byline=0 &color=050505 Click on the image to hear the presentation introduced by Gilbert MacCabe, chairman of NPHC. Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioners give a public presentation of their plans for the port in the near future. The event was hosted by the Cornishman newspaper at The Centre, Newlyn February 7th 2011. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Saturday morning around the town and down the quay. (2011-02-13 15:21)

Early signs of the winter nights drawing out.......

as the harbour daffs begin to show their heads....... 184

it’s that time of year again........

and the local shops have their own way of getting involved.......

’ma petite choux’....... 185

not forgetting the pastries.....

Stevenson’s fish shop has taken a lead from chef Jamie Oliver........

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or you can let someone else do the cooking up at the Red Lion........

lost something George?........

icing-up time for the biggest netter in Cornwall....... 187

net setters happy in their work.........

the Old Quay will be transformed on Painting Day...... 188

when it will be full of traditional luggers for the benefit of anyone who wants to come and record the scene in oils, pencil, watercolour, pen and ink or photograph.......

let’s hope that by then the less caring members of the dog owning community are hounded out of the harbour, or at least clear up after their canine companions........ 189

Barry gets a hand to clean his gear........

while the twice-daily routine of recording which vessels are in port continues........

heading for home........ 190

a pot of gold for someone.........

at half mast again.......

the early sun was another silver dawn....... 191

maybe the old Fisherman’s Rest will get a new lease of life as the Old Quay is developed.......

Cape Cornwall gig rowers at full stretch........

plenty of live evening events coming up with the music of Roy Orbison........ 192

or Cornish Lighthouses - entertainment for all tastes. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Seafood Cornwall Training - making way. (2011-02-13 16:43) [nhblog20110212-7947.jpg] The latest four day navigation underway at Newlyn.

Seafood Cornwall Training’s latest navigation course for under 10m skippers is in full swing. Details of this and more courses for fishermen in Cornwall are available from Seafood Cornwall Training - ask to speak to Sarah Crosbie for more information. All the latest course dates are avialable here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

To kipper (verb) - to kipper means to cure herring, salmon or any other variety of fish by salting and smoking the fish (2011-02-13 19:26) BBC1-The OneShow - 2 minutes and 20 secs in: Food critic Jay Rayner visits kipper man Steve Richardsonand his Smokehouse in Orford, Suffolk and tries to persuade him to kipper sardines and mackerel instead of herring - the fish that only became synonymous with kippering in the mid 1800s. The sardine proves to be too small and dries out,the mackerel hits the spot but for kipper man Steve, tradition gets the better of him! Origin of the word from Middle English kypre, from Old English cypera; akin to Old English coper or copper. 193

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Public meeting - Save Falmouth Coastguard! (2011-02-13 19:31) Add this date to your diary if you are able to make this meeting next month. In the meantime, spread the word, check out the SOS Coastguard page and get all your contacts to sign the petition: Be at Tremough Campus, Penryn for a 7.30 pm start on Wednesday 9th March and hear a presentation from the consultancy team charged with evaluating the future of the Coastguard service around the UK coast and in particular Falmouth Coastguard Station. IFRAME: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q &source=embed &hl=en &geocode= &q=TR10+9EZ &sll=50.16835,-5.125465 &sspn=0.019654,0.038581 &ie=UTF8 &hq= &hnear=Penryn,+Cornwall+TR10+9EZ,+United+Kingdom &ll=50.175414,5.12126 &spn=0.043536,0.069094 &t=h &z=14 &output=embed View Larger Map The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Braised cuttlefsh with a warm salad, purple sprouting and ink vinaigrette - Chef, Nathan Outlaw. (2011-02-14 16:14) Warm Salad of Braised Cuttlefish and Purple Sprouting, Ink Vinaigrette Recipe courtesy of Cornish seafood chef Nathan Outlaw - currently at the St Enodoc Hotel in Roc and recently awarded two Mchelin Stars to boot. For the Cuttlefish 1kg cuttlefish cleaned, prepared and left whole, saving the ink 1 onion, roughly chopped 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 4 garlic cloves, crushed 6 ripe tomatoes cut into quarters 600ml fish stock 100ml dry white wine Sweat off the vegetables for 5 minutes in a pan. Add the wine and reduce to nothing and then add the fish stock. Bring the stock to the simmer and add the cuttlefish. Simmer for 1 ½ hours or until tender. When the cuttlefish is ready remove from the stock and allow cooling. Strain off the stock for the vinaigrette and cool. When the cuttlefish is cold slice into 2cm strips and reserve until serving For the purple sprouting 28 nice pieces of purple sprouting Bring a large pan of salted water to the simmer and blanch the sprouting for 2 minutes. Refresh in ice water and drain off. If you re doing in advance place in the fridge. If you re serving straight away don t refresh just serve immediately. Ink vinaigrette 2 finely chopped shallots 75ml red wine vinegar 194

75ml cuttlefish stock 150ml extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp cuttlefish ink Add the shallots, vinegar and stock together and leave to stand for 30 minutes. Then add the ink and whisk in the oil. Season with salt and serve immediately. Garnish 20g fine capers 4 sprigs of tarragon, picked Squeeze of lemon To serve Warm the cuttlefish up in a bit of the vinaigrette, not to hot. Place the sprouting, capers and tarragon into a large bowl and then gently mix with the warm cuttlefish. Add a squeeze of lemon and season with sea salt and black pepper. Serve in bowl plate with a jug of vinaigrette on the side.

Put together the simple set of ingredients (plumped for tinned rather than fresh toms)........

one cuttle simmering slowly in the sauce........ 195

sliced and ready to serve turned gently in with the purple sprouting (plus a few heads of broccoli)........

the starter was a failure - don’t be tempted to pick mussels from Porthmeor Beach in St Ives, they are full of grit - the beach is way too sandy methinks!

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Fish fight for space on the market at Newlyn. (2011-02-14 16:23)

Mini re-fit for Lentern’s the butchers - or did they just want to be off for Valentine’s night?........

seems the gulls aren’t the only ones keen to get hold of the cuttles........

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all smiles with Alan and the boys aboard the Golden Harvest........

Sennen lifeboat gets passed by the Silver Spray........

still no sign of the gear going back aboard the Rowney....... 198

Charisma, one of the Padstow fleet waits under the ice machine after landing.......

battle of the big paws....... 199

bonus bass shot from the netter.......

with a lonely lobster keeping guard...... 200

good run of haddock on the ground at the moment......

although this guy looks les than impressed the smoothhounds seem to be making good money for the boys aboard the BMC........ 201

pile’em high and get them sorted quick, the auctioneer is on his way.......

not many of these guys to a box........

and a shot of mackerel for a change....... 202

quality tails from the Lisa Jacqueline. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Valentine Seafood - if scallops be the food of love - eat on! (2011-02-15 08:15)

Sautéed Scallops with Lentils and Oaked Chardonnay. (Rick Stein’s Taste of the Sea)

Deep fried Scallop Roes in spicy egg-white batter. To prepare the sauce; heat ground pinches of turmeric, allspice, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg along with sweated chopped onion and carrot ad and reduce fish stock and an oaked chardonnay by two thirds, add the double cream as above and again, reduce by two thirds....... 203

time to set the table........

crumpet for starters.......

prepare a soft meringue for the scallop roes......

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dip in rice flour with added paprika and cayenne to spice them up........

a few seconds in the wok with hot oil.......

on with the best Newlyn scallops........

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tiny steamed carrots - and a lamb chop to make it surf ’n turf!. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Painting on the Pier? - Watercolour at Tate Britain - be prepared! (2011-02-16 08:17)

Why not flex your watercolour muscle on March the 12th and join in with the painting on the quay party when the Old Harbour will be full of luggers. If you are lucky enough to be visiting London in the coming months take some time out and visit Tate Britain for their latest exhibition which starts today. ”Watercolour at Tate Britain invites you to challenge your preconceptions of what watercolour is. The most ambitious exhibition about watercolour ever to be staged, with works spanning 800 years, this boundary-breaking survey celebrates the full variety of ways watercolour has been used. From manuscripts, miniatures and maps through to works showing the expressive visual splendour of foreign landscapes, watercolour has always played a part in British Art. Watercolour also offers the chance to see rarely displayed works in all their luminous glory, by artists ranging from JMW Turner and Thomas Girtin to Anish Kapoor and Tracey Emin. The exhibition presents a full and fresh assessment on the history and future of watercolour painting. It aims to question our thoughts on what watercolour stands for, presenting famous and lesser-known works side by side and bringing this popular, universal and enduring medium back to the centre of our cultural heritage.” The Newlyn School boasts a number of artists that made their mark in the medium of watercolour. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Just call him Captain! (2011-02-16 16:55) [nhblog20090714-6751-791249.jpg] Nathan Marshal - Jumping for Joy!

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After months of studying the laws regarding stability, righting angles, GZ times the weight = RM, free surface effect, deviation and variation, TVMDC, declination and amplitude, index errors and eye sights, MHW, chart datum, notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 4 through 18 any vessel......, the vessel on the starboard side....., morse code and all the rest that goes to make up a Class II skipper’s ticket, a certain young Nathan Marshall is no doubt celebrating this afternoon having successfully completed his final oral exams in Dublin. Most certainly he will enjoy a pink pint or two in a hostelry oft frequented by friendly sailors before catching a plane back to Cornwall. To see an example of the kind of questions you get asked in an MCA Oral Exam - check out MCAOrals.co.uk or test your own knowledge of the Rules of the Road, as the Collision Regulations are known. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

SOS - Save the Coastguard service! (2011-02-16 18:06) Nautilus International have just published this paper behalf of its members in response to the planned reduction in services of the Coastguard in the UK. Please read. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

SOS - Ben My Chree gets tow from Sennen lifeboat. (2011-02-17 07:26) [nhblog20100529-7511.jpg] Ben My Chree on the slip at Newlyn.

Newlyn gill netter Ben My Chree suffered a main engine problem while steaming back from the grounds north of the Scillys in the traffic separation zone between the islands and Land’s End not the best place to stop. Sennen lifeboat was launched and, after securing a line aboard the stricken vessel, made the long tow back to the boat’s home port arriving in the early hours of the morning. The Ben My Chree was working nets for ground fish like hake, pollack and ling on the rough ground around 20 miles from the Scillys when she broke down. [nhblog20100529-7513.jpg] In a previous life, Gloria Maris tuna fishing.

Built in St Guenole, Brittany, as the tuna boat Gloria Maris the Ben My Chree was brought to Newlyn in 1979 for the Hicks fishing family. In recent days, another Ben My Chree has made the headlines - this time in the Isle of Man were a ferry of the same name was hit by a 60mph gust temporarily delaying passengers at the port of Douglas while the boat underwent inspection. 207

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Crossing

Padstow’s

Doom

Bar

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ground

sea

running.

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IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/6NEoXbGgO-E The 15 metre Brixham registered beam trawler Harvester is caught on CCTV camera as she crosses the aptly named Doom Bar at the entrance to the river Camel and Padstow Harbour on the North Cornish coast. In what looks like relatively benign conditions a huge wave picks up the boat as she crosses the bar. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. CCTV Security Products (2011-02-17 12:02:15) In today’s world, technology became so high, so security of the person and their assests is necessary. CP PLUS Offers Latest Wide Range Of CCTV Security Products At Very Reasonable Prices All Over In India.

Boc dor (2011-02-17 11:27) next time newlyn!

Coastguard

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public

consulation

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MPs to probe coastguard cuts plans 17 February 2011 The House of Commons transport committee has announced a full inquiry into government plans to close ten coastguard stations with the loss of more than 200 jobs. Eighty-seven MPs including 19 from the governing coalition parties have signed a parliamentary motion opposing the scheme. Individuals or interested groups should send written evidence for the committee to transev@parliament.uk by Tuesday 26 April. Already 1,176 people have written to their MPs to protest using a form on the PCS website. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) which runs the service is holding twenty open consultation meetings around the UK in the next three weeks. PCS which represents coastguards and other workers at the MCA is urging everyone who opposes the cuts to attend the meetings and make their feelings known. Each event will be independently chaired, starting at 7.30pm and scheduled to close at 9pm. The full list of meetings from the MCA website is: " Humber - Monday, 21 February 2011, The Spa, South Marine Drive, Bridlington, East Yorkshire. YO15 3JH " Thames - Tuesday 22 February 2011, Columbine Centre, Princes Esplanade, Walton on the Naze, Essex. CO148PZ 208

" Yarmouth - Wednesday 23 February 2011, Great Yarmouth Town Hall, Hall Plain, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. NR30 2QF " Aberdeen - Wednesday, 23 February 2011, Pittodrie Stadium, Pittodrie Street, Aberdeen. AB24 5QH " Forth - Thursday, 24 February 2011, Waid Academy, St Andrews Road, Anstruther, Fife. KV10 3 HD " Dover Thursday, 24 February 2011, Dover Town Hall, Biggin Street, Dover, Kent. CT16 1DL " Shetland - Monday, 28 February 2011, Town Hall, Upper Hillhead, Lerwick, Shetland. ZE1 0HB " Stornoway - Tuesday, 1 March 2011, Nicholson Institute, Springfield Road, Stornoway. HS1 2PZ " Solent - Tuesday 1 March 2011, Thorngate Halls (Community Centre), Thorngate Halls, Bury House, Bury Road, Gosport, Hampshire. PO12 3PX " Holyhead - Wednesday, 2 March 2011, Holyhead High School, Alderley Terrace, Holyhead, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey. LL65 1NP " Clyde - Wednesday 2 March 2011, Port Glasgow Town Hall, 35 King Street, Port Glasgow. PA14 5HD " Belfast - Thursday, 3 March 2011, Marine Court Hotel, 18-20 Quay Street, Bangor. BT20 5ED " Liverpool Thursday, 3 March 2011, Southport Convention Centre, The Promenade, Southport. PR9 0DZ " Milford Haven Friday, 4 March 2011, Cleddau Bridge Hotel, Essex Road, Pembroke Dock. SA72 6EG " Swansea Monday, 7 March 2011, Marriott Hotel, Maritime Quarter, Swansea. SA1 3SS " Portland - Tuesday, 8 March 2011, All Saints Church of England School, Sunnyside Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth. Dorset, DT49BJ " Falmouth Wednesday 9 March 2011, Tremough Campus, Treliever Road, Penryn, Cornwall. TR10 9EZ " Brixham - Thursday, 10 March 2011, Brixham College, Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham. TQ5 9HF " Kirkwall - Tuesday, 15 March 2011, Town Hall, Broad Street, Kirkwall. KW15 1DH " Ullapool Wednesday, 16 March 2011, Macphail Centre, Mill Street, Ullapool, Ross-shire. IV26 2UN. House of Commons tRansport Commitee Read the parliamentary motion opposing the cuts Write to your MP quickly and for free even if they have already signed the motion Lib Dem leaders rebel over coastguard cuts PCS in the Department of Transport

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Fact finding Friday. (2011-02-18 08:50)

Signs of Spring as the light creeps into the sky noticeably earlier each day.......

at £3.00 per kilo these cuttles made the Cornishman’s latest trip another good grossing for the fleet’s flagship........ 210

keeping those rays inside the market on the move.......

and if the sardines aren’t there, get the gurdys out and pull in those mackerel.......

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active research as Will and Alex, third year students from Falmouth School of Art discuss the state of fishing with Robert George from Seafood Cornwall.......

queuing up to buy.......

good to see such cheerful CEFAS faces as a the old hands show some new recruits the way things are on Newlyn market...... 212

with the challenge of locating those somewhat elusive otoliths proving the most popular as ever. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Public meeting to discuss the proposals to ’modernise’ the coastguard service. (2011-02-18 08:54)

These days people immediately become suspicious when they see the word ’modernise’ in the context of the future of something - and in the case of the coastguard service rightly so - up and down the country there are dozens of similar meetings being held in the fight to preserve the integrity of the service - be there! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 213

Spring-like morning just in time for the half-term break. (2011-02-19 16:48)

Diana Marion full steam ahead........

a word of warning guys, some of the feeds from these boxes are at 410 volts and not 240!.........

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a tense moment in the Mission as the Saturday Euchre school reaches a climax.......

all in a mornings bidding for the man in his luck hat........

another ’be there’ event if you are involved, none more so than this year....... 215

high water and time to get the punt on a mooring at high water........

complete with personal fly-past from the resident gull squadron...... 216

and then it’s time to get down on your knees for the season’s first bottom scrub.....

one over the bow for the Wayfinder still looking for a new owner......

a heavy ground sea over the last few days have revealed more than is usual of the old causeway that ran from Newlyn to Wherrytown........ 217

and left its mark on the prom.......

even the hand rail is looking the worse for wear.........

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along with a few decorations from ’ol Neptune........

and an endless variety of patterns created on these steps........

beach cleaners wanted!

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Can you solve this picture mystery? (2011-02-19 18:45)

Four names appear on the bottom left hand corner, Joe Maddern, Dick Ro??ns,Ellie Hooper and Dennis Renfree........

of this small watercolour - on the transom is the boats name Four Boys and underneath that the letters DWB - CA in capital letters - the boat looks like an American shrimper a la Forest Gump. The picture is dated with what looks like 6/14/’72 which would suggest that the artist was American. Given that the painting has appeared in a shop in Penzance and three of the names are ’local’ can anyone throw more light as to the provenance of the work? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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St Ives by train. (2011-02-20 10:54)

Spotted on the St Erth to St Ives branch line train, there’s no escaping the draw of fish, fishing and eating fish as one of the many reasons people make the region such a popular tourist destination.........

work is well underway on the Porthmeor Renovation Project to the Sail Lofts on Porthmeor Beach, hopefully Bish will not have his net mending activities disturbed too much - an ongoing image gallery is viewable here - a Daily Telegraph article gives some background.......

IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/wB56s18GPFk here, Chris ’Bish’ Care, net setter for several Newlyn and St Ives boats, talks about his work in one of the net lofts - which is what the buildings were originally built for of course......... 221

with a commanding view over St Ives Bay towards Godrevy Point the National Coastwatch Institution’s watchkeeper has to remain vigilant at all times.............

perhaps the growing fleet of restored and newly built luggers will attempt to break this incredible feat of sailing and seamanship in the future? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Cornwall’s latest new build Asthore nears completion - meets with professor Villy Christensen’s approval! (2011-02-21 08:42)

The business end of the Asthore sports a five bladed propellor and a stern thruster.........

from the bow on she appears huge out of the water as she sits on her legs in Penryn, near Falmouth.. The boat will be targetting sustainable pelagic stocks in the South West such as Cornish Sardine and anchovy. This will come as good news in the wake of a recent symposium on the state of global fish stocks at the American Association Advancement of Science’s annual meeting where Professor Villy Christensen was quoted as saying; ”I wouldn’t bother waiting for the politicians to sort this one out, guys, you can really help from the comfort of your own kitchen ... lay off the cod, haddock and tuna, diversify and cook up a wider range of fish.” - and by that he means fish like mackerel, pilchards, sardines and anchovy! - good news for the Cornish Sardine fleet! You can hear the professor talking about his findings here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Check out the Blind Spot at the Lugger Hotel in penzance. (2011-02-21 10:53)

Transition Penwith have a film screening at the Lugger Hotel on the Penzance seafront this week, the coming end of reliance on oil will drastically change the world as we know it before our Grandchildren have retired......

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a few more weeks and the local yachts will be back on their moorings......

later tonight the Scillonian III will make her way round to the dry dock.......

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now that the big Dutchman now turned Cornishman has exited.......

the weekend’s litter pick seems to have been a success.......

high water on a big tide, time for the Girl Pamela to go on the hard....... 226

and Saturday was warm enough to bring out the harbour’s daffs collection.......

good to see the gear back aboard the big ship.......

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big megs up for auction.......

the nonchalant pose of a man on a mission. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Newlyn Archive - Newlyn School artists and their models - what do you know? (2011-02-21 11:06)

The Newlyn Archive will be mounting a display at the Newlyn Gallery as part of the Passmore Edwards Centenary. They will be there from 2-4pm on four consecutive Tuesdays, on February 22 and on March 1, 8 and 15. The latest display focusses on the Newlyn people who modelled for the artists and the places and homes where they lived. The Newlyn Archive are hoping residents will come along 228

and share their anecdotes, memorabilia and stories from friends or relatives - email them in if you can’t make it to the Newlyn Gallery. On Tuesday February 22, Liz Harman will be in role as a Newlyn fishwife to add to the fun. Help promote the event by dowloading the poster and display it in your window The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Our Island Nation - just don’t mention the Coastguard cuts! (2011-02-21 16:30)

From Kevin’s Blog: ”The unaccountable bureaucrats in Brussels who administer the despised European Common Fisheries Policy continue to betray the maritime legacy of its citizens on Europe s coastal fringe with impunity.” Could be the title of a final year student’s dissertation on the state of the fishing industry today - read more?

Newlyn port record goes again! - St Georges has it! (2011-02-21 17:28) [nhblog20080623-8337-735946.jpg] St Georges enters the gaps at Newlyn on a quiet day.

Skipper Billy Worth will be pleased - although the big beamer St Georges didn’t quite smash the port record this morning, more nudge it gently out of the way - by £80 or one box of big megrims - but it means that, at the end of the day, the record is hers again at a shade under £54,000. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 229

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Fishing in Britain in the 1950s. (2011-02-22 07:34)

In the early 1950s the British Government Information Office commissioned a photo essay about the fishing industry that could be displayed at exhibitions and conferences. Copies were sent to fisheries libraries around the world. Fisheries Centre Director Tony Pitcher was given a spare copy of these captioned photographs when the library at Cronulla in New South Wales, Australia was clearing out some old files. The photos depict the period before the heavy mechanization of the North Sea trawlers (note the picture showing hauling a trawl net over the side by hand), just before the first freezer trawler (The Fairtry was launched in Aberdeen in March 1954), and when Britain manufactured fishing nets from hemp and flax rope. The FAO catch data set had just begun. An optimistic air of man-pitted-against-nature runs through the captions written in the age of the ’new Elizabethans’. No-one suspected that within 50 years fisheries would cause the North Sea to be bled dry of fish, the Canadian cod to become virtually extinct, and marine ecosystems world-wide be become depauperate. What guesses for the next 50 years?

Dorset Rope in the 1950s. (2011-02-22 08:03)

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”Poor weather in the North Sea” - they didn’t see that one coming! (2011-02-22 10:04)

IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/payMiYVACJQ Video shot from the wheelhouse of a large Norwegian demersal trawler. To get a sense of ’being there’ have the volume turned up and enlarge the clip to fill the screen as, despite being filmed inside the wheelhouse, the howling wind is easily audible. The video starts looking out over the bow while the trawl warps are being wound on the main winch - then, looking aft, at one point a swamped fulmar is seen unable to take off from the deck and is given a helping hand from one of the crew who launches the gull over the stern. Eventually, the trawl doors arrive and are made fast to the gantry before the trawl bridles are attached so that the net can be hauled. There’s a helpful visual tour round the wheelhouse and the electronics on a modern fishing boat - note the three trackball mice on the arm of the skipper’s chair. Back aft to watch the hauling process - as the bridles are hauled you can hear the lower bridle chain clattering over the stern ramp - once the trawl itself is wound on board the crew then put a strop round the stocking so that the cod end can be brought to the stern. Up to this point the clip seems to be nothing more than capturing on film everyday life aboard the boat in poor weather as the guys on deck contend with a deck washed by the occasional sea coming over the stern ramp while they haul the gear until ..............I think the expression, ’yoy’ means much the same in English as it does in Norwegian! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

PGI status for the Cornish pasty! (2011-02-22 15:14) Good news for pasty lovers but not necessarily the world over - in Australia you’ll only be able to buy a pasty it seems - will the Australian Pasty makers give a XXXX? This promotional video was made to support the PGI status bid fought for by the Cornish Pasty Association - yes there is such a thing. [EMBED] First it was Cornish Sardines, now the Cornish Pasty has at last been meted out the recognition it deserves with official EU recognition that not only is it how you make your pasty, what goes in it but also where it’s made that counts - what will ex-pat Kevin Hanley do in Dublin and all the other makers of ’Cornish pasties’ outside Cornwall? Should keep the sign re-writers busy! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Tuna fishing update - Gloria Maris (2011-02-23 09:51) It seems the video clips of the Petite Marie Claude fishing for tuna have provoked plenty of interest in the Breton ports of Douarnenez and beyond. In particluar, the fourth video has a sequence where the skipper and crew appear to have some sort of altercation with other boats, at one point a firecracker is seen being thrown in the water by the skipper. I have added a narration kindly provided by Jacques Blanken, a Douarnenez fishing historian who has tried to make sense of the incident recorded in the film. IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/19826822?byline=0 &color=090a0a Voici un essai d’analyse... Le premier bateau filmé (film n°4), le rouge et blanc est à l’évidence un basque (l’avant est frégaté et la passerelle au milieu, typique du pays basque Français ou Espagnol), les deux suivants sont soit Audiernais, soit Douarnenistes et apparemment, l’un d’eux (le bleu) se met devant la Petite Marie-Claude, ce qui énerve l’équipage et au delà, a au moins deux effets 1° Risquer d’embrouiller les lignes lorsque la Petite Marie-Claude relèvera son poisson mais surtout 2° Lui ”piquer” son poisson... ou au moins le faire partir... Je pense que celui-là est peut-être bien un Audiernais... Ensuite on en voit un autre (blanc) vu de côté, navigant de conserve, ce doit être un Douarneniste. Mais ce n’est que pure hypothèse. Au passage, il est intéressant de voir qu’en pêche, pour ne pas trop rouler, tous les bateaux envoyaient deux ou trois voiles! Suivent quelques images des lignes (mais on ne voit pas les perches) et deux bateaux très loin au large et effectivement après, il semble qu’il y ait une excitation à bord. Manifestement on n’est pas content et on voit d’ailleurs sur l’image suivante, pendant que le patron parle à l’équipage une zone d’évitage ce qui semble confirmer que le bateau va ailleurs... ou est obligé de manoeuvrer ! Puis la scène se termine par l’envoi par dessus bord de ce qui semble effectivement être un pétard...et on voit de nouveau le bateau bleu qui pêche très près, sur babord arrière et va donc passer là ou a été envoyé le pétard... Serait-ce une vengence pour faire fuir le poisson ? Il faudrait avoir le témoignage d’un des matelots pour savoir exactement ce qu’il se passait...Après on (plie les gaules) en fait, on love les bas de lignes pour rentrer, pêche finie. Car en pêche on est à 4 ou 4,5 noeuds et en route on est à 9/10 noeuds...Toilette... et arriviée à Douarnenez avec les mauritaniens au port et sur le slipway ! Bonne journée Jacques Here is a translation of the explanation provided by Jacques: In the fourth film, the red and white boat is obviously a Basque (the bow is typical of the Basque Country or Spanish), the other two are either Audierne or Douarnenistes and apparently one of them (blue) goes to the Petite Marie-Claude, which upsets the crew and appears to have two effects: 1 the potential to cross the lines when Petite Marie-Claude hauls his fish up but mostly 2 he pinches the fish ... or at least takes them from the Petite Marie-Claude I think this one is perhaps an Audierne (a gentle sneer)... then we see another (white) from the side, navigating according to the rules of the road, it must be a Douarneniste - but this is pure speculation. Incidentally, it is interesting to see that while fishing, they all have two or three sails set to steady them. In the next scene are some views of the lines (but you cannot see the poles) and, in the distance, two boats, when it seems that there is an agitation on board. Visibly they’re not happy and we see also in the next shot, while the skipper is talking to the crew, a wash in the water which seems to confirm that the boat has turned hard or was forced to manouvre! Then, the scene ends by the skipper throwing what appears to be a banger and again we see the blue boat that is fishing close 232

to the port quarter who will then pass where the firecracker was - is this revenge or an attempt to scare the fish? We should have the testimony of one of the crew to find out exactly what happened. The final scenes show them stowing the poles and lines ready to return, fishing over. When fishing, the boat does 4 or 4.5 knots and they are steaming at 9-10 knots, spending the time cleaning down the boat while heading for home. When arriving in Douarnenez you can see several big Mauritanian langoustiers in the port and one on the slipway! Alain Gourret has also sent over a photo of Newlyn’s own ex-tuna boat, the Gloria Maris, now Ben My Chree when she was working from her original port of St Guenole. Her decks appear freshly painted so this could be the first trip for the season when the chances are she would steam as far south as the Azores - there are several 40 gallon drums (fuel?) on the deck and a ladder at the foremast to aid fish spotting - unlike the giant tuna pursers with their helipads today!

[Gloria+Maris+GV317521.jpg] Gloria Maris steaming with tuna poles rigged. ©Gildesein

[Gloria+Maris+caracteristics.jpg] Vessel details from the French equivalent of Olsen’s Almanack. ©Gildesein

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baleerbro (2011-03-15 20:11:11) I don’t exactly know how I happened to find your website... and this amateur footage recorded on board ”Petite Marie-Claude”. The master (and owner) who throws a cracker was my mother’s cousin! Laurence Hartwell (2011-03-15 20:21:12) Magnifique Baleerbro! any more information you can find for us would be great, Merci! baleerbro (2011-06-14 09:15:23) I don’t exactly know how I happened to find your website... and this amateur footage recorded on board ”Petite Marie-Claude”. The master (and owner) who throws a cracker was my mother’s cousin!

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Tuna fishing - Petite Marie Claude - film 4 and more info. (2011-02-24 09:44)

As Jacques Blanken suggested, it would be good to get the story from one of those aboard the boat when the incident of the ’firecrackers’ happened. Newlyn fisherman, Robert George who made the trip and shot the film has this to add by way of explanation: ”The day in question the crew were getting more and more frustrated, we were catching nothing and boats that we were close to were hauling fish aboard. The skipper went below and returned with a pocket full of dynamite and fuses which he proceded to light with his fag and then broadcast. I kept a low profile remembering what happened to Jonah when things on his ship whent wrong! The Petty Marie Claude came to Newlyn the following year at the mackerel drift net fishery during the winter of 1965/66 ( I think that was the last year the French drifters worked and either the last or next to last year for the Yorkies) George Peak and I had a drink with Xavier and I brought up the incident, George’s translation was that we had sharks swimming under the boat.” So the plot thickens! More photos of tuna fishing from Douarnenez, this time of the Ar Bageergan skippered by owner Chris Hill. These days the boat is in Penzance wet dock and provides a home and business under the name ’Bag o’ Rags’, which is what she was called by the fishermen of Newlyn, unable to get their toungues round the Breton name for the, ’Venetian Boat Song’. [PZ287_01.jpg] Rigged for gill netting. ©Christian Signor - Association Treizour - DZ

[PZ287_05.jpg] Heading for Douarnenez with tuna poles. ©Christian Signor - Association Treizour - DZ

[PZ287_08.jpg] Leaving Dournenez - gill entting. ©Christian Signor - Association Treizour - DZ

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[PZ287_10.jpg] Heading for Douarnenez - tuna fishing. ©Christian Signor - Association Treizour - DZ

[PZ287_04.jpg] Landing - tuna fishing. ©Christian Signor - Association Treizour - DZ

[PZ287_06.jpg] Landing - tuna fishing. ©Christian Signor - Association Treizour - DZ

[PZ287_07.jpg] Landing - tuna fishing. ©Christian Signor - Association Treizour - DZ

[PZ287_02.jpg] On the repair yard. ©Christian Signor - Association Treizour - DZ

[PZ287_03.jpg] On the repair yard. ©Christian Signor - Association Treizour - DZ

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Portuguese Sardine News. (2011-02-25 10:48) Surveillance Report: Portuguese Sardine Purse Seine Fishery This is the first annual Surveillance Audit for the MSC-certified Portuguese Sardine Purse Seine Fishery. This fishery was certified according to Marine Stewardship Principles in January 2010 after an assessment of the fishery that commenced in 2008. 235

The purpose of these meetings and the assessment was:1. To review any changes in the management of the fishery, including stock evaluation, regulations, and changes in key management or scientific staff. 2. To evaluate the progress of the fishery against any Conditions of Certification raised during the Main Assessment. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Pink around the gills. (2011-02-25 10:58)

The Bay briefly bathed in pink this morning......

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on the market a few dozen boxes were up for auction with most of the fleet back at sea after a few days of inclement weather, expect heavy landings on Monday’s market......

best time of year for roes, maybe we’ll see some figure on Masterchef.......

along with some quality pollack.......

or a few of Robin’s mackerel.......

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the heavy skies are a portent to much rain predicted for this afternoon......

which will undoubtedly restrict the view from the hillside.......

must have become fed up with explaining to the postman that it was all one house now......

numero uno Old Paul Hill......... 238

cheese and onion in one shot......

I wandered lonely as a daff........

two wheels and wheeling gulls....... 239

hard to beat for views over the Bay......

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always worth checking out the latest Newlyn School art work at Penlee Gallery in town. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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AIS news - Free VesselTracker app comes to the iPhone! (2011-02-26 15:59)

You can search by vessel name....... 241

the new app then allows you to zoom in quickly to your chosen area.......

when you can then check the recent track left by the vessel in question...... 242

as she made her way out of Penzance wet dock and just after passing Mousehole she turned and headed by to Newlyn......

and went alongside the New Quay to moor. Check out the VesselTracker web site for more information - best of all, it’s free!

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Around the harbour and the town. (2011-02-27 13:04)

The harbour now has its own Floating chandlery.......

it takes two to supervise........

or else......... 244

two doors, two dorys........

always jobs at the end of a trip....... 245

another tugging job done........

some serious tidying up kit in place.......

the old girl has been laid up for some time now....... 246

shoreside reperations.......

let’s hope they do....... 247

it pays to keep up with the latest sub-sea cable news.......

not the best hand of the morning’s Euchre session.......

well, why wouldn’t you......... 248

the end of an era, what was Jewell’s has now become the well known Lewis’ Fish and Chips........

a better image of that painting mystery.......

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with what looks like the artist’s name of J Edwards, obviously of American origin with the date format being what it is.......

they’ll be clamouring at the door when they open.......

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gallery window art........

spotted on the prom........

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on the way up, Penzance’s latest restaurant to open for business.........

is the almost eponymous Untitled by Robert Wright has taken over where the Abbey Restaurant left off - what was Cornwall’s first Michelin starred restaurant sports two kinds of eating experience, downstairs is a casual tapas eatery (for those who were around in the day, via that tunnel-like entrance in what was the old Zero Club - which, before that, was the stables for the Co-op dairy many moons ago) and upstairs is an a la carte restaurant which promises to provide excellent local food in interesting surroundings - if Robert’s old establishment at the Gurnard’s Head was anything to go by well worth a visit. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Submarine Cables - it pays to be aware! (2011-02-27 13:23)

With the number of cables increasing annually and the considerable amount of maintenance work that is carried out it pays to be aware of just what is happening with sub-sea cables both here in the Western Approaches and elsewhere. KISCA provide all the information you need - delivered in hard copy to your door or downloadable from their web site. You can also register with KISCA to receive regular updates. 252

Electronic chart data in all the major formats can be downloaded to add to a boat’s track plotter. A chart show just how many submarine cables (and the remains of some) exist in the South West.

[nhblog20110227-17.jpg] Submarine Cables in the Western Approaches.

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Spring time. (2011-02-28 08:21)

With some boats putting full trips in Monday’s market is end-to-end with fish, including the fridge....... 253

another big trip from the Cornishman keeps the buyers busy bidding big bucks for quality megs and monk........

and there are still plenty of cuttles off in the deep water for the beamers....... 254

leaving their mark on the market, more work for Brian and the boys.........

Captain Responsible, Mike Corin put together a few bags of scallops in with his fish........ 255

while the Girl Penny heads up the inshore boats with a shot of ling......

pile ’em high down the netter’s end of the market........

just time for the CKS to finish off landing her trip....... 256

take off time for one of the harbour’s pet pigeon population. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hugh’s FishFight looks like he’s ahead on points as EU has change of heart. (2011-02-28 16:16) [nhblog20100108-1-717361.jpg] Dumped and discarded - over quota mackerel in the ’70s.

The broadsheets have picked up on news emanating from Brussels that the battle to end discards could be won. Unfortunately, the outcome could mean fishermen will need to operate under different and/or possibly draconian catching restrictions - the law of unintended consequences. See the Daily Telegraph’s discards story in full here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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High Level Meeting on banning discards - Commissioner Maria Damanaki (2011-03-01 16:48) On 1 March, Commissioner Maria Damanaki invited members of the European Parliament, EU fisheries ministers and the Court of Auditors for an informal political discussion on how to end discards in the context of the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Today’s discussions 257

will feed into the formal debate on the CFP reform, due to be presented by the European Commission in the coming months. Dear Ministers, Members of the European Parliament, dear Mr. Lazarou, Let me first of all thank you for having taken time out of your busy schedules to come to Brussels for our discussion on how to end discarding. As you know this topic has come very much to the forefront in the past few weeks and our discussion is therefore timely. Today discarding is a key challenge in fisheries management. In 2004, the FAO estimated that 7,3 million tonnes, that is 8 % of the total fish catches were discarded. Some of you may think this figure is not so striking. Well let me give you some figures for European fisheries, which proves that we are doing much worse than the global average: in the whitefish fishery up to half of the catch is thrown overboard and in the flatfish fishery we are even talking about 70 % of the catches being discarded. Surely you will agree with me that these figures are alarming. I have to make it very clear: I consider discarding of fish unethical, a waste of natural resources and a waste of fishermen s effort. But I would like to go further. Beyond our own beliefs or principles, since our stocks are declining, these figures are not justifiable anymore. If we continue with our policy, then we will soon face a situation where the production capacity of marine ecosystems is at risk. If we continue with our policy, then discarding will erode the economic basis of our fishermen and our coastal regions will be eroded. Then fishermen and their families will pay the bill. If we continue our policy, the consumers will turn away from fish, because, sooner or later, it will receive a negative image of waste of our natural resources. We need to avoid this under all circumstances. So far we have tried to tackle discards with technical measures. But let s be honest, if we continue this it is like treating a serious illness with Aspirin. We have to recognize that our policy gives sometimes incentives to discarding. So, I am convinced that we have to start thinking outside the box. To effectively tackle discarding we need to look at new ways forward. Therefore, I am considering proposing a discard ban as part of the CFP reform proposals. And while I say this word discard ban out loud, I am conscious that some of you would rather not discuss such a ban, while others already support this idea. But I need to point out to you: if we don t tackle this problem now, it will come back to haunt us. We will regret having missed this unique chance of the upcoming CFP Reform to find a new way forward. We have tried to put this new way forward into a short non paper with an outline of ideas on how to effectively implement a discard ban, which you have all received. Let me quickly outline the basic ideas. My idea would be to have a gradual approach. For example we can start with the pelagic fisheries, and then cover a few important demersal mixed fisheries after a short phase in period. The list of species covered by a discard ban could then be enlarged year by year. The question then is which management system to choose, in order to manage fish stocks. One possibility would be to only manage our mixed fisheries with an effort system. The idea is to preserve relative stability by translating the relative stability in quotas into a relative stability in effort for mixed fisheries. Such a management system is relatively simple as all catches would need to be landed. Control is also easy as the time spent at sea can be easily controlled by the vessel monitoring system. Another possibility is the catch quota system with by catch quotas. All catches would have to be counted against quotas and then later against the by catch quotas. In such a system it would also be necessary that Member States allocate quotas more in line with the real possible catches of their vessels. A catch quota system would need guarantees that it would work, because it will be more complicated. Whatever system is chosen in the end, whether it is effort management or catch quotas, a discard 258

ban needs consistency in all rules of the CFP. We need consistency in market measures. Also the control pillars of the CFP, will be very important. We will need CCTV or observers on board vessels above a certain length. Dear friends, We owe it also to our fishing industry to do something about discarding. Actually the industry itself has already understood this, as they have taken measures such as designing more selective gears. There are many good examples like the 50 % project in the UK, the langoustine project in the Golf de Gascogne as well as projects in Sweden and Denmark. A discard ban will further incentivise these very good initiatives. Dear colleagues, We need to discuss a discard ban as part of the reformed CFP. The new CFP must become a policy that has sustainability written all over it. If it does not do away with discards then it will not deserve this name. But make no mistake; I am also conscious of the complexity of this challenge. So I would like to have an open discussion with you on all these elements so that we can identify a constructive way forward. If we can find some solutions here, then we have to open a broader consultation involving all members states, stakeholders and our citizens. Brussels, 1 March 2011 After gaining a reaction from North of the border, Commissioner Maria Damanaki was interviewed live on Radio 4’s Today programme this morning - listen to the full exchange here. The obviuos concern of fishermen is that we may be moving to uncharted waters on restrictions and that what comes next could be a case of out of the frying pan. The Guardian ran more in-depth article - ”EU ministers to ban fish discards - Reform is expected for the fishing quotas system which requires fishermen to throw away large amounts of their catch” and runs another story quoting the Governemnt’s own Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon in his call demading the EU end discards. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Spring Food Fest! - Mitch Tonks, Nathan outlaw and Arty Williams. (2011-03-01 17:27)

Here’s a chance to shake off those winter scales and step into Spring with two great dining experiences up for grabs. Top of the table has to be the pairing of fellow piscine champion from across the border Mitch Tonks with Mr 2 Stars himself, Nathan Oultaw on his home ground in his eponymous St Enodoc restaurant which will play host to a six course fish feast full of the finest fish the region has to offer - your chance to see the chefs in action, pick their brains and then enjoy the food in the very best of company and surroundings. If the £125 pp for the above deters you then head for the Falmouth fish fanatic chef Arty Williams and get top tutelage at the Cove Restaurant, Maenporth Beach for his fish masterclass. At £15 a head this is more of an education than a mega dining experience - learn from one of the best in the West. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Hugh’s response to the EU proposals to end discards. (2011-03-01 21:12) Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has been given the opportunity to respond to the SFF (Scottish Fishermen’s Federation) condemnation of the news from Brussels that new moves may follow the end of discards that may further erode the catching opportunities of the fleet. Watch the interview on BBC Politics Show. This was never going to be an easy campaign -and H F W stands by his original statement that his role was simply to help bring about the huge immoral waste of perfectly good food - that the taks of providing solutions must come from NGOs and others far better qualified and experienced than TV programme makers to do the job. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

EU proposal to end discards - Channel 4 News story. (2011-03-02 08:08) [EMBED] Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall interviewed on Channel 4s main evening news programme last night, article introduced by John Snow. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Going, going, gone! - port record goes again! (2011-03-02 17:17) Never has as port record seen so many changes in such a short space of time - years would pass before the port record for landings in Newlyn would need re-entering in the record books, not so in the last few months! Two years ago in the first week after the Christmas break the St Georges under Captain Billy Worth too the port record to £50,300. A few weeks ago the record went three times in one week only to be broken again last week by a mere £80. Today, the St Georges does it again and knocks the Cornishman off the top spot this time breaking the record by a significant margin taking it to £57,000!

[nhblog20080623-8337-735946.jpg] St Georges now holds the port record at £57,000.

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Call for video or film maker to go for archive funding. (2011-03-02 17:29) ’Out of Archive’ calls for applications. 260

[scan835.jpg] Name those menders on the deck of the Keriolet.

With funding from Arts Council England and the Creative Industries iNet, South West Screen is offering five South West based creative practitioners the opportunity to work with three South West archives to explore new ways of exploiting cultural assets, using digital platforms to create new business models and ultimately connecting with new audiences. Successful applicants will be offered a £2,000 research and development award plus a project budget of £5,000. Applicants can come with additional sources of funding Given the interest aroused on this site by the recent archive footage of the fishing industry this would seem to be an ideal opportunity for someone to bid for the cash and make use of the material that undoubtedly exists out there. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cabot’s Matthew sails into Newlyn. (2011-03-03 11:59)

Feels like Spring has made an early start in Penzance this week.......

with the waters of the Bay looking enticing for anyone keen enough to ignore the hint of frost on the ground...... 261

though there are still some eerie sights along the prom........

with a good section of the old causeway that ran from Newlyn to Wherry Town exposed this morning....... 262

all hands to the meat wagon making an early delivery for Lentern’s the butchers......

the fish that started a fight, a good sized cod gapes at the furore it has caused around the EU..... 263

still trying to get the last of the boxes from the netter CKS sorted before the auctioneer turns up......

this time of year the boats land a selection of both hard and soft roes from fish like cod, pollack and ling...... 264

the Emiel twins from Brixham are in town......

as is the superb replica of John Cabot’s Matthew from Bristol.......

which sailed down from her home port yesterday...... 265

and is taking a short break on Cornwall’s top fishing port ........

catching a few early morning rays........

see the latest fishing boats for sale page....... 266

perhaps someone attending next week’s Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioner’s meeting could suggest that some/alternate/all of these meetings are held either in the evenings, or on a Saturday (as they once were), when all those interested members of the community who hold down full-time 9-5 jobs could then find time to attend and take part, just a thought........

another new name - what was Pizza Patio has now become the Italian Kitchen.......

tipping the ice back from whence it came, more examples of recycling in Newlyn........ 267

another name change, this time what was Penzance Farmer’s Market is now Penzance Country Market. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Must be the weather - AIS with 300 mile plus range! (2011-03-03 17:44)

Must be something in the air this afternoon - a VesselTracker AIS chart covering the Western Approaches showed a number of vessels well to the south west of Land’s End....... 268

with the Loxandra, the farthest boat selected, the distance calculator was used to plot a course between the vessel and Penzance - recording a distance of 309 miles! Not bad for a system that uses the VHF frequencies - normally giving a signal strength equivalent to or not much more than a line-of-sight range. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Airlifted injured French fisherman. (2011-03-03 21:26) [nhblog20091114-2032-753202.jpg] Cephren sheltering in Newlyn for weather in 2009.

RNAS Culdrose airlifted a fisherman suffering from crush injuries aboard the Guilvenec registered Cephren yesterday to Treliske hospital. Full report from BBC local news here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fish merchant Robin Turner gives his thoughts on EU discards news. (2011-03-04 07:52)

North Devon’s Journal newspaper ran a story on the news that the Brussels is looking to end the practice of discards at sea by 2012. Local fish merchant Robin Turner is quoted saying, ”This is not a silver bullet,” said Mr Turner. ”It’s easy to ban something but discards came about because of quotas which came about because of paperwork that has no bearing on what goes on in the ocean - Every small sea area is different from the one next door you can’t generalise from one area to another fishing is very complex.” 269

The full story including additional comments from North Devon Fishermen’s Association John Butterwworth. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Keriolet and the Labadie Bank on the map! (2011-03-04 16:30) [labadie.JPG] Screen grab of VesselTracker targets on the Labadie Bank.

After yesterday’s ultra-long range VesselTracker AIS signals today’s snapshot picked up a few Breton and Irish prawn boats north of the Labadie, WNW of the Scillys.

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also spotted just off the Irish coast, the Keriolet, ex-Concarneau........

a far cry from the wooden ’classique’ Keriolet that worked so stoicly from Newlyn for many years - previously from Lorient - the original French owner retiring and running his own bar called, naturally, Bar Keriolet! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

PZ10 - Mystery of the model from the Ship Inn, Mousehole. (2011-03-04 20:40)

[nhblog20110304-8469.jpg] PZ10 - Looking over the stem of the model from the Ship Inn, Mousehole.

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Any information about the above model, which for many years was on display in the Ship, Mousehole would be gratefully received. See additional views in the image gallery. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

boskysquelch (2011-03-05 12:04:19) The best person to ask would probably be Butts...former owner of Butts the boat which is now fished by Cod. You’ll see Butts about... capped & bearded, one legged, a mobility scooter...he lives behind the shop here in Mzhl. I’ll ask if I see him. :) I’ve also asked another long-standing(sic) patron of the Ship...but he’s recovering from an op so I’ll hear from him over the weekend. Best Wishes. Laurence Hartwell (2011-03-05 13:04:38) This post has been removed by the author. Laurence Hartwell (2011-03-05 13:06:44) Great response - appreciated, let’s hope other long-standing(sic) members of the Ship can recall more information in time!

They’ll be partying in the land of the pasty today! (2011-03-05 08:32)

As always, the Star never misses an opportuntiy to party....... 272

ansd a certain Humphry Davy would no doubt approve.......

evidence abounds around the quay of St Piran’s influence........ 273

and up the mast. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Escabeche and sweet potato! (2011-03-05 20:07)

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Containers on the prom? (2011-03-06 19:51)

You won’t find too many other towns in the UK with high street shops like this......

mirror-like morning in Penzance wet dock.......

with just a gentle swell moving the waters off the prom....... 275

and leaving a regular pattern on the shingle beach........

these granite steps on the prom have been trod by many feet over the years.......

someone spent the night on their own......... 276

if Euchre’s your game then don’t miss this tournament with prizes coming soon at the Star Inn opposite the fish market.......

almost at the end of a major refit, the Jacoba is back in Newlyn........

and her gear now being put back together for the start of the scallop season...... 277

not he best job but someone has to load up the crab bait, the smellier the better for the crab of course.......

signs of that winch job underway on the big beamer.........

well, perhaps the man has his eye on another site with more room....... 278

just round the corner.......

a reminder for the fleet that the iceworks is having some major repairs undertaken in a couple of weeks.......

brightly coloured visitor on the pontoons........ 279

with visiting lifeboat on the end. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

MCZs - Marine Conservation Zones are here! (2011-03-07 10:28)

Make sure to visit the new interactive web site for the latest chart information regrading MCZs........

[mcz1.JPG] An example from the new interactive MCZ site - simple registration required first.

Sure to provoke a huge debate the proposed MCZ (Marine Conservation Zones) zones made public today have been published on line for the first time. After consultations spread over several years and involving thousands of respondents from Kayakers and Surfers to Divers, Anglers and Fishermen, Natural England together with the regional bodies Balanced Seas, Finding Sanctuary, Net Gain and Irish Sea Conservation Zones have delivered the basis for managing the environment and conservation areas at sea here in the South West and elsewhere. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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St Ives - From here to Modernity. (2011-03-07 13:24)

Signs like this one have appeared all over Cornwall, with clues as to the identity of each symbol, head for this site......

one of several ’containers’ that make up the Frome her to Modernty exhibition works that are to be found around the county is currently sat on the prom at the Wherry Town end........ [nhblog20110305-8512.jpg] Show One runs till the 20th March.

and has put to rest the mystery of the strange signs seen leading towards the prom....... [nhblog20110305-7364.jpg] 281

Show One runs till the 20th March.

but has container number two appeared in the Jubilee Bathing Pool further along the prom or is it over in the National Trust Car Park at Gwithian, near Hayle? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Busy Newlyn fish market for Cefas. (2011-03-07 16:32)

Cefas Sam desperately trying to stay one step ahead of the buyers as the auction moves round the market........

a handful of early market visitors make notes...... 282

there’s evidence of a black gold trail.......

and with over 20 tubs of cuttles for the Chloe T alone, at around £3 per kilo, that’s nearly £1200 a tub........ 283

which means that all hands are lagged in sepia ink........

as they box the fish....... 284

the William Harvey is up for sale, more pics on the Fishing Boats for Sale page.....

from the days of the little known Cornish Calcified Seaweed Company at Truro......

plenty of work still to do on the Jacoba’s new dredges...... 285

this week should see a fleet of luggers and other traditional working boats begin to fill the almost empty historic Old Quay in Newlyn, all set for Painting Day.........

maybe they were just fed up trying to think of a name for her? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

More fish food for thought - from Rose Prince. (2011-03-08 08:02) Regular food columnist Rose Prince has taken the fishing management system in Iceland as a possible role model for the British Fishing industry. In one regard, with a 200 mile limit to play with Iceland is out of the starting blocks and way down the track before Fishing UK can get going on the race to a fair fisheries policy. Read the full article as it appears in the Daily Telegraph. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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PUBLIC MEETING IN FALMOUTH TO DISCUSS COASTGUARD MODERNISATION PROPOSALS The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is holding a public meeting in Falmouth on Wednesday, 9 March 2011, about the proposed Coastguard modernisation programme. 286

The meeting will provide an opportunity for the community around the existing Falmouth Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) to hear more about the proposals, ask questions of MCA representatives and air their views. The meeting at Tremough Campus, Treliever Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9EZ, will be independently chaired and begin at 7:30pm. The meeting is expecting to draw to a close by 9:00pm. The proposals for Coastguard modernisation, together with the consultation documents, can be found on the MCA website at http://www.mcga.gov.uk/ and http://www.dft.gov.uk/. Media cameras and other recording equipment will not be allowed into the venue, however an MCA spokesman will be available after the meeting for interviews or comments. An MCA media officer will be on site at the venue. Please contact the number below for more information about the meeting at Falmouth. For further details contact: The Maritime & Coastguard Agency Press Office 023 8032 9401

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cefas collects cuttlefish catch data. (2011-03-09 10:03)

Over 20 tubs of cuttles go for auction...... 287

which leaves the Cefas team the task of recording a sample form each tub - in line with the current sampling practice from Cefas where the entire landing from a boat is recorded - similar to sampling catches sea - in this case the board records a sample of small cuttles that ranged in size from 6 to 11cm - this kind if data is unique, there being almost no hard data or even knowledge of these fascinating creatures currently being caught in the deep water well south of Mounts Bay - in the coming weeks it is usual for a cuttlefish season to begin off the Suffolk coast where fish are trapped in water as shallow as two fathoms - whether these fish are the same stock as the fish landed above seems unlikely but the little of their lifecycle is known........

a little bit of wreck fish for the Twilight III....... 288

and some quality megs.......

there are still a few sardines to be found by the ring net boats even at this late stage of the season - unlike King Harbour Marina near Los Angeles in the USA where millions of sardines and other fish have died - the reason seems to be a case of oxygen starvation with so many fiosh confined in a small harbour!......

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more signs of the scallop season getting underway.......

the paint job has been completed on Penzance prom’s, ’From Here to Modernity’ piece. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Princes change their tuna! (2011-03-09 21:43) [princes-win-block.jpg] Picture courtesy of Greenpeace International.

After a year long campaign that culminated in dozens of sharks climbing to the top of Princes HQ in Liverpool the company have vowed to change their sourcing methods for tuna. While Hugh’s Fish Fight campaign cannot take full credit for this decision it is likely that the TV series earlier this year speeded the company’s decision to align itself with other major food retailers wishing to appear ’green’ and tick their ’we source from sustainable stocks’ and ’dolphin friendly’ methods. With the EU looking to end the practice of discards already in the pipeline we wonder what next significant event change will shape the future of fishing? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

”Not a done deal” says the MCA as row boat Papa Delta reaches Antigua - thanks to FCG. (2011-03-10 08:26) Many of those who attended the public meeting on the proposed Coastguard cuts that include ending 24/7 cover at Falmouth came away feeling that it was ”a done deal”. A spokesperson for the MCA on Radio Cornwall’s Breakfast Show this morning failed to convince that this was the case and prompted one caller to ring in and say they would be contacting their local MP in protest. News has reached our shores,via Falmouth Coastguard of course who over night were monitoring the arrival of Papa Delta, the two-handed rowing boat that has just arrived safely in Antigua after crossing the Atlantic raising money for Parkinson’s UK. Their exploits including a post just a few moments after arriving can be viewed on their blog here. 290

The two brothers, Matthew and Christian Cleghorn, aboard the boat made the headlines a few weeks back when their boat was hit by a large wave which swamped their food stores causing them to call for help via FCG and again a few weeks later when the steering was damaged. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Newlyn Archive - call to action. (2011-03-10 09:00)

This Saturday will see fishing luggers return in numbers not seen for nearly a century to the Old Quay in Newlyn. Painting at Party on the Pier is one of many events celebrating the start of British Tourism week when an open invitation to come and paint such an historic scene. Newlyn Archive members will be on the quay with photgraphs, drawings and other materials to help add to the authenticity of the occasion. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

’Cormorant’ salvages Dutch fishing boat off Dunkirk. (2011-03-10 17:47) Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship has salvaged the fishing trawler Nieuwpoort 28 (N28) which capsized off Dunkirk on 1 March. The trawler capsized twenty miles off the French/Belgian coast. It was upside-down in the water and the French and Belgian Coastguards mobilised a Search & Rescue operation during which Navy divers searched the vessel but were unable to find any of the trawler s three crew members. Two brothers and their brother-in-law were all from the close-knit Zeeland fishing community. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Crew airlifted from fishing boat Ben My Chree off Land’s End. (2011-03-11 08:26)

[nhblog20090512-2684-715764.jpg] Gill-netter Ben My Chree leaving Newlyn.

The last recorded AIS position of the Ben My Chree off Land’s End before power was lost.

At 00.27 am Falmouth Coastguard received a Mayday distress call from the fishing vessel Ben My Chree with five crew onboard. Their distress call reported that they were taking water and sinking 17 nautical miles East North East of the Isles of Scilly. Falmouth Coastguard immediately broadcast a Mayday relay, and requested the scramble of Rescue Helicopter R193 and St Marys All Weather Lifeboat. Another Newlyn registered fishing vessel CKS responded to the broadcast and proceeded from 7nm away at best speed. The wind was a force 5 from the west south west with a moderate to rough sea. Once on scene R193 attempted to lower the Coastguard pump down onto the vessel but this proved impossible due to the weather conditions. The water level in the vessel was still rising and the crew were getting very concerned, so R193 winched four, including skipper Steve Hicks off the vessel. Crewman Jamie Vickar was the last to leave and even though he had knocked the engine out of gear when he left the wheel house the vessel continued to proceed in a very erratic manner due to the mizzen sail being set. This meant that R193 could not winch him off so he was taken off onto the St Marys Lifeboat and from there winched to R193. All five crew were then transferred to Culdrose where they were met by a few members of the Penzance Coastguard Rescue Team who transported them back to their homes in Newlyn. The CKS was released to continue and the St Marys lifeboat stood alongside the Ben My Chree until first light. As the night progressed the Ben My Chree sank lower in the water, the engine stopped, its AIS ceased to transmit and its navigation lights went out. As the vessel was drifting across the Lands End Traffic Separation scheme Falmouth Coastguard made a Security Broadcast to all vessels in the area to be aware and to keep a sharp lookout and a wide berth.

The area between Land’s End and the Scillys has a very busy traffic separation scheme in place, at the moment there is a concentration of French trawlers working just to the south of the incident. Marc Thomas, Watch Manager, Falmouth Coastguard said: 292

”The crew of the Ben My Chree were calm and professional in a very uncertain situation and the skipper passed all the necessary information to ensure a swift rescue. The crew of R193 tried repeatedly to lower the Coastguard pump onboard but were unable to do so, but they managed to recover four of the crew off the fishing vessel in challenging conditions.”

Courtesy of Fred Caygill at the MCA.

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Trawlers on canvas - David Langsworthy’s exhibition at the Mission. (2011-03-11 16:56)

Pollack wait to be picked up for filleting.......

its not just a rumour then Mario........

after coming astern on a spring as she pushes inside the big crabber....... 294

the Sea Lady uses her bow thruster to move to the quay.......

another Brixham beamer, Sasha Emeil, waits for sailing orders.......

these dredges won’t be shiny for long on the giant scalloper Jacoba...... 295

annual paint up time for KY1001...........

another set of new warps ready to go aboard.......

tomorrow the Ripple will be joined by the luggers Barnabus and Happy Return inside the Old Quay to celebrate Painting on the Pier day....... 296

next week the Mission will hold a fund raising painting exhibition of work by marine artist David Langsworthy.......

you have been warned! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ben My Chree update. (2011-03-11 19:12) [nhblog20110311-06.jpg] VesselTracker AIS shows the St Piran towing the Ben My Chree approx 12 miles off Land’s End at 1900 hrs.

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The Ben My Chree has stayed afloat in the traffic seperation zone off Land’s End and deemed a hazard to shipping. The Cornwall Sea Fisheries vessel, St Piran now has a line aboard the stricken fishing boat and is attempting to tow her back to Newlyn. After being rescued for the second time in his career, skipper Steve Hicks says,”I’m 56, that’s it, I’ve had enough” and does not intend returning to sea. Full story and video on the BBC website. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Latest position of the Ben My Chree under tow. (2011-03-11 21:25) The St Piran with the Ben My Chree under tow is about to round the Runnelstone Buoy.

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Ben My Chree sinks of Gwennap Head (2011-03-12 00:40) Just before midnight the Newlyn netter Ben My Chree lost her battle to stay afloat and sank as she was being towed back to Newlyn by the Cornwall Sea Fisheries protection vessel, St Piran. At the time she was under tow there was no one aboard.

ipadio: Ben My Chree sinks - First hand report from St Piran skipper, Shane Liddicoat aboard the St Piran. (2011-03-12 00:54) [EMBED] Shane Liddicoat, skipper of the St Piran gives an interview via phone from the wheelhouse a short time after the Ben My Chree sank off Carn Base between Land’s End and Gwennap Head. [nhblog20080415-4167-710562.jpg] Shane Liddicoat heads the CSF’s St Piran towards the gaps.

[scan908.jpg] In better days - Ben My Chree steaming in to pick up the lazy deckie when pair trawling with the Keriolet in the 1980s.

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The gill netter Ben My Chree was brought to Newlyn in 1978 from St Guenole in Brittany and fished by the Hicks family under skipper Steven and his brother Jonathon. She trawled for many years, including a short, but eventful, period when she went pair trawling with the Keriolet, another ex-French trawler. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Painting day - luggers in the old harbour, Newlyn. (2011-03-12 07:40)

Before the painters arrive - first light sees the luggers Happy Return, Barnabus and Ripple berthed inside the Old Quay........

a scene not seen since the early years of the last century. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Luggers. (2011-03-12 11:02) 300 year old lugger fleet in Newlyn Town. 299

Barnabus - Happy Return - Ripple

Hundreds of people and several dozen artists descended on the Old Quay in Newlyn to celebrate Painting Day - when three classic luggers, two from St Ives and one from Mount’s Bay were moored in the harbour to create a sight not seen for nearly 100 years. Those who came were able to watch a host of artists at work using a range of mediums to capture a scene from long ago. Harbour Commissioner Kevin Bennetts described the scene as magical and spent time talking to many of those involved - there are high hopes that this will be the first move to create a heritage harbour within the 500 year old harbour wall. Visit this gallery of images that captured images as the day unfolded.

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Keith Hargreaves (2011-03-13 21:51:25) Very nice Laurence, just like the old shots of Newlyn ( Times Gone Bye ) Keith Hargreaves (2011-06-14 09:14:19) Very nice Laurence, just like the old shots of Newlyn ( Times Gone Bye )

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Some sunny spring like Sunday. (2011-03-13 19:29)

In the Star Inn no doubt the wake will be well attended and many a yarn spun recounting the life and times of the BMC over the next few days.......

and as one leaves the port, a brand new addition to the Cornish fleet in the guise of the Sparkling Line, the ex-Grimsby auto-liner now owned by Waterdance Ltd (Govenek of Ladram) and registered in Padstow where she will now be based........ 302

good to see more evidence of investing in quality boats built for the conditions here in the Western Approaches........

to fit in with another sparkling line.......

like this euro-cutter beam trawler built for the port of Plymouth........ 303

looking down by the head, and nothing to do with Bruv stood on the bow of course, the Admiral Gordon with 180 boxes makes her way in to land, probably her last trip on the cuttles as they are now beginning to show up dead on the grounds with the back bones being seen floating on the surface off in the deep water, a sure sign........

when she will pass the Jacoba looking as if she is almost ready to hit those scallop beds........

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another job for Brian and the guys on Monday........

fancy leaving the evidence........

over in Penzance Dock there’s a new addition to the Marine Discovery fleet...... 305

while the boys aboard the work boat My Lady Norma must be wondering if they will ever set sail......

doing just what is says in the window - check out Blurring the Lines at Penzance Contemporary gallery till 21st March. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Mirror-like morning. (2011-03-14 10:32)

End-to-end with net fish on the market this morning....... 306

and some cracking inshore ray from the Cadgwith boat, Scorpio.......

ling roe in slush ice from the Little Pearl.........

a double act exit stage left........ 307

Padstow skipper Sid Porter’s new boat is all set to take on gear......

a good night’s hunting for the ring net fleet.......

all set for another trip....... 308

good example of a hard chine hull, scalloper Golden Promise........

single man-power cart.......

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and a mirror-lke harbour this morning......

clear skies and cold enough for a light frost. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Win a trip to London aboard the Amity with ’Trawlermen’ skipper Jimmy Buchan. (2011-03-14 17:42) CLICK HERE EVER WANTED TO BE A TRAWLERMAN? Then look no further than the Fishermen s Mission! To celebrate the publication of Trawlerman , the autobiography of Jimmy Buchan, the star of the hit BBC TV series Trawlermen , The Fishermen s Mission is teaming up with Jimmy and his publisher Little Brown to offer a money can t buy experience to Giving Lots customers -the chance to join Jimmy’s crew! The highest bidders will enjoy 60 hours of great fun, food (the freshest fish you ve ever tasted!) and company. You ll leave Peterhead on the evening of Sunday, 29th May, arriving into London on Wednesday, 1st June. The return voyage leaves St Katharine Docks on Saturday 4th June, arriving in Peterhead on Tuesday 7th. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Star role in a documentary - your chance to be living history. (2011-03-15 07:51)

Ever wanted to be on TV? or have your say recorded for posterity - your time has come! Here’s a message from Lisa Bowe at Lone Wolf Documentary Group in the USA. Here’s a request received by Through the Gaps from across the big pond. 310

”I am working on a new History Channel special that will highlight people who make a living working on the Atlantic Ocean. I am hoping that you would be willing to share my information with anyone who may be interested. ” Here are the details: A new History Channel special on the Atlantic Ocean is looking for people who make a living working on the Atlantic Ocean. You must have a great personality with plenty of stories to tell. We are looking for people between the ages of 25- 50 who feel comfortable on camera and can speak about their livelihood on the Atlantic with passion and charisma. If interested, please reply; introduce yourself, explain what you do and supply a picture. A video would be best. If interested, please contact me ASAP. If selected I am going to request a ”character reel” from you. So be prepared to have a friend with a camera (doesn’t have to be nice) ready to film you. Or, you may want to nominate a friend, in which case just follow the guide above instead. Thank you! Lisa Bowe lgbowe@gmail.com 207-799-9500 www.lonewolfdg.com The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Shipping minister to visit FCG on 26th April - reception committee needed! (2011-03-15 08:14) The man with the axe - Shipping Minister to visit Falmouth Coastguard station on the 26th April - give him a big reception. Please support your CoastGuard. [nhblog20091108-1847-774343.jpg] For how much longer? - ETV Anglian Princess on guard duty in Mount’s Bay.

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In light of the Transport Committee’s intention to review the cuts: New inquiry: The Coastguard, emergency towing vessels and the Maritime Incident Response Group The Transport Committee is to conduct an inquiry into the Government s proposals for modernising the Coastguard. It will also examine the impact of the Government s decisions not to renew the current contract for emergency towing vessels when it expires in September 2011 and to review arrangements for the Maritime Incident Response Group, which responds to incidents at sea for which fire-fighting, chemical hazard and/or rescue teams may be required. The inquiry will build on the oral evidence provided to the Committee by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on 8 February. The Committee expects to hear further oral evidence from a range of interested parties, beginning after Easter. Written evidence would be welcome on these issues from any individual or organisation affected by, or with a view on, the Government s proposals. This could take the form of a paper or letter written specifically for the Committee or we would be grateful to be copied into responses to the Government s consultation exercise on the future of the Coastguard service. We would be grateful to receive written submissions by Tuesday 26 April. For guidance and more information on submitting a response - visit the web site here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Andrew Munson - with hair! (2011-03-15 08:41)

[433upload.jpg] Andrew Munson by Zed Nelson©

The weekend magazine from the Guardian has a collection of images shot by Zed Neslon as part of a photographic essay on, Disappearing Britain. The images include one of Newlyn’s very own Harbourmaster, Andrew Munson - in working gear. By coincidence, the set of Cornish fishermen images also includes the crew of the Ben My Chree at the time when she was one of a small fleet of boats fishing for tuna. Ironically, one of the crew, Zac Heiney, was aboard the St Piran last Friday when she made an unsuccessful attempt to tow in the BMC. The full set of nine images by Zed Nelson can be seen on his web site here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Search and Rescue off Sendai in Japan. (2011-03-15 17:12)

All the vessels in this AIS image are either tugs, SAR of fishing boats in the waters off Sendai, Japan. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Best is in the West - we knew it! (2011-03-15 20:59)

Seems the West Country is giving the Big Smoke a good run for its money when it comes to innovative cooking and ethically sourced quality local produce - the latest Trenchermen’s Guide has had a great launch day over at Padstow. A cluster of cheffing names to savour, Rick Stein and fellow chefs Nathan Outlaw, Jonray Sanchez-Iglesias, Peter Sanchez-Iglesias, Michael Caines were all on the roof of the Seafood Restaurant at Padstow today, demonstrating that with Cornwall’s first 2 Star Michelein restaurant just over the river at the Roc Hotel the region is making sure of its place on the ’must eat at’ map. Save some paper and see the new guide in an online version on your screen now. The TV crews were there to record the event on a fittingly Spring-like day. Would be good to know just how many of the restaurants featured source their fish from Cornish ports - 80 %? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Hey, there, Mr. Blue, we’re so pleased to be with you, (2011-03-16 15:55)

Although there was fog at ground level, the sky above was clear enough........

plenty of fins about....... 314

and a good shot of mullet fromWhitesand Bay.......

the market’s favourite colour is still black, and the boats are beginning to see larger numbers of very small cuttles - an interesting development in the catch pattern - a CEFAS project in the making....... 315

this big shot of John Dory will keep many a restaurant happy re-writing their menu for the next few days....

making her way in to land........

the Nova Spero heads for a berth near the market....... 316

where Milford Mike takes a shore rope..........

it’s an early start aboard the Exeter built Samson B for local firm WindWave Workboats, after steaming down from Liverpool the guys have a night off in their home port before heading for Exeter and then on up to the next job off Grimsby on another wind farm....... 317

between towing jobs, MTS Taktow takes a break again in Newlyn.

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Out of the fryer and into....... (2011-03-16 16:55)

No doubt the local chippies will be keeping a close eye on their younger staff just in case they have any ideas of following in the footsteps of a certain Alexander Beck from Thaxted in Essex who is now the hottest young male on Europe’s catwalks after being headhunted by a modelling agency from his £90 per week job behind the deep fryer!

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Shelterbox in Japan. (2011-03-17 11:56)

Local disaster aid charity Shelterbox are currently setting up aid posts in Japan following in the wake of the disaster. There are many ways in which you can support the teams out there. One innovative company is auctioning a number of designer items for the home - which will give you a chance of getting something in return for your support! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Liferaft floats free - eventually - and is found. (2011-03-17 17:12) Yet another example of how the lives of fishermen are put at risk when the very equipment that is there to protect them fails to function. These days boats like the Ben My Chree are subject to stringent safety regulation and assessments - the equipment they carry on board, like EPIRBs (Emergency Position Indicaiton Radio Beacons) and liferafts are supposed to activate after being submersed. It is just as well the crew of the BMC did not have to rely on their liferaft last Friday should the boat have sunk when they were aboard, on Monday the Sennen lifeboat was alerted and called out to pick up an inflated liferaft - three days after the vessel sank off Carn Base. [20LRFTEP.JPG] Margaretha Maria BM148 - liferaft on sea bed.

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here on the sea bed next to the hull. The demise of the Ben My Chree signifies the end of an era in Newlyn. When she arrived in 1978 she was rigged for side trawling. At the time there were a handful of similar private boats and W Stevenson’s fleet had four old wooden MFVs and four Sputniks all trawling. The four steel Sputniks were soon converted to beam trawling as the company put all its eggs in that basket. Meanwhile, the fleet of private trawlers grew. In the fifteen years that followed the arrival of the BMC, Newlyn’s fleet of trawlers around and above 15m grew and grew. Until last week, she was the last remaining boat in the port from the days when there was the Pathfinder, Gamrie Bay, Scarlet Thread, Keriolet, Galilean (replaced by the Ocean Harvester), Girl Patricia, Confide, La Critique, Defiant, Wyre Star, Fern, Green Cormorant, Excellent, Jacqueline, Trewarveneth, Anthony Stevenson, Bervie Braes, Sarah Shaun, ABS, Nicola Marie, Three Lads, Rose of Sharon, Lia G, Marina, and several others that came and went! How times have changed, in today’s fleet of Newlyn trawlers over 15m there is.................... the Crystal Sea II! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Like London buses, after two days of almost no fish on the market, four beamers land in one day. (2011-03-18 11:29)

Brixham super beamer, Sea Lady is operating in the black still......

but she won’t be happy with the relentless increase in the cost of fuel oil....... 321

with what looks set to be the biggest Spring tide of the year in the coming days, take the chance of getting your points across on any harbour related matter to the Harbour Commissioners next Monday at 1pm in the Mission.......

magnificent mullet, sure to be on one of those London wet fish shop window displays tomorrow...... 322

one hungry looking tub gurnard......

and a beady-eyed ling.......

washed up and needing repatriation........ 323

where in the world, who put it there and why - over to you Ollie! - ps where are Zac’s videos? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

boskysquelch (2011-03-18 16:23:55) I took that box back....and, as usual, got a look as if I was nicking it whilst putting it in the pile to be washed....they are pretty boxes mind.... I was gutted to find it still solid...would have walked it home, repaired & painted it if it hadn’t been...still, a friend found two ”foreigners” on Marazion a few weeks back which’ll go on mine :) I’m still on the case looking for the Pz10 model history but all concerned have been a bit ”shy”. I’m sure when the weather gets brighter so will their memories & inclination to have a chat. Kindest Regards boskysquelch Laurence Hartwell (2011-03-18 18:05:08) One good turn! Re PZ10 - so far the sleuths on the case have identified the boat as Budget built for, or owned at least by Ridges - am guessing that Tommy Waters might be able to throw more light on the original boat and the model’s history - some reckon that one of the Penders was the builder? boskysquelch (2011-06-14 09:11:24) I took that box back....and, as usual, got a look as if I was nicking it whilst putting it in the pile to be washed....they are pretty boxes mind.... I was gutted to find it still solid...would have walked it home, repaired & painted it if it hadn’t been...still, a friend found two ”foreigners” on Marazion a few weeks back which’ll go on mine :) I’m still on the case looking for the Pz10 model history but all concerned have been a bit ”shy”. I’m sure when the weather gets brighter so will their memories & inclination to have a chat. Kindest Regards boskysquelch

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Sardines solve traffic chaos! (2011-03-18 13:19) Nissan’s new ”EPORO* robot car concept, which is designed to travel in a group of like-vehicles, mimicking the behavioral patterns of a school of fish in avoiding obstacles without colliding with each other. [091001-01-03.jpg] Fish Behavior Rules AREA 1: Collision Avoidance Change traveling direction without colliding with other fish. AREA 2: Traveling Side-by-Side Travel side-by-side with other fish while keeping a certain distance between each fish (to match the speed). AREA 3: Approaching Gain closer proximity to other fish that are at a distance from them.

Generically, fish recognize the surroundings based on lateral-line sense and sense of sight and form schools based on three behavior rules. A laser range finder*4 is used for lateral-line sense, while UWB*5 communications technology is utilized for the sense of sight. ”We, in a motorized world, have a lot to learn from the behavior of a school of fish in terms of each fish’s degree of freedom and safety within a school and high migration efficiency of a school itself. In EPORO, we recreated the behavior of a school of fish making full use of cutting-edge electronic technologies,” said Toshiyuki Andou, Manager of Nissan’s Mobility Laboratory and principal engineer of the robot car project. ”By sharing the surrounding information received within the group via communication, the group of EPOROs can travel safely, changing its shape as needed.” This is the world’s first development of a robot car that can travel in a group by sharing the position and information of others within a group via communication technologies. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Paintings by David Langsworthy at Newlyn Mission. (2011-03-19 11:48)

Make time to visit the Mission in Newlyn to see David Langsworthy’s series of oil paintings, many of which capture familiar faces at work around the harbour. See examples of the paintings on show here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 325

There’s a Cornishman on the slip. (2011-03-19 20:33)

Always a good chance of a colourful sunrise at this time of year........

which means a pleasant enough start to the day for men in punts.......

over on the slip there’s a chipping hammer on the go....... 326

as the hull of the Cornishman gets tested......

and a figure given for the thickness of the plates....... 327

fresh supplies of anodes arrive.......

with a little paint job needed above the waterline.......

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so it’s up with the scaffolding tower........

view from the bottom of the slipway.........

looks like The Fish Shop in Newlyn has some special offers on this week for pollack, plaice and dabs at 3lb for £5, and in case you were wondering, - chittlins are fish roes......... 329

after getting his leg crushed aboard the beamer Lisa Jacqueline two weeks ago, Rob was airlifted off the boat to hospital in Brest by a French rescue helicopter - he’s now back up on his feet, full of praise for all the medical staff at Brest that so promptly fitted a pin in his broken leg and treated him so well, including providing him with a pair of walking crutches that appear to be the envy of all those at Treliske where he went for a check up......

pulling the plug - them scaly-backs get everywhere........ 330

time for a wash and polish.

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Scallops and pollacks - a couple of firsts for the year. (2011-03-21 16:29)

Beach greening....... 331

with cash-strapped local authorities these days it doesn’t pay to get spotted by the incredibly zealous foot patrol........

man the pumps......... 332

with a fine forecast the St Adrianne takes ice.......

watched by a few hungry gulls.......

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before heading down the harbour and off to sea, though the next few days will mean taking extra care when trawling as the biggest tide of the year approaches........

superb shot of monk from the flagship Cornishman.......

accompanied by a good shot of Dory from across the water....... 334

back on the lines, the Sea Spray gets her first shot of line caught pollack on the market, though pickings were a trifle slack........

three tubs apiece for the beamers, looks like supplies of black gold are fast coming to an end....... 335

Mr Tonkin and M Downing take stock of the latest trip from the Golden Harvest........

inside the meat wagon (spot the hooks in the roof of the trailer) hands reach out to grab the bags of new season scallops coming ashore....... 336

from the Philomena, one the TN Trawlers’ fleet of big scallop boats.........

after landing those shiny pollack, its time for skipper Dave and new crew member to get scrubbed down. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Get your skipper’s ticket funded before it’s too late! (2011-03-21 18:54) [nhblog20110321-2.jpg] The old style ’Second Hand Special’ skipper’s ticket for vessels over 16.5m but under 30m - good for going as mate on over 30m and the Long Range Certificate for radio telephony.

Funding for Cornish fisherman to complete courses toward the proposed Under 16.5m Skipper s Ticket free of charge, has been extended through to May 2011. The MCA have advised that in the future, it will be a requirement for all skippers of commercial fishing vessels under 16.5m to hold the new ticket, therefore fishermen should be encouraged to take advantage of the funding while it lasts. More detailed information covering all aspects of certification can be found on the MCA web site here. The funding had been scheduled to come to an end at 31st March, but there are sufficient funds 337

available to continue to offer courses in Cornwall free of charge until May. In order to qualify for the funding, candidates must have completed their basic training courses consisting of Sea Survival, First Aid, Fire Fighting and Safety Awareness. Fishermen are advised to contact Seafood Cornwall Training in Newlyn (Seafish Approved Training Provider) for more information and to book on course dates. Contact: 01736 364324 Web: www.seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Kessenuma - life blood drained out of the shark fin fishing capital of Japan. (2011-03-22 16:45) Decimated by the tsunami that struck the North east coast of japan, Kessenuma, the port reckoned to priviode over 90 % of shark fins for up-market restaurants in Japan, will take years to return to its former ’glory’ - if ever. This article appreared in the Guardian only a few weeks ago following the interest in fishing exclusively for sharks solely for the purpose of keeping their fins was highlightd by Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall’s FishFight series on Channel 4. Today, the port looks like this with dozens of ships, mainly fishing boats left high and dry in what was the town centre. [1AJapanShip_t600.jpg?4326734cdb8e39baa3579048ef63ad7b451e7676] Photo coutresy of AP.

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Tickets please! (2011-03-22 20:18)

More good news! - funding for the Under 16.5m skipper’s ticket - which effectively means that every boat over 10m must be at sea under the command of a qualified skipper - has been extended 338

till the end of June now. See Seafood Cornwall Training Ltd for more information or speak to Sarah crosbie on 44 (0) 1736 364324 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Top tide. (2011-03-23 10:06)

Despite little wind there’s a heavy swell in the Bay at the top of the big equinoxial tide.........

and big monks don’t come much bigger than this guy, from a sandy bottom judging by his light skin colour...... 339

somehow, the market appears to have lost one of its up and over doors, just as well no one was underneath at the time.......

good morning light for the camera......... 340

evicence of more damage on harbour property.......

smoko time.........

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plenty of trade for the FalFish wagons to pick up........

latest show at the Newlyn Orion Gallery, Roger Hilton Passmore Edwards Centennial and Jack Doherty ceramics to view.........

top o’ the tide......... 342

some shiny new kit on the Cornish Ice Company’s machine........

end of the bloomin’ daffs is nigh........ 343

tiz messy down the quay thsi morning, Royden will not be pleased with the gull population........

cow in the road........ 344

cockerel in the sky.......

and a visitor from Padstow, the Fiona Mary........

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the Scillonian is now out and about ready for the new Summer season sailings to Scily. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Good reception for VesselTracker’s AIS. (2011-03-23 16:38)

Clear skies and a Northerly breeze constitute ideal reception conditions for AIS signals in the Western Approaches. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Lady Maureen is in the harbour. (2011-03-23 17:05)

Closer to home, the Brixham beamer Lady Maureen has just entered the harbour and looks to be taking a berth on the end of the New Quay to land. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 346

Morning light. (2011-03-24 08:15)

Another warm morning........

that looks cooler to the West. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Keith Hargreaves (2011-03-24 21:35:49) Great shots, your site is always good viewing

Kessenuma - a port and community almost entirely dependent on fish. (2011-03-24 17:35)

As the intial shockwaves, both literal and figurative, subside in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake, fishing ports like Kessenuma look to the future in an uncertain climate. If ports like Newlyn consider themselves big and important in relation to the GDP of Cornwall, consider the part played by Kessenuma - home to 68,00 residents of which 25,000 work in the fishing industry - the one port alone considerably bigger than the entire UK fishing industry, both shore and sea side! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Self contained - Light in the Bay. (2011-03-25 11:47)

As the season changes most mornings this week have seen a fog of varying strength cover Mount’s Bay.....

giving off a warm glow over water that is still less than 10 degrees........ 348

pause for thought........

Iceberg couldn’t resist the Twilight’s megrim soles ........

as fish made good money on a quiet market with many of the fleet not at sea over the huge tides of the past few days........ 349

what fish was there soon went.......

not often on show, a set of male ray’s ’claspers’ used to wrestle with a member of the opposite sex in conjugation...... 350

there’s some serious repairs going on down the not so new, New Quay, or Mary Williams pier to give it its full title......

more machinery needing repair or replacement.......

Britannia IV makes her way off to sea....... 351

and it won’t be long before the Cornishman joins her........

for enlightenment, why not check out selfcontainedblogspot.com? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Electronic logbooks - what you need to know. (2011-03-25 13:00) Coming soon - UK implementation of electronic logbook reporting - for boats over 15m. [scan480.jpg] Under the new electronic catch reporting system - catch log data transmitted ashore will will need to match what’s in the fishroom .

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"Council Regulation 1006/2008 (PDF 116 KB) "Commission Regulation 1077/2008 (PDF 120 KB) "Council Regulation 1224/2009 (PDF 1.8 MB). Electronic logbooks will replace paper logbooks, which will be withdrawn. Vessels will have to submit all daily activity by midnight UTC. This applies whether a vessel is fishing or not during the voyage, and in any waters. All fishing activity submitted electronically may be viewed by Royal Navy patrol vessels as well as fisheries administration and enforcement staff. The information submitted will be also available to inspectors of other member states of the EU and third countries while vessels are in their waters. Approved software has been available in the UK since May 2010. We expect owners of vessels over 24 metres overall length to demonstrate their intention to comply no later than 1 October 2010, either by having approved software installed and working, or by being able to provide evidence of taking specific steps to having a system installed. Vessels over 15 metres overall length are not currently required to be compliant, but should anticipate the dates by which they should by ordering electronic logbook systems within reasonable time. Vessels over 15 metres overall length that fish outside Community waters should have the software installed by 1 January 2011 and over 15 metres overall length that do not fish outside of Community waters should have the software installed by 1 July 2011. Grant aid is currently available towards the cost of the electronic logbook software for vessels over 15 metres overall length. Only approved software is eligible for grant aid. Approved software has been through an extensive testing process commissioned by the UK fisheries administrations testing agent, National Computer Centre Group. This is to ensure that it meets the published specification required to communicate with the central system the UK Hub. For more information, please see the step-by-step guide on how to comply with the electronic logbook legislation and apply for a grant aid. Key dates The regulations set out the obligations on member states to introduce submission of: "electronic sales notes (eSales Notes) from 1 January 2009 "electronic logbooks from 1 January 2010 for vessels over 24 metres overall length "electronic logbooks from 1 January 2011 for vessel over 15 metres overall length that operate outside of Community waters "electronic logbooks from 1 July 2011 for vessels over 15 metres overall length "there will still need to be paper logbook records kept for vessels 15 metres or less in length and paper sales notes for companies with a turnover of less then ¬400,000 a year. While the primary driver is compliance with EU and UK regulations, successful implementation will result in: "real time catch information from electronic logbooks, leading to improved data quality as well as onward marketing of their catch (traceability) "access to own electronic records on catch as well as fish sold "availability of cumulative data for the UK fishing industry "reductions in fishing industry effort in the regulatory burden "more effective monitoring, control and surveillance operations at sea and on land as a result of being able to cross check landing declarations and sales notes more quickly and comprehensively to establish the origin of fish "improved data sharing between EU member states and third countries "better data set of fishing activity maintained by EU member states and third countries "online registration of buyers and sellers "improved data quality and more timely monitoring of quotas as a consequence of reduction of the current requirement for considerable re-entry of data by the UK fisheries administrations. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 353

Carved in stone - intials in granite. (2011-03-25 15:30)

Many granite kerb stones in Penzance have a single letter.......

or what seem to be intials carved in them........

but why? 354

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. craig (2011-03-25 18:12:26) Often wondered that too, maybe they are the names of the folk that made them, sort of thing you do when your an apprentice ??? craig (2011-06-14 09:21:54) Often wondered that too, maybe they are the names of the folk that made them, sort of thing you do when your an apprentice ???

Sheryll Murray’s husband, Neil dies at sea aboard his trawler, Our Boy Andrew. (2011-03-25 17:16) [nhblog20110325-.jpg] Our Boy Andrew, skippered by Looe fisherman Neil Murray. Photo courtesy of Martin Johns, Plymouth.

Two incidents, 500 miles apart, in the last 24 hours have once again highlighted the need to continue local not central Coastguard services. Earlier today, the body of MP Sheryll Murray’s husband has been brought ashore after his vessel, Our Boy Andrew was reported overdue on Thursday evening. Ironically, yesterday evening, Mrs Murray was speaking in the Commons at the start of the debate when she declared a ’special interest’ to the house in that her husband, a commercial fisherman and all those who worked on the sea owed a special debt to the Coastguard Service, the National Coastwatch Institution, RNLI and all those agencies that looked after the safety of seafarers. She cannot have imagined at the time how appropriate those words were to be in the circumstances. The MCA immdiately launched an investigation into the incident. Meanwhile, in Cumbria today during the Aquila tragedy (with the loss of three men)enquiry, it has come to light that at the start of the search for the missing vessel there was some confusion over the exact location of the vessel - this was quickly resolved - but a chilling reminder of just how easily this sort of confusion can turn what might be a problem into a disaster through wasting time and resources - having a centralised co-ordination centre with no local knowledge could have dire consequences when lifeboats and SAR services need to be given accurate information. [EMBED] Video extracted from MCA safety podcasts - see the whole series here on their YouTube Channel. Neil Murray appeared in an MCA safety video targeting the wearing of lifesavers by fishermen in particular those who worked single handed. Updated article in the Plymouth Herald with comments from fellow fishermen including Fishing News journalist, Phil Lockley. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 355

Some of the guys are a fair few miles off to the South’ard. (2011-03-26 06:06)

VesselTracker’s AIS screen shot shows just how far south some of the boats work from Newlyn. Of course, the Breton guys reciprocate and often steam north of Land’sEnd before they dip their gear in the water. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

In the haze. (2011-03-26 13:04)

The main engine aboard THV Patricia gets fired up ready for the off.......... 356

the Anglian Princess she is about to pass may not be on standby in the Bay for much longer if the proposed changes to the emergency cover system go through as planned and the service is handed out to tender......

a small fresh water outfall runs into the Bay.......

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over in Newlyn, the Morlaix trawler, Vierge de l’Ocean has ice making machine problems so tops up with the best Cornish Ice......

as ’le Patron’ Sennen basks in the sunshine........

the boss enjoys one of the perks of the trade, fresh morue.

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It’s Summer Time! (2011-03-27 20:05)

As the time springs forward the Scillonian’s springs steady her..........

on her way in through the gaps of Penzance’s wet dock........

before putting the ends ashore so that Brixham beamer, Carhelmar can land to a waiting lorry....... 359

must have been something he said.........

making good use of the file weather to finish the paint job on the ex-crabber, Steren Va Bro.

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[nhblog20110327-9668.jpg] For sale: Classic wooden yacht Penzance Dock - Tel 07790 089298

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Monday’s quality market - 2001st post! (2011-03-28 10:30)

A hazy start to the morning with the sun just beginning to burn through the fog.....

a day on the pots for top crabber man Francis.........

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plenty of quality fish from a wide range of inshore boats to show off to a visiting group........

with most of the auction full of fish........

there was plenty to see.......... 362

and signs of a few elusive mackerel........

and top quality pollack from the Sea Spray.

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Sparkling Line breaks down and gets towed to Newlyn. (2011-03-29 08:09)

The Newlyn netter, Govenek of Ladram is towing the new Padstow registered netter, Sparkling Line to Newlyn after she developed a problem with a broken fuel pipe.The Sparkling Line is the latest addition to the Plymouth based Waterdance fleet and is currently on her maiden trip.

[nhblog20110329-37.jpg] Sparkling Line enters through the gaps under tow from the harbour ’tug’boat.

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Asthore rises. (2011-03-29 13:00)

Over Falmouth way in Penryn, the Asthore is beginning to take shape while she is fitted out......

with her wheelhouse and foremast.......

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the exhaust for the for’ard engine can clearly be seen coming up through the whaleback. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Blue is the new green. (2011-03-29 22:04)

Charles Clover’s new charity web site, Blue Marine Foundation seeks to build on the back of the initiative started by the End of the Line film that promoted a hard look at the ethics behind commercial fishing in some areas. Working closely with Fish2Fork, a site that champions restaurants who source their fish from ethical supplies and also seeks to damn those who don’t. Check out both sites and kep an eye on the news sections in order to stay informed. The latest stories on both sites casts an eye over MPAs or marine reserves - something very close to the fishing industry and all those that fish in or longshore around the South West. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Lowestoft - the end of an era - is Newlyn next? (2011-03-29 23:09) Letter to the Lowestoft Chronicle in response to an article forewarning of the closure of the fish dock in preference to moving sales and processing miles inland. From Alex Brown: It is a massive shame that this industry is dying out. How something like this can be allowed to happen is beyond me. The band that I’m in, Crumbs For Comfort, wrote a song called ”Lowestoft Bay” that’s all about the decline of the industry. Here are the lyrics: ”Rolling hills mean nothing to us The sea is where we belong It’s brine, not blood, that runs through our veins By Lowestoft Bay we were born There’s been a port here For hundreds of years And as we leave the harbour We will remember a better time On Autumn waves we sailed out with A fleet of a thousand boats strong For many days we’d go to sea For the ”Silver Darlings” we would trawl Then on landing the catch we’d send it all on To the Scotswomen down in the Scores And the Triangle Tavern Is where we spent all of our best times We could see them Leaving this old port Trawlers and drifters are leaving here Coming to Lowestoft Bay no more We could see them Leaving from the shore Trawlers and drifters are leaving here Coming to Lowestoft Bay no more There are rules to obey, when we catch too much We must throw the dead back overboard And as we head for home we will lament A fleet leaving for Holland’s shores So come all ye longliners, man your boats And bate those lines once again And for lives that were lost St Margarets is where we remember We could see them Leaving this old port Trawlers and drifters are leaving here Coming to Lowestoft Bay no more We could see them Leaving from the shore Trawlers and drifters are leaving here Coming to Lowestoft Bay no more We will stay here And we’ll carry on Getting ready to set sail again Mariners we are forever more We could see them Leaving from the shore Trawlers and drifters are leaving here Coming to Lowestoft Bay no more No more” Listen to the audio track here: Substitute Mount’s Bay for Lowestoft Bay in the lyrics - Newlyn is some way from joining the likes of Milford and Lowestoft - but there are those who think that selling fish from a centralised 366

warehouse is the future of fishing in Cornwall. Is a faceless transaction miles removed from the fleet’s fishrooms something Cornwall’s five million visitors travel to see or what generations of artists have been inspired to paint - or will that be the port’s legacy - captured forever on canvas by members of the Newlyn School? A fishing port without a fish market is nothing more than an accountant’s transaction point, worth 2.5 pence in the pound; in the space of few minutes a week long trip is consigned, in boxes, whisked ashore to the back of an anonymous white refrigerated truck, untouched, unseen and unknown by all save the crew and driver - not much to inspire, marvel at or talk about - the equivalent of banking via a whole in the wall or telephone recorded voice. Preserving fishing as a way of life along with the all advantages of 21st century technology should be the way forward rather than using new technology to reduce interaction within the port.

[stanhope_forbes_a_fish_sale_on_a_cornish_beach.jpg] Fish Sale on a Cornish Beach courtesy of Bernard Evans, Newlyn artist.

While we wouldn’t want to revert to this classic scene captured by Stanhope Forbes 100 years ago nor become sentimental it doesn’t have to be like this inland facility warehouse at Indian Queens on the A30 in the centre of Cornwall....

on the market with Right Move for £599,950. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 367

Banquet bound! (2011-03-30 08:23)

Bigger than a seven stonefish box, this huge turbot would make eyes of many Michelin starred chef water at the thought of preparing a centre-piece dish with this fish.......

not so the humble skate......... 368

keeping out of the rain this morning........

as the Charisma makes a late, or is it early, landing........ 369

a fresh batch of visitors time their visit well with a good mix of quality fish on the market this morning - wonder how much they would be drawn to make the same trip to a warehouse in darkest Indian Queens on the A30? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Sardines and aquaculture in crisis - over 100 years ago. (2011-03-30 16:51) Here are a selection of extracts from a reserach paper by J Kunstler published over 100 yeqars ago in France. The title of the report is: The Sardine Question and Aquculture Crisis - a familiar ring to the tone and content despite being translated by machine (Google Translate).

”The economic importance of marine fisheries is enormous. Their performance is all the more precious that so far there was no need to sow to reap, and that, in the words of Franklin, this is an income that gives us all free Nature. This way of life will last indefintiely? The plaintive echoes which, on all sides, we announce a gradual depopulation are likely to make us fear that this will not always be so, though there is no unanimity on this point and that many scientists believe simple movement of fauna under different influences, natural or even due to human action. Anyway, the current crisis seems to give a sardine greater likelihood of the pessimistic assessments. But, 1888, a new Order withdrew that permission. The progressive course of improvement of instruments capture was stopped by the fact of legal impediments, under the influence of fear special ri va nt of economic ideas of those concerned, and this by the advice of a commission consisting predominantly by fishermen. They have forgotten that prior to use of a remote contingency, it must first live and that therefore it is necessary to follow Example neighbors and develop ways to capture. Fears that can arise regarding fishing methods too advanced are twofold: economic and theoretical, aimed at a possible depopulation. There can certainly be considered 370

as quite chimerical to fear that overfishing has to result of lowering the current price. But the evil and feared would be more or less overcome by increasing the total production, it might even be more or less avoided some regulatory restrictions. French products sell for a little better than their like strangers. However, the introduction of these the market is nonetheless one. great discomfort by comparison with the time when our Britons had a monopoly Production of sardine cans. Past, poor fisheries were compensated quite natural in raising the price of the commodity sold. Today it do not be the same, because the presence of products. Foreign maintains the variation in prices within narrow limits. From these considerations, it appears that it seems essential our fishermen to upgrade their ptocédés capture both want to fight against foreign competition.

Fishing seasons ollrent changes most diverse, or they have a uniform remarkable or are confused by their irregularity. Abnormal phenomena can occur during periods of emergence, under the influence of causes still unknown, but which, a priori, seem clearly correspond either to changes in temperature water or weatherGeneral, who start moving waters of the North Atlantic or Finally, a phenomena that alter the water regime Coastal. Thus England do not send us that 1.5 million kg, and that retransmits only province in about 5 Ojo receipts. Boulogne it is most important to our ports fishing. He sent to Paris in about 7,000,000 kg. Peas::-olls, consisting mainly of mackerel, herring, whiting, conger, mullet, skate, gurnard and quail. There as though in smaller proportions, turbot, sole and channel catfish. A spirit of bold initiative characterized this port. Its fleet consists of thirty trawlers steam and double large sailboats, including. Crew is a score of men. These boats will seek mackerel off the coast of Ireland, or herring high in North Sea, from the end of June, for the following tinue to the coasts of France, where he arrived in October and where the fishery for about another two months. Many of these navir’es also engage in fishing trawl year mainly to take flatfish, turbot, sole, rays, dabs, plaice, brill, but also red mullet, hake, etc.. The sailboats, themselves, are equipped with a steam winch to bring on board the trawlers, as well as for hauling nets used for fishing for herring and mackerel nets can reach a length of several kilometers. Besides the above vessels, the fleet includes Bolognese number of trawlers still more pelites, for practice herring fishing using nets, within sight of land, and that of skate and conger using very long cables trimmed hooks. Last year, two steam trawlers Bolognese went in Icelandic waters and have reported a cargo of about thirty thousand francs of cod. CONCLUSIONS Of all the foregoing considerations, we will the following conclusions: 1 It is urgent to consider an overhaul of rational regulations; 2 There would be restricting the right to fish I sardine drift component benches ds breeding. This restriction would be easy to apply, since it does not appear at the same time as the sardine roe; 3 It seems essential to allow, encourage similarly, on the coast of France, the use of sophisticated equipment for catching sardines spawn. A transitional measure useful could be the adoption of the net Guézennec; 371

4 He also seems rational to consider a substitution plan final vapours, with appropriate regulations to current boats; 5 It would be highly desirable to establish a monitoring effective marine fisheries; 6 should facilitate the creation of a laboratory biological studies of marine animals in order to achieve complete knowledge of their habits and conditions reproduction, and lead to the creation of institution hatchery capable of replacing, as and when, In salt water, as was done for the soft, voids disastrous results from the fishing more intensively. 7 It would be useful to convene a meeting of a Commission International competent, responsible for studying the drawbacks of trawling for shrimp trawling and steaming, ’limit’ trawling zones, and regulations develop a rational, potentially, effective supervision, safeguard the heritage of the fishermen in the interest of food and trawlers themselves.” The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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North Atlantic first for Newlyn! - a white lipped Australian monk fish. (2011-04-01 09:25)

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Here is a typical Northern Atlantic monk or angler fish Lophius piscatorius showing it’s ’fishing rod’ that it uses to attract its prey......... [monkoz.jpg] Lophius pistakus

contrast that to the white-lipped Southern Atlantic or Australian angler fish Lophius pistakus which has eveolved to lay on the sea bed upside down with its lower lip protruding thereby disguising itself as a dead or decaying fish. This is the the first time one of these fish has ever been recorded this far north - a sure sign of the shift in sea temperatures fishermen are noticing in the North Atlantic. Newquay Aquarium were gutted to find that the fish had been taken aboard living but, despite using the shellfish tank, the crew were unable to keep the specimen alive till the end of their trip. Monk fish are hugely important in the Western Approaches for the South West fleets. Local Newlyn beamers, Twilight and Billy Rowney completed another annual survey for CEFAS in November last year, the results of which can be seen in this publication. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. boskysquelch (2011-04-01 13:09:05) very very good... ;)

Plymouth Marine Studies visit headed up by Dr Simon Ingram. (2011-04-01 09:36)

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End-to-end with fish this morning on the market......

and the guys were still grading after the auction had started........

down the quay the trip’s work is not over yet as Alan the Irishman next to Pete the Cornishman gets his boys to over end the gear....... 374

one happy skipper, Timmy Boyle washes down the good ship Gary M after an excellent run of fish sees his third landing for the tide go for auction......

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back down the quay and there are more reasons to be cheerful part III, another smiling skipper, after arriving at midnight then landing till gone four this morning it’s an early start at seven and a quick shower in the offing for TV favourite skipper Elsworth.......

while down on the market his fish is just being sold.......

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Studies department including 14 Hong Kong students enjoy a tour of the fish market and auction courstey of Lionel..........

seen here demonstrating how the angler fish attracts potential victims towards its gaping mouth while laying on the sea bed.......

next up, and the cause of some consternation judging by the look on some faces, Lionel points out the differences between two species of ray....... 377

with the students keen to make notes as they go. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

RIP CSFC (2011-04-01 11:28) [nhblog20090407-0062-765947.jpg] CSFC boss Eddie Derriman at the helm of the fisheries patrol boat St Piran under its old nomenclature.

Westcountry inshore fishermen may mourn the end of Sea fisheries Committees (SFCs), voluntary bodies (once formed to placate quarrels between fishermen) that have looked after both fish and shellfish stocks in coastal waters for over a century. Twelve such bodies stretch around England and Wales and from April 1 will be replaced by IFCAs Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities. The last meeting of the Cornwall SFC was held at the County Hall, Truro on Friday (18 March), where Chief Fishery Officer Eddie Derriman gave a talk on the history of SFCs; and the final meeting of Devon SFC will take place at Plymouth City Council Offices this Friday, where its Chief Fishery Officer Keith Bower will present 26 pages of history and anecdotes since Devon SFCs inception in 1892. Cornwall SFC was the second of 12 SFCs that were vested and much has happened during the 121 years it has been in place, explained Mr Derriman, adding how the service began with a lone fishery officer who patrolled the ports and worked from home, a service which now has 11 personnel. Originally the committee had just 24 members. The first Cornwall SFC byelaw came in 1890 as the Steam Trawling Byelaw made on 20 August, only five months after the committee was created to prevent steam powered trawlers from working within the SFCs jurisdiction, then being three miles from the lowest drying rock. Only in 1993 did all SFCs extend their powers out to six-miles offshore.

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In 1898 a census of the fishing industry found there were 1,242 fishing boats in Cornwall, mostly pilchard catchers, of which 161 were steam driven. Almost 5,500 men worked aboard those vessels with an estimated 40,000 people ashore working in the pilchard palaces , brining and pressing the pilchards. Devon SFCs history is similar, yet in practice Devon SFCs actions and operations were quite different. That difference applied to all neighbouring SFCs. While having adjoining borders, fishing practices within each SFC are often widely different and the valuable local knowledge of that difference may be lost within IFCAs, fear many. Devon SFCs first elected chairman was the Mayor and Chief Magistrate of Plymouth, Mr Windeatt, well known to all as one who had given a lot of time to fishery matters, writes Keith Bower. He explained how SFCs began during a Victorian era when technology was moving fast, steam powered vessels were replacing sail; fish and shellfish stocks were increasingly under pressure. Soon came the Devon SFC byelaw to curtail the use of trammel nets, one net should not exceed 70 fathoms in length and not to be set within 50 fathoms of another. Some committee members sought help to understand what a trammel net was! On 11 September 1892 Devon SFC held a meeting with Torquay fishermen hearing that the destruction of mother-fish, spawn and young fish by trawlers had almost ruined the fishing in Torbay . Fishermen told how before more Brixham trawlers wandered onto inshore ground, they could make a living with nets and lines set close to the shore; predicting how over fishing by such trawlers would invite other countries such as Germany to benefit from the conflict and quickly supply the UK with that shortfall of fish. From that conflict stemmed the three mile limit, within which trawling was quickly banned, the committee were told how the big Brixham trawlers would not be affected and were not to blame as they did not desire to fish in Torbay, it was the small ones that did the mischief . Such offenders were skilfully waiting for line fishermen known as hookers to run out of bait. Yet after the hookers ceased fishing the smell of their bait remained in the seawater and had attracted many fish into a relatively small area; the small trawlers quickly moved-in to scoop-up whatever was on the seabed often ripping away the long lines from the few remaining hookers too! Article courtesy of Phil Lockley. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Mullet mesh madness - when is 60mm not 60mm? (2011-04-02 07:32) [nhblog20110330-2.jpg] On 60mm mesh, the Orion gauge indicates 67mm - under the required 1Kg pressure.

Fishermen who have invested in lightweight monofilament gill net to target species like red mullet may look to use the gear with some trepidation. Using a net gauge that applies the required 1Kg of pressure under EU regulations (introduced to give an accurate reading of much heavier twine used by trawlers and beam trawlers) the soft twine soon stretches to give average readings well over the 60mm! Of course, this also works to advantage at the other end of the scale with some nets that are under 80mm then averaging out well over 80mm! This will be one of the first jobs from April 1st for the newly formed IFCA (Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority) with its much wider remit to include environmental issues that were not 379

part of the old CSFs responsibility in the same way - and IFCA is no April Fool or Poisson d’Avril as the day is known in France. A timely publication of research CEFAS carried out aboard Chris Bean’s Lady Hamilton last year gives an insight in to just how complicated any form of net legislation is with regard to targeting specific species, especially inshore where those fishermen who work the smallest vessels in the fleet have no option to shift ’further off’ ! Project 20: Cornwall red mullet gill net fishery discard reduction Purpose: To look at the capture of red mullet, and associated species, with different mesh sizes of gill nets. A range of nets will be used, within the range 50-80mm, made up into identical fleets to help determine the desirable net size to reduce the number of discards. Timing: June to October 2010 Selectivity of gill nets used in the Cornish RedMullet fishery. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Colourful start. (2011-04-02 12:06)

One of a pair of colourful visitors spotted in Penzance this morning.......

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and even the beach is looking verdant........

almost as colourful as this Fred Yates’ painting coming up for auction........

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just a little kick ahead for the Chloe T about to take ice........

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Blogging at the end of a day’s work aboard the research ship Tridens keeps fishermen in the picture with regard to research being carried out that could one day impact on fishing opportunities. The Dutch research ship is currently making a survey of blue whiting stocks off the west coast of Ireland, from the Porcupine Bank up to Rockall. A second, Russian ship should have joined the survey earlier but has been delayed by poor weather. Survey work is likely to be further delayed tonight with a deep low making a pass across the area over the next twenty four hours as the latest blog post indicates. 383

The ship is run by IMARES (Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies) is the Netherlands research institute established to provide the scientific support that is essential for developing policies and innovation in respect of the marine environment, fishery activities, aquaculture and the maritime sector. The ship has a page on the IMARES site here. CEFAS currently run one of the most modern survey vessels in the world, the CEFAS Endeavour. It would be good to see one of our own survey vessels - one of the most important in terms of fisheries research in the UK make its work as public and readily available as other fisheries research teams. Several members of the crew aboard the Endeavour are, in fact, local ex-skippers from Newlyn. Good communications are key to creating an open dialogue and in an age of ’transparency’ at the heart of public service. A flow of information and comment between the work of CEFAS, which has done much to create a more positive working relationship with the fishing industry, and the industry could help reduce what seems ever increasing pressure to justify every aspect of fishing operations can only be for the good. On the IMARES site there is a statement of intent which cites how they have cooperate with Dutch fishermen in the North Sea beginning with the F Project in 2002 - this eventually led to the formation of a platform for Collaborative Research in 2008 involving representatives from the industry, managers and scientists. Today, they use the VMS system to track the entire Dutch fleet in the North Sea in order to help build up a picture of fish stocks and fishing effort with the full support of the fleet. It would be good to see our own research effort become as interactive as the Dutch in the hope that decisions on the future of fishing have even more input from those who are affected by the research carried out on their behalf - the fishermen. These days the technology exists to allow interaction between ship and shore as never before. The is the latest information online regarding the most recent survey work carried out by RV Endeavour. Links to the entire fisheries research programme are on this page and include the beam trawl survey for Dover Sole that began aboard the Bogey 1 in 1984. CEFAS are able to respond to requests from the industry over what to survey and are currently limited to funding from the Government of £1million per annum. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Quick quiz - is she not mad? (2011-04-03 09:49)

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Niek (2011-04-05 12:22:19) Probably a fly-shoot vessel ( danish seiner ) gr. from Ouddorp NL Niek (2011-06-14 09:20:08) Probably a fly-shoot vessel ( danish seiner ) gr. from Ouddorp NL

Making the best of the weather. (2011-04-04 08:18)

Take some tea by the sea next Saturday in the finest shipping container tea shop in the World.......

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as was the harbour.......

looks like a net overhaul for the Resolute.......

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early start aboard the Silver Dawn for chippy Tristan.........

just the one net boat’s fish going for auction on the market this morning alongside line caught pollack from the Sea Spray.......... 387

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Inspiration wanted - opportunities for fishermen! (2011-04-04 15:29)

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Fisheries - Local Action Group Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have been awarded a share of a £4 million (approx.) pot of European funding for the sustainable development of fishing communities. The selected areas in the UK are; Cornwall and Scilly, North Devon, West Cumbria, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Norfolk. The project in Cornwall is being delivered by Cornwall Development Company. The next stage is to develop a strategy and identify themes fishing communities would like to see supported by the fund. To do this Cornwall Development Company have appointed Rose Regeneration, specialists in Rural and Community engagement, to work with local fisheries communities to help shape and develop the strategy. How do I get involved? There are two ways to become involved, come along to one of our four open meetings in Newlyn, St Marys, Mevagissey or Padstow, details below. Or if you are unable to attend and would like to have the consultation narrative and questions emailed or posted to you 388

then email or phone. Claire.hurley@cornwalldevelopmentcompany.co.uk 01209 616087 Dates of consultation St Mary s Council Chamber 4th April 1100-1300 Newlyn Mission Canteen 4th April 1600-1800 Mevagissey Social Club 5th April 1600-1800 Padstow Town Council Chamber 6th April 1530-1730 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon is in Devon today. (2011-04-05 07:25) Fisheries minister Richard Benyon is in South Devon today and due to make an announcement with consequences for local fishermen with regard to catch quotas. This may be good news for the under 10m sector who have suffered from reduced fishing opportunities. This is the first time the minster has been in the region since the extent and range of the new Marine Protected Areas were revealed, many of which are found close to the shores of Devon and Cornwall. Jim Portus from the PO has penned these words in support of the visit today: Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon MP accepts kind invitation of SWFPO Ltd to tour new Brixham Fish Market and to meet the fishing vessel owners of that Organisation over a hearty localcaught fish breakfast at the Fishermen s Mission. Jim Portus, Chief Executive of SWFPO Ltd, is very pleased to be welcoming Richard Benyon to Brixham at last. He said, We invited the Minister soon after the election in May 2010, as soon as Richard Benyon had been appointed. Sadly his port-folio has made him a very busy man and, I guess, he s had to spend more time than he d like in his Westminster offices. We are very pleased that the timing of his eventual visit at least now enables him to see the market and facilities in all their finished glory. We were so proud to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to officiate at the grand opening just 2 weeks ago and now we have our Minister to show-off these magnificent yet functional buildings. The Minister will tour the quayside from 0700. He will see the various types of boat in the local fleet and see fish being sold by BTA auctioneer, Barry Young. He will be guided by Jim Portus plus the Chairman of the SWFPO, boat owner and fish merchant, Bill Brock. In the tour party will be local Member of Parliament, Sarah Wollaston, whose constituency covers Brixham town. Providing answers to the Minister s questions about the fleet will be local boat owners Dave Langdon, Alex Philip and Graham Perkes. Rick Smith, the manager of Brixham Trawler Agents, is also a Director of the PO. He will discuss marketing issues with the Minister and answer allimportant questions about dealing with discards if the new CFP in 2013 brings in a ban on this awful waste. After the tour outside, the Minister will be welcomed to the Fishermen s Mission by Superintendent John Anderson. The industry and the Minister will enjoy a traditional Brixham Breakfast of fresh local fish, served with Bread & Butter and mugs of hot tea. It will be a working breakfast and the Minister will be quizzed about such as Marine Conservation Zones. He will be asked to reassure local fishermen that they will not be made to suffer closed fishing grounds that, through EU loop-holes remain open to foreigners. There will be questions about proposals to regulate the English Scallop industry, proposals to put local beam trawlers under CCTV surveillance and proposals to put big brother satellite monitoring technology in the wheelhouses of all inshore boats. Jim Portus is also chairman of the UK Association of Fish Producer Organisations. He added, We 389

know that the Minister is launching today in Brixham his long-awaited consultation on Fisheries Management Reform in England . Some of his proposals will be welcomed and others will be rejected firmly. The biggest fear facing vessel owners across the country is the Ministers proposal to re-deploy some fishing opportunities from one sector to another. This will be seen as robbing Peter to pay Paul and we will have to study very carefully the proposals and absorb the Regulatory Impact Assessment to understand the implications on our members. If we have to refer to legal opinion we will. It is the job of the Producer Organisations to ensure that our members achieve the maximum possible benefit within the CFP constraints. We remain hopeful that we will not have to defend our members interests by challenging the Minister s ultimate decision. Here’s a story from pre-election days when he was shadow Fisheries Minister and visited Newlyn to meet local industry representatives. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Can’t swim? - fancy being on the TV? (2011-04-06 08:02) Here’s a request just arrived in the Through the Gaps inbox from Stephanie Seabrook (distant relation to Jackie Zeebrook, skipper from Hull maybe?) at What Larks! TV Productions company: ”I was wondering if you could help me. I am currently working on a new TV series presented by comedian Jo Brand exploring Britain s relationship with water. In my research I was interested to find out that many fishermen aren t particularly strong swimmers, despite spending most of their time at sea doing the UK s most dangerous profession. This is an interesting paradox we would like to explore in the programme and I am looking for fishermen who might be interested in appearing in our programme. Also, if you knew anyone who might be interested, or would like more information, please do pass on my details and ask them to give me a call. My number is 020 3327 2887.” Stephanie Seabrook Assistant Producer WHAT LARKS! PRODUCTIONS 4th Floor 2 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8PS 020 3327 2887 Stephanie@whatlarks.tv www.whatlarks.tv The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Anonymous (2011-04-06 11:39:42) i dont think they’ll have too look far to find fishermen that cant swim Anonymous (2011-06-14 09:10:21) i dont think they’ll have too look far to find fishermen that cant swim

Fisheries Minister Benyon pledges to hand management to local communities. (2011-04-06 17:19)

Fisheries minister Richard Benyon chose his visit to Brixham’s new fish market this morning to announce a radical reform of the way quotas are allocated to fishermen. The minister is very much in favour of local fishing communities forming CIGs (Community Interest Groups) as a way of taking control of quota management. These local groups would be able to represent themselves at a national level and therefore have a direct say in how fishing effort is managed with the ear of the government. An interesting precedent would have been set at Newlyn should the present harbour commissioners have given the go ahead to the Community Interest Group that was proposed would take on the running of a fish auction in Newlyn. CIGs were the previous Labour government’s way of devolving power and innovation down to very local levels and giving the very communities that existed around commercial activities like fishing the opportunity to manage their own projects. In Newlyn’s case, this option is still on the table. Now, not only could those with a vested and financial interest in making the port pay run their own fish auction but they could also set up a CIG to manage quota including those vessels not currently catered for in the under 10m sector. Talking of the present quota system which he promise would be reformed by 2012, the minister said:

”We think it’s broken and it needs absolute radical reform. ”Many fishermen are struggling to make a living and the current system for managing quota stocks isn’t helping. ”It doesn’t give all English fishermen the freedom to fish for a share of the catch at the most profitable time, which is what they need. ”We need a simple, straightforward system that gives fishermen more say and gives the communities that have such strong links to their fishing fleets the opportunity to invest and be involved in the way their local fleet is managed. 391

”I want to see a fishing industry that’s much more integrated, without arbitrary divisions mandated by government. ”The industry needs to be freed to fish so that all fishermen and the ports that rely on them have the opportunity to thrive.”

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The macks are back! (2011-04-06 17:31)

Perhaps it is the warmth slowly building in the sky these last few days......

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as it was FalFish were quickest off the market........

this morning securing these shining examples of their kind.......

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with skipper Roger hoping to be one of the few boats that day so his fish, always top quality, should make top dollar, especially with those buyers looking to supply the top local restaurants and London buyers......

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as Royden gets his leg over this morning........

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which duly coughs into life after her trip down from Mevagissey at the weekend..........

there’s more steam down the Combe as Harvey’s fires up the crab boilers........

out in the Bay the St Georges makes her way to the gaps. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishing reform - this government’s being busy! (2011-04-06 18:26) Consultation: Reform of Domestic Fisheries Management Arrangements in England - you’ve until June 30th to have your say! This consultation seeks views on proposals for fisheries management reform in England, which are designed to secure a more profitable, sustainable and unified fishing industry in the long term. It has evolved from the Sustainable Access to Inshore Fisheries (SAIF) project, which was established to look at long term solutions to the problems facing the English under-10m fleet, caused by an imbalance between fishing capacity and opportunities. The key elements of the proposals include: be used to incentivise community quota models. 396

"the establishment of community quota models in areas that wish to safeguard a small-scale/community fleet; "the allocation of clearer, more stable and predictable entitlements to fish across the whole English fleet, using the existing Fixed Quota Allocation mechanism; "safeguards to help retain fisheries access rights in more sustainable parts of the fleet (e.g. members of community quota groups) and prevent fishing rights becoming concentrated in the large scale fleet; and "some re-alignment of fishing opportunities across the English fleet, including that associated with consistently un-fished allocations. We are considering how this measure might The consultation is aimed at the fishing industry, coastal communities, and anyone else with an interest, including members of the public. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

It’s nights ashore for the scallopers! (2011-04-06 20:21)

A new by-law came in to force today which means that the boats cannot fish for scallops between 1900 and 0700 within six miles (10km) of the Cornish coast. The by-law was approved by councillors in 2009 and by Defra in March 2011. So that means pushing further off shore or, no more long, hot nights at sea in the summer dredging away for the scallies and an excuse to head for the nearest bar and spin yarns to the trippers about how tough it was scalloping away back in the summer of ’76 off Falmouth! - Where is the Golden Fleece now and Cockney Dave? - and how did George Lawry nearly sink the Forelle of Purbeck with the Tea Eagle? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon’s response to questions from the South West Fish Producer’s representaive, Jim portus. (2011-04-07 08:35) The information below was provided by the SFPO office in Devon. Reading the very sepcific comments and questions highlights to the lay reader just how complex managing fisheries is when trying to meet a multitude of targets foisted upon the industry from many different agencies, local, national, pan-European and global. During his recent (5th April) visit to Brixham, the following questions were put to the Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon MP. His verbal responses are summarised in our (SWFPO) words and are not to be considered direct quotations: 1. Catch Quotas / Discards / Sustainable fishing in mixed-fisheries. (Recent SWFPO briefing note to Minister attached). In his response to this question, we now understand that the Minister went the extra mile for the SW UK industry at the December 2010 Council of Ministers, securing unexpected additional quota opportunities in, for example Channel Plaice and that he pushed hard to secure the 7e sole catch quotas against opposition. For these reasons, SWFPO in return is supporting the Minister by ensuring there are sufficient beam trawler applicants for the trials. He knows we have reservations about the use of data gathered under such experimental circumstances and that we do not want wider assumptions to be made on the basis of such a narrow trial conducted over less than a year. We have made clear to him that discards do not have 100 % mortality rate and he has agreed to support our application for CEFAS trials to establish survival rates using SWFPO commercial voyages. He knows we are serious about demonstrating our commitment to sustainable fisheries through MSC Accreditation etc. We will continue to encourage the use of P50 % type beam trawls where and when appropriate. We will also work with those who are trying to establish valuable markets for species that would otherwise be discarded as commercially insignificant, such as Pout Whitings, Flounders, Dabs and Gurnards. 2. Displacement of effort to the channel from N S Cod and other displaced fisheries. Noted that Dutch Government has requested from UK transfer of Western Waters Effort. The Minister was left with no doubt that this matter is of grave concern. The UK fleet has shrunk through decommissioning and self-funded re-structuring at great expense over a period of more than a decade. There is a resulting benefit for the Channel stocks, both quota and non-TAC, with evident signs of recovery and growth. There is now some slack in the Western Waters effort allocations because of the fleet changes, but this should not now be squandered in swaps to Holland or other Member States, even though there might be temptation in the form of quotas offered to benefit the under 10m fleet. The UK industry must be allowed first to enjoy the fruits resulting from many years of belt-tightening before the larder is opened to others! The Minister agreed to ask his officials to ensure that Dutch Fly-draggers in the Channel are not adding to discards. They are operating in waters where they have only limited quota opportunities and are claiming to have a clean non-quota catch, despite working alongside French and UK vessels that do take quotas. 3. MCZs and discrimination. The Minister has already given written assurance that no MCZ will be implemented outside of the 6 mile before EU agreement has been reach. In order that you do not discriminate between inshore and offshore sectors of our own UK fleet, will you also give us the assurance that you will not implement any MCZ inside of 6 mile, prior to those outside of this arbitrary line? 398

His response gave rise to more concern. Although the Minister seemed to reiterate his commitment to avoid discriminatory management restrictions in MCZs outside of 6 miles, he was less than clear about inshore MCZs. We think he said effectively that there would be a set of rules covering MCZs established within 6 miles that could and would only apply to UK vessels. These would be under Marine & Coastal Access Act (MACAA) 2009. Furthermore, there would be MCZs delineated outside of 6 miles, but these would have no applicable rules until adopted by EU. This to us is not good enough! We must insist that his network of ecologically coherent MCZs cannot be instigated in stages, just as one cannot be a little bit pregnant! We are sure that displacement, discrimination and degradation will happen especially to the detriment of the UK inshore fleet. This would be an own goal when he is trying to assist the inshore sector and provide them with some security. We seek further reassurance on this point and will press through our involvement in the MPAFC. 4. English Scallop Order. SWFPO Response to non-formal consultation attached. The Minister met members of SWFPO and the Scallop Association in Brixham on board SWFPO member Neil Watson s vessel Korenbloem. The total landings of scallops into Brixham between January December 2010 (inclusive) was 4,509 tonnes and the value was £6,369,424. If you need figures for any other species they re available on MMO website. http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/documents/mo nthly/2010/december.pdf He knows now how important it is that new management measures he is proposing for English Scallop stocks are of international enforcement applicability, are appropriate to ensure sustainability of scallops and are introduced promptly without discrimination amongst all UK and other vessels. 5. FQAs, policy on Under10s, SAIF policy. Minister launched consultation to coincide with his visit to Brixham. The SWFPO members made it clear to the Minister they consider that FQAs give rise to legitimate expectation of quota opportunities. Although we understand there are self-inflicted difficulties in the under10m sector caused by over-expansion in unregulated times, exposed by the introduction of Registration of Fish Buyers and Sellers (RBS), we would expect the Minister to avoid uncertainty in the over 10m sector rather than create it. Vessel owners need to provide assurances to banks and other financial institutions that underpin existing investments, including of FQAs and licenses. The Minister s proposals would not solve the issues in the under 10m sector. These can be solved only with fleet restructuring by permanent removal of excess capacity and capping latent capacity, as has been achieved in the over 10m fleets over a decade of reform. Robbing Peter to pay Paul should not be part of the range of solutions in a matrix of measures that require further development through the joint UKAFPO/ NFFO/ NUTFA working group. SWFPO will consider fully its responses to the consultation, but also reserves the right with colleagues in UKAFPO to seek further legal advice on the possibility of taking action should the Minister decide nevertheless to top-slice English FQAs and to redeploy what he describes as underutilised quotas. From SWFPO Ltd. 21 March 2011: On the complex subjects of reform of the CFP, Western Waters mixed fisheries, effort limitation, economic viability, discards, survival rates, camera trials & catch quotas in 7e Sole: The Commission, MEPs and Fisheries Ministers have made some announcements/ pronounce399

ments in recent times about discards , using pretty strong rhetoric, some in response to the HFW Fish Fight campaign on TV and others in more measured tones in response to the gathering pace of progress towards 2013 and the new CFP. Other drivers in this debate are the goals of Good Environmental Status (GES) and Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) for (assessed) fish stocks by 2015. All-in-all, the messages from the Commission and MEPs are uncompromising and point to elimination of discards by one method or another. The Commissioner has resorted sadly to using dubious and certainly out-dated statistics from reports that pre-date by several years the previous CFP Review of 2002 to make an unjustified point about discards in the N Sea flatfish sector. Such tactics must not be allowed to drive policy. Thankfully the UK Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon MP with 3 other Ministers (Denmark, France & Germany) has taken a more considered look at the subject. They published (1st March 2011) a joint declaration that is to be applauded for its clarity of view of this very complex subject area. Although the focus for their document is the North Sea and Cod fishery recovery and management, there is much that can be applied to our Western Waters mixed-fisheries, especially those that also are the subjects of long-term and multi-annual plans. So what is the SWFPO Ltd view? What are our drivers? What are our responses? Where do we see our members sitting amongst the flotsam and jetsam of the stakeholder consultations that litter the trail of structural and technical changes that we call progress towards reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)? " Our manifesto is clear and obligatory. South Western Fish Producer Organisation Ltd, Registered 21071R in 1974 as a Mutual Society under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965. Amongst other aims the PO must a) Ensure that fishing is carried out along rational lines and that conditions for the sale of members produce are maximised, b) Take such measures as will promote for the benefit of members the implementation of fishing plans&in full accord with the objectives contained in the Common Fisheries Policy and c) Apply production and marketing rules adopted to maximise produce quality and to adopt the volume of supply to market requirements. Our members are in the business of fishing as an economic activity and the Organisation must do all in its powers to maximise their production, consistent with tenets of the CFP. In 2010 our members produced fish to the value of £21 million of which £12 million was from non-quota species. Mixed fisheries: Our members operate in some of the most diverse and mixed fisheries in European waters. 40 or more species of commercial value are taken regularly and are landed from these Western Waters . However, of these 40 species only 18 are on EU quotas, namely SOL, ANG, COD, GFB, HAD, HER, LIN, MEG, NEP, PLA, POL, SAI, WHI, HAK, SKA, SPR, HOM & MAC. Furthermore, in their routine demersal beam-trawling and otter-trawling activities, using minimum mesh size (MMS) 80mm gears throughout ICES Area VII, our members have very low by-catches of COD, HAD, LIN, POL, and SKA. It should be noted that they have almost zero by-catches of the pelagic species HER, SPR, HOM and MAC and of GFB, SAI and HAK. It is important to note that, on average about 60 % of all our members catch is not on quota, such as cuttlefish and pouting. It is also fact acknowledged by CEFAS and ICES that the MMS (80mm) for area VII trawlers is highly successful at selecting Soles for maturity, with very low levels of undersized discards. It has been noted also in official trials that, since the introduction of the Omega Gauge for measuring cod-end meshs, the selectivity of towed gear has improved by 5 % or more. The 80mm towed-gear Area VII fishery is defined in the Technical Conservation Regulation and although designed to target SOL or MEG depending on location and season there is a long list of by-catch species that together must make up 70 % of the total catch, including such as PLA, ANG, TUR, BLL, BSE, DAB, FLE and SKA. Landings regularly comprise 20 or more different 400

species, with a wide spectrum of values and in varying amounts to complete a voyage grossing . With fuel at record levels, nowadays crew cannot afford to discard anything that has a value at auction! So confident are we that our methods of fishing are sustainable that our Channel SOL, MEG and ANG beam trawler fisheries are in the process for MSC Accreditation in 2011. (Channel and West Sustainable Trawling Group (C and WSTG) comprises SWFPO Ltd, CFPO Ltd and IFLPO.) Our inshore Otter trawlers fish to target any and all species available on the trawl grounds, with PLA and; WHG highest amongst those on quota. 80 % of all they catch is not on quota, such as Lemon Sole, Squid & Red Mullet. Seasonally, the trawlers often change over to Scallop Dredging, with its maximum 5 % by-catch of non-bivalve mollusc fish. Scallops are not only valuable, but they are non-quota and believed by CEFAS to be sustainably fished. Channel Scallops are in process for MSC Accreditation through the Channel Scallop Group, a consortium of SWFPO Ltd, SWIFA, Scallop Association and major UK Scallop processors. Pelagic species are fished in winter seasons by mid-water trawlers that search mainly for shoals of Sprats (SPR). These vessels take also the PO s quota of Herrings (HER). Mackerel (MAC) cannot be targeted in the SW Mackerel Box and is a small by-catch along with Horse Mackerel (HOM). Channel Sprats are in process for MSC Accreditation through the Channel Sprats Management and Marketing Group of SWFPO Ltd and local Sprats processors. Examples of non-quota species are: Pouting, Scallops, Cuttlefish, Squid, Lemon Sole, Gurnard, Sand Soles, Dabs, Flounders, Turbot, Brill, Conger, Red Mullet, Bass, Crab, Lobster, Dragonet, Black Bream, John Dory, Dogfish, Pilchards and Whelks. These species make up 60 % by value of our members catches! What are discards ? In essence discards are the living marine biota that come up on deck in the fishing gear and that Regulations and Markets require the crew to throw back immediately into the sea. Regulatory discards are those for which the boat has no remaining quota, or those that are below the minimum size laid down in conservation and/ or marketing rules, or those determined by catch composition rules (e.g. when scalloping). The minimum landing sizes (MLS) and minimum marketing sizes (mms) apply to quota and non-quota species. The minimum marketing sizes refer only to the human consumption market. Market-based discards are of those living things that have no known economic value, such as sea urchins and starfish that simply flow into the trawls, are separated from the commercial catch on deck and are swept back promptly into the sea. In volume and weight terms, over-quota discards from these Western Waters vary according to the levels of Total Allowable Catch (TAC) set in Brussels, but at present are believed to amount to less than 20 % of the retained catch. Under-sized and too-small-for-the-market discards of commercial species amount also to less than 20 % of the retained catch. Since nets were re-designed for the 50 % Project and since the introduction of the Omega gauge, selectivity for maturity has improved and there are fewer small fish and other marine biota brought up to deck. Discarding is much reduced and today the majority of remaining discards in these regional seas are of species for which there is as yet no known market. Ultimately, we believe that discards bans would not be well-suited to these Western Waters mixed fisheries, especially because of the various and many species for which the discarding survival rates would be high. Policy of no discards? The assumption made by Fisheries Scientists at ICES is that all discards die. Why? It is because it is easier to factor 100 % mortality into the stock assessment process, adding estimates of all discards to the Fishing Mortality (F). However, not all discards are of quota species and certainly not all discards die! Because of the 401

death-rate assumption, F is often over-estimated and must be retrospectively amended, sometimes years later. We are very concerned that, if there was to be a ban on discards, in many cases and perversely there would be increase in mortality with corresponding reduction in biota and stock biomass. We know already that some fish survive well despite the trauma of capture and release. If that was not the case, there would be no benefit gained by anglers engaging catch and release practices. Species caught by trawlers that survive well are, for examples, soles, plaice, skates and rays and other elasmobranches, scallops, crabs, lobsters and most flatfish. The rate of survival is influenced by the depth of the fishing grounds, handling on board, flow of water at the handling areas, speed of return to the sea, etc., but in general terms it is believed that most species discarded for our trawlers swim away strongly to contribute to spawning stock biomass (B). In some documented tagging surveys, 100 % survival rates have been recorded. Estimating survival rates: Our support has been offered to CEFAS to conduct experiments during commercial voyages. We believe survival rates of discards must be assessed properly such that factors of survival can be added to biomass (B) estimates and removed from Fishing Mortality (F) estimates. This is important for assessed stocks and those for which data is deficient. Tag and release surveys, under-water video surveys and on-board handling improvements can help to build a better understanding of the processes involved. We agree with our Minister that data on the overall rate of mortality must be gathered and we stand ready to provide vessel platforms for that research to be conducted before proposals about future discards policies are tabled for consideration. A graduated, evidence-based approach is essential to consider all manner and causes of discards and to consider wisely the measures appropriate to deal with them. We believe that many of the concerns about fish discards would be calmed once their survival rates are revealed after suitable trials. The data gained by such trials would be most helpful to the CEFAS, ICES and STECF stock assessment processes. Catch-quotas: We believe that catch-quotas, as described by the Minister in the recent joint declaration, if properly formulated, allocated, monitored and assessed might be the appropriate vehicle, particularly in single-species targeted fisheries for providing fleet owners with sufficiency and certainty of opportunity on which to plan year-on-year profitable operations. Economic uncertainty in the form of rising fuel costs cannot be factored readily into business equations, but stable quotas are essential and at levels high enough to support the fleets without resort to discards. However, we are not convinced that catch-quotas are appropriate for our mixed non-targeted fisheries where the majority of the catch each voyage is of non-quota species and where also it is essential that skippers retain flexibility to allow them to change over to other fishing activity. We agree with the Minister that during trials to determine the efficacy or not of catch-quotas, effort limits should be suspended. Furthermore, each trial must be conducted over at least a full annual cycle of seasons for adequate and useful data to be collected. Lessons from one trial covering one fishery must not be applied to other fisheries, especially in other areas and using other gear types. Such assumptions have dogged the industry throughout the history of the CFP. Account must be taken in each trial area to provide flexibility, seasonality and to allow for mechanical emergency. Working with scientists at CEFAS and ICES: Already our members have a good record of cooperation, providing platforms for surveys and providing industry data to improve stock assessments. We believe it is essential that the Minister backs-up his strong commitment to the sustainable use of fisheries resources based on the best available scientific knowledge by providing financial support for continuing the Fisheries/ Science Partnerships (FSP) voyages. In particular, the SW industry is keen to ensure FSP Western Channel (7e) Sole/Plaice/Angler surveys continue. We will provide all necessary support to ensure this happens. We believe that catch-quotas may trigger faster than expected stock recovery rates. It is critical that data is collected and applied to stock assessments in timely fashion to aid robust decision making. Author: Jim Portus. Chief Executive SWFPO Ltd. 402

Iain Mathieson 31 March 2011 Shellfish Policy Team Sustainable Fisheries Area 2C Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR Dear Iain, Herewith the response from SWFPO to the non-formal consultation on an English Scallop Order: " SWFPO members landings of King Scallops in 2010 were 8,000t with a first sale value of £11million (Defra landing statistics). This is about 25 % of UK production. " Many of the so-called industrial-sized scallopers belong to our members. Some of them own so-called nomadic super-scallopers " SWFPO is a key partner in EFF funded initiatives to roll out the Scallop Good Practice Guide and to secure an MSC accreditation for the English Channel Scallop Fishery. " SWFPO has demonstrated a clear commitment to the long-term sustainable management of the Scallop stocks within UK waters and to the appropriate protection of the habitats on which they depend. " UK Scallop vessels, inshore and offshore are faced with growing exclusions from key fishing grounds due to the implementation of Fishing Restricted Areas and Renewable Energy farms . " Ever-growing oil and steel costs mean these vessels will struggle to remain viable. We believe this important and valuable sector deserves our full support to remain competitive in a global seafood market. 1. We are disappointed with a for-shortened consultation period. This matter is not urgent insofar as conservation of scallop stocks is concerned and a normal 12-week period could have been allowed, without detriment. 2. We look forward to being provided with a full Regulatory, Economic and Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment of the intended legislation. 3. We implore the Minister to provide CEFAS scientists with all necessary means to conduct their research into the state of scallop stocks and into mapping properly the locations of scallop beds, so that this prized resource can be harvested efficiently and effectively with minimized risk of harm to other parts of the marine ecosystem. Our members stand ready to take CEFAS scientists on voyages to use their commercial vessels as marine laboratory platforms. 4. We urge that DEFRA seeks the earliest amendment to the Technical Conservation Regulation 850/98 to remove the word bi-valve from the Article about Dredges , such that other mollusc species, such as Cuttlefish can be counted as part of the 95 %. QUESTION 1: Do you support the introduction of dredge per side limits in the 6-12nm zone and outside 12nm in English waters? Yes. However, we have serious concerns that this is a unilateral measure in what is a multi-national fishery and discriminates against British fishermen. As with his position with respect to MCZs, we believe that the Minister should not introduce measures that put UK fishers at competitive disadvantage next to those of other Member States. QUESTION 2: Do you support the harmonisation of dredge per side limits with another UK Fisheries Administration? 403

Yes. We support the extension of the Scottish regime to English waters. We believe that bar length should be regulated to coincide with maximum dredge numbers. QUESTION 3: What dredge per side limits would you support? The Scottish Regulation. QUESTION 4: Would you support the introduction of this engine power restriction within the English 12nm limit? No. We support the extension of the Scottish regime to English waters. QUESTION 5: Would you support the introduction of this measure to ensure compliance with the two Minimum Landing Sizes in the English Channel? Yes. We support the proposal at 5.3 QUESTION 6: Would you support this clarification by specifying what attachments are exempted? Yes. Devices designed simply to improve the safety and speed of handling / tipping dredges should be authorised within the overall 150Kgs weight per dredge. MCA and gear manufacturers input should be sought on why certain attachments are important from a safety perspective and what the design criteria should be. Yours sincerely, Jim Portus, Chief Executive.

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Anchovy growth - key to survival. (2011-04-07 08:40)

This may be a no-brainer but it seems that the more anchovies grow the better their chances of survival. Read the report here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Fish of the week - what to do with pollack fillets. (2011-04-07 10:10)

Gently fry off 100g of chorizo in a heavy pan till the red oil oozes, add garlic, half a grated onion and new pots sliced to 5mm and cook through for 10 minutes before adding broad (or edamme) beans and covering the pan with greaseproof paper and a lid, simmer on a very low heat for 30-40 minutes till tender.........

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and coat the fish before frying skin side down till crisp and then ten minutes in a hot oven to finish off. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Young’s Mack baps hit the shelves! (2011-04-07 13:47) [nhblog20110110-6699.jpg] Fresh Cornish line caught mackerel - best for baps!

MSC certified Young s Chip Shop Mackerel hits supermarket shelves Few things symbolise recent interest in sustainable fishing as much as the mackerel bap. Yet, while the fish and chip shop industry has begun to embrace mackerel, fish-lovers keen to serve up mackerel baps themselves have been unable to find battered mackerel fillets. Step up fish specialists Young s who have launched a new Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified Chip Shop Mackerel so that for the first time you can try the mackerel bap at home. Sadly, the fish are sourced from bonny Scotland and not South West waters. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Local fishermen. (2011-04-08 08:23)

Plenty of silhouttes around the harbour this morning with a dense cloud in the sky.......

enough light for the Sea Lady from Brixham (where the average age of the over 10m fleet is 32 years) alongside the St Georges from Newlyn, (where the average age of the fleet is 40 years) to complete a tranquil scene down the quay........ 407

there’s a day’s work at least on this footrope......

one of the few boats to land this morning, line caught pollack from the Sea Spray heads off to Trelawney’s for processing........ 408

and it looks like mackerel are still around in the Bay, not sure keeping the fridge door open for this long is how the makers intended it to be used.......

and there were two fishermen up to their knees in water this morning.........

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with one a little more successful than the other it seems......

with the rest of the prom ablaze first thing.........

and on the beach, a sure sign that the cuttle season has come to an end with dead cuttle ’bones’ appearing at the tide mark - get down and pick them up you parrot owners! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The turn of the Fishermen - Slow Fish 2011 in Genoa from May 27 to 30 (2011-04-08 11:03)

Slow food?!! Readers may be aware of the Slow Food - a movement designed to champion small, artisanal food 410

producers the world over. Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization which now has supporters in 150 countries around the world who are linking the pleasure of good food with a commitment to their community and the environment. A non-profit member-supported association, Slow Food was founded in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Small-scale fishers: A threatened species. That s the common thread of this year s edition of Slow Fish. Without ignoring the on-going depletion of our oceans and seas, attention will be focused on the people around the world who make their living from fishing, who serve as custodians of the sea and who carry with them an invaluable legacy of memory and traditional knowledge. Today, they have over 100,000 members joined in 1,300 convivia our local chapters worldwide, as well as a network of 2,000 food communities who practice small-scale and sustainable production of quality foods. What is Slow Fish? Once again the Slow Fish calendar is packed with events: guided tastings at the Taste Workshops, renowned chefs at the Theater of Taste, opportunities for reflection and debate with leading experts at the Water Workshops and the educational experiences Sea, Fish and Fishers and Markets, Menus and Cooks for the public and schools. The event offers many participative ways to explore all the Slow Fish activities dedicated to the future of small-scale coastal fishing, looking at the difficult balance between safeguarding the income of fishers and protecting the marine resources on which their livelihood depends. Slow Fish is an opportunity for retracing the story of artisanal fishing, learning how it works, what cultures it involves, its hardships and skills, as well as discovering how much small-scale fishing has changed today, how it relates to the world and how it has suffered from globalization, and hearing firsthand from the producers of the Presidia of the Sea and those exhibiting in the richly varied Market section.

Slow Food has long promoted information campaigns for consumers. When it comes to foods from the sea, seasonality is encouraged, with an emphasis on the importance of choosing delicious fish species often ignored by the market and raising the profile of artisanal fishers. The choices of consumers and cooks are fundamental to reducing the exploitation of our seas and promoting the consumption of sustainable fish. The Slow Fish campaigns (www.slowfood.it/slowfish) are aimed at precisely this audience. An important educational role can be played by cooks, who should undertake to adopt a responsible supply policy, serving dishes using little-known but tasty fish. It is therefore essential that they have accurate information about sustainable fishing and aquaculture, and that they establish stable relationships with fishermen and suppliers who can provide quality products. A selection of chefs who are already following these principles will have a high-profile space at Slow Fish, the Alliance Osteria, where they will be serving Italian and international seafood dishes prepared with Presidia products. On to this year’s exhibtion by the Presidia - Slow Fish 2011 in Genoa from May 27 to 30 411

Slow Fish is back at the Genoa Fair from May 27 to 30, 2011. The biannual international event dedicated to the world of fish and marine ecosystems has now reached its fifth edition. Debates, meetings, workshops and tastings will focus on issues linked to sustainable fishing and responsible seafood consumption. Slow Fish is organized by the Liguria Regional Authority and Slow Food, with the support of the Carige Foundation, the Province of Genoa, the Genoa Chamber of Commerce and the City of Genoa. The web portal http://www.slowfish.it/, in Italian, English, French and Spanish, explores what s new for the 2011 edition, with information on bookable events and all the tastings, conferences and meetings in the program. One section is dedicated to the international Slow Fish campaigns, launched by Slow Food after Slow Fish 2009. The campaigns aim to inform consumers, promoting good, clean and fair fish and creating connections between all those working to make fishing and fish consumption sustainable. The guiding theme of Slow Fish 2011 is Small-scale fishers: A threatened species The 2009 edition was dedicated to fish species, and this year the spotlight turns on the people of the sea. Displays will be organized along a path from the past to the present: artisanal fishing as it used to be, what cultures it involved and what opportunities, hardships and skills; and small-scale fishing as it is now, how it has modernized, how it relates to the world and how it has suffered from globalization. The Market exhibition area will offer a rich display of fresh and preserved fish, oils, spices, salt, seaweed and other related products. All the exhibitors, Italian and international, have committed to not using artificial preservatives and flavors and will not sell bluefin tuna, swordfish, shark and salmon, species at risk of extinction. The Presidia of the Sea can also be found in the Market, offering concrete examples of how fishing communities can live in harmony with the ecosystem, preserving the marine fauna and adding value to their work by selling high-quality fresh fish and processed products. The two experiences organized in the Slow Food Education area, designed for the public and schoolchildren, offer both a look at the sea and its people and fishing techniques and rhythms from the fishermen s perspective, and also suggestions on how to select the best fish, read food labels and prepare delicious seafood at home. Chefs play a central role in consumer education, and so for the first time the Alliance Osteria will find a home at Slow Fish. Here, around 20 chefs from the Italian and international network will be preparing dishes based on Slow Food Presidia. The event will also see the return of the Water Workshops, opportunities for analysis and debate around key issues, and cooking demonstrations from chefs in the Theater of Taste. Not to mention the Osterias of the Sea, Street Food and Fishwiches, where visitors can sample gastronomic specialties from around Italy, all paired with excellent wines from the Enoteca. For the first time, Slow Fish 2011 will be extending beyond the pavilions of the Genoa Fiera to involve prestigious locations around the city, with conferences and meetings open to the public, organized in collaboration with the Festival of Science. The event organizers have taken a systemic approach to reducing its environmental impact, continuing the work begun by Slow Food at the Salone del Gusto 2006. The aim is to make a significant commitment in every aspect of the event, whether in the choice of recyclable display materials, goods transport, waste management or water and energy use.

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Fishing boat for sale - PW473 Viddy (2011-04-09 07:05) FOR SALE [nhblog20110407-8055.jpg] Viddy PW473

Plymouth Pilot 16 Category A uncapped licence Aquaworld live bait tank Electronics: Colour fish-finder and VHF in weatherproof housings. Just been completely re-wired New starter motor The Yanmar GM10 diesel engine is very economical and reliable. The boat is on a pontoon berth at Newlyn and will be fishing untill sold. Plymouth Pilot’s are renowned sea boats for their size. Contact Johnny on 01736 363319 or 0754899057 Asking price £6500.

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High tea, high blood pressure! (2011-04-09 12:10)

Tea by the sea self-contained underway on the prom........ 414

and a date to put in the diary to sit at probably the longest table in the UK.......

more parrot food washed up on the beach........

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Penzance’s Rotary Club ably assisted by staff from Treliske Hospital provide a free annual blood pressure test in the Mission........

the huge Dutch flagged beamer Ora et Labora makes her way in through the gaps..........

and carefully moves over to.........

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closely followed by HL 42, Endeavour on passage from her old home port of Hartlepool to her new home in the once great hake port of Milford Haven........

a compact and well rigged inshore boat........

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and a big thumbs up from the wheelhouse.........

the Neptune is looking all he better for a coat of pillar box red paint ready to start on the scallops - and of course home every night unless she’s prepared to work more than six miles off under the new rules for scallop fishing in Cornish waters........

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is passed by Mr Cripps on his way in for another round of Saturday euchre in the Mission. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Breton invasion fleet west of the Scillys! (2011-04-09 15:03)

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Long way from home! (2011-04-11 08:13)

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a stranger sighted alongside the Anglian Princess........ soon to be revealed as the twin-rigger Copious from Lerwick in the Shetlands.......

as she makes her way in through the gaps. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Free WiFi in the Swordfish, Newlyn. (2011-04-11 12:53) Joe Crow checking the forecast.

Whoever would have thought it! Here we are in a pub that once featured in Sky TV’s ’Most Dangerous’ pubs series with one of the main protagonists hard at work on his laptop - things sure ain’t what they used to be! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Very much a red morning. (2011-04-11 15:54)

That’s the sorting and grading done on the market this morning........

and a white surface is always sooooo tempting when your hands are black....... 421

good run of quality fish from the big beamer........

as auctioneer Robin Turner holds court at the Western end of the market..........

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Robin Turner, fish auctioneer in action...... 422

where there was a fine selection of JDs..........

and even a box of monk roe for the connoisseur buyer......... 423

red gurnards are red.........

as is the Harvest Reaper seen here heading for fuel and ice........

and so are half the fleet it seems......... 424

down the quay there is a new set of bridles to put aboard........

and fuel on a beamer......... 425

don’t forget it’s bin day today........

alls e for the scallops........ 426

boat For Sale.........

mini-scalloper Katie Clare is on the hard.

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Sailing

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On Thursday 14.4.2011 at 1830 at the Royal Plymouth Corinithian Yacht Club PL1 2NY, Maritime Plymouth’s April networking meeting will be entitled SAIL PLYMOUTH and will feature 4 short talks about sail training activities locally, including ”T.S. Tectona - Sail Training and its Value to Disadvantaged Persons.” Download the details for the talk here. Do come along if you can! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. Khyl (2011-05-21 20:49:18) I’m going on the Tectona boat on 28th of may 2011 I’m really looking forward too go on it plus I have never been on a boat before.... see you soon Tectona. Laurence Hartwell (2011-05-22 00:28:14) Hi Khyl - the Tectona will be an experience you’ll never forget- let us know how you get on - especially if you can email us some pictures!

Jack Nowell - 18 today! (2011-04-11 18:57) [jnowell18.jpg] Jack Nowell is 18 today!

Enjoy the early action photo gallery here. Newlyn’s very own England playing rugby junior Jack Nowell turned 18 today and celebrated as befitting the son of a top Newlyn trawler skipper - a full English breakfast for him, his family and close friends in the Mission followed by a few, quiet beers in the world famous Swordfish Inn. A big thank you to the staff in the Mission who did such a fantastic job feeding nearly thirty, 428

family and, mostly rugby playing, student friends. With plenty of egg, bacon, hash browns, toast and tea inside them the party moved on over the road to the Swordfish where the party no doubt continued on into the evening - for some!

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ipadio: Selling On Newlyn Fish Auction. (2011-04-11 20:41)

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Ready for the off. (2011-04-13 08:07)

Bringing little rays of sunshine and mirth....... 429

its turbot time.........

looks like the mackerel have set in this week..... 430

and some will be away for bait.......

still looking very smart....... 431

unidentified flying objects.........

just slightly delayed........

a couple of classic wooden sterns, transom and canoe........ 432

all quiet in the Harbour Cafe.......

and no gossip to speak of....... 433

time to set up the window display in Lovells the greengrocer. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Nice scuffly start for you guys! (2011-04-13 11:05)

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Summertime - mackerel and spider crabs on the move. (2011-04-17 12:07)

The punts are lined up against the market as this year’s mackerel season gets under way........

a sure sign that summer is here........ 435

and more evidence as the spiders show signs of moving across the ground in search of partners........

inside the market there’s some discussion over the size of the fish...... 436

as the sorting continues........

one of the best looking punts in the port is up for sale, a 16’Bucaneer FY4, the Fulmar phone 01726 843384 for more details.......

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sadly, some unsociable person decided they did not like the window display in Warren’s the bakers it seems - after some anti-pasty maybe? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Quality Newlyn fish for sale! (2011-04-18 17:38)

”Now there’s some fine looking fish”..........

it was end-to-end with quality inshore fish this morning as so often is the case after a weekend of fine weather...... 438

from this superb shot of JDs.........

to these magnifique monk........

and a first time visit of Penzance registered, L’ogien PZ28........ 439

seen her inside the Defiant.........

vive la vivier!.........

big tides, a sea of rigging in the harbour........ 440

and flat calm with it.......

there’s much to do in the town over the coming weeks........

and already folks are preparing for this year’s Fish Festival......... 441

and this particular evening class is rumoured to be heavily oversubscribed.......

put this one in the diary for Saturday April the 30th, Newlyners at Work - sure to provokes ome comments from scalybacks and the like....... 442

not just a rumour then.......

the swans were out early this morning.

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A St Ives painting story. (2011-04-19 08:24)

On the back of a painting up for auction today in Penzance, the citation reads: ”Return of the missingSt Ives fishing boat - after being ’lost’ for three days on the East Coast of Ireland - sails lost and radio out of action”.......

the artist’s signature is hard to discern but appears to be that of Edith M Huxtan.......

one source from St Ives thinks this is the story of the Lamorna (later the Castle Wraith) owned at the time by the Care family from St Ives. A surviving member of the crew from that incident 444

is Chris ’Bish’ Care who works in the net lofts at Porthmeor. Currently work is well underway on the Porthmeor Renovation Project to the Sail Lofts on Porthmeor Beach, hopefully Bish will not have his net mending activities disturbed too much - an ongoing image gallery is viewable here - a Daily Telegraph article gives some background.......

IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/wB56s18GPFk here, Chris ’Bish’ Care, net setter for several Newlyn and St Ives boats, talks about his work in one of the net lofts.

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Penlee lifeboat - new crew shout. (2011-04-19 08:47)

With so any of the Penlee crew working away at the moment there are opportunities for new crew members to join the team. Anyone who is interested is asked to contact the lifeboat station or drop in for an informal chat. Telephone the station house on 01736 369246.

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Ex Newlyn boy passes out. (2011-04-19 09:34)

After spending his formative years living in Newlyn while attending Alverton School and recently qualifying as a doctor, Richard Bauld, has now passed out at RMA Sandhurst as Captain Richard Bauld, Royal Army Medical Corps. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Monday’s market. (2011-04-19 17:03)

Evidence of Royalist support in Penzance at Waves Cafe Bar........ 446

just what you don’t want to see floating round in the Bay.........

another big stern trawler from Lerwick, LK986, the Prolific lands her fish to the back of a lorry rather than put the fish on the market - still, at least the harbour earns 2.5 % commission on the landing......

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on a big spring tide the fleet can easily be seen over the harbour wall.........

and it makers landing for the punt men at high water easier too........

the number of visiting yachts is a steady trickle now.......

evidence of a hard life for a boat only a few years old........ 448

as well over 10 tons of fish goes ashore.........

the numbers stack up for the mackerel men....... 449

fine box of red mullet from the Billy Rowney.........

names that profile.

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It’s that kind of weather. (2011-04-19 21:30)

VessleTracker’s AIS picks up a huge range of targets in the settled weather pattern this evening. Large numbers of the targets to the west of the Scillys are French and Irish trawlers.

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Local fish at the Blue Snappa (2011-04-20 18:27)

Good to see the Blue Snappa in Penzance taking advantage of locally landed fish and putting the likes of hake and ling on the menu. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Easter Newlyn fish market prices are OK. (2011-04-21 17:18)

Seems that Falmouth Bay was the place to be for the mackerel yesterday....... 456

a box of odds ’n sods from the L’Ogien’s trip........

one of two big beamer trips on the market floor this morning....... 457

picked out by a shaft of early morning sunlight........

Man of the Sea, even life-long mackerel man Dennis Pascoe was on thin pickings this morning with many of the handline fleet returning empty handed after a 4 am start...... 458

one man power is still the norm on the market floor as Ian hauls another pallet load of fish to the waiting transport.......

another set of faces to identify in the coming exhibition at the Centre on the 30th of April....... 459

jigging machine, one of the few aboard Newlyn boats, something that just hasn’t caught on it seems.......

icing up time for the Prolific 460

years of wear showing on this pound board........

sailing time again for the Elizabeth N.........

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Jake works away single-handed getting fresh gear aboard.......

fuel-up time for the Pollack kings aboard the Sea Spray........

where skipper Smith takes time out to pass on all that he knows about shooting digital. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Half a box - and some had none! (2011-04-25 10:19)

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Thin pickings for the mackerel men who ventured forth in the early ours of Easter Sunday morning......

with half a box reckoned to be the average per boat there were mute voices on the quay making light of the situation.......

as a set of warps for a beamer makes its way down the quay....... 463

looks like Keel Alley could do with the grass cutter’s attentions.......

hopefully not too many will be seeking the attention of the Harbourside Physiotherapy clinic........

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a long haul for the Dutch company delivering gearbox parts for the My Lady Norma 1...........

at anchor is the tall ship Astrid on passage to Liverpool........

looks like work is underway to complete one of Penzance Dock’s longer term residents......

while the Dry Dock company will be glad of some local trade with the Twilight and Algrie getting their hulls anti-fouled....... 465

still taking shape on the site of the old Cornwall Farmer’s building, the Premier Inn type development sure impact on the trade for local guest houses. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Lamorna story update. (2011-04-25 12:41)

The recently discovered painting at the David Lay auction featured on the blog a few days ago has received some interesting feedback from various sources in St Ives - some suggesting that the boat in question may not be the Lamorna as referred to by the short note on the back of the work......... [lamornalister.jpg] Scanned advert courstesy of J McWilliams, St Ives.

John McWilliams has added this background information In the attached Lister Diesel advert from 1962, Skipper Willie Care, Bish’s uncle, tells the story of them being caught out while lining in the Channel. The Lamorna SS 45 had no radio at the time so they didn’t hear the forecast. Incidentally Willie used to complain that Listers never paid him a penny for this fulsome testimonial. Chris Care’s father John & two uncles Willie & George who owned the boat, were in 466

her at the time of this 1962 storm. The page (below) from Yachting World showing her plans, was published in 1955 when the Lamorna was built by Falmouth Boat Construction. The painting by Edith Huxton Huxham is a French crabber, not a Cornish boat. Chris Hibbert is quite right, the Lamorna was out here in the Channel, not off the coast of Ireland. He is also right that she went into Hayle, not St Ives...

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around that time the magazine Yachting Monthly published line drawings of the boat. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Easter Monday. (2011-04-25 22:22)

Twixt the masts, RMS Scillonian on her way to the Scillys......... 467

passes the TS Pelican of London and the Astrid.........

while the Gry Maritha loads outside the wet dock as the dock gate is yet to be put back together successfully.......

amongst other nauticalia, Steckfentsers of Chapel Street has a Danish flagged trawler model, the Esjberg for sale...... 468

same boat seen from the stern.......

good to see one old sea dog wearing his Crewsaver buoyancy aid........ 469

and yet again picking are pretty slack this morning, literally a bucket of fish for some hands!.......

one punt for sale........

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signs of a full set of new fenders for the port.......

top turbot from the Sapphire make their way ashore.......

Gary the hand liner from St Ives.

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Back in business - fish up for auction. (2011-04-26 09:53)

The Sapphire put ashore a good run of monk ’n megs, typical beamer trip for the time of year......

with a smattering or very red red gurnards.......

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the St Adrianne went Dory bashing handy to the islands.......

a junior jouster’s kit, gloves and box hook.......

two kinds of passing leisure vessels grace the pontoon berths......

and a sign of the fine weather, not a beamer in site on the North Quay...... 473

the brown crabs are showing signs of moving more these days as the water temperature rises.......

and the clouds are reflected in the flat calm waters of the harbour...... 474

signs of the big day are beginning to appear around the village......

with some patriotic displays....... 475

in various windows.......

though, Debbie is the Star Inn has a different take on the impending proceedings!!

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PZ81 Lyonesse update. (2011-04-26 10:25)

John McWilliams kindly added this photo of the Lyonesse laying outside the drifter Feasible the other week before making her way up to the Thames..... [lyonessethen.jpg] Photos courstey of John McWilliams, St Ives.

and a shot of her leaving Newlyn back when she was fishing. Amongst many stories, she is perhaps most famous for being subjected to the kind of interest by one of Her Majesty’s warships on patrol that you could do without when at sea - being shelled, in July 1959, by HMS Belfast while she was long lining! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. Philip Moore (2011-04-27 19:56:33) I live at Rye Harbour in Sussex & looked out of my window at 19.30 hrs. Wed.27/04/11 & saw your PZ81 mooring up outside our Harbour Master’s office. A fine looking vessell but could do with a paint! Laurence Hartwell (2011-04-27 22:38:46) Be great if you could grab a pic of her! Philip Moore (2011-06-14 09:11:05) I live at Rye Harbour in Sussex & looked out of my window at 19.30 hrs. Wed.27/04/11 & saw your PZ81 mooring up outside our Harbour Master’s office. A fine looking vessell but could do with a paint!

St Ives painting recently bought at David Lay’s auction - more information forthcoming. (2011-04-27 15:44) Further analysis of the St Ives painting has revealed more information and given rise to some confusion over the boat and incident in question...... 477

for instance, closer analysis of the note on the back reveals some text on the reverse side that says, ”Return of the Girl Renee after missing for three days, St Ives, 1962” in a different hand.........

the artist has now been identified as one, Edith M Huxham - Janet Axten, from the St Ives Trust archive has supplied the following information about her, ”She is not a St Ives or Newlyn artist, but she showed five paintings in an exhibition at Lanhams Gallery (there is a Lanhams Gallery sticker on the back)in St Ives many years ago. The Archive has a copy of the catalogue, but it is undated sadly. I would think that the exhibition might have taken place in the 1920s or early 1930s, but the name of the exhibition was called Paintings and Watercolours by artists past and present’ - so not very helpful. Her paintings were selling for £5.00. She painted a work called The Mermaid of Zennor , but the rest of the paintings were flower studies”.......

a closer look at the bow of the boat reveals indistinct lettering....... 478

while this crop gives a better view of the boat which John McWilliams suggests could be Breton rather than St Ives (due to the rounded or slightly flared bow)......

this is the painting in full.

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Lub Senior seining shots. (2011-04-28 07:41)

The huge Dutch seiner had one busy day with nine shots this week, better than last week when the Navy boarded her and gave her a three hour inspection at sea. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Royal knits - curtsy of Knit Wits, Penzance. (2011-04-28 08:30)

One Penzance shop has re-ceated tomorrow’s wedding proceedings in the Abbey........

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with these wonderfully crafted knitted figures.......

some bearing more than a passing resemblance to certain members of the Royal Family. Well done Knit Wits! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Under the gaze of an artist’s eye. (2011-04-28 10:17)

An auction scene often captured by local artist Bernard Evans as Ocean Fish’s buyer places his tallies on the boxes he has just won in the bidding process....... 481

big run of megs from the flagship boat........

time to reflect....... 482

this subject more often found behind a canvas than the lens.......

two huge net drums waiting to go aboard one of Newlyn’s trawlers.......

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visiting sailing ship Matthew is currently based in Falmouth......

cat owners, like Mitch on the Sowenna, are spolit for deck space......

just checking on the sale progress...... 484

chance of a lifetime at the Star Inn and an opportunity to support Newlyn Harbour’s Christmas lights.....

along the promenade, the Queens Hotel has pulled out all the stops with its patriotic display. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Lyonesse in Rye. (2011-04-29 07:19) [nhblog20110427-5570.jpg] Photos of the old Newlyn longliner Lyonesse arriving at about 1930 on the 27th in Rye Harbour, which is about two miles up the Rother from Rye Town itself........

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her number can still clearly be seen on her starboard bow. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Get the bunting out!

- it’s Catherine and Wills’ wedding day.

(2011-04-30 07:39)

The wedding day bunting that adorned some of Stevenson’s fleet is nearly as old as the boats themselves........

and could do with seeing an iron perhaps........ 486

while in historic Chapel Street, Penzance’s oldest pub, the Turk’s Head was set for the day......

along the prom, the Lugger Hotel was covered in Union Jacks........ 487

as was the Farmer’s Market outside St John’s Hall........

in a Chapel Street gallery window, a cartoon depicts the Americas Cup in 1901 when Sir Thomas Lipton with Shamrock II led an unsuccessful challenge against the Americans with their boat Columbia - more info on the artist needed here....... 488

on her way to the Scillys.......

the Matthew........

complete with a gig team for the World Gig Championships........ 489

still with her Dawn Treader main sail furled.......

even boats get have their own fly past........ 490

time to get the kit aboard.......

a few day’s work on this trawl ahead......

paint up time on the CKS........ 491

fantastic looking turbot from the Harvest Reaper........

with a very busy market to finish the week.

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Blues and Royals. (2011-04-30 13:44)

The 37m Perini built charter yacht Northern Spirit at anchor off the promenade.........

some more solid ironwork in the shape of the Dutch built Sapphire in the harbour.......

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break it to him gently Debbie........

Wherry Town’s basketball court plays host to visiting London Welsh players as they warm up ahead of their semi-final game with the Pirates on Sunday.......

one Plymouth style beaching punt for sale with a Category A licence....... 494

get out the grip fill........

a Union Jack and bunting still flutters over the harbour.........

a more sedentary sport and another jack, this time on the bowling green........ 495

with another study in blue on the prom. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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North and South Poles in a day. (2011-05-02 13:42)

With the weather less than clement a visit to the Falmouth’s Maritime Museum was in order...... 496

and a chance to explore the Poles......

in the company of one of Britain’s finest ever leaders, Earnest Shackleton, and his genuine string vest...... 497

follow the penguin footsteps on a journey South.......

and polar bear prints heads North....... 498

there are several rooms with Cornish maritime artefacts of course, including this salt pilchard cask stencil......

and more modern exhibits fill the floor to ceiling areas...... 499

down a spiral staircase (or lift), below sea level, a small shoal of grey mullet amuse the visitors......

while this isa close to a lighthouse lantern lens as you ever want to be..... 500

one of Design Cornwall’s containers adorns the precinct in front of the museum.....

and the newly commissioned yacht, Akalam from Pendennis Shipyard ......

is waiting for delivery....... 501

at this time of year there are a good selection of gin palaces on the pontoon berths.......

viewing if the shipping over, time to eat, and having the need to enjoy a glass or two it was decided to give Rick’s chippy a miss till next time...... 502

instead, the Shed provided sustenance and warmth of service with a starter of Cornish Sardines......

that went all too quickly...... 503

followed by more Cornish shellfish - the sauce tasty enough but lacking in creamliness. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

North and South Poles in a day. (2011-05-02 13:45)

With the weather less than clement a visit to the Falmouth’s Maritime Museum was in order...... 504

and a chance to explore the Poles......

in the company of one of Britain’s finest ever leaders, Earnest Shackleton, and his genuine string vest...... 505

follow the penguin footsteps on a journey South.......

and polar bear prints heads North....... 506

there are several rooms with Cornish maritime artefacts of course, including this salt pilchard cask stencil......

and more modern exhibits fill the floor to ceiling areas...... 507

down a spiral staircase (or lift), below sea level, a small shoal of grey mullet amuse the visitors......

while this isa close to a lighthouse lantern lens as you ever want to be..... 508

one of Design Cornwall’s containers adorns the precinct in front of the museum.....

and the newly commissioned yacht, Akalam from Pendennis Shipyard ......

is waiting for delivery....... 509

at this time of year there are a good selection of gin palaces on the pontoon berths.......

viewing if the shipping over, time to eat, and having the need to enjoy a glass or two it was decided to give Rick’s chippy a miss till next time...... 510

instead, located right next to the museum, The Shed provided sustenance and warmth of service with a starter of Cornish Sardines......

that went all too quickly...... 511

followed by more Cornish shellfish - the sauce tasty enough but lacking in creamliness. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornish crab is top table choice at the royal wedding reception. (2011-05-02 19:43)

Apparently, amongst the mainly Scottish seafood spread supplied some sumptuous Cornish crab was also enjoyed by 650 guests at the Royal wedding reception at Buckinham Palace last Friday. No clues as to which Cornish crab company was the honoured supplier. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Battery Rocks swimmers’ buoy washed up. (2011-05-03 06:41)

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Busy day on a Dutch seiner UK153. (2011-05-03 15:05)

Our friend on the Lub Senior has had a fishy day today with six shots so far, better than the three he made yesterday. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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May Day plus one. (2011-05-04 08:17)

Pen y glas, crabber against the fish market........

all the boats do their bit at sea fishing for sea litter........

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one very strong breeze, the same that prevented the Scillonian III from berthing in St Marys over the weekend thereby preventing the return of hundreds of gig rowers from the World Championships.......

visiting Irish beamer Willie B makes her first appearance of the year........

Holyhead Towing Company’s Colwyn Bay shelters for weather for a couple of days....... 515

the same wind blows through the fish market.......

a least these cracking turbot........ 516

and monk tails stay cool......

up the other end of the market, whole monk, as is the norm for Irish boats, from the beamer Willie B....... 517

the choppy seas over the weekend seem to have cut the Battery Rocks’ swimmers’ buoy from its mooring rope.......

it seems the man’s on tour........ 518

while the prom is awash at high water. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Maria Damanaki talks at Seafood 2011. (2011-05-04 19:30)

[20110504_seafoodexpo1.jpg] European Union Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki addresses a crowd at an Industry Alliance for CFP Reform-organized discussion during the European Seafood Exposition on Wednesday.

In an exclusive interview with SeafoodSource Contributing Editor Lindsey Partos, European Union Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki addresses the challenge of finding common ground among stakeholders without weakening the effectiveness of a reformed Common Fisheries Policy or sacrificing the health of Europe s fish stocks. See her deliver the interview here.

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Onshore. (2011-05-05 07:47)

Seaweed piles up on the beach as a fresh onshore wind has been de rigeur for the week......

is the proximity of the drain of significance?........

not sure which crow is vested with a yellow bill?......... 520

such is the power of the sea, the Wherry Town ruver outfall is now almost buried buy shifting shingle......

early bird gets a say in local politics as the Mission plays Polling Station for the day....... 521

the compliments abound......

not much doing on the market this morning, other than identifying the scales that aren’t working......

big boats = big gear....... 522

the scallopers do their bit for crab bait........

a mix of pleasure, leisure and work crowd the pontoon berths......

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more litter to be collected.......

a chance for all those interested in the Arts to get a hearing in the village next Tuesday and to determine their role on the all important Harbour Commissioner’s advisory body........

thew sort of morning sky beloved by landscape artists, rain or sun in the offing in equal measure...... 524

the Dutch gig team still partying after taking part in the World Championships on the Scillys......

Jubilee Pool repairs underway before the season proper starts. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

New MSC web site - the Good Fish Guide. (2011-05-05 09:10) There s No Excuse To Make The Wrong Fish Choice, As Simplified Sustainability Guide Is Launched. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has today launched its most comprehensive sustainable seafood advice to date, giving consumers, industry, chefs and retailers the best chance they ve ever had to make the right decision when it comes to buying seafood. MCS says that by making the right choices now, and by varying the types of fish to go with chips or in chowder, consumers can allow depleted fish stocks to recover and ensure future generations have the opportunity to enjoy a fish supper. A new online consumer guide to sustainable seafood, the Good Fish Guide, at www.goodfishguide.org.uk, gives straightforward advice and recipe ideas to help make buying choices simple and more varied. This site links with the more comprehensive Fishonline website, www.fishonline.org which is already widely used by the public, chefs and industry as a one-stop reference point when sourcing sustainable fish. Fishonline was the tool of choice for celebrity chefs during Channel 4 s Fish Fight series earlier this year, and is updated with easier search functions for fish buyers and consumers wanting to buy sustainably. The MCS Pocket Good Fish Guide has also been updated, and now includes a credit card-sized guide to purchasing fish, with top buying tips and questions to ask at the fish counter when labelling isn t sufficiently informative. 525

MCS Aquaculture and Fisheries Programme Manager, Dr Peter Duncan, says these sources of information are vital to saving fish stocks: We know that in the UK, 90 % of fish sales are from just five species tuna, cod, salmon, prawns and haddock. But such a limited range causes problems not only for these target species, but also for fish caught accidentally that are then thrown away. We need to change the situation so that maybe 50-70 % of sales would come from the top five and alternatives could start appearing pollack, gurnard, coley, dab, sprats. Such fish have recently been unfashionable or discarded, but they are, in reality, tasty, often cheaper and more sustainable. MCS says the upgraded, easier to use versions of their guides provide lots of options for trying something new. They also reveal the best choices for many of those traditional species such as farmed prawns, salmon, cold water prawns and Scottish North Sea Haddock, which have either been farmed organically or caught from sustainable or certified fisheries. However, the charity says consumers may be limited in making the right choices because of poor and confusing labelling at the shopping front line the supermarket and fish shop. The use of a traffic light system to indicate the nutritional value of supermarket produce is now well established. However, sadly, the labelling of fish and fish products sold in supermarkets has not kept up. It is still virtually impossible to tell precisely where most fish and fish products have been caught, continues Peter Duncan. MCS will continue to work with the seafood industry and other environmental organisations to ensure that labelling offers more answers than questions, and is firmly on the agenda for fish retailers. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Rocking Rose of Sharon returns. (2011-05-05 10:09)

A familiar name on a lifebuoy has appeared in the harbour...... 526

with her old fishing number FR23 still clearly visible atop the wheelhouse......

the old St Ives trawler now sports a number of deck lights indicating her new role as a live aboard...... 527

registered in Dartmouth......

sporting the initials ES........

gone are the days when her stern was home to a net drum........ 528

as can be seen in this shot when she was one of ’the clan’, a fleet of around ten trawlers that worked from Newlyn (two of the boats in this picture were lost at sea).......

like every trawler, on the odd occasion she was ’mopped up’ with her own trawl .......

unlike this shot where she shows another St Ives registered trawler, the Keriolet, her net drum...... The Rose of Sharon is, in some ways, an historic boat. She was built in 1969 for the Stevens family (Crystal Sea II). Although St Ives owned, she, like all the big St Ives boats, worked from Newlyn. As a long liner, on average the boats of this size worked around 26 baskets of lines fishing mainly 529

for ling, skate and pollack. In Summer, the boats could be found fishing over 100 miles West of the Scillys. In her later years the boat was skippered by youngest son Peter Stevens and trawled for white fish. She was also one of a small fleet of boats that prosecuted the prawn fishery in the eighties. Newlyn, despite being for many years the largest port in England, has never witnessed a new build programme on the scale of that found elsewhere, especially when compared to Breton ports - where many of the boats fish exactly the same grounds as the local fleet. What makes the boat significant in the history of Newlyn is that she was, until the Girl Pat III, the only boat built new to sail from Newlyn since 1969 that required a ticketed skipper (>18m) to this day. Recent new builds just under the 18m, Sowenna, Intuition and Silver Dawn all represent considerable investment for the local fleet. Not too sure what father Stevens would make of her current role as a stage for rock music in her home port of Dartmouth! IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/IYhv145inuA The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Intuition chasing crabs ashore. (2011-05-06 01:18)

The AIS picked up the Intuition seemingly making her way up Paul Hill in Newlyn tonight! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Scillonian sails to the Scillys and back. (2011-05-06 17:29) Screen shot from VesselTracker app on an iPhone.

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The new VesselTracker mobile app allows users to track vessels off the Cornish coast (or any where in the world for that matter) - here the Scillonian can be seen (in real time) making her way back to Penzance for the night. You nver know this app could help you win the nightly bet in the Yacht Inn guesssing when she will appear of Penlee point! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

No sun, no fish, that easterly wind does its damndest. (2011-05-07 10:38)

About to land on a modern day punt.....

but it’s slim pickings for the handline boys this morning...... 531

is it coming yet?........

as the boys on the Cornishman wait for the ice to appear down the chute.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Sun pz sun (2011-05-08 19:54)

Flags fly from Penzance’s oldest pub.......

Untitled, the latest restaurant to open in Penzance..... 533

waiting for orders, the Scillonian on her day off........

looks like the World Gig Championships did some severe damage to beer stocks on the Scillys......

local marine artist, Nick Praed lives and works aboard his boat, the Arkincastle, in Penzance wet dock...... 534

and his near neighbour has the summer sorted on deck.......

temporary dock resident, the Elizabeth N has plenty of work to do topsides......

John Cabot’s replica, Matthew,waiting for a weather window before she heads back to her Falmouth base..... 535

at Battery Rocks a flock of gulls enjoy riding the hefty offshore breeze.......

on the Jubilee pool wall, a graffiti artist with a keen interest in gardening has been at work again....... 536

open for summer trade, the Poolside Indulgence Cafe........

still adrift, the Battery Rocks’ swimmers’ buoy........

Stanhope Forbes’ depiction of the Great Fire of London at the Newlyn School Gallery in Chapel Street....... 537

while up the road signs that Penzance could be the new Roc, a local, ’up-market’ charity shop has an original art work by Damien Hirst for sale in the window. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

How fresh is your fish? -try this free iPhone app. (2011-05-08 20:07)

[ingressimage_qim_app.jpg] Screen shots of the app in action - for iPhone owners.

An iPhone app from Nofima will assist fishmongers to evaluate how fresh a batch of fish is. The app was launched Wednesday at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels. The app is free and is aimed at fishmongers and others wanting to evaluate the shelf life of whole gutted fresh fish. The freshness of the fish may be evaluated via a few steps, including odour, texture and the appearance of the eyes, skin and gills. The final result appears immediately. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Hail the ’umble ’ake, oven baked. (2011-05-09 21:26)

Two reasons the ’umble ’ake should be top choice for everyone’s tables at the moment. One, the fish ought to be had at a reasonable price - owing to the collapse of its biggest market in Spain the auction price here is that of the 1980s and second, because it is a hugely tasty fish when cooked well. A simple recipe with layers of sliced purple onion for extra sweetness, thinly sliced potato, topped with sliced toms and mushrooms and a good quantity of cream mixed with milk 50/50 seasoned to taste and baked in a foil covered dish till the last 10 minutes for around 40 minutes - check after 30 to see if the sliced spuds are coked through. Veg of choice to accompany what is a very meaty fish. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Tuesady on the market. (2011-05-10 10:08)

Keeping an eye on proceedings atop the grader....... 539

Marine Biology students from Falmouth Marine School get the benefit of ex-fishermen Andy’s considerable knowledge as he holds up a good sized plaice (pleuronectes platessa - platea meaning flat as in plateau) for identification.......

with the Gary M being the boat that landed the afore-mentioned fish.......

inshore trawlers fill the end berths on the pontoons...... 540

aerial view of a crabber’s foredeck.......

all in a morning’s work, six boxes to go.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Discards ban - some good news for Cornish boats. (2011-05-10 11:49)

A total ban on the dumping of dead fish back into the sea, which could have threatened the Westcountry fleet, appears to have been averted, industry leaders have said. In March, EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki laid out alternative policies to end socalled fish ”discards” in the most radical change to fisheries policy in years. The announcement followed a high profile campaign, fronted by chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, which gathered 650,000 signatures for a petition to end the practice. Although industry leaders in Devon and Cornwall described the principle of discards as ”despicable”, they feared a total ban would damage the industry. ”It would probably have resulted in either a very significant reduction in the number of days at sea that would be allowed or a very significant reduction in the number of boats,” Jim Portus, chief executive of the South West Fish Producer’s Organisation, said. ”Either scenario would have been economically damaging for the region.” Mr Portus said an outright ban on discards ignored the fact that many species including sole, plaice, skates and rays, scallops, crabs, lobsters and most flatfish survived the catching process. He argued that current quotas overestimated the number of fish killed in the fishing process thereby reducing quotas and the number of fish that could be landed. In a briefing paper prepared for the recent visit of Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon to Brixham, Mr Portus said of a ban on discards ”in many cases and perversely there would be an increase in mortality” reducing stocks further. Mr Portus said some tagging surveys showed 100 per cent survival rates. The producer’s organisation has also offered its support to scientists to conduct survival rate studies during commercial voyages. The arguments now appear to have been accepted in Brussels, although a total ban is likely to be imposed on some pelagic species, like mackerel, where survival rates are low. Mr Portus said: ”The fisheries commissioner has accepted that not all species should be the subject of a discard ban, I’m happy to say. ”We do know it is the intention of the commission to ban discards of pelagic fish on January 1, 2015 although it is not at the forefront of the industry in the Westcountry.” He added: ”We have to assist the commission to come up with solutions that achieve the objective of minimising waste but also achieves the objective of keeping the maximum number of jobs in our fishing community. In disagreeing with the commissioner and people like Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall, I’m not saying that we don’t have to end this waste but that we have to get it into a sense of proportion.” Artice courtesy of ThisIsCornwall 542

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

You’re stealing our fish! - well, not you guys personally. (2011-05-11 16:35)

From Cape Verde to Cornwall Invitation to meet with small-scale West African fishermen. Small-boat fishermen of Cape Verde, Mauritania and Senegal may be financially wiped out if bulk fishing off their shores by European factory boats continues. A small delegation of three artisanal fishermen from Cape Verde, Senegal and Mauritania will visit the UK next week as part of the European-wide African Voices Tour, organised by Greenpeace, creating a platform for artisanal fishermen to share their own experiences of the effects of large industrial European vessels operating in their waters. Under the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), such fishing is currently allowed, the African fishermen will explain. The tour will enable the fishermen to tell their story to policy makers, the fishing industry, NGOs and the general public within the crucial context of the reform of the CFP currently under way. West African inshore fishermen are very interested in meeting with fellow small-scale fishermen in the UK and so will be spending an informal and relaxed day in Newlyn on 20 May where experiences can be shared and ideas for reform discussed. You are invited to attend a meeting with the fishermen at the Fishermen s Mission, Newlyn from 12 2 pm on 20th May (note: a change in location from Seafood Cornwall offices advertised previously), for a discussion on the issues facing small-scale fishermen in West Africa and the UK. Despite the geographical distance, there is considerable alignment between small scale fishermen in the UK and in West Africa. Both sectors face similar challenges and problems under the CFP, particularly in respect of competition from large scale industrial fleets. The fishermen will discuss exactly how these vessels threaten their livelihoods and communities. This is an opportunity for a show of solidarity between fishermen from very different worlds, united to achieve a more sustainable future for small-scale fishing and fishing communities. 543

We hope to see you there. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

SAR - from below. (2011-05-11 16:35)

SAR from RNAS Culdrose visited Penwith College yesterday.....

here is a reminder of the procedure to follow should you end up under the downdraft of a Sea King for real: Helicopter Rescue Procedures All operations will be directed by the crew of the Helicopter

follow all instructions they issue.

Do not be distracted by the noise of the helicopter overhead, it may be necessary to have a crewmember positioned inside the boat to maintain radio communications with the helicopter due to the excessive noise on the outside decks. Keep your oilskins on or be prepared to get soaked. Prepare well in advance of the arrival of the helicopter; ensure crew are well briefed on correct procedures. Clear all obstructions on deck prior to its arrival ensure there are no items of loose or moveable gear on deck. The pilot will give specific instructions regarding course and direction he may wish you to steer, generally boats will maintain a course to give the wind at 30 degree to the Port Bow, and the 544

preferred area to conduct winching operations is normally the port quarter. This affords the Pilot visual contact with both the boat and his winch man. Due to the risk of static build up from a hovering helicopter, follow the pilots instructions exactly with regard to earthing of a static discharge wire (it hurts!) prior to placing the winch man on board, generally the wire is dropped into the sea to discharge static, prior to the commencing the operation. Under no circumstances should the winch line made fast at any time to the boat. On arrival of the winch man on board, he will assume command of all subsequent operations follow his instructions at all times. Do not fire parachute flares when a helicopter is operating in the vicinity. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

You’re stealing our fish! - well not you guys personally. (2011-05-11 16:55) From Cape Verde to Cornwall Invitation to meet with small-scale West African fishermen. Small-boat fishermen of Cape Verde, Mauritania and Senegal may be financially wiped out if bulk fishing off their shores by European factory boats continues. A small delegation of three artisanal fishermen from Cape Verde, Senegal and Mauritania will visit the UK next week as part of the European-wide African Voices Tour, organised by Greenpeace, creating a platform for artisanal fishermen to share their own experiences of the effects of large industrial European vessels operating in their waters. Under the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), such fishing is currently allowed, the African fishermen will explain. The tour will enable the fishermen to tell their story to policy makers, the fishing industry, NGOs and the general public within the crucial context of the reform of the CFP currently under way. West African inshore fishermen are very interested in meeting with fellow small-scale fishermen in the UK and so will be spending an informal and relaxed day in Newlyn on 20 May where experiences can be shared and ideas for reform discussed. You are invited to attend a meeting with the fishermen at the Fishermen s Mission, Newlyn from 12 2 pm on 20th May (note: a change in location from Seafood Cornwall offices advertised previously), for a discussion on the issues facing small-scale fishermen in West Africa and the UK. Despite the geographical distance, there is considerable alignment between small scale fishermen in the UK and in West Africa. Both sectors face similar challenges and problems under the CFP, particularly in respect of competition from large scale industrial fleets. The fishermen will discuss exactly how these vessels threaten their livelihoods and communities. This is an opportunity for a show of solidarity between fishermen from very different worlds, united to achieve a more sustainable future for small-scale fishing and fishing communities. We hope to see you there.

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12 5 11 (2011-05-12 08:21)

Sunshine later.......

the AA has been on the megs again..... 546

still time to weigh up an inshore trip......

with these quality monk tails sure to entice the qulauity end of the market...... 547

along with these monk cheeks.....

visiting working boat Sadia with a new coat of paint......

which is what the old sidewinder come netter Excellent could do with...... 548

so that she loks as good as she did the day she sailed to the Brest Festival in 1992.....

see those crabs coming ashore by the bongo-full.... 549

astern then ahead for Jake........

and then out through the gaps....... 550

aboard the CKS, hoping the clouds will not unload their cargo on the harbour again today before the paint job is finished........

it’s a close call this year between the two lifeboat crews and set to be a record number of call-outs at this rate........... 551

worth catching this wave.......

St Piran’s port fan....... 552

an early delivery for the Newlyn Charity shop, site of Lloyds Bank in day’s of yore. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Night moves at the Exchange. (2011-05-12 15:38) Newlyn Art Gallery and the Exchange will oversee the creation of a unique printed book this weekend as their contribution to the nationwide project, ’Museuem’s at Night’. The challenge from 8 pm on Friday evening to 8 am on Saturday morning, artists, writers and printers of an indeterminate number will contrive, create and produce a single book.

Because of the nature of the exhibition, a lot of local creative talents are coming into the gallery. They re naturally drawn to creating A Book of the Night, explains Gibbard, who is a dab hand at using exhibitions to galvanise education and events. No doubt the Exchange will be keen to see anyone passing pop in and sample the creative ambience of such an event at first hand as the book takes shape - courtesy of local bookbinders, PZ Conservation. IFRAME: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en &q=TR18+2NL &ie=UTF8 &hq= &hnear=Penzance+TR18+2NL,+United+Kingdom &gl=uk &ll=50.118311,-5.535703 &spn=0.000951,0.001725 &t=h &z=14 &iwloc=2257067932044248984 &output=embed View Larger Map The Exchange Gallery is just off the main drag in penzance and adjacent to the historic Chapel Street. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 553

Coastguard consulation chaos contiunues - cause to cheer or cry? (2011-05-12 17:21)

It seems that the huge pressure undoubtedly placed on the Governement department responsible for the Coastguard Cuts Consulation document has paid off - stand by for round to of the consultaion process to begin all obver again later in the summer! Here’s all the gen from the Labour Party’s shadow transport minister, Maria Eagle:

In a letter to Labour s Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Maria Eagle MP, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has revealed that the consultation on proposals to close more than half of the UK s coastguard stations is to be reopened again in the summer. The consultation only closed last week, on Thursday 5th May. Yet the Secretary of State for Transport is still insisting that the consultation is now over.

The Department for Transport has come under further pressure today with the release of a letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Mike Penning MP to the Chair of the Transport Select Committee in which he gags coastguards from speaking to the Select Committee. Coastguards have subsequently expressed fears that they could face consequences for having made public submissions to the review after the letter raises the suggestion that they may be in breach of their terms and conditions of employment .

Labour s Shadow Transport Secretary Maria Eagle MP has now written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond, urging him to abandon plans which would see only three coastguard stations offering round the clock cover.

Maria Eagle MP, Labour s Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, said: The Tory-led Government has been forced to agree to another period of consultation because they know that Britain s coastal communities have serious concerns about the scale of the proposed cuts to the coastguard service. To close more than half of the UK s coastguard stations in one go, leaving just three offering 24-hour cover, is a cut too far. Instead of conceding yet another consultation, Ministers should now abandon this ill-thought out madness that will leave our coastline a more dangerous place.

The Transport Secretary should also remove the gag he has placed on coastguards speaking out against the plans and stop his Ministers making threats about the terms and conditions of employment of those who risk their lives to protect our coastline.

Full page here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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5 4 8 at 2 4 Street, Mousehole. (2011-05-13 18:39)

The table is set.......

time to read the menu, with local fish dishes to choose from...... 555

and, despite being Thursday night, this was the last bass........

and the last but one skate........ 556

as the evening sun goes down the ambience warms.......

all too soon it’s time for some home-made apple and pear sorbet to round off a superb meal - hats off to the girls front of house - a big improvement on last year. Email or ring 01736 731164 to check the day’s menu - which changes according to the availability of local fish and be sure chef Jeff Wardell can do his best to please. Check out a sample menu. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

CFP - keep posted on the CFP (2011-05-14 06:48) With legalisation at local, national and pan-European levels affecting many fishermen on a daily basis being ’kept in the loop’ is more important than ever these days. A web site dedicated to 557

following all things Common Fisheries Policy-wise should be high on any fisherman’s reading list. CFPReformwatch.eu does its best to pick up on any and every snippet of information coming out of Brussels and other relevant departments carrying the CFP tag. Forewarned is forearmed knowledge is power - old but in the case of the hugely complex industry that fishing has become - cliches that are all too true. What grieves the smaller and inshore fisherman most is how much of the legislation that directly affects them is down the hugely more powerful section of the Euro fleet whose boats catch or even discard more in a month than they would or could catch in a lifetime. Yet, with increasingly stark stock statistics making their way into the public domain and conciousness it is many of the smaller guys who are least able to diversify, move fishery or re-locate and have to bear the brunt of the quota cuts and other legislative mechanisms like no-take zones and protected areas. Here’s the latest response from the quota-sharing suggestion from Brussels and one from Scotland’s Environment Secretary, Richard Lockhead. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

It’s pretty much black and white today. (2011-05-14 12:43)

Live life by the sea........

print workshop at the Exchange Gallery....... 558

the Admiral goes Dutch.......

Cornwall Geo-environmental are in the Jubilee Pool which has a few leaks to be plugged before it can open, where would all the water go?.......

Newlyn Gallery’s smart new tile job showing signs of wear....... 559

specialist degree course on show from Falmouth Art, Curatorial Practice........

Tom’s on watch as the sun breaks through......

been here before - more coming on this soon....... 560

diversity........

under the new Harbour Constitution, three of the current commissioners posts are required to be renewed - applications are welcomed from interested parties..... 561

making waves......

on mixy mackerel fishing this morning.........

boxed for the market...... 562

Frank, skipper of the Silver Dawn, keen to get in some practice for of the Fishing for Plastic scheme.....

while Chivers’ junior sticks to what he knows best....... 563

maybe he should think about applying, methinks there’s one or two in the fleet who might struggle with the waist measurement requirement........

small, small, medium, small, small, medium........ 564

a keen eye and deft hand.......

a meeting not to be missed for the Under 10m section of the fleet,be at the Mission in Newlyn to meet reps from Defra/MMO and voice your concerns, could be a lively meeting....... 565

a warning from the local constabulary with regard to the theft of kit at Hayle and Mousehole. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Tonight in print, the lighter side of Penzance in the dark - from 8 to 8. (2011-05-14 15:19)

[nhblog20110514-1896.jpg] Penzance Exchange Gallery - all quiet in the print room this morning.

23 artists ranging in age from 19 to 83 will descend on the Exchange Gallery in Penzance tonight as Museums and Galleries up and down the UK take part in the Museums at Night creative event. The intrepid 23 are tasked with the daunting task of meeting, greeting, thinking, deciding, creating, producing and finally printing a book in the space of 12 hours commencing at 8pm this evening ’till 8am on Sunday morning! There’s a posting here from Cat Gibbard on the Museums at Night blog and ongoing details, as and when they happen will appear, on Newlyn Gallery’s Twitter page here. IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/22662929?title=0 &color=2e5b69 Museums at Night trailer from Culture24 on Vimeo. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Baked monk tail - easy to prepare. (2011-05-14 22:12)

Thinly sliced purple onions line an ovenproof dish......

followed by thinly sliced (after par-boiling) potatoes lightly oiled.........

a layer of toms lightly seasoned to taste........ 567

with more layers if needed.......

topped off with a 50/50 mixture of milk and cream/creme fraiche........

veg to your choice......... 568

and just to add a twist, however much fresh chilly you need to give the dish some flavour - not too hot.......

or the monk fillet, under a chervil (substitute fennel) cover, will be overpowered........

bake for around 30 minutes ina coverd dish (foil will suffice) in a hot (180º). The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 569

Book of the Night settles down for the night. (2011-05-15 00:15)

Every picture tells a story......

as the clock ticks past twelve at the Exchange Gallery in Penzance........

a Book of the Night is in the making behind closed doors...... 570

bathed first in blue......

the window display.......

frames the interior......... 571

with its ever-changing colour wash........

and a busy coffee machine on the go. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Before 8. (2011-05-15 10:24)

Day breaks on the Book of the Night at the Exchange Gallery in Penzance...... 572

as the final touches are put to the project......

which are a part of the ongoing Print! event running til July........

visitors can enjoy a coffee break in the glass walled cafe....... 573

which helped transform the old Penzance Telephone Exchange........

though the gulls make the gallery glass look like a visit from a window cleaners is overdue.......

not 50 paces from the gallery is the renowned Mackerel Sky Cafe........ 574

on the 26th of June there will be more pirates assembled on the promenade at Penzance than you can shake a cutlass at as an assault on the world pirates record is made......

summer time at the PZ Gallery....... 575

though there are plenty of examples of unintended street art around a town.......

that used to be home to the Bronte sisters in one of the few brick built properties down historic Chapel Street..... 576

and more evidence of being beside the sea. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Porthcurno to Penberth to Treen walk - with refreshment breaks. (2011-05-15 20:22)

With the wind in the east for many weeks the waters around Mount’s Bay take show off the sandy beaches in true Caribbean colours........ 577

though the tranquil waters may at times be disturbed by that most unpopular of water-born activities seen here doing the aquatic version of a motorcycle ’doughnut’........

which would not have impressed the anglers assembled off the slip at Penberth Cove........

where the old man-powered slipway winch is evidence of the highest form of technology of its day....... 578

make grass and boats an unusual combination.......

as is the Hottentot plant, a native of Africa, seen around many of the cliffs in the Bay........

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walking back to Treen there are chances to sample plenty of home made food along the way at Treen Farm Camp Site........

or, if Cornish St Austell Ales (the lager drinker excused) and.......

local pub food are more your thing then head for....... 580

the Logan Rock Inn........

which records one of the first examples of anti-social behaviour and vandalism in Cornwall when a certain Royal Navy lieutenant disgraced himself in 1824 - an act that cost him dear with the kind of punishment many might feel should be brought back for similar offences today.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Turbot charged morning. (2011-05-16 08:10)

Would be good to see artist and sculptor Tom Leaper put more of his work on his blog........

a good haul of turbot for the net boats this tide....... 582

and for others a good haul of rubbish put ashore......

including the net with an awkward rip inthe wings that is much easier to mend on the quay than the confines of the cramped after deck on the Crystal Sea........ 583

is that big brother just checking for three-leggers?........

”four wheels on my beamer”.......

the Admiral is up on the slip........ 584

Newlyn gets treated to a sort of royal visit in the guise of the classic Herreshoff yacht Mistral from the Nederlands - a snip at around £1.1 million. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Would be good to see artist and sculptor Tom put more of his work on his blog........ 585

a good haul of turbot for the net boats this tide.......

and for others a good haul of rubbish put ashore...... 586

including the net with an awkward rip inthe wings that is much easier to mend on the quay than the confines of the cramped after deck on the Crystal Sea........

is that big brother just checking for three-leggers?........ 587

”four wheels on my beamer”.......

the Admiral is up on the slip........

Breton bugs. (2011-05-17 14:29)

The Breton port of Guilvenec’s web cam suffered a bug attack this morning. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Shouts from the sidelines. (2011-05-17 20:44)

Sometimes journals that make up the national press manage to inculcate through articles thought and comment from readers that are more than just knee-jerk, xenophobic reactions. Hats off to the Spectator then for its coverage of the looming, likely fraught debate, over amendments to the CFP. First printed in 1828 as a weekly paper on politics and the arts, the weekly Spectator’s editorial line, is generally left of centre, although a small with a number of ’leftish’ writers make regular contributions. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Young

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harbour.

(2011-05-17 20:57)

The body of a seventeen year old fisherman, missing since Monday was recovered by police divers from Newlyn Harbour today. He was believed to be a member of the crabber Emma Louise’s crew, having previously begun fishing with the Dom Bosco (above).

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Anonymous (2011-05-17 21:34:14) this Is terribly sad. Rest in peace. God bless his parents and friends jonathan morris (2011-05-18 08:45:53) Can anyone who knew him contact BBC News 01752 234513/7 Jonathan Morris Anonymous (2011-05-18 18:05:17) as a mother of a 16 year old boy, i couldnt imagine a worser thing to happen,my thoughts are with all the family. r.i.p. young man. Anonymous (2011-06-14 09:16:00) as a mother of a 16 year old boy, i couldnt imagine a worser thing to happen,my thoughts are with all the family. r.i.p. young man.

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Da de da da da da da da, all through the night. (2011-05-17 21:19)

Details are beginning to come in from the all night creative at Penzance Exchange Gallery’s Book of the Night event that ended at 8am on Sunday morning gone. A preview of the night shift’s efforts in print emerging on a number of web sites and blogs. One of the more eclectic hotels in Cornwall is the Penzance Art Hotel and owner Lisa was one of the 23 creators who took part in Book of the Night - read her account here -though she doesn’t get any prizes for the lack of staying power - throwing in her towel at 2am! Just a taster of the book to come from this event is on the Book of the Night blog here - an almost hourly record of the print in progress at the gallery. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Has the Magic gone? (2011-05-18 08:40)

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Is that the sardine King up to his ears in lemons?.......

well, if that’s what it’s come too.......

a concentration of buyers huddle around the megs...... 592

with their big mouths.........

don’t forget guys, there’s no ice on Friday this week......

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not what Andrew wants to see down the quay.......

most of the beamer fleet are in this morning.......

big drums for big nets........

probably just as well......... 594

a market virgin, Rob from St Ives’ fish merchant Matthew Stevens gets his first taste of the morning auction action......

tagging along with the rest of the staff on their day out in Newlyn........

a small shot of grey mullet in from the Scillys....... 595

and a standing stone has appeared on the beach......

some of the seats on the prom can’t take the strain. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Result! Coastguard stations won’t be closed! (2011-05-19 07:50) It is being reported in the national press that the Government has decided to pull plans to close 11 coastguard stations as originally outlined in their proposed cutbacks. A quiet, but virulent campaign to fight the cuts made full use of online technology like blogs, social networking and a well supported petition all seem to have helped bring about the right result for the nation’s marine trades and leisure activities. The cruel irony of having Sheryll Murray receive news that her fisherman husband had been found fatally injured at sea while she was in the House of Commons taking part in a debate to cut elements of the Coastguard Service cannot have been lost on those taking part at the time. A full transcript of the evidence given before the House taken in April of this year can be read here. Save the Coastguard - Petition Online Save Clyde Coastguard Save Stornaway The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 596

Home-smoked fish fish cakes. (2011-05-19 08:14)

Bring a 50/50 mixture of white and smoked white fish fillets covered in milk to the boil and allow to cool - the fuller flavour of smoked fish can be overpowering for some palates........

having made a dry mashed potato - add finely chopped chives (or, as an alternative, spring onion), chopped parsley, an egg yolk, salt and pepper to season, mix with a fork and add the now drained fish (save the milk) - cover a chopping board with Panko (Japanese) bread crumbs and form a pattie in your hand before flattening the pattie on the breadcrumbs, press flat and coat the top side before frying off a batch...... 597

add a simple tomato salsa.......

and veg of choice - to the milk used to poach the fish, add two large dollops of Dijon mustard and thicken to make a simple sauce. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Land’s End carries the torch. (2011-05-19 08:25) A year today, the Olympic torch will leave Land’s End, Cornwall, on the morning of Saturday 19 May 2012 - the day after it arrives in the UK from Greece. During the 70-day torch relay, it will pass through towns and cities including Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool, Belfast, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Oxford, Southampton and Dover. 598

With one year to go until the Flame arrives in the UK, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has launched the ’Moment to Shine’ public nomination campaign, which will see 2,012 Torchbearer places on offer. Through the campaign, members of the public can nominate someone living in the UK who has inspired them. From the start point of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay at Land s End on 19 May 2012, an average of 110 people a day will take centre stage by carrying the Flame during its 70-day journey towards the Olympic Stadium in London. Details of this route were announced today, and will see the Olympic Flame come within a one hour journey time of 95 per cent of the population. The majority of the 8,000 Torchbearer places will be made available to the public through LOCOG and the three Presenting Partners: CocaCola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung. The Presenting Partners’ campaigns will launch in June 2011. Sebastian Coe, Chair of LOCOG said: Carrying the Olympic Flame is an incredible honour and from today people have the opportunity to reward someone inspirational by nominating them to be part of this historic event. This is a great occasion to give someone you know, who has made a difference and who deserves recognition, their moment to shine. Sir Chris Hoy, Olympic Gold Medallist and Lloyds TSB (Bank of Scotland) Ambassador for the London 2012 Games said: It s great that Lloyds TSB (Bank of Scotland) is bringing the Games closer to local communities and inviting the public to nominate someone to carry the Olympic Flame. I know who I m nominating and urge everyone to nominate and recognise the people who ve made a difference to their local community. The deadline for making nominations is 11.59pm on Wednesday 29 June 2011. Find out more about the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

AtSource gets the first Mackerel pin for Penzance from HFW. (2011-05-19 16:23)

AFTER trading for only a month, a new Penzance café, At Source, has been awarded a Mackerel Pin by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s Fish Fight team. The TV chef’s Fish Fight campaign, backed by Channel 4, aims to get more people eating British sustainable fish and includes a big push to have mackerel on the menu. As part of At Source’s policy of only serving local seasonal food, the fish served in the increasingly popular cafe is strictly only landed in Newlyn and includes line-caught mackerel for most of the year. As well as using 599

mackerel or other seasonal fish for the standard menu fish and chips, the daily Special’s board offers fish dishes dependent on what has been landed each day. In recognition of this sustainable fish policy, At Source has been awarded a pin on the map on the Fish Fight website and signage to promote the café as part of the campaign. ”Sustainability is a large part of what we are about,” said cafe owner Niky Keane. ”We want to raise awareness of local, seasonal food by making no excuses for only being able to serve and sell what comes from Cornwall at any time of year. Our fish, vegetables and salads change almost daily in line with what local growers and fishermen can bring us.” Story courtesy of The Cornishman (C-DM) The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Andrew George MP Calls For Radical Change To Fishing Policy. (2011-05-19 18:10)

Local MP, Andrew George, is calling for a radical EU reform of the Commons Fisheries Policy (CFP) and is campaigning for fishermen to be given greater powers to protect and manage their own fisheries. He will be meeting with a group of West African fishermen in Newlyn’s Fisherman’s Mission tomorrow and with local fishermen and industry bodies during the next few weeks to discuss the CFP reform. Mr George is the Liberal Democrat lead on fishing matters in the House of Commons and works closely with the Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon MP. They are working jointly as Coalition partners in the lead up to the completion of the CFP review by the end of 2012. Mr George, who took part in a Parliamentary debate last week (Thursday, 12th May 2011) to discuss the reforms, said: We must support those coastal communities that are dependent upon fishing and the fishing industry whether they be in Europe or in Africa. In doing that we must develop policy which ends the practice of discards and takes powers away from Brussels and gives fishermen and other stakeholders more say in their own local and regional waters whether in Cornwall or Africa. Greenpeace has organised a small delegation of three artisanal fishermen from West Africa to visit the UK as part of the European-wide African Voices Tour. Mr George will meet the fishermen when they visit Seafood Cornwall in Newlyn on Friday (20th May) at 12.30pm. The fishermen will share their own experiences of the effects of large industrial European vessels operating in their waters under the Common Fisheries Policy. The group are interested in meeting fellow small scale fishermen in the UK and will spend an informal day in Newlyn this week where they will discuss how their livelihoods and communities 600

are threatened by the large European vessels. Mr George will also be meeting with local fishermen and industry representatives in the coming weeks to discuss other aspects of the CFP and the challenges faced by many fishing communities around the Cornish coast whose livelihoods are dependent upon successful local fisheries management.

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From Cape Verde to Cornwall! (2011-05-20 07:28)

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African Voices - Cape Verde fishermen on Newlyn fish market. (2011-05-20 08:38)

African Voices visit Newlyn - Nick Howell (who has done much to support ’artisanal fishing’ in Cornwall like develop the Cornish Sardine fishery) talks cod with 49 year old Senegalese fisherman Celestino Oliveira and Issa Moustapha Diop member of the National Artisanal Fishermen Federation of Mauritania .......

two of three delegates from Cape Verde in Senegal who are visiting the UK as part of their European tour this week...... 602

seen here lending a hand to land fish from one of Newlyn’s mackerel handline fisherman......

Issa Moustapha Diop was truly impressed that one man had caught all the fish - he thought there must more crew member hiding aboard the boat!....... 603

smiles all round for a good morning’s work that started at 4am.......

Celestino Oliveira and Issa Moustapha wait as veteran handliner Chris Morley heads for the quay....... 604

along with hard working Greenpeace delegate, Kiwi Alicia Craw seen here enjoying the delights of all that Newlyn has to offer - later the group will convene in the Fishermen’s Mission to meet local MP Andrew George and David Muirehead from the South West Handliner’s Association - which represents over 150 fishermen - to discuss their working lives and how things might be different especially now as the waters off West Africa are being fished by the world’s most powerful trawler, the Atlantic Dawn, originally built to fish pelagic fish like mackerel for Kevin McHugh from her home base of Killybegs in Ireland -

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and would even make her predecessor, the Veronica, look small seen here pictured in Killybegs back in the late 1980s All fishermen in Newlyn are welcome to come and talk with interpreters on hand to help - unless your spoken French is good of course!...... IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/z2GoLo8UfSk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Old school - Billinsgate style. (2011-05-20 12:55) [story_fish6.jpg] Fish merchant Roger Barton with a brace of Ling - Behind the scenes at Billingsgate fish market Image courtesy of Completely London

An example of a work ethic that many would argue is lost on many today - one man’s 50 year life with fish at the capital of fish markets - Billingsgate - tells all. By coincidence it Looks like Billingsgate uses the same supplier of plastic door protection as is used on Newlyn fish market! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 606

Make mine a Mac! (2011-05-21 07:49)

Take a mackerel and fillet - dredge with flour both sides and fry in a little oil in a heavy fry pan skin side first for a few minutes till cooked half way through - easy to see - while cooking sprinkle with chopped rosemary - turn the fillets over and cook for a minute or so - the heat in the fry pan will finish off cooking the top side very quickly.........

keeping it simple - mayo and chip, seasoned with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon to taste. Use two fish (four fillets) per person for med/large medium macs or there’ll be a fight over who gets what! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Support your local fishermen- it’s a fishy Saturday! (2011-05-21 17:04)

Plenty of trade with the bigger yachts at this time of year......

while there are bottoms to be scrubbed with the punts........

any old shoes......... 608

something to chill those beers for the BBQ ce soir........

the Sennen smile, what you get for a morning’s work that produced 70Kg of mackerel - them Sennen boys a’coming round here stealing our fish!....... 609

those blues contrast nicely with the orange leggings.......

another bottom that needs a scrub.......

how many men does it take to take ice......... 610

quality first - slush ice boxes on the punt........

but it’s still an uphill struggle........ 611

put it in the diary.......

great to see! - our local restaurants taking advantage of good mackerel supplies........ 612

At Source, Penzance’s only Mac Pin outlet from HFW’s mac-bap campaign......

while the Blue Snappa goes one better and has locally caught hake and grey mullet on their Specials board.

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Down Chapel Street and turn left - Untitled. (2011-05-22 10:52)

Never far from a fish connection in Penzance.......

check out Newlyn artist, Jason Walker at the Stoneman Gallery.......

or press the unprepossessing door buzzer and live the dream at the Artist Residence Hotel....... 614

a message for anyone with paintings to spare from Barnes Thomas Auctioneers........

after turning left at the Admiral Benbow and housed in the old Zero Nightclub (which was previously the Co-op dairy stables) the restaurant and Tapas bar Untitled headed up by local chef Robert Wright appear..... 615

with a choice of eating preferences...........

head for the bar at the entrance where you will be shown to a cosy corner at ground level....... 616

around the old nightclub dance floor......

where the spirits of late-night revellers still manifest themselves....... 617

while you choose from a tapas menu spattered and peppered with flavours, textures (and check out the steps leading upstairs to the restaurant proper where until recently Michael Riemenschnieder held court)........

and combinations to please plenty of palates....... 618

served in small ceramic earthenware dishes........

on the way out in the entrance vestibule, one of several eclectic objects can be found....... 619

a ceramic developing tank for rolls of 35mm Kodak film no less. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Dinner at Heston Blumenthal. (2011-05-23 17:37)

Dinner (now where have I just seen a fork for an ’i’ before?!) - a unique dining experience at the other end of the scale and country.......... 620

complete with source of inspiration for the Dinner menu - a time when quotas were definitely not in force on the high seas from whence the fish came........

with oyster, scallops and mackerel all featuring on the starters menu....... 621

and turbot and cod making the main Dinner dish list. Heston features (along with Jamie O) in Hartsman’s Zeitgeist food guide just published - inspired by Harry Beck’s iconic London Underground map that has been copied all over the world. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hugh and the DJ. (2011-05-23 17:45)

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Dorset chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall s campaigning Channel 4 series Hugh s Fish Fight won the Features BAFTA at this year’s awards. The show beat off competition from programmes such as Come Dine With Me, Mary Queen Of Shops and Pineapple Dance Studios. Fearnley-Whittingstall joked: Given the amazing competition, it s nice to know that there are so many fish on the Bafta juries” - the fish man just doesn’t look too comfortable in that DJ though!.

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Eat more hake!

- you’ve heard it here before- now Seafish agree!

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Catches of Northern hake, landed around the UK, are looking plentiful this season so Seafish, the authority on seafood, is urging consumers to try this excellent whitefish. Hake used to be a familiar fish to Britons but seems to have fallen from favour at a time when availability is very good. We only spent £1.5 million on chilled hake in supermarkets in the past year, compared to £124 million on chilled cod (Nielsen retail figures for 52 weeks leading up to 16 April 2011). Dr Paul Williams, Seafish Chief Executive, said: With properties similar to cod and haddock, hake is an excellent species to try and its very good value for money. We are lucky in the UK that the quality and supply of hake is great so Id encourage consumers to widen their range of seafood to include hake this summer. Hake, known as merluza in Spain, is a Spanish favourite and since the Spanish have the highest per capita consumption of seafood in Europe, they should know what theyre talking about. Dr Williams continued: In addition to tasting great, the Omega-3 content for hake is surprisingly high for a whitefish. It is the 12th highest source of Omega-3 in a table published by Seafish, from a total of 41 species tested. The latest ICES (scientific) advice for Northern European hake, the stock landed in the UK, is favourable for its sustainability. The Seafish Responsible Sourcing Guide to hake is available here. [nhblog20080822-0126-701831.jpg] Mitch Tonks (right) guides England rugby player Matt Dawson hake down the quay in Newlyn.

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Mitch Tonks, fishmonger, food writer and restaurateur, is a big fan of hake: Hake is a great favourite in Spain and a lot of ours is exported; we should definitely eat more of it here, it is a lovely whitefish, a real treat to get hold of a chunk as its flesh is soft and delicious. Snap it up when you can. 623

Hake can grow quite large, like cod, and can be processed into fillets and steaks and is available filleted or frozen. In Cornwall, the traditional dish of hake and onions is still popular. [hake.jpg] Prime hake on Newlyn fish auction - prices are now very competitive.

Best availability for UK-landed hake is May until September. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Show kitchen inspired by Nathan Outlaw at Cornwall Food & Drink festival. (2011-05-24 08:01)

The Mobile Chefs Kitchen Is Here! - The long awaited, totally portable working kitchen designed and hand-built by Simply Wood is now complete and ready for its first outing! The kitchen has been cleverly designed so that it can be set-up and packed away quickly and efficiently by the Simply Wood team and comprises of two chefs islands, two ovens, hobs and a couple of fridges. The first showing of the Chefs kitchen will be in the food & drink tent at the Dartington Food 624

Fair (28th - 30th May) where both islands will be in use for all three days with a wide range of chefs and local producers showing off their skills to a food loving audience. ”This is a new venture for us,” says designer Mark Trewin. ”I visited the Cornwall Food and Drink show last September in Truro and saw the now 2 michellin star chef Nathan Outlaw at work on what was a very basic looking kitchen. Immediately I saw the potential for something really stunning up there and made contact with the event organisers to see if they would be interested in us sponsoring the 2011 festival. They were and we’ve been working hard on the design ever since!” With more contact made within the Southwest food & drink industry, including Taste of The West and the Royal Cornwall Show, Mark and the team are already signed up to be main sponsors of five foodie events in 2011 alone, where the new kitchen will take pride of place in the Chefs cooking theatre. Courtesy of Simply Wood Kitchens, Bude, Cornwall. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fine forecast for Fal Fish Fest! (2011-05-24 08:08)

Rick Stein’s Fish and Chips, along with the Greenbank Hotel, has agreed to sponsor Falmouth’s second two day fish festival which will form part of this year’s 10-day Fal River Festival. Taking place on Sunday 29th and Monday 30th May, organisers are expecting over 10,000 people to attend the two-day fish festival, which will feature a wide range of stalls and cooking demonstrations. The fish festival will be a great opportunity to showcase some of the fantastic seafood that is caught around our coast. The theme of the festival is all about getting people to try fish dishes which they would not normally eat. Schedule of events: Sunday 29th May 10am :: Fal Fish Festival Day 1 11am :: Rick Stein to open festival 11.15am :: Paul Ripley Demo (Rick Stein’s Fish and Chips) 11.55am :: Black Rock Jazz Band 625

1.15pm :: Fiona Were (The Greenbank) 1.55pm :: Squash Box Theatre presents ”The Sea Show” 2.30pm :: Black Rock Jazz Band 3.10pm :: Paul Trudgian fish monger demo (Fish for Thought) 3.50pm :: Fish Auction (In aid of the Fishermen’s Mission) 4.05 :: Squash Box Theatre presents ”The Sea Show” 5pm :: Quijada - Latino-Cuban band 6pm :: Day 1 of the Fal Fish Festival ends Monday 30th May 10am :: Fal Fish Festival Day 2 11am :: Miles Lavers Seaweed Demo (Foods Wild) 11.40am :: Squash Box Theatre presents ”The Sea Show” 12.15pm :: Jumping Out Duo 12.50pm :: Annie Sibert (My Fish Kitchen) 1.30pm :: Arty Williams/Catherine Murden (The Cove/St Austell Brewery) 2.10pm :: Jumping Out Duo 3pm :: Nick Hodges (St Michael’s Hotel) 3.40pm :: Fish Auction (In aid of the Fishermen’s Mission) 3.55pm :: Vistar Das (Indaba) 5pm :: Fal Fish Festival ends The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Yacht Black Sheep - Falmouth coordinate rescue from satellite alert again! (2011-05-24 08:29) As BBC Scotland reports winds over 100mph across region......... [wetaherbuoyscotland.JPG] Last 24 hours from weather buoy 6406 off Scotland showing waves reaching nearly 20 feet - no place for a 26’ yacht!

BBC video footage shot from the SAR 102 helicopter which was subsequently taken out of service to have volcanic ash removed. In the early ours of the morning FGC picked up a satellite transmission from an EPIRB that did not give its position. The staff at Falmouth trawled their records and found that the boat was a 26’ English yacht (ironically named, Black Sheep - given the ash cloud descending over Scotland at the moment) on a four month voyage to the Outer Hebrides. The vessel was located between the Shetland and Faroes Island in atrocious weather conditions and a SAR helicopter from Kinloss dispatched to the scene. The solo skipper of the boat was having comms problems in the severe weather according to the the Kirkwall lifeboat which was dispatched to escort the boat to safety in Westray, Orkney Islands . This article appeared in support of Falmouth’s work in yesterday’s Guardian. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 626

Murder enquiry after man recovered from Mount’s Bay. (2011-05-24 16:35) At around 1000 hours today, Tuesday, 24 May 2011, Police were called to at an area at the back of St Michael’s Mount by HM Coastguard after receiving a report of an incident involving two men in a small boat which was being monitored by the Penzance NCI watch station. On arrival, a man was recovered from the water. He was taken to hospital at Treliske by Police helicopter. Police can confirm this man is now dead. A forensic post mortem is being carried out later this afternoon. A man has been arrested and remains in police custody on suspicion of murder and is being held at Camborne police station. Detective Inspector Costa Nassaris said: We were called to an incident this morning in Mount’s Bay where a body was recovered from the water. We can confirm that this man has died and we re conducting a post mortem today to establish the cause of death. We currently have a man in police custody at Camborne, being held on suspicion of murder. I must stress that this is the early stages of a murder investigation and our job now is to piece together events leading to this incident. We re also in the process of identifying and informing the next of kin. Right now, I m unable to share any further information with you but hope to have a further update for you tomorrow. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Scallop bonanza as was turns into an art form - Fish Factory Art Space. (2011-05-24 16:37)

Those who were around in the mid-70s may well remember the scalloping bonanza in Falmouth (some of the protagonists were the Sea Eagle - LT363, Forelle of Purbeck - P600, Guiding Star CN96)- especially the summer of ’76 when those who slaved away on deck shovelling dredge loads of scallops prayed for rain or at least some sort of breeze to cool them down - will no doubt recall that many of their scallops ended up at the scallop packing plant on Falmouth Wharf.

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Art Space will provide a huge working space for contemporary Cornish artists and a public gallery. The opening night sees the wraps come off the canvases at 6pm Saturday May 28th along with a free drink and an invite to see the work of Diggy Smerdon, Sophie Capron and Martiens Bekker and inspect the working gallery space. IFRAME: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en &ie=UTF8 &hq= &hnear=0x486b3cae2c294c57:0x4cbc2662a332015e,Falmouth+TR11+2TF &gl=uk &msa=0 &ll=50.164309,-5.079503 &spn=0.004027,0.009077 &t=h &msid=212411457828686799858.0004a405f04e361e96625 &output=embed View Fish Factory Art Space in a larger map The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

England and Wales under 10m news - now it’s over to you to manage your fish quotas! (2011-05-24 17:06) If DEFRA proposals are given the go ahead then there will be major changes to the way <10m fishermen operate from next year including managing their own fish quotas. Jerry Percy, Chief Executive to the New Under Tens Fishermen s Association, (NUTFA) the representative body for inshore fishermen in England and Wales said, NUTFA are committed to ensuring that fishermen around the coast, whether over or under ten, members or otherwise are fully informed of the proposals and have a chance to respond. We are touring the main ports (itinerary below) to speak with fishermen in this respect. Each venue will open at 2pm and fishermen, under and over ten, members or not, are invited to drop in to discuss the proposals with NUTFA staff and then contribute to a larger debate at 6pm.” ] It is absolutely vital that fishermen attend their local venue and contribute to the report that NUTFA will present to Government at the conclusion of the consultation. The DEFRA proposals will change the way that fishermen operate and they must have their say, it s their future. Defra will also provide staff at most of the meetings to answer specific questions. The Dates and Venues (All 2pm 8pm) are: · Thursday 26th May Thurrock: The Village Hall, High Street, Aveley, · Friday 27th MayAldeburgh: The Church Hall, next to Aldeburgh’s St Peter and Paul Church, Victoria Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk · Tuesday 31st May Amble: Fourways2, 6 Dilston Terrace, Amble, NE65 0DT · Wednesday 1st June Hartlepool: Borough Hall, Constables Lounge, The Headland, Hartlepool · Thursday 2nd June Scarborough: Scarborough Sea Cadets HQ, East Sandgate, Scarborough Sea Front, (adjacent to the Newcastle Packet ) · Friday 3rd June Wells Next the Sea The Golden Fleece, The Quay, Wells next the Sea · Monday 6th June Padstow: National Lobster Hatchery, South Quay, Padstow, PL28 8BL · Tuesday 7th June Newlyn: Fishermen s Mission, Ship Institute, North Pier, Newlyn, Penzance TR18 5JB · Wednesday 8th June Mevagissey: Mevagissey Social Club, Jetty Street, Mevagissey, St Austell, PL26 6UH · Thursday 9th June Plymouth: Plymouth Fish Market Auction Room · Friday 10th June Seaton: Seaton Social Club @ Wilstons, Beach Road, Seaton, Devon EX12 2LZ · Monday 20th June Hastings: East Hastings Sea Angling Association, The Stade, Hastings 628

· Tuesday 21st June Shoreham (Venue to be confirmed) · Wednesday 22nd June Poole: Arndale Court Hotel, 62-66 Wimborne Road, Poole BH15 2BY · Thursday 23rd June Whitehaven (venue to be confirmed) · Friday 24th June Blackpool (Venue to be confirmed) The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hot off the press - A Book of the Night back from the printers. (2011-05-24 17:38)

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Heart failure and how to avoid it - eat more baked or broiled fish simple. (2011-05-25 16:44) Fish Intake and the Risk of Incident Heart Failure: The Women’s Health Initiative Corresponding author; email: dlj@northwestern.edu Abstract: Background Whether fish or the fatty acids they contain are independently associated with risk for incident heart failure (HF) among postmenopausal women is unclear. Methods and Results The baseline Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study (WHI-OS) cohort consisted of 93,676 women aged 50-79 of diverse ethnicity and background of which 84,493 were eligible for analyses. Intakes of baked/broiled fish, fried fish and omega-3 fatty acid (eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) + docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), ±-linolenic acid (ALA)), and trans fatty acid (TFA) were determined from the WHI food frequency questionnaire. Baked/broiled fish consumption was divided into 5 frequency categories: <1/mo (referent), 1-3/mo, 1-2/wk, 3-4/wk, e5/wk. Fried fish intake was grouped into 3 frequency categories: <1/mo (referent), 2) 1-3/mo, and 3) e1/wk. Associations between fish or fatty acid intake and incident HF were determined using Cox models adjusting for HF risk factors and dietary factors. Baked/broiled fish consumption (e5 servings/wk at baseline) was associated with a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.70 (95 % CI: 0.51, 0.95) for incident HF. In contrast, fried fish consumption (e1 serving/wk at baseline) was associated with a HR of 1.48 (95 % CI: 1.19, 1.84) for incident HF. No significant associations were found between EPA+DHA, ALA, or TFA intake and incident HF. and the bottom line is......... Conclusions Increased baked/broiled fish intake may lower HF risk, while increased fried fish intake may increase HF risk in postmenopausal women. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 629

The thorny discard question, debate and debacle - a must be read. (2011-05-25 17:47)

Discards won’t go away - but what are ’discards’ - a term that any journalist or reporter covering the fishing industry needs to be more than familiar with if they are to pass comment, judgement or assess the actions of the industry. If the the nature and use of the term discards was straightforward then much of the recent interest in and around the industry would not have caused such angst within the fishing community at alrge. Hugh’s FishFight for instance, would be seen as a right and proper case and good cause for taking action at the highest level - EU CFP reform even. Unfortunately, discards apply to any and all fish that do not meet the requirements of a fishing operation - through quota restrictions, MLS (minimum landing size) requirements or market demand and therein lies the rub. This Seafish article begins the debate and provides links to the most recent articles covering the natuire of discards and should be compulsory reading for those not closely acquainted with what falls out of the cod end and on to the deck. Discard dilemma photos:

[prawningss11401.jpg] Prawn trawling in the mud of the Smalls.

[scan143.jpg] Scad by the ton when white fish trawling - if there were no discards would you keep these aboard - given that you could fill the fish room in a few days or even less?

[trip2003_0818AP.jpg] Beam trawling - juvenile and under MLS fish, not that many but enough to fill many boxes in an otherwise small fishroom.

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Falmouth Film festival - Pixel8 coming 24-26th June! (2011-05-25 18:09) [pixel8web4.jpg] Picture worth 1000 words

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Apart from all the other amazing flicks on show, be sure to take your seat in front of the big screen and catch two fishy films: ’The Beamer’ - Life aboard a Newlyn beam trawler filmed earlier this year by third year Falmouth film students. ’The Lady Hamilton’ - day-hauling with Mr Sushi, Chris Bean and his Falmouth family fishing operation aboard their tosher - named after Lord Nelson’s mistress and artist George Romney’s muse - as they work the inshore grounds of Falmouth Bay, targetting red mullet and wrasse. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hake with a Spanish sausage twist. (2011-05-26 09:10)

In a heavy based pan, fry off for till soft a few shallots and an one onion in some olly oil, then add a handful of diced carrot and five minutes later add chopped chirizo and after a further five minutes add a can of butter beans - the oil from the chorizo will add colour to dish........

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on a high heat to crisp that skin before putting in a pre-heated oven (200°).........

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the combination of crispy skin and new potatoes.....

serve with the bean stew poured over the fish before topping with the herb of choice. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

’The Beamer’ a short film by Alex Hudson and William Darby. (2011-05-26 18:12)

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Filmed entirely aboard the Newlyn beam trawler Elizabeth N, skippered by Michael Nowell. The film was shot and edited by Alex Hudson and William Darby, third year students at University College Falmouth. This and The Lady Hamilton short will premiered on the big screen at Pixel8 in June. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 633

A tale of two butts. (2011-05-27 08:17)

An unsettled start to the day with threatening clouds hovering over the Bay.........

not that they will deter the patriarch of the Pascoe dynasty as he breaks through a sparkling sea......

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Sennen men come round to.......

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time must ticking towards the tuna tangons call to action.......

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lucky lemons get the otolith treatment from CEFAS Sam........

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some red gurnards come complete with table decoration for the more discerning buyer......

more like dawn than dusk.......

’Through the Gaps’ featured in the Blog review section of local newspaper, The Cornishman for a second time - appreciated Gareth!......... 638

a chance for an enthusiastic and committed fisherman to join Plymouth Marine Laboratory’s research programme aboard their vessel ...........

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keeping the quay in the sun......

don’t forget the Orion Gallery now provides superb coffee with an uninterrupted view over the Bay.......

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well stocked with pirate shirts ready for the big world record pirates in one place day in June. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ken Rashleigh RIP. (2011-05-27 12:00)

Part-time fisherman, full time Chemistry teacher for many years at Mounts Bay school and all round lovely guy Ken Rashleigh passed away recently - but can you identify the well known Newlyn face alongside the man - taken in 1982 aboard Ken’s tosher, Galilee which he co-owned with John and Frances MacWilliams. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Anonymous (2011-05-29 09:10:46) This is my Dad and yes he was a great guy who will be greatly missed. The little lad in the picture is my cousin Nathan DeRozarieux who was about 9 years old at the time and was absolutely smitten with fishing and being with his Uncle Ken, they were inseparable. Thank you Laurence for your lovely comments. RIP Dad, love Naomi x

’Toughest Place to be a Fisherman’ - are you up for it? (2011-05-27 12:34) Here’s a unique opportuntiy and real challenge thrown down to the fisherman of Cornwall - check out the clips below from the previous series to see what you could face: 641

BBC2 is looking for a fisherman to take part in the second series of the current affairs documentary: Toughest place to be&a Fisherman. This series takes British workers to do their jobs in some of the most challenging and difficult circumstances in the world, and this time we re looking for a fisherman! It s an exciting opportunity to experience and learn about a culture far removed from your own and to try out your job on the other side of the world. If you re interested in this challenge and in finding out more then please contact Emily for a chat about the project. All calls are confidential and you will be under no obligation whatsoever to take part. Emily.lawson@bbc.co.uk Tel 0208 0085966 Here’s a few comments to wet the appetite from the previous series:

”I feel that the crew were very good professionals with a big heart, and always open to suggestions”. ”The experience was unforgettable! To have a camera filming your every move, changes your way of seeing things”. ”If they asked me if I would do it again, I wouldn’t think twice, the answer would be yes. Thanks for the opportunity”! Here’s the BBC2 web page devoted to the series - obviously they want someone who is willing to accept any challenge that comes their way - and it could be in any part of the world - sounds like something any self-respecting adventurous fishermen would stride through in their waders no worries! What are you waiting for! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Pixel8 Film Festival - sail aboard the Lady Hamilton and catch Chris Bean’s story. (2011-05-27 17:27) IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/24092232?title=0 &portrait=0 Lady Hamilton from William Darby on Vimeo. From dugout to Nelson’s mistress and Rowney’s Muse, step aboard as Chris Bean charts his fishing career through a succession of boats he has steered a zillion times around Carrick Roads and Falmouth Bay in search of his daily fish. 642

Cornish Captain Bean’s (whose woolly hat has the appearance of having been with him from birth) intimate narration of a fisherman’s life which, after a promising career start at the renowned Camborne School of Mines, eventually ends up with him on, rather than under, the surface of the world. This, the second of two fishing story movies shot by two adventurous University College Falmouth students for their end of year project - all the films will be premiered at Pixel8 in June. Hat’s off to Alex Hudson and William Darby for not only committing to a full week aboard a modern fishing boat (as in filming The Beamer) but also in showing enough commitment by obtaining the same safety certificates as is required for all fishermen these days - so if the degree fails to get you a job guys you won’t have any trouble finding work aboard one of the Cornish fishing fleet! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. p mcguinness (2011-05-28 21:08:51) excellent video,makes a change from watching deadliest catch fishermen saying yeah baby.it is a shame that it is not shown to a larger audience as proof that netting is selective. Laurence Hartwell (2011-05-29 01:35:23) Early days yet - let’s see if the video gets a wider audience after the big screening in June! kate kirby (2011-05-30 14:48:09) Chris’s story is beautifully and quietly told. I would point out though that he didn’t do it all on his own - he has rewritten history a little - Lady Hamilton was built for both Ben Kirby and Chris - the name refers to Ben’s forebear Admiral Lord Nelson and his mistress. Ben and Chris fished together for a while, from Bishops Quay, firstly alongside each other with Ben in the Guide Me and Chris in the Sara. A chap called Ferret showed them how to make the more long lasting feathers with the electric tube covering. When they first started going to sea in the winter the headline in the West Briton was ”Mackerel Madness” as previously as small boats had been hauled up out of the way of the sea for months.The ’ Lady Hamilton’ firstly owned by both men was sold to Chris when Ben went on to build another Gerald Pearn boat, the ’Victory’. kate kirby (2011-06-14 09:12:16) Chris’s story is beautifully and quietly told. I would point out though that he didn’t do it all on his own - he has rewritten history a little - Lady Hamilton was built for both Ben Kirby and Chris - the name refers to Ben’s forebear Admiral Lord Nelson and his mistress. Ben and Chris fished together for a while, from Bishops Quay, firstly alongside each other with Ben in the Guide Me and Chris in the Sara. A chap called Ferret showed them how to make the more long lasting feathers with the electric tube covering. When they first started going to sea in the winter the headline in the West Briton was ”Mackerel Madness” as previously as small boats had been hauled up out of the way of the sea for months.The ’ Lady Hamilton’ firstly owned by both men was sold to Chris when Ben went on to build another Gerald Pearn boat, the ’Victory’.

Maria Damanaki - Where does fish come from? (2011-05-27 18:01) Maria Damanaki - Where does fish come from? European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Speaking earler today at the Slow Fish Conference in Genoa, 27 May 2011- before she goes on to announce tonight that she will take part in the launch of the European Fish Fight Campaign next 643

week in Brussels - the sequel to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s UK battle to end discards at sea one to watch! ”Minister Romano, Mr. Burlando, Mr. Petrini, authorities, ladies and gentlemen, It is a real honor to address an audience of informed citizens who care about what we eat and how it gets to our table. And I know that when it comes to fish, many of you are not just informed citizens, but rather concerned citizens. We hear that fish resources are depleted. That fish contains dangerous pollutants. That it is sometimes sold under false labels. We hear that big amounts of fish are thrown overboard because they were caught by mistake. So what should we do? Well, we can probably change the way we eat; but we definitely have to change the way we fish. As Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, I am mainly responsible for that: the way we fish. But today I will attempt to give you a few ideas on both the way we eat and the way we fish, as they are more closely connected than one would think. Because fish is a shared resource, the EU has exclusive competence for its conservation. Over the years the Common Fisheries Policy has become complex, with too much detail decided at central level, which makes it harder to implement and to control; more importantly, too much focus is put on short-term economic interests, which too often seem to prevail over environmental considerations. Instead, we must turn this around and hinge our actions on sustainability and sustainability only. This combined effort towards decentralisation and towards sustainability - is at the heart of the proposals that I am soon going to put forward to change the way we fish. With the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, I hope to introduce a new approach to fisheries management, based on a way of fishing that does not prevent fish from reproducing and growing. A new way of fishing that respects sensitive areas like spawning grounds or sensitive habitats and that spares non-target species such as seabirds, cetaceans and sharks. A new way of fishing which avoids unwanted catches in the first place and phases out the practice of discarding them overboard. In other words I am pushing for an ecosystem approach to fisheries management. At the same time, I also believe that the new system should adapt to each region’s heritage, tradition and know-how; the fishing industry itself, with its irreplaceable expertise and knowledge of the seas, should play its part in the conservation of resources and come up with the best solutions to achieve sustainable and efficient resource use. I want this reform to mark a real step forward towards sound marine management, which is the basis for a sustainable future for our fishermen, particularly small-scale fishermen, and our coastal communities. However, ladies and gentlemen, No matter how well we progress towards these objectives, there is one thing that can undermine all our conservation efforts: illegal fishing. By harvesting stocks unsustainably, illegal fishing can destroy habitats and disrupt ecosystems. And it is not just a crime against the environment: it also distorts markets with unfair competition, damages law-abiding fishermen and erodes consumer confidence. Last year, the EU introduced important legislation that makes control much more effective, punishes wrongdoers and makes fish traceable through every step of the market chain - from the net to the plate. We make use of electronic technologies for data collection and checking; we have inspectors all over Europe; and we even introduced a point system, similar to the one you have in Italy for driving licences [”la patente a punti”]: people who are repeatedly caught fishing illegally, end up losing their fishing licence. So we have declared zero tolerance against illegal fishing. But we aren t stopping there: we are already onto the next steps, and these involve new traceability tools based on genetics, genomics and forensic techniques&.Yes, it sounds like science fiction, but we do have the technology: we can determine exactly where each fish comes from, as you will hear in the press conference later this morning. Just like it’s done in crime detection, we might decide to use modern molecular technology to spot fraud in our sector. Mr Petrini, please rest assured that we will go the extra mile to ensure that ecolabels may not be falsified or circumvented; that once 644

the product reaches the stores, the consumer can be confident it has been fished sustainably. Ladies and gentlemen, As informed citizens, you know that fish is universally acclaimed as a healthy component of our diet. We all know it is rich in protein, but it’s not just that: its prime value lies in the fact that it contains clusters of brain-specific nutrients, the omega-3 fats, which our body cannot produce, and must get from the diet. These fats, DHA and EPA, affect mental health throughout our life cycle. Scientists have connected poor mental development of babies with insufficient supplies of DHA during pregnancy. Later, DHA and EPA influence educational performance, aggressive behavior, depression, senility and Alzheimer’s disease. Fish also helps regulate blood pressure, thus reducing the risks of heart attack, and blood sugar, which is good for weight loss and diabetes. It is a source of vitamins and minerals, it helps combat osteoporosis&. Should I go on? I think I made my point, but let me add this: fish is also quick and easy to cook. For me it’s the only healthy and acceptable form of ”fast food”! So, don t stop eating fish; we should keep consuming it, and consuming lots of it. As long as it comes from sustainable sources! As to where all the necessary fish should come from, we know that stocks can produce more if fished at sustainable levels: so if we make the effort for some time, we can expect that, in the medium term, the fish populations will rebound. And some of our efforts are paying off already: today, 37 % of the stocks we have studied are being fished at sustainable levels. Only last year this figure was 28 %. According to scientists, there are 11 stocks that we should stop fishing altogether. Last year there were 14. Naturally, we also need to look for ways to sustainably develop fish farming, both on land and marine. Aquaculture is part of the supply solution - and an important source of growth, jobs and stability for the sector. To conclude, ladies and gentlemen, I carry a dual responsibility here. On the one hand I have to ensure that Europeans get as much seafood as they need; and on the other I have to make sure that natural resources are not over-exploited: that they are used sustainably and with respect for the marine natural balance. I know that public opinion is in on the reform of the common policy. A recent poll shows that people want the fish in the shops to come from non-overfished sources, and hundreds of thousands have signed a petition against discards in the UK alone. But I equally expect some opposition to my proposals - both from parts of the fishing industry and from the political levels - and that’s why I need your support. As informed citizens who care about production methods and cycles; as fish consumers; or as members of an industry which is too often struggling against external forces such as the economic crisis, rising fuel prices or climate change impacts: I ask you to support the reform. There is a lot you can do: convince your MEPs and national Ministers to choose foresight. Make them see that the environment cannot always heal itself and that in this business, what we do to nature, we do to ourselves. Pressure them not to give in to short-term economic interests but to go for the common good. If you are here today, it’s because you care. You don t want to leave our children a degraded planet with diminished resources. You feel you are part of a single society with a shared responsibility and a moral obligation to make things right. Italian Nobel Prize Rita Levi Montalcini said that civil society (”una società civile globale”) can create opportunities to reduce our environmental impact. The key lies in this awareness. I’m here to tell you that I care too. Let’s make this reform an important step towards healthy, sustainable and & slow fish for all. Thank you”. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Slow Fish 2011 Opened in Genoa by European Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki and Slow Food President Carlo Petrini. (2011-05-28 08:01)

The fifth edition of Slow Food s celebration of sustainable fishing opened today in Genoa. The event was officially inaugurated on Friday May 27 by Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries; Carlo Petrini, President of Slow Food; Claudio Burlando, President of the Liguria Regional Authority; Pierluigi Vinai, Vice-President of the Fondazione Carige and Silvio Greco, President of the Slow Fish Scientific Committee. Slow Fish 2011 runs from May 27 to 30 at the Genoa Fiera, with a special focus this year on the small-scale fishers whose livelihood is threatened by industrial fishing and whose activities help protect rather than devastate the marine environment. A press conference with Maria Damanaki was held prior to the official inauguration. She was introduced by Silvio Greco, who briefly sketched out the complexity of the Mediterranean situation; the sea is bordered by many different EU and non-EU countries, each with its own rules and regulations. In the North Sea, he said, fish quantities are high but the number of fish species was low (only 20 fishable species), while in contrast the Mediterranean has small quantities of many fishable species (300). Damanaki agreed that the situation is very difficult: fish resources are depleted and fish contains dangerous pollutants, is sometimes sold under false labels and huge amounts are thrown overboard after being caught by mistake. Her answer: We can probably change the way we eat, but we definitely have to change the way we fish. She outlined some of the issues with current legislation and the Common Fisheries Policy, which she said was too complex, hard to implement and focused on short-term economic interests, which often prevail over environmental concerns. She said the planned CFP reform would turn this around, with decentralization and sustainability at the heart of her proposals. With the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, I am hoping to introduce a new way of fishing that does not 646

prevent fish from reproducing and growing. A new way of fishing that respects sensitive areas like spawning grounds or sensitive habitats and that spares non-target species such as seabirds, cetaceans and sharks. A new way of fishing that phases out wasteful practices such as throwing unwanted catches overboard. She said she was pushing for an ecosystem approach to fisheries, a new system that should adapt to each region s heritage, tradition and know-how. She moved on to talk about a major threat to these conservation efforts: illegal fishing. Harvesting stocks unsustainably disrupts ecosystems and destroys habitats, but it s not just a crime against the environment. It also distorts markets, creates unfair competition and erodes consumer confidence. She described new methods and technologies being used by the EU to crack down on illegal fishing, like a points system similar to the one used for driving licenses, and traceability tools based on genetics, genomics and forensic techniques. Given the health benefits of eating fish and its convenience ( fish is quick and easy to cook for me it s the only healthy and acceptable form of fast food! ), she urged people to keep eating fish as long as it comes from sustainable sources. She said that stocks can produce more if fished sustainably, and that good results were already been seen from the EU s efforts: Today, 37 % of the stocks we have studied are being fished at sustainable levels. Only last year this figure was 28 %. According to scientists, there are 11 stocks that we should stop fishing altogether. Last year there were 14. She spoke about her dual responsibility, to ensure that Europeans get as much seafood as they need and that natural resources are not exploited, but used sustainably. She was positive about the chances for success, citing a UK petition against bycatch with almost a million signatures. She said she expected opposition from fishing industry interests and some political levels, and so asked for support to help convince national governments, minsters and members of the European Parliament to vote for her proposals. In response to questions from journalists, she talked about the importance of education and funding projects that teach people about good behavior, that develop tourism and that provide fisherman with another way to make money, like a new project recently launched in Nice where French fishers are paid to go out on their boats and collect recyclable plastic and other garbage from the sea when they are not fishing. On the controversial issue of bluefin tuna stocks, she talked about an improved situation from last year, when she closed the fisheries early, and described measures being taken by the EU to prevent uncontrolled Libyan fishing of the threatened stocks. At the official inauguration shortly after the press conference, Carlo Petrini thanked the commissioner and underlined the importance of her presence at Slow Fish. He turned the spotlight onto small-scale fishers, who he said were not sufficiently protected from this environmental disaster that condemns them to a slow extinction. These years are strategic for EU food policy, he said, talking about how Slow Food was in harmony with a new food policy strategy that includes respect for the health of the environment, social justice in the protection of small fishing and farming communities and the abandonment of an unsustainable development model based only on consumption and waste. These small communities, he said, cannot be supported only by the price of commodities, but must be supported by the EU. The whole community must support the work these farmers and fishers do for the ecosystem, he said. Small fishers protect their local area, as well as our historical memory, tourism and culture. Reducing food to a commodity is our biggest mistake, he said. We have to recognize the difference between price and value. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. Anonymous (2011-05-28 08:42:49) quote* with a special focus this year on the small-scale fishers whose livelihood is threatened by industrial fishing and whose activities help protect rather than devastate the marine environment.*quote*

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considering they are bringing in track records for under 10m’s and conservation zones this is just a bit ironic

On Guard! (2011-05-28 18:51)

Back in the Bay, good to see the Anglian Princess on station again.......

to celebrate the Jubilee Pool opening there’s a new set of poolside flags this year...... 648

if you haven’t seen this before it will make you smile!.........

German engineering on tour........

over to take ice after landing....... 649

leaving the shore staff to engage in a spot of Celtic wrestling, one for you Yan.......

where’s the water gone?.........

Bucaneer 16’ commercial fishing boat for sale with a ’full’ licence, see the Fishing Boats For Sale page for further details. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Greek night tonight - haddock marinated with Rosemary garlic red onion White wine vinegar & dry White vino (2011-05-28 19:44)

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Liam Guille - returned to Alderney for his funeral. (2011-05-29 14:53)

Flags from Alderney and Cornwall fly aboard the crabber, Emma Louise that Liam worked aboard...... 651

Liam’s body was first put aboard the Penlee lifeboat......

and taken across the harbour......

with two members of the lifeboat crew acting as a guard of honour........ 652

before transferring Liam to the Emma Louise........

Newlyn’s Mission skipper, Keith Dixon blessed the voyage......

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along with some flowers from Liam’s girlfriend’s family........

skipper of Liam’s first boat the Dom Bosco, Mario Perry (right) stands on the bow as the Emma Louise makes her way to the gaps......

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bound for Alderney in the Channel Islands......

a trip of some ten hours......

passing the Anglian Princess at anchor. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Misty mackerel morning. (2011-05-29 19:00)

Bound in to land, the mackerel men....... 655

where the ever watchful Frank keeps an eye on proceedings......

hand grading - maybe the market will invest in a grading machine for the benefit of the mackerel fleet...... 656

until then it’s down to individual judgement.

Mr Witley always gives a good covering of ice on each box before they go to the market fridge..... 657

more ice!.......

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1 man power shifts those boxes to the fridge......

time then to complete the market landing sheet.

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SlowFish - Sanjay Kumar’s Genoan odyssey in pictures. (2011-05-30 20:56)

Time for Westcountry chef, Sanjay Kumar get some background reading done on the CFP, the scourge of UK fishermen, before meeting some of the key players......

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before meeting Mr Slowfood himslf, Carlo Petrinini........

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getting back to the main purpose of the show, cooking up a storm the SlowFish way and keeping the show visitors happy with some Kumar magic........

all the way from Cornwall, smoked Cornish mackerel fillets at SlowFish 2011.

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Tues morning. (2011-05-31 09:38)

Always good to see a smattering of JDs with the inshore trawlers.......

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big beamer, big mouth, big cod........

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time to check over the ring net in readiness for the start of the new Cornish Sardine season aboard the White Heather.......

doing his bit for the planet, the Harvest rubbish Reaper......

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Treen heads back to the pontoons......

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We need to draw people s attention to this scandalous waste (2011-06-01 07:19)

Thi is the latest move from HFW and his discards campaign - fishermen will need to make sure that while there may be consensus over stopping discards the means by which new measures are implemented will be crucial - and potentially damaging to many. Quoted directly from a re-vamped FishFight web site that is now in 11 languages: ”Discarding is a scandalous waste of a valuable and limited food resource. Everyone in Europe needs to get involved to end the practice”. The Europe-wide Fish Fight campaign kicks off today with a grand event outside the EU Parliament Building in Brussels.

Why is Fish Fight launching a European Campaign? I think the issue of discard is now very much on the public agenda in the UK. It s been debated in Parliament and our Government has now passed a motion committing to help end the practice. 667

There s no doubt that this is the result of the mounting public awareness that followed directly from the Fish Fight series on Channel 4, and the accompanying campaign. But in other European countries the problem is still not widely understood, or even known about. We need key public figures in those countries to take up the campaign and draw people s attention to this scandalous waste of a valuable and limited food resource. That s why we re launching our campaign across Europe and launching websites in eleven other languages across Europe; French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Swedish, Flemish, Greek, Danish, Dutch and Portuguese. On Tuesday May 31st Fish Fight Europe will kick off with a grand event outside the EU Parliament Building in Brussels. We really hope to see as many people as possible down there. All details can be found below. The future of all European fish stocks is at stake, so everyone in Europe who would like their children and grandchildren to eat this great food needs to get involved. Hugh Fearnley -Whittingstall The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Great British Menu - the fish final - big on Cornish fish. (2011-06-01 07:47)

It’s the finals for the fish course for the Great British Menu. Twenty four of the country’s top chefs have been competing for a place to cook at the People’s Banquet - a magnificent street party to be held at the historic Leadenhall Market. Now only eight chefs remain and they are all fighting to get one of their courses on the menu. In this episode, they cook their fish dishes for the Great British Menu judges and a fourth member who will help them decide who will go through. [no6ffinal.JPG] Paul Ainsworth’s fish dish - Cornish Sardines - Oysters and Bass.

Paul Ainsworth and Aktar Islam slugged it out for the final of the Great British menu’s fish dish. Despite coming second Paul, head chef at the No6 restaurant in Padstow, is judged by Oliver Peyton to be giving Rick Stein some serious competition in the land of the fish restaurant in Cornwall. His fish dish consisted of Cornish Sardines, oysters and bass presented a la beach......... [iktarffinal.JPG] Aktar Islam’s Bass and spicy coconut sauce.

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What next?!

- Five Newlyn Harbour Commissioners leave!

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It would appear that, following a meeting this morning, a total of five commissioner places on the board are now vacant after a shakeup of the present team of 12 including the vice-chairman, Ray Tovey and Dave Mundy leave. Other members appear to have left their posts well ahead of their allotted term of service. Official confirmation yet to be given from the Chief Executive. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. Dave Munday (2011-06-01 14:27:32) Please see below a copy of a letter that I handed to the Chairman of the Commissioners this morning; I am writing this letter with great sadness and have carefully considered the situation overnight. I was shocked at the meeting yesterday, the way it was called and conducted, I am unclear if what was done, was actually constitutional. I believe the actions taken yesterday by the Commission, have actually brought the Commission into disrepute, as well as being grossly unfair. I do agree with you that certain Commissioners are not acting independently and in good faith in the best interests of the trust port and all its stakeholders ; however these are not the ones, that have been purged from the Commission. What has been done is to remove the three independent community Commissioners in a most unfair way. When the new Commission was constituted I had high hopes that we could make real progress and have felt that in the last few months progress was slowly being made. However it appears that certain factions were opposed to change and have manouvered very cleverly, to ensure that their own interests are preserved and that Newlyn can not move forward. I cannot work with a Commission that has been so discredited, so very regretfully, I feel that I have no option, but to resign from the Board. I now believe that the Board is completely undermined and has brought itself into disrepute, that it should be dissolved and the DOT be asked to take over the management of the port, until a new board can be appointed. On a personal level, I believe that I have worked hard for the Commission and fully supported you as chairman and the executive in its function, I had hoped to be able to devote more time to the Commission, with my impending retirement. I will now have more time to devote to my other interests, which I am pleased to say are making good progress. Dave Munday sandswimmer (2011-06-01 14:30:48) This is awful news, especially in the light of who got dismissed. I truly despair for the future of Newlyn... sandswimmer (2011-06-14 09:14:40) This is awful news, especially in the light of who got dismissed. I truly despair for the future of Newlyn...

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Newlyn Harbour Commissioners in shake-up. (2011-06-01 17:08) Yesterday’s meeting (Tuesday) of the NPHC to re-appoint several members who were on one year terms has created something of a stir. It appears that, following the meeting, two members, including the vice chair have resigned (citing other commitments) and three were removed in questionable circumstances (see the letter below). While still sceptical, many have been giving the new commissioners the benefit of the doubt despite them turning down what appeared to be a gift horse of a new market for less than the cost of running the existing building -that, after being in post for a year and operating in line within the remit of good governance for Trust ports, the results of their efforts would soon begin to show. Instead, this latest fiasco - remember this is, or was until very recently England’s largest fishing port - will now only serve to rekindle all the old feelings that the port is continuing to serve the interests of a limited number of stakeholders over the rest. Componded by the fact that, the three who were pushed out all represented the local community and had given up huge amounts of personal time and effort in contributing towards the changes planned for the port. Here is the letter that Dave Mundy handed to the Chairman of the Commissioners this morning: ”I am writing this letter with great sadness and have carefully considered the situation overnight. I was shocked at the meeting yesterday, the way it was called and conducted, I am unclear if what was done, was actually constitutional. I believe the actions taken yesterday by the Commission, have actually brought the Commission into disrepute, as well as being grossly unfair. I do agree with you that certain Commissioners are not acting independently and in good faith in the best interests of the trust port and all its stakeholders ; however these are not the ones, that have been purged from the Commission. What has been done is to remove the three independent community Commissioners in a most unfair way. When the new Commission was constituted I had high hopes that we could make real progress and have felt that in the last few months progress was slowly being made. However it appears that certain factions were opposed to change and have manoeuvred very cleverly, to ensure that their own interests are preserved and that Newlyn can not move forward. I cannot work with a Commission that has been so discredited, so very regretfully, I feel that I have no option, but to resign from the Board. I now believe that the Board is completely undermined and has brought itself into disrepute, that it should be dissolved and the DOT be asked to take over the management of the port, until a new board can be appointed. On a personal level, I believe that I have worked hard for the Commission and fully supported you as chairman and the executive in its function, I had hoped to be able to devote more time to the Commission, with my impending retirement. I will now have more time to devote to my other interests, which I am pleased to say are making good progress”. Dave Munday You couldn’t write this in a novel and expect to get away with such an extravagant extended plot - could you? As they say, fact is always stranger than fiction! Who needs iPlayer to catch up with the soaps? 670

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Sanjay at Genoa - cooking Cornish Slow Fish style. (2011-06-02 10:29) [nhblog20090831-7821.jpg] Weaving his magic,Chef Sanjay Kumar will be at Newlyn Fish Festival later this summer.

Salacche Inglese (Cornovaglia) con polenta Sale Speziato (English Salt fish with spiced polenta) Every summer without fail a shoal of sardines swam across the channel, towards the warm shores of Cornwall. A dedicated marksman perched atop the hill kept an eye on the approaching train of shimmering fish shouting Hevva Hevva upon spotting the prized catch. Alert fishermen cast their nets, catching the prized fish, whichwas then prepared, salted, packed symmetrically in barrels, stenciled and shipped back to the shores of Catholic fish eating countries in the Mediterranean. Genoa in Italy was one such port of call a few centuries back. My recipe today is a modern twist on the amazing blend of ancient and modern eating habits, in the perspectiveof Cornish sardines. Nick and Mithe Howell are passionate producers, who care more about keeping thetraditions than earning surplus money by exploiting the sea. Over the years, the market and demand for Cornish fish has dwindled, due to alternate cheaper sources, and modern methods of industrial fishing. Slow fish is a platform to rekindle theinterests in restoring the pride of origin of a delicacy that is so proper to Cornwall, and the people who earn a living catching it, from shore to plate. Recipe (you might want to adapt the quantities for home consumtion accordingly!) Estimated Prep Time: 10 minutes Estimated Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 100 Cornish Sardines / herring 50 g Cumin Seeds ground 1 pkt (10 g) Saffron strands 4 KgPolenta 2 Kg Fish bones for stock 20 Lemons 2 Kg Roquette 2 Trays Cherry tomatoes on vine 1 Kg White Onion 4 Bay leaves 100 ml Olive oil 1 Kg Salted Peanuts 250 g Whole Grain mustard Directions 1. Prepare a fish stock, using the fish bones and onions and bay leaves. 2. Simmer the stock for 15 minutes and strain through a fine sieve. 671

3. In a hot deep pan, heat up the oil and cook the cumin seeds. 4. Add a few ladlefuls offish stock to the pan, and soak the saffron strands in it. 5. Pour the Polenta into the pan, and keep stirring.6. Ladle the rest of the fish stock, slowly into the polenta mix, and keep stirring until it is creamy andboiling off the sides. 7. Finish the polenta with salted peanuts and grain mustard seeds. 8. Place the delicate, salted sardines under a grill, to warm through. 9. Serve the salted sardines on a bed of spiced polenta, with a drizzle of roquette leaves, cherry tomatoes and a lemon wedge The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

From the Cornishman - Newlyn Harbour’s commission on brink of collapse as trio are ousted (2011-06-02 10:56) NEWLYN’S harbour commission is on the brink of collapse after a shock secret ballot saw three members dismissed. Nick Howell, John Lambourn and Juliet Taylor were all kicked off the port authority on Tuesday afternoon in a last-minute vote that has been slammed as a breach of the commission’s guidelines. Another member, Dave Munday, resigned yesterday in protest over the ”grossly unfair” decision. With vice-chairman Ray Tovey leaving for a new post with Cornwall Council and Andrew Bell’s post not filled, that leaves just six commissioners remaining on the board: chairman Gilbert McCabe; Mike Collier; Kevin Bennetts; Andrew Munson; Dave Stevens; and Elizabeth Stevenson. Local representatives have called for the Department for Transport to step in and disband the commission after the drama unfolded right at the end of its first year. They have also called for the resignation of Mr McCabe who has pledged transparency in the past over the surprise ousting of three of its most dedicated members. ”I cannot work with a commission that has been so discredited,” said Mr Munday, who stepped down ”with great sadness” on Wednesday. ”I believe the board is completely undermined and has brought itself into disrepute. It should be dissolved and the DfT be asked to take over the management of the port until a new board can be appointed.” The commission caused controversy last August when it rejected funding for a new fish market in the port. Fiona Thomas-Lambourn, a member of the commission’s advisory body, said: ”Do you really want Newlyn harbour to die on its feet and only have commissioners who (by their relation to the harbour) are forced to be ’yes people’ and not free-thinking?” Nick Howell questioned whether the move to remove him, brought under Article 11 of the commission’s rules, was valid. ”It’s a wrong way of conducting business and has a bad reflection on the Department for Transport,” he said. ”Article 11 states commissioners can only be asked to leave if they die, don’t attend meetings or bring the commission into disrepute,” he said. ”They said we were not working together but that comes down to the chairman and he has to make us work together. ”A few of us have been saying for a while that we should be following the guide for good governance; we have been here for a year and we have not done it.” John Lambourn was disappointed the commission, which was set up in June 2010 after the previous authority was disbanded, looked set to crumble once more. ”We were actually making progress and getting to the point where we were reaching some clear decisions,” he said, adding that the trio were given the boot without any discussion. ”I pleaded for a meeting to see where our differences were and if we could come to an agreement. ”It looks like slipping back into the old slot, and where will hope be included in that slot?” Juliet Taylor, who had been chairing the assets committee, said chairman Mr McCabe had to be 672

accountable for what had happened. ”It is not transparent and it is not constitutional,” she said. ”They gave no reason for what they did.” The remaining commissioners, included Mr McCabe, were not available for comment as The Cornishman went to press. Courtesy of The Cornishman. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Genetics comes to a fish slab near you! (2011-06-02 11:52)

This is the lead paragraph from an article in the New York Times published recentlly - coinciding with moves in Brussels to use genetic or DNA testing to prove the provenance of fish in your local supermarket, restaurant or shop! ”Scientists aiming their gene sequencers at commercial seafood are discovering rampant labeling fraud in supermarket coolers and restaurant tables: cheap fish is often substituted for expensive fillets, and overfished species are passed off as fish whose numbers are plentiful.” Read the full article here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Jimmy Buchan takes the Amity up the Thames to Tower Bridge. (2011-06-02 12:33)

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Small-boat fishermen from across Africa may be financially wiped out if bulk fishing off their shores by European boats continues, industry leaders across the South West have been told. Fisherman from Cape Verde, Mauritania and Senegal were part of a delegation to visit Westcountry colleagues in an effort to spread warnings about their plight. A spokesman from Greenpeace, which organised the African Voices’ trip to Newlyn Harbour, said: ”The disastrous effects of overfishing by European fleets aren’t confined to our continent’s waters. Destructive European Union vessels are now exploiting the waters of the world’s poorest nations, threatening ecosystems and depriving local fishermen of their livelihoods and the food security of their communities.” The delegation met Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon before taking in a tour of Newlyn market and exploring inshore vessels. An open meeting held later at the Fishermen’s Mission allowed local seafarers to share their experiences. Celestino Oliveira, from Cape Verde, said: ”Yes, our fishermen need to get together, but we must also focus our attention on fish suppliers and European retailers, supermarkets, right down to the people who eat those fish. ”In reforming the Common Fisheries Policy in 2013 please don’t forget us look upon sustainability and the effects of your actions before you fish in our waters. ”You need to make money, our governments sign agreements with the EU, you rightfully wish to eat those fish. So why is it that our countries are signing those licences? Because monies coming as a result are vital to underdeveloped economies. ”We have no resources to police your boats the problem is not the licences issued in good faith, but the amount of illegal and unreported fishing that takes place as a result. ”We are allowed to take 32,000 tons of tuna per year, but that represents just a quarter of the stocks we had available in the 1980s yet to us tuna fishing provides jobs for a significant proportion of the country’s population. So three-quarters of the stocks on which to fish have disappeared in the last 30 years.” Newlyn fish merchant Nick Howell talked of the Cornish handline mackerel fishermen’s plight 30 years ago, fighting against large pelagic trawlers from Scotland, describing it as a parallel to the African Voices. He said: ”What if we (in the UK) could never eat another fish? We would survive and move immediately to another protein source fish is just another choice on the plate. ”But those countries would literally starve as fish is at least 60 per cent of their protein, and 80 per cent of those entire communities are directly involved with small-scale fishing.” Newlyn small boat fisherman and boatbuilder Peter Downing said: ”Your governments must get their act together. I have been to Gambia many times over the past 20 years, watched your fishermen and fish markets dwindle, and have seen the bigger boats come into your waters and take prime fish. ”The local markets and fishing communities are really suffering.” The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Photo courtesy of No6 Padstow.

Paul Ainsworth from the No6 restaurant in Padstow just scrapes in to the Great British Menu final with his pudding dish. The judges gave him two nines and two tens for his fairground celebration dish. Watch the final episode before the street party itself with its finalist’s dishes at the historic Leadenhall Market. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Police over Penzance as Queen arrives by train. (2011-06-03 08:48)

A police helicopter hovers over the town centre as the Queen arrives at Penzance railway station before she travels to the Scillys for the day. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Tiz a fishy Friday tiz is. (2011-06-03 12:30)

There’s more than one way to catch fish, it’s high water and a local angler chances his arm for bass on the beach......

while one of three seals patrols the area just in front of the fish market looking for scraps....... 676

good to see slipper-skipper Don willing to turn his hand while the good ship Filadelfia is away in Holland having a new winch.......

destined for the London restaurant scene no doubt - follow those tags........ 677

time for a smile from Mr Thomas and Mr Tonkin........

before getting back to collecting bass scales........

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the Scillies are in the news today........

and a very busy market scene with many of the small boats landing to the market.......

make ’em smile and they might just pay more for your fish...... 679

looking more like koi carp, red mullet and not enough of them for the inshore trawler Jessica Grace......

who have put out wanted notices at sea for big John Dorys too........

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best pollack in the West........

not forgetting the finest stripey mackerel.

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Let’s hear it for the spiders! (2011-06-03 13:09)

Extract form an article in the Independent - and Newlyn has its fair share of boats that fish for those sweeter-than-sweet meat spiders.

”Seek out spider crab in Britain, though, and you’ll probably struggle. Unless you’ve eaten at specialist fish restaurants such as Mitch Tonks’ Seahorse in Dartmouth, Nathan Outlaw in North Cornwall or Tom Aikens in London, most Brits are as likely to have tasted the sweet tender flesh of spider crab as they are to have eaten jellied eels or snails”. All three chefs are no strangers to Newlyn of course.

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As the article go on to say; ”Although the waters around our island are teeming with these crustaceans, we seem to prefer to stick to the imported tuna and farmed salmon to which we’re accustomed. More than half of our spider crabs are whisked straight to Spain and France while they’re still alive, without even touching British soil” - as can be sen from the lorry above, bound for Portugal. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishy Friday II (2011-06-04 07:28)

Let’s hear it for hake! goujons, dipped in egg and rolled in panko breadcrumbs......

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shallow fry pan for both lots of fish........

and an end of meal sloe gin treat. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Visualise the sea and fish stocks. (2011-06-04 07:37) Using a wide range of data, scientists at the University of British Columbia have created a dramatic view of the NorthAtlantic that compares fish stock levels of today with those of 100 years ago just published in a research paper. Today sees the start of European Fish Week with dozens of events planned throughout Europe to publicise all aspects of the industry and fish ecology - many of which are looking to support a workable and viable reform of the CFP The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 684

Stay away from the hard stuff with a wooden bottom. (2011-06-04 20:02)

Another Fred Yates up for auction soon.......

maybe one of these guys will have their work in a sale room one day......

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and next week will see a new set of Newlyn School art work go on show at the Penlee Gallery in Penzance......

ice please, but not Jelberts this time.......

LT1192, a one hundred year old side trawler from Lowestoft, Keeywadin is currently in Newlyn after touching the bottom while sailing around the Scillies - all hands must be cursing her misfortune as she was due to be one of the stars of Looe Luggers this weekend............

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just to let them know......

as more butt gear goes aboard the big ship........

on the prowl, one of the local scavengers....... 687

another advantage of using the insulated tubs complete with dual purpose anti-gull lids.......

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a must-attend meeting for the Under 10 metre fraternity. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Azab - Azores and back race and they’re off from Falmouth. (2011-06-05 10:28)

The leading yacht in this years Azab (Azores and back) race from Falmouth to the Azores and back can be seen heading SSW about twenty miles south of the Lizard on VesselTracker’s AIS map...... 689

the race can be followed in detail by using the AZAB web sites tracking page with live vessel tracking and race information on each yacht.......

another screen grab 24 hours after the start of the race shows La Promese in the lead making a good 11 knots heading 225º with 990 miles the finish. This year there are a number of boats keeping blogs so that you can follow individual stories as they are reported direct from the boat. Here’s an extract from one of the blogs with a reminder just how much AIS has improved safety at sea - especially itsability to identify small boats like fishing vessels and yachts in crowded waters and busy shipping lanes like those around Land’s End.

”1st night Submitted by ninjod on Sun, 05/06/2011 - 02:42 the start was very slow.. little wind and i found myself wishing i had a bigger headsail. slowly the wind built and backed and we are now making reasonable speeds towards the azores. the wind gen seems to take its toll on my boatspeed but on the plus side it makes a nice noise. am in the company of some other competitors.called a ship up after looking at ais and the chap kindly changed course for me. AIS rocks.. all well on board 690

thanks again for all the messages. current situaltion . 15 knots tws 7 knots bsp 1092 nm to go..” The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

How to celebrate fishing and the industry! (2011-06-05 18:58) When it comes to staging big events we might have the edge on pomp and circumstance over other nations - but when it comes to revelling in the sheer delight of something - whether that be celebrating the beheading of the entire ruling class, playing a rugby match or just fish - the frogs can teach us plenty. [417657_16840295_460x306.jpg] Comme chaque année, la foule s’est invitée nombreuse à la fête du port. Photo Pascal Couillaud

This was the scene over the weekend at La Rochelle’s Fish Festival - not a burger van or hotdog stand in sight (they’d probably be thrown in the harbour - or beheaded). Here is a translation (slightly corrected) from Sud Ouest, the regional newspaper that ran the story:

On stage, the atmosphere is electric as a trip at sea in heavy weather. At the helm, Jean-Marc Desbois endorses the habit of the captain. Intones an inevitable sea shanty, ”Santiano. ”People on the port side, we raise our hands. To starboard, you clap your hands! ”The most motivated dance already. An atmosphere that Didier Level and his family, relgiously, love. Each year, they put the cap on Pallice. ”We have since 2003! We like the atmosphere around the sea, at the bar, it rocks, it is pitching. The bars are dry. 240 cases of wine in 13 hours elapsed. On the podium, the skippers of the Velux are entitled to their share of light. ”Today we celebrate the sea in all its dimensions. The fishermen, boaters, adventurers, Mayor Maxime Bono launches. This sea that has made our city! ”

take note Newlyn! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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See Cefas in action. (2011-06-06 16:59)

Out in the Bay, the Cefas Endeavour research ship cruises in and out.......

coming art show Apophenia at the Tolcarne Inn, Newlyn......

first of the new season scallop boats, St Amant BA101 from Ballantrae is in port......... 692

thin pickings with some of the mackerel men this morning........

while the net fleet continue to hit the turbot as they move up the Channel...... 693

several boxes of black bream are sure to end up on a train London bound. they have that Chelsea look about them.......

as do these very dark Dover soles.......

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a case of colour co-ordinated catering for the green team........

onshore CEFAS training underway looking at the physiology of maturity........

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big tallies for a big trip from the James R H.......

looks like Edwin thinks the prices are a bit too steep for his liking much to auctioneer Ian’s amusement.......... 696

the trip included a dozen boxes of nephrops - prawns - or Dublin Bay prawns - langoustine - or norvegicus norvegicus ........

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even down to a few boxes of tails! Normally, you can pop across the road to Tonkin’s wet fish shop opposite the market - but they are only open on a Friday and Saturday at the moment. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Great British Menu - the banquet final at Leadenhall Market, London. (2011-06-06 17:59)

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When Padstow chef Paul Ainsworth visited Newlyn and armed himself with some fresh fish from down the quay and headed off to meet Mission skipper, Keith Dixon..... [gbm.JPG] Courtesy of BBC2

he then spent the day alongside Ali in the Mission’s kitchen preparing a fish dish for the GBM competition....... [gbm1.JPG] Courtesy of BBC2

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which all looked pretty impressive on the day at the banquet itself - congrats to all concerned! Don’t forget to put a mark on the calendar for this year’s Newlyn Fish Festival organised by and on behalf of the Mission in Newlyn - where you’ll get to see Paul Ainsworth as guest of honour opening the festival and then taking part in a series of cooking demonstrations along with chefs that include festival favourites, Sanjay Kumar, Kier Miekle, Robert Wright and Justin Ashton. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Booking a berth at Newlyn. (2011-06-07 15:10)

A reminder from Andrew Munson, Newlyn’s harbourmaster for pleasure craft looking to use the port when on passage. Newlyn is a fishing port first and foremost that has some provision of berths for passing leisure craft. However, there are no designated berths for such vessels. At times, especially if the weather deteriorates, the harbour can become crowded with sheltering vessels. Harbour staff will always find a berth somewhere for leisure craft, but not necessarily on the easy-access pontoons. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Fiskbullar meets Roast Beef. (2011-06-08 08:02)

Foreigners abound today, the German contingent obviuosly keen on looking out for the finer things in life......

a bevvy of Scottish scallop scrapers wait for the weather to break.......

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back on the market, CEFAS training continues and a Dory gets the once-over this morning.......

early birds, and a couple of guys on Rick Stein’s fish market course get a guided tour of the fish auction in progress and a detailed biography of all the key species landed courtesy of Lionel........

while across the market floor a working party from Sweden looking to set up the equivalent of a Cornwall FLAG programme are spending the day with Seafood Cornwall....... 701

with just enough time between today’s early showers to pose for the visit’s obligatory group photo. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

On a wander. (2011-06-08 16:45)

Every now and then the AIS tracking gives way to anomaly - here the Newlyn beam trawler can be seen south of Stocholm in Sweden and north west of Gdansk in Poland, a long way from home - didn’t think she had been seen in port for a day or two. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Today, June the 8th is World Ocean’s Day. (2011-06-08 17:25)

A long way from home, one of the world’s biggest pelagic boats the Western Endeavour is picked up by AIS just off the Mauritanean coast of West Africa between the Canaries and Cape Verde Islands to the south. This paper, from 1993 indicates just how prolonged the practice and extent of licencing flagged vessels to fish in waters other than our own. As it is World Ocean’s day today - this short trailer ties in with the visit two weeks ago from Cape Verde fisherman to Newlyn and is one example of many promotions and publicity drives to inform an unthinking world that fish are being exploited as never before by countries that really should know better - like the EU....... IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/24003980?title=0 &byline=0 &portrait=0 Trailer for the documentary Sand Grains 350 miles off the coast of West Africa, on the tiny island nation of Cape Verde, the beaches are vanishing and Jose Fortes is watching his friends and family sell the sand. Global fish resources are rapidly diminishing and, as a result, the European Union has been bullying and blackmailing Cape Verde into surrendering its precious resource and way of life. The islanders cannot hope to counter the political and economic might of the superpower and so women and children are forced to begin trading away their own land in order to survive. A David and Goliath story, told through the eyes of Jose, a native islander émigré, who has returned to Cape Verde to witness the destruction of the place he once called home. Sand Grains documents a local situation which is only the beginning of a global catastrophe. Sandgrains is a crowdfunded documentary produced under a creative commons licence. The project draws on support, talent and expertise through interactive web technology and social networks. It uses crowd-funding and crowd-sourcing as production strategy and reaches out to a global audience that performs a vital role in driving the project itself. produced and directed Gabriel Manrique and Jordie Montevecchi production company matchboxmedia.org film website sandgrains.matchboxmedia.org 703

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Newlyn and the Swordfish make it to Twitter. (2011-06-08 18:35) [photo-743516.JPG] In the Swordfish - calling Joe a tuss would certainly provoke him into buying you a pint.

Sure to raise a smile around the Duchy at the moment - proving very popular and trending is #Kernowliesfortourists on Twitter - a constant barrage of local knowledge and advice for anyone visiting Cornwall (Kernow) - and what’s more, some of the content has more than a whiff of very, very local knowledge as in this tweet currently out there in Twitterland:

RT @cernyw: an old Newlyn custom, say, ”yew tuss” to anyone in the Swordfish Inn, they have to buy you a drink. fri nights only Of course, anyone with a smattering of local knowledge (which leads us to believe that the perpetrators behind #Kernowliesfortourists must be from round these parts) knows that even hinting that someone was a tuss in the Swordfish or other local hostelry is likely to invoke an immediate and less than gentlemanly response. Reminds me of that letter in the ‘Fishing News’ letters page a few years back entitled, ”Abducted by Aliens”. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Job vacancies - a rare chance to work alongside those two Michelin Stars in sunny Cornwall! Nathan Outlaw Seafood and Grill are looking for chefs! 3 days off, 4 days on! Salary according to experience. Please send cv to mail@nathan-outlaw.com. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 704

Dear Ms Damanaki, when we suggested this before........ (2011-06-09 07:52) Following a consultation period, GLOBE legislators convened to discuss and agree the recommendations at the GLOBE World Oceans Day Meeting, which took place in London on 7th 8th June 2010. Over 30 legislators from key fishing, coastal and importing nations were convened under the chairmanship of Commission Chair, Ian Johnson, in a high-level dialogue in order to discuss the legislative action necessary to ensure the environmental, social and economic sustainability of marine fisheries and their associated ecosystems. The Commission endorsed the GLOBE Marine Ecosystems Recovery Strategy: Part I Marine Fisheries on World Oceans Day 2010 and committed to advancing its principles at the regional and national political level. Fishermen and others in the industry who follow the politics and legislative process around the CFP (Common Fisheries Policy) will recognise many of the good lady’s proposals - they are hardly new and the many of the specific measures she talks about have been put before the Council many years ago from UK and other EU representatives - very often through partnerships developed informally at regional level! Those at grass roots in the industry are all too aware that these days bigger, louder, cause driven voices are able to attend, report and publicise such events hijacking them to serve their own green or eco-friendly messages. Discards are a case in point - while fishermen themselves want to see discards reduced the means by which they are regulated - in ways that may have been put forward during programmes like Hugh’s FishFight - may well bring invoke the law of unintended consequences and work against them. Which is why many of the measure talked about below were recognised many years ago throughout the UK’s industry and alternate means suggested here appear to be being claimed as her ’own’. World Ocean’s Day address from Maria Damanki’s to the World Oceans forum at Selfridges in London yesterday is a case in point - below is the transcript.

”Your Royal Highness, Lord Deben, Ministers, ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour to address a roomful of people who care about the future of our oceans. Not only do you care, you also want to do something about it. This is very encouraging for me it means I am not alone in wanting to get this right. So being here is really an honour for me. It is really now or never and I need your help and support. The next six months will be very crucial in the decision making at European level. First, let’s take a moment to look at the situation we are facing right now.In the EU too many stocks are overfished and catches are only a fraction of what they used to be in the nineties, and still dipping year after year.Europe has to rely on imports for two-thirds of its fish. Several segments of the sector live on low profits and are too vulnerable to outside factors such as peaks in fuel prices.Our fleet is ”obese” and our efforts to slim it down has not given us results. In our centralised set up, Ministers and Members of the European Parliament have to deal with the nitty-gritty details of the policy every day, instead of focussing on guiding principles. The top-down approach leaves very little leeway for Member States to decide practical implementation, let alone for the industry to contribute to resource management or improve fishing practices. So what happens if we don’t act? 705

One doesn t need to be clairvoyant to see it. We will loose one fish stock after the other, with a possible chain reaction for the ecosystem that is hard to predict. And our industry will face even more economic pressure. We will loose jobs, but not just in the fishing sector itself: also in the processing industry, in transport, in port infrastructure, at auctions and retailers, just like the store we are in now. This is why I want to change things. First, the commitment to reach Maximum Sustainable Yield or in short MSY in our seas by 2015, which we all undertook in Johannesburg in 2002, has to become a legal obligation. MSY means that we can keep fishing. But we have to manage each fish stock in such a way that we can get maximum financial gains while still keeping the stock sustainable. If I were a banker I would say our fish stocks are underperforming assets. Instead, I want a capital of healthier fish stocks giving rich interests, in the form of landings, to our fishing industry. I want to maximise the economic return to fishing communities. The recent report published by the Prince of Wales’s Charities an excellent paper that I fully subscribe to says we should ’harvest nature’s income, not its capital”. I agree that is exactly what we need. Second: I want to put an end to discarding. It is unethical, unacceptable and certainly not justifiable to consumers anymore; therefore all catches have to be landed. To help reduce discards, we propose transferable user quotas: the idea is that Member States will allow vessel owners to trade these rights between them: so if a skipper, on his way to port, sees that he has more cod than his quota permits, he can ask who is willing to sell him part of their quota so that he can land all his catches. This system would work at national level only, so as to avoid buy-out of a fleet by another MS. A number of countries have adopted this system, and it has helped shrink the fleet: for instance in Denmark the demersal fleet was shrunk by 30 % and the pelagic one by 50 %. Wasting tax-payers money without results has to stop. I also want to make some big changes in the decision-making. At present, even the most detailed technical decisions - like: what mesh size can fishermen use for catching sole off the coast of Dover are jointly taken at the highest political level in the European machinery: the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers. By contrast to that, I am looking for regionalisation: let’s say that Parliament and Council set a long-term plan for a fish stock in the Golf de Gascoigne and Atlantic area, and that this plan contains specific objectives, like keeping the fish stocks at a good level and so on. My idea is that France, Spain, the UK and other States with an interest in the fish stock get together and agree on the specific measures needed to reach the objectives, for example closing an area to fishing, prescribing the use of specific nets, or limiting days at sea. The choice of instrument is up to them; what counts for us is that they do achieve the objective, not how they achieve it. The EU would be the lighthouse, showing the way. But Member States, regions and industry would still be the ones steering the ship. It is a form of management based on results rather than methods, and it goes to the advantage of Member States: because they have to deal with far less micro- management from Brussels; and most importantly, because they can devise new measures together with the industry! This is a very important point for me: it is essential that regionalisation goes all the way down to the sector. Fishermen organisations should carry some responsibility. For example, they could manage how much fish their members take out of the sea, or control that they don’t overshoot quotas; they should agree with other similar organisations which specific gear to adopt for the 706

purpose of sustainability; and they also have a duty to sensitise their members on the importance of sustainable and responsible fishing. Moreover, a regionalised policy would be simpler to implement and cheaper for the European taxpayer. I’m hoping the reform can bring about important changes for ordinary people too. If we get it right, Europeans will have a more ample choice of fresh fish, both wild and farmed fish. Because in parallel we are also fighting illegal fishing, creating a culture of compliance and promoting labelling and traceability, people would know that what they buy was fished sustainably and avoiding waste and discards. Let us not forget that more fish available to consumers means higher intakes of essential fatty acids, which are necessary for good brain and heart functioning. Brain and heart-related diseases are blowing up our health care budgets and in the long run, fish consumption can contribute to reduce the pressure. Finally, a quick word on what I plan to change at international level. First of all, we are working toward a new generation of sustainable agreements with third countries and these will be centred on conservation. The Union will only enter into such an agreement with a third country if there is surplus stock that is not being used by the local industry or by any other foreign fleet. This should be a legal requirement. An equally important aspect concerns the respect for Human Rights, the rule of law and democratic principles, which will become part and parcel of each Agreement. There can be no compromise when it comes to the respect of these fundamental principles, and this is true for all policy areas. Outside EU waters, the Union is set to play an enhanced role within Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, where it will advocate setting sustainable fishing levels and improving control and compliance. We will also take the lead in joint operations to combat illegal fishing. Ladies and gentlemen, in opening I said I was very encouraged by your presence here. Clearly, the reform is no longer the private business of the Commissioner, of Fisheries Ministers or the EP’s Fisheries Committee. You have understood that this reform concerns everybody: fishermen, coastal populations, retailers, consumers and taxpayers. It concerns us all and yet the US, Australia, New Zealand and Norway are already way ahead of us in adopting modern, sustainable policies that deliver good results for both the industry and the oceans. Though we import 42 % of the global trade in fish, Europe is a big fishing power. We simply cannot afford to be so far behind on sustainability. Speaking to you here today is a great opportunity. Renewing the way we fish is not an easy task nobody can do it alone. We are talking about monumental change in one of our most ancient and most essential sectors: foodstuff. But together, with meetings such as this and also with today’s declaration, we make a step toward mobilising governments and people. The proposals I will be presenting in the summer will be another step forward in our common campaign. After that, it will be up to national Parliaments, to the European Parliament and to the Fisheries Ministers of Europe to prove that they care too and that they have sufficient foresight to carry this through. Help us push that door. Convince them not to give in to short-term economic interests but to go for the bigger picture instead and for the common good. With your help, I’m sure we can make the common fisheries policy fit for today’s environmental and economic challenges.” The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Catch the summer trade - Angling/Fishing vessel MV Viking business up for sale. (2011-06-09 12:03)

CITING health reasons, the owners of a Penzance charter fishing vessel, have put it up for sale and reduced the price of the business from £90,000 to £70,000. Operating out of Penzance harbour, the MV Viking is popular with angling clubs from all over the UK and also, in high season, with visitors who are looking for a few hours fishing or who simply want to watch the seals. The business was established in 1967 and has been operated by the present owner, Keith Richards, since March 2006. Agents Beardsley Theobalds say the vessel has been sailed and maintained to a high standard by an employed professional skipper. ”Buying the business now will enable the purchaser to ’catch’ the summer trade,” said a spokesman. MV Viking is a custom-built Lockin 33 vessel. It is licensed to operate up to 60 miles offshore and comes fully equipped right down to rods and lines for customers to use. A quayside booking facility comes with the business together with advertising boards and leaflets and also a website. For full details on this business, or for a list of businesses currently available, contact Beardsley Theobalds on 01392 253071 or visit their website at http://www.beardsleytheobalds.co.uk/index.cfm/businesses/Services.Li st Courtesy of The Cornishman The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

French disquiet at the green/eco ’cacophony’ surrounding fishing. (2011-06-09 12:35)

Our Euopean cousins across La Manche are also gripped by the weight of green eco-warrior warmongering on fishing. This French blog that covers fishing and fish farming also cites the degree to which the industry is being pilloried on all fronts - translated. 708

”That attention to the sea and its fish! More and more communication to better hide the degradation of coastal ecosystems, a few days of the rush to beaches, marinas, campsites and - with its share of pollution - a few days before the announcement of major reforms of the next Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and - with its share of draconian measures prepared by the European Commission. In ever more cacophony, the marine trades are finding it increasingly difficult to exist - placed between two fires, one side, environmental organizations who demand ever more, and other land-based activities , agriculture, tourism, urbanization, pollution - that increasingly, fishermen and shellfish farmers do not even have to say the words days at sea - during International Ocean Week of Fish all fishing are pilloried for discharges at sea.”

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Top

tuna

table

tumbles

takes

Tokyo

towards

tighter

times.

(2011-06-09 16:51)

Prices on Tokyo, the world’s biggest tuna market would appear to be suffering from buyer starvation. Today’s market trade has seen a huge percentage of top tuna remain insold - for example, 127 of 271, the most expensive Bluefin tuna remained after the morning auction process - at 7,000 Yen (£53.30/Kg) a kilo that makes for a lot of money tied up in unsold fish on the market floor. Prices and demand are good for fish on Newlyn market at the moment with large monk tails making around £18 per kilo - that’s over £100 a stone in old money! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornish Hake Gill Net Fishery - MSC Certification (2011-06-09 20:09) Cornish Hake Gill Net Fishery MSC Certification Notification of Proposed Peer Reviewers A Peer Review panel has been proposed for this fishery. Potential peer reviewers have been approached on the basis of their experience of one or more of the following; the fishery under assessment, fishery management, stock assessment issues and relevant ecosystem interactions. Brief details of each reviewer are provided overleaf. All stakeholders (including the applicant fishery) are now given the opportunity to state any objections to the selection of a proposed member of the peer review panel, on the basis of any conflicts of interest, accompanied by a statement on the basis of any objection. Comments on the suitability of any of the persons listed below should be forwarded, before 1700 BST on 27th June 2011, to Jim Andrews at Moody Marine Ltd as follows: Dr Jim Andrews Tel: 0845-880-2540 709

Mob: 07908-225-865 e-mail: j.andrews@moodyint.com 8th June 2011 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

AIS partnership. (2011-06-10 11:57)

Friday’s fish. (2011-06-10 12:20)

The last thing small fish see before being devoured by the king of the banquest table........

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an eye for the quality.......

and bass from Mr Astley with tag number 2........

megs and monk stacked high from the St Georges........ 711

the decks are clear and she’s nearly ready to sail on the first trip tuna chasing.........

back from her jaunt in the Baltic, so soon.......

without a dragon in sight...... 712

check out the new organisation that has replaced the Cornwall Sea Fisheries - these guys have a much wider remit and will be heavily involved in administering and monitoring the new MPAs (Marine Protected Areas)......

low water is around 0700....... 713

and little wind to disturb the harbour......

with a handful of the mackerel boats chasing hard to find fish this morning.......

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one of the smallest boats to be fitted with bow andd stern thrusters - makes keeping the ring net away from the boat much easier.......

The Carlton Hotel in full bloom with a few rooms to let.......

on the prom at the budget end of the market, no sign of room service here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Inshore VMS project (2011-06-10 12:47) Here’s an update on progress with the Inshore VMS project from Seafish. Although things may have appeared quiet on the VMS front since February a lot of development work has been going on in the background designing and manufacturing a hybrid SC2 unit improving the unit s performance and capabilities of transmitting using both mobile phone and satellite communications. The SC1 VMS units currently fitted onboard 30 vessels have continued to report consistently at one minute intervals with very little loss of positional data out to 12 miles offshore. CEFAS is 715

currently analysing the quality of the positional data and will be reporting back within the next month. Development of the SC2 units has been slightly delayed due to manufacturing holdups and specification changes. The SC2 when delivered will have GSM (mobile phone) & satellite communications as well as e-logbook capabilities -renamed the SC2i. Skippers can choose what level of service they require from the simple mobile phone VMS covering the inshore waters to a full e-logbook system meeting the EU requirements for the larger 12m+ vessels(subject to type approval). The SC2 GSM, which will have mobile phone communications, similar to the SC1 currently fitted, but with an improved recording and transmissions system linked to a new mapping program, will be available on the 21st of July. The SC2i will be launched early September. In order to test these new units we will be upgrading some of the vessels SC1 units with the SC2 GSM. Further SC1 units will be upgraded with the SC2i towards the end of July. Once tested, upgrades will be available for all the vessels on the trial either as a simple swap for the SC1 or at a much reduced rate. In addition to the Inshore VMS project, the MMO, with the assistance of SWIFA, are currently running a pilot SAC management trial in Lyme Bay to assess the use of VMS as a management tool. In order to monitor activity around the Abbotsbury ledges two further scallop vessels working in the Lyme bay area have been fitted with SC1 units (Called VMS plus) with a further six vessels to be fitted when the units are available. For more information contact the Seafish Project Manager Gus Caslake Tel: Office 01736 362625 Mobile: 07876035738 http://sin.seafish.org The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Damanaki’s dilemma. (2011-06-10 20:18)

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With the end of European Seafood week closing on a flurry of presentations, publicity stunts and much debate the rumour mill has begun on the likely, or not likely success of CFPreform this summer. The CFP itslef has lost all credibility with all but the most uncaring or uninterested yet the complexity of re-writing any kins of policy that seeks to manage the unmanageable will make the next stage of negotiations all the more fraught without a real sense of common purpose. Jason Hollands article throws some light on the breadth of these talks and the range of dilemmas involved. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The Ironman of Tuna. (2011-06-11 07:07) [EMBED] Film courtesy of TunaSupport.com Extreme pole and line fishing for tuna - with a commentary very much in the style of the day and using language that might seem a tad inappropriate today. The Ironmen use bamboo poles, barbless hooks and fish on the side-deck up to their waists in water - wait for the moment the really big fish show up and it takes two or three men working together to board a fish that can travel at over 50 mph! There are plenty of comments on YouTube regarding the sustainability f such a fishery - as someone says - if this was the only way to catch tuna then there would e plenty left in the sea today - how true. Compare fishing with pole and line to this. Contrast the video above with Greenpeace’s brush with the world’s biggest tuna boat, the Spanish owned and flagged Albatun Tres, capable of holding 3,000 tons in her tanks. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

New

rules

for

fishermen

(anglers

that

is)

American

style.

(2011-06-12 08:37)

”The future for anyone wanting to venture offshore to fish might be an ocean run like a national wilderness area. Angling could become more like what deer hunting is today - a niche business or pastime governed by harvest tags as well as licenses, seasons and catch restrictions now in place.” The article goes on to describe a new system of marine management - uses the term ’sweet spots’ to describe fish-rich areas that will be subject to control by area not by species as at present. Much of the article tracks the changes in attitudes and perceptions of fish legislation and control with many of the moves mirroring similar plans for change in the EU and UK. Article courtesy of the Sunnews.com The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Newlyn Mission birthday breakfast bash - though not a tattie scone, Lorne sausage, or fruit pudding in sight! (2011-06-12 08:55)

While some eyes are on BBC1’s Saturday Morning Kitchen where Rick Stein is looking at the salted anchovy in Italy on the Missions TV.........

as the best brown mugs of tea are served, it’s smiles all round for Gillian, wife of Newlyn Mission skipper Keith and the family as they tuck into a breakfast feast for her 50th birthday - shades of the banquet at Leadenhall Market that they recently attended as guests of chef Paul Ainsworth, winner of the Great British Menu’s dessert course........ 718

ice and go for the port’s latest stern trawler, L’Ogien.........

if you want to extend your eating palate then Harvey’s can supply a good selection of Spider crab at the moment.......

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once a common site around the coast of Cornwall, gathering seaweed for use as fertiliser on farm land - coming up for auction at WH Lane’s in Penzance.......

looks like a good year for the brown trout population in local rivers. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Another

Cornishman’s

Cornishman

Cornish

record

breaker!

(2011-06-13 19:27)

Keeping a tally on landings, the Cornishman under Captain Elsworth has just grossed £1 million in 10 and half months - time to get the man a new boat......... 720

the netter Gary M keeps those turbots coming.......

just time to sort, weigh and tally before the auction ends if the guys get a move on....... 721

keeping an eye on the Western end of the market.......

where the Harvest Reaper put ashore some good quality fish........

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a couple of old boys ended up the wrong side of the nets......

and these young crays weren’t paying attention it seems.........

if you’ve made a million then at least you get a paint-up, off comes the gear from the Cornishman........ 723

and aboard go the weights to give her a list when the time comes to go around.......

Guilvenec langoustine boat, Barra Brenn (Breton for BrownBread).............

Waterdance support wagon with fresh gear supplies for the Govenek........ 724

a bongo full of good sized cock brown crab..........

poles and lines at the ready, now where’s Quentin......... 725

Sapphire and Sea Spray. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

St Ives mackerel man sees Jaws II. (2011-06-13 21:56) [nhblog20070730-3809-717432.jpg] Can’t understand why the press tends to sensationalise shark sightings as dangerous!

Ian Bullus, fishing aboard his 16’ handliner for mackerel was reportedly bumped by a White Tipped shark a mile off St Ives today. As the incident took place over two weeks ago and there have been no reported further sightings the surf looks safe enough on Porthmeor and Porthminster beaches - though no doubt St Ives harbourmaster and ex-fisherman, Steve Basset will do his best placate any tourists down the quay panicked into thinking that anything that looks remotely like a fin in the water is about to devour them - tourists are much more likely to be savaged by sea birds in St Ives! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

capnh (2011-06-14 08:12:14) Wait for the sequel!

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Langoustine lesson. (2011-06-14 20:05)

Time to take advantage of the boats and their summer range of shellfish landings - you’ll need a pick for the spider crab and a few tips to make getting that succulent meat extracted from those Dublin Bay Prawn (langoustine) tails..........

after putting the whole langoustine into salted boiling water for not more than three minutes whip them out on a plate and allow everyone at the table the fun of picking their own tail meat - first step is to hold the whole langoustine upside down as in the picture above, with the finger and thumb of the left hand firmly squeezing the first segment, rock the tail with the right hand from side to side - crack-crack........... 727

with the thumb of the right hand, press down on the inside of the tail - this will help release the tail meat........

still holding the head by the first segment, pull of the tail shell from the head leaving the meat intact........... 728

for those who enjoy not missing out all the goodness on offer, use a pick to remove the carapace contents (or, in good company, just suck them clean)........

best keep an eye on the table as the spread is irresistible to all it seems. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Weedy Wednesday (2011-06-15 09:58)

Onshore winds in the Bay would have been seen as fortuitous years ago bringing local farmers down on the beach with their horses and carts collecting a summer harvest of free fertiliser - no doubt there are several laws that could be broken if such a thing were attempted today....... 729

just the one boat’s fish on one end of the market......

while at the western end a good sized monk awaits the auctioneer’s shout.......

along with a matched pair...... 730

Nova Spero, on the turbot at the moment, but will she be putting up her tuna poles in the next few weeks?.........

a delicacy, selection of good monk cheeks, possibly Chelsea bound...........

some sort of harbour serpent on the move........ 731

they don’t come more immaculate than this, something of a show boat from the Nederlands, the steel barge, Nadim.........

with a counter stern all set for a few shady Pimms.......

with plenty of room inboard in weather like today - pure Cornish mizzle........ 732

slip time for the Govenek of Ladram.........

more classic boats on the pontoon berths, the wooden yacht, Capraia.......

and travelling companion, Yvette......... 733

viewed from the waterline........

variation on the parlour pot theme aboard the St Ives boat, Midnight Express. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Singing with the boys - Fishermen’s Friends on IT tonight! (2011-06-15 16:53)

Good news one and all The Fisherman s Friends ITV documentary will be shown on 15th June at 10.35pm

The story of the Cornish shanty singers, whose debut album Port Isaac s Fisherman s Friends reached the UK top 10 in 2010, tracing their rise from obscurity to national prominence. In addition to following them as they visit London for a series of concerts and TV appearances, the film explores how their close bond has been affected by the pressures of performing and demands of travelling hundreds of miles to venues around the country. 734

IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/taj6CDr3yjU The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Brown bread in hot water - undersize net! (2011-06-15 18:02)

The skipper of the Guilvenec registered trawler, Barra Brenn (Breton for Brown bread- one of several in the Bread fleet) was in court for allegedly fishing with undersize mesh in his trawl........

the skipper is none too pleased as the trawl in question was brand new straight from the manufacturers, obviously bought on the assumption that the net would conform to the legal mesh size requirements. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 735

Bisque and Barra Gwen. (2011-06-16 08:13)

There are plenty of variations on the classic Bisque recipe - but this simple thick soup is a great way to make use of the leftover shells from crab, langoustine and spider crab (lobster, velvet crab and crayfish too) - after sweating finely chopped onion, celery, carrot and a bayleaf in 3oz of butter and the broken shells (bash them down further with the end of a rolling pin) and add a shot of brandy and allow it to evaporate then add 4oz of toms, a dash of tom puree and a glass of dry vermouth (Shiaohsing or white wine will do) and reduce for a while before adding 4oz of rice 2.5 pints of fish or chicken stock (avoid using stock cubes for this classic dish!) - add a good pinch of cayenne pepper and bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes before using a blender to liquidize the shells.........

if your blender is not up to the task then make the best job possible breaking down the shells with the rolling pin in the early stages....... 736

and pass the cooling soup through a sieve or conical strainer - pressing the liquid through the sieve with the back of a wooden spoon.......

after straining, add 4fl oz of cream or crème frâiche and give a quick whiz........ 737

simply serve with white or brown bread and butter - barra gwen or barra brenn - and a squeeze of lemon - magnifique! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Barra Brenn update. (2011-06-16 11:03) [nhblog20110613-3118.jpg] Stern view of the Barra Brenn with the net in question on her net drum.

A fine of £13,500 was the result of the Narra Brenn’s appearance in court this week. The main problem for the skipper was that the diameter of twine used in the codend was deemed to be too thick, thereby reducing the mesh size. This was a brand new codend from the factory and no doubt Art Bigouden will be taking the matter further. As a highly respected trawl manufacturing company, Art Bigouden are not in the business of making gear that will land fishermen like the skipper of the Barra Brenn in court, so they will no doubt be looking very closely into how this resulted in what would appear to be a very unfortunate incident. IFRAME: http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xewcja ENTRE NOUS : Pêche en pays bigouden by hdzprod This video chronicles a trip (maree) aboard the Entre Nous - a similar vessel to the Barra Brenn. The codend is that part of the net at the end of the trawl - where all the fish (and aboard this boat, langoustine as well) end up as the trawl is towed along the sea bed. The video clearly shows the cramped conditions in which the crew handle the gear, especially when mending the trawl 738

netting (which happens all too often on a trawler) ona heaving deck and when the catch is gutted, washed and put down below in the fishroom. There is surely a big difference between those who set out to deliberately flout the law and those who find themselves on the wrong side through circimstances beyond their control - every fisherman must feel that they already suffer from a good deal more regulation over and above those in other industries - monitored at sea by warship, plane and satellite, required to fill out the EU logbook on an almost hourly basis all while safely navigating a small vessel amongst today’s heavily congested shipping lanes - and that’s before they even think about actually catching any fish! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

African Voices heard in Newlyn and now the world. (2011-06-16 11:46) During the African Voices tour, three West African fishermen came to the UK to reveal the harsh reality behind our hunger for fish: while their communities rely on the seas for vital protein, our industrial-sized European fishing fleets are pillaging their waters, leaving little fish to make a living from - let alone feed their families. For the UK leg our intrepid trio of fisherfolk leaders - Issa, Celestino and Abdou - took their stories to the Houses of Parliament, Billingsgate Fish Market, Selfridges’ Project Ocean, plus met fellow small scale fishermen in Newlyn, Cornwall. The video follows the three’s journey and gives chance for them to tell the shocking truth behind Europe’s incessant over fishing. IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/7pvxQhN8aLk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Solo Sails provides Newlyn’s first live web cam - see the web cam page above! (2011-06-16 12:27) A big thank you to Andrew ’Woody’ Wood for coming up trumps and providing ’Through the Gaps’ with a live web cam view of the harbour. Now, visitors can check on the web cam for an up-to-the-minute view over the marina side of the harbour and Mount’s Bay beyond - plenty of sun might mean there’s a big queue at Jelberts! The web cam is in their workshop above Cosalt - local fishermen will remember this as the room where ’Lofty’ and the boys learned their trade servicing and repairing inflatable liferafts. Solo Sails are a small sail loft based in Cornwall specialising in bespoke performance racing sails, durable cruising sails and custom canvaswork. Their sails are individually designed and built by us in the UK using the very best sailmaking technology and materials available. Their fresh approach and experience with racing sails for shorthanded offshore events such as the Mini Transat, OSTAR, RB &I, AZAB, Fastnet etc. results in race sails that are light, fast and durable. Yet because they are a small loft, they can keep our prices exceptionally low at the same time as giving customers’ sails their full attention. The design, thinking and build methods are a fusion of traditional techniques with modern technology and materials, which means that they can also build durable cruising sails that will survive the toughest conditions yet still perform to a boats’ full potential. 739

The boss, Andy Wood is always happy to have a ’no hassles’ chat about a new project or repair needs, so feel free to call, email or if you are in the area pop in to see the man for a chat.

[solocode.png] For those who don’t know, this is a QR code - with QR app on your mobile phone use the phone’s camera to read the contents.

Tel: +44 (0) 1736 366004 Mob: +44 (0) 7843 229941 Email: info@solosails.com Solo Sails The Loft 74 The Strand Newlyn Penzance Cornwall TR18 5HA

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Azab 2011 - and Solo Sails has a vested interest. (2011-06-16 13:29) Two yachts currently competing in the great North Atlantic Azab race - Azores and Back - have suits of sails courtesy of Solo Sails. First to arrive in the Azores was Comedy of Errors and skipper Sam White, not being one to miss an opportuntiy to live up to the boat’s name, managed to secure thrid place in Class 3 amongst for the entire race until the last section - when he took the boat the wrong way round the island - nice one Sam!

[AZAB_107.jpg] Bladerunner at the start of Azab 2011.

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boat+ water-wind=no go

Bladerunner is currently 36.4 miles form the finish line and making 0.3knots - hold tight Steve The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Last of the Hunters (2011-06-16 17:14) He d only intended to go for a piss. But now Jack Nelson was spread-eagled on the deck of the St Arcadius, smashed under the steering quadrant by a heavy wave of water that had crashed over the side, his barely shaved fifteen year old face inches away from being chewed off by grinding gears. He weighed up his rather limited options. Shouting for help was no good; the rain was battering the ship like machine gun fire, the wind was shrieking like a demented banshee and besides, every time he opened his mouth to scream it was flooded with salt water. His freezing fists wrapped themselves grimly around the first solid thing to hand as Jack lay there, buffeted around like a rag doll, every last ounce of decreasing strength in his body straining to avoid certain mutilation. Jack wasn t a religious man, but praying for dear life seemed like the best idea by default. God, or Neptune, must have been listening on that squalid November night somewhere in the Northern Arctic Waters. Eventually, after what seemed several life-times, another mallet blow of water knocked his hands open and the trawler reared up in the booming waves, sending Jack sliding back down the deck towards the aft and the galley entrance, where he d gingerly emerged, clutching his bladder, some forty minutes previously. read the rest of the story here........

Fish much in the news today. (2011-06-16 19:08) [scan927.jpg] The Norse - Many of the Hull deep-sea freezer fleet fished for mackerel off Cornwall in the late 1970s and early ’80s.

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sustainably - fish makes a big splash across the news desks and, for a change, there’s not a maneating shark in sight! Hull and Newlyn: Newlyn could only look over the big stern and freezer trawlers that descended on Mount’s Bay in the 70s mackerel boom - they were too big to come alongside the harbour’s quays. With their ability to fish in Icelandic waters severely curtailed, the fleets of big black, blue and yellow company boats donned their mid-water gear and entered a whole new world chasing gigantic shoals of mackerel that spread themselves over the Western Approaches. Fishing in these warmer climes must have been a doddle compared to dealing with life above 60º North - the main problems stemming from having to fish within the close confines of dozens of other like-minded trawlers, Scottish mackerel pursers, local fishing boats and, not least, the busy shipping traffic off the Lizard and Land’s End. These boats fished at night, when mackerel shoals lifted off the bottom and rose to the surface - the skippers would talk to one another on ’69’, one of the VHF working channels; two names come to mind, ”Fookin’ ’ell ’oward” and ”Fookin’ ’ell Trevor”. One of the ’old school’ aboard these boats may well have been Jack Nelson, as featured in this carefully crafted cameo of life as a deep-sea fisherman by Hull writer, Russ Litten - you can almost taste the salty spray as Jack recalls his first day at sea as a ’deckie learner’ !

”He d only intended to go for a piss. But now Jack Nelson was spread-eagled on the deck of the St Arcadius, smashed under the steering quadrant by a heavy wave of water that had crashed over the side, his barely shaved fifteen year old face inches away from being chewed off by grinding gears. He weighed up his rather limited options. Shouting for help was no good; the rain was battering the ship like machine gun fire, the wind was shrieking like a demented banshee and besides, every time he opened his mouth to scream it was flooded with salt water. His freezing fists wrapped themselves grimly around the first solid thing to hand as Jack lay there, buffeted around like a rag doll, every last ounce of decreasing strength in his body straining to avoid certain mutilation. Jack wasn t a religious man, but praying for dear life seemed like the best idea by default. God, or Neptune, must have been listening on that squalid November night somewhere in the Northern Arctic Waters. Eventually, after what seemed several life-times, another mallet blow of water knocked his hands open and the trawler reared up in the booming waves, sending Jack sliding back down the deck towards the aft and the galley entrance, where he d gingerly emerged, clutching his bladder, some forty minutes previously. The cook looked up from his pan of stew as the trembling young lad collapsed through the door and started spewing up bellyfuls of salt and bile. Jesus bloody Christ! he yelled. Yer little bastard! Not on my clean floor! And, to his utter horror, Jack found himself booted back out onto the deck, the galley door slammed firmly shut behind him, the cook s curses ringing in his already pounding eardrums. Welcome to deep sea trawling, 1947. Sixty years later, Jack Nelson recounts the first night of his first trip to sea with a bemused chuckle over tea and biscuits in his small but comfortable West Hull bungalow. I suppose you could say we were thrown in at the deep end, he says, with no hint of irony. 742

The wind was shrieking like a demented banshee and every time he opened his mouth to scream it was flooded with salt water. Deep-sea fishing was the only career that Jack Nelson had ever considered. His dad had gone to sea, as had all his brothers, cousins, friends and neighbours in the tightly knit community of Hessle Road, Hull, where he was born and raised. After signing on with a ships runner on St Andrews Dock, he set off on the 120 foot long coal burning trawler St Arcadius to Bear Island, on a three week trip in search of the cod and haddock that provided a living for an entire city. His first position was that of Cook s Assistant, and, after a few days being violently seasick (and learning to navigate a deck slippery with salt water and fish guts without getting maimed), Jack soon acclimatized to the life of a fisherman. Or rather, a fisherman s skivvy; the Cook s Assistant was less concerned with cooking than learning all the ropes and routines attached to getting fish on board general labouring, net mending, cleaning the quarters, laying out the waterproof gear, carrying and fetching for the older men. Although there was hard work and plenty of it, the 56 hour week of a Cook s Assistant was like a Sunday stroll through the park compared to the subsequent trips Jack found himself on as a fully fledged Apprentice Deck Hand, or Deckie Learner as the local parlance had it. Deep sea trawling was freezing, perilous and relentless graft eighteen body-numbing hours on deck, shooting and hauling the nets, cleaning and packing the fish in ice, often in blizzard conditions, when the only thing that separated you from the vast inky depths of the freezing Arctic Sea was a waist-high rail and the sturdy hand of your ship-mate. And then, after your watch had finished, six hours of attempted sleep, crammed in like stinking sardines with men who hadn t changed their clothes in two weeks. It was just hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, y know recalls Jack. No time to be frightened. But time is a funny thing at sea, it s like elastic it seems to stretch. You could be woken up at any time on your watch, and be chucked back out on deck. So you got used to being warm in kip, and then, two minutes later, blasted by wind and ice. The skipper s main priority was keeping the nets in the sea. No fish meant no money. And money was the only reason we were out there. If life at sea was an exhausting non-stop cycle, then the 72 hours ashore were actually not that much different. Among the Hessle Road community the trawler men were known as the Three Day Millionaires , displaying a hedonistic lust for partying that made the Gallagher Brothers look like shy and retiring library assistants. Once on terra firma, the fisher kids would don the latest American zoot suits, exotic coloured silk shirts and snappy snakeskin shoes, and hit the local hostelries. Three weeks wages would be blown in three days. Jack recalls: The first thing you did was treat the wife and the bairns. All the kids from the neighbouring streets would gather round the fisher kids and shout are you gunna do a scramble mister? and you d pelt all yer spare change up into the air and they d all scramble around after it. Then you got yourself all slicked up and hit the pubs, clubs and dancehalls. The thing to do was hire a taxi for your time at home, keep the meter running for the entire three days and just basically keep going while they ferried you about drinking, y know. Shake all that salt from off yer boots. 743

With no drink allowed at sea apart from a daily medicinal tot of rum, the trawler men made up for lost time with a thirsty vengeance. Flashy drunken louts, they called us, recalls Jack with a sly grin. And I suppose we were. But by Christ, we earned our money.

After thirteen years of twelve yearly trips away, punctuated by three-day shore binges, Jack had graduated through the fishing ranks to the coveted position of Skipper. This is where the real money was made; a decent trip away could, after expenses, net a good Skipper about £600 for three weeks work, after expenses. Bearing in mind that the average weekly wage in 1961 was around £16, it becomes starkly evident why men like Jack kept going back to risk their lives on the bleak freezing waters of Iceland, Newfoundland and the Norwegian Coast.

Deep sea trawling was freezing, perilous and relentless graft teen body-numbing hours on deck, often in blizzard conditions.

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I ask Jack if he was ever terrified. Terrified? he says, and turns the word around in his mind for a while, as if considering a brand new concept that had never occurred to him before. Well, I don t know about terrified & but there was one time when I thought I was gunna die. We were caught by a right bad storm off the coast of North Iceland. We d just hauled the nets, and all the gear was on board and it was whipping up bad and I mean really really bad. When you re fishing you face the ship into the weather so as not to tilt over, y know, and this trip hadn t been a good un, so we d kept shooting and hauling up til the point where we thought we d better pack up and turn in for shore. Only thing was, we daren t turn the ship side-on to the storm and it was a proper driving bastard of a storm by now without the engines to get us to shore. And we daren t turn the engines on in case all the gear and that went over into the sea. You can t have the nets getting caught in the propellers obviously, else there s a good chance the ship ll, y know, go over like. And all this gear was sloshing about on the deck. So me and the mate and a couple of others decide to go back out and chain all this gear down, so we could get the engines on.

Jack pauses and takes a sup from his mug of tea.

Only thing was, there was these two massive bastard icebergs just off the shore and we were getting pulled right into them. So for about two hours we were trying to get a grip of these nets and hauling gear, trying to get em chained down in all this snow and blizzard so we could power up and get between these icebergs before they smashed us to bits.

So it was a race against time, I say. Oh aye, agrees Jack, nodding sagely. didn t even have time to take me slippers off. But we managed it, like. 744

It s worth mentioning at this point that despite Jack s seemingly casual attitude towards episodes of life or death, deep sea trawling was by far the most hazardous industry a man could be involved in. Six times more men died at sea on trawlers then down the mines. Mutilations and limb amputations were common. No wonder they drank like fish once they were ashore. The golden age of fishing finally drew to a close in the late seventies, after the Icelandic Cod War had presented Hull s fisherman with a brand new set of challenges. One of which was being shot at by Icelandic Gun Boats. Oh aye, they d let you have a bastard across the bows, says Jack. And try to ram you, of course, y know, or else get along aside you and cut your nets. I remember one time the call came over the VHF radio form a mate of mine, a skipper named Georgie Brown, he had this Gun Boat fire a few shots at him and then chase him round y know, trying to put a hole in him. So he was calling for back up. Course, we went steaming over there and tried to bash this bastard Icelandic boat from behind. So he was steaming after Georgie and we were steaming after him and the three of us of were going round and round in a circle like summat out of Laurel and Hardy. Jack slaps his thigh, throws his head back and laughs. Aye, a good laugh that was, by Christ. But by then, y know, the writing was on the wall. All these exclusion zones and what have yer, it was all coming to a finish. You couldn t catch fish and you couldn t make any money. And the British Government just gave in to em & well, we thought they did, anyroad. But I m glad I did it. It was summat to be proud of, what we did. We were the last of the hunters. But it was all over with really. So in 1977 I packed it in and signed up to skipper Spanish boats, fishing out of the Mediterranean and all round there. Not bad. But not the same. Do you want another mug of tea? The trawler men were known as the Three Day Millionaires , displaying a hedonistic lust for partying that made the Gallagher Brothers look like shy and retiring library assistants. Jack disappears into his kitchen and I hear the sound of running water and the clatter of mugs. I stand up and peruse his walls; maps and shipping crests, black and white photo s of huge iron boats, grim faced men on board looking like Randolph Scott in an ancient War Film. Men from a different era, with different ideas about what constituted bravery. The last of the hunters. 745

Hey, I ll tell you a funny story, says Jack, coming back through with two steaming mugs of tea. One time, about 1986, I was Skipper on this Spanish boat and we were out in the Bay of Biscay fishing out of French waters. Well, we weren t supposed to be there, like, cos they had their own arguments going on at the time. And we had this secret fish room under the deck where we d stashed all this fish. Anyroad, we re anchored out there when we see this French Army Boat coming. It put this flag up, this signal, y know, STAY WHERE YOU ARE sorta thing. So of course I gets the engines sparked up and gave the order to vamoose pretty sharpish. Well, this Navy Boat comes like the clappers after us and eventually draws alongside and gives the order over the radio for us to go to shore, y know. So we gets in, and of course I m responsible cos I m the Skipper, like. But I reckoned I could just plead ignorance. So we gets into this court room and the judge says to me, in French like, You ignored the flag to stay still so I says, No, I couldn t see it, the sun was in me eyes your honour And then this judge gets a bit upset like, he stands up and points at me YOU RAN AWAY FROM A FRENCH NAVY BOAT! I says now hang on just a minute do you know what my name is? And this judge looks at the records all confused and says yes; your name is Jack Nelson. Exactly, I says. Nelson. Do you really think I would run away from a French Navy Boat with a name like that? And Jack laughs again. rum in that tea?

Made me chuckle, it did. Here, do you want a drop of

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Primary School pupils from Launceston enthused by fact finding visit to Newlyn (2011-06-16 20:14) Sixty-two pupils from St Catherine’s Church of England Primary School, Launceston, visited Newlyn last week on a fact finding visit organised by Seafood Cornwall Training and sponsored by local fish processor Falfish. The visit was designed to complement classroom studies and bring pupils face to face with where the fish they eat, comes from. The children have been learning all about fishing and seafood as part of the Fish for the Future’ unit, developed by Sense of Place.

School children from St Catherine’s Primary School with (back right to left) Sarah Crosbie (Seafood Cornwall Training); Mark Greet (Falfish); Andy Wheeler (Cornish Fish producers Organisation) and Patch Harvey (Penlee Lifeboat Coxswain). 746

The pupils, from school years 2 and 4 (aged from 6 to 9 years old), toured Newlyn fish market where they put their fish identification skills to the test, met fishermen and learnt about the different types of fishing boats in the harbour. They climbed aboard the RNLI Penlee lifeboat for a lesson about safety at sea, before a visit to W Harvey and Sons shellfish tanks where they enjoyed looking at and touching all the different species of shellfish native to Cornwall. Their Sea to Plate experience was finished off appropriately with a tasty and sustainable fish and chip lunch on Newlyn Green. Inspired by the Sense of Place Fish for the Future unit’, the visit was a great success and enabled the children to experience firsthand, some of the lessons they’d learnt in the classroom. It also helped bring to life how the fish they eat is caught, handled and sold. Sarah Crosbie, Manager of Seafood Cornwall Training, who organised the visit explained, ”Bringing children to Newlyn from Cornish schools means they can see, feel and breathe the fishing industry, a key part of Cornwall’s heritage and economic future. We adapt each visit to suit the children’s needs and if past visits are anything to go by, it’s something the children won’t ever forget. Thanks to the support received from Falfish we are able to offer four more school visits this term, free of charge and can assist with the associated costs.” Vanessa Currah, a Class 4 teacher at St Catherine’s Church of England Primary school, Launceston added, ”It was a fantastic morning, the children have been so enthusiastic about the visit. Thanks for a brilliant day, but it’s the children themselves, who can tell you what they thought.” Merryn from year 4 commented, ”The best thing about our trip was when I could hold the crabs and lobsters. It was really fun and interesting when my group could go on the lifeboat.” While Joseph said, ”The best thing about our trip to Newlyn was everything, especially when I had to be weighed on the fish market!” Conner from year 2 commented, ”My favourite part of the day was holding the Spider crab, it was very heavy!”while Lucy said, ”My favourite part of the day was going in the lifeboat and looking at the engines.” Mark Greet, Falfish Managing Director, commented, ”It’s really great to see the children enjoy learning about the fishing industry and Newlyn harbour. I am pleased to be able to support this project which encourages Cornwall’s school children to come and see what really goes on in the county’s fishing industry. Who knows, some of them may be the fishermen, filleters or chefs of tomorrow.” Andy Wheeler from the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation Ltd (CFPO), showed the children around Newlyn and explained, ”The CFPO is delighted to be able to support Seafood Cornwall Training in providing these school trips. Coming to Newlyn to learn about fish and fishing is a fun and exciting way for children to reinforce their learning in subject areas such as Maths, Science and Geography as well gaining a greater understanding of where the fish they eat comes from.” The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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FFFFFoul Friday (2011-06-17 12:07)

With the Solo Sails’ wencam prodviding a new window on the world of Newlyn harbour, there’s a distinctly unseasonal air to the weather today summed up in one word, FOUL! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Newlyn Harbour time-lapse movie. (2011-06-17 15:50) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/zzYqzhS77m0 With a few tweaks made to the webcam software that streams images over the web, a time-lapse movie can be created. In this instance, the first twenty four hours of coverage captured dramatic looking skies and the spectacle of the Govenek of Ladram coming down the slip and the Billy Rowney going up. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Padstow Pirate (2011-06-17 17:30) WALKING the Cornish stretch of England’s 1015km South West Coast Path in 1987, I reached Padstow village, where a ferry is required to cross the Camel River. It was market day and stalls crowded the quay. A local’s outstretched hand pointed to a ferry sign where stone steps led to a smallish wooden boat. I plonked my backpack against a bulkhead and joined the other commuters. A leathery, wiry Cornishman, revealed as the skipper, satisfied himself there were no more passengers and we motored off, bon-voyaged by discordant seagulls. I relaxed, confident of rejoining the trail before the sun dipped near the yardarm. We took a diagonal route. I assumed the skipper was navigating obstacles and would soon tack toward the opposite bank, but he continued in a beeline to the river mouth. As the headland loomed, the knot of uncertainty tightened in my stomach. I turned to a passenger and asked, ”This is the ferry, isn’t it?”. ”No. It’s a fishing trip . . . looking for mackerel.” 748

After initial surprise, I saw the humour in my mistake, but this was an inconvenient diversion. I approached the skipper, expecting sympathetic ears and possible transportation to the other side. ”Too bad,” he blurted before I had time to properly explain myself. ”You’re on board and going fishing.” His accent reminded me of the stereotypical Disneyland pirate. ”Didn’t you see my backpack?” ”Plenty of people bring packs with them.” Yes, I thought, those who think they’re catching a ferry. ”You are paying the four quid, and that’s it.” I returned to my seat and went with the flow, which in this case meant a couple of kilometres out to sea. I had no interest in fishing, but the skipper’s sidekick - his son, about 11 years old - offered me line and bait, and I acquiesced. The weather was fine, the sea calm and the shoreline provided a pictorial backdrop. The fishing was surprisingly easy and the mackerel plentiful. The South West Coast Path originally served as a route for the coastguard in pursuit of smugglers. A deceptively hilly trail, one calculation has it that walking its length is the equivalent of climbing Everest’s height four times. There is accommodation along the route, but I would have to camp this night. We continued rolling in mackerel like tuna fishermen, and the skipper’s son gathered the catch. Eventually we pulled up anchor. The son divvied up the fish and asked how many I caught. I had no idea, so said: ”Twenty.” He wrapped them in newspaper. The skipper softened and complimented me on my catch. Then we returned to shore. Lugging 20 mackerel in a backpack would quickly become a smelly proposition and I had no desire to be Pied Piper to a flock of seagulls. I approached a local restaurant in hope of a sale. ”How much do you want?” I was asked. I told them four quid would do it. Done deal. I returned to searching for the ferry departure point and discovered it several hundred metres downstream from the sign. On a sandbar. Story courtesy of Paul Spinks writing in that great antipodean rag, The Australian.

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Full house tonight. (2011-06-17 19:50)

A big tide and a some inclement weather sees the harbour’s quays lined with boats in for the weekend. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Enjoy the winning Great Bristish Mernu at No6 with Paul Ainsworth and support the work of Newlyn Fishermen’s Mission. (2011-06-18 09:30) [nhblog20110618-.jpg] Paul Ainsworth at No6 Padstow.

After his successful outing at this year’s Great British Menu final which culminated in a banquet at Leadenhall Market in London, No6’s chef, Paul Ainsworth is holding a banquet of his own this Autumn. Diners will get the chance to enjoy Paul’s dishes created for the GBM challenge on the 19th and 20th of October. With as much local produce as possible sourced from inside Cornwall the restaurant is a celebration of seasonal Cornish food cooked by a passionate chef who has added to Padstow and Cornwall’s reputation as the next best place after London in the must eat category of many critics columns. Two days of cooking will see 20 % of all ticket sales heading for Paul’s favourite local charities, the RNLI and the Fishermen’s Mission - guests from both organisations were invited to the GBM banquet earlier this year To read one diner’s review look no further than Elizabeth on Food’s recent post here. To reserve a table at No6 for the banquet and enjoy the winning menu head for the restaurant’s web site here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 750

Cornish tuna in the vanguard of sustainable eating campaign. (2011-06-18 16:05)

[nhblog20070907-4954.jpg] Quentin Knights, skipper of the Cornish tuna boat, Ben Loyal.

Eating Out magazine ran a story on just how the catering world is set to deal with the demand for sustainably caught sea food.

”M &J Seafood has been promoting albacore tuna caught off the Cornish coast. It has an exclusive agreement with two Cornish boats to take the majority of their catch for the UK foodservice sector. Last year it supplied about 45 tonnes and this year will be a similar amount. Berthet says albacore offers chefs a responsible alternative to bluefin and a slightly different presentation to yellowfin, but it is a different fish altogether and more suited to cooking rather than raw for sushi. This year M &J decided to put any trim left over into albacore fish cakes.” See the rest of the Article here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Lunar Bow passes under Tower Bridge up the Thames. (2011-06-18 16:28) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/uNtia7rKInI Tower Bridge was lifted on Monday 6 June for the 70m long pelagic trawler Lunar Bow to berth alongside HMS Belfast. Captained by Alexander Buchan Jr. from Peterhead, Lunar Bow was in London during Seafarers Awareness Week (6-12 June), the annual campaign to promote the UK s dependence as an island nation on ships and seafarers. Lunar Bow s visit was organised by The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen and the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen s Association. Visit http://www.lunarfreezing.co.uk/ for more information. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The media’s white tipped shark frenzy. (2011-06-18 17:37) [prawningss11404.jpg] Huge shark caught by Newlyn trawler.

There’s no let up in the media frenzy stirred up over last week’s white tipped shark sighting by Ian Bullus off St Ives. The Sun, the Daily Express and many more papers are convinced that hundreds 751

of shark crazed anglers are heading down the A30 towards St Ives as fast as fearful holidaymakers head up the A30 in retreat! Still, at least it has kept those on duty at the National Coastwatch Institution’s station overlooking St Ives Bay busy!

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Chef on a mission - Sanjay Kumar talks Cornish Sardines, Slow food and fish on BBC Radio 4. (2011-06-19 15:43)

Cornish based chef Sanjay Kumar goes on a cooking mission to Italy to save the Cornish sardine. The pilchard and its young offspring the sardine used to be the basis of a thriving fishing and processing industry in Cornwall. In the late 19th century nearly 20 thousand tonnes of sardine was caught, salted, packed and sent to northern Italy where it was highly prized. By the end of the 20th century the fish had fallen out of favour. Supplies of the fish were still abundant but consumers had started to switch to more aspirational fish like cod and salmon. Sardines being landed fell below 10 tonnes. Fisherman gave up the profession, boats were destroyed and processing plants closed. Now with concerns over global stocks, one solution is for more of us to switch to ”poorer” more abundant fish species like the sardine and pilchard. Chef Sanjay Kumar, born in Calcutta and now based in Cornwall, wants to help make that happen. He moved to the county five years ago, fell in love with Cornish food and its fishing traditions. 752

In May Sanjay travelled to a bi-annual event held in Italy called Slow Fish. It brings together fishermen, chefs, policy experts and fish scientists, all keen to promote small scale, traditional and sustainable forms of fishing. His mission was to use the event to find new ideas to help revive Cornish fishing tradition. As well as cooking a traditional Italian sardine dish, meeting fellow campaigning chefs, Sanjay also gets to interview the European Union’s Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki. Listen now to the BBC Radio 4 programme and find out how Sanjay’s trip can make a difference to how we all think about fish. The programme will also be repeated on Radio 4 tomorrow at 4pm.

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Rock oyster festival (2011-06-19 16:09)

Looks liker all hands enjoyed themselves on the other side of the river at Padstow!

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Three birthdays to celebrate in one week so time for a treat - and who better to turn to than Steve Chan........

first up, prepping some of the key ingredients, squid for starters......... 754

while the oil gets hot hot hot.........

don’t forget the spare ribs........ 755

to go with the rest of the starters on the table..........

no prizes for guessing what’s next......... 756

and, without anyone lifting a finger, the crispy duck meets the shredder.........

bring on the pancakes......... 757

and, while the next course is underway...........

and the duck looks like a pirannha attack aftermath......... 758

there’s beef in a pepper sauce coming up........

before the bass gets busy.......... 759

and things step up a gear.......

bass with silky Singapore noodles...........

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and fruity sweet and sour twist to close the show - easy to organise for a shop-free day and hasslefree evening - highly recommended! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Anyone missing a shooter?! (2011-06-19 19:37)

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First tuna for the year on Newlyn! (2011-06-20 06:52)

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Monday night at the movies. (2011-06-20 10:25)

Bound to be some local fishing action at Penzance Penzance Arts Club’s home movie night.........

and there’s plenty more Variety on offer as Golowan week gets underway....... 762

almost high water on the prom.......

and the flags are flying........

heavy scouring on the beach at Newlyn Green reveals more than normal of the old causeway...... 763

open for business........

a potter’s work is never done...... 764

PZ meets SS..........

always a good idea....... 765

the rain it raineth........

open on Fridays and Saturdays........ 766

seems strange that there is no scandal to report on the scandal board.......

someones pulled the plug in the boating pool.......

still on guard, the Anglian Princess remains on duty....... 767

looked over by Tom........

safe as houses.

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Pelagic

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Gourmet dining.........

the fair’s in town for Golowan Festival........

low water at Wherry Town boating pool........ 769

apparently so, look out Tuesday evening.........

spider time.......... 770

in a case of mass insomnia, the boys from IFCA were up well early this morning measuring brown crab from the Intuition........

as the boat landed to a waiting vivier lorry....... 771

a bongo at a time........

this can only be done when the vivier aboard the boat has been pumped dry.......

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down the quay there’s an unusual set of beam trawl gear not seen in these parts before.......

aboard the Troon registered Solea..........

very light gear hanging from a hydrofoil type beam........ 773

first time the market has seen any quantity of Bonito tuna........

created some interest from the buyers.......

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and an intrigued Ollie ponders the species in question.......

early season Sardina Pilchardus.........

and a good weekend’s work for the mackerel fleet....... 775

with the might megrim currently topping the list of flat fish being championed by many for ethical fishing reasons given the healthy state of the stock........

the Gallic prawn boats will be pulling aboard good lifts of prawns at the moment judging by the number of boxes the beams are catching! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Newlyn weekend timelapse movie. (2011-06-20 17:18) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/b5ERBARlxPg

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Le Diament cruise ship just anchored off Newlyn. (2011-06-21 08:21)

Around 150 passengers are due to come ashore via the ship’s lifeboats today as Le Diament becomes the first cruise ship this year to visit Newlyn. A number of coach tours are planned for the mainly French visitors, including visits to St Ives and some key Cornish sites like St Michael’s Mount..

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Goan mackerel curry- kudos to the spice king, Atul Kochhar! (2011-06-21 10:01)

This is a ’must try’ dish - with line caught mackerel off Cornwall abundant and available superfresh in local wet fish shops and even supermarkets at the moment - be prepared for a surprise as this dish is a winner on all counts - never has getting a dose of your OmegaIII been more pleasant!......... 777

first off gently soften the onion, garlic and bayleaf before adding the first batch of ground spices top tip, be sure to grind your spices fresh .......

once doen and the coconut milk added, reduce to thicken (if you suddenly discover that the stock cupboard is devoid of coconut milk then a 100g of dessicated coconut, soaked in 400 ml of boiling water, whizzed with a blender and then strained through a seive will produce a worthy substitute) probable time to reduce around 15 minutes........ 778

having prepared the mackerel fillets (scored and rolled in the second batch of spice) give them a couple of minutes skin side down in butter and oil before flipping over to finish off........

most important, don’t forget the finely sliced purple onion that really does put the finishing touch to this superb dish........

veg of choice and pour the reduced sauce over the basmati rice to complete the scene....... 779

two fillets left to fight over.........

amidst stiff competition! Full recipe from the BBC web site here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Flags, fairs and frogs as Le Diament sets sail. (2011-06-21 21:16)

Adding to the spectacle, one of many St Piran flags decorate the fair........

along with the Penzance Arts Club all set for Golowan festivities......

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far removed from the glitz, PZ Gallery’s Charlie Roff prepares for a busy week ahead........

as do the resident boats in the Dock for Quay day on Sunday.........

where visitor will get the chance to purchase some memorable marine art courtesy of Nick Praed......... 782

first cruise ship to visit the Bay this year, Le Diament heads out towards the Mount........

and then ’round the corner’ heading north for Cobh in Ireland...........

a few mackerel found round the gear Pole off Battery Rocks........ 783

with much wind in the sky heading across the Bay. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The creative side of things. (2011-06-22 09:46)

There’s a permanent display of street art on the prom, but this week all eyes will be on the more serious works available during Golowan week.......

Marine artist, Nick Praed, whose studio is aboard the ex-fishing vessel Arkincastle berthed in Penzance wet dock....... 784

is happy to receive visitors and take orders for his works on display or on commission.......

if your preferred medium is big, bold 3D then head for Tony Lattimer’s new gallery in Morrab Road........

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desperate Dayle aboard the Shikari is after a stripper - to the uninitiated this is not something for removing clothing but mackerel from a line of hooks - give him a ring on 07917 817539 if you know of a stripper up for grabs.......

there’s a set of monk, sole and gill nets going, all on good ropes for a monkey.........

the market was desolate apart from mackerel this morning.......

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today’s growing collection of passing yachts waiting for a weather window - Newlyn is strategically placed for yachts en route for bigger journey including those making the crossing to Ireland or heading south for France and beyond........

the fishermen’s friend - not.........

just the mackerel to go this morning........ 787

weather from the South, wet, warm and windy. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

No Fish left on the Plate (2011-06-22 13:43) What can we expect from the Common Fisheries Policy Reform? The Conference aims to raise awareness about the urgent need for a radical Common Fisheries Reform, ahead of the Commission’s proposal which is expected on 13 July. This event will be a way to maintain the topic high on the agenda in order to encourage an immediate response to the Commission’s proposal once it comes out. The discussions should aim to spell out what might be the worst-case consequences if reform is not undertaken, and highlight by how much fishing resources have been depleted in terms of fish and of employment within the industry. Speakers will include the fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki, an academic from York University, Callum Roberts and Tony Long, Director of WWF who will present the current state of the stocks and point out what the consequences would be if we continued the same fishing practices as usual. Fishermen will also be represented and will provide a practical experience of what the common fisheries policy has led to in the past and why there is an urgent need for action. Contributions will also be made from other actors involved in the fishing industry such as fish processors and retailers. Maria Damanki’s speech in full here. For more information and registration, please send full name, date of birth and ID number (passport or ID): diana.gierstorfer@europarl.europa.eu ProgrammeClick here to download the programme The full video of the debate will be available soon. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Wales’ fish extravaganza - June 25th to July 3rd. (2011-06-22 16:40) Dowload the Fish Week Brochure 2011 or view it here. This weekend sees the start of the 11th Pembrokeshire Fish Week; a celebration of Pembrokeshire’s wonderful fish and seafood - not to mention its spectacular coastline. The week is packed full of family-friendly activities based around the coast and waterway, including cookery demonstrations, fishing competitions, boat trips, children’s workshops, and much more. Pembrokeshire Fish Week is truly a county-wide event with well over 150 businesses taking part. Get hooked and have yourself a lot of fun! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

TSC report on the proposed Coastguard cuts. (2011-06-23 08:27)

Today sees the publication of the TSC’s (Transport Select Committee) findings on the revised re-organisation of HMC - the service that maintains a watch on the shipping lanes and traffic off coastline UK. Initially, the consultation document contained proposals that would see Falmouth lose its 24/7 operational coverage and Brixham close altogether in accordance with the Government’s desire to centralise the CG service by using technology to replace the need for regional stations. First of today’s reports from the BBC. BBC news - Plea from Milford Haven - home of giant oil tanker terminal. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Paying Tribute to Seafarers (2011-06-23 13:08) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/XW 85PaHS28 What would happen if every ship on our seas suddenly vanished? It s International Day of the Seafarer this week (Saturday 25 June) which aims to pay tribute to 789

the world s 1.5 million seafarers. A survey carried out by Seafarers UK, the charity that supports seafarers and their families, today shows just how little we as a nation know about this industry. The majority of respondents weren t aware that Sunderland (80 %), Glasgow (75 %) or Belfast (50 %) were even seaports. And yet one in five incorrectly named Calais as a British seaport. Furthermore, when asked how far they live from the coast, a fifth of adults estimated they were 76 miles or more away from the sea, even though there is no part of Britain that is further than 70 miles from the coast. That s possibly the reason why 80 % of people have not been on the sea as a passenger on a ship or boat for over a year, with over a quarter saying they haven t set sail for more than 10 years. We also massively underestimated the dangers that fishermen face at work, with less than one in 10 adults correctly identifying it as the most dangerous career in the UK. And we clearly aren t passing on our maritime history to our children either with a quarter of children in the survey naming Captain Jack Sparrow as Britain s most famous seaman. To mark the campaign, a thought-provoking video has been commissioned by Seafarers UK. It paints the nightmare scenario of what would happen if every ship suddenly disappeared and highlights just how important seafarers are.

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You don’t need to know your Scandanavian to get the gist of this video. (2011-06-23 16:51)

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An excellent video showing a trip aboard one of the huge Norwegian pelagic fleet fishing for mackerel. These guys will feel increasingly under the spotlight as people question the need for such powerful fishing machines that employ relativley few people in the supply chain. It is probablly no exgeration to say that she is capable of catching more mackerel in one night’s fishing than every member of the South West Handliner’s Association could in a year in their punts.

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Bugaled Breiz - new development. (2011-06-24 06:21)

The son of a French fisherman has accused a British nuclear submarine commander and Iraq war hero of killing his father and four colleagues by accidentally sinking their trawler during war games. Thierry Le Métayer lost his father Georges, a mechanic on the Bugaled-Breizh, when the boat mysteriously sank in good weather on January 15, 2004 off Lizard Point, near the most southerly point of the British mainland. Full story in the Daily Telegraph here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishy Friday finds fiercely fought over fish as prices rocket. (2011-06-24 09:55)

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The harbour security office has an excellent view.......

out with the old - might be for sale........

flat calm this morning........

the Annabelle J, a classic Bristol Pilot boat is available for hire with skipper - based on the South coast........... 792

the boat is based in Hamble, built by the Appledore Shipyard in 1995 and designed by the Duchy Boatyard and fitted out by Bridgend Boat Co. Newton Ferrers, Devon.........

in a sea of black, the red ensign, first proclaimed in 1674 by Charles II to be flown by British merchant ships .........

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seeing double.......

that’s progress, a hunderd years ago they had donkeys to do the heavy work........

biggest cod on the market, this one had Paul’s name on it from the Twilight III’s four day trip........ 794

at-ease Anthony........

plenty of keen bidding for the last few boxes on the market........

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pause for a moment to ponder........

as the price of monk hits £23+ a kilo - that’s around £138 a stone in old money! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Sandy Cove development still on table despite storms. (2011-06-24 15:16) [cornwall_fwx.png] Sandy Cove development still on table despite storms.

AMBITIOUS proposals for a boat maintenance yard in Newlyn are still on the table, despite recent upheavals within the harbour commission. Commissioners announced plans in November to team up with MDL Marinas to build a large-scale multimillion-pound development at Sandy Cove. One of the chief proponents of the scheme was Juliet Taylor, who worked closely with the firm to develop outlines for boat storage, a chandlery and engineering works to support the fishing fleet, and strengthening works for the south pier in a quest to create dozens of new jobs. But with Ms Taylor evicted from the commission’s board last month, along with John Lambourn and Nick Howell, the future of the plans had appeared uncertain. Now those involved have reassured the community that discussions are still being held with the Cornwall Development Company (CDC), the economic development arm of Cornwall Council, which can bring £2.5 million in European funding to the scheme. Edward Iliffe, director of MDL Marinas, said he had been told by the harbour commission they were still on board; he hopes to meet with representatives from CDC within the next fortnight to begin funding talks. Last year Ms Taylor, who chaired the commission’s assets committee, said: ”The project should only be a positive because it is not going to cost the harbour commissioners very much if we get grant funding. It would guarantee more jobs in Newlyn and help with the fishing industry.” It is hoped the project will create 57 new jobs, including for engineers and shipwrights. This would 796

also be boosted by a commercial diving academy that has been proposed by a private operator. A second phase of the development could include a new slipway, and a Scout hut for community use. In a statement, the Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commission (NPHC) said it planned to submit a bid for investment from the European Regional Development Fund. ”Significant initial investigative work required for a bid has been undertaken in the last six months,” it read. ”This work is in addition to other preparatory work undertaken some years ago by MDL, NPHC and the former Penwith District Council. More detailed preparatory work is still needed if the project is to secure funding support.” article copyright THE CORNISHMAN The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Commission to make three appointments this summer (2011-06-24 15:18)

THERE are 11 harbour commissioners, of which eight are appointed by the board, two appointed by Cornwall Council and one to be the harbour management representative. Three new appointments will be made in 2011. Nominations are sought from stakeholders, harbour users and others for the position of Newlyn harbour commissioner to be appointed from July 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter, to serve for a three-year period in compliance with the Newlyn Harbour Revision Order 2010. The position is without remuneration. At present, monthly board meetings are held, but the frequency of these meetings is likely to reduce in the coming months. New appointments are made against a job description under a selection and interview process and will be in accordance with rules for public appointments. Criteria: Successful appointees are expected to have special knowledge or ability in one or more of the following fields: commerce, shipping, fishing and cargo handling, maritime activities, boating and leisure activities, health and safety, community issues, public/industrial relations, management, accountancy or financial management, environmental matters. On this occasion the board is particularly seeking to appoint persons with commercial licensed fishing boat-ownership experience, especially in a seagoing capacity, and from individuals who have a keen interest in the harbour and the local community. Appointments will be made by Newlyn Harbour Commissioners. Closing date for nominations is 9am on June 30. Selection and appointments will take place in July. Further details can be obtained from Andrew Munson, harbourmaster at the Harbour Office in Newlyn. Call 01736 362523 or e-mail andrewmunson@btconnect.com article copyright THE CORNISHMAN The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Small-scale fishermen fear quota review. (2011-06-24 15:21) [nhblog20110424-0778.jpg] Two typical ’under tens’ hand line mackerel men head for home.

FISHERMEN from across Penwith have reacted angrily to the news that small vessels may be subject to tighter regulations. Those fishing from boats less than ten metres long (known as under-tens) from Newlyn, Penberth, Sennen, Cape Cornwall and St Ives fear proposals to reform quota management could put them out of business. Industry meetings have been held throughout the county, including a gathering in Newlyn on June 7, to hear the views of skippers of under-tens, and representatives of the inshore fleet also met recently with Andrew George, MP for St Ives and the Isles of Scilly, to express their worries. The main cause for concern is the proposal for each fisherman to receive an allocation based on their track record from 2007 to 2009. But the lack of clear information on the reform by Defra and the Marine Management Organisation is frustrating many fishermen. Jerry Percy, leader of the New Under-Ten Fishermen’s Association, said: ”There is clearly a legitimate fear in providing a positive response to something where you don’t know the outcome and especially when it appears that you could end up being even worse off than at present.” Mr George has waded into the debate, warning fisheries minister Richard Benyon that the proposals which are intended to protect smaller and traditional fishing ports and methods may do the reverse, as the new rules could see small-scale fishermen like mackerel or sea bass hand-liners competing with more powerful boats which happen to fall within the same bracket. Mr George said: ”It is remarkable that fishermen who use these low-impact methods like hand-lining, long-lining or potting can still eke a living. Fish which are thrown back usually live on hundreds of people can still make a living from the least destructive of all fishing methods. ”Surely this is something which the Government should be learning from and encouraging, rather than threatening by over-policing and by imposing an inflexible quota system which really ought to be applied to international vessels operating at an industrial scale.” The fishermen have asked for an extension to the consultation deadline on the Government’s reform proposals, which is due to close at the end of June. Mr George has asked to speak to the fisheries minister before the Government takes its policy any further. article copyright THE CORNISHMAN The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

What’s in a name? (2011-06-24 17:05) Popular among fishermen only for use as bait - undoubtedly, the lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) has more colloquial names for it than any other fish that swims in the sea - they are amongst the smallest members of the shark family. The flesh when cooked is a dull pink inclour and firm - its larger brother, the spur-dog was a popular choice in the fish and chip shops of London where it is/was better known as Rock Salmon - a popluar choice to give children as being a member of the shark family means there are no bones to deal with! The skinof these fish are still used in cosmetics and in medicine to dry or clot wounds. In Newlyn they are referred to as mergys (phonetic spelling). According to R Morton Nance’s definitive work on the subject, A Glossary of Cornish Sea-Words, the correct spelling is morgy 798

derived from the two Cornish works mor, sea and ky, dog.

[morki.jpg] Extracted from R Morton Nance’s ’Glossary of Cornish Sea-words’.

In the Clyde, or at least in Girvan they are called, Blind Lizzies. No doubt the Isle of Wight has a variation? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishy Friday - ray, chips ’n mushy peas! (2011-06-24 19:58)

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Friday night’s fishy feast - a little ray of sunshine. (2011-06-24 20:18)

This is a job for the fishmonger - but if you do end up with a whole ray first off, trim the two wings.......

and discard the centre body piece (no good for stock as the ray is a member of the shark family and has cartilaginous ’bones’ - great for kids though as they can be eaten!)......

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now the tricky bit, take the tail end of the wing (belly side up) and slip a thin knife blade between the flesh and the upper rough skin.........

once you have a start of a few centimeteres, use a te towel or paper towel to grip the flesh and pull it off the skin - just like a Dover sole.......

you’ll end up with two clean ray ’wings’........ 801

on with the chips.......

down they come....... 802

hard to beat good ol’ fish ’n chips! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Grande Saint Bernard in Newlyn this morning. (2011-06-25 08:28)

The MMO assisted by H.M. Navy personnel brought the Grand Saint Bernard into Newlyn this morning. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Let go the ends. (2011-06-25 08:38)

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Golowan and the Classic Quarter. (2011-06-25 11:33)

Cornish tartan directing early morning Golowan traffic....... 804

Mr and Mrs.........

a ride not for the feint-hearted.......... 805

on the count of three.........

a happy bunch of pirates have hove in to the port....... 806

something for the kids as well........

Lane’s the auctioneers have an interesting picture sale coming up.......

featuring local views........ 807

and a close-up of the star of the auction catalogue.......

when in need of replenishing store....... 808

though they offer more than just fish and chips it seems.........

passing along Penzance prom, runners competing in the 200+ entry Classic Quarter, a run not for the feint-hearted that starts at the Lizard at 6am and finishes at Land’s End, when you get there....... 809

an early solo runner passes Newlyn Mission. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Golowan’s Quay Day first thing. (2011-06-26 08:16)

Chapel Street’s olde booke shoppe always has a fine selection of local interest reading material....... 810

St Mary’s church provided a resting place for some larte night revellers.........

Jubilee Pool provides the perfect place for poolside Proms........ 811

the bunting is out on PZ Gallery........

with her trawl winch and net drums removed the St Adrianne is about to undergo a major refit........ 812

all set for Quay Day on Sunday as part of the Golowan Festival, luggers Guide Me, Barnabus and Ripple..........

Penzance’s permanent pirate waits for the big day........ 813

as does the good ship Ocean Warden.........

waiting for the fog to lift before the expected mini-heatwave!

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Rare photo - the colour of the sky today!! (2011-06-26 09:51)

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What a picture. (2011-06-26 11:26)

Luckily, members of a Bedford Art Club are undeterred by the lack of sun for which Newlyn has drawn artists from all over........ 815

all set for the off, now where did I put that ticket?........

latest boat to join the fleet in Newlyn, a new crabber joins the Rowse fleet.......

often spotted on the AIS fishing up channel, the Grand Saint Bernard was pulled in by a Fisheries Protection boat...... 816

always gear to do.......

engine in.......

ice time....... 817

poles at the ready.......

the Navy guys take a stroll after coming ashore form the detained Grand Saint Bernard......

while the crew discuss their plight - good to see a youngster aboard the boat though..... 818

smile for the camera.......

the man from the MMO lend a and to let the ends go. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Pirates on the Prom - Jubilation as Penzance Pirates smash the World Record! (2011-06-26 15:16)

Angie Butler and Clare Trevaskis must be two very happy ladies with Sunday’s hugely successful piratical perambulations in Penzance - enjoy photos of every possible pirate permutation along with parrots, flags and a pirate ship hove too off the prom! 819

Spot those familiar pirates - Raid the picture gallery as 8,734 pirates pillage the prom!

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In quieter times Clare can be found hiding in the shop aboard the good ship Bag o’ Rags (ex-Ar Bageergan) in Penzance wet dock.

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Misty Monday - top turbot on offer from Newlyn. (2011-06-27 08:26)

An abandoned cutlass after what was probably another world record, this time for the biggest pirate party........

grab a bargain, one Fiat Scudo diesel van for sale........ 822

Deb’s daily brain teaser........

a lone visitor takes in the view..........

sitting down on the job, must have been a hard weekend for some......... 823

top quality turbot wait for the auctioneer’s shout..........

last glance at the weekend’s work for the Tracey Claire.......... 824

very mixy fishing with the Cornish Sardine fleet at the moment this early is the season.......

at almost 9 Kg this fish should make well over £200 at auction this morning........

a couple of historic wooden ships in berth, one a good deal older than the other......... 825

gull’s view of the working deck on the Admiral Gordon.

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”Pecheurs en Mer” Galerie ’Lumiere et de Vent’ Carteret, France. (2011-06-27 08:31)

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Les pêcheurs en mer by Antoine SOUBIGOU | Make Your Own Book

From the same photographer, a trip aboard the Yannick - Youtube video Freelance photographer, Antoine Soubigou spent 17 days in the Irish Sea on board the Cherbourg trawler, Yannick, to show the working conditions and lives of fishermen. ”This story I really wanted to do,” he insists. In 30 color photographs and video, Antoine Soubigou tells of the adjustment period being at sea, life on board, hauling the trawl, the pace of work ... ”Being on the bridge every 3 hours, day and night, and working in all weather conditions requires physical and mental qualities,” he says with admiration. The role of the skipper to find fish, the versatility of the mechanic ”who has a hat for cooking between maintenance and maintenance” deafness from the being exposed to the hum of the engine regularly and he misses nothing, otherwise the smell of diesel and fish. A story larger than life and a tribute to the men of the sea ”to the profound dedication with which they carry out this difficult and dangerous profession.”If you happen to be over in France and find yourself in Carteret you can catch an exhibition of the photographs and the video until September 4, every day (except Wednesday), 15 h 30-19 h 30, at the Light and Wind Gallery, 14, rue Cape Carteret. Free admission.

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STS Frydryck Chopin Poland bound (2011-06-27 11:59)

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AIS live tracking around Mount’s Bay and Land’s End is here. (2011-06-27 17:27)

[aislive1.JPG] The new AIS tracking page from VesselTracker is now live.

Visitors to the blog can now use AIS to the track the local fishing fleet and other vessels as they pass Land’s End or enter Mount’s Bay. Earlier today, the tall ship Bistian Radich came round the Lizard,followed the shore closely via the Mount on her way to Land’s End - she is currently bound for Waterford in Ireland. Users may see minor changes made as the AIS live tracking page is optimised for display on a range of web browsers.

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Fryderyck Chopin finally docks in Kiel. (2011-06-28 19:54)

Leaving Falmouth on Wednesday last week after an eight-month repair, the tall ship Fryderyk Chopin has arrived in Schleuseninsel at the mouth of the North-Otsee Canal.......

to the north of Kiel in Germany.

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Tallships 2011 - Waterford bound. (2011-06-28 23:37)

The Russian tall ship Mir is tracked on AIS as she heads up to Land’s End on her way to this year’s Tallships Festival at Waterford, Ireland. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

More Tall Ships bound for Waterford! (2011-06-29 13:13)

Keep an eye on the AIS live view page to track the big tall ships as they make their way to Waterford for the start of this year’s Tall Ships Race 2011. At the moment, the French ship Belem makes a fine sight as she is currently anchored off the back of the harbour at Newlyn. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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”Newlyn was large enough in which to find a variety of models and subjects but not too busy.” (2011-06-30 12:49) ”Newlyn was large enough in which to find a variety of models and subjects but not too busy.” This study explores whether such points of contact can be identified in the case of one marginal occupational group: the fishing communities of the small ports of west Cornwall in the later nineteenth century. Specifically, were the representations of Cornish fishing places and people popularised by the Newlyn School of painting in the 1880s and thereafter independent of the economic and social structures of those communities, floating autonomously in the ether of imagination?

Two factors helped to prevent the full flowering of a picturesque tourist gaze in the early nineteenth century. Close up, what struck visitors was the narrow, intricate and capricious streets in the fishing villages. For the author of Cooke s Topography the streets of St.Ives in 1805 were disagreeably narrow, dirty, irregular and ill-paved . Such townscapes did not fit preferred expectations of open, ordered landscapes and uncluttered vistas. But the irritation visitors felt at the chaotic micro-geography of Cornish fishing ports paled into insignificance when compared to the effects of the fishing industry on their nostrils. The attraction of Cawsand was seriously compromised for George Lipscomb in 1799 when he descended a very steep hill, amidst the most fetid and disagreeable odour of stinking pilchards and train oil . At the same time, Maton concluded that at St.Ives the stench arising from the stores, and from the putrid rejectamenta lying about the town, is to strangers almost intolerable . In 1812 Daniel Webb found the smell from the curing houses at Newlyn and Mousehole excessively offensive . Local writers seemed more immune to the conditions. Samuel Drew makes no mention of offensive smells in his 1820s account of Cornish fishing ports. Even Mevagissey, while its streets were frequently dirty , was noted as a place in which from time immemorial the houses of the inhabitants have been proverbial for cleanliness . This was perhaps overstating things, as Mevagissey suffered severely in the cholera outbreak of 1848 and was dismissed bluntly by Murray s 832

Handbook of 1859 as noted for dirt and pilchards . Dubious smells and poor sanitation were becoming less commonplace in urban Britain after mid-century as sanitary inspectors and suburban builders set about their work. In such a context, Cornwall s fishing ports became ripe for othering , seeming to contain the essential primitiveness and the proximity to nature lacking in centres of modernity. From the 1850s narrow streets and even bad smells served to add to the strangeness of the fishing communities when gazed upon by the modern sophisticate. For Walter White in the 1850s places such as Looe and Polperro were not merely picturesque; they were queer-looking , strange and rare . Moreover they were foreign . The American observer Elihu Burritt in the 1860s found Looe to be a strange-looking, wild, scrawny village with houses the most un-English in appearance that I had ever seen in England - looking like a Mediterranean fishing village broken off whole and transposed upon this Cornish coast . Not only were Cornish fishing ports now spatially adrift; they were temporally unmoored. St.Ives, for Burritt, seemed to have drifted in here whole, from some portion of an older world . This discourse then became more commonplace and by the 1900s places like Polperro were being routinely described as charming, old-world quaint and picturesque. At first, othering focused on place rather than people, as did the picturesque discourse in general. The inhabitants only made fleeting appearances. In the 1850s White, for example, had noted only the hardy and adventurous fishermen of Newlyn who had sailed from thence on a mackerel boat of sixteen tons for Australia . For all the other-worldliness of St.Ives Burritt found its people loyal, patriotic, intelligent and virtuous , textbook subjects of modernity. It was the Reverend Richard Warner in 1809 who had pre-figured later representations of the fishing communities. The inhabitants , he wrote of Mousehole, exhibit the finest specimen of Cornish strength and beauty. The broad and muscular outline of the male, and the luxuriant contour of the female form, here, evince that the climate, food, or employment of these people, (or perhaps all together) are highly conducive to the maturation and perfection of the human figure .41 But it was to be the artists based at Newlyn in the 1880s who brought the people of these communities back into the frame of the picture, as primitive components of the landscape. Reproduced from: Imagining the fishing: artists and fishermen in late nineteenth century Cornwall Author: Bernard Deacon The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishing, as it was on the Humber. (2011-06-30 14:03)

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UK. The fishing community thrived in Hull and Grimsby. Many trawlermen were born in to the industry, with family connections going back generations. The job of deep-sea fishing is the most dangerous peacetime occupation. According to the industry’s trade body, Seafish, there are 126 deaths per 100,000 fishermen each year; ”many times higher” than any other sector of UK industry. The high risk of death and long months spent away created a unique way of life in the local fishing community. Men on shore leave were called ”three-day millionaires”, spending their pay in pubs and clubs before the next trip out to the North Sea fishing grounds. Courtesy off BBC North.

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The tall ship Fryderyk Chopin will arrive in Szczecin later today. (2011-06-30 14:16)

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The tall ship Fryderyk Chopin, whose masts and rigging were damaged in a storm while taking 36 teenagers on a cruise to the Caribbean last October, has returned to Poland. After eight months of repairs undertaken at docks in the British port of Falmouth, the Fryderyk Chopin set sail for Poland at the end of last week. The tall ship arrived at the north-western port of Swinoujscie Thursday morning, and is set to reach the nearby port of Szczecin later today.

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Do I hear 22? (2011-07-01 09:35)

Teasing two bidders for top quality turbot, WS auctioneer Ian at the top of his game.......

with the temperature rising fish are whisked away to cold storage....... 835

while those on the market have a good covering of ice.......

all in a day’s work for tango man........

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sorting, grading and boxing just in time for the buyers.......

there’s a handful of early season bass making an appearance.........

and a rare sight these days, a thornback ray......... 837

maybe there’s a mackerel grading machine in the pipeline for the mackerel fleet.........

still early days for the Cornish Sardine fleet....... 838

ice time for the Sea Spray.........

main man mender Milford Mike makes a mesh or two working his way down the selvage......... 839

no quotas apply when you fish for litter.........

out with the old fuel tank and in with the new, plate steel at the ready.......

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Barry keeps an an eye on the quality of his morning’s mackerel work........

good solid food from the Fisherman’s Cafe.......

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high water, at the old causeway.

lines drawn. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The saga continues........ (2011-07-01 12:24)

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over events exactly one month ago today when three members of the commission were voted off in a secret ballot. Anyone heading to the harbour Commissioner’s web site for information will be sadly disappointed - there is no ’news’ in the ’news’ section and according to the member’s page the three said ex-commissioners are still in existence! All eyes will be on the next meeting with it’s public session at the beginning - due to be held at The Centre on Wednesday, 6th July next week - one episode not to be missed. On the agenda could be news about the new applicants recruited for the four empty posts that have been created (post four as a result of Cornwall Councillor, Ray Tovey resigning in June).

A FORMER member of Newlyn’s port authority has slammed its chairman, claiming he flouted the rules by dismissing three members of the commission. Dave Munday, who resigned from Newlyn Harbour Commission on June 1, spoke out this week over the furore surrounding the eviction of three commissioners from their posts. He claims that the secret ballot, which led to the ousting of John Lambourn, Nick Howell and Juliet Taylor, breached the laws governing the commission, which was set up by the Newlyn and Harbour Revision (Constitutional) Order. Mr Munday, who recently retired from his post as senior marine officer with the Marine Management Organisation, has again called for the resignation of the commission’s chairman, Gilbert McCabe, for failing to stick to the regulations. He says that when the surprise ballot was held on Tuesday, May 31, only seven of the 11 commissioners were legal members of the board as their colleagues’ terms of service had expired on May 30. According to Mr Munday, the votes of commissioners not physically present at the eleventh-hour meeting could not be counted. And of the nine who attended, five confirmed they voted in support of the trio rendering their subsequent expulsion illegal. He also claimed that the reasons for bringing about the controversial vote in the first place were false. ”The only way commissioners can be removed is by breaching the conditions laid down in the statutory instrument; no allegations were ever made that they had breached these conditions,” Mr Munday told The Cornishman. He hopes the Department for Transport, which appointed the commissioners when the board was formed last year, will step in to help fill the gaps. ”I felt that I had to resign from the commission, partly from the completely unfairness of the process adopted by the chairman and partly from very serious reservations about the legality of it under the statutory instrument,” he added. ”Newlyn is a trust port, but because of the actions of the chairman, the commission has lost the trust of Newlyn. I believe the chairman must now do the honourable thing and resign.” The three sacked commissioners have approached St Ives MP Andrew George who met with Mike Penning, Government Minister at the Department for Transport, on Monday to discuss their plight. ”The minister is aware of the situation and has received a submission which is going to take some time to look at,” said Mr George. Mr McCabe said he was unable to comment on the claims at the time of going to press. article copyright THE CORNISHMAN The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 843

Pizza Patio goes Italian! (2011-07-01 13:56)

It’s re-launch night at The Italian Kitchen tonight (what was Newlyn’s extremely popular Pizza Patio) and top choice has to be the hake - if you haven’t tried hake before - do so! Seafish recently ran a campaign, as has Seafood Cornwall to promote the consumption of this highly prized fish in Spain where the market has collapsed since their economy took a turn for the worse. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Sunny Saturday morning. (2011-07-02 08:25)

Solo fly-past........

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make a note........

safe landing girls.........

master brewer at work....... 845

they wouldn’t let ’im play........

breakfast calls....... 846

on patrol.........

a spot of local colour......... 847

M &S’ latest fish campaign on the train. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Mevagissey Feast Week bound! (2011-07-02 10:59)

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Swimmers, a skinny dipper, swans and some other sunny Summer scenes. (2011-07-04 09:48)

The growing fleet of Mount’s Bay swans enjoy rich pickings at high water just off Newlyn Green......

the Admiral Gordon’s water blasting is almost finished.........

absent minded skinny dipper....... 849

swimmer ready to go at Battery Rocks.......

party coming up?.........

a reminder for young crabber Liam Gill’s memorial service being held at the Mission this Wednesday....... 850

bag a solid breakfast at the Fishermen’s Cafe......

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red, white and blue, a patriotic start to the day

work in earnest aboard the new Rowse crabber Kastel Paol.........

flat calm and a blaze of sunshine.........

big streamline bass........ 852

they’re all mine, on go the buyer’s tallies.........

the William put ashore excellent quality red mullet this morning....... 853

let’s hope the current push to promote hake sees these superb specimens from the netter Golden Harvest make a half decent price........

out all night for a shot of Cornish Sardines......... 854

ancient stone works revealed off Newlyn Green. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Newlyn and the Artists - Newlyn Archive exhibition at The Centre. (2011-07-04 10:42)

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Head for Newlyn’s Trinity Centre this weekend to catch the latest Newlyn Archive Open day this time featuring the Artists - there are many families living in Newlyn can boast near relatives featured in Newlyn School works of art. The third Newlyn Archive open day of 2011 will take place at the Trinity Centre Chywoone Hill Newlyn on Saturday 9th July and should not be missed. With the title Newlyn and the Artists, it is anticipated that it will be enjoyed by art enthusiasts and historians as well as locals and visitors alike. " the event. Entry free Come and see the display boards with information about the early Newlyn Colony, their Newlyn models and the places where they painted. " Come and browse over the archive material, photographs, early press reports and articles. " View two films about the early Newlyn artists. " Do come along especially if a relation was painted by one of the artists. Tell us what you know and what has anecdotally been handed down by family members; let us record these memories for the archive. " Do you have any photographs of the artists, their works or better still the artists at work or in their homes? We hope to make new contacts and add new material to the Archive. " Do come to The Centre, for a good cup of tea (may be a bun) and to be able to sit and chat throughout If you are not already a member, why not join us? Subscription is only £5 annually. Telephone Linda Holmes on 01736 364537 or email newlynarchive@aol.com. 855

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Newlyn Harbour Commissioners meeting - update! (2011-07-05 08:33) [nhblog20110704-4358.jpg] The Harbour Commissioners’ suggestions box appears full of ideas!

There is was a scheduled meeting of the Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioners tomorrow at the Centre, due to start at 9am. The meeting has been postponed pending further advice reaching the Commission. At least three working days notice must be given before a meeting. The first part is an open session when members of the public can speak directly with their elected representatives via the chair, Gilber McCabe. Tomorrow’s meeting is likeley to be well attended given the recent changes to the make up of the present board. It is hoped that the chair of the governors will be in a position to announce the make up of the new board and perhaps give an indication as to future plans for the harbour. The board is currently seeking new members, application details can be obtained from the secretary to the Commissioners, Andrew Munson. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fish Festivals - Newlyn’s in there with the rest. (2011-07-06 08:03)

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Yet again Newlyn features in the top Fish Festivals to visit this year as recommended by the Daily Telegraph’s Food and Drink section. Head chef from Padstow’s No6 Restaurant, Paul Ainsworth will be doing the honours and cutting the ribbon to open this year’s proceedings and he, along with numerous other guest chefs including Sanjay Kumar, fresh back from the global SlowFish festival in Italy will be demonstrating the art of piscine magic in the demonstration kitchens........

the ebullient Robin Turner, master of the fish auction holds court at the end of day fish sale.......

plenty of music on the big stage........

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After the pirate record, anyone seen my parrot? (2011-07-06 12:35)

Quality fish from the Chloe T filled the end of the auction floor.......

all change for the wheelhouse aboard the Emma.......

still waters........ 858

information for the buyers on the market, the highly sophisticated arrivals board at NH.........

missing, one dwarf green macaw answering to the name of Simon, aaaargh.......

the Admiral Gordon’s hull has been stripped of paint and the St Adrianne is part way through her refit...... 859

with the afterdeck ready to accept the new net drums and refurbished winch.......

back from the Scillies, the supply vessel Ivor B makes her way in through the gaps of Penzance wet Dock, and there’s a familiar face stood with mug of tea on the bow.......

Elite Sailings’ 46’ Tonic leaves Penzance on her way south for their Western Adventure, taking in the delights of the Scillies, Brittany and the Channel Islands......... 860

while another visiting yacht leaves ahead of the Ivor B.........

what happens to the cobbles when a street cleaning machine loses all its oil. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornish Tuna news - Quentin finds big albacore fish far South (2011-07-07 11:19)

[lob25.jpg] Big line caught Albacore tuna coming aboard the Ben Loyal.

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Here’s the actual Inmarsat C mobile message transmitted to the CFPO office in Newlyn with news from Quentin, skipper of the Cornish Tuna boat, Ben Loyal fishing her first trip on albacore tuna for the year. Unfortunately for us, it looks like she will be landing to a Breton port for this trip so the BBQ tuna steaks will just have to wait!!

”Original Message From: 423592296@inmc.eik.com [mailto:423592296@inmc.eik.com] Sent: 05 July 2011 12:28 To: julia@cfpo.org.uk Subject: Message from Inmarsat-C Mobile TO:julia@cfpo.org.uk morn julia,had 150 big fish not many meds and small fish yesterday, got 60 today i had ly in,so started late am knackered we are getting there.all is well rgds Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6265 (20110704) The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus”

More updates and news can be had from the Cornish Tuna web site and Kevin Bennett’s blog at Consol’s Oils. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Baby lobsters take up residence in the Scillies. (2011-07-07 16:31) [Lobster+on+spoon.jpg] The size of a juvenile lobster at the release stage!

On Wednesday 6 July, Padstow s National Lobster Hatchery will delivered 3000 baby lobsters to the Isles of Scilly to be released into the islands clear blue waters. This was the biggest release that has ever taken place in the Scillies and represents a significant proportion of the hatchery s early season production. The release by the charity was being supported by local organisations on the Isles of Scilly and in Cornwall including the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, Hell Bay Hotel and Isles of Scilly Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IOS IFCA). The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company provided transport on the Scillonian III for all of the baby lobsters, the releasing equipment and two members of staff from the Hatchery, the second consecutive year that they have provided complimentary travel to the islands for a lobster release. Jeff Marston, Chief Executive of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, said: Supporting the local economies of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is extremely important to us, and assisting the National Lobster Hatchery with their release is a great example of how we do this. Last year s lobster release was a great success and we are delighted to be able to help again. Senior Hatchery technician Dr Carly Daniels and technician Charlie Ellis released the juvenile lobsters with the help of local dive operators Tim Allsop and Dave McBride, as well as volunteer divers from the mainland. 862

The National Lobster Hatchery s General Manager Dominic Boothroyd explained: Because the divers know the seabed so intimately they are the best people to tell us where the release spots really should be. The lobsters really need small boulders and stone, overlying silt, mud and mixed sediment in an area that is not going to be repeatedly hit by storms or be run over by trawlers. This enables them to dig a nice burrow that they can live in for the next year or two. The Hell Bay Hotel on Bryher assisted the Hatchery release juvenile lobsters into the waters around Bryher and Tresco last year and has once again offered to support the charity s work. The release represents the continuation of a long-term collaboration between the hotel and the charity. Philip Callan from the Hell Bay Hotel added: Hell Bay Hotel is very excited to once again be be taking part in a major juvenile lobster release. Our 3-rosette restaurant is known for serving the best lobster on the islands. This project is an exciting new step towards a more sustainable future and one that the hotel and all our customers can be very proud of. This is the first time that the charity has released such large numbers of juveniles in the Isles of Scilly last year they released a thousand lobsters near to Bryher in one release, but this marks a significant step forward for the Hatchery. Developments undertaken during the winter have enabled the organisation to make a major advancement this year in the way baby lobsters can be raised and the charity is now in a far better position to grow large numbers of juveniles at the facility. Senior Technician Dr Carly Daniels said: What we really want to get going next in the Scillies, with the help of our supporters down here, is a trial cage culture site where we can put a few hundred juveniles into sea cages and just leave them to grow for a few months, so that when released at the end of the autumn they are much bigger and stronger. Dominic Boothroyd added We are really grateful to the support of all of the individuals and organisations who will be involved in this release. Not only have the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company and Hell Bay Hotel offered their support with the release again, but they have also provided us with a fantastic raffle prize of a luxury two night break on the Isles of Scilly, which we will be drawing at our autumn fundraising event The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Falmouth Coastguard coordinates rescue of Dutch yacht crew off Isles of Scilly (2011-07-08 07:06) Two Dutch crew from a yacht have been rescued in gale force conditions overnight, 75 miles South West of the Isles Of Scilly. At 8.20pm on Thursday Falmouth Coastguard received an EPIRB (Emergency Positioning Radio Beacon) distress alert located 75 miles South West of the Isles Of Scilly, which they determined was registered to a Swedish 36 foot yacht called Andriette. Falmouth Coastguard contacted merchant vessels in the area and a message was relayed from another yacht which had encountered the Andriette on Wednesday and reported that she had suffered some damage but had continued on her passage from the Azores to Malmo in Sweden. The Rescue Helicopter from RNAS Culdrose located the damaged yacht at 10.40pm which was without steering, lying stern to the wind in heavy seas. With winching over the deck impossible in the conditions, the two men on board had to abandon to their liferaft. The winchman retrieved one man from the liferaft but the liferaft capsized and on returning for the second man, both 863

winchman and crewman were out of sight in the water beneath the upturned raft. Thankfully, when the liferaft righted itself the winchman had located the man in the water and both were winched back to the safety of the helicopter. The two men are Dutch nationals aged 41 and 54. They were cold and wet after their ordeal but uninjured and have been transferred to Falmouth. Falmouth Coastguard Watch Manager Peter Bullard said, ”The conditions for the helicopter rescue crew were extremely challenging with gale force winds, rough seas and darkness. The three merchant vessels which responded to us helped with communications and were always an option for rescue. However, transfer either to helicopter or a vessel would always be difficult under these conditions. Rescue story courtesy of BYM The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

More pictures of the Petite Marie Claude from Douarnenez. (2011-07-08 08:21)

Tuna boat, Petite Marie Claude up the river at Douarnenez........

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using the boat’s dinghy to ferry spares aboard......

there was skipper and crew.......

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back on the tuna making up gear......

time to eat. A big thank you to Didier Beillevair for sending in the photos. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Last call for the Taste of the West awards 2011! (2011-07-08 10:54)

STOP PRESS: CLOSING DATE FOR PRODUCTS, HOSPITALITY & RETAIL ENTRIES IS 8TH JULY 2011 Taste of the West are delighted to announce that our 18th Taste of the West Awards programme is now underway. Each year these Awards the biggest regional food awards in the country grow in both size and reputation. The awards are highly respected across the region and serve to 866

highlight excellence across the South West s food, drink and hospitality industry, thus attracting much media attention; not only for the entrants but for supporters too. Last chance to nominate or get yourself nominated! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishing for the Truth. (2011-07-08 16:57) An open letter to Maria Damanki from the newly formed Fishermen’s Association Ltd begins thus: THE FISHERMEN S ASSOCIATION LIMITED OPEN LETTER TO MARIA DAMANAKI, LORD DEBEN (formerly JOHN GUMMER) and RICHARD BENYON UK Fisheries Minister

At the GLOBE World Ocean s Day Forum on 8 June it was reported in Fishing News that EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki stated she really needs help and support on CFP reform. While Lord Deben asked where will the fishermen be in 20 years time if we do not concentrate on the fish? and stated Fish don t belong to any one country; they don t acknowledge borders and fishing nations need to be reminded of that. Let s lay to rest once and for all this nonsense of fish not acknowledging boundaries. Fish are a common resource only in the narrow sense that they are no respecters of national boundaries. That, however, is not the issue. Nobody claims to own wild species. What individuals, nations and local communities do claim is the exclusive right to exploit them while they are in the areas under their jurisdiction, such right being qualified only for the purpose of conservation in the more general interest. There is, however, no logical progression from this principle to that of allowing free access to all the waters of member states, which in fact is diametrically opposed to practical conservation. Neither the Commissioner nor her predecessors, nor Mr Gummer in his previous incarnation of UK Secretary of State for Environment and Fisheries, have listened one iota to what the industry has been saying. In the last 30 years we have witnessed its destruction with the UK fleet having been halved, all in the name of conservation whilst at the same time allowing seal predation to reach mind-boggling levels. to read the rest of the article and visit FAL’s new blog - click hereThe latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Jellyfish Rule! - has this man found the Truth? (2011-07-08 17:10) Has this man just witnessed the beginning of the end of vertebrate ecology? Last year I began to wonder, this year doubt is seeping away, to be replaced with a rising fear. Could it really have happened? Could the fishing industry have achieved the remarkable feat of destroying the last great stock? 867

Until 2010, mackerel were the one reliable catch in Cardigan Bay in west Wales. Though I took to the water dozens of times, there wasn’t a day in 2008 or 2009 when I failed to take 10 or more. Once every three or four trips I would hit a major shoal, and bring in 100 or 200 fish: enough, across the season, to fill the freezer and supply much of our protein for the year. Those were thrilling moments: pulling up strings of fish amid whirling flocks of shearwaters, gannets pluming into the water beside my kayak, dolphins breaching and blowing. It was, or so it seemed, the most sustainable of all the easy means of harvesting animal protein. Read the rest of George Monbiot’s blog article that featured in the Guardian Online today - here - but be sure to read the comments (85 at the last count) at the foot of the article - from the well informed to the well intentioned to the ill-informed to the dismissive and merely trivial - but starting with - ”correlation is not causation” - exactly so iamtheurbanspaceman!

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Busy night in fishy town tonight! (2011-07-08 19:40)

VesselTracker picks up many of the fleet against the quays tonight. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Ben Loyal’s first tuna trip for the year! (2011-07-09 08:00)

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Ben Loyal steams home through gale of wind to land 500 tuna. (2011-07-09 14:04)

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Skipper Quentin Knights watches intently as the first box of Cornish albacore tuna comes out of the Ben Loyal’s fishroom. After steaming home from the fishing grounds south west of Newlyn through a gale of wind to land her first trip, skipper and crew landed around 500 top quality tuna fish in the early hours of Saturday morning. Enjoy a slideshow of the landing. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Trade enquiry from the US of A (2011-07-09 19:38) As an UK based seafood company, Ocean Fleet Seafood, we are specializing in scallop trading to UK and to further EU countries, mainly France, Spain and Germany. We would be greatly interested in obtaining more information about your auction, as well as your activities.Is there an option to purchase product from the auction online? We would be grateful for receiving more information about what species are 869

being sold in the auction. Also, would you mind recommending us scallop processors in the Plymouth region, or even in further UK areas? As the roots of our company are from the USA and we are still in the process of getting the UK scallop to know, we would be grateful if you could share with us some of the harvesters names which we could contact. There is no better way to get an understanding of the nuances of this industry than directly from the fishermen. Thank you very much in advance - we would gladly develop a professional relationship with you. We are impressed by your work as one of the premier fish auction in the UK. Please do not hesitate to contact us via email or phone at anytime, 7days a week. With best regards, Dmitrijus Nikitinas OCEAN FLEET SEAFOOD Cell USA: 617 394 1414 Cell UK: 02032390373 Fax: 208 711 2097 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Sunday morning. (2011-07-10 10:07)

Charter boats make their way to the steps on the quay in Penzance....... 870

as the early angling brigade muster at the Cafe........

not taking coals to Newcastle but stone to the Scillies........

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with the propellor and guard showing her ice-breaker heritage.........

Bag-O-Rags has a new line in themed pirate flags.........

with the sea warming up to all of 15º the Jubilee Pool becomes even more tempting........ 872

a pait of dredgers, with the Mannin due to go in the Dry Dock on Monday........

scumble glaze used to give a wood grain finish gives the Ocean Warden a classy look.........

more paint in evident on the titivated net drums waiting to goa aboard the St Adrianne.......... 873

the artist’s palette, time to call in Nick Praed methinks.......

or if your media is acrylics then how about a short course with another local artist, Glyn Macey.......... 874

last day of the annual Penwith College students’..........

show at the PZ Gallery..........

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one microlight spotted over Penzance. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ben Loyal tuna video. (2011-07-11 00:20) [EMBED] Looking for a better start to the season, first trip of the year for the Ben Loyal sees her steam home in a gale of wind with around 500 top quality albacore tuna.

[tunamap47n13w.JPG] This is the current postion of the Spanish albacore tuna fleet - off the edge of the ’Shelf’!

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Quiet market with most of the fleet at sea. (2011-07-11 09:30)

Long hours and late finishes, Cap’n Cod weighs a weekend’s worth of top quality line caught bass........

one Cornish Sardine keeping an eye on things....... 877

enjoy a meal of local crab, a beer and check out the latest exhibition at Newlyn’s Tolcarne Inn.......

sure I’ve seen this in the Tate Modern........

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an early Mondrian maybe........

the National Trust have arranged a series of nature workshops in the area throughout the summer, every Wednesday off Battery Rocks - see the nature workshops web site for more details and keep those kids amused......

sailing solo and heading for Land’s End with little wind in the Bay this morning....... 879

more than a day’s work on this footrope to set it on the bobbins........

it’s always the wife that gets to stow the ropes it seems......

beam wheel from the ChloeT......... 880

the Ripple’s annual bottom scrub. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Inshore in trouble. (2011-07-11 09:57)

Inshore fishermen in Devon and Cornwall are warning that plans to introduce quotas could force them out of business. Owners of boats under 10m (33ft) said they were worried the new system would be too restrictive. The quotas will be based on records of what each boat has caught annually between 2007 and 2010. See the full story here on the BBC - local MP Andrew George will be taking the plight of the inshore fleet straight to Westminster. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Coastguard cuts cut. (2011-07-11 14:21) [nhblog20090823-7249-705543.jpg] Gwennap Head was an early casualty in the last round of big cuts to the Coastguard servics back in the 1980s - many of these stations, like Gwennap Head at Land’s End, are now manned by volunteers for the National Coastwatch Institutiion.

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Plans to close coastguard stations around Britain will be scaled back by ministers this week after warnings that the cuts could put lives at risk - so goes this article from the Sunday Telegraph congratulations to all those who campaigned tirelesly to cut the cuts - a big victory for commen sense, local Cornish MP Sheryll Murray must be pleased. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Stefan fills her up! (2011-07-13 09:28)

CFP reforms published today - what will the fishing industry think? (2011-07-13 09:50)

[nhblog20090313-0022-799099.jpg] Local Newlyn fisherman Mike Mahon was never one to pull any punches when it came to criticising what he saw as Brussels’ failur to deal with the discards - he even tried to make a case that it was illegel under maritime law, which prevents the intentional dumping of anything at sea!

[nhblog20080929-1630-722583.jpg] For many years, haddock shots of this size were never a feature of the fish market at Newlyn - such trips were the result of a relatively recent shift in fish movement, somthing the quota system - largely based on historical records - could never adequately respond to fairly it seems.

Long-awaited proposals to reform the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) will be unveiled on Wednesday. Measures to cut overfishing, reduce the number of vessels, and banning fish discards at sea are set to be out by Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki. In 2009, the European Commission said the CFP had failed to sustainably manage fish stocks and had to change. Environmental groups have long voiced concerns that CFP was allowing too many vessels catch depleted fish stocks. Read the rest of the article on the BBC’s Science and Environment pages here: There’s also a video article on the call to change EU fishing rules. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 882

The Barnacle and the crab - an intimate relationship. (2011-07-13 11:42)

Local artist and graphic designer Paul Betowski recently partnered up with writer Fiona Thompson to create the Cornish crab poster, for 26 Flavours of Cornwall. The 26 Flavours of Cornwall exhibition is at Trebah Garden, near Falmouth and runs from the 1st to the 26th July 2011. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Watch the CFP reform press conference from Maria Damanaki as it happens live from Brussels. (2011-07-13 11:48) [EMBED] Europeans consumers can encourage good fishing practices - this EU video was put out to pre-empt today’s announcement of CFP reform - the most drastic for many years. Europe s fish stocks are in danger: 3 out of 4 stocks are overfished, specifically 82 % of Mediterranean stocks and 63 % of Atlantic ones. As a direct consequence of this overfishing, there are fewer and fewer fish in the sea and many European fishing fleets are not profitable. To address this, on 13 July the European Commission will publish the draft reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which will set out a new approach to the way we fish. This video, entitled ”European consumers can encourage good fishing practices”, accompanies the release of the draft reform and illustrates the role of consumers and businesses in helping to return fish stocks to health. [EMBED] Europeans consumers can encourage good fishing practices. 883

Europe s fish stocks are in danger: 3 out of 4 stocks are overfished, specifically 82 % of Mediterranean stocks and 63 % of Atlantic ones. As a direct consequence of this overfishing, there are fewer and fewer fish in the sea and many European fishing fleets are not profitable. To address this, on 13 July the European Commission will publish the draft reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which will set out a new approach to the way we fish. This video, entitled ”European consumers can encourage good fishing practices”, accompanies the release of the draft reform and illustrates the role of consumers and businesses in helping to return fish stocks to health. Press conference by Maria DAMANAKI, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edited highlights broadcast later here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

CFP reform - today’s press release. (2011-07-13 12:28) European Commission: a fisheries policy for the future Intro video to the reforms. Brussels, 13 July 2011 In its proposals for a major reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the European Commission has set out a radical approach to fisheries management in Europe. The plans will secure both fish stocks and fishermen’s livelihood for the future while putting an end to overfishing and depletion of fish stocks. The reform will introduce a decentralised approach to science-based fisheries management by region and sea basin, and introduce better governance standards in the EU and on the international level through sustainable fisheries agreements. When presenting the proposals, Maria Damanaki, Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said: ”Action is needed now to get all our fish stocks back into a healthy state to preserve them for present and future generations. Only under this precondition can fishermen continue to fish and earn a decent living out of their activities.” She continued: ”This means that we have to manage each stock wisely, harvesting what we can but keeping the stock healthy and productive for the future. This will bring us higher catches, a sound environment and a secure seafood supply. If we get this reform right, fishermen and coastal communities will be better off in the long run. And all Europeans will have a wider choice of fresh fish, both wild and farm produced.” Sustainability and long-term solutions are the key points of today’s proposals which set out the following elements: "All fish stocks will have to be brought to sustainable levels by 2015, which is in line with the commitments the EU has undertaken internationally. "An ecosystem approach will be adopted for all fisheries, with long-term management plans based on the best available scientific advice. "The waste of food resources and the economic losses caused by throwing unwanted fish back into the sea, a practice known as discarding , will be phased-out. Fishermen will be obliged to land all the fish that they catch. "The proposals also include clear targets and timeframes to stop overfishing; market-based approaches such as individual tradable catch shares; support measures for small-scale fisheries; improved data collection; and strategies to promote sustainable aquaculture in Europe. "Consumers will be able to get better information on the quality and sustainability of the products they buy. "General policy principles and goals will be prescribed from Brussels, while Member States will 884

have to decide and apply the most appropriate conservation measures. In addition to simplifying the process, this will favour solutions tailored to regional and local needs. "Operators throughout the fishing sector will have to make their own economic decisions to adapt fleet size to fishing possibilities. Fishermen’s organizations will play a stronger role in steering market supply and increasing fishermen’s profits. "Financial support will only be granted to environmentally-friendly initiatives contributing to smart and sustainable growth. A strict control mechanism will rule out any perverse funding of illicit activities or overcapacity. "Within international bodies and in its relations with third countries, the EU will act abroad as it does at home and promote good governance and a sound management of the sea in the rest of the world. Background EU fisheries are affected by several interconnected problems. Most fish stocks are being overfished by a fishing fleet that is too large and too efficient. Catches are dipping year after year and coastal communities, which often depend on fishing, watch their economic opportunities fade away. In decision making, political leaders tend to favour short-term interests rather than long-term resource conservation; and a top-down legislative approach from Brussels has so far given the sector little incentive to behave responsibly and contribute to a sustainable use of resources. In April 2009, a Green Paper analysed the shortcomings of the current policy and opened a public consultation which lasted until the end of 2010. Input to the consultation and conclusions from several stakeholder events fed into the preparation of today’s reform package, which consists of the following components: "A legislative proposal for a new Regulation setting out the main rules of the CFP "A legislative proposal for a new Market Policy "A Communication on the external dimension of the CFP. "An overarching communication explaining the links between the above This new package is being submitted to the European Parliament and Council for adoption under the ordinary legislative procedure (co-decision). The Commission aims for adoption and entry into force of the new framework by 1 January 2013. Later this year the Commission plans to put forward a new funding mechanism for fisheries and maritime policy, in line with the Multi-Annual Financial Framework. For more information: "Further details of the proposals can be found in Memo/11/503 "The policy documents and other information can be found here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Questions and Answers on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (2011-07-13 12:31)

The overall objective of the Commission’s proposals for a modern and simpler Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is to make fishing sustainable - environmentally, economically and socially. The new policy will bring fish stocks back to sustainable levels by ending overfishing and setting fishing opportunities based on scientific advice. It will provide EU citizens with a stable, secure and healthy food supply for the long term; it seeks to bring new prosperity to the fishing sector, end dependence on subsidies and create new opportunities for jobs and growth in coastal areas. Why is a new policy necessary? Europe s fisheries policy is in urgent need of reform. Vessels are catching more fish than can be 885

safely reproduced, thus exhausting individual fish stocks and threatening the marine ecosystem. Today, three out of four stocks are overfished: 82 % of Mediterranean stocks and 63 % of Atlantic stocks. The fishing industry is experiencing smaller catches and facing an uncertain future. Against this background, the Commission is proposing an ambitious reform of the policy. This reform is about putting in place the conditions for a better future for fish and fisheries alike, as well as the marine environment that supports them. The reform will contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy and the policy will be developed as part of the broader maritime economy to ensure more coherent policies for the EU’s seas and coastal areas by working towards robust economic performance of the industry, inclusive growth and enhanced cohesion in coastal regions. Sustainability is at the heart of the proposed reform. Fishing sustainably means fishing at levels that do not endanger the reproduction of stocks and that provide high long-term yields. This requires managing the volume of fish taken out of the sea through fishing. The Commission proposes that by 2015, stocks must be exploited at sustainable levels, defined as the highest catch that can be safely taken year after year and which maintains the fish population size at maximum productivity. This level is known as the maximum sustainable yield (MSY). This objective is set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas, and was adopted at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development as a target the world should reach by 2015. Estimates1 show that if stocks were exploited in this way, stock sizes would increase by about 70 %. Overall catches would increase by around 17 %, profit margins could be multiplied by a factor of three, return on investments would be six times higher, and the gross value-added for the catching industry would rise by almost 90 %, equal to ¬ 2.7 billion over the next decade. Fishing sustainably would also free the catching sector from depending on public support. It would make it easier to achieve stable prices under transparent conditions, bringing clear benefits for consumers. A strong, efficient and economically viable industry operating under market conditions would play a more important, active role in managing stocks. What are the main elements of the new proposals? The multi-annual ecosystem-based management To rebuild a vibrant fishing economy in Europe, the marine environment must be protected more effectively. From now on, EU fisheries will be managed by multi-annual plans and governed by the ecosystem approach and the precautionary principle to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are limited. The fishing industry will have a better and more stable basis for long-term planning and investment. This will safeguard resources and maximise long-term yields. Multi-annual management plans should move from the current single-stock plans to fisheries-based plans covering more fish stocks in fewer plans, with the aim of reaching sustainable levels by 2015. Stocks not under plans will be managed through fixing fishing opportunities by Council, and other conservation and technical measures which are part of the toolbox of instruments proposed. Banning discards Discarding, ie the practice of throwing unwanted fish overboard, is estimated at 23 % of total catches (substantially more in some fisheries!). This unacceptable practice will be phased out with a precise timeline for implementation and in combination with some flanking measures. Fishermen will be obliged to land all the commercial species that they catch. Under-sized fish cannot be sold for human consumption. Member States shall make sure that their fishing vessels are equipped to ensure full documentation of all fishing and processing activities so as to monitor compliance with the obligation to land all catches. This approach will lead to more reliable data on fish stocks, support better management and improve resource efficiency. It is also an incentive for fishermen to avoid unwanted catches by means of technical solutions such as more selective fishing gear. Making fishing profitable 886

A system of transferable catch shares, known as ’concessions’, will be introduced as from 2014 for vessels over 12 metres long and all vessels using towed gear. Based on agreed principles at EU level the concessions will be distributed by Member States in a transparent way, and will grant their owner an entitlement to a share of the national fishing opportunity for each year. Operators will be able to lease or trade their concessions within their Member state, not between Member states. The concessions will have a minimum validity of 15 years but can be recalled before expiry in case of serious infringement by the holder. Member States may create a reserve and introduce a fee for the concessions. This new system will give the fishing industry a long-term perspective, more flexibility and greater accountability, while at the same time reducing overcapacity. Operators will have an incentive to increase their concessions while others may decide to leave the industry. It is predicted that incomes could raise by over 20 % and crew wages by between 50 % and over 100 % by 2022 under this system2. Support for small-scale fisheries In the EU, the small-scale fleet accounts for 77 % of the total EU fleet in vessel numbers but only for 8 % in tonnage (vessel size) and 32 % in terms of engine power. Small-scale coastal fisheries often play an important role in the social fabric and the cultural identity of many of Europe’s coastal regions. They therefore require specific support. The reformed CFP extends to 2022 the right for Member States to restrict fishing in a zone within 12 nautical miles of the coastline. Small-scale fisheries may also be exempted from the transferable fishing concessions scheme. The future financial instrument for fisheries will include measures beneficial to small-scale fisheries and will help local economies adapt to the changes. Developing sustainable aquaculture A better framework for aquaculture will increase production and supply of seafood in the EU, reduce dependence on imported fish and boost growth in coastal and rural areas. By 2014, Member States will draft national strategic plans to remove administrative barriers and uphold environmental, social and economic standards for the farmed-fish industry. A new Aquaculture Advisory Council will be established to give advice on industry-related issues. There is a clear EU dimension in aquaculture development: strategic choices made at national level can have a bearing on such development in neighbouring Member States. Improving scientific knowledge Reliable and up-to-date information about the state of marine resources is essential to support sound management decisions as well as effective implementation of the reformed CFP. The proposal establishes the basic rules and obligations for Member States on data collection, management, data availability and access provisions for the Commission. Member states will be entrusted with collecting, maintaining and sharing scientific data about fish stocks and the impact of fishing at sea-basin level. National research programmes will be established to coordinate this activity Decentralised governance The Commission proposal is clarifying roles and obligations of each actor and will bring decisions closer to the fishing grounds. It will end micro-management from Brussels so that EU legislators will only define the general framework, the basic principles, the overall targets, the performance indicators and the timeframes. Member States will then decide the actual implementing measures, and will cooperate at regional level. The proposal includes provisions to ensure that the Member States concerned adopt measures which are compatible and effective. A fall-back mechanism is established for Commission action in cases where Member States cannot agree, or where the targets are not being reached. New market policy - empowerment of the sector and better informed consumers A proposal for a new Market Policy is part of the package proposed to ensure that the organization of the common markets for fisheries products contributes to achieving the objectives of the new CFP. It aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the EU industry, improve the transparency of 887

the markets, and ensure a level playing field for all products marketed in the Union. It also includes a modernisation of the intervention regime as the current system of spending public money to destroy fish is no longer justifiable. It will be replaced by a simplified storage mechanism, which will allow producer organisations to buy up fisheries products when prices fall under a certain level, and store the products for placing on the market at a later stage. This system will foster market stability. Producer organisations will also play a greater role in collective management, monitoring and control. Better marketing of EU fisheries and aquaculture products will help to reduce waste and provide market feedback to producers. New marketing standards on labelling, quality and traceability will give consumers clearer information and help them support sustainable fisheries. Certain labelling information will be compulsory, for example to differentiate fisheries and aquaculture products; other claims may be supplied on a voluntary basis. A modern and adapted financial instrument EU financial assistance will be granted to support the sustainability objectives of the new CFP. Financial assistance will become conditional upon compliance with the rules, and this principle will apply to both Member States and operators. For Member States, non-compliance may result in interruption, suspension or financial correction to the Union financial assistance. For operators, serious infringements may lead to banning of access to financial assistance or financial reductions. In addition, the proposal introduces the obligation for Member States, when granting financial assistance, to take into account the behaviour (in particular the absence of serious infringements) of operators in the recent past. A proposal for a new financial instrument, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the period 2014-2020 will be made later in 2011. In the framework of the Multi-annual financial framework, the Commission proposed a budget of ¬ 6.7 billion for the EMFF. Taking international responsibility Almost 85 % of the world fish stocks for which information is available are reported as being either fully exploited or overexploited, according to the FAO. The EU, being the world’s largest importer of fisheries products in terms of value, must act abroad as at home. The external fisheries policy must be an integrated part of the CFP. In international and regional organisations, the EU will therefore advocate the principles of sustainability and conservation of fish stocks and marine biodiversity. It will establish alliances and undertake actions with key partners to combat illegal fishing and reduce overcapacity. In bilateral fishing agreements with non-EU countries, the EU will promote sustainability, good governance and the principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Sustainable Fisheries Agreements (SFAs) will replace the existing Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs) and they will ensure that the exploitation of fishery resources takes place on the basis of sound scientific advice only targeting surplus resources that the partner country cannot or does not want to fish itself. Under SFAs, partner countries shall be compensated for granting access to their fishing resources and financial assistance shall be provided to the partner countries for the implementation of a sustainable fisheries policy. Will there by new rules on Control and Enforcement? The proposal is consistent with the EU’s new control regime from 20103 and integrates the basic elements of the control and enforcement regime for compliance with the rules of the CFP. In light of the introduction of the landing obligation to avoid discards the Commission proposes monitoring and control obligations in particular in relation to fully documented fishery, as well as pilot projects on new fisheries control technologies that contribute to sustainable fishing. When will the reform come into effect? The new rules will come into effect once the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament have voted on the proposals. Implementation will be progressive because there is a need for the 888

sector to adapt and to be able to deliver results. But the reform sets clear deadlines. The aim for adoption and entry into force of the new legislation is 1.1.2013. See also: IP/11/873 1 : Impact Assessment Accompanying Commission proposal for a Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy 2 : Impact Assessment Accompanying Commission proposal for a Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy 3 : Council Regulations No 1005/2008 and No 1224/2009 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The BBC’s considered response to Maria Damanaki’s Brussels lunchtime press conference on CFP reform. (2011-07-13 14:29) Interestingly enough, the first quote of the BBC’s article is not from the industry but an environmental group?!

The European Commission has unveiled major plans to reform the EU’s fishing industry and stop catches being wasted. The proposal, due to take effect from 2013, would give fleets quota shares guaranteed for at least 15 years. ”Discards” will be phased out - the practice whereby up to half the catch of some fish is thrown back into the sea to avoid going above the quota. Full story from the BBC, ”EU revamps fishing policy to save depleted stocks” here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornish Sardine skipper Stefan fills her up! (2011-07-13 18:16)

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With 10 tons aboard for a night’s work........

the White Heather is just put down by the head, the Cygnus GM44 carries the weight well........

one brail at a time the Cornish Sardines come ashore...... 890

and are swung over the waiting tubs.........

before the clip is pulled to release the fish.........

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meanwhile, the big blue cat Lyonesse which lands her fish catch direct to FalFish takes back a full set of tubs ready for the coming night’s work.......

the two boats having around 20 tons between them.......

time for awash down of the quay........ 892

back in the fish market the mornings sale is coming to an end........

with good landings of mackerel still coming overland from St Ives in evidence........ 893

a classic small inshore boat for sale, this traditional wooden boat built by Clifford Adams of Looe in 1964 has just had a paint up and been anti-fouled, boat electrics include a fish finder and bilge pump, contact Colin on 07702 693660 offers on £2850 with a boat trailer and engine spares........

time to grab what you can from ’up Drift, give Mark a call on 07779635105 to see what tuna and 5-7” mono nets are going along with buoys, floats and ropes........ 894

what’s Debbie been up to now?!

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M and R Crab launch web site. (2011-07-14 07:59)

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CFP reform - response form aroundthe fishing globe. (2011-07-14 08:33)

CFP - Reform watch has gleaned and summarised a set of quotes from around the world of fishing and interested bodies with a say in how the future might look after the CFP reforms announced yesterday in Brussels. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Fish and Summer in St Ives. (2011-07-14 10:52)

See before you eat........

at Matthew Stevens’ fish and shellfish emporium.........

it’s the in thing in St Ives, where the press have been speculating whether it is Gordon Ramsay, Hugh Fearnley-Whittinstall or Rick Stein who is set to move into a new fish restaurant nearing completion on the seafront....... 897

an exciting new venture this year, celebrating the two Jumbo luggers that have been built in recent years......

meanwhile, the multi-million pound refurbishment of the Porthmeor net lofts continues apace with a neat little pas de deux twixt builder and his ladder....... 898

and much of the original facade maintaining its character it seems.......

maybe you need to knock three time for Naomi Frears........

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downlalong in the St Ives Tate, thousands of visitors have added their heights to this room-filling measuring fest.........

each person’s height recorded by hand with the aid of a solid black felt-tip pen.......

in the entrance lobby, Martin Creed has emptied his lungs to fill the gallery space with thousands of white ballons which deter none but the most claustrophobic from entering.......

the UK’s biggest ball pool created especially for the enjoyment of adults it seems........ 900

and much photographed by those on the balcony trying to catch a glimpse of their friends below.......

onshore and offshore at Porthmoer.......

inshore boats from around the coast on their moorings all set for an afternoon’s mackerel fishing...... 901

even with the dazzling gold braid, here’s one Harbourmaster not afraid to get his hands dirty once in a while......

it’s a family affair overending gear aboard the cat, Dignity.

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Sicilian tuna recipes by Franca Colonna Romano. (2011-07-14 12:07)

With the Cornish tuna boat Ben Loyal back at sea (and an update from Quentin and the boat’s blog) it’s time to plan for the next landing and some suitable recipes for albacore tuna. Much prized around th Island of Scicilly, tuna were a part of everyday eating alonmg the coastline during the tuna season. The recipes below are found in the book, Sicilia in Bocca - Sicily in the mouth - by Franca Colonna Romano, published in 1976. The dedication on the cover reads, Si li pinnuli sarannu nuintati a lu postu di li belli manciati mi vuliti divi chi cosa arresta fui fari na bella festa which loosley translates from the Sicilian to ”may you enjoy eating some of these dishes under the stars in good company”. This particluar copy was awarded to the delgates of the 1978 Iveco Conference at the Villa Sant’Andrea in Taormina, Sicily. 903

The book is full of superb illustrations........ The book provides three version of each recipe,...... 904

the first in a Sicilian dialect...........

- followed by the Italian and then English version - the first dish is for Palmerjtan or Siraceusan Tuna involving marinating with garlic and oil simmered with tomatoes.......

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the second recipe looks as though it is for fish cakes - but be warned, the translator appears to have used the words for fish cakes when they should have used fish balls - as the word polpette means meatballs!........

as can be seen from the Italian version........

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and the Sicilian version - elsewhere potatoes are used when the recipe should read tomatoes! This famous Italian writer’s cook book is a collectors item and first editions like this are extremely rare. [swordfish2.jpg] Fishing for swordfish.

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Maria Damanki posts a discussion on her presentation at Brussels yesterday. (2011-07-14 12:19) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/sFLxMZ-8taw Maria Damanki has posted this video response to yesterdays presentation - it has taken many years for someone to publicly admit that the CFP is at stood did little to secure a viable future for the fish stocks of Europe. Let the debate commence. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Falmouth Coastguard to stay in business - 24/7. (2011-07-14 19:30) [nhblog-3.jpg] SAR services from RNAS Culdrose will continue to be co-ordinated by Falmouth Coastguard.

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Round-the-clock coastguard cover in Cornwall has been saved after a Government U-turn.Ministers are expected to announce today that Falmouth coastguard station will operate 24-hours a day under revised plans. It was threatened with only being open during daylight. However, the South Devon coastguard station that covers a vast sweep of the Westcountry coast is to be closed under the controversial plans. Shutting the Brixham watch, which covers the coastline from Dodman Point in Cornwall to Topsham in Devon, means campaigners have failed to force a U-turn over the border. Today’s announcement follows a mass public outcry in the wake of modernisation proposals drawn up by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to shut half the UK’s stations. The Westcountry would have been left without 24-hour coastguard cover, leading to fears over the safety of a range of groups, from tourists to fishermen. But Transport Secretary Philip Hammond will today announce ”adapted” plans. He will say seven out of 18 stations in the UK are to close, effectively saving three stations that were originally earmarked for closure. Brixham is one of those to go, the Western Morning News understands. The 11 stations to remain open, including Falmouth, will all operate 24 hours a day. Coastguard agency staff and MPs feared lives were being put at risk because of a loss of local knowledge as a result of coastguards being sacked. The new plans are set to go out for a further six-week consultation, but it will only be on the revisions dashing remaining hopes Brixham gets an 11th hour reprieve. Shipping Minister Mike Penning had previously insisted that the original proposals would be changed, but also stressed the status quo was not an option. Commentators have felt that Brixham was always at greater risk than Falmouth because of Falmouth’s expertise in international rescues. But Brixham supporters claimed this was a misnomer as the Devon station takes over the multinational operations when Falmouth is down. But fears for Brixham’s future were heightened when Mr Penning described the distance between the two as ”ridiculously close” when justifying the need for closures. Campaigners have pointed out there are more road miles between other centres. Mr Penning also revealed that Falmouth had proposed shutting its ”twin” station Brixham in its response to the coastguard consultation. Under the original proposals, which were commissioned five years ago under the Labour government, three stations would have operated around-the-clock. That would have meant the closest 24-hour station covering the Westcountry would have been in the Portsmouth and Southampton area. Sheryll Murray, Conservative MP for South East Cornwall, whose constituency is covered by the Brixham station, is among a number of MPs who have called on the Government to go back to the drawing board. Mrs Murray’s husband Neil, a fisherman, died at sea in March in waters covered by the Devon station. She has said the lives of more fishermen would be at risk with Brixham gone. Article courtesy of the Cornishman. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 908

Make your thoughts known to the Commissioners. (2011-07-15 14:37)

Since the Harbour Commissioner’s official line of communication via its web site appears not to be carrying any news or updates there are now two alternative means of getting in touch.........

this is the official route, a bright blue box outside the harbour office......

or, alternatively, a large sheet of paper has been pasted on the outside of the fish market inviting comments from the community which the harbour serves!

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Tall ships and tugs. (2011-07-16 09:48)

Seems the litter bin goblins have been active again......

the boys aboard the Chloe T will be hoping for better drying weather over the next few days......

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fresh turbot tangle gear going on the CKS.........

while it’s everything off the Silver Dawn......

the tall ship Georg Stage is at anchor over the weekend.....

always carry a spare set...... 911

the Cathryn is in need of some below the waterline maintenance......

the only tuna in the port this morning.......

sparks fly on the new crabber......

the old drifter Feasible is at rest....... 912

as is visiting tug Flat Holm, Through the Gaps’ grandfather was on a merchant ship called the Sheaf Holm for many years before WWII.

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Monk fish in black bean sauce followed by a fruit blizzard (2011-07-16 22:57)

Monk fish can take strong flavours well, this recipe called for scallops so the monk was cut to resemble scallop meats....... 913

the black bean sauce was made from salted black beans (they keep forever), garlic and grated ginger.......

very hot spicy prawn starter........

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before cooking off the black bean sauce..........

to which the monk is added for a few minutes to coat........

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always good to follow a fish dish with something citrus, homemade blackcurrant ice cream with an icy fruit blizzard, frozen mango, pineapple, watermelon. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Danny and Doug - end-to-enders on the way home! (2011-07-17 12:51) Dan and Doug head for home on the train from Penzance.

The first of two teams raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society on Just Giving, uni students Danny and Doug catch their breath after having to race from Land’s End to Penzance station to catch the 1247 train to Portsmouth. The intrepid pair, well inside their 14 day target having completed 975 miles in twelve days, are looking forward to a big meal and solid nights sleep after camping out along the way - apart from one night in Devon when a hotel let them have their best room for free! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Brittany bound. (2011-07-18 10:19)

The kind of changeable weather more commonly associated with October gives rise to continually changing skies over the Bay this morning......

laying between the Green and the Low Lee buoy, the Danish tall ship Georg Stag at anchor and the beamer Billy Rowney laid to.......... 916

not every town street has such a view........

old stone work lays just above the line of the old causeway, purpose unknown, one for the Newlyn Archive to solve maybe........

on the market it’s not too late for some razor clams......... 917

and there is still fierce bidding for Dovers from the beamer fleet.......

good sized mackerel, not so plentiful, owing to the very blustery conditions over the weekend which kept most of the inshore fleet against the quay, on moorings or up on the beach........ 918

big turbot for the Gary M again.........

a good day’s work aboard the netter Silver Dawn as she changes over gear, at the end of this tide she is bound for Lechiagat (the boatyard side of Guilvenec) for her annul refit, no doubt the crew will take the time to enjoy a few days of warm Breton hospitality and sample the delights of Kouign-Amman (butter cake), gwin ru or possibly even a shot of hard-to-find Lambig (traditionally farm produced cider spirit)........., 919

hopefully, before the rain arrives.......

the boys aboard the Billy Rowney will.........

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it’s a blue sort of day........

what to look for in fish freshness - after a few days the eyes may have shrunk (not necessarily affecting the flavour in any way) - in fact, many fishermen will argue that big fish, like cod in particular, lack flavour if eaten straight out of the sea...... 921

an example of a cod not long wrestled from its habitat..........

plenty of work for the harbour staff making ready the new timber fenders for the North Quay........

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baldness brings on an alliteration attack..........

if the weather looks like it will cloud the skies at the weekend, put this date in the diary for the kids. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Seafood Cornwall Training, the CFPO and Falfish, offer FREE practical sea safety training for young people during the summer holidays. (2011-07-18 13:51)

[nh-7325-749391.jpg] Two Newlyn boys learn the craft and fish for harbour prawns from their punt.

Seafood Cornwall Training in association with the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation (CFPO) and local fish processor Falfish, is offering FREE practical sea safety training for young people during the school summer holidays. Two dates will be offered: The 2nd and 3rd of August at Carn Brea Leisure Centre. The safety days are aimed at young people who spend time on small inshore fishing vessels and will introduce key elements of Safety Awareness; Fire Training and Prevention; First Aid; and Sea Survival. Currently, young people cannot gain the mandatory training certificates, including Sea Survival, Fire Prevention, First Aid and Health and Safety, until their 16th birthday, but many youngsters may be out on the water without any safety training or knowledge of how to act in an emergency situation. Sarah Crosbie, Manager of Seafood Cornwall Training, explained, The course aims to equip candidates with some essential basic sea safety skills; we welcome enquiries from those already connected to the industry as well as from young people who are considering a future at sea. Mike 923

Collier MBE, who is well known and respected throughout the Cornish Fish Industry and who will be delivering the Safety Awareness part of the course added, This is a great opportunity for some of the kids already helping their dads or granddads in the fishing industry to be safer and become more aware of some of the dangers of being at sea. I am looking forward to making it into a fun day for all. Paul Trebilcock, Chief Executive of the CFPO explained, The CFPO is very supportive of this initiative by Seafood Cornwall Training Ltd. We need young and enthusiastic individuals to join the industry. It is important that we encourage a culture of safety amongst fishermen from an early age, as well at motivating them to learn about the many and varied topics related to working at sea. Hopefully this experience will instil in them, an enthusiasm that they will carry with them in their future careers. To find out more and book onto the course contact Sarah or Emma at Seafood Cornwall Training on 01736 364324 or visit www.seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk Seafood Cornwall Training Ltd. 50 The Strand Newlyn Cornwall TR18 5HW Tel: 01736 364324 Fax: 01736 366692 Visit: http://www.seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

La sardine fraîche du jour de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie à Nantes (2011-07-18 14:09)

How many Cornish Sardines will be sold around Cornwall during the summer season in the same way that the sardines below are sold in street markets like this one in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie near Nantes? 924

Gastronomie dimanche 17 juillet 2011

• À Nantes, le petit poisson bleu en provenance directe de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie fait le beau rue du Calvaire. Sous son parasol planté près du manège, la Vendéenne Véronique Gaborieau veille sur son poisson, d’avril à septembre. « Les bateaux partent vers 5-6 h, pêchent au large de Croix-de-Vie et jusqu à l Île d Yeu. Ils reviennent quand ils ont rempli leur filet& Nous travaillons avec un mareyeur qui achète en gros. Nous reconditionnons les sardines, les salons au bon sel de Noirmoutier avant de les glacer. » Vite, direction Nantes pour être à 16 h dans le centre-ville jusqu à 19 h. Du lundi au vendredi, il s en vend à la journée entre 60 et 150 douzaines, à raison de 4 euros la douzaine. In Nantes, little blue fish directly from Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is on the beautiful streets of Calvary. Under its umbrella planted near the carousel, the seller, Véronique Gaborieau watches over her fish from April to September. ”The boats leave around 5-6 am, fishing off Croix de Vie and to the Isle of Yeu. They return when they have fulfilled their net ... We work with a fish merchant who buys in bulk. We recondition sardines in the salt from Noirmoutier before covering with ice. Quick directions Nantes you must be in the city centre from 16h-19h Monday to Friday, she sold on the day between 60 and 150 dozen, at 4 euros a dozen. Story courtesy of the Ouest France. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

UK Natural Environment and Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, met with the Balanced Seas Regional Stakeholder Group in London at Regent s Collegeon 6 July. (2011-07-18 14:33) UK Natural Environment and Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, met with the Balanced Seas Regional Stakeholder Group in London at Regent s Collegeon 6 July. 925

Balanced Seas is a collaborative project working to recommend Marine Conservation Zones around south-east England. Marine Conservation Zones will be set up under the Marine and Coastal Access Act of 2009. These will protect nationally important marine wildlife, habitats, geology and geomorphology. The Balanced Seas Regional Stakeholder Group is responsible for developing the recommendations for Marine Conservation Zones, and these will be submitted to the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies on 31 August 2011. The Minister learnt about the progress made by the group and saw maps showing how site locations and boundaries have evolved since the process started in late 2009. He also saw some of the data and information that has been collected to underpin the recommendations. A question and answer session allowed the Group to talk with the Minister about their experience with the process, their concerns and their aspirations for the future of the network. Following the meeting, Richard Benyon said, It was very good to meet the people who are responsible for developing the Marine Conservation Zone recommendations, using their specialist knowledge, expertise and close understanding of the sectors they represent. I recognise the huge amount of work the stakeholders have all personally contributed and I believe that this is the right process to produce an outcome which is both credible and workable. He went on to say, I want this process to be part of a wider vision to make our seas healthier for future generations. Through careful management, our seas can continue to be an invaluable sustainable resource of benefit to us all. I want to thank all those who have been involved in this process and look forward to seeing their recommendations later this year. The Balanced Seas Regional Stakeholder Group is made up of representatives from the key organisations and sectors with an interest in the marine environment in the south-east, including commercial fishing, water sports, recreational sea angling, nature conservation, ports, renewable energy and other industries and interests. Unlike other protected areas already designated around the south-east which were identified on scientific grounds alone, the recommendations for Marine Conservation Zones will take socio-economic issues into account. Linda Davies, Balanced Seas Project Board Chair says, It was helpful that the Regional Stakeholder Group had the opportunity to discuss the project directly with the Minister and share their suggestions, vision and concerns. The Minister s full understanding of the project, willingness to examine the issues openly with sea users and continued goodwill is very encouraging. There will be a three-month public consultation in 2012 and the Government aims to designate Marine Conservation Zones in December 2012. If you wish to provide input while the project is still in the regional phase in the south-east, please contact your sector representative on the relevant stakeholder group. Information on how to contact stakeholder representatives can be found at www.balancedseas.org/page/ourstakeholders.html. For further information about Balanced Seas visit www.balancedseas.org To read the latest Draft Final Recommendations report and see the sites visit the RSG Resources section of the website at www.balancedseas.org/page/RSG %20Resources.html

Cornish is...... (2011-07-19 06:47) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/FjPhopki9sQ 926

Cornish is.......in response to Scottish Is......broadcast on Radio 1. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

CFPO - EARLY OPPORTUNITY FOR DAMANAKI AND THE EU COMMISSION TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO REDUCING DISCARDS. (2011-07-19 07:25)

For the last few years fishermen around Cornwall have been seeing a significant increase in cod on the ground and in their catches but until now this has not been reflected in the annual quotas set by Europe. The Cornish Fish Producers Organisation (CFPO) has been working to resolve this issue and following a series of trans-national meetings with French and Irish fishermen s organisations and the recent publication of this years scientific advice from ICES (the independent international scientific body that advises the EU Commission on fish stocks and quota levels) the CFPO is hopeful of an increase this years Cod quota in the South West. Scientists failed to pick-up the strong recruitment of fish coming into the fishery in last year s assessment but have now recognised the strength of this stock. Furthermore they have said that with out immediate action discards will increase. Paul Trebilcock Chief Executive of the CFPO said: The recent publication of ICES advice revising estimates of cod in the Celtic Sea has highlighted a major anomaly for management in 2011 which requires urgent attention. We and others around Europe feel that the EU Commission and the Council of Ministers need to address this issue as a matter of extreme urgency. The ICES advice published in June 2011 is explicit: Because of the large 2009 year class is now entering the fishery, which was not anticipated in last years advice or TAC, there will be a large inconsistency between the TAC set for 2011 (4023 t) and the predicted landings for that year, assuming the current fishing mortality (10 500 t). Therefore, in the absence of 927

any effort limitation and/or TAC revision, high discarding will occur. In terms of the immediate action required the scientific advice is clear; if there is not an in-year increase in the TAC there will be a significant, increase in unnecessary and widespread discarding. The scientific evidence fully supports industry perceptions that the fishing fleets of all Member States involved in fisheries that operate in VIIe-k have observed high levels of cod in their catches during 2009, 2010 and the early part of 2011. This steady improvement in the stock has been observed since 2006 following the implementation of the industry led annual Trevose Closure since 2004. Given that Commissioner Damanaki has made much of her desire to reduce discards in European fisheries, this represents an opportunity to demonstrate her commitment by taking immediate and urgent action to amend the 2011 TAC based on the latest ICES advice. It is essential that the Commission and Council of Ministers show the resolve to deal with the in-year adjustment required in the exceptional circumstances which the recent ICES advice gives rise to. This would secure the confidence of the fishing sector that sacrifices made can actually produce positive benefits in economic, discard-reduction and overall conservation terms which must be objectives shared by all. This issue is now being pursed through the North Western Waters Regional Advisory Council and it is hoped an in-year increase in the cod quota can be secured as soon as possible. For more information contact the CFPO office in Newlyn. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

NPHC - concern from the community. (2011-07-19 07:39)

Out in the community there is growing concern that the lack of any public engagement with the Commission following the extraordinary NPHC meeting on June 1st. This notice on Barons’ Newsagent noticeboard urges all those who care about the future of the harbour to contact local 928

Mp Andrew George, David Whitehead at British Ports Association and Richard Bennett, head of the Ports Division at the Department of Transport. Local paper, The Cornishman reported on the latest information provided:

NEWLYN’S beleaguered port authority is yet to set a new date for a public meeting postponed at the eleventh hour last week.

The harbour commission was set to discuss a disputed secret ballot held on May 31 after which a decision was made to evict three commissioners from their posts. But, in the agenda for last Wednesday’s planned meeting, two of those members, Nick Howell and John Lambourn, were listed as commissioners. The third, Juliet Taylor, claimed last week she was also still a valid member of the port authority. Harbour commissioner Ray Tovey was also listed and has since confirmed he will remain in his role as vicechairman until a replacement is found. The councillor for Gwinear, Gwithian and St Erth was appointed to the commission for four years as a representative of Cornwall Council. It was believed that he had stepped down from his post at the commission’s meeting on Wednesday, June 1, to concentrate on his new role as Cabinet member for localism and devolution. But Mr Tovey insists he will stay on as vice-chairman until another commissioner fills the role. ”I said it was my intention to resign as soon as the chairman replaces me to focus on my portfolio,” he said. ”As soon as I became a Cabinet member at the end of May, I signalled I would have to resign.” Also up for discussion at last week’s cancelled meeting was the reappointment of commissioners Kevin Bennetts and Elizabeth Stevenson, whose 12-month terms had expired prior to the May 31 meeting. Another commissioner, Dave Munday, resigned from the commission in protest over the sacking of Nick Howell, John Lambourn and Juliet Taylor. As it stands the next Newlyn Harbour Commission meeting is scheduled forAugust 3. The commission hopes to make three new appointments this year. The closing date for nominations was June 30, and selection and appointments were due to take place this month. article copyright THE CORNISHMAN The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

CAMIS overview document. (2011-07-19 10:12) [EMBED] Open publication - Free publishing - More camis The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 929

From tea to technology - The blogging Mission skipper! (2011-07-19 10:31)

Never one to shy away from a challenge, Newlyn Fishermen’s Mission skipper Keith Dixon (recently of Great British Menu fame) has begun to blog! With Mission HQ planning to close Newlyn’s iconic Mission building sometime in the future, Keith is doing all he can to diversify and reach out to the community using the latest technology tools - hence the Newlyn Mission Blog. Today’s latest posting reports on a visit by 12 children from Chernobyl - yes Chernobyl - who enjoyed the best start possible to the day - a hearty Mission fry-up! The Mission’s blog can be found on the Through the Gaps web site as a page link here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

MCS When it’s closer to home - will you be affected? (2011-07-19 11:11) With the increasingly significant changes and possible restrictions being imposed on fishing opportunites in the region, this project might be a suitable forum for fishermen from both sides of the Channel (la Manche) to cooperate and fight for their livelehoods together. A good starting place for the latest information from the MCS can be found here. [partenaires.gif] The extent of the EDMI project - with the largest ports, Brixham, Newlyn and Plymouth on the very fringes.

Project Context and strategic dimension: The context for the project centres on the various strategic interests operating at different scales with the (English) Channel as their focal point of reference. These interests demonstrate an increasing need to co-operate far beyond the eligible area of the current Franco-British INTERREG 930

IIIA programme. During the current period of increasing European integration, this North-West part of the continent is re-configuring itself in relation to previously accepted imperatives, as well as adding in new ones brought about by societal change. 3 strategic dimensions. The English Channel is the busiest maritime thoroughfare in the world

• More than 600 vessel movements both through and across the Straits (of Dover) every day. • It is one of Europe’s gateways to the world, and North-South an important communications route between Britain and Continental Europe. • One of the prime considerations of this strategic dimension is safety, repeatedly evidenced by recent accidents at sea. • The strategic interests provided by economic development are less immediately obvious, but nonetheless they represent the backcloth for the future growth of regions bordering the Channel. • Maritime traffic will continue to increase, so what powers of imagination, what capabilities, will be required of English and French stakeholders alike to exploit this situation? Newsletter

• Download the first newsletter. • Download the second newsletter. • Download the third newsletter. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

From Boulogne -Fishermen strongly opposed the principle of transferable quotas. (2011-07-19 12:55) (Translated from the original) ”Fishermen and Boulogne Etaploise consider unacceptable the proposals (see below) of the European Commissioner for Fisheries, the Greek Damanaki. For the latter, fish stocks are overexploited because of ”overcapacity of the fleet” in the clear there are too many boats chasing too few fish. The annual contribution of artisanal fisheries currently Boulogne is about 35000t. Fewer boats will also mean a drop in tonnage landed and affect the entire sector and processing companies in the tidal zone Capécure who need a fresh fish sold in auction. The economic and social reform in Brussels seems to have overlooked.” Big difference tomorrow, with this system, ”quotas belong to the boat,” says Marc Perrault, head of St. Catherine Laboure, a trawler of 24.50 m. The commission tries to reassure by saying that these quotas ”would not be between boats of the same country and even between vessels of similar size.” Pierre-Georges Dachicourt is ”dressing to the final liberalization while. We know that 931

situations between fishermen of the same port are not the same. Those who do better have the money to buy the quotas of the most fragile. But what will become of them? Everyone can not be pizzaïolo (sic) ”The resale of quotas could lead to speculation (sale to the highest bidder) and a takeover by industrial fisheries, which are themselves responsible for the exploitation of the sea with more quota concentrated in the same hands, this phenomenon will only increase and it will lead ultimately to the opposite effect to that intended, that is to say less pressure on the resource.To reduce their number, Damanaki calls with the Committee on Fisheries, which was in the air for a few months time, the introduction of transferable fishing rights or fishing concessions exchanged between boats. A fisherman who wants to stop because it is close to retirement or because its activity is no longer economically viable could transfer all of its right to fish. ”We do get large-scale capitalism and over time, we will remove small-scale fisheries for the benefit of owners or large pension funds who buy fishing rights, denounces Pierre-Georges Dachicourt, Berckois and Chairman of National Fisheries. There will be financial abuse detrimental to the profession. All the Icelandic fishing owned by U.S. pension funds and it did not improve its situation, far from it. ”Currently, quotas are managed by producer organizations as cooperative maritime Etaploise (CME) at Etaples or Boulogne From North. Article courtesy of La Voix du Nord. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fresh Newlyn crab meat from M and R Crab. (2011-07-19 17:20)

Newlyn has seen the fleet of boats (local and visiting) that fish for brown crab and scallops increase in size over the last five years - to such an extent that shellfish landings now amount for nearly a fifth of the port’s total income. One company to take advantage of these more regular supplies, is the Newlyn family firm of M and R Crab. Started by Mike and Rose Dyer - who will best be remembered by some for their part in the mackerel handlline fishery back in the 1970s when they supplied many crews with sets of handmade mackerel ’feathers’ - a real cottage industry at the time. 932

[nhblog20070807-2543-730897.jpg] Inshore brown crab straight from the pot.

With the introduction of the mackerel box and changes in mackerel fishing patterns, the family business diversified and formed M and R Crab to handle shellfish for the small fleet of inshore potters back in 1982. Since then they have specialised in hand picking crab to order, often delivered within hours of being cooked and picked! [boysheader-2.jpg] Dan and Mark Dyer

Responsible Fishing Scheme - Today’s more discerning markets increasingly demand high standards in quality and sourcing fish from ethically fished boats -so these days the business runs in the safe hands of son Mark and son-in-law Dan who work closely with the fleet of RFS accredited Rowse crabbers in the port as well as a myriad of inshore and small cove boats working pots around the rocky coastline of West Penwith. The boys shun the speed and ease of mechanically picked crab which results in a dry meat - hand picked remains moist and succulent and retains more flavour. Early orders for fresh MandR crab meat can be taken online or over the phone to allow for the daily delivery service to Cornwall and the UK. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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[new_chairman2011_large.jpg] Cornwall Fish Producers Organisation stalwart, Paul Trebilcock.

NFFO Elects New Chairman The NFFO has elected Paul Trebilcock, Chief Executive of the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation as its new Chairman. Paul will take over the Chair next summer and in the meantime will hold the position of NFFO Chairman-Elect. Paul is the well-known and highly active Chief Executive of the Cornish PO and although he is probably the youngest Chairman that we have had, he comes with a wealth of experience , said current Chairman Arnold Locker. We try to ensure that if we have a North Sea President, we have an Area VII Chairman and this appointment continues that useful balance . 933

Paul will be taking over at a truly critical time for our industry, with CFP reform, marine conservation zones and other vital decisions taken on his watch . Last week the NFFO met with the MMO for the first time to discuss a wide range of operational policing and monitoring issues. Wide Range of Issues addressed at meeting with MMO THE National Federation of Fishermen s Organisations (NFFO) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) met recently at the MMO s headquarters in Newcastle. The NFFO said that a wide range of issues were covered including

• The design application and enforcement of management measures within marine conservation zones and special areas of conservation • Electronic logbooks, including the development and availability of an integrated VMS/elogbook system • The performance of the English EFF programme • Progress in implementing the new EU Control Regulation, including the weighing of catch provisions, 10 % margin of tolerance, engine power measurement and the marking of pots • The application of Fisheries Administrative penalties • New MMO arrangements to ensure that all infringements are dealt with in a timely and consistent way • Delivery and practicality issues associated with the Defra consultation on the future of under-10m quota management • The MMO s compliance and enforcement strategy • Voluntary net tagging that could potentially reduce the impact of boardings at sea • The impact of boardings on fishing operations The NFFO said: The NFFO and the MMO are agreed that there is a continued need for pragmatic and proportionate enforcement that, so far as possible, separates minor infringements from determined and recurrent rule-breaking. Fisheries Administrative Penalties have helped to streamline the process and a new system of monthly reviews of all fisheries offences is being implemented to bring consistency and to ensure that prosecutions if they are to happen are brought forward in a timely fashion.

The NFFO gave examples of boardings at sea which could have been handled with greater regard for fishing operations and the MMO welcomed this feedback. . It was agreed to reinstate liaison days with the Royal Navy s Fisheries Protection Squadron, with port visits by fisheries protection vessels in the Irish Sea, Shoreham and Hartlepool. The potential for repeated prosecutions for infringement of the 10 % margin of tolerance particularly for small quantities - was raised and the need for a reasonable, pragmatic and risk based approach was underlined by the Federation. 934

It was agreed to discuss further the details of a voluntary net tagging scheme which potentially could reduce the time and anxiety of net measurements at sea.

The navigational chaos that could result from implementation of the new Control Regulation requirements on flags, radar reflectors and lights on dhans marking pots was emphasised. The huge cost and navigational consequences of vessels confronting a city of light and a snowstorm of radar signals underlined the need for a practical solution.

The Federation said that this was a constructive meeting which aimed to make the best out of a management system that is over-complex, in places fundamentally irrational, and certainly far removed from the practicalities of fishing; but is the law until that law can be changed. The MMO has faced a difficult baptism of fire but the meeting showed that there is at least a strong will to temper the rough edges of the CFP without abandoning the core purpose of enforcing fisheries regulations. The Federation will be meeting the MMO to continue this dialogue at regular intervals. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

NEW DATA NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON THE MARINE PLANNING PORTAL (2011-07-20 14:11) More data has now been added to the Marine Management Organisation s interactive and online map. [mmoportal1.JPG] Once registered, users can select (fixed and mobile fishing gear and intensity) and then use the boxes to add comments directly to the web site.

Be sure to register with the marine planning portal which allows anyone logging on to view a range of information and locations from details of wind farm developments to conservation areas - even fishing operations and understand how busy our seas have become. New information has just gone live for the following uses: · Marine Protected Areas 935

· Defence and national security · Energy production and infrastructure development · Ports and shipping · Marine aggregates · Marine dredging and disposal · Subsea cables · Fishing activity · Aquaculture · Tourism and recreation · Marine ecology and biodiversity · Historic environment.

Plan-making is already underway in the East Offshore and East Inshore marine plan areas - from Flamborough Head to Felixstowe with a total of 10 marine plans to be drawn up for England over the next decade to inform and guide marine regulators and users. The planning portal offers an easy way to be involved and contribute to marine planning. Using the controls, you can locate and then zoom in on particular areas or activities by selecting the specific data you want to see. You can also post comments and make suggestions on new data or information to inform the plans in the East of England, which are expected to take two years to finalise. We hope as many people as possible will get online, look at the map and share any insights they may have on the evidence we will be using. The MMO will also be running a series of workshops in the East of England over the coming year which will provide opportunities for others, including those who are not online, to have their say. You can also contact the planning team by telephone on 0191 376 2790, or email: planning@marinemanagement.org.uk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Nominations for the Radio 4 Food Awards 2011. (2011-07-20 16:19)

[nhblog20110608-2979.jpg] Lionel points out the distinctive spots on a plaice.

Through the Gaps exists to promote fish at source and demystify the fishing industry in an increasingly complex market place. The author’s intention is to provoke readers to think or think differently about how fish are caught, handled and presented for consumption and to inspire blog viewers and port visitors to become more fish aware and informed about this hugely important community. To be inspired by fish and fishing, not just as food but by the men and their boats and the lives of those who work in and around to serve the port, the lifeboat, the Mission, the places to eat, drink and shop, the art galleries - all of these contribute to the life and soul of Newlyn. Celebrate quality of life not lifestyle. Whether you catch or cook, the future of fishing is in the hands of all those involved being made more aware to meet ever increasing demands from political, environmental, economic and social change - the more informed people are, the stronger the debate. Please take a few minutes to nominate ’Through the Gaps’ in the Food Champion category of this years BBC Radio 4 Food Awards.

If only everything in fishing was black and white! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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The Armed Knight is watching you! (2011-07-20 17:02)

Not often you see a boat come down between the Longships and Land’s End. Care needs to be taken with two semi-submerged rocks to avoid, the Shark’s Fin at the Nor’ard end of the channel and the Kettle’s Bottom almost midway between the Longships and the cliffs. With no ground sea running, neither are visible around high water. [DSCF0081.jpg] Roger Nowell mending gear aboard the Semper Allegro.

Roger Nowell in his beam trawling days for Stevenson’s would often do the same - challenged by boss man Billy Stevenson one evening after arriving, Roger vehemently denied having taken such a route on his way home from ’up channel’ - to which Billy replied, ”See, I’ve just been watching the local news on TSW filmed at Land’s End - and guess who I could see over the shoulder of the interviewer?!!” Roger,.......... your fired. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Anglian Prince sold and off to Canadian waters. (2011-07-21 10:54) [fishfestS200002720060828-794744.jpg] Sister ship Anglian Princess has been on contract to the MCA as an Emergency Towing Vessel and stationed in Mount’s Bay untill recently.

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the Straits of Gibralter.

If you wondered where the Anglain Prince had gone - now we know. Britain s last traditional salvage tug, the Anglian Prince has been sold for further service with Rederi AB Nestor of Pitea, Sweden, and managers Marine Carrier AB. The tug left Hull docks in the UK on 14 June bearing the new name Herakles and flying the Maltese flag. It is understood that the tug was bound for Montreal and its first assignment for its new owners. See the full story in the Maritime Journal. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Man and family vs seagull and family. (2011-07-21 12:53)

It’s good to see that us Brits have not lost our sense of proportion. Here’s a story related from Keith Dickson’s Newlyn Mission blog after his visit to Mevagissey yesterday. ”Just a quick story. The boat the Crimson Tide featured in the previous picture of Mevagissey Harbour was stopped form going to sea recently as a Seagull had built 939

a nest on the cabin roof and laid eggs in it. English Natural Heritage and the RSPB both told the skipper he would have to wait till the chicks fledged before gong back to sea. It is nice to see that fishermen lively hood’s are of secondary importance to our Seagulls well being.” Where else would the RSPCA(1824) have come into existence some 60 years before the NSPCC(1884)? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Mid-week mackerel marinade. (2011-07-21 13:52)

Fillet your own line caught mackerel - or ask your fishmonger nicely......

marinade for around an hour with 3 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp mirin, a slug of sake or dry sherry, an inch of grated fresh ginger, a decent clove of garlic crushed with salt and a teaspoon of 940

sugar........

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micro-graters make this job easy...... 941

one of those gadgets that is worth having - if you a don’t possess a runner bean stripper - get one! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

A very fishy Friday for Stefan! (2011-07-22 11:41)

It’s that time of year, yes, we have no vacancy....... 942

bound in for the gaps, the beam trawler Nellie passes the Low Lee buoy.......

a rare moment, when the Mount is bathed in sunlight breaking through the cloud cover.......

patience is a virtue....... 943

who put the chic in Chicadee.......

major work abaord the St Georges..........

she’s in landing and down by the head again....... 944

but this time with a record haul, maybe over twenty tons......

and the skipper’s happy enough........

the boys from Meva can only look on in awe........ 945

as they Cornish Sardines keep coming ashore.......

harbour master Andrew makes it a working day........

while others in the market are even faster....... 946

top quality line caught pollack from the Sea Spray........

one small, one big, and a whole box of medium bass from the Butts.......

most of the mackerel men have moved round to St Ives, but when you can do over 10 knots the Longships is just within reach and workable......... 947

a man who cares about his catch, he’s gone to sea with an insulated tub and filled it with slush ice (flake ice and sea water mixed) to chill that catch to +2º........

and a good run of mackerel, with prices around the £1.60 mark for medium fish this morning.

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Cornish Tuna on the way to a shop near you! (2011-07-22 13:51)

ALBACORE TUNA-THE GUILT FREE ALTERNATIVE SOON AVAILABLE FROM CORNISH TUNA .COM LTD. While many of the worlds tuna fisheries continue to inflict unacceptable ecological damage to dolphins and catch rates decline through over exploitation British consumers now have a guilt free locally sourced alternative on their own doorsteps. Albacore tuna with their delicious pale meaty flesh are also known as the chicken of the sea but increasingly they are acquiring a third title, sustainable . The Cornish Tuna boat Ben Loyal’s operators have been influenced and inspired by the Basque s who have fished albacore in a low impact manner in the Bay of Biscay for centuries catching albacore by trolling surface lures. This method is highly skilled, produces relatively low volumes of superb premium quality 3/5 year old albacore rich in omega 3 oils ideal for the top end restaurant and supermarket trade. Once aboard the boat Cornish tuna are immediately chilled in iced seawater before being individually bagged, tagged to ensure traceability and boxed in ice in well chilled fish holds to maintain peak condition. The season kicks off in June west of Cape Finisterre a long steam from Newlyn, as the season progresses the albacore migrate into Biscay and follow the edge of the European continental shelf northwards finishing around October time to the west of Ireland. It follows that the landings of Cornish tuna are highly seasonal in the same manner as our potatoes asparagus strawberries and other culinary delights that see dedicated foodies flocking west to sample them in our local eateries. WE GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL BE WELL WORTH SEARCHING OUT THE RESTAURANTS WHERE THEY ARE SOMETIMES AVAILABLE. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 949

Broom Parc House, coastal walk and evening meal at The Lugger, Portloe. (2011-07-24 23:00)

Star of the Channel 4 series Camomile Lawn, Broom Parc House makes the perfect base to explore the Roseland peninsula......

with a stunning view over Veryan Bay and Gull Rock....... 950

the cosy comfort of the dining room set for breakfast, glimpsed before heading off round the coastal path (the Terror Run!) to Portloe..........

and an evening meal at The Lugger Hotel.......

where the view from........ 951

the terrace leaves you relax with........

time to enjoy a pre-dinner drink (though with St Austell Ales brewery not a million miles away the drinks menu could really benefit from a selection of local ales) as the sun goes down while choosing from a fish laden menu....... 952

inside, a local centenarian’s art work painted with a credit card, one of a diverse collection on the restaurant walls......

help contribute to a warm dining ambience......

with somewhere to sit....... 953

if it’s a chilly evening.......

on with the meal, steaming soup starter........

a might meaty Newlyn hake....... 954

perfectly cooked St Ive’s Bay plaice with prawn and tapenade butter........

the duo of Cornish seven-hour roasted lamb.......

nearby Falmouth bay scallops....... 955

and mussels going the other way from Fowey........

all succumbed to the power of the knife and fork......

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before a truly delicious chocolate birthday cake was produced - the chef Didier Bienaime did ’good love’ all right for eight satisfied diners! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Mon am. (2011-07-25 09:34)

Local haddock put an appearance in over the weekend.....

along with a shot of bass and grey mullet from the Cove...... 957

and a few of those St Ives plaice.......

Mr Turner is keeping up the supplies of line caught bass, nice work Robin....... 958

while the market saw a few tubs of Cornish Sardines........

there were plenty more outside, caught not 100m from the promenade.......

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lost and found, an entire trawl almost undamaged.........

plenty of passing yellow-welly traffic over the weekend.......

you can’t beat scad for crab bait...... 960

busy Monday market for auctioneer Ian.......

welcome indeed........

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the tug Flat Holm is still undergoing a paint up.......

busy office scene at Lane’s auction rooms. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

St Austell Ales Brewery and Museum tour. (2011-07-25 21:03)

Enjoy a visual tour of the brewery courtesy of guide for the day, Tracy. Living in Cornwall you may well have driven by the sign a hundred times - but one day you’ll make the right decision and pay the St Austell Ales brewery a visit - worth every penny. A revealing look at social history, a business that has changed and continues to change with the times - a living Tribute to the best in Cornish and British engineering, design and development over the last 150 years - and you get to test drive the results in the bar at the end! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Cornish Sardine weather. (2011-07-27 09:20)

Not one by Squirrel Signs........

the ETV Anglian Princess is back on station in Mount’s Bay again.......

Lane’s auction house has a picture sale coming up with a Miller painting of a tosher leaving Hayle....... 963

stunning quality ray from the Little Pearl........

join a selection of quality fish like these monk cheeks on the Western end of the market 964

bagged monk livers look like they have Chelsea written through the middle........

and a box of stunning Gilt Head bream....... 965

to go with these red mullet,the Lizard boys have been busy again.......

back in the Bay the Cornish Sardines are coming ashore...... 966

and are slush iced ready for the road trip......

less exotic fish on the market include ling.......

coley, coal fish, or blackjack or saithe....... 967

the good old pout......

and the dapper dab. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Lyonesse landing sardines. (2011-07-28 10:04) [EMBED] After sailing from Newlyn around 9pm the previous, the ring netter Lyonesse puts ashore her last few tubs of Cornish Sardines from her latest. The fish are held in insulated tubs aboard the boat, once ashore more ice is added for the road journey before processing begins at FalFish. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Fish ’n chips. (2011-07-28 12:04)

Sometimes the best laid plans go awry, so when a fillet of line caught cod ends up hanging at your front door the planned tea goes out the window and the idea of cod and chips suddenly becomes an imperative.......

with the addition of a few choice ingredients a.......... 969

home-made Tartare sauce is quickly produced to accompany........

goujonsof Panko encrusted cod -the simple fish dish wins again - thank you Phil! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishy Friday for some. (2011-07-29 12:13)

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Back to black, the MCA’s guardship Anglian Princess seems to have undergone a colour change and lost her MCA logo in the process......

making her way in through the gaps, the netter, Govenek of Ladram makes for the fish market......

landing pole up and ready to land.......

Sarah Beth heads off to sea....... 971

time for the skipper to make a quick brew before landing.......

then the boys begin to pull out the boxes in the fishroom...... 972

with the weather warm, more ice is needed for the fish to go into cold storage over the weekend.....

up, up and away......... 973

things are chilly down in the fishroom......

but soon clear........ 974

a steady hand is needed to get the stack of fish ashore to the fish quay......

fine specimen lobster in the on board vivier tank........

ready to go........ 975

inshore cod, spending their lives hiding in the seaweed gives these cod their distinctive gold colour......

measure that monk, although as the monk fish landed on Newlyn are headless this is not an exact science as every fishermen heads a monk differently!.........

like big stitches, the winch housing has been put back together........ 976

Rowse’s new crabber should be off to sea today for a weekend shakedown trip pending the MCA’s ’jobs’ list getting the nod of approval.........

coley or blackjacks......

top and underside of ling....... 977

quality tagged line caught wild bass offered for sale from Mr Turner again......

a fine selection of fresh Friday fish......

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a very rare ess shark.........

quality by the box load.......

a slack night for the Cornish Sardine boats........

with the score on the doors looking like 6-3 to Heather. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Sky brings Fish Town - but it’s Brixham. (2011-07-29 22:58) Sky TV brought a new series to the TV screen this evening in the shape of Fish Town - here’s the low down from the Sky web page for the 10 part series. 979

Brixham - one of England s oldest and greatest fishing ports - is celebrated in a 10-part observational documentary series produced by Mentorn Media for Sky Atlantic HD. With unique access to the town and it s welcoming residents, each 60-minute instalment immerses the viewer in the lives of the people living and working in Brixham, providing an eye-opening insight into the community of fishermen and traders from the point of view of the great characters who live and work there.

This documentary series is filled with spectacular photography, accompanied by poetry and lyrical narration to help encapsulate the port s beauty and the warmth and good humour of the characters at the heart of the town. Meet The Locals.A hard working fishing port and summer tourist hot spot, the town is looking forward to a new era in its history having recently completed a multi-million pound regeneration project. As the summer season begins, the life-long Brixhamites as well as more recent residents and business owners prepare for the busiest six months of the year. In the first episode, spring is in the air and Brixham is a hive of activity as skippers prepare to return their pleasure yachts to the water after wintering in the dry dock. Overseeing proceedings is Deputy Harbour Master Dave Bartlett whose deft management will see twenty boats safely launched. Meanwhile, in town the pressure is on for Brixham to look its best for the arrival of HRH The Princess Royal who will officially open the new £20million fish market. With public areas to be painted and shop fronts to be primed for spring opening, there s no rest for locals who are keen to impress the visiting royal. While the fish market s straight-talking chief auctioneer Barry Young makes final preparations for Princess Anne s walkthrough, Roberts Fisheries owner Robert Simonetti and his wife Kelly plan to present the royal guest with a box of Brixham s finest fish. And the pirates!In another part of the town, all eyes are on another kind of visitor the arrival of Brixham s first summer tourists. Planning furiously for the lunchtime rush, chip shop owners Steve and Bridget know their customers want value for money and are famous for giving them Brixham s best fish and chips. But will the arrival of a trendy new fish restaurant have an impact on business? Beautiful, filmic and brimming with real stories and characters, Fish Town gets to the heart of a bustling town though the stories of the people who live there.

What the viewers think will be revealed as the series gets underway - first reaction from Bembridge fish on the Isle of Wight - was not impressed!

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Saturday morning. (2011-07-30 11:46)

Pirate Day down Penzance’s pedestrian street, Causewayhead brought out a sea monster at Waves restaurant......

the new Travelodge doesn’t look as though it is going to make any architectural shortlists other than Prince Charles’........ 981

the Anglian Princess in silhouette off Wherry town beach.......

is passed by the French trawler Trecher after taking ice in Newlyn.......

an early morning dipper off the prom.......

the swan flotilla pass by....... 982

a set of well-worn steps.......

racing for the gaps, the CKS and the Sparkling Line......

Penzance Dry Dock company is kept busy with the dredger Sand Pit....... 983

Through the Gaps Penzance dock........

the grey mullet are looking fat and healthy at this time of year giving the local anglers something to aim for........

skipper Roger checks to see if the new name has been spelt correctly....... 984

plenty of dolphins to see on the boat trips at the moment.......

polished square ended prop ready to go aboard the survey vessel Flat Holm......... 985

landing time for the Sparkling Line........

scrub down on the CKS.........

trepidation, off to sea for the first time in three months for ’Arnie on the Elizabeth N....... 986

while Phil rolls his first ciggy for the trip. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Saturday by the Sea, Sun, Sand, St Ives ’n Sennen (2011-07-30 22:02)

Hot place to eat in St Ives, the Alba restaurant...... 987

Rick Stein and Spain, if you want to meet the man himself and get your own signed copy of his latest book then head to St Ives on Thursday .......

a great place to catch Cornwall’s spectacular sunsets and relax.....

while eating at the en-pleine BBQ at the Beach Restaurant, Sennen Cove..... 988

don’t forget to put your handbrake on in the steep car park though.......

the colours shift as the time changes......

so best to stick to the real thing....... 989

along with other classic curves. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Morning Sunday! (2011-07-30 22:36)

The Breton trawler passes the Anglian Princess after taking ice in Newlyn.......

a team of end-to-enders with the Lemon Plaice shop (assumed to be a fish and chip shop) as one of their sponsors rides across Ross Bridge not long after starting their marathon 11 day ride forthe British Heart Foundation...... 990

this year we will be growing mainly courgettes aboard the Arkincastle......

all set for the early morning anglers......

one of the oldest luggers still regularly still sailing, the Spinaway X,named after a famous racehorse..... 991

the Jubilee Pool’s resident diver in action........

black and white photograph exhibition at the Arts Club,Chapel Street.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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August

Misty morn. (2011-08-02 08:51)

One of Penzance’s Art Deco buildings home to Lane’s Auction house.......

early morning swan cruise...... 993

the comfortable angler.......

let’s hope the St Georges doesn’t want his gear back aboard before this gull has finished nesting this year......

Rowse’s new crabber the Kastel Paol is almost ready for sea...... 994

Leukaemia sufferer Oliver Rofix is looking for sponsors as he sails single-handed around the UK in his 18 foot Valiant, Jolly Olly.........

heading off to sea,the all orange Nazarene.......

heavily built punt joins the race....... 995

young Roger Nowell’s re-fitted and re-named Imogen II is ready to put her trawls back aboard......

classic racing yacht Overlord is one of many yachts using Newlyn over the weekend........

its a close run thing this year mid-season for the two lifeboats....... 996

a heavy mist hangs over the back of Newlyn Town.......

as another French yacht leaves for the open sea.......

Squirel Signs been busy again painting in boat names and numbers....... 997

preparing the bait for a fleet of crab pots aboard the Nazarene......

big trip of hake from the Harvest Reaper again...... 998

maybe some enterprising person in Newlyn will open up its own seawater pedicure shop and use Cuckoo Wrasse?.......

a complete dinner party fish, 7.4 kilo turbot........

the reddest of red mullet. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Karin Sheper runs aground east of Pendeen Lighthouse. (2011-08-03 14:17) SHIP REFLOATS AFTER RUNNING AGROUND ON BEACH IN CORNWALL [EMBED] Sennen Cove RNLI respond to ship aground north east of Pendeen lighthouse The volunteer crew of the Sennen Cove RNLI all-weather lifeboat were launched this morning (Wednesday 3 August) after a ship went aground. The 9000 ton container vessel went ashore in a sandy cove. There were 13 people onboard. The ships company managed to drive astern and get the vessel off.

[nhblog20110803-59.jpg] The Karin Scheper’s route from Cork, including her brief stop off Pendeen Light in the early ours of Wednesday morning.

[nhblog20110803-45.jpg] Close up look at where she ended up briefly on the sand banks near Pendeen, virtually the only sand between St Ives and Sennen - they were SO lucky!

At 04.30am, Falmouth Coastguard noted on their Automatic Identification system that the vessel was not using the traffic separation scheme correctly. All attempts were made to call the vessel by all means but the vessel went aground in the area of Cape Cornwall The ship had run aground on a beach at Cape Cornwall. Falmouth Coastguard called out the St Ives Coastguard rescue team and North Cornwall sector manager and requested police attendance. The Coastguard tug Anglian Princess was repositioned in case it was required and the St Ives and Sennen Cove lifeboats were requested to launch a rescue helicopter R193 was also scrambled. Subsequently Falmouth Coastguard received a call 2 hours later from the master of the vessel reporting that he had managed to refloat the vessel after moving ballast water and using his engines to get the vessel off where she had beached. The vessel was carrying a cargo of containers and has 13 crew on board. The vessel is now continuing on passage to Rotterdam under its own power and all units have now been stood down. There has been no damage to the vessel, no pollution and no injuries to any of the crew. Steve Huxley, Duty Area officer, Falmouth Coastguard said:This has been a very fast moving scenario where this container vessel run aground on beach and with the rising tide and the master has managed to refloat the ship. It is now proceeding on its passage. BBC online news report. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1000

Quick ’n easy - scallops of monk and pesto. (2011-08-03 14:34)

In the pestle grind a big handful of fresh basil leaves along with garlic cloves to taste.......

add some freshly toasted pine nuts........ 1001

finish off with a big dollop of extra virgin olly oil.........

cut a monk fillet across the grain about the size of scallop meats........

and serve with a simple salad of choice - all part of that Mediterranean diet that will add fifteen years to your life expectancy! 1002

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

An idyllic Wednesday morning. (2011-08-03 20:45)

Unique Seafood Ltd parked up for the night......

a fairly slack Wednesday market greeted today’s visitors........

though there were a few boxes of superb inshore fish......... 1003

black and white crosses..........

what an idyllic morning greeted the visiting yachts.......

good fishing with the Cornish Sardine fleet with Ollie doing his bit to boost supplies........ 1004

whereas the mackerel seem to have gone quiet over St Ives way.........

time to move the St Georges around to paint the other side of her hull while she is up on the hard........ 1005

one fish quantification kit hung up to dry..........

the William bound in.........

Through the Gaps. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Karin Schepers update. (2011-08-04 10:00) [Screen+shot+2011-08-04+at+09.53.11.jpg] AIS view of Roterdam courtesy of VesselTracker.

The Karin Schepers has just docked in the Prins Prinses Beatrixhaven dock, Rotterdam with a lucky escape after grounding on one of the few sand banks along the North Cornish coast between St Ives and Sennen beach. Maritime authorities will no doubt be speaking to the skipper and crew to get to the bottom of the ships failure to respond to frantic calls from MCA Falmouth Coastguard after she was spotted by them on the AIS not complying with the traffic separation scheme off Land’sEnd in the early ours of yesterday morning. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

FF. (2011-08-05 14:44)

On guard in the Bay.......

the eye of the hake......... 1007

undercover langoustine..........

in tandem.........

is alive and well and catching mackerel it seems......... 1008

four at at time go back aboard the sardine boat Lyonesse........

it’s FF..........

full steam ahead for the angling boat....... 1009

hung out to dry.........

Ollie overends the sardine net after it had been somewhere it shouldn’t........ 1010

master of all he surveys........

in reflective mood........

Heyl Town Band will be kicking in with their Proms by the Pool on the prom on the 14th of August........

one ex-French fishing boat en route......... 1011

one oddly named French yacht en route.......

new paint job looks good on the Harvest Reaper........

end of the line for the netter. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Proper Job wins CAMRA best in Britain award! (2011-08-06 07:20) [nhblog20110723-5370.jpg] It’s a Proper Job - brewing beer using vats well over 100 years old.

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St Austell Ales’ Proper Job has won this year’s top bottled beer prize at the Great British Beer Festival at Earl’s Court, London - another Cornish First! Don’t miss the superb tour of the St Austell Ales’ Museum and Brewery if you get the chance - always worth combining that with a visit to the nearby Eden Project. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Landing day. (2011-08-06 11:09)

There’s a chance to see work by Simeon Stafford down Chapel Street in Penzance.......

the old doctor’s surgery is available to let, everything you need within 100 yards of your front door call 01736 363841or 07977 058937........ 1013

Phil Wilkins is now operating from his office in St Just so his old place on the corner in Newlyn is up for sale.........

a reminder from Debbie in the Star that it’s time to build those rafts for the Newlyn Raft Race...... 1014

maybe someone knows something.......

wooden sheaves in this old block just trawled up from the depths..... 1015

along with the anchor......

first of the tide’s hake going ashore...... 1016

an example of the local shellfish that abound in te harbour.......

who said Nigel isn’t a caring sort of skipper?........ 1017

back t’ work..........

as a good run of fish come ashore from the Lisa Jacqueline........

ready to go down to the fridge....... 1018

visiting ring netter, Silver Star.......

all set for her first trip with her old skipper under new management, the latest in the growing Pascoe fleet......

the Britannia V looks every inch the classic fishing boat finished in varnish. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Monk in butter beans flavoured with chorizo served with home grown spuds. (2011-08-06 22:40)

Gently fry the onion and a couple of shallots......

add a diced carrot and cooking chorizo....... 1020

add a tin of butter beans after sweating out the oil form the chorizo......

which gives the dish its warm colour - add flat leaf parsley at the end - add the juice form the beans and warm through...... 1021

quick dig in the spud tub......

along with a few dwarf beans.......

from ye olde harbour box garden (it’s a broken one Andrew:-))........ 1022

season the monk chunks with EV olly oil, salt and pepper to taste and brwon on one side before putting in a hot oven to finish......

serve with some crusty dipping bread. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Pu the sun in Sunday. (2011-08-07 10:43)

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Nightmare on Chapel Street.......

fresh breeze across the Bay.......

in shade. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fight the good fight with Hugh. (2011-08-08 10:32) Six months ago, Hugh Fearnley-Whittngstall left the comfort of River Cottage behind, and went on a journey to find out what was really going on at the industrial end of our fisheries. What he found was that things are not just bad ... They re mad. Half the fish caught in the North Sea are being thrown back into the sea, dead, because of crazy EU laws. HUGH S FISH FIGHT: THE BATTLE CONTINUES will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 9pm on Monday August 8th. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Sales at Sainsbury’s wet fish counters does well for prime Cornish fish. (2011-08-08 14:53)

Since the HFW campaign to switch from popular fish species bought at wet fish counters throughout the UK, Sainsburys has seen a marked shift in consumer buying habits. In particular, two species - hake and megrim sole - two of the highest tonnage in landings on Newlyn market for many years - have helped push sales of fish to existing and a growing number of new customers. Hopefully, the trend to buy hake will continue as the price for this top quality fish is very competitive. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Radio 4 featured reduction of discards in the South West beam trawl fishery. (2011-08-08 19:34)

Listen again to the BBC R4 PM programme as Eddie Mair presents this evening and hear work being done to reduce discards in South West Beam Trawl fishery. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Visiting yachts fill pontoon berths at Newlyn Harbour. (2011-08-09 08:15)

No sign of any faces in these clouds over Mount’s Bay this Monday morning.......

looks like the Mission has been thrown a lifeline.......

the White Heather is down by the head again....... 1026

as the fish are brailed from the tanks......

at low water...... 1027

before dropping in to the waiting bins......

lined up on the fish market ready to go to the processor.......

blocking out the sun....... 1028

inside the fish market here are a few langoustine on offer......

while Roger has been dory bashing with his new rig.......

and their is a good run of haddock - which will see many discarded as the current quota can be caught easily in 24 hours by even small trawlers like the Imogen II........ 1029

at 3.4 kg this must be one of the biggest tub gurnards landed on the market this year - a great fish when baked buried in a mound of damp sea salt........

a box of bass gone to the man on the South coast....... 1030

Mario has a few bongos of brown crab on the quay.......

there’s plenty of work to be done aboard the beam trawler Algrie.......

it doesn’t seem to matter how many berths are free these days there are plenty of passing yachts to fill the spaces....... 1031

back in through the gaps, the Billy Rowney makes her way to the quay......

as the visiting ring netter Silver Star heads for the gaps. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Plenty of yachts pass Land’s End. (2011-08-09 08:57)

The VesselTracker AIS system picked up a huge number of yachts making their way past Land’s End, a sort of Monday morning get away! In fact, the fleet are on their way to Dún Laoghaire on the second leg of the Le Figaro - La Solitaire race that takes in France and Irleand. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1032

Mid week pickings. (2011-08-10 09:59)

Fishing for litter on the prom......

the two training ships, TS Victory and TS Liverman in Newlyn.........

freshly zinc painted....... 1033

a red trio........

Butts been in bass action again.....

more quality inshore fish....... 1034

the local Cornish Sardine fleet have been joined by the Silver Star.......

busy landing her night’s work......

as is the Lyonesse....... 1035

alongside the ice works. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornish Fishmonger of the Year 2011 - can you cut the mustard? (2011-08-10 20:18)

[nhblog20070813-3130.jpg] The hunt is on to find the finest, fastest fish filleter in the West.

At this year s Newlyn Fish Festival, taking place on the 29th August at Newlyn Harbour, Seafood Cornwall Training Ltd will host and sponsor the first ever Cornish Fishmonger of the Year Competition . The competition aims to highlight the expertise of filleters and fishmongers from across the county, at the same time, promoting Cornish Fish and the profession to a wider audience. Commencing at 3.30pm, individuals will compete on behalf of their company / employer for the coveted title. The competition will be judged by a panel of experts, including 5 x National Fishmonger of the Year, Duncan Lucas. Competitors will be required to demonstrate how to prepare a variety of species and will be judged on their technique, speed and presentation (see full guidelines attached). Prizes: Winner · Individual and company will be awarded with the title Cornish Fishmonger of the Year 2011 · £100 cash · A Zwilling J.A. Henckels Filleting Knife kindly donated by Pots n Pans of Barnstaple Runner up · Dinner for two at the Navy Inn, Penzance, kindly donated by Chef Keir Miekle · A Zwilling J.A. Henckels Filleting Knife, kindly donated by Pots n Pans of Barnstaple 1036

To enter: Please print off the entry form and guidelines attached (pdf) and return to Seafood Cornwall Training. Entry to the Fish Festival and the competition will be free of charge for all competitors. Closing date for all entries: 22nd August 2011 For more info: Telephone: 01736 364324 Email: sarah@seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk Visit: www.seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk/news The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

After the fight. (2011-08-10 20:40) The response to Hugh Fearnely-Whittingstall’s latest TV programme, the fight sequel has highlighted the need for more education amongst both the media and the public. Seafish’s Phil MacMullen gives a more balanced view than some of the press who, yet again, took much of HFW’s programme at face value without appreciating the highly complex nature of managing fish stocks - after all, if it was that simple we would not be in the position we are today. [haddock.jpg] At the moment, as you are reading this fishing boats off the Cornish coast are in the process of dumping perfectly good haddock back over the side - dead.

Some of the media reports are linked here: The Guardian Business Green Greenpeace The Mirror The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornish Sardines. (2011-08-11 23:11) [EMBED] With the Cornish Sardine fishery in full swing the local fleet of rin netters are enjoying the occasional good shot of fish. At this time of year, the boats head out through the gaps around 9pm in the evening to search for the shoals of sardines. The tide, weather and activity of other predatory species like dolphins can make finding the fish marks to shoot their nets on a challenging 1037

task. In this short video, the latest boat to join the fleet, the White Heather has had a successful night’s fishing and is landing an exceptional haul of around 20 tons. The fish are kept in top condition with the addition of slush ice, a mixture of sea water and ice. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Friday is fish day. (2011-08-12 18:21)

Abbey Warehouse apartments enjoy basking in the warm glow of the morning sun.....

as the cloud lifts from over Mount’s Bay........

the weather was distinctly changeable...... 1038

as the cloud descended again in the space of minutes.....

the Medical launch dropped into Newlyn to take on board fuel.......

as the last Lyonesse landed her night’s work.......

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keeping the sardines well covered with ice.......

and sea water.......

before they are taken off to FalFish.......

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with hake prices still on the floor, with even the larger grades of fish going for just over the £2 per kilo mark......

not so big turbot.......

or this fine tub gurnard specimen.........

the sky has that glassy look to it which generally means rain is on the way....... 1041

some boats are doing a good job.......

other’s like the Algrie won’t be fishing for anything until the restoration work is completed.....

customer’s at Tonkin’s Fish Shop opposite the market can take advantage f some excellent prices on offer for a fishy Friday. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1042

Fishy Friday II - very much in season from Cornish beaches - Grey Mullet and ratatouille. (2011-08-12 23:44)

This time of year is good for grey mullet - especially those caught off the Scillies or Sennen beach as they are less ’muddy’ than those fish that frequent estuaries......

if you are going to prepare the fish yourself rather than have the fishmonger do it for you, don’t forget to remove the mullet’s big scales - used a zester in this instance!...... 1043

the gut cavity should be clean and seasoned with salt and pepper......

select the veg to go with the dish.......

stone the black olives....... 1044

prep the veg........

put half the chopped shallot and garlic and a piece of fennel in the gut cavity.......

cover with the sliced toms, olives and anchovies....... 1045

wrap tightly with foil and bake for around 40 minutes at 170º.........

in this case a surfeit of veg meant that a tatty-rats was on the cards.......

plenty of olly oil......... 1046

and voila! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Sun morning in Penzance. (2011-08-14 23:03)

Leaving Penzance early on Sunday morning to catch the tide ’going round the corner’, the Padstow dredger Sand Snipe’s dry dock refit is over so she heads back to her home port.......

to be followed by the first of the angling parties....... 1047

passing the trainees aboard TS Victory.......

always a new scene on show at the......

PZ Gallery........ 1048

with seating provided in which to contemplate the contemplated......

another fish book, Fishy Fishy hits the shelves.......

hope that’s not for me....... 1049

a very nautical window in Mount’s Bay Trading, Causewayhead. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

A quiet start to the week, mainly top quality inshore fish on the market this Monday morning.. (2011-08-15 14:56)

One of many boxes from the inshore fleet who were busy over a weekend of fine weather....... 1050

and a good first trip for the Ajax now under new management.......

with a few boxes of huge 7+ kilo hakes ready to go up for auction......

a box of big craws will no doubt be the centre piece at a number of good restaurants....... 1051

light before the auction started would have quickened the heart of Stanhope Forbes and Walter Langley for sure.......

the old Cap’n Keast dugout has had a lick of paint it seems......

making waves in the gaps.......

and almost framed by two wild agapanthus, the beamer Chloe T on the slip....... 1052

always worth stopping for, a steaming bowl of Jacki’es famous crab chowder........

the figurehead at Matelot’s cottage, she was apparently salvaged by Frank Dewar, from the ship Zaureena. Frank Dewar made miniature lobster pots to sell, and stuffed animals were found in the loft.........

and a perfect day for it shaping up over in Penzance harbour. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1053

Rolex Fastnet Yacht Race is on as they head round the corner. (2011-08-15 18:25)

Picked up on VesselTracker’s AIS screen, nearly 300 race yachts make their way past Land’s End on the outward leg of this year’s Rolex Fastnet Yacht Race. This year’s record entry saw the big French multihull Maxi Banque Populaire first to the Fastnet Rock at around 0930 this morning. At a more sedate pace, the bulk of the fleet hit the edges of Mount’s Bay on their way to Land’s End late in the afternoon with the wind conveniently backing SSW from the NW breeze earlier in the day. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Monday’s mackerel day - in protest. (2011-08-15 18:42)

Pin boned mackerle fillets in olly oil........ 1054

on a high heat.........

served with fried bread Mediterranean style (in oil not dripping) and caulflower couscous with a lemon puree sauce - a Cornish variation using locally caught Cornish mackerel (in protest to Iceland’s unilateral decision to set its own mackerel quota and ignore the current stock ICES stock estimates) to the cod used by the guest Icelandic chef, Agi Sverisson on last Saturday’s Saturday Kitchen - the Best Bites.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Fisherman flown to hospital after losing finger. (2011-08-16 15:00)

A fisherman has been flown to a hospital in Plymouth after his fingers were crushed on a fishing vessel. Falmouth coastguards received a call from a crew member on the beam trawler William Stevenson at 11:55 BST.

[nhblog20110816-01.jpg] William Stevenson picked up by VessdelTracker’s AIS software.

An RAF rescue helicopter attended the scene, 20 miles south of the Isles of Scilly.

The fisherman was assessed on the boat by a paramedic and airlifted to Derriford Hospital where his conditon is not yet known.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Skills of the hand, artisnal work on and around the harbour. (2011-08-16 15:27)

The Fish Shop, retail outlet for PJ Tonkin, Newlyn Fish Merchant is undergoing a major refurbishment this week including a dramatic window display unusually these days created by a sign-writer rather than using a computer and vinyl......

all that is needed is a brush, a mahl stick (upon which to rest the brush and) and a steady and......

looks like some sort of ex-Admiralty launch..... 1057

the big one has gone two up in recent days......

plenty of big visiting yachts.......

forklift 2 tons, old anchor 5 tons, no chance Royden...... 1058

new gear time for the Admiral Gordon.......

you can’t call yourself a trawlerman until you can splice wire.......

and then when the damage has been done....... 1059

cut out the damaged meshes and mend the rest of the trawl.......

good to see the old St Ives lugger Barnabus off to sea with a novice crew about to get a taste of life on a dipping lugger. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

A visitor’s view of Newlyn. (2011-08-17 09:24) [template2_logo.jpg] The voyage of the French yacht Video Bleu II

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WiFi in the harbour office - which should also prompt the harbour to think about making WiFi available within the harbour area - these days a relatively cheap option and a real plus for visitors, service engineers and others wishing to be in contact with the outside world via the internet.

”Newlyn: the largest fishing port in the south coast of England, which contrasts with the wetting of Helford River left this morning and all the other ports of Devon and Cornwall who welcomed us. A working atmosphere, decor and rusty metal, nets, engine noise, big diesel exhaust smells and mechanical grease and of course ”fish stock”. The leisure boats, oddly, become part of this living picture without offending the eye.

We read in the Imray guide that the The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fisherman in which all who go to sea are welcome (sic) a hearty breakfast is served in their dining hall. So we tested. It is actually cheap and OK (as the French are reputed discerning breakfast eaters - hat’s off to Keith and the crew!) but the reception is mixed, not even a silly question like, ”Are you French”? - it is therefore so obvious that no one needs to even ask us any more?

And the Mission shower is 3 pounds (unthinkable) against 50p to use the only shower in the port where we seem to be more dirty than entering! Good point: no WiFi on the harbour but the Secretary of the Harbour Office, without hesitation, offered us access to the Harbour Master’s office for an hour and a half. Great class!

After a tour of the town (very quickly) and a little food, drink aboard Ithaca, boat and Gilles Agnès Frenchies of Ouistreham. Basically the stop in Newlyn has given us so to speak down to earth as it began to move into a nomadic too comfortable!

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Tiz a muggy mizzly morning. (2011-08-17 10:07)

After a clear night, a band of rain hits the harbour....... 1061

time to get yesterday’s St Ive’s Bay mackerel on to the market floor......

to join the single trip of fish from the William Stevenson....... 1062

John Marisco Fish, always willing to help identifying fish on the market.......

always goo to see the boss willing to get stuck in.........

a good night’s work on the Cornish Sardines from the big blue cat Lyonesse....... 1063

sailing time for the stern trawler Defiant.......

closely followed by one of the few punts working in the Bay at the moment.......

better view of the launch.......

visiting sardine boat Silver Star makes her way in through the gaps.......

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and heads for the fish market to discharge her night’s work. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Inseyandra, missing mast from the Fastnet Yach Race (2011-08-17 10:14)

Safely berthed after retiring from the Fastnet Yacht Race, competitor Inseyandra was forced to quit the race after losing her mast on the second leg while heading for the finish at Plymouth........

she shows signs of some strong seas, with the Rolex vinyl sticker blasted off the bow of the yacht. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

capnh shared an Instagram photo with you (2011-08-17 22:19) Hi there, 1065

capnh just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image (taken at Swanage Nest) Thanks, The Instagram Team The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Swanage Lifeboat Week (2011-08-18 14:36)

Sailing early, the Condor ferry from Poole passes between a local trawler and the Isle of Wight in the distance......

another Cornish exile moored in Swanage Bay....... 1066

local fishermen must be watching with more than passing interest as another huge wind farm looks like being built in the bay......

as usual, not a local box in sight......... 1067

once stood in the Thames, this memorial to the Battle of Waterloo was brought back as ballast by a succession of boats carrying Portland Stone to and from the quarry down the coast at Portland.......

one of our lifebelts is missing....... 1068

the huge annual fund raising week is in full swing at Swanage......

including visits and trips on the local boats......

kept in the lifeboat house...... 1069

last reminder to the crew on the way down the slip.......

the unseasonal weather will not dampen the spirits...... 1070

angling is hugely popular in the area and has its own liter scheme......

reserved parking ready for action.......

the sheer chalk cliffs at Studland are part of Dorset’s dramatic Jurassic Coast......... 1071

local gigs are kept on moorings during the summer season......

a must visit for old and young alike with tons of atmosphere, sounds and sights from another era very much alive on the Swanage to Corfe castle branch line with its annual Thomas the Tank Engine festival.......

where there’s water there’s always one prankster with a water pistol. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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What a difference a day makes. (2011-08-19 09:00)

Morning brings a clam sea and no hint of rain after the deluge that hit Bournemouth and Poole the previous day.......

no doubt the yachts will get to sea......

and enjoy the dramatic coastline...... 1073

that changes with the light so quickly......

with a blue badge beach Swanage cannot afford to have any weed on the sands to spoil the visitors fun......

wash day blues for the railway...... 1074

and a personal touch for the steam engines......

on the road to Wareham, Corfe Castle thrusts skywards.......

then back to Cornwall on the M5 and there’s no escaping the fact that it’s fishy Friday........ 1075

hardly original but bound to raise a smile.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishy Friday’s Roast Cajun monk with orange salsa. (2011-08-19 12:43)

Freshly prepared Cajun spice mix........ 1076

monk steaks oiled and rolled in the spice mix, part friddled (that’s a cross between frying and griddling) and then in a hot oven for a few minutes to finish off.......

one orange salsa - additional veg to personal preference - like a few new spuds from the garden.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Don’t be shellfish on a Saturday. (2011-08-20 08:34)

The changing skyline behind the old Hosking’s Stores on Penzance harbour......

in Penzance Dry Dock, the beamer WSS surrounded by scaffolding.......

looking resplendent these days, you would never know the Steren Va Bro fished for the local Rowse crabber fleet until a few years ago........ 1078

the Belisha beacon provides the only golden orb in the sky this morning.......

a bug thank you from McMillan Cancer to the record number who took part inte annual Newlyn to penzance one mile swim....... 1079

geriatric and junior results fromTriCornwall can be seen here.........

if you have never had the chance to see close up lobster, crab, crayfish and scallops head for the Newlyn Fish shop opposite the fish market....... 1080

Pete Tonkin’s huge new live shellfish tank complete with one of Squrrel’s excellent window display signs.....

top tank dog today is a male crayfish who marches to and fro’ guarding his patch........ 1081

there is still plenty of time to get involved with this year’s Newlyn Arts Festival beginning on the 16th of September.....

crabbers away........ 1082

while the trawler Tranquility waits for ice.......

Barrie looks on and smiles benignly on his day off as there is still a good day’s work ahead of Ollie and the boys after the sheer weight of fish took their net to the bottom forcing them to split the meshes to release the fish........ 1083

the Border Agency’s Searcher had a quiet night against the quay in Newlyn........

fishermen’s topiary work on the Mousehole Road. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Matthew Southgate says - thank you. (2011-08-20 13:42)

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”As a member of the crew taking part in the Fastnet Race and onboard the yacht Inseyarnda we would like to say a big thank you to the crews of St Ives, Sennen Cove and Penlee RNLI life boats. A big thank you for the warm welcome Newlyn Harbour and the help getting the mast off and on to the fishing pontoon with the crane” Matthew Southgate

I’m sure all those hands involved appreciate your thanks Matthew. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The best in Cornish beaches and a BBQ. (2011-08-21 13:00)

Keeping an eye on things, one of Culdrose’s SAR helicopters traverses Porthchapel beach......

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looking back at the beach from the west, not a beach for people who don’t appreciate the power of the sea as it is susceptible to a big shore break which will easily sweep an adult off their feet.......

next beach along heading towards Land’s End at Porthgwara with crystal clear water......

PZ1218 heads back to Newlyn, only these high speed punts have the speed to make working off Land’s End viable from the port........ 1086

they just can’t resist......

back in the kitchen its time to repare a BBQ dish...... 1087

headed and scored in readiness for a curry spice.......

rubbed into the inside and out of the fish......

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a great device makes cooking fish an easier task.......

a touch of the med........

before the onion based sauce that goes with the curried mackerel........

stating the blindingly obvious........ 1089

get those fish on quick........

though, of course, this is a house with one of those girl’s type gas affair!

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Misty Monday morning. (2011-08-22 02:00)

Here’s a man who takes his BBQing seriously.......

things move quickly on Monday’s market...... 1091

with the grading machine at full tilt......

and more space created by the removal of the backup grader....... 1092

there’s still good supplies of mackerel coming in from St Ives........

a cracking quality trip from Mr Curtis aboard the trawler, Elisabeth Veronique....... 1093

compliment these top red mullet from the inshore boat Evening Star......

another goodnight on the Cornish Sardines fro the local fleet...... 1094

apart from the boys aboard the Resolute of course who are still busy mending their net......

follow that trail.......

first time in Newlyn for the Brixham beam trawler, Lloyd Tyler...... 1095

should be sailing time any day soon for the tuna boat......

another chance to capture times gone past and fishing with luggers from a different era over the coming Bank Holiday weekend.......

the the boats that fish for litter missed this piece of trawl net....... 1096

rolling fog passes the base of St Michael’s Mount.......

and the rising sun casts a shadow on cloud from the contrail......

on a flat calm morning........ 1097

the Lyonesse makes her way back to her berth.....

then it’s time for the first angling trip of the day to get underway.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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The funeral of Roger Thomas (Chloe T) (2011-08-22 16:48)

The funeral of Roger Thomas who passed away this weekend will take place on Friday this week. Roger’s daughter Gemma and family, would very much like as many people as possible to know, especially any fishing friends from Brixham and Plymouth. Funeral details are as follows:

Roger Thomas (Chloe T) Friday 26th August St Peters Church - Newlyn TIme 10.00am IFRAME: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa=0 &msid=212411457828686799858.0004ab19e520222074f12 &hl=en &ie=UTF8 &ll=50.107334,5.551529 &spn=0,0 &t=h &vpsrc=6 &output=embed View St Peter’s Church Newlyn. in a larger map The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Fishstock Brixham 2011 (2011-08-23 15:08)

FOUR WEEKS TO GO!- if you happen to be up in you’m we’m land (South Devon that is) make a beeline for Brixham’s big fish fest of its own. Tension is mounting and the crew are getting very excited as plans start to gel for this year s Seafood and Music Celebration of the fishing industry and maritime heritage of Brixham, with the aim to raise much-needed funds for the Fishermen s Mission. With only 3 weeks to go til Saturday 10th September, festival committee chairman and local fishing industry spokesman, Jim Portus revealed some of the tempting details of the one-day extravaganza that transforms the new Fish Market Hall into an exhibition centre and the Quayside into Seafood Cookery Kitchens of the highest quality. Speaking after the penultimate meeting of the organising team, Jim said, We seem to have most of the ducks-in-line for a great late-summer day out for all the family in this jewel-in-the-crown of Torbay that is Brixham. Stagecoach SW will be running Park & Ride buses all day and to Midnight from Churston Park & Ride Car Park to the Town Centre, so there s no need to worry about congestion! Why not take the Ferry from Torquay, with Greenway Ferry & Pleasure Cruises or Western Lady Ferries? We have a team of Brixham chefs, including Rob Bateman, Andy Sewell, Gordon Gout and Simone Cook whose Fishstock Brixham Piazza this year is sponsored by Kitsons Solicitors. Visitors can expect the finest local fresh fish cooked to perfection al-fresco under the Kitsons Marquees. Brixham Sea Farms and River Teign Shellfish will provide the Mussels. Blue Sea Food Co, Really Interesting Crab Co and the Potted Crab Co will provide the crabs. Members of SWFPO and SWIFA will provide the fish and scallops. What a treat! South Devon College chefs will take turns offering seafood cookery lessons throughout the day to local Primary School children in the Yeovil College Feast-Bus. The children will learn how to handle, prepare and cook deliciously simple seafood dishes that their parents will sample at the end of each class session. We are proud of the Berry Head Hotel, Ashfords Solicitors and the Billingsgate Seafood Training School for sponsoring this great facility. Also the S D College students will be running a Devon Cream Teas area where the public can relax and enjoy traditional scones and tea under the Y.E.S. Marquee, next to the Acoustic performers stage. Ady Delaney and John Charlton from Eat Right UK will also provide children with hands-on food preparation sessions, as will Felicity Sylvester and the Brilliant Fish team. Intoto Kitchens and Castle s Kitchens have again provided us with wonderful cooking facilities that the team from Sound Events (Exeter) will turn into Live Theatre Kitchens with Plasma Screens to aid public enjoyment of the Chefs demonstrations. Richard Hunt (The Grand Hotel), David Jones (Manna from Devon), David Galpin (S D College), Russell Goodwin (Occombe Farm), Andy Sewell (Quayside Hotel) and Felicity Sylvester (Brilliant Fish) are the seafood specialist chefs booked to appear and to do Ready Steady Cook style demonstrations. Duncan & Sue Lucas (Passionate about Fish) will show-off their fish-mongering knife skills. Moshi Moshi Japanese Sushi chefs make a welcome return. Ian Perkes, Roberts Fisheries and Dave Walker will put on Fresh Fish displays for you to buy-to-try the recipes you will see demonstrated. Fishing boats, young and old and of all varieties will be on show, thanks to owners Dave Langdon, Alex Philip, Nick Bright, Ginger Wright, plus the Vigilance and Pilgrim Trusts. Also alongside will be the STS Stavros S Niarchos and the all-weather RNLI Torbay Lifeboat. These fine vessels will 1100

be complemented with marine and maritime heritage displays, sponsored by Astra Zeneca from MCA Receiver of Wrecks, RN Fisheries Protection Squadron, Marine Management Organisation, Millennium Marine Divers, Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust and many more. The children will have plenty to see and do while Mum & Dad & Grandparents too enjoy the Seafood & Music. Melody the Mystic Mermaid will tell her tales of life under the ocean waves, Play Torbay will provide face painting, colouring and craft, Funtasia Bouncy Galleon and Tea-Cup have rides for fun, Maya Plass provides a Learn to Sea experience (as seen on BBC Countryfile). Birdline Parrot Rescue will have some of their magnificent birds on show. This year s music and dance line-up is simply fantastic, with such local bands as M.I.U., Slytherin and Blue Tattoo. Paddy s Whiskers perform a lunchtime set after a warm-up session by the fabulous Port Isaac Fishermen s Friends, who are staging a concert in the evening in Brixham at All saints Church in aid of the Fishing in Sculptural Heritage (F.I.S.H.) Fund. After the cooking show and through the evening there will be lots more music to Midnight with Ashbird, Morning Rush, The Morrisons, The Normals and culminating in The Blues Brothers Collective. There s an acoustic stage for those who like to relax with their Pint or glass of wine. Philip Henry and Hannah Martin open the show, there are sets by Maggie Duffy & Mike Weed, Southern Comfort and Dave Johnson. Shanties by The Old Gaffers and Swashbuckle, folk music from Kaeravel and the beautiful sounds of Welsh singer Lisa Angharad, the face of S4C Wales. Those who like dancers to entertain we have the Beats of Polynesia troupe from London, who have a close connection with Brixham. Kalash ATS Belly dancers are back by popular request! Brixham s Bollywood Belles will also provide workshops. Cats Eye Morris and Shuffle the Deck Clog dancers round-off a packed bill of music and dance to delight all. It s all for the Fishermen s Mission. It s all for only £5 per person, accompanied under 15s FREE. There s plenty of hot food and drink provided by carefully selected concessions, including vegetarian options. (It s not all fish!) Bay s Brewery and the Crown & Anchor provide a bar service, plus fine wines and ciders.There really is no better way to end the summer holidays than to spend the day and evening too at Brixham Fish Market on Saturday 10th September at Fishstock Brixham 2011. Gates open at 10am. The shows start at 11am. The last band finishes and the bars close at Midnight!ENDS. Fishstock Brixham 2011 Email mail@fishstockbrixham.co.uk Website www.fishstockbrixham.co.uk Tel: Jim: 07860542071 Dale: 07816513934 Karen: 01752690950 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Coming this Bank Holiday weekend - Newlyn Fish Festival 2011 (2011-08-23 15:18)

[nhblog20090831-7809-763777.jpg] Duncan and Sue Lucas from Passionate About Fish will introduce you to one of the biggest displays of fish you re ever likely to see!

Don’t miss the chance to celebrate all things fishy on August 29th in one of Cornwall’s most distinctive and original fishing ports. Satisfy your appetite with the best seafood you can get whilst enjoying great cooking demos, live entertainment or bidding at the seafood auction. August Bank Holiday Monday sees the annual Cornish celebration of the sea, fishing and seafood 1101

at the 21st Newlyn Fish Festival, where you will find more fish than you can shake a mermaid s tail at! Click here for information and entry times Click here download the official programme for this year Click here for the latest press release!

Chef Paul Ainsworth to open this year’s festival! Renowed and TV celebrity Chef Paul Ainsworth will be opening the Newlyn Fish Festival at 10:00 am. Paul was selected to compete to represent the South West in the finals of the Great British Menu against some of the most respected chefs in the country. The festival is in aid of the Fishermen’s Mission in Newlyn which plays a vital role in supporting fishermen and other seafarers who use the port. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Who’s up for a Cornish Sardine photo challenge? (2011-08-23 15:32)

Over the last few years huge shoals of sardines have shown up off the coast of the Philippines and have been captured on film by underwater photographer Dr Alexey Stoyda who travelled there especially to capture the images. Maybe the same dramatic scenes exist in the waters of Mount’s Bay and the huge shoals of Cornish Sardines could be captured by an intrepid underwater 1102

photographer or diver - who knows? Any of the local sardine skippers will happily point you in the right direction. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Tome Leaper donates memorial statue ’Tom’ to the Musee de Peche at Concarneau. (2011-08-24 11:28) [nhblog20110824-12.jpg] Photo with thanks to the Facebook page for the Musee de Peche, Concarneau.

Local sculptor Tom Leaper has donated the model memorial statue to the fishing museum in Concarneau, Brittany. The town is twinned with Penzance. Tom is seen here alongside the statue in the museum, those with keen observational powers will have spotted the tins of Cornish Pilchards on the shelves in the background!

”Friday evening, in the Fishery museum, some representatives of the Twinning committee Penzance-Concarneau proudly offered a bronze statue representing a fisherman throwing a rope. Some other representatives of the M Bour (Senegal) twinning committee with Concarneau, and from the local fishermens’ association also attended the ceremony. Jean-Jacques GOUSSET, from the museum, underligned the symbolic nature of the statue, the way to represent the fisherman is highly human, it is a respectful gesture for all fishermen who daily risk their life. tThe towns of M Bour, Penzance and Concarneau are joined together thanks to this symbol said the spokeman from the fishermen association. 1103

The statue was created by Cornish artist Tome Leaper from Newlyn.

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The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

SEAFOOD SKILLS COURSES HELP SEAFOOD & CATERING BUSINESSES ACROSS THE SOUTH WEST (2011-08-25 13:25) [Trainer+Annie+Sibert+demonstrating+techniques+during+the+Fish+Filleti ng+training+day+held+at+South+Devon+College%252C+Devon.-2.jpg] Trainer Annie Sibert demonstrating techniques during the Fish Filleting training day held at South Devon College, Devon.

[Fish+Filleters+at+Kingston+Maurward+College%252C+Dorset-1.jpg] Fish Filleters at Kingston Maurward College, Dorset. 1105

[Employees+of+Phillip+Dennis+Food+Service+%2528Lundy+Fish%2529+during+ their+in-house+Fish+Filleting+training+day+in+North+Devon-2.jpg] Employees of Phillip Dennis Food Service (Lundy Fish) during their in-house Fish Filleting training day in North Devon-2

[Candidates+during+their+Fishmongery+Course+held+at+South+Devon+Colleg e%252C+Devon.-2.jpg] Candidates during their Fishmongery Course held at South Devon College, Devon.

[Employees+of+Cornish+Processor%2527s+Iceberg+Ltd+during+a+Fish+Fillet ing+Training+day+at+Truro+and+Penwith+College%252C+Cornwall-2.jpg] Employees of Cornish Processor’s Iceberg Ltd during a Fish Filleting Training day at Truro and Penwith College, Cornwall.

*** Book Now for Autumn Courses *** Following a success of a series of specialist seafood courses held in the South West earlier in the year, more will be offered in the autumn. Seafish certified, short courses in fish filleting, fishmongery and seafood quality, are run by Seafood Cornwall Training, the not for profit fish industry training school. The courses are part of the wider Regional Skills Project developed and supported by South West Food and Drink (SWFD) to boost the sector. To date 55 staff from 22 businesses from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Bristol have taken part in the low cost, high quality training programme. More seafood businesses are being encouraged to sign up for the new courses under the auspices of the project, which will run until the end of December. Sarah Crosbie, Manager of Seafood Cornwall Training, explained: The feedback we have received from businesses to date has been excellent. The courses are suitable for those involved at all stages of the supply chain, from the catcher to the chef, and the benefits can be seen across the board. Training definitely makes a difference. It is about empowering people with skills and knowledge so they can perform their role in the workplace to the best of their ability. It lifts productivity and morale and that has got to be a good thing.” Each of the three courses, funded by SWFD, can be delivered to businesses in their own premises to enable easy access to training. Additional open courses will be organised in locations across the region subject to demand. Anyone based in the South West that is involved in the cooking, catching, preparing, processing, marketing, selling or distribution of fish, is eligible and should register their interest now so that sufficient training dates can be scheduled. Pablo Munoz, Managing Director of Cornish fish processing company, Iceberg Ltd, sent three employees on a recent fish filleting course and said: Our employees found the course very informative, gaining a thorough grounding in the skills required for efficient fish filleting. We look forward to attending more courses run by Seafood Cornwall Training in the near future. 1106

The three, one-day courses are certified by Seafish and led by Seafish Approved Instructors. As the courses are supported by SWFD, there will be only a small charge. Places are limited so anyone interested is advised to contact Seafood Cornwall Training for further information and to book. Christine Marshall, Executive Director of South West Food &amp;amp; Drink, added: Whilst the land-based sector have access to public funding for skills training at this important, practical level, there is very little equivalent funding available to the seafood industry. This project aimed to fill that gap. The first series of courses delivered in the South West appear to have been very well received and we hope to be able to support many more businesses and individuals with skills training from Seafood Cornwall Training between now and December 2011. The Introduction to Seafood Quality course is delivered by the national lead trainer in Seafood Quality, Adrian Barratt. The course delivers a mix of theory and practice on the assessment of whitefish and flatfish using samples of fish at different stages of deterioration. The course will provide candidates with the essential sensory skills and background knowledge to confidently asses and record the freshness of both fresh and cooked fish. Training in Fish Filleting is delivered by Seafish approved trainer, Annie Sibert and focuses on teaching candidates basic skills such as skinning, filleting, steaking and boning different species of round and flat fish. More experienced candidates or those requiring refresher training are also welcomed, as tuition can be tailored to suit individual requirements. The Introduction to Fishmongery course, also delivered by experienced fishmonger Annie Sibert, is aimed at those looking to develop a retail seafood business as well as those currently working in the retail seafood sector. Fishmongers who wish to have their skills recognised though attaining a Seafish Certificate of Competency, are also welcomed on the course. The course includes topics on Health and Hygiene, Food Safety, Customer Service and Sales, Knife Skills and Seafood Quality, as well as a practical session creating an effective fish counter display. An early morning visit to a fish market can form part of this course. Tamsin Hoskin, owner of Fishey Gils, who has recently established a small business selling fish at farmers markets in West Cornwall, attended the fishmongery and fish filleting courses and said: The courses were brilliant! I have improved my techniques to prepare fish as well as gaining more confidence to sell to customers. I am seeing a growth in repeat custom and recommendations as a result. Deborah Driver, the wife of a Brixham fisherman who is hoping to set up her own retail business, added: As a fisherman s wife, I cook fish all the time but the course definitely showed me some new techniques and how to fillet fish a little more professionally. The session on putting together an attractive fish display was brilliant. It helped me think creatively about how to display fish, to attract customer s attention. Julia Noon, the owner of the Swanage Bay Fishmongers in Dorset, commented: The course was very informative and I ve learnt a great deal to help my business, especially about fish quality. It was fun and great to share experiences with other people about their seafood businesses, in fact one of my fellow participants has visited my shop to exchange further ideas. I would definitely recommend the course as it is really good value. Lisa Osman from PROVISO catering in Dorset: Both members of the kitchen team thought the course instructor Annie Sibert had enthusiasm and passion beyond all expectations and this was complimented by her extensive commercial experience. Annie was encouraging and knowledgeable and at the end of the day everyone felt they d really learnt something worthwhile for their current job and future careers. I would have no hesitation to recommend this training programme or attend other courses run by Seafood Cornwall Training, as the initial benefit of improved staff morale, as well as the longer term improvement of knife handling, more than compensated for the initial outlay. Equally it has encouraged the team to utilise species of fish that might have been overlooked before which will 1107

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For further information about the course dates, cost of courses and further details please contact Sarah Crosbie on 01736 364324 or visit www.seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Punt sighted through the gaps. (2011-08-25 16:18)

Bound away....... 1108

while the Anglian Princess stands on guard.......

there’s light to delight the gallery patrons this morning......

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somewhere in the vicinity.......

don’t forget it’s Newlyn Raft Race this Sunday........

back on the market there’s red and grey mullet up for grabs...... 1110

and some cracking JDs.......

immaculate ray and monk........

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at rest......

in tier.......

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back to the pontoon berth.......

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solo Round Britain challenger in Danera, Tom Web ........ 1114

spends still has his head down after arriving in Newlyn from Padstow in the early hours.......

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quality music at the top Newlyn music venue, the Swordfish......

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it’s an uphill struggle, where are those donkeys Freddie Howis used to talk about? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Damanaki against Elinor Ostrom (2011-08-25 20:50) Always good to see what other fishing communities make of the changes to those policies that affect all EU fishermen. In this case, the Committe de Peche Locale for Guilvenec commenting on a paper acknowledging the disparity between Damanki and Elinor Ostrom from Indianna University who has much experience of commentary on the industry. The following three texts (including a response to the paper) are all Google translations - hence the disjointed text in places - you will get the gist. Intro from the Comitte de Peche Local Guilvenec web site: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is complex, often the documents are in English, the meetings are held away from the fishermen and powerful lobbies opposed to fishermen settled in Brussels. Fishermen at sea and their basic structures are often other solutions to respond and almost always too late. An important meeting will be held October 12 in Brussels. This is a hearing on the future of sustainable fisheries and probably traditional. Many managers are scrambling to attend: Presidents of structures, politicians, NGOs, etc.. We know the key points of the CFP proposed by Mrs Damanaki: propulsion of individual transferable quotas as a management tool, limitation of fishing known as ”craft” to less than 12 miles and less than 12 meters, institution of marine protected areas, targeting trawling and dredging, use of waste for aquaculture, aquaculture development, dismantling of management tools for fishermen, fishermen stigma overall responsible for all evil on the resource. Faced with this onslaught of attacks, based on the myth discussed the catastrophic loss of species, anglers are disarmed. Often able to react (controls, onboard weighing, discharge, etc..), It is very difficult to develop areas of development for fishing in other tracks as those used by the Commission. There is an urgent need for new conceptual tools and try to highlight them in this time of preparation of the new PCP to find acceptable compromises. Alain Le Sann of ”Fishing &amp; Development” it is tried in a long-term thinking which has the merit to ask about other axes all issues discussed at this time. It is still possible to shape the future tools for the management of European fisheries for 10 years to come, even if it is too late The paper: Damanaki against Elinor Ostrom For a long time, with the Collective Fishing &amp;amp; Development, we are convinced that the crisis of fishing can not be resolved by treating not the fish but fishermen. More than a crisis of the resource itself, this is a crisis of fisheries governance and sharing of common resources. So by addressing this complex problem we can find ways to save both fish, fishermen and ecosystems. The other fundamental principle for an approach to fisheries management is to consider that it is a gathering activity, not a production activity, which calls into question the approaches of the industrial or consumption. This is not a fishery to adapt to the consumer but the consumer to adapt to the evolving realities and complex fishing. For a political approach to the sustainability One of the pioneers of sustainable development, the scientist and environmentalist Anil Agarwal India, described in the first issue of Down to Earth, a magazine he created during the Earth Summit in Rio in June 1992, his vision sustainability. ... In addition to these pious definitions, it is important to understand the policy of sustainable development. Sustainability can never be absolute. A company that pulls quickly learn from its 1117

mistakes and changes in behavior will probably be more durable than other companies that will take longer to do so. The act of learning from mistakes is crucial in the process of sustainable development, because no society can claim to be whether the fact that it will always manage and use its resources in a manner perfectly healthy and environmentally friendly. .. Sustainable development is the result of a political order in which a society is structured so that it learned from its mistakes in how it uses its natural resources and quickly corrected his male-kind agreement with knowledge it has gained ... It is obvious that this will be the company or taking the decision will first prerogative of those who will be directly affected by the consequences of these decisions. If the decisions are made by a national bureaucracy remote or by a multinational company to use a given resource and that local communities living near the resource suffers from this process, it is unlikely that decision makers quickly return to their decisions . But if the resource is over-exploited or poorly exploited by a local community that depends for its survival and can not easily move to another environment, the decline in productivity of the resource requires the Community to change its practices. The durability does not depend on concepts like the hazy future generations, but rather political choices background as the first resource control model and then the level of democracy within the decision-making. Sustainability requires the creation of a political order in which, first, the control of natural resources depends, to the extent possible, the communities that depend on and, secondly, the decision-making within the community is also participatory, open and democratic as possible. What a Maximum Sustainable Yield? Applying this conception of the CFP reform proposed by Maria Damanaki, we see that we are far from such an approach to sustainability. This vision of Anil Agarwal, based on the analysis of the management of common by the Indian community is supported by the study of the ”governance of the commons”, developed by Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Prize in Economics in 20092, which based in particular on case studies of fisheries management by fishing communities. On the contrary, Damanaki committed to deepening the privatization and liberalization of the fishery as well as a policy based on building an approach called ”scientific” sustainability defined as an absolute respect and achieve a whatever the social cost: MSY, maximum sustainable yield. Who would not agree to such a goal? Still need to know what it is, when and how to achieve it. Set a deadline of RMD, 2015, is simply absurd. It can take decades to restore overfished stocks. One can also question the relevance of an RMD defined by stock or species. There is an extreme natural variability of many stocks, the complex interactions between different species in an ecosystem. For example, what is the RMD of a herring fishery off Newfoundland knowing that this species has proliferated since the collapse of the cod and the cod stock recovery is slowed by the predation on herring fry cod? Also seals hyperproteges have also proliferated to the point of nearly 10 million people who consume large quantities of cod and other fish. Predation on cetaceans is well above the fishing, but the total liability of the state of resources is always blamed on fishermen. What meaning has an RMD in a context of generalized coastal pollution from land-based environments that change the point of the lead up to anoxia, ie, the total absence of life? If sin and sinners have their share of responsibility for the state of resources, there are many other factors that influence the mortality of fish such as pollution, climate change and mismanagement of scientists and fisheries managers . Quotas and privatization For Damanaki, it is to achieve this mythical RMD forced marches, based primarily on management by TACs and quotas transferable, as determined by scientists. The approach to the management by quota is far from the only possible and it does not guarantee more than other sound management. It may be wise to stock very specific, well known and followed, which are the subject of targeted fishing. By cons, for multi-species fisheries, it is not the most appropriate management and control of the fishing effort and Evolutionary various measures allow for greater flexibility. Some scientists consider also that the management by quotas is a virtual fish management that leads almost inevitably to the privatization and increased cost of capture encouraging overfishing. 1118

The example of the management of cod quotas in Iceland and their privatization, seems to agree. 40 years of so-called scientific management of cod led to the inexorable decline of the fishing, of 400 000 t per year is less than 150 000 t in 2010. Paradoxically fishing and stocks fared better in the absence of management! Gradually the quota management and privatization reinforce the power of financial institutions on the fishing, the capital is concentrated, the number of vessels is reduced, the cost of entry into the fishery increases. With quotas more expensive, must be intensified fishing. According to Norwegian and Canadian researchers who have observed the evolution of fishing in their country: ”The virtual population analysis, the product of fisheries science, turned it into something manageable through quotas. The result is the assertion of financial logic which reduce the sustainability of the system, which was yet to create a sustainable fishery, ”” The action of all stakeholders is oriented in a certain direction that companies are more producers benefits than producers of fish, work and social benefits ITQs: a social impact destructuring The social impact of this policy is very negative, indeed, to pay for investments, we must lower the cost of labor, or the widespread use of underpaid immigrants (in Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, etc.). The aim of the QIT is not primarily the management of the resource but the search of maximum profitability. We may as well seek to preserve the maximum number of jobs and preserving the resource by focusing on artisanal fisheries in their diversity. Sociologists, such as Dutch Rob van Ginkel have shown that the artisans have much more resilience than industrial-type companies because, beyond the money to live, their activity is a way of life they s’ hang with fierte.4 Instead, privatization led to the dismantling of all structures and institutions phased in by fishermen for the operation of their business and its sustainability. With ITQs, no need to OP, local committees, there are only business owners of quotas, led by financial and monitored by scientists that determine the quotas. An industrial model that is not 3 J. P JOHNSEN, P. HOLM, PR SINCLAIR, D Bavington, Fish-cyborg, or how to manage the unmanageable, look at our planet in 2011, ed Armand Colin, Paris 2011, p 209-218. 4 R. Van Ginkel, Braving Troubled Waters, Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2009, 340p. adapts to an activity of picking a subject of natural hazards and must adapt constantly, and has very different scales, as shown by the latest research on biologistes.5 The diversity of resources and ecosystems requires a diversity in organization of the fishery itself, as evidenced by the history and culture of fishing communities. When an NGO as NAMA in the United States undertook a comprehensive survey of fishermen and fishing communities of Maine on their vision of the demersal fishery, the first aspect that is emphasized is the need to preserve the diversity of boats and fishing gear ensure the future .6 Overfishing The reform proposed by Maria Damanaki is founded on the conviction, the crisis of European fisheries is mainly due to overfishing. Consequently the stated objective of the reform is to eliminate the two-thirds and half of the fishermen and boats to quickly reach the mythical RMD. Setting up ITQs, coupled with a severe restriction of the TAC can do it cheaper. The sale or lease their quotas by the lowest (the craftsmen with only one boat) to the more powerful groups will enable the sector to finance the elimination of fishermen without public funding. The free allocation of quotas profit on the operation for groups with the prospect of a good future pension. No one can deny that there was overinvestment in fishing with massive subsidies, in particular after the establishment of EEZs in the years 70-80. This policy continued in France until the early 2000s in some areas, but since the year 90, the number of boats collapsed, ports were empty, some have even disappeared. At Lorient, in 1972 there were over 500 boats including many industrial trawlers and semi-industrial over 30 meters. There are now hundreds, mostly artisans under 20 m, non-trawlers for the majority. Even considering their ability to catch improved, we can consider that the problem is no longer over-investment, especially if there are plans in the future, given 1119

the age of ships and bosses, but probably under-investment that longer allows adaptation to new demands of fishing. There may be over-investment in sectors in Europe, it is also difficult to adjust capacity to continuously fluctuating stocks (anchovies), but there is a trend towards improvement of resources in several fishing areas and for several stocks, a sign the generalized state of overfishing is now outdated. Adaptations of the effort should help to further improvements. The urgency seems rather to preserve existing capacity in capital am for the survival of the activity. United States, scientists agree that overfishing is virtually over but we continue, on behalf of the ”Conservation” has impose so drastic that the landings are sometimes far below the possibilities to the point that some consider the United States are rather in a situation of under-fishing. At the same time, fishermen have disappeared from the dock, replaced with big arms, second homes and recreational fishermen. The supermarket shelves are full of fish and shrimp imports while the latter was struggling fishermen sell their products at a decent price. The weight of the anglers in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Great Britain, is such that they are lobbying to book some fisheries and the need to buy additional allowances. The concern for conservation to extremes with the generalization of the wilderness helps accelerate the elimination of artisanal fishermen in the North and South. End overfishing is a Pyrrhic victory. Is this what we want in Europe too? The obstacles of reform proposals Profoundly liberal orientation of the proposed reform leads to various gaps in the proposals. Never are mentioned social issues or problems related to market liberalization. The reform is totally silent on the various aspects of social issues in fisheries. First, there is a bias in favor of a reduction in the number of fishermen, a goal shared with many environmental NGOs (in Sweden, considered a model by many environmentalists, the number of fishermen has been sharply divided by 3, their pressure). Such a choice is displayed when there are concerns in all countries on the renewal of fishermen. It necessarily involves the choice to promote the immigration of fishermen in the South to provide labor for industrial vessels, a process already well underway in several countries (Scotland, Spain) even with illegal immigrants. No reflection in the reform on this issue when there are major human and economic consequences. This helps to destabilize the market to the benefit of weapons that use this cheap labor, often overexploited. The women of fishermen organized themselves to make their voices heard but their status is far from being recognized everywhere, and reform is silent on this issue. The only proposal with a social aspect for the small fishing could escape to ITQs, but no clear guarantee to preserve and develop this sector. The protection of small fishing need to control the pressure on coastal areas from operations of fishermen themselves but also because of the growth of non-commercial fisheries. A narrow view of the small fishing (less than 12 m and fixed gears), the only cottage industries according Damanaki, leads to deliver the bulk of activities beyond 12 miles of arms was considered as industrial, then For centuries, artisans operate the entire EEZ. Deny the artisanal fisheries of coastal and offshore is a challenge to the traditional culture of communities. The second major impasse is on market liberalization. This certainly meets the companies importing seafood products that control a dynamic and profitable industry. But how do you implement resource management measures without considering the question of the stairs? There are many cases where resources are abundant and well managed but the products are struggling to find their markets to satisfactory prices because of competition within the EU or import competition from third countries. Hake, Norway lobster, coquillles Saint Jacques, anchovies, these are important resources that regularly experience problems in marketing. The influx of shrimp or pangas can destabilize markets for fresh fish in many countries. In the name of liberalization, no safeguard is intended to protect local production. It is difficult to mobilize fishermen to establish binding management measures if there is any economic benefit or worse, if the proper management of the stock leads to a collapse in prices. Eco-labels are not guarantees fair prices. It is therefore out of a vision of the crisis has limited resources to integrate the various dimensions of a complex emergency. For Elinor Ostrom, the commons can be pooled 1120

In contrast to the liberal approach Damanaki and all supporters of the Tragedy of the Commons, Elinor Ostrom, the first woman ”Nobel Prize for Economics 2009” proposes to strengthen the self-organization of fishing communities. This self-organization is the best way for her to manage resources in a complex and uncertain environment. It does not claim that this approach can be applied everywhere or that guarantee success, but it summarizes the results of his research by defining seven principles for strong institutions to manage common resources, for the eighth most cases the most complex. The interest of this approach is confirmed by various studies on community management of fisheries. Evelyn Pinkerton and Martin Weinstein has published a 1995 study on examples of good management by communautes7. More recently, the journal Nature published the results of a survey of 130 fisheries in 44 countries8. This shows that in 65 % of cases, community management is efficient and very effective in 40 % of the cases studied. These studies cover all types of fisheries. One of the co-author Ray Hilborn had previously shown in another study of 2009 that the process of improvement of fisheries management and practices of fishing was engaged across the globe. All these recent investigations contradict the doom broadcasts by many scientists and NGOs that rely on localized examples or situations of date, to get their goals and ideas on the inability of sinners to be resource managers. Philippe Cury and considers that ”in order to avoid the resource is destroyed, the common property to be privatized or the development should be supported by the State” 9. The principles for management institutions of shared resources. The seven principles developed by Elinor Ostrom are: 10 1 - Individuals or households with claims, and the limits of the resource common, must be clearly defined. 2 - The rules that limit in terms of time, space, technology and / or amount, ownership of resources, are related to local conditions and obligations in terms of manpower, equipment and money. 3 - Most individuals affected by operational rules can participate in modifications. 4 - Supervisors are accountable to the appropriators or are the appropriators themselves same. 5 - appropriators who violate the rules face sanctions gradual. 6 - The appropriators have fast access to local arenas for Cheap resolve conflicts. 7 - The rights of appropriators to devise their own institutions are not challenged challenged by external governmental authorities. 8 - For the common resources that belong to systems larger and more complex, the business of ownership, monitoring, enforcement, conflict resolution and governance are organized by multiple levels of business nested. One can easily recognize in these principles, the operation of management systems implemented in France, as prud’homies MEDITERRANEAN fishery Coquille St Jacques in the Bay of Saint Brieuc, etc.. Newer systems are approaching as the management of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay by the JRC-SO or management of the lobster in the same Gulf. They show that we can implement these systems in times of crises, for all types of fisheries, even in a very confrontational. At the end of year 1960, facing the first signs of exhaustion of resources in the Bay of Biscay, fishermen, with the support of scientists had already proposed measures as a cantonment. Lack of cohesion and sufficient consensus, the project was abandoned and fishermen subject to decisions external constraints, without any involvement on their part. But there were a surge of their own in a serious crisis, when they propose to engage in processes of selectivity. The crisis situations are favorable to the emergence of solutions initiated by the fishermen, but we need catalysts and facilitators. The steps are not always successful, but if the collective dynamics is preserved and sustained, new solutions may emerge, but these processes are slow, chaotic and often require time and a strong mobilization. We are far from MSY to be reached in 3 years. We should also remember that it is the fishermen themselves who have supported the project and the Iroise Marine Park that the process has lasted almost 20 years. In the Mediterranean, the fishermen have set up prud’homies wilderness, but they are not heard when the Ministry of the Environment imposes an immense 1121

coastal reserves which removes fishing areas essential to their business. In France, Europe and worldwide, there are so many examples of good practices, positive changes in insider fishing communities THEMSELVES. It is on these initiatives, recognizing the ability to analyze situations, we can hope to build a sustainable fishery. It is also to consumers to support these efforts other than a submitting catalogs or edicts of NGOs that rely primarily on distribution groups. We must learn to listen to fishermen. They can be clear about their mistakes, but we recognize their ability to adjust their practices. The history of fisheries is a history of repeated crises that fishermen were able to find answers. Today, with powerful technology tools errors result from disasters more quickly, but it is able to react as pollution have destroyed the capacities of plankton production, even if the ecosystem rebuilt n ’ is not exactly the same as in the past. The sea, like land, is a territory operates and transformed by human activity. There is no simple answer, ready, universal or absolute in time. Elinor Ostrom and Anil Agarwal, in two different worlds, drawing on examples of varied communication resource management have reached the same conclusions totally contradict the proposed Damanaki. A We now take advantage of. Alain Le Sann August 2011 Congratulations to Alain and CLPM Guilvinec for this initiative.I always amazes me how the principles of co-management combined with local management have been violated by the Commission. Even as the co-management to scale fishery is the only virtuous process recognized by all resource managers.The new CFP should have relied heavily on this, by proposing a strengthening and development of RCC, and transform tools in real consultations tools co. And regionalization proposed by the Commission through the end of the member states and not the CCR is a step backwards unbearable.The real reform would change the way decision-making, diagnosis and management of the fishery, not the proposed global technical measures. A charge then each zone depending on the specific fisheries management measures to decide.Maintaining the blurring between ”management” and ”management measures”, it drowns again the fisherman and the general public that does not distinguish between the two.As for the infamous process of demonization, misinformation and oversimplification used intentionally by some NGOs, most related to multinationals who make their daily bread of their brand, it is hard to oppose it supposed reasoning and technically supported. While our industry is driven to react rather than act in anticipation, but the real challenge is educating the general public. It’s a real site, and a real job. Some NGOs show their media clout, and it is unfortunate that this knowledge is so little devoted to unbiased education of the public. The handling of the term of overfishing is the most glaring example. In fisheries, overfishing means a situation or the effort is greater than the RMD. But if the management objective is more social than volume, we may well have a sustainable fishing, within the limits of care. So yes, with the objective of social value can have a sustainable fishing. But it is a godsend for unscrupulous manipulator the term ”overfishing”, which is always associated with something negative.Finally, these NGOs that attack the fisherman are very poorly represented on other real combat environment, such as coastal water quality, the piling of dredging and gravel extraction. But here they face other economic forces and pressure groups. Fortunately other smaller NGOs support the fishermen, but only to carry out these environmental battles. For if we can discuss some of the impacts of gear, fishing has never destroyed or altered nearly irreversible environments as does an extraction granulats.La fishing has become a media of these unscrupulous NGOs. Employees even WWF France no longer satisfied of this, judging their direction complacent vis-à-vis large companies such as Lafarge, the largest aggregates used marine group with which WWF partnership to reduce CO2. Besides the excessive dramatization is convenient to believe that these large NGOs are seen as saviors in making their own solutions designed and developed long ago by others. It is also a form of dishonesty. Response from a blog reader: Congratulations to Alain and CLPM Guilvinec for this initiative! It always amazes me how the principles of co-management combined with local management have 1122

been violated by the Commission. Even as the co-management to scale fishery is the only virtuous process recognized by all resource managers. The new CFP should have relied heavily on this, by proposing a strengthening and development of RCC, and transform tools in real consultations tools co. And regionalization proposed by the Commission through the end of the member states and not the CCR is a step backwards unbearable. The real reform would change the way decision-making, diagnosis and management of the fishery, not the proposed global technical measures. A charge then each zone depending on the specific fisheries management measures to decide. Maintaining the blurring between ”management” and ”management measures”, it drowns again the fisherman and the general public that does not distinguish between the two. As for the infamous process of demonization, misinformation and oversimplification used intentionally by some NGOs, most related to multinationals who make their daily bread of their brand, it is hard to oppose it supposed reasoning and technically supported. While our industry is driven to react rather than act in anticipation, but the real challenge is educating the general public. It’s a real site, and a real job. Some NGOs show their media clout, and it is unfortunate that this knowledge is so little devoted to unbiased education of the public. The handling of the term of overfishing is the most glaring example. In fisheries, overfishing means a situation or the effort is greater than the RMD. But if the management objective is more social than volume, we may well have a sustainable fishing, within the limits of care. So yes, with the objective of social value can have a sustainable fishing. But it is a godsend for unscrupulous manipulator the term ”overfishing”, which is always associated with something negative. Finally, these NGOs that attack the fisherman are very poorly represented on other real combat environment, such as coastal water quality, the piling of dredging and gravel extraction. But here they face other economic forces and pressure groups. Fortunately other smaller NGOs support the fishermen, but only to carry out these environmental battles. For if we can discuss some of the impacts of gear, fishing has never destroyed or altered nearly irreversible environments as does an extraction granulats. Fishing has become a media of these unscrupulous NGOs. Employees, even WWF France no longer satisfied of this, judging their direction complacent vis-à-vis large companies such as Lafarge, the largest aggregates used marine group with which WWF partnership to reduce CO2. Besides the excessive dramatization is convenient to believe that these large NGOs are seen as saviors in making their own solutions designed and developed long ago by others. It is also a form of dishonesty.

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Timothy Spall steered to safety by Sheerness lifeboat. (2011-08-25 21:01)

Nearly a year after passing through newlyn in his round Britain voyage, actor Timothy Spall, intrepid barge skippering sailor, had to be rescued by the RNLI this evening after heading the wrong way up the Thames on his way to Chatham Marina.

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Undulatus Asperatus seen over Newlyn. (2011-08-26 10:18)

It’s that time of year again, plenty of parking down Newlyn Coombe......

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the Pioneer is back in town for the luggers fest in the Old Harbour - don’t forget top Slowfood chef, Sanjay Kumar will be running his pop-up restaurant over there too.......... 1126

Newlyn hosted a rare cloud formation this morning, only recently identified in 2009, Undulatus Asperatus........

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towards the Mount things were looking decidedly wet....

with not a breath of wind, or ’smoke’ on the Beaufort scale.......

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with a good nights work despite the heavy ground sea......

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that’s a fine nose you ave there mister garrick......

boxes at speed........

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the James R H had a cracking good trip for the time of year......

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more Undulatus Asperatus.......

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#fishyfriday #ff #cornishsardines (2011-08-27 07:18)

Time for a quick visit to Marazion and Cornwall’s own very Gothic looking castle......

not long after high water will defeat all but the most foolhardy from attempting cross the causeway to the Mount...... 1133

better option is to catch the ferry......

rocky outcrops in Cornwall provide an endles opportunity for posers......

even still life subjects prove irresistible on the terrace of the Godolphin Arms 1134

where the local starlings keep their big, noisy cousins at bay......

time to head back for a feed of Cornish Sardines, gutted and descaled.......

a quick clean of the fish rack...... 1135

and a few minutes later supper is served - thank you Ollie! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

It’s a Cefas Saturday. (2011-08-27 08:49)

That’s a lorra lorry to reverse down the quay......

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keep ’er comin’.........

in safe hands.......

7 stone boxes don’t move too easily......

time for the engineers to come ashore after giving the St Georges the all clear....... 1137

so that she can head back to sea.......

two-way traffic this morning.......

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Nathan hands over the week’s samples from the Cefas skate research trip........

let go of that springer, commandeered for a trip, father Curtis is about to jump aboard.......

so clean you can almost see your face in it....... 1139

there’s a queue forming for ice........

that’s a fine looking ray Lionel!

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One for Sanjay to savour - proper job Cornish cooking - Marios ahoy! (2011-08-27 22:57)

Take a recipe for marios.......

or another.......... 1141

basic ingredients, apart from Bish’s spice mix, obtainable from the Deli in the Digey, St Ives.......

fill a baking tray with the beer and malt or cider vinegar, sliced onions, bay leaves, salt and pepper and a few teapsoons of Bish’s spice mix....... 1142

this will give the fish a rich, golden colour when they are done.......

pop in the fish and arrange the bay leaves....... 1143

almost cover the fish with the brew......

tightly wrap the whole lot with foil....... 1144

and pop in the oven overnight - even better in the bottom oven of an Aga - either way the temp needs to be around 110º. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Newlyn Fish Festival - all set! (2011-08-28 00:24)

The Dock Inn in Penzance has music for all and more besides it seems....... 1145

but not gold-plated windows like St Mary’s Church......

so that’s how they keep the boats away.......

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over in Newlyn the public will be kept from falling in the harbour by barriers......

not by one but two rows......

stalls at the ready....... 1147

always time for a cuppa George......

not so Royden with plenty still to do.......

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though the lorry park is finally washed down and the stage all set........

good to see Mr Corin has put the effort in and is covering the boat in bunting and flags......

the oldest lugger without an engine in town, Guide Me.......

two fresh paint jobs in the netter fleet. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1149

Marios ahoy! - too much of a temptation! (2011-08-28 10:04)

One member of the household just can’t wait to get his paws on those freshly-baked-out-of-the-oven marios! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Early worms catch the fish - looking towards Newlyn. (2011-08-29 07:05)

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Pictures from Newlyn Fish Festival 2011 (2011-08-30 07:23) Good news for Newlyn Fishermen’s Mission - talks are underway that might see the Fish Festival expand and run over the entire Bank Holiday weekend in future - Harbourmaster Andrew Munson will be delighted! 1150

Opening this year’s festival, Padstow chef Paul Ainsworth from his No6 Restaurant (a winning finalist on the Great British Menu earlier this year) did the honours and gave an affirmative speech on what makes Newlyn and Cornwall special in the culinary world - top quality local produce sourced from fish markets and farms around the county. View the Fish Festival image gallery here. A few of the fishiest fish bits of this year’s Newlyn Fish Festival......

Seafood and Eat it........

Finalists in the first Cornish Fishmonger of the Year Competition. This year saw Cornwall Seafood’s first fish challenge that brought together six fish filleters from local companies in close competition. The even was judged by Duncan and Sue Lucas from Passionate about Fish along with programme leader Annie Sibert from Seafood Cornwall Training. View the Fish Festival image gallery here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Underway, under the sun, up on the slip. (2011-08-31 09:46)

Just before the sun comes up over Penzance promenade......

through the gaps.......

a busy market morning....... 1152

with top quality JDs from the inshore trawler Elisabeth Veronique.......

along with these cracking red gurnards...... 1153

end of the auction for Ocean Fish......

those sardines are still coming....... 1154

one trawl, top and bottom.......

good night’s work for the cat, Lyonesse......

this year’s Turner Prize entry from Karl........ 1155

half mast again.......

Scillies lifeboat, the Whiteheads is on her way to the slip......

at high water on a big Spring tide..... 1156

under the watchful eye of harbourmaster Andrew Munson. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornish

Fishmongers

battle

out

Newlyn

Fish

Festival

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Lee Trethewey from Fish For Thought crowned Cornish Fishmonger of the Year 2011 [nhblog20110829-9200-2.jpg] (from L to R) Champion Lee Trethewey with Runner Up Ian Pilkington

Visitors to this year s Newlyn Fish Festival were treated to an enthralling display of skill and expertise, as six of Cornwall s finest fish filleters and fishmongers competed for the coveted title of Cornish Fishmonger of the Year 2011 supported by Seafood Cornwall Training. Faced with a series of intense challenges, designed to test a full range of skills, the competitors were judged by three leading industry experts, headed up by Duncan Lucas, multiple National Fishmonger of the Year; Sue Lucas, one of the country s most experienced fishmongers and award winning ready to eat seafood expert; as well as Annie Sibert, owner of the Falmouth based seafood cookery school, My Fish Kitchen and Seafish approved instructor for Seafood Cornwall Training. After two closely fought out heats, an adrenaline-filled final round saw Lee Trethewey, representing Fish For Thought, compete against Ian Pilkington from the St Ives seafood company, Matthew Stevens and Son, but there could only be one winner. The two finalists had just ten minutes to complete a series of advanced techniques under the close scrutiny of the judges, as well as a full audience and TV cameras. [nhblog20110829-9133.jpg] Steven Bell from The Fish Boutique

W Stevenson and Sons (Penzance)

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Each candidate was scored on their technique, yield, presentation and attention to detail; extra points were awarded for finishing all the tasks within the allocated time and for creating an attractive display. When their time was up, the judges combined their scores and the prestigious title of Cornish Fishmonger of the Year 2011 was awarded to Lee Trethewey from Fish For Thought. A total of six seafood companies from Cornwall were represented at the event, many of the candidates had not competed before, but were keen to pitch their skills and experience against one another. The winner and runner up received their awards from Nick Crane, presenter of the BBC s COAST Programme who commented, I was thrilled to have been involved in an initiative that reminds us that seafood is a delicacy and that good fishmongers should be celebrated and supported. A great day for Cornwall.’ [nhblog20110829-9176.jpg] Ian Pilkington from Matthew Stevens and Son (St Ives) in action

On receiving his trophy, Lee Trethewey said, Winning this award is a great accolade. Our customers have often commented on the high standard of preparation of the fish they receive, so I knew I was in with a good chance. I shall definitely compete next year to defend my title, it was a nerve racking experience, but it was worth it for sure. Paul Trudgian, owner of Fish For Thought, said, This is the first time that we have entered an event such as this. We work very hard to ensure our customers receive produce of the best quality, prepared by experts. We were thrilled and proud to have Lee represent us, at what must be the Oscars of the Cornish Fish Industry. Judge Duncan Lucas commented, Sue and I have been privileged to be involved in the first ever Cornish Fishmonger of Year competition. The event was professionally run and as always, meeting six Cornish fishmongers who are enthusiastic about the industry, was great. We would both like to add, that the standard of all six competitors was very high indeed, it was a pleasure to be able to judge such high standards and the close scores proved this. Congratulations to Lee for becoming the overall winner and the current Cornish Champion for 2011. We are sure this will become an annual event that will just get bigger and bigger. We also want to acknowledge and thank Trelawney Fish for supplying all the fish, as the quality was superb which is critical when running this type of event, in front of the general public. Sarah Crosbie, Manager of Seafood Cornwall Training who coordinated and sponsored the event, said, The competition was launched to highlight the expertise of filleters and fishmongers from across the county, at the same time as promoting Cornish fish and the profession to a wider audience. The filleters that took part in the event, as well as their colleagues from across the county are the unsung heroes of our important and vibrant fish industry, here in Cornwall. The competition has proved to be a huge success, although the youngest at only 24, Lee Trethewey from St Austell, has set a very high standard and has certainly laid down the gauntlet for next year . The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1158

Seafish 2aweek - keeping it simple. (2011-08-31 14:00)

Le freshly picked garden beans.....

Le straw chips.......

Le anon. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1159

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Seafish 2 a week double - simple fish curry Thai style. (2011-09-01 07:26)

Dressing for the veg side dish, cocunut milk, lime juice, lime zest from half a lime.......

to start the fish dish, fry till crisp a few finely chopped shallots, garlic and chilli..... 1160

veg side dish, blanch some finely sliced greens of choice, recommend chinese cabbage.......

back to the fish dish, a couple of 100 gms of fresh pineapple (tinned will do out of season).......should have been crushed more than in pic!....... 1161

fry a teaspoon of red (or green or yellow) Mae Ploy Chilli paste (in Penzance from Steve Chan’s Emporium in the Market Place) in coconut milk and lime leaves (get a small tub from Chan’s and keep them in the freezer) for a few minutes before seasoning and adding the crushed pineapple.......

add your fish of choice - firm flesh is best.......

ready to go, toasted nuts and the lime dressing get added to the green veg side dish. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

PZ192 - The Newlyn trawler Jacqueline as she was. (2011-09-02 09:48) TRAWLING 1162

IFRAME: pathe flash embed Movie copyright Bristish Pathe. This film, made in the late 1940s begins with a tour of the major British fishing ports of the day. Trawling is the subject of the film and it is to Newlyn that the film crew travel and aboard the trawler Jacqueline for a glimpse of how life is aboard a trawler for the skipper and crew. The action covers an entire trip and includes shots of how side trawling, the norm for the period, in some detail. These trawlers were known as ’sidewinders’ as they towed the trawl from either sideof the boat. The boat in question was, until a few years ago, the last remaining side trawler in the Stevenson fleet. Here is a picture gallery of images shot aboard her in the early 1990s. By then she had had a new wheelhouse and casing fitted and a whaleback - doubtless there were many fixtures and fittings aboard the boat from the orginal movie film. TRAWLING - OUT-TAKES - Reel 1 IFRAME: pathe flash embed TRAWLING - OUT-TAKES reel 2 IFRAME: pathe flash embed TRAWLING - OUT-TAKES reel 3 IFRAME: pathe flash embed The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cousin Jack Nowell Down Under! (2011-09-02 14:55)

The current England Under 18 Australian touring side has one Jack Nowell - son of beam trawler skipper Michael Nowell - enjoying life down on the winninmg side! This will be welcome news for all those local people who saw fit to sponsor Jack a short while ago while he was still a student at Truro and Penwith College’s Rugby Academy as he now appears to be weaving a path towards the ultimate goal of a full England cap when he comes of age. Latest news! Cousin Jack has now been selected to play for England under 20s - looks like that place at the top is one step closer! 1163

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishy Friday, and it’s Escabeche for tomorrow’s big Porthleven wedding. (2011-09-02 22:15)

De-scale, fillet and skin the fish.......

in this case haddock......

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skinning starts from the tail end.......

with the knife held flat against the work top.......

prepare the lime juice - not forgetting to get the halved limes in the juicer the right way round...... 1165

at two limes per pound of fish......

brushed into the fillets.......and left for 15 minutes to ’cook’.......

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back at the stove fry in olly oil the garlic, ground cumin and and a dozen black pepper corns......

adding a bay leaf per half pound of fillets........

the fillets are now lime juice ’cooked’........

add sliced onion, one per two pounds of fillet....... 1167

and heat through for 4 minutes before adding white wine vinegar.......

quickly brown one side of the fillets, both if bigger fillets....... 1168

add the olly oil to the sauce and pour over the fillets while still hot......

once, cooled, keep the trays of marinade covered fillets in the fridge till needed, in this case the wedding reception in Porthleven tomorrow afternoon. There are dozens of variations on Escabeche recipes.

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Saturday Morning Blues. (2011-09-03 03:10)

Backing ropes coming ashore from the Kastel Paol after another successful crab hunt.....

those heavy clouds are back.......

which may put a damper on painterly proceedings........ 1170

not that the guys on the fully shelter decked Isle of Man crabber Chris Tacha would be too concerned......

shore captain Milford Mike, the oldest mender in town does the business....... 1171

so this is where Col Gadaffi is hiding......

only in Newlyn do you get fishy road kill....... 1172

stating soon, the Newlyn Festival of Arts when many local artists throw open their studio doors and run open sessions.......

two generations of fishermen.......

a sea of masts against a turbulent sky....... 1173

confront Tom on watch.......

latest show at the Orion Gallery, Restless Nature.......

all set for the big wedding in Porthleven, not looking too good on the weather front!...... 1174

doggy tales. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Newlyn School of Art to open in what was the Board School. (2011-09-03 07:24)

A NEW art school which is set to contribute to Newlyn’s proud artistic heritage is opening after several years of hard work by its founder and director, local artist Henry Garfit.The school will draw on the talents and experience of 15 local artists, including Neil Pinkett, Jason Walker, Jesse Leroy Smith, Jane Ansell, Mary Crockett, Mark Spray and Paul Wadsworth, and will host short courses in oil painting, printmaking, drawing, stone carving, professional development and art history. Newlyn School of Art, which will be based at the Old Board School, Chywoone Hill, is the creation of Mr Garfit, an artist who has worked in the area for eight years and the man behind the community of 15 art studios at Trewidden Garden, opened in 2008. Mr Garfit says that he is ”delighted that after several years of development work the school is now in a position to start taking bookings”. 1175

”The project was awarded a £30,000 Arts Council grant through Grants for the Arts, which is Lottery funded; the highest sum available to an application of this type. ”The funding has helped towards some of the equipment set-up costs but has not covered all the costs and so I have had to beg and borrow from friends and family to get the remaining funds we needed to start up the school.” ”The school is a privately run, not-for-profit organisation with all surplus funds being ploughed back into buying new equipment and expanding the resources and facilities of the school. ”We received valuable business advice from Bryn Hackland, enterprise facilitator at Cornwall Development Company who has helped us make vital links with many local businesses. ”The school will offer a great deal to the local arts community with year-round access to high quality facilities and much needed part-time employment for artists to supplement their earnings. ”We also aim to cater to the many annual visitors to West Cornwall who come to the area because of its long-standing reputation for art.” Mr Garfit explained why Newlyn School of Art was chosen as the name for the school. ”A fact which isn’t known to everyone is that the well known art school in Newlyn was called the Forbes School of Painting and the term ’The Newlyn School’ refers, in fact, specifically to the group of painters who were based here from the mid 1880s onwards,” he added. ”The daughters of Billy Stevenson who own the building have been extremely supportive of the project and are also making efforts to find a permanent year-round public exhibition space for their father’s extensive collection of Newlyn fishing memorabilia.” ”I have had so many local people tell me proudly that they attended the Board School and we hope that the local community will feel able to use the school again.” Mr Garfit will be working closely with Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Newlyn Art Gallery and Tate St Ives to provide art history courses for the school as well as Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange to provide year-round professional development. Penlee Gallery, director, Alison Bevan, said she was delighted that the school was opening: ”Penlee House Gallery has long seen the potential for the success of such a present day art school.” The first course

Oil Painting, by tutor Neil Pinkett

The school’s website now available.

starts on September 14.

http://www.newlynartschool.co.uk

is now live and a course discount is

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Young love. (2011-09-04 20:28) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/3E5BPLCa-Ps The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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The arts in and around Newlyn. (2011-09-05 10:24)

It’s show time, head for University College Falmouth for their MA Shows till September 10th........

if your interests are in the more physical world of Rugby Union then the Pirates will be back in action at their Menaye Field ground against Doncaster this Saturday....... 1177

Newlyn Art Gallery is hosting an archive film show during the Arts Festival.......

while Zoe Wilton has a show opened by Anthony Frost at the Tolcarne Inn....... 1178

a clearish sky for a few minutes......

on the market the Storm Petrel has been amongst the bass again...... 1179

looks like Debbie has ice ready for one of her famous G &Ts......

there’s an insulation job to be done on the beamer Algrie.......

St Piran flying at half-mast....... 1180

one of those Bideford boys is in foreign parts........

those Cornish Sardines can be seen everywhere these days! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Porthleven Storm. (2011-09-05 23:06)

The wedding present - Porthleven Storm March 2008 - from a photograph by James Hibbert. 1181

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Wintry weather courtesy of hurricane Irene. (2011-09-06 08:20)

Good looking JDs from the beamer Aaldtje Adriante.......

while the Chloe T lands her first post-refit trip...... 1182

giving the buyers something to fight over on a slack Tuesday market.......

South Coast Fisheries had their eye on these big tub gurnards....... 1183

the green all at sea........

a pair of Nowells........ 1184

glad to be in away from the strong westerly winds courtesy of the remnants of huricane Irene.

A quick check with the Newlyn weather site sheds some light on just how breezy it is out to sea this morning. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Stainless steel gurdie combo. (2011-09-06 17:43) .

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It was cold, wet and miserable outside..... (2011-09-06 20:00)

So, out with Keith Floyd’s must have, Floyd on Fish.......

substitute haddock for the brill and creme fraiche for the cream and voila!, comfort food in a jiffy! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Newlyn School of Art. (2011-09-07 08:01) Opening its doors for the first time in September 2011,Newlyn School of Art is a dynamic and innovative art school situated in the heart of the famous artistic colony of Newlyn a few hundred yards from where the Forbes School of Painting was run by Stanhope Forbes, the ’Father’ of the Newlyn School of Painters, between 1899 and 1938.

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Newlyn Arts Festival. (2011-09-07 08:04)

Celebrating the creativity in Newlyn, the Newlyn Arts Festival is back in full swing from the 16th to the 24th of September. Highlights include exhibition of work by Newlyn artists at Newlyn Art&follow the link for more details on which studios are open, where and when!

Fishing People of the North: Cultures, Economies, and Management Responding to Change (2011-09-07 13:47) [EMBED] Open publication - Free publishing With the coverage of commercial fishing popularised on TV through shows like the Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel conference like the one above should attract a huge following. It would be good to see a similar event take place in the UK that addresses the same issues in a pan european context - the response to change is every bit as crucial here in the UK as elsewhere in the world. This is a document that would make good reading for the current harbour commissioners as the future of Newlyn as a fishing port depends to some degree on their vision of the future and how the harbour intends to manage its responds to change. The international symposium is a forum for scholars, fishery managers, fishing families, and others to explore the human dimensions of fishery systems and the growing need to include social science research in policy processes. It will be a place for sharing what we have learned about the opportunities and constraints that fishing people in northern countries encounter in a time of significant environmental, social, and economic change. Diverse panels and presentations will address sources and effects of external impacts on fishing people and their communities. 27th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium 1187

Hilton Downtown Anchorage Hotel Anchorage, Alaska September 14 17, 2011 Contact: Courtney Carothers, clcarothers@alaska.edu The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Eelgrass and Seahorses in Studland Bay. (2011-09-07 15:39) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/nP6V7XjN2cE Three years ago the inland sea area off the Dorset caost knwon as Studland Bay became a protected area alomng with the inhabitants that include seagrass and the almost mythical, seahorse. You can find out more about the work of the Wildlfie Trust and ensure a future for these incredibly rare sea animals. Information about the public consultation underway that can be accessed here. For details on getting involved in help conserve the area please contact the Trust by email. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Newlyn Harbour panoramic views. (2011-09-07 21:06) [nhblog20110815-2-2.jpg] Looking from outside the Fishermen’s Arms.

[nhblog20110815--2.jpg] Looking from the end of the New Quay.

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Cornish fishermen to lose 20% to Marine Conservation. (2011-09-08 09:22) Protection for key nature sites in UK seas has come a step closer with the unveiling of proposals to create over 100 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). The zones range from tiny stretches of coastline to large tracts of sea floor. The proposals stem from the 2009 UK Marine Bill and cover seas abutting the English coast and waters around Wales more than 12 miles from the coast. Among the sites proposed for protection are:

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• Land’s End • the Silver Pit, a relic of an ancient sub-glacial valley in the seabed off the Yorkshire coast • the Donna Nook seal colony in Lincolnshire • tracts covering thousands of square kilometres of seabed off the Cornish coast Fishermen and others in the South West will be actively seeking clarification on the consequences of the proposed restrictions at the earliest opportunity. [EMBED] Open publication - Free publishing MCA inshore areas covered by Finding Sanctuary.

[EMBED] Open publication - Free publishing MCA offshore areas covered by Finding Sanctuary An interactive online version of the areas is available from the MCZ Mapping Site. [EMBED] Open publication - Free publishing Finding Sanctuary overview. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Calling all young fish friers! (2011-09-08 19:32) [YFF_logo.jpg] Visit the Young Fish Frier’s web site here.

Formed for young fish friers by young fish friers - what better justification than that? The fishing industry grew to a great extent on the back of that singularly great British eating experience, fish and chips - cod ’n chips or ’addock ’n chips. Simple ingredients, fillets of fish deep fried in a simple batter accompanied by a scoop of chipped potatoes straight out of the frier - salt ’n vinegar to season wrapped in yesterday’s paper (well before Health & Safety ruled the day) eaten on the go doubling up as a handwarmer in the winter. With celebrity chefs opening fish and chip shops - our own local boy done good Rick Stein has one such place in Falmouth - chippies have never been better placed to champion their art. Everyone has their favourite - once, many people in Newlyn and Penzance would drive all the way over to a 1189

certain fish and chip shop in Carbis Bay - rather than patronize any one of a dozen shops locally! Put the word out that young fish friers are the future and that we should be doing all we can to make every chippy a favourite! For more information, fill out the simple enquiry form here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Stainless steel Gurdie Combo - designed by a fisherman for fisherman. (2011-09-08 19:48)

[gurdie+aug+11+028.jpg] Gurdie Combo

No dangerous hooks spread across decks, fish one side, no overhanging outriggers giving more deck space and freedom to move. Revolving rollers with stainless steel bearings. Strong clamping system with rubber-based protective gaskets helping to reduce damage especially to fibreglass gunnels, the clamps pivot 23º ensuring no damage to gunnel resulting in a more secure fastening with locking nuts. The 4” revolving wide handle makes approximately 2 turns per fathom. Rear end stanchion to gurdie taking strain off gunnels, this unit fishes 6 20+ hooks with tangle free system. All open ends are rubber sealed resulting in less damage to hands etc.

[Screen+shot+2011-09-08+at+19.45.38.jpg] Innovative line transporter keeps the working deck clear of

Unit can be supplied as just gurdie / gurdie and wheel / complete system. Complete system £495.00 with free local delivery. For further information email or phone 07415511227 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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hooks.

Fishroom full Friday. (2011-09-09 12:55)

Spot the turbot......

the unmissable red gurnard.....

and his rather less dazzling cousin, the grey gurnard...... 1191

good shot of plaice with the Billy Rowney.......

some serious derrick repairs with the giant scalloper, Jacoba......

almost low water....... 1192

these pots must have been lost for a few years judging by the amount of marine growth on them.......

Roger’s new heavyweight Morgère doors......

then the mist came down...... 1193

down by the head......

at the fish market......

Cornish Sardine supremo Stefan on top of nearly 30 tons........ 1194

the rumours of Brian’s demise are entirely false and premature......

good day for avoiding confrontation with the Armada should it arrive. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Take the Online Survey for Fishermen s Knowledge (2011-09-10 07:22) TAKE THE SURVEY NOW! Your views are very important so please GET INVOLVED FOR A CHANCE TO WIN £200! Time: 15/20min Deadline: 25th September 2011 Prize: £200 In recent years fisheries scientists, economists and policy makers have increasingly recognised the importance and value of information and knowledge held by fishermen who, from the deck or wheelhouse, can often spot signs of change in a fishery long before they show up on scientific stock assessments. 1195

Through early involvement with the Fisheries Science Partnership programme the NFFO has been at the forefront of this drive to accommodate fishermen s information more formally into the decision-making process and stock assessments. The AFR project, first piloted by NFFO in 2009, seeks to build on this foundation by developing a means of recording skippers observations in a systematic and consistent way. Over a longer time period the benefit of these reports will increase as they will provide an invaluable reference guide. Your views, observations and comments are therefore vital, please get involved and take the short online survey (15-20mins). We are looking for information on a range of topics, these include: VESSEL - length/power/crew/days at sea/area of operation CATCHES - observations on abundance/seasonality/distribution of species DISCARDING - are you affected? REGULATION - is it effective? Could it be improved? share your comments! ECONOMICS - how is your business performing? By completing the survey you will automatically be entered into a £200 cash prize draw (only one entry per vessel). But please be quick the survey deadline is 25th September. Prize winner will be drawn at random on 30th September. If you do not have access to the internet or would rather do the interview over the phone or require further assistance then please contact the NFFO office on 01904 635432 who will arrange for a member of the AFR project team to contact you. The NFFO Annual Fisheries Reports (AFR) project is funded by the Fisheries Challenge Fund. Survey is carried out via a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) meaning there is a secure and encrypted connection between your computer browser and the server where the survey data is collected and stored. Thank you Barrie DeasNFFO Chief Executive TAKE THE SURVEY Background info on the survey - how and why it will be useful and of benefit to the industry. In a determined attempt to break with the era when fishermen s knowledge was invariably relegated to the interesting but unusable category, the NFFO has introduced a simple-to-use online survey which allows individual fishermen to contribute to the scientific understanding of stock and fleet trends. The survey is part of a broader initiative to bring industry knowledge into the fore in fisheries science and fisheries policy through annual fisheries reports. A step-by-step format guides all those willing to contribute their knowledge and experience through the process. The results put fishermen s knowledge on a much more systematic and therefore influential, footing. Davy Hill, President of the NFFO said: This is how we can break free of the claim that fishermen s knowledge is merely anecdotal and therefore incapable of being taken into account in fish stock assessments . The more fishermen who complete this survey, the more difficult it will be for scientists and fisheries managers to ignore the results. It will be possible to compare and contrast the industry s direct experience with the views based on assessment models. This is very exciting and if enough people support the survey will amount to a breakthrough he added. Over the years I have heard plenty dissatisfaction expressed about fisheries science on the quayside and in the wheelhouse. With this survey it is possible to move beyond moaning to actually change the science. If the survey, in good faith, generates enough evidence for an emerging trend, 1196

the scientists are duty bound to take it into account. I strongly urge you all to take the very short time that it takes to complete the survey. This is your and our future. Davy Hill, President of the NFFO

National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations 30 Monkgate, York YO31 7PF Phone numbers:Tel: 01904 635430 NFFO Services: 01904 635432 Accounts Dept: 01904 635428 Fax: 01904 635431 Email: nffo@nffo.org.uk How to find us here

[davy_hill_sml.jpg] President Davy Hill [arnold_locker_sml.jpg] Chairman Arnold Locker [b_deas_sml.jpg] Chief Executive Barrie C. Deas [a_piggot.jpg] NFFO Services Operations Assistant Alan Piggot [d_bevan_sml.jpg] NFFO Services David Bevan [dale_rodmell_sml.jpg] Assistant Chief Executive Dale Rodmell

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Landing day for the netters. (2011-09-10 10:00)

Heavyweight drain clearance on the beach at Wherry Town.......

Andrew lends a hand as skipper Alan and the boys land their trip from the netter Ajax.......

aboard the Govenek it’s scrub down time...... 1198

with plenty of bleach........

two new warps for the big boat......

last of the visiting summer season boats all the way from Gdansk in Poland...... 1199

there’s a film crew on hand this morning using a DSLR to shoot HD movie......

and the subject is none other than a certain local fisherman turned artist, Ben (”I don’t do grey Andrew”) Gunn, he of Newlyn’s Blue Rocks fame....... 1200

about to go down to a ship again to the ........

heading back to tier after landing......

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it’s all smiles at the end of a trip........

before heading to a berth and a few days ashore. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

New filleting knife. (2011-09-11 12:59)

Just arrived in the post courtesy of Passionate About Fish (and they don’t come more passionate about fish than Duncan and Sue!)........ 1202

with it’s all-important fish filleting property - flexibility......

compared in size to a butcher’s cutting knife, bought in 1968 and still in use today (though never ground like butcher’s knives are).......

this is what makes a filleting knife different...... 1203

a few big fish to try out the knife on courtesy of the Govenek of Ladram......

first, de-scale the haddock (on the right) - fresh scaly fish like haddock and whiting will still have their scales if they are top quality - if the trawler tows the net for too long the fish lose their scales in the cod end which acts like a washing machine!......

the new knife does its job with ease....... 1204

and it is the flexibility that just gives it that ease of handling when running the blade down the backbone of the fish - to see the job done properly by a top fishmonger check out this series of videos from Duncan Lewis at Passionate about Fish that cover all the key fish you might want to prepare at home.......

after filleting make use of the carcass for a fish simple fish stock.......

homemade bouquet garni wrapped in muslin cloth and then........ 1205

tied with string for easy retrieval.......

stock and crab paws on the go.......

after reducing several litres of stock down to three Kelly’s Cornish ice-cream tubs worth - knew they would come in useful one day! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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St Ives September Festival - day one. (2011-09-11 13:00)

The Arts come to St Ives and so much to choose from.......

it’s not all about the brushes......

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there’s more of these type of shops appearing......

opposite more traditional galleries.......

displaying their wares......

out in the bay a small lugger takes full advantage of a good breeze in the Bay...... 1208

while in the harbour entrants in one of the many swimming events hit the water.......

as the sun breaks through the heavy skies.......

and pick out the latest Art Deco building........

the ILB is on watch....... 1209

as is Harbourmaster Mr Basset........

making sure the swimmers stay safe.......

round the corner on Porthmeor Beach, surf’s up......

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and a handful of bodyboarders take to the waves......

and get rewarded for their patience......

while the longboarders......

can only wait and watch....... 1211

the end of the day means finding a suitable hostelry hosting any number of musicians and and singers. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Common guidelines to help maturing staging of fish (2011-09-11 16:41) An international team of scientists led by the National Institute of Aquatic Resources at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU Aqua) has put the spotlight on the maturing staging of fish and what we can do to ensure standardisation. The creation and implementation of common guidelines, specifically for sprat and herring, would result in standardised guidelines for maturity determination across the globe and would help make fish stock assessments significantly more accurate. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The remnants of hurricane Katia hit the West coast - all hands blown in. (2011-09-12 07:39)

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There’s dark skies and a heavy swell hitting the prom this morning......

inside the fish market plenty of fish after the weekend saw the fleet blown in........

how long is a blue shark Mr Thomas?........ 1213

big shot of bass from the Cyclone........

and plenty of hake with netters like the Ajax........ 1214

looks like rain skipper.......

with the wind in the harbour collecting rubbish in one convenient spot for Royden to retrieve.......

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looking towards the gaps with a harbour full of boats. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cooking fun, Crab in Black Bean Sauce. (2011-09-13 07:32) [nhblog20110911-0204.jpg] Coating the crab just before serving.

Some would consider doing anything other than simply boiling crab and picking the shells for the meat they contain as sacrilege - but this recipe is truly delicious - the flavour from the crab meat and the black bean sauce combine into something special - and a breeze to prepare.

[nhblog20110913-0276.jpg] Palm sugar on the left and two kinds of yellow lump sugar that are the preferred means of sweetening in many Chinese dishes.

Use raw crab if possible. Remove the legs and body section from inside the main shell. After taking off the dead man’s fingers use a big knife to cut the remainder in half first laterally and then two leg portions. Set aside. The crab will be cooked in the shells so the next step is to crack the claws - a rolling pin is good! Sauce quantities for two: (Chan’s in Penzance, like all good Oriental Shops keep all the ingredients) 1 tsp ketjap manis, a sweet soy sauce 1 tbsp fermented black beans (these need soaking for 30 mins and then rinsing before use) 1 tsp palm sugar oil for cooking 4 spring onions finely sliced on the diagonal 1 oz peeled finely chopped ginger 1/2 oz peeled finely chopped garlic 20 fresh curry leaves (not so easy to get hold of - try the local garden centre and grow your own) 1 tbsp coarsely crushed black peppercorns 1/2 oz butter 1 red chilli - your choice for heat Mix the ketjap, black beans, palm sugar, and three tablespoons of water. Heat 3 fl oz of oil till smoking and add the crab in shell and cook for 2-3 minutes. Set aside on kitchen paper. Remove all but enough oil and add the spring onions, ginger, garlic and curry leaves and stir fry gently - don’t brown! Add the black pepper, stir in and then add the black bean mixture and then add the partially cooked crab, cover with a lid and cook through for 4-5 minutes if using raw crab, half the time for cooked. Once cooked, stir in the butter and red chilli turning the whole lot until all the pieces are coated. 1216

Garnish with some of the sliced spring onion. This is a hugely messy and fun dish to eat and requires a finger bowl or two and the kitchen roll a hand - literally finger licking good! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Under 10s meet with fisheries minister Benyon today. (2011-09-13 08:31) [nhblog20110424-0778.jpg] Mackerel men - typical Under 10m boats head for the market.

Representatives from the coves of Cornwall led by local MP Andrew George are meeting with the fisheries minister Richard Benyon today. They go to press their case for less drastic conservation zones as outlined in the recently published MCZ areas from Finding Sanctuary, part of the national scheme to introduce protected areas around the UK coast. Under the current proposals, Cornwall is due to lode 20 % of its fishing grounds to protected areas. Many of the cove fishermen rely on some of these areas to carve a living and feel that the tiny numbers of fish they catch using traditional hand and line or small nets hardly warrant blanket restrictions on their fishing activities. Many of the Under 10s fleet are represented nationally by NUTFA - who in their latest newsletter called for the formation of a PO (Producer Organisation) - which would seem illogical as there are no fish to manage for the Under 10m boats as compared to POs like the Cornwall Fish Producer’s Organisation who represent the Over 10s. This once again highlights the stark contrast between the industry in England compared to that, of say France, where there are powerful local bodies like the Commitee de Peche Locale - with national representation and direct contact with the government departments to cite their grievances. The more socialist tendencies of French culture in this case mean that the fishing communities of France are well served by strong, well co-ordinated shore side bodies able to represent all sectors of the industry at local, regional, national and ultimately pan-European levels. Up-to-date hard facts, figures, catch data and statistics are all readily available for the French fleet and anyone who needs to get a picture of the industry at local or national level - not something that could be readily achieved when collating similar data from English fishing activity.

”Nutfa is also meeting with Defra officials shortly to discuss the ability of the under ten fleet to set up a PO. Whilst it recognises that there is little point in having a PO if you have no fish to manage, the combination of both EU and UK official comments on the allocation of fish has encouraged Nutfa to pursue the issue as a basis for future proofing the sector in the event that the current situation alters. The EU Fisheries Commissioner was clear at the recent meeting with Nutfa that the discussion regarding ITQ s would be focused on consideration only at Member State level, she said, I am not talking about privatisation, I am not talking about ownership rights, but about giving user rights for ten years, after which this right returns to the state . Nutfa continues to make clear their reservations about the introduction of ITQ s, not least for the threat they pose to inshore fishermen without the resources enjoyed by many offshore operators. Experiences in other countries have shown the danger that such a system can represent to small scale fishermen, often resulting in a complete loss of 1217

quota from the inshore sector. At the same time, it was leaving no stone unturned and the discussions with Defra on a Producer Organisation were happening in the light of clear messages from Government that they were intent on dealing with what the Minister has described as the biggest challenge facing him and his great commitment to finally sorting the situation out. Jerry Percy said, following the round of recent meetings, we must all remember that we are arguing from within the asylum and that unless we get a root and branch reform of the CFP, we are all doomed, irrespective of sector. From a UK perspective, the new Minister has, for probably the first time, the ability to speak directly with the likes of Nutfa as well as with representatives of the over 10 sector. He has the opportunity to really make a difference in both the short and long terms and we welcome his promises in this respect. It will be up to under ten fishermen to make their views known so that Nutfa can clearly reflect them to the Government and others. Believe me, this is the end game for the under tens, irrespective of whether you fish quota, non quota or shellfish. Nutfa doesn t have the massive resources of other organisations but does have the commitment to fight to the finish for the interests of under ten fishermen but it is down to individuals to support the organisation if they want to make their voice heard and have any chance of a viable future.” Extracted from the latest news - NUTFA. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

A short reminder to the Chairman of the Harbour Commissioners. (2011-09-13 08:35)

”Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commissioners is a statutory port undertaking created by an Act of Parliament in 1906. Newlyn Harbour Commissioners are committed to operating the harbour in an open and accountable manner and welcome feedback from harbour users and the Newlyn Community as a whole.”

The NPHC web site remains unchanged since the 10th of May, 2011. Are the challenges faced by the board a valid excuse for not keeping harbour users and other interested parties informed? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Vegetable boxes. (2011-09-13 20:39)

You never know where those dilapidated and retired harbour boxes will put an appearance in next or for what purpose - spotted in a graden deep in the heart of Wolverhampton. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Heading for the Autumnal equinox. (2011-09-14 07:26)

Two days after the Harvest full moon proper, the morning sky brings a spectacular sight with the moon is clearly visible in the sky 180° opposite the rising sun. In the wake of hurricane Katia, the South West seems to have avoided the worst of the weather unlike the rest of the coastline extending northwards to Scotland where heavy seas pounded the coast and winds over 80mph were recorded. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Under 10s clarification from a CFPO member. (2011-09-14 13:29) The following was received from David Stevens regarding NUTFA’s comments on quota management. Always keen to promote understanding between the various shore side groups that represent many (but by no means all) fishermen up and down the country.

”Hi Larry, would just like to point out that the local Cornish PO has over 100 under 10m members, and their views are well represented by the PO. One of the issue raised yesterday to the minister was for the local under 10 vessels to have their quota managed by the CFPO if they wished, rather than being managed by the MMO, as this would enable them to take their share of the quota as and when it suited them.It is wrong of NUTFA to say that, the under 10 have no quota, within English administered waters they have access to nearly 20 % of the whitefish TAC for England.If you compare the monthly bulletins they have from the MMO for the under 10 sector, to those of us in the over 10 sector there is very little between the amounts available in both sectors. The greatest problem we have is that by the government creating a two tier system you have one sector which has gone through a huge consolidation process, as opposed 1220

to the under 10’s who have seen an increase in effort over the last 10-15 years creating over capacity. Government is struggling to know what to do with the situation they have created, the under 10’s are struggling to come to terms with working in a managed sector in the last 3 years, and this is has not been helped by the misguided policies of NUTFA. What is needed is for the industry to come together as one, as it should always have been and sort the problems out in a sensible way. By allowing the CFPO to trial management for the under 10s in Cornwall and work together for the good of all of the industry is to me a sensible approach and one NUTFA should listen to.We have also put to NUTFA that the CFPO would be happy to help them set up a PO in the southeast, to help manage their healthy quota amounts in that area and it would also give them a strong voice in the industry.” D Stevens skipper Crystal Sea II The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Visits to Britanny - Petite Cornouaille - Festivals and fishing. (2011-09-15 10:42)

Making the Breton connection, the ex-fishing boat Solveig was one of the few classic working boats to visit Newlyn in the late 1970s........

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eventually, interest in such vessels provoked the organisation known as Chasse Marée to hold a working boat festival in 1988 after the success of a very small fête a few years previously, the ’88 event was such a huge success - as much to the organisers surprise, well over the 500 invited boats turned up - from all over the world - some as deck cargo on merchant ships - and the number of musicians topped 1,000.........

many Cornish boats made the journey including the classic yacht, Providence owned for many years by the Minns family of Restronguet and built by Pascoe’s in Porthleven for the designer Nigel Warrington-Smythe in 1934.........

she was just one of many boats that enjoyed an event which drew a quarter of a million visitors over three days at the end of that July.........

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boat was never seen in Newlyn until she changed hands in the early 1990s........

looking back across a crowded harbour - and not a safety barrier in sight - and, amazingly enough, no one fell in........

everywhere you looked there were masts - the event spawned the hugely successful boat festivals that now take place every two and four years in Douarnenez and Brest - next year will be the 20th anniversary........

also visiting Brittany on occasion was the Newlyn netter, Keriolet seen here making her way in to Guilvenec for a major engine overhaul in 1992........ 1223

crewman Billy Bunn asked one of the local boats for a feed of fish as the engine job was going to keep the boat there for well over a week.......

in which time some of the boat’s Breton friends paid social visits, like Bruno the engineer from the Kas Dei........ 1224

alternativley, the Keriolet’s skipper and crew ventured north to St Geunole to visit old friend Jean-Claude who treated the boys to an evening meal in the Crepsicule Restaurant........

where it seems much gwin ru flowed, judging by the ruby cheeks on skipper Traz and Mr Bunn........

yet another sojourn, this time to see good friend and skipper, Christian and his wife Sylvie along with Annie Le Palud (left) of Le Doris Bar in Kerity - Annie’s brother was lost along with the rest of the crew when their boat capsized in mysterious circumstances while fishing for langoustine on the Smalls - a submarine was suspected to have dragged her under - shades of the Buagled Breizh many years later. The Keriolet was fishing in the area at the same time. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Skinning skate made easy - nice one Duncan! (2011-09-15 20:01) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/1YiafYmAMVg Skinning skate and ray is one of those jobs that many fishermen never attempt, now there’s no excuse to not to have a go - watch fishmonger Duncan Lewis from Passionate about Fish make it look easy - should inspire anyone to take up the J-cloth and skin! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Good news for Penzance Dry Dock. (2011-09-15 20:19) Local vessel William Sampson Departs Dry Dock Local fishing vessel William Sampson, owned by Newlyn fishing company W S Stevenson & Sons, has departed the Penzance Dry Dock following a four-week schedule of works and refit.

The vessel left the dock on Wednesday (14th September) at approx 1800 hrs, with all the works completed on time and to plan, despite a number of changes to the work s statement during the four weeks of refit (and adverse weather conditions delaying the painting). Andy Manza, General Manager from W S Stevenson & Sons says Penzance Dry Dock is a local facility that provides an easily accessible dry working environment for the refit of vessels. Earlier in the year we had a very rapid response to the docking of two of our vessels PZ 137 Twilight III and PZ 199 Algrie for refit and remedial works requested by ourselves, W S Stevenson & Sons. The work was carried out on time and to a very tight schedule of works drawn up at very short notice, following the successful refit of the two vessels. Jimmy Barnes Skipper added: It was a pleasure to be back on board the vessel on its return journey to Newlyn . The Dry Dock offers a 365 day a year service with a dedicated docking berth for vessels, a dryingout berth and a range of workshops, including areas for fabrication, fitting, electrical work and carpentry. The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, which took the lease on the Dry Dock on 1 September 2009 which has been based in Penzance for more than 90 years. With experience in shipping and the marine industry through the company s owned and operated ships, Scillonian III and the freight ship the Gry Maritha, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company is well placed to maintain the high levels of service delivered as well as providing opportunities for future growth and expansion. Jeff Marston, Chief Executive of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company added: The Dry Dock has provided services to ships for many years and has a great reputation for efficiency, quality and 1226

competency, we hope to build on this and maximise our opportunities for servicing existing clients as well as attracting new business.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Longlining aboard the Kimbill (Bonny Mary) in 1979. (2011-09-15 22:27)

4.30 am after steaming one hundred miles west of Newlyn and flat calm about to shoot 24 baskets of long lines in the summer of 1979........ 1227

skipper Bill Tonkin (left) hurls a set of readings (a fish tally with the Decca numbers of the area the lines are set wrapped round a potato and held with a rubber band) watched by Porthlevener Billy Pyle.........

hopefully the huge French trawler, Mojenn CC291718 will acknowledge the position of the lines and steer her trawl clear - a big trawler could wipe out a longliner’s entire set of gear in a matter of hours if you were really unlucky........ 1228

back to work and in such calm conditions skipper Bill just couldn’t help but come out on deck and help out - on the hauler is George Richards who’s uncle was a Titanic survivor....... 1229

and get the gaff out to catch a ’floater’......... 1230

bending down gutting is Pothlevener, ’Kipper’, check out the size of the fish, especially the big ling ’a git louster’ - selective fishing at its best......... 1231

the following are all saved from different trips aboard the longliner KimBill around 1979/80 - for those who don’t know, the co-ordinates eg 32.0E (green lanes) and 62.08D (purple lanes) relate to the Decca navigation system in use at the time that pre-dates today’s GPS........ 1232

books of tallies were often used to make notes in the wheelhouse....... 1233

this tally records the fishing made almost 32 years ago this week - the 6-7 refers to the wind strength........ 1234

this time it’s January and the fishing is in handy off Mullion and Porthleven, probably for dogs, the readings joined with crosses indicate either end of the line shot - the KimBill used to carry 24 baskets and would work 2 sets of lines of 12 baskets or a 10 and 14, never a 13 and 11 as skipper Bill was superstitious........ 1235

in the days when you could land red bream........ 1236

congering on Eric’s ground - the best shot was 660 stone (4,000Kg) in one night! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Some like it hot – European fish stocks changing with warming seas (2011-09-16 08:03)

[nhblog20110727-5995.jpg] Red mullet from an inshore boat, caught off the Lizard.

The first ”big picture” study of the effects of rapidly rising temperatures in the northeast Atlantic Ocean shows that a major shift in fish stocks is already well underway. But it isn’t all bad news. 1237

The research, published today (15th Sept.) in Current Biology, shows that some fishes’ losses are other fishes’ gain. The study led by Dr Steve Simpson of the University of Bristol in collaboration with researchers from eight other institutions, is the first to combine a suite of European datasets, which included more than 100 million fish, to explore how warming is affecting the commercially important European fishery. The researchers analysed 28 years of fisheries agency data from 11 independent surveys covering more than a million square kilometres of the European continental shelf. The northeast Atlantic has been described as the ”cauldron of climate change”, with warming occurring at a rate four times the global average over the past 30 years. Dr Simpson, a researcher in the University’s School of Biological Sciences, explained: ”While a 1.3° Celsius change in mean annual temperature in the North Sea over the past three decades may sound trivial, temperature has a strong influence on egg maturation rates, growth and survival of fish larvae, and impacts on the planktonic communities that underpin the food webs that sustain commercial fisheries. ”We see many more southerly warm-water species faring well on the European shelf than northerly cold-adapted species. This means more small-bodied, faster growing species with shorter generation times, and potentially more diversity.” Indeed, the data show that fish in European waters have undergone profound community-level changes that are related to dramatic warming trends for the region. The vast majority a whopping 72 percent of common fish species have already shown a change in abundance that relates to the rising sea temperatures.

[nhblog20080502-5290-702690.jpg] Red gurnards were sold by trawlermen as crab bait not so long ago, these days there is a market for them as eating habits change in the UK.

Of those, three out of every four fish species have grown in numbers with warming. Catches of cold-loving species, including haddock and cod, have dropped by half in the past three decades, whereas landings of warm-loving species, including hake and dab, have more than doubled. The results show that studies focused only on changes to where particular fish species are found species ranges will miss the far more ecologically and economically relevant effects of warming. They also suggest there will be an unavoidable change in what’s for dinner. Simpson added: ”We may see a further decline in cold-adapted species, many of which were the staple for our grandparents. The flip side is a likely increase in species that for the UK may seem relatively exotic now, such as red mullet and John Dory. Over time, with effective management and an appropriate response in consumer demand, European seas have the potential to yield productive and sustainable fisheries into the future.” This will be good news for fishmongers like these guys in London who just can’t get enough Cornish red mullet! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Newlyn

Festival

the

Arts

Open

Studios

this

weekend.

(2011-09-16 17:19)

Open Studios Time of opening: 11:00 to 16:00 Friday 16th, Saturday 17th, Sunday 18th Trewarveneth Street Studios Studio no.1 - Rose Hilton | Studio no.2 - Nicola Bealing | Studio no.3 - Gareth Mc Cory | Studio no.4 - John Mitchell | Studio no.5 - Phil Medley | Studio no.6 - Jason Walker Orchard Cottage Garden Studios, Bellevue Anne Metcalfe, Roy MacInnes, Mark Nicholls, Maureen Semmons, Nigel Haward 10 Barlandhu, The Coombe Jim Whitlock 36a The Strand Susannah Clemence Fradgan House, The Fragdan Diana Dixon, 49 New Road Joy Batten Chymorvah, Chywoone Hill (no.42) Ken Gill Trevatha, Faugan Lane (off Gurnick Road) Audrey & Bernard Evans Pentire (Boase Street) Sarah Williams Orchard Cottage Gardens (Bellevue) Penwith College Students 1 Trevince Villas, Gwavas Estate Alan MacKay Unit 4 The Strand (off Gurnick Road) Lincoln Kirby-Bell The Copper Works Unit 8, Wesley Place Michael Johnson Enquiries Art Events: - Annie Metcalfe - phone: 01736 351937 Film: Margaret Mitchell - phone: 01736 330487 Music: Maura Thompson - phone: 01736 363074 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Mount’s Bay - Benjamin Warner exhibits at the Lighthouse Gallery. (2011-09-16 20:38)

[nhblog20110917-0375.jpg] mount’s bay - benjamin warner at the Lighthouse Gallery, Penzance 17th September - 1st October.

Light captured on canvas - JMW Turner set the 19th Century art world ablaze with his daring applications of paint on canvas to render coastal scenes with that special light which fills the dawn sky - .........

today, Falmouth based Benjamin Warner turns his attentions to Mount’s Bay and, in particular, Newlyn in an exhibition that could have been entitled, Through the Gaps........ 1240

with richly warm, heavily worked canvasses which successfully capture that same intensity of light which has drawn so many artists to Newlyn in the footsteps of Stanhope Forbes........

some obviously inspired by the view across to the Mount in the minutes before the sun breaks from the horizon........ 1241

to the warm glow of a breaking dawn where the sun picks out an individual boat (in this case David Steven’s Crystal Sea II) ..........

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variations in the weather bring variations of light as this visiting yacht heads for the gaps on a more sombre morning.......

or the Sarah Beth leaves on what promises to be a cooler day......... 1243

while in one of the larger works, the crabber Girl Pamela becomes the centre of attention captured in the gaps around four thirty in the morning at the height of the summer, you can feel the heat of the impending day.......

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the layered effect is achieved by repeatedly working the canvas with heavily laden brush strokes that are then scraped back and worked again.........

to give the deep, rich underlying tones depth........ 1245

that intensify the lightest tones to create the illusion of those early morning scenes........ 1246

elsewhere, turpentine has been mixed to dilute the paint and create those spurious cloud formations that gather over the Bay......... 1247

upstairs at the gallery is a canvas capturing the view over St Ives and the bay beyond. The show at the Lighthouse Gallery, Penzance runs until the 1st of October, many of the works on display have already been marked with a red dot - a sure sign of the popularity and recognition that Benjamin Warner’s works deserve.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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The forecast, rain, wind, sun, wind, rain, sun, wind, rain.........not good. (2011-09-17 11:55)

Heavy skies herald a weekend of unsettled weather and worse to follow....... 1249

though for a brief moment the morning sky clears and the moon can still be seen 180Ú from the sun....... 1250

works still seems to be underway on the inshore trawler Cathryn........ 1251

there’s a new face on the harbour team giving the fish market a washdown........ 1252

Ben Gunn’s Blue Rocks enjoys a blast from the sun low in the sky......... 1253

and the same light gives the harbour water a certain intenseness........ 1254

out of the blue, with the sun still shining down comes the rain...... 1255

and all hands leave the quay....... 1256

including Maria and Eve from Exeter Camera Club guided to a dry spot by the ever-courteous Lionel in the middle of his twice daily log of the vessels moored in the harbour, a practice that has been carried out for well over one hundred years........ 1257

after taking ice, the Govenek of Ladram, Newlyn’s and one of the UK’s biggest gill netters, heads for a temporary berth to take on grub for the next trip.......

and moors on the end of the new quay........ 1258

now the rain has stopped Bracken s able to get back to a big mending job, ably assisted by the old man, yet again brought out of retirement when needed........ 1259

changeable weather is the order of the day....... 1260

though for one of the harbour’s shrimp fishermen the pickings are average........ 1261

another of the netter fleet prepare for sailing as the boxes go back aboard the Silver Dawn........ 1262

a more contrite looking Scott these days waits impatiently in readiness to sail for the first time in nearly five months now that his father’s boat......... 1263

the Filadelfia is ready for sea again...... 1264

good to see the slipper-skipper ready for the off........ 1265

another boat nearing the end of her refit, the William Samson Stevenson still needs work before her derricks are fitted....... 1266

looking none the worse after her little mishap earlier in the week, the Lisa Jacqueline (ex-Hubenada) heads for another berth.......

those gulls leave their mark in more than one way it seems.......... 1267

there’s always workshop work....... 1268

unlike those in the foreground, the netting fleet will have to put up with wind, rain and seas that make life very uncomfortable as they fish over the neap tide, mos of them working at least 100 miles west of the Scillies. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax AH32, the first fishing boat in England to use Twitter! (2011-09-17 22:25)

Ajax AH32, the Newlyn gillnetter that fishes exclusively for hake has become the first fishing vessel in England to use Twitter to report her daily catches live from sea. Skipper Alan Dwan from Waterford in Ireland will test the technology next week as part of an ongoing campaign to create a stronger market for his catch. 1269

The Ajax’s Fisherman owner, Andrew Pascoe is one of several Newlyn skippers striving for accreditation for a fish species that seems to have dipped under the horizon for the country’s top chefs and restaurants. Probably the most versatile fish landed on the market at Newlyn - and definitely the most underrated - hake prices are often lower now than they were 20 years ago as this invoice for a landing made in 1991 shows! [nhblog20110915-0319.jpg] These prices are for fish weighed in stones - the 2-4 kilo hake at £10 per stone equate to around £1.50 (10/6.2) per kilo - which is what these fish have been making during the summer months!

With a smaller fleet working the fishery hake catches remain steady throughout the year ensuring continuity of supply with the net boats fishing over the neap tides. One possible new market now being explored is for deep fried hake - the local fish and chip shop Lewis’ can’t sell their new line quick enough! Through the Gaps has created a special, ”Newlyn Hake Fishing” Twitter alert box on the home page of the blog - hopefully skipper Alan will find the time in between hauling and shooting to tweet direct from the wheelhouse! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Seth Lakeman at St Ives’ Festival - you missed it! (2011-09-18 09:38) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/utmdNTGoENU 1270

Sold out almost on the day tickets went on sale, virtuoso violinist folk singer Seth Lakeman blew the roof off the Guildhall in St Ives last night. A few lucky people were there to hear the man himself. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Google changes images display! (2011-09-18 10:09) Out of the blue, Google have made a change to the way the bigger images are displayed on their Blogger platform(which Through the Gaps uses). As a result, when a small or thumbnail image is clicked, all the images in that post appear in a ’lightbox’. Unfortunately, the settings currently employed by Blogger mean that the new images in the lightbox are only marginally bigger. I have managed to manually edite some of the latest posts to counteract the affect that the new changes have made. Here’s hoping that when the back-room boys at the Blogger development team are back behind their workstations on Monday morning that they fix this bug! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishing for hake, Ajax sails from Newlyn. (2011-09-18 10:22) Bound away with 16 hours steaming ahead of her. The shipping forecast for area Sole where she will be tonight is, West or Northwest 5-7, decreasing 4 at times, sea state moderate or rough, occasionally very rough with showers, squally at first, visibility moderate or good - what would be described by those in the trade as ’uncomfortable’. Follow skipper Alan’s progress from the Twitter box on TTG as he chases the hake west of the Scillies.

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Mounts Bay from the train. (2011-09-18 12:13) The clouds give it away.

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Feeding time! (2011-09-18 16:34) Blue Reef Aquarium Newquay at 4pm when the fish in the main aquarium are fed - watch yer toes!

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Monday. (2011-09-19 11:10)

A proper autumnal start to the week, with the strong weekend winds having dropped away, the ETV Anglian Princess sits quietly at anchor in the Bay........

one of a couple of boats to land this morning, big cod from the beamer James RH......... 1273

just checking one of the inshore trawler Imogen’s boxes of fish....... 1274

half a dozen boxes of best bass should make a premium price with much of the country being starved of quality inshore fish over the last few days...... 1275

the ring netters were kept busy on the Cornish Sardines last night, well over twenty tubs in this stack alone...... 1276

the bilge pump is kept busy on one of the harbour’s relics, fit only as the subject for artistic endeavour these days..........

an end of season yacht checks out the bottom for a safe anchorage....... 1277

view from the James RH across the harbour to the just arrived Cornishman........ 1278

scouting for birds.......

there’s a good chance one of these will get a good soaking in a minute...... 1279

the grass may still be green but the leaves give the game a way, Autumn is here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax encounters that same old problem with a Spanish trawler. (2011-09-19 17:59)

[Nuevo_ria_aldan.JPG] Neuvo Ria Aldan courtesy of TrawlerPhotos.co.uk

fishing terms: towed (v) when a trawler tows its trawl across nets, pots or lines fixed to the bottom The latest tweet (see box on the right side of the blog) from Alan, skipper of the netter Ajax has identified the big 337 tonne Spanish trawler Neuvo Ria Aldan after she towed her trawl through the nets. If a trawler tows across a tier of nest sometimes the damage is restricted to a small section when the net might be dragged for a short distance or even cut through. In which case the 1280

netter has to steam to the other end of the tier and start hauling again untill the break is reached. If, however the trawler tows in the same direction as the gear is laying a whole set of nets can be lost. Let’s hope that the Ajax can get in contact with the boat to pass over her readings for the rest of the gear. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Social Networking - a far cry from link calls and VHF! (2011-09-20 07:17) In business terms they would be known as ’early adopters’ - people who take up with a new product or service when it first appears on the market. Fishing, despite being a a traditional industry, has plenty of early adopters when it comes to new products or services that improve fishing performance. So, with full access to the internet restricted to bigger boats that can afford the luxury of sat comms it’s good to see a few of the smaller vessels make use of new technology, like social networking sites through using Inmarsat C and the mobile phone networks. Of course, fishermen for many years have made use of their VHF radios and ’big sets’ at sea to create their own kind of fishermen’s social network between vessels from different ports and even countries!

[bud+feb+2011.jpg] Budding Rose taken from her pair-seine partner Lapwing - the boats fish from Peterhead in Scotland.

Today, a handful of smaller boats have their own blogs, Newlyn’s Crystal Sea II and Peterhead’s Budding Rose are two examples. The Scottish boat is part of a pair-seine team, her partner-incrime being the Lapwing. The boats work in the North Sea, off the Shetlands and over in the Norwegian sector on the Bergen Bank in the summer months. Sometimes, they target hake like the Newlyn netting fleet and there are photos of good hauls of hake on the blog. More recently a few boats have begun to experiment with Twitter to chronicle their daily fishing activity. Yesterday, with Alan the Ajax’s skipper now signed up to Twitter, we learnt that while fishing over 100 miles west of Newlyn deep off the coast of Ireland she had been towed by a big Spanish trawler - then late last night we heard the catch results when half way through hauling her gear on the first day - with 100stone (approx. 650Kg) of 2-4Kg hake - good fishing - but with the forecast giving SW 5-7, a very uncomfortable night in store! Hopefully, more boats will be encouraged to get to grips with the technology and find the time to bring their fishing stories to a computer, tablet or smart phone screen near you! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Hake for supper. (2011-09-20 23:20)

Looks like good fishing with the Ajax according to the the tweets from skipper Alan, so while the hake netters are rolling around away west of the Scillies, it seems only fair in the warmth, comfort and stability of home to indulge in some Newlyn hake for the evening repast. In this case a simple recipe, a handful of black olives mashed spread on the flesh side of a hake fillet, shallow fried and turned for the last few minutes to finish off. Veg of choice to accompany the fish, in this case puy lentils with celery, leek and a sliced chilli to liven things up - and a baked potato.

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More like summer this morning! (2011-09-21 09:09)

Flat calm, no wind, blue sky and hardly a boat left in the port........ 1282

apart from the visiting Brixham sailing fishing boat, a beam trawler, the Providence laying outside the Filadelfia back with probs.......

good night’s work for the sardine boys again......

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Big Daddy and a Joey mackerel, not many of those to the kilo.......

first signs of this season’s squid putting in an apprearance......

good sized trubot for the AA......... 1284

the reddest of red mullet. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax AH32 Newlyn bound. (2011-09-21 10:52)

Picked up by the AIS from VesselTracker, the hake netter Ajax makes her way across the traffic separation scheme on her way to Newlyn. Skipper Alan was predicting around 500 stone of hake for Thursday’s market - landing ahead of the rest of the fleet should give him the chance for his fish making a good price. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

How useful would this be? (2011-09-21 17:13) The top Scottish and UK fish market at Peterhead in Scotland uses its web site to inform merchants and other interested parties which vessels are landing on the market with how much fish. 1285

Is this something that would help the second biggest fish auction in England inform local buyers, merchants, restaurants, hotels and all the other businesses interested in knowing what types and how much fish is on the market at Newlyn on any given day? Skipper Peter Bruce aboard the Peterhead seiner Budding Rose thinks so, ”it has been a great benefit not only to the merchants but the fishermen as well.”

[buddingr.jpg] This morning’s landings on Peterhead market - including fish from the pair seine team Budding Rose and Lapwing.

Brixham market also offers a similar service on its web site:

[bmarket.JPG] There are two boats due to land at Brixham tomorrow. [phmarket.JPG] Plymouth Fish Market, well aware of just how much fish is exported to European countries even provides their web site in four different languages....... [nhblog20100104-3171.jpg] Newlyn’s answer is this dilapidated blackboard at one end of the Fish Market! - although there is information available to CFPO members but it is password protected and would therefore seem to defeat the purpose.

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Ajax bound away again after landing mid-tide. (2011-09-21 17:18)

After steaming for some 15 hours back to Newlyn from the fishing grounds off Ireland, the netter Ajax made her first landing just after lunchtime today and has now just left Newlyn on her way back out to the grounds again for the second half of the tide.

[ajaxtrack.PNG] Tracking the Ajax with the AIS as she leaves Newlyn and heads away West passing the Scillies to the South - around four and a half hours.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornwall Food and Drink Festival starts tomorrow. (2011-09-22 07:30) [nhblog20090416-0011.jpg] Visitors to Newlyn fish auction see the food trail from the start.Cornwall’s Food and Drink Festival starts tomorrow a fantastic chance for people to follow the food trail - a celebration of local produce.......

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with a wide range of local shellfish (like those supplied by the Mussel Shack)........

Cornish hake.......

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and just coming into season fresh squid now being caught in the waters off Cornwall. Of course it’s not all fish! - there are producers and suppliers representing the full range of the best in Cornish Food with all the information needed in this downloadable programe of events........

head for the centre of Truro and the Lemon Quay area. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Now Scottish Langoustine - next Cornish Hake? (2011-09-22 08:01)

Scottish prawns are set to grace the shelves of Sainsbury’s supermarkets after suppliers struck a deal with the retailer. The prawns, caught off the West Coast of the country, will be branded as Scottish langoustines. The deal means shoppers will be able to buy UK-caught langoustines that have not previously been frozen for the the first time. The Fresh Scottish West Coast Langoustine will be available in all of Sainsbury’s 390 fish counter stores. 1289

Let’s hope it won’t be too long before Sainsburys has a new line of prime fish, Cornish Hake! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Up to the limit. (2011-09-22 23:46)

VesselTracker have added another feature to their ’Cockpit’ view on the AIS browser and there’s plenty of French, sorry, Breton fishing action right up to the limit on the north coast. These boats are very quick to share fishing info with one another. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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It’s the same the whole world over........ (2011-09-23 00:30)

Wherever you are around the eastern coast of Sicily, Mount Etna dominates the skyline, rumbling away like some grumpy old uncle........

down at sea level it’s make do and mend, bits of an old Lambretta power this beach winch........

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with several examples of local craft at Giardini near Taormina high up on the sand......

some have obviously been around longer than others.......

no tide, no wind and 32Ú..........

one of the bigger boats in the local fleet that fish for tuna and swordfish in season....... 1292

with familiar variations on haulers.......

on smaller punts too.......

the local fishermen’s ’mission’ is a scene familiar in every port........ 1293

for those with deep pockets the Villa Sant Andrea nestles in the cliff in a stunning location......

and at ¬52 for two OJs, a beer and a vodka and coke the service is impeccable!

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Sun up moon up. (2011-09-23 17:23)

Not often the moon is high in the sky as the sun puts in an appearance......

with five grades of JDs these are the medium sort of fish........ 1295

an almost double sided plaice with the normally white underbelly almost covered in the same markings as the top side......

”and I’ll have those there”........ 1296

even fishing has its won fair share of red tape.......

looking out for potential new customers, fresh Newlyn hake keeps an eye on early morning proceedings...... 1297

top quality monk from several inshore boats was up for auction this morning on the last market of the week.......

with the sardine boats putting good shots ashore after a much quieter night weatherwise in the Bay....... 1298

visiting beamers included the Admiral Gordon from Plymouth.......

and the Waterford registered Shauna Leon skippered by ex-Newlyn boy Titch Harvey........ 1299

the big cat Lyonesse makes waves on her way back to berth......

while the netter Gary M with her empty net bins aft indicating that all her nets are still out there fishing takes on ice before returning to the grounds........

tagged before the paint was even dry........ 1300

hard to make sou the numbers, but this looks like a new boat in town!........

with work still to be done on deck getting her ready for sea........

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but the freshly painted stern reveals all - the much awaited third ship, Louisa N joins the Nowell fleet with the number PZ101.........

along the dockside work in progress on the old ice-breaker continues..........

as the Mount gets a dose of sun rays. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The day it all went wrong - some might say! (2011-09-23 19:06) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/GHqNN1xI5lU The day discards dawned as we know them today. Cartoon (normally cartoons are funny) - though for many fishermen - and not just here in the UK - this joke is no laughing matter - the story of the Common Fisheries Policy from day one. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax AH32 heads home. (2011-09-24 06:55) North side of the Scillies, the hake netter Ajax is picked up and tracked via VesselTracker’s AIS monitoring station in Penzance. VT software owners can set up alerts via email triggered by a vessel’s change in status or movement. In this case, when the Ajax entered the reception area very useful for tracking specific vessels in range. 1302

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Ajax arrives back in Newlyn with top quality hake on board. (2011-09-24 16:09)

[nhblog20110924-0829.jpg] Matt Price, Tom Hicks, Ed Jones and Treeve Perry atop the shelterdeck on Ajax AH32 enter Through the Gaps in Newlyn on Saturday morning.

Having just steamed for nearly 15 hours from away west of the Scillies, the boys aboard the Ajax will be glad to hit terra-firma, and the warm hospitable ambiance of the Star Inn under the auspices of mein hostess Debbie.

Ajax AH32 slideshow However, before the boys get to run ashore there’s a tier of nets to be taken off and the boat cleaned down - enjoy the slideshow of pics as skipper Alan and the boys toil away under a drizzly old morning in Newlyn to get the boat ready for the next trip. Their second trip of 120 boxes of hake will go on the auction floor for Monday morning’s market. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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What to do with your fresh Newlyn Hake. (2011-09-25 09:04)

The Hake.......a sleek, powerful predator........

use the minimum of force when handling hake, after cutting around the nape of the neck, hold the head and gently twist the body away.........

use kitchen scissors to remove the fins......... 1304

the flesh is easily separated from the fish’s ’ribs’ by sliding the thumb along the bone........

the trimmings are more than enough for a superb fish stock........

two tail fillets, two steaks and two loins joints bagged and ready for the pot, freezer or fridge. IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ux-PjuvpRJw To get the most from your fresh Newlyn Hake, watch this excellent video from Sue Lucas at PassionateAboutFish. 1305

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Food for the mind, food for the soul, food for the belly - enjoy the veritable feast that is Newlyn. (2011-09-25 09:25)

Coming this week at the Tolcarne Inn, Rosie Packer hosts a literary lunch......

meal in your hand, a good way to start the day...... 1306

at the Newlyn Cafe opposite the fish market.......

next door the live shellfish tank has a growing population of tourist attractions......

and plenty of fresh fish on display...... 1307

in the harbour, big gears for big boats, bet this gearbox cost a little more than your average luxury car...........

there’s some sort of metaphor going on here........ 1308

despite the mizzly weather, an enthusiastic group of ’A’ level students from Godolphin School, Salisbury (founded by the family of Godolphin House, near Helston) take advantage of the shelter down the North Quay to capture the scene in front of them.......

in the first year of the course they get the chance to experiment with different styles and approaches........ 1309

and fill their sketch pads and memory cards with possible subjects for development back in the studio........

some are more than happy to show off their work....... 1310

so it would be great to see the results of these students’ artistic endeavours in Newlyn posted on the site in future - please Sir!..........

back in Penzance, the students would have the opportunity to check out the latest exhibition at the Penlee House Gallery and Museum where three local artists have their coverage of the same subjects subjected for comparison.

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Ecumes des Jours - in and outbound - for ice. (2011-09-26 06:49)

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A few visitors in the port. (2011-09-26 17:13)

Tiz the season of the harvest........

and out across the Bay not much sign yet of the impending heatwave.......

time for an early cuppa aboard the WillSupply from Williams Shipping en route for Haversham............ 1313

while over on the pontoons, resting in Newlyn over the weekend, an 8m Sutton catamaran, the Boy Shayne on her way to Peel in the Isle of Man........

also resting, but for quite different reasons, the Cap3000 from Paimpol was arrested for logbook offences on Sunday.........

not so good, one parted lower bridle......... 1314

the boys are ’anging! ..... with CEFAS aboard for a monkfish survey the crew of the Billy Rowney this trip have been doing one hour tows - hard going.........

and just to make matters worse she appears to be missing a vital part of the her deck gear........ 1315

just one fine example of hake from the Ajax’s trip on the market this morning........

there were boxes of fish mend-to-end on the market this morning, with a good showing of squid from some of the boats......... 1316

ice delivery.

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A sort walk from Copperhouse to Mexico - parking at Lethlean Lane. (2011-09-26 17:35)

Looking up thorugh Hayle harbour, home to a small community of inshore boats as the London bound intercity train passes over biggest viaduct this side of Truro........ 1317

spotted against the qall, the Lowestoft Drifter, Feasible..........

looking across the estuary to the house that was once landscape artist John Miller’s home and studio...........

plenty of wave action in Hayle estuary, shame there’s still no action with the wave hub a few miles offshore........ 1318

these days, the RNLI run all the lifegaurd provision on Cornish beaches.......

looking at to Godrevy Lighouse from atop Mexico Towans.........

a big ground sea hits the bluff on the towans....... 1319

and keeps a few hardy swimmers at bay.......

up the beach there are dozens of surfers making the most of crosshsore wind and good swell........

one of the quieter graveyards in the town....... 1320

despite the change in season there are a few late year butterflies on the move........

with plenty of red admirals about, no lower ranks in Hayle of course.......

the troops left their mark her in 1975. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1321

EU FISH STOCKS IN THE ATLANTIC AND NORTH SEA: COMMISSION PROPOSES FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2012 (2011-09-27 18:57)

The European Commission presented today its first proposal for 2012 fishing opportunities for the stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea that are managed by the EU exclusively.Commissioner Maria Damanaki said: ”our proposal’s cornerstones are long-term management of stocks and reliable scientific data to base our decisions on, in line with our proposed reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. This reform will deliver a fisheries policy fit for the future, based on viable fish stocks which will assure fishermen a decent income.” Based on scientific advice, the Commission proposes to increase the total allowable catch (TAC) for 9 stocks (certain stocks of cod, anglerfish, herring, haddock, hake, sole, megrim and Norway lobster) and reduce it for 53 stocks. For cod in the West of Scotland, the Irish Sea and the Kattegat, the Commission proposes that no fishing takes place in 2012, given the poor state of these stocks. The proposed changes would amount to an overall reduction in TACs (by weight) of 11 % compared to 2011. The Commission’s goal is to set TACs at science-based levels which help recover the stocks and make fisheries sustainable in the long term.A second proposal will deal with the 66 stocks for which the fishing opportunities must be agreed with Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) or in the context of consultations with third countries and will be tabled later this autumn. Thanks to splitting the proposal in this way, fishermen will learn sooner how much they can fish in 2012 and be able to plan ahead better. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Indian summer? - day one. (2011-09-28 09:02)

Never mind, ”red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning”....... 1322

far from home.......

tagged by the bowls.......

Tom in silhouette........ 1323

the Mission is quiet at high water.......

most of the boats are at sea save a trip from the Cornishman and the Imogen II.......

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still detained and things not looking good for the Cap 3000.......

keeping it in the family, another name change for the growing Nowell fleet, now the Karen N........

all set for a pleasant day.......

maybe it’s time the new fenders were put in place........

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solo swan on the boating pool. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hake, the all round fish, all round the UK! (2011-09-29 07:16) [dp4jr.jpg] On Peterhead market this morning, a good run of big hake from the pair-seiner Budding Rose Photo courtesy of Peter Bruce, skipper Budding Rose.

As if to emphasise the opportunity, both Seafish and Scotland Food and Drink are all promoting hake as the healthier alternative to cod: ”Catches of Northern hake, landed around the UK, are looking plentiful this season the authority on seafood, is urging consumers to try this excellent whitefish.

so Seafish,

Seafish: Website Hake used to be a familiar fish to Britons but seems to have fallen from favour at a time when availability is very good. The UK spent only £1.5 million on chilled hake in supermarkets in the past year, compared to £124 million on chilled cod (Nielsen retail figures for 52 weeks leading up to 16 April 2011). Dr Paul Williams, Seafish chief executive, said: ”With properties similar to cod and haddock, hake is an excellent species to try and it s very good value for money. The Scottish pair team of Budding Rose and theLapwing are reporting big hauls of hake in the North Sea - unusual for them - the two botas are using Twitter and their own blog to keep readers informed. The Newlyn netter, Ajax has begun to use social networking to do the same when fishing off Cornwall. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Scad on the menu? (2011-09-30 10:52)

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The humble scad, swims in hug shoals, very tasty and seldom eaten - try some - if you can get hold them - a substitute for oily fish in a recipe.......

the king of fish line caught, doesn’t get any better.......

every limpet’s nightmare........... 1327

Cap3000 still detained in Newlyn.........

in betweeen trips, the Crystal Sea II........

high water swirls round the mission slip........ 1328

death on the beach. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

See food and eat it - and no meat fish, fowl or beast in sight! (2011-09-30 16:51)

There’s dieting afoot in the TTG houshold so Indian curries are making a return to the week’s menu, Floyd’s chana dhal is a favourite......... 1329

prepping the spices for the paneer dish........

and the nearest thing to meet in this dish is the (easiliy) home made paneer (like ricotta) cheese for this little number........

then the shredded cabbage (soaked in salted water for 15 minutes) added to mustard seeds, crushed garlic, ginger and curry leaves given a few minutes topop and sizzle before adding the green. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Two tugs stay, two tugs go! (2011-09-30 20:11)

The MCA’s ETV Anglian Princess (seen here exercising her firefighting gear) is due to stand down this evening at midnight after standing guard over the Western Approaches for 7 years. Both Scottish vessels have been given last minute reprieve and will continue in service until further notice pending a review of the maritime coverage undertaken by the MCA. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Over the Mount and the Bay. (2011-10-01 07:49)

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Sicilian night- swordfish and the rest! (2011-10-01 21:06)

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After the aglio olio pepreroncino the veale steak (2011-10-01 22:52)

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Saturday morning. (2011-10-02 10:23)

Early start for Lentern’s the butchers, looks like Farrow and Ball did a good deal......

one of the few tobacconists left........

minutes after the sun comes up over the back of the Mount....... 1333

at this time of year thousands of twitchers head for the Ilses of Scilly......

the menu at the Poolside Cafe reflects seasonal fish with squid and haddock.......

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and with a mini-heatwave forecast perhaps the Jubilee Pool ought to be open over the weekend?.......

they left their mark on the prom........

those gloves get everywhere........ 1335

on course.........

it’s a busy morning in the Bay, as a Battery Rocks’ swimmer contemplates the not so warm waters........

along the sea front not only the buildings are........ 1336

under another interesting cloud formation.........

what price safety at sea?.......... 1337

the boys on the Ajax have coined new phrase to describe their working life!.........

time to fuel up and get the new nets aboard....... 1338

wanted aboard the Wayfarer, a gardener with marine experience.........

liking those punt men who like to keep their gear spotless......

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number 7 on the Newlyn trail could do with a visit as well.......

further up Old Paul Hill and opening its doors for the first time in September, Newlyn School of Art......

sees Sam Basset (a local artist whose father just so happens to be the harbourmaster at St Ives) takes the first of his Experimental Drawing classes - the morning light in the studio is fantastic! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Mighty misty Monday morn! (2011-10-03 10:39)

All smiles on the door of the Hotel Artist in Residence........

down in Penzance wet dock the latest beaamer to join the Nowell fleet, the Louisa N is almost ready for her first trip under her new name and number........

the view across the Bay is not so good this morning....... 1341

as the end of season yachts wait for the dock gate to lower.........

along with the Penzance Harbour Towing vessel.......... 1342

there’s an empty berth in the dry dock at the moment.......

and one of the harbour slipways leads nowhere it seems. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The advantages of a computerised fish auction. (2011-10-03 19:38) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/du2oyKL4Jzs Across the Channel, Yan Giron a technical advsior and consultant to the French and Breton fishing industry has just published a short video which demonstrates the power of a computerised fish auction in today’s technologically advanced world. A world where buyers from all over the EU can bid live online at a number of auctions. As yet, Newlyn shows no signs of having such a system installed in order to compete with other markets like Plymouth, where an ever increasing amount 1343

of Newlyn fish is being sold - when the Louisa N, the latest beamer to join the Nowell’s fleet, begins to land her fish there that will mean approaching £2.5million pounds worth of fish will not be passing across the market floor in the foreseeable future from their boats alone. Director or Peche Fraiche, Yan Giron coined the term FLUXCRIEE (in English, Flux in Fish Auction) to identify his consultancy activities in favour of fish auctions providing technical assistance, diagnostics, information and communication management, improvement of logistics, first-sales market places monitoring and management of technical staff. You will discover his activities in the video. FLUXCRIEE has been developed little by little, thanks to Yan’s various efforts to support fish auctions. These were in relation to various types of fish auctions, various sizes, coastal fishing activities and offshore fleets. Peche Fraiche is an advisory and technical consultancy service available to all EU customers more information on the bi-lingual site can be found here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

It’s true, every cloud has a silver lining! (2011-10-03 20:02) [nhblog20111001-1409.jpg] Taken at 0745 on Saturday October 1st, Penzance Promenade looking North West.

With some unusual weather hitting our shores during late summer and autumn some rare cloud formations have been recorded. Variations on the Undulatus type cloud have appeared on a number of occasions and caught on camera for the benefit of TTG readers......... [nhblog20110826-8338.jpg] Taken at 0630 August 21st looking South East across Newlyn Harbour

a shot taken overlooking the harbour at the same time as this features the only recently idfentified cloud type Astrolatus Undulatus - named for the first time in 2009! One photo from the mornings pictures was entered for this month’s Nikon inFrame competition and is now in the final four! please check out the photo and cast your vote in support of these rare clouds seen over Newlyn! Vote for Newlyn in the Nikon inFrame ’Weather’ photo competition and win a Nikon Coolpix s9100. http://inframe.nikoncompetition.co.uk/Vote.aspx?id=02 &country=uk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1344

Keeping it simple - Cornish Hake with Vichy carrot. (2011-10-03 21:00) [nhblog20111003-1741.jpg] Fillet of Cornish Hake on a bed of Vichy carrot.

Choose your favourite veg to accompany some fine Cornish hake, and along with a handful of new pots provide some real colour with a bed of Vichy carrot - thickly sliced carrot, barely covered in salted water and simmered until the water is almost gone - add a knob of butter and a teaspoon of sugar to create a glaze - season. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

UK FISHERMEN TO BENEFIT FROM NEW LOW COST VMS (2011-10-04 07:57)

[nhblog20111004-.jpg] Screen shot of the new Succorfish VMS system as it appears in a web browser.

[nhblog20050108-2.jpg] Succorfish s new hi-tech global vessel monitoring system, the SC2, is low cost and easy to install and can be seen to the right of the light on the wheel-house.

There will be an Inshore VMS Demonstration Event held at Brixham Fishmarket on Thurs 27th Oct 2011. The purpose is to show the new advanced SC2 technology and vessel monitoring system that have been developed and tested as part of the Defra funded Inshore VMS project (MF1214). The Project trialled new mobile phone communication technology to address issues of monitoring and controlling access to Inshore Marine Protected Areas. All interested parties including individual commercial fishermen can learn more about the technology and see for themselves how it works. The event will be very hands on with plenty of opportunities to see the VMS working in real time and a participating fishing vessel will be giving tours whilst demonstrating the technology. The Event will also see the official launch of the Graphical User Interface (GUI), a bespoke web site developed to securely manage personal data in a format that will ultimately improve efficiency. We hope to attract all interested groups from inside and outside the UK. The aim on the day is to bring interested parties together to learn more about the technology and see for themselves how it works. The Event is intended to be very hands on with plenty of opportunities to touch and feel the technology and to see it working in real life. A participating fishing vessel will be on hand and guided tours of the vessel and the technology will be available 1345

along with onshore demonstrations of the technology. The Event will also see the official launch of the Graphical User Interface (GUI), a bespoke web site developed to present and manage the gathered data to interested parties in a format that will ultimately make their jobs easier. Itinerary 11.00 Welcome followed by presentation 1. The concept and motivation behind the project (Gus Caslake (Seafish) & Tom Rossiter Mins) 2. A walk through of the technology (Richard Hopper & George Hendricks (Succorfish) 3. Analysis of the data collected (Koen Vanstaen (CEFAS)

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4. The Conservation perspective (TBC (Natural England)

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5. The manager s perspective (Neil Wellum (MMO)

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6. The fisherman s perspective (Nick Prust (SWIFA)

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7. Questions Contact Richard Caslake at Seafish on 01736 362625 or e-mail r caslake@seafish.co.uk Commercial fishermen could benefit from this new hi-tech but low cost global tracking device that is being launched to improve the way the industry operates. Succorfish, has designed and developed a highly advanced vessel monitoring system (VMS); the SC2, specifically for the marine and fishing industries and following a series of successful trials across the South West of England, it is now to be rolled out worldwide. The VMS has been developed alongside industry authority, Seafish, and will allow vessels to accurately map and monitor their position using dual GPRS/GSM software to within one metre, will provide closer access to marine protected areas such as Lyme Bay whilst avoiding hefty fines previously incurred when breached, and improve and increase overall inshore fishing activity. The low cost device complies with current UK fishing laws and uses real time satellite and mobile phone technology, as well as online tracking software, to monitor and record the course and position of vessels via up-to-the-minute reporting. Information is then relayed back to a password protected website where users can view their personal data through a graphical user interface. And, with new EU legislation being introduced in 2012 that will force all 12m-15m vessels to have monitoring systems with satellite reporting, the SC2 is now being regarded as the cost effective solution to a worldwide fishing industry problem. Additionally, for vessels 15m and over, the product is also e-log ready and directly interfaces with a specialist, state-of-the-art catch reporting software system via a global satellite network. George Henricks, Commercial Director of Succorfish commented, We have worked very closely with industry representatives and listened long and hard to all of the stakeholders who have participated in the inshore VMS trial. All of those parties have a common goal in that they want to see the long-term security of both the marine environment and the livelihoods of the fishermen. Therefore, by designing and developing a product like the SC2, we can directly support the industry and make huge strides towards achieving its goal. The SC2 has been developed in conjunction with Seafish and CEFAS following a 12 months pilot project to monitor the UK s inshore fishing activity. It has been funded by Defra as part of its remit to undertake economic and social research in the marine environment and overseen by representatives from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), NaturalEngland, Devon Sea Fisheries Committee, the South West Inshore Fishermen s Association and the UK Marine 1346

Protected Areas Coalition Group.

Nick Prust, owner of one of the vessels that took part in the trials and Chairman of the South West Inshore Fisheries Association added, This is the solution that the industry has been looking for and the system will be a real asset to fisherman regardless of their fishing methods. It will give us continued access to fishing grounds with spatial and temporal restrictions whilst allowing us to co-exist alongside newly proposed marine protected areas.

Succorfish is an industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of bespoke, cost effective tracking and asset management solutions for the marine industry. See www.succorfish.com for details. If you would like to speak directly to George Henricks, Succorfish Commercial Director, please call 07545 146343 or george@succorfish.com The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Skipper Shaun Edwards honoured to get bravery medal. (2011-10-04 21:26)

The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society’s Skill and Gallantry Awards recognise people who risk their lives in dangerous sea rescues.Mr Edwards will receive his award on Tuesday from The Princess Royal.Shaun Edwards, Skipper of fishing vessel Nova Spero and his crew had stopped fishing on the evening of 28 October 2010 due to deteriorating sea conditions when they heard a distress call from the Polish tall ship Fryderyk Chopin.The ship had suffered the dismasting of its fore and main masts in heavy seas. 1347

Shaun Edwards, Skipper of fishing vessel Nova Spero and his crew had stopped fishing on the evening of 28 October 2010 due to deteriorating sea conditions when they heard a distress call from the Polish tall ship Fryderyk Chopin.

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Gilt stocks nose ahead. (2011-10-05 11:57)

Not the brightest working conditions on the auction floor this morning........

unlike the fish which were positively glowing like these pristine red mullet......

golden gilt head bream........ 1349

bright-eyed red gurnards.......

and cracking looking line jigged squid.........

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the long and the short of it, out comes the tape measure for the blue sharks.......

opening time at the Harbour Cafe........ 1351

one date for the diary, Stamp and Go, the big Porthleven voices assemble at The Centre in a few weeks time - an excellent evening celebrating the range of the human voice, from sea shanties to soliloquies........

this is one buoy the the Trinity House ships won’t get their hands on - the company offers one of the more unusual cruises - aboard the Patricia passengers get to see first hand the day-to-day life of a ship actively engaged in supporting the safety of seafarers around the coast.......... 1352

and a pasty the boys in the team would like to! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011 (2011-10-06 01:33)

[nhblog20111006-24.jpg] "Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life."

Apple’s Steve Jobs died today - the man who made using a computer and phone to create web sites such as this so much easier and so much more fun. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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El congero! (2011-10-07 12:43)

One end of the market was busy with beam and trawl fish.........

with evidence of congers moving across the grounds at the moment.......

much debate on the market about exactly which fish this little chap is [Think the Gary M might have caught a alfonsino or alfonsin, Beryx decadactylus - looks about right to me - Sue Mason]1354

about 30cm long and caught south side of the Scillies........

landed courtesy of the boys on the Gary M.........

the skies looking a little less menacing than they were yesterday.......

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which means that the Gary M can take ice and get away again for the rest of the tide, expect to see her back in Newlyn landing for Monday’s market........

a few day’s work ahead of the boys on the Crystal Sea II it seems........

or else........

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one Kernow flag flying in the strong northerly draught.......

that’s one big meal waiting in the tank. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

PZ 182 - the Asthore then......and now. (2011-10-07 12:44)

Built in 1926 at Porthleven and fished by the Lakeman Family from Mevagissey, the Asthore PZ182 was a highly successful fishing boat in its day........ 1357

eighty five years later and bearing the same fishing name and number as the original, today’s Asthore is the UK’s largest purpose built ring netter. Although based in Newlyn, being too deep drafted for her ’home’ port of Mevagissey, she will ’follow the fish’ targeting mainly Cornish Sardines and Anchovy. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Let’s talk skate - Newlyn Mission, October 12th. (2011-10-07 14:36)

An excellent opportunity to talk skate with key representatives from DEFRA, CEFAS and others keen to see the current restrictions amneded for the benefit of all concerned. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Maria Damanaki versus Elinor Ostrom (2011-10-07 15:17) [EMBED] 1358

This arrived in the TTG inbox today from across the Channel - comments and thoughts welcome from members of the UK fishing industry - feel free to email or add comments at the foot of the post. Maria Damanakiversus Elinor Ostrom For quite a long time now, with theCollective « Pêche et Développement », we have been convinced thatthe crisis of fishing can t be resolved without dealing with fishermen, and notonly with fish. More than a crisis in the resource itself, it is a crisislinked to the fisheries governance, and the sharing of these common resources.It is then by addressing this complex problem that we can find ways to savefish, fishermen, and ecosystems altogether. The other principle that isfundamental for an approach to fisheries management is to consider that it is agathering activity and not a production activity, then, it calls into questionapproaches such as that of an industrial model, and governance by consumers. Itisn t fishing that has to adapt to consuming, but it is up to consumers toadapt to the reality of fishing that is evolutional and complex. Alain Le Sann translated by Danièle Le Sann Secretary of The Collective Pêche & Développement IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/12683905?title=0 &byline=0 &portrait=0 &color=ffffff President of the film festival,’Fishworkers of the World’ September 2011 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Menu from the sea. (2011-10-08 10:32)

Uuummmmh wonder where they get those from? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1359

Life in Newlyn as England fail. (2011-10-09 08:37)

Every onshore wind brings its own rewards for the beachcomber.......

looks like another day of mixed weather conditions........ 1360

catch Jack Wing’s exhibition of paintings at the Tolcarne Inn and nag him to get going on his blog - looks promising!.........

Plymouth Pilot for sale on 01209 213393..........

more blue sky to the west........ 1361

photos from around the same time of year 79 years ago, with the harbour full of french crabbers........

a man on a mission in the Mission avoids casting en eye on the TV as England’s vainglorious bid for RWC fame ends in tears against an adventurous French team.......

tidy little classic yacht Emily Best lays outside the Children’s Friend........ 1362

a question the medical profession no doubt ponders Debbie. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax arrives back in Newlyn. (2011-10-09 08:42)

After a week at sea in not so good weather, the netter Ajax is back in port. She will land her trip of hake on the market for Monday’s auction. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Tiz dull tiz iz! (2011-10-09 09:28)

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Request for film or video from an ex Beligian fisherman. (2011-10-09 12:18) This email arrived at the TtG inbox today - can anyone help? Hello Newlijn Harbour Arnemuiden 09-10-2011 request ; I’m an old fisherman Verkamman Robbie 51 years of age. 33 jaar’ve worked in fisheries in the Netherlands and one year in Belgium is now 4.5 years in the home. In February 2007 I have problems with my back, after an examination at the hospital, after washing and hospital of Antwerp silly when they conclude they can no longer work in fishing and not catching anything. September 2207 in my back has undergone major surgery with screws and plates left. After a long rehabilitation work is no longer possible, my whole body was destroyed by fishing, but I like the life of the fishermen every time I have through the film began to pick up the fishing in any place I’ve been many films on the beam, double drag, flijshoot, etc., but I find it hard to get movies from the englisch trawling , tuna double drag everything is welcome. Now my question, can you help me with DVD movies or fishing or other foreign fishermen brixham,newlijn fishingtrawlers, everything is welcome if you get out fishing if you are in your circle of friends or acquaintances are the fishermen who can help me please. You can give them my email address to contact me. Best Regards Robbie Verkamman mansfeldstr 4 1364

Arnemuiden 4341ex the Netherlands verkammanr@zeelandnet.nl The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax home. (2011-10-09 22:33)

Steel grey sky greets the fleet remaining in port this morning........

as the Ajax waits to land to a crowded fish market........ 1365

evidence of the wind strength over the past week can be seen from the mizzen sail which lies in shreds atop the after net pounds, the result of the aerial mast being brought down - the mizzen sail provides the boat with a steadying effect in strong winds and is used when hauling the gear (nets) to help keep the boat ’head to wind’, essential if the skipper is going to keep damage to a minimum as the boat travels slowly along the track the tier of nets were set......

lucky to secure space in the market fridge, the Padstow based Charisma gets her fish ashore...... 1366

under the watchful gaze of her skipper manning the landing gear........

then it’s in through the market curtains.......

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the heavy rain brought flooding to the boating pool at Wherry Town. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

For sale, 4.5 tonnes of Cornish Hake courtesy of the Ajax AH32.. (2011-10-10 08:18)

Flying visit from the Samway’s fish team chat to local fish auctioneer Robin Turner as a trip of beam trawl fish is sold.......

there’s signs of a few herring off Cornish shores....... 1368

the tally book shows just what the Ajax put ashore during the night after a long week at sea......

looking good, big, bright, bulging eyes on today’s catch......

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a sure sign of quality fish.........

the bulk of the fish were in the 2-3 kilo range.......

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a 31 kilo monk, landed whole.......

close-up of the monk’s mouth, showing the ’beard’, designed to resemble seaweed as the fish’s mouth rests on the bottom waiting for its unsuspecting prey to pass close by..............

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one of the week’s jobs to do, get the mizzen sail repaired. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Silver at sea from SS Mantola, WW1 wreck sunk by U boat. (2011-10-11 16:22)

[nhblog20111011-13.jpg] The Odyessey Explorer is currently working souith side of the Scillies.

The Odyessey Explorer, currently engaged in surveying south of the Scillies has made her second big bullion haul of silver this year. A ship torpedoed during World War I while carrying a shipment of silver has been discovered 2,500m beneath the surface of the North Atlantic. The SS Mantola sank in 1917, after being hit by German submarine U-81. US firm Odyssey Marine Exploration located it off the south west coast of the Republic of Ireland, about 100 miles (160km) from where it found the SS Gairsoppa shipwreck last month. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fish film, End of the Line wins award. (2011-10-12 21:24) [Still-from-documentary-En-001.jpg]

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Still from documentary End of the Line Photograph: PR A film about the effects of overfishing has won a new award set up to honour films that have made a significant impact on society. The End of the Line received the first Puma Creative Impact award, worth 50,000 euros (£43,737), at a London ceremony hosted by newsreader Jon Snow. See the rest of the story here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Stars in the sky. (2011-10-12 21:46)

Airborn traffic passes overhead........

big shot of plaice with the beam trawl....... 1373

with fish stretching the length of the market.......

including 15st of herring........ 1374

the condemned man gives it the thumbs up.......

as he makes his getaway....... 1375

all set for those fishmongers with customers who love Italian or Sicilian recipes no doubt.......

one of those mornings.....

"Following the extension of the Great Western Railway to West Cornwall in1877 the Cornish fishing towns of St Ives and Newlyn both began to attract artists, drawn by the beauty of the scenery, quality of light, simplicity of life and drama of the sea.. The artists known as the Newlyn School were led by Stanhope Forbes and Frank Bramley who settled there in the early 1880s. Newlyn painting combined the Impressionist derived doctrine of working directly from the subject, and where appropriate in the open air (plein-airism), with subject matter drawn from rural life, particularly the life of the fishermen". ...........

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no sign of fishermen on the Govenek, they are all down below enjoying a cuppa.......

a layer of fish scales, sure signs on the quay of sardines coming ashore........

the Ivan Ellen, framed by some of Ben Gunn’s Blue Stones.......... 1377

calm enough looking towards the gaps.........

news that the Wherry Town skaters are to get a huge grant to create a new skate park have been given a warm welcome by the community at large. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Damanaki meets small-scale fishermen. (2011-10-12 21:49)

Today, Commissioner Damanaki met representatives of small-scale fishermen in Paris, representing some of the 160 organisations that signed a declaration supporting the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy in ways which ensure the recovery of fish stocks and habitats, the promotion of best practice, a just allocation of fishing access based on social and environmental criteria, and an equitable distribution of the benefits derived from these activities. There was the immediate response from the industry, as reported by Le Telegramme: (translation courtesy of Dr Google)

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dialogue of the deaf.”In Brussels, we are not deaf” is what Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries came to say yesterday in Paris. After a meeting with the Minister of Ecology and Transportation, NKM, she stopped at the maritime cluster, then to the Assembly which met for the occasion the deputies and senators Wed group is one that the champion of the ”blue growth” meant, she said, listen and discuss. Maria Damanaki is she aware of the rejection of its proposals on the reform of the CFP? ”I am informed, she said, the reaction of France, including the ITQ (individual transferable quotas). ”I look forward, says the Commissioner to discuss with the French government to listen to their proposals, especially what is the strengthening of Producer Organisations (POs). FuriousDamage, Maria Damanaki could not meet Bruno Le Maire yesterday: Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries was not in Paris. To reporters, the Commissioner was very clear: Brussels can not give money to the sector, it is not possible, she says, especially in the middle of a crisis. Pierre-Georges Dachicourt, president of the National Committee of Fisheries reiterated that French fishermen were also for a sustainable and responsible fisheries. But not the way Brussels wants! The maximum sustainable yield, on the release, there is total disagreement on the calendar. As for monetizing quotas, ITQs accept, it would be the death of fisheries, including artisanal. In the maritime cluster, we felt as a possible opening on the calendar. In the Assembly, it was not the case at all! Gwendal Rouillard, Socialist deputy of Morbihan was even yesterday in ”a rage” at the end of meeting with Maria Damanaki. ”It went wrong. This is a total failure, ”he has said. ”What does the Commissioner? The maintenance of ITQs. She does not want to move the calendar. ” On the social? ”No response,” says the MP. The deep-sea fishing, an important port as Lorient? ”This move along, nothing to see,” says Gwendal Rouillard. ”Fighting Front””The future of the French fishing industry is at stake,” said the member who Damanaki warned: ”We will have a battle front. We will not let ourselves do it! ” The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

When your GPS fails - is it the Navy? (2011-10-13 07:04) A huge naval exercise off the top of Scotland caused much angst among the Scottish fleet fishing in the area last Friday. During the exercise the GPS signal - relied upon by the fleet to safely navigate around wrecks and other seabed dangers - was jammed by comms technicians. See the full story here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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It’s good to talk - and yesterday’s meeting at the Mission in Newlyn between representatives from DEFRA and CEFAS and fishermen seems to have resulted in some positive responses from both 1379

sides. Agreeing that the way forward is through working more closely together and sharing ideas and data is a good start in the move to reduce discards. Skipper Alan Dwan from the hake netter Ajax usesTwitter to update his followers and merchants while still at sea - letting people know that during is last trip he dumped 2 1/2 tons of dogfish (better known as rock salmon), 300Kg of porbeagle and 200Kg of cod. Europe will only make changes to quotas when there is good scientific evidence so this meeting could be seen as a real step in the right direction. David Righton from CEFAS described yesterdays meeting as ”incredibly useful” - he described the role of fishermen as the ”eyes and ears’ of the fishing environment as they are at the sharp end. Good to hear a representative from DEFRA use the term ”industry led” in describing the work that needs doing. An example of the research typically carried out by the CEFAS team can be seen here: Where can I find further information about this and related research? For more information please contact David Righton (david.righton@cefas.co.uk) or Cefas on +44 1502 562244. Alternatively, please contact Defra s Marine and Fisheries Science Unit: marinescience@defra.gsi.gov.uk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Friday morning. (2011-10-14 10:40)

Plenty of the fish from one of the three big beam trawlers, the Cornishman on the market this morning......

while the inshore trawler Shiralee landed a nice touch of squid and the reddest of red gurnard....... 1380

an interesting piece of research is underway from Bangor University, using isotopes to trace the movement of bass........

as usual,data needs collecting including length........

samples of scales are taken for analysis....... 1381

and of course the fish’s weight........

towering over the quay at high water, the workboat Northern Solan from Kirkwall........

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of every trip.........

with the warm air the coast of Cornwall has been fogbound for two days - not pleasant conditions at sea. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

What about a better British batter? (2011-10-15 21:33)

[nhblog20110603-2830.jpg] These days Panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) are a popular alternative to the Great British Batter!

How to make the best batter for your fish and chips? - that age old question - with as many recipes bandied about as there are for the perfect Yorkshire Pudding! The Guardian’s food writer Felicity Cloake may have found the answer - read on http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/sep/29/ho w-cook-perfect-battered-fish. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Flocking to Penzance. (2011-10-16 21:20)

And so do we.......

and these chaps too.........

as the sun fights its way through the low cloud......... 1384

high water and hoping for those big end of season grey mullet..........

time for fuel........

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clear enough!.........

beautifully maintained example of a barge conversion from north of the border..........

grey hull under grey skies.......

no sign of air traffic....... 1386

watch out watch out there’s a ........

with a sentimental spray can about.........

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art of a different nature in the PZ Gallery.......

with a sea urchin ’pied de bouef’ inspired installation piece........

not so many years ago all the roads in Penzance looked like this before Mr Tarmacadam had his way.........

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sculling oil painting in the Newlyn Gallery.......

read all about the artist amongst the dozens who found a picture in every corner as the title suggests.......

if you have £1750 to spare this work of a coaster passing the Longships by George Fagan Bradshaw is yours. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Squids in! (2011-10-17 07:45)

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Good fishing with the Chloe T.........

and aboard the Imogen II,skipper Roger will be well pleased....... ”

as the squid finally show in numbers........

on the slab, a cod gets the otolith treatment........ 1390

big squid with all the membrane still in place on the outside of the body........

some buyers prefer to see squid with the membrane intact..........

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squid were evident the length of the market with all the inshore trawlers getting good shots........

a small French trawler from Lorient.........

the Monica II, she has a licence to fish for langoustine but has been arrested and detained in Newlyn awaiting the courts decision on offences regarding the wrong net in the wrong ICES area........... 1392

at first light plenty of cloud scudding across the sky........

but unlike much further west, not too much wind. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hake, hard going. (2011-10-18 07:38)

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Looks like the poor weather forecast has hit the area where the AjaxAH32 is fishing. Generally, gill netters begin hauling the tiers of nets at dawn or ’first light’ after leaving them ’soak’ over night. One of the tweets above is from the Peterhead registered pair seiner Lapwing, who has opted to go on oil duty rather than fish for a few weeks - as she says, at least they won’t be dumping any fish. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

CE work with Fleetwood fishermen. (2011-10-19 07:31) [nhblog20031122-127.jpg] FLEETWOOD is playing a key role in efforts to reduce a serious fishing conundrum.

The problem of unwanted fish being caught by trawlermen and then reluctantly thrown back dead into the sea has been proved a headache for fishermen and conservationists alike.It is being caused because many trawl nets currently in use also sweep up species that are not needed or those that cannot be landed because of quota restrictions.The issue was recently highlighted on TV by presenter and chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, who has campaigned about the shocking waste of perfectly good fish through his sustainable fish battle. The Centre for Environmental, Fishing and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), is currently looking to develop trawl nets whose mesh designs will hopefully allow boats to catch the fish they require, but allow other species to swim free.Trials have already taken place and will be continuing, and Fleetwood has a strong involvement because the trawl nets being have been manufactured in Fleetwood by Boris Nets, on Copse Road. And among the vessels involved in the trials is Fleetwood inshore fishing boat Albion, skippered by local man Gary Mitchinson. Project manager Tom Catchpole said; It is worth stressing that this is a collaborative effort and that fishermen themselves are helping to drive it forward. The biggest challenge is the technical challenge. In this case we need the nets to be able to retain the nephrops or sole the species that the boats need to catch but not the dabs and undersized plaice. The trials have been hampered a little by the weather, so will have to continue into next year. Mr Howard said: It is not just about mesh sizes, it is also about the behaviour of the fish. By studying how they behave in the nets, we can take measures to try and prevent them from being caught. Story courtesy of the Fleetwood Weekly News. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Discuss. Food for thought. (2011-10-19 07:35) A transcript from an exchange between members of the EU fishing community in the wake of papers published like the one from Peche and Development, Damanaki vs Elionor Ostrom:

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advance. They would be the reflect of what is said on the French docks : ’not in my name’.Rapidly, on the 4 points, I can tell you French industry and real fishermen NGO (like Pêche et Development who wrote the paper Damanaki versus Elinor Ostrom) would support point 2 to 4, highly. And this is not new. Their voices weren’t heard before and this document only copied some of their proposals. This may be a positive point.Point 1 may cause difficulties, because what is the definition of those who fish in more environmental friendly way? who establish the rules and guidelines ? Greenpeace and others are dogmatically against trawl. Damanaki answers to this document by saying current proposals will give the framework to comply with this document. BUT, ITQs proposal for less 12m towed gear is a way to target these fishing gears and set them as guilty. And I can insure readers there are many way of using these fishing gears according to many various fishing grounds, as there are many different ways of designing them. There is no legal framework in Europe a part from CFP technical measures to define the environmental friendly way. So for French fishermen, the ’environmental friendly’ is already addressed by the respect of current European regulations, and national ones, among them some decided by fishermen themselves inside 12 miles. And some Env NGO could be tempted to set themselves as ’partners’ to undertake the control of environmental friendly way, through ecolabels or lobbying. And I can tell readers this won’t go. Many of these ecolabels in France only validate current uses and rules already defined, financed and implemented by professionals. In many of our French fisheries we don’t need somebody to come and ’help’ and get a lot of money for that, with no real inputs. MSC initiatives are only considered as a value-added regarding ’marketing’. There are no significant improvements in the fishing practices. What industry needs to decrease its environmental impact is a massive investment in fishing gear selectivity. But if people look closely to EC proposals, selectivity is not that much emphasized. Ban discard is emphasized, because it facilitates implementation of ITQs in multi species fisheries in a dogmatic and global way as a panacea. In the same way, the definition of small scale fleet is a quite difficult exercise for France. If you would ask me now who is industrial in France, I would be very annoyed to answer. Considering the behaviour on fishing grounds, fishing strategy and the way to sale their fish, I would say first we have no industrial fisheries in France. And if considering the access to capital and investment capacities, I would class as industrial some fishermen who obviously are considered by everybody as small-scale ones. This petition also try to make people think there is a bad industrial fishery against a virtuous small scale one. And I can tell you this is not as simple as that. You have good practices every where, and black sheep every where. What small scale fishery doesn’t have by money, they get it by number. And if you consider first sales market there are huge linkages between small-scale and industrial, they support each others.And last : I have to point out that this document doesn’t get the support of any French fishermen association in its writing. It is the translation of an English document. LPO is a French E NGO devoted to bird protection in France and is connected to other European ENGOs and their local board in France. Lots of French fishermen representatives are fed up with these self declared ’partners’ who, for some, only target more fame on the back of the fishermen work. Technically speaking, this communication takeover bid is excellent.” See or join the discussion for yourself here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1395

As hake quota ends - more fish dumped? (2011-10-19 07:37)

Not a good sign at Peterhead for this morning - does this mean that all the hake caught by the Scottish fleet is being dumped at sea? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Man on a Beach - interviews. (2011-10-19 07:42) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/hGmlJATly6w And here’s an interview from the ’Man on a Beach’ series shot in foreign parts up in Mevagissey with Peter, skipper of the latest Cornish Sardine ring netter to join the fleet. Peter, from Newlyn is working the boat from Mevagissey at present. Spotting the boat builder’s name name on the side of the boat may cause some confusion, she is in fact, the Asthore. IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/T3F1YPINT s The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Trials and tales. (2011-10-19 15:53)

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and at this time of year, for the benefit of all those afloat, Orion, sometimes known as the sailors constellation as it is visible in both the northern and southern hemispheres and therefore a reminder of home.......

with a handful of boxes on the market the buyers whisk away the fish as it is sold........

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there were a few dozen boxes of langoustine including several boxes of tails, some of the tails being berried.......

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red flags alongside the fish market keeping all vessels clear of the hard area in front of the offices. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax AH32 - 24 hours steaming - the binge workers are away again! (2011-10-20 15:46)

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after steaming for more than 10 hours to land her mid-tide trip of hake into Newlyn, the Ajax is now outbound and heading back to the fishing grounds where her gear is still ’fishing’ anchored to the bottom. Always a concern when a netter does this is that a Spanish or French trawler will tow through the nets without ralising they are there. Netters will work together in this regard and share information by giving each other the position of a ’box’ - the lattitude and longitude readings for the four corners of an imaginery box drawn around the extremities of the tiers of nets - allowing an extra distance to provide further protection. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Marine Protected Areas - a step too far? (2011-10-21 10:41) Ministers have been warned aquatic reserves off the Westcountry coast risk undermining vital shipping, fishing and leisure industries. Conservative MP Sarah Newton has claimed many proposed marine conservation zones are inappropriate and causing a huge outcry in coastal communities. Last month, plans were published that could see 25 per cent of the UK s seas protected a vast increase on 1 per cent at present to provide sanctuary for wildlife and habitats. It is a result of legislation passed under Labour. A total of 58 aquatic national parks are earmarked for the South West, much to the delight of conservation groups, and now await Government approval. But in a House of Commons debate, Mrs Newton, MP for Truro and Falmouth, said the proposals risked jeopardising livelihoods and coastal regeneration. The highest level of protection could be placed on part of the Fal estuary, which the town council claims threatens 350 years of history and shipping power , MPs heard. A total of 13 underwater areas in the South West have been named reference sites zones where any exploitation or damage by industry, such as dredging, will be banned. They include Lyme Bay off the south coast of Devon and Dorset, an area close to Lundy in the Bristol Channel and the Erme estuary, South Devon. Mrs Newton said: I am sure that Falmouth and other parts of Cornwall are not the only coastal communities that feel that the current recommended sites for marine protected areas are inappropriate. While supportive of the principle of conservation zones, she added there was concern that plans fail to strike the right balance between sustainable economic, social and environmental protection . In Falmouth, a £100 million plan to lure cruise liners and large ships to the town awaits approval to dredge the docks to create a deep water channel. But the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), the Government agency that licences marine activity, is concerned over the environmental impact. In Mrs Newton s Commons adjournment debate, she said there should be a level playing field 1400

when the MMO which will eventually be charged with maintaining the integrity of the conservation zones takes evidence. She suggested that academics and businesses are not on equal terms with conservation bodies such as Natural England. Mrs Newton who pointed out yacht builders, Olympic sailors and the Navy all operate from Falmouth s waters also said there should be greater opportunity for appeals against applications thrown out. Another recommended reference site is Cape Bank off Land s End, Cornwall. Andrew George, Liberal Democrat MP for St Ives, whose constituency it falls within, said appeals were necessary. He added: Low-impact fishing takes place (at Cape Bank) at the moment, but that would be stopped, with the unintended consequence of discouraging the very type of fishing that I should have thought the (2009 Marine and Coastal Access) Act was intended to protect. But Dr Jean-Luc Solandt, of the Marine Conservation Society, said Falmouth seabed s unique and fragile habitat and rich wildlife needs more protection. He said: A rather small area of sea has been proposed for protection, following recent consultations carried out throughout England. In the Commons, Environment Minister Richard Benyon said the MMO was acutely aware of the impact of its decisions. Proposals for a total of 127 zones drawn-up by independent bodies sit on the minister s desk following a tortuous process with many hours of work , Mr Benyon said. I stress, ministers themselves will examine all the evidence before deciding which sites to put forward for public consultation, he added. Article courtesy of the Western Morning News. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Friday’s market full of fish. (2011-10-21 16:33)

Good fishing from the beamer St Georges pretty much filled half the auction floor........

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and the big trawl fish boat’s trip was complimented by some strong landings of superb quality squid.......

and shining hake from the netter Ajax..........

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there’s light aboard the salvage/survey vessel Northern Solan which hopefully means the spare parts that have been driven down from the Orkneys where she is based will mean she is able to continue on passage soon......

with almost 100 % cloud cover there is evidence of plenty of shipping traffic out in the Bay. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Claude gets his claws - National Lobster Hatchery. (2011-10-21 16:37) It’s often difficult for a marine biologist to understand, so how can a child relate to the secret life of a lobster? Author Sarah Boothroyd and illustrator Caroline Cleave come to the rescue by publishing Claude Gets His Claws, a colourful and informative children’s book set amid the often-uncertain Cornish lobster stocks. [nhblog20110811-.jpg] Author Sarah Boothroyd (left) and illustrator Caroline Cleave with one of the National Lobster Hatchery’s adult lobsters, much like Claude’s mother, The Duchess

Both Sarah and Caroline have more than a passing interest in lobsters; Sarah being married to NLH leader Dom Boothroyd and Caroline’s husband being Jon Cleave, a member of Port Isaac’s Fishermen’s Friends a group of singers containing renowned South West lobster fishermen.Entwined within laboratories of the National Lobster Hatchery (NLH) at Padstow, the book’s characters reveal what life may be like for a lobster from its stages within the egg to its topsy-turvy life as an adult in the deep sea. 1403

Half the profits of the self-funded publication will go to the NLH. Mrs Boothroyd said: ”For the young visitors to our hatchery we wanted something better than a double-sided piece of paper we wanted a lovely, colourful storybook about a Cornish lobster, because even at the top level for science students, at present there are few texts where a lobster’s life cycle is easily explained. ”Having taken three years to produce, we already have several book shops selling it, but anyone can order it direct from the hatchery. We want our book to bring home to a young mind how fascinating the life of a lobster is.” Mrs Cleave told the WMN how she made a lobster look cute and appealing to children: ”We began with a storyboard. I sketched out several versions of what Claude may look like and Sarah chose the one she liked. ”We then began taking this image forward and by keeping the shell’s colours and patterns children might track those patterns all through Claude’s life. Kids are cunning at spotting any similarities in pictures, they have inquisitive minds.” Held safely in an egg under the tail of its mother, a large barnacled old lobster called The Duchess, Claude begins as a stage-one larvae. The scene is set after The Duchess squeezes her huge body into a baited lobster pot. With her egg-laden tail she begins her feast, after making what to other smaller lobsters is a fateful move. However, once the pot’s hauled aboard PW 172 that craggy old lobster strikes a compassionate response from her captors, a father and eight-year-old son, Pops and Max. ”She’s a beauty, she must be 50 or 60 years old,” says Pops. ”I bet she’s got some stories to tell. ”I know exactly what we will do with her, we can take her to the lobster hatchery; Tinker will be really pleased to take care of her and her babies; and you will be able to see them all whenever you like.” Short though it is, the book reveals much about Claude’s life as he develops through the safe confines of the hatchery. It tells how he escapes the true death rate of wild juvenile lobsters (over 95 per cent) to eventually be released from a special chamber lowered to the seabed by Pops and Max. Claude Gets His Claws is available to buy at the NLH in Padstow, priced £5.99.

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Through the Gaps - Mevagissey way. (2011-10-22 16:30)

Tell-tale signs that there’s a few Cornish Sardines about..........

at the foot of every netter’s dhan there’s an old sash window weight......... 1405

John Moore’s boatshed is currently home to a couple of classic looking sailboats.......

right next to the excellent Mevagissey Museum - and still entrance is free........

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these days there’s a growing fleet of inshore trawlers in the port........

providing the odd unusual specimen for the Aquarium.........

looking crowded from every angle.........

enough to keep the harbour office busy......... 1407

those ubiquitous bongos are everywhere........

two classic Mevagissey toshers........

ding a roaring trade on an autumnal morning......... 1408

now that’s something to shout about it seems.......

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and plenty of new places to feed them too, from pannis to ’ansom cream teas! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

SOS - Save Our Shaun! (2011-10-23 08:51) [nhblog20070919-5920-701767.jpg] Passionate about fish - the port’s top pole and line tuna skipper.

Shaun Edwards, skipper of a Newlyn fishing boat who was honoured after going to the aid of a sinking ship claims he was sacked for taking time off to receive his award.Shaun Edwards was presented with The Lady Swaythling Award after his ship battled through gale-force winds to help pluck 47 passengers off the Fryderyk Chopin, a dismasted tall ship.

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heroes.But Mr Edwards claims he was sacked from a subsequent job working on a Governmentowned fisheries research ship when he took time off to attend the ceremony, where Princess Anne presented his award.Paul Trebilcock, chief executive of the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation, said the decision was ”heartless”.”Shaun and his crew put their own lives at risk that night,” he said. ”What they did was above and beyond the call of duty.” After the rescue last year, Mr Edwards placed another skipper in charge of the Nova Spero and took a job as second mate aboard fishery research ship Cefas Endeavour.He asked managers of the ship, P &O Maritime Services, for a trip off to attend the ceremony. But he claims this request and another to take leave without pay or swap shifts with another mate, were all refused.Mr Edwards went to the award at the historic Fishmongers Hall in London and his employment was later terminated.The matter has now been taken up by St Ives MP Andrew George, who is going to ask the fisheries minister Richard Benyon to intervene.Mr Edwards was yesterday back at sea onboard the Nova Spero, but told the industry newspaper Fishing News: ”I feel very badly let down and penalised for helping a vessel in distress.” When contacted by the Western Morning News, Alan Rowan, general manager for P &O Maritime Services in the firm’s Galway office in Ireland, said he did not wish to comment any further on the story. Story courtesy of the Cornish Guardian. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Lizard lifeboat first callout in anger - on a Saturday night. (2011-10-23 18:00)

[nhblog20110313-9059.jpg] Gill netter, Sparkling Line seen here in Newlyn earlier in the year.

The new lifeboat based at the Lizard in west Cornwall was been launched for its first rescue over the weekend. The RNLB Rose was called out to help a Newlyn fishing boat with six people on board after it suffered engine failure. The 18m (60ft) netter Sparkling Line got into trouble 21 miles off The Lizard just before 21:00 BST on Saturday. See full story on the BBC web site here NEW LIFEBOATS LAUNCHED BY DUKE OF EDINBURGH IFRAME: pathe flash embed <p><p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p></p> The new boat is the latest in a number that have been stationed in one of the most inhospitable coves around the UK’s coast. Film extract courtesy of British Pathé. . The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Big blondes in a box. (2011-10-24 08:00)

Hake from the netter Ajax graced the market floor this morning, with nearly two and a half tons of 2-3kg fish making up the bulk of the catch........

at the other end of the auction hall, fish boxes stretched as from end-to-end........

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no time to sit on the fence with some hectic bidding.........

good sized cod are referred to as ’green’ in many parts of the UK, not hard to see why........

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just two specimen big blondes weighed in at 27 kg.......

early signs of cuttlefish are beginning to appear heralding the start of another black gold rush for the beamers.......

with strong sou’easterly winds over the weekend lashing the Bay the Scillonian took up a more sheltered berth inside Penzance Harbour.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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UK secures important breakthrough on management of fish stocks. (2011-10-24 11:31)

The European Commission today agreed that fishing quotas will not be subject to an automatic cut by the EU if data about individual stocks is insufficient. Addressing the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg today, Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki said that she had dropped plans to impose an automatic cut of 25 per cent if data was not considered to be reliable. She added that the quota would not automatically default to the previous year s quota and would instead be decided on a case by case basis. Speaking from Luxembourg, UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon said: I spoke to Commissioner Damanaki before the council meeting this morning and I m pleased to see some realism in the decisions being made here. Just because the data on a stock doesn t give the full picture, that doesn t mean slashing the amount which you re allowed to catch by a quarter is the right response. The UK fully supports the Commission s ambitions to ensure that fish stocks are sustainable in the long term. But we can t support proposals which have no basis in science and could risk increasing discards from otherwise healthy stocks. Richard Benyon is representing the interests of all UK fishermen at the Council meeting in Luxembourg today, where issues being discussed include the annual negotiations with Norway to manage Total Allowable Catch in the North Sea. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Aboard the Chichester Lass - pilchaaaarrrd fishing! (2011-10-24 13:40) SCIENCE IN FISHING (in the 1960s that is) IFRAME: pathe flash embed &amp;lt;p &amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;p &amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;p &amp;amp;amp;gt;Your browser does not support iframes. &amp;amp;amp;lt;/p &amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/p &amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;lt;/p &amp;gt; Video extract courtesy of British Pathé Films. 1st tier is ’Chichester Lass’ Bobby Jewell, ’Girl Renee’ John Stevens ’Lamorna’ Willie Care ’Godwit’ ’Renovelle’ Jimmy Madron ’Mayflower’ Dickie Worth There’s plenty of fishermen who will remember the skipper seen in the film above - Bobby Jewell’s last boat was called the New Dawn sold to the Isle of Man after he retired. Storyboard details from the British Pathé web site: 1415

”Newlyn, Cornwall.L/S of Newlyn harbour with lots of fishing boats. L/S of a trawler with the harbour in the background.A shot from the deck of a trawler of the sea and other boats with the coastline in the background. There is a man on deck working in the foreground. L/S of a lighthouse, a boat and the harbour become visible as the boat with the camera on sails away. C/U of the skipper, Bobby Jewell, looking out of the window of the cabin on ’The Chichester Lass’. C/U of the boat cutting through the water. M/S of a machine inside the cabin, it is a box on the wall with a gauge and a pointer which spins round. The results are printed out at the bottom. The machine is a radar echo sounder to locate the pilchards and the crew is experimenting with the device. C/U of the machine........” Read the rest of the storyboard on the British Pathé site here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Plenty of boats in port tonight. (2011-10-24 21:49)

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Sponsorship opportunities for International Biology Conference of Fish. (2011-10-25 07:56)

Click HERE for further information and levels of sponsorship.

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Wisconsin is honoured to host the 10th International Congress on the Biology of Fish, the world s premier meeting for fish physiologists, organised by the Physiology Section of the American Fisheries Society.

We seek your financial support for this dynamic international event. The congress has a range of symposia covering a wide area of topics related to fish physiology, including cell culture tools; physiological impact of parasites; using fish as indicators of climate change, environmental stress and pollution; ionic regulation; olfaction; food intake and migratory behaviour. Exhibitors will have intimate exposure to key users of aquarium facilities, field equipment and tracking devices as well as specialised physiological and molecular laboratory equipment. We have a wide variety of sponsorship options available. Please review the sponsorship levels and complete the sponsorship form at the link above. On behalf of the Physiology Section of the American Fisheries Society, I thank you for your support and look forward to hearing from you. D Mark GJ Hartl President Physiology Section of the American Fisheries Society The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ivan Ellen takes over the tow from the Lizard lifeboat Sarah. (2011-10-25 10:24)

[EMBED] Cox Patch Harvey amd the boys aboard the Penlee Lifeboat, Ivan Ellen were also out on a Saturday night shout when they went to assist with the rescue of the gill netter, Sparkling Line after she suffered engine failure off the Lizard. First on the scene was the Lizard boat, Rose - out on her first proper ’shout’. The Ivan Ellen picked up the tow from the Rose at 0200 on Sunday morning 1417

as a worsening forecast would have prevented her from getting safely on the slipway for retrieval at her home lifeboat station in Kilcobben Cove.

Over the past 18 months local photographer Geoff Squibb has photographed the rebuilding of the station, taking approximately 6500 photographs to date, evidencing every inch of the construction project in all winds and weather. For a month by month detailed view of the rebuild take a look at the photographs below. You can contact Geoff Squibb on Geoff@cornishpixels.co.uk The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

6th World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh 2012. (2011-10-25 10:30)

Your chance to attend an important conference in Edinburgh.

”The World Council of Fisheries Societies is a non-profit, nongovernmental organisation that currently includes 12 scientific and professional fisheries societies and affiliated organisations world wide. The main aim of the Council is to promote international cooperation in fisheries science, conservation and management by encouraging and promoting sustainable management practices, excellence in fisheries research and the wise use of fishery resources. One important way in which the Council seeks to achieve these ends is through the organisation of a major World Fisheries Congress every 4 years. The Congress has hosted 5 highly successful meetings, the most recent being the 5th in Yokohama in 2008. For 2012, the 6th Congress moves to Europe, where it will be held in Edinburgh, the beautiful capital of Scotland, hosted by the Fisheries Society of the British Isles. The International Programme Committee have put together a really interesting programme. On behalf of the World Fisheries Congress and the Fisheries Society of the British Isles, I extend a cordial welcome to delegates. Kind Regards, Felicity Huntingford, WFC 2012 Congress President.” The Congress addresses the important topic of Sustainable Fisheries in a Changing World . The International Programme Committee has identified four key themes through which this topic will be addressed: " Sustainable fisheries under a changing climate regime " Adaptive management and tools to cope with changing environments 1418

" The social and economic cost of failure and the route to success " Meeting

The committee has assembled an impressive group of Plenary speakers to spearhead these themes, which will be addressed through a mixed programme of lectures, symposia, workshops and discussions (see page 6). The programme is designed to meet the concerns and interests of the fisheries industry (catchers, processors and retailers), as well as of fisheries managers and academics and we expect a high level of participation from all these groups. We extend an especially warm welcome to students and early career scientist. Felicity Huntingford World Fisheries Congress 2012 President President WCFS and FSB Congrex UK Ltd FSBI Conference Ltd 4B, 50 Speirs Wharf Port Dundas Glasgow G4 9TH, UK Tel: +44 (0) 141 331 0123 Fax: +44 (0) 141 331 0234 Email: info@6thwfc2012.com increasing food and nutrition needs through cultivation

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Codling fillets - East meets West. (2011-10-25 10:37)

Big slices of pepper to be grilled...... 1419

pak choi and leek.........

those little ice cream tubs that seemed the ideal size for freezing meal sized portions of home made fish stock......... 1420

that take a few minutes to melt.......

a few finely chopped then softened onion added to the stock......

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a few juicy small codling fillets.........

which go well under the thickened stock sauce - the ideal autumnal evening nosh. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hake makes the menu! (2011-10-25 12:16) The hake boys will be pleased to see this - hake is on the menu at Rick Stein’s Seafood Bar in Falmouth Town - extracted from Twitter:

Grilled hake with pardina lentils, white wine, serrano ham and pimenton on the board today! Rick Steins Seafood Bar Falmouth!! 23 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply 1422

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The promotion of pole-and-line tuna fishing in the Pacific Islands: Emerging issues and lessons learned. (2011-10-25 12:37) The promotion of pole-and-line tuna fishing in the Pacific Islands: Emerging issues and lessons learned. This study examines the various issues associated with promoting pole-and-line fishing and attempts to derive lessons from experience that may guide future development efforts. The study aims to determine what has been achieved in the promotion of poleand- line fishing, where areas of opportunity lie, and how appropriate the current development models are. The study Pole and line promotion: Pole-and-line promotion is considered in this study to be those activities that contribute to the creation, enhancement, or revitalisation of pole-and-line fisheries and/or the associated baitfisheries at a level higher than that of a single entity. Evolution of pole-and-line fishing in the Pacific Islands Pole-and line catches from vessels based in the Pacific Islands area reached a maximum about 30 years ago. At that time the number of locally-based pole-and-line vessels operating in the region was about 100 to 120. This number declined to 14 in 2002, and to 12 in 2006. During a survey for the present study, the only pole-and-line vessels operating the central Pacific were one vessel each in the Solomons Islands, Palau, and Hawaii. Current pole and line fishing in the Pacific Islands: The Hawaii and Palau operations are the unprofitable last remnants of fishing fleets in a classic decline. Emotional attachment to the vessels, rather than financial gain, plays a major role in continuing the fishing activities. The Solomon Islands operation represents a cautious re-entry into pole-and-line fishing by a large vertically-integrated firm. Pole and line production outside the Pacific Islands: The major pole-and-line producers are Japan (about 125,000 tonnes of skipjack and yellowfin annually), Indonesia (100,000 tonnes), and the Maldives (100,000 tonnes). The world s production is about 400,000 tonnes annually, some of which is for domestic consumption. There are between 100,000 and 150,000 tonnes of pole-andline caught skipjack and yellowfin on the international market. Developments in the UK tuna market: There has been a flurry of NGO activity in the UK recently, intended to raise consumer awareness about fisheries sustainability issues and to pressure major brands to adopt more sustainable sourcing policies, including the purchasing of pole-and-line tuna. Several chains of retail stores have made some form of commitment to pole-and-line purchasing. It should be noted that those are not binding agreements, nor is there an obligation to continue the agreements in perpetuity. There has been recent talk of a gold rush for pole-and-line tuna and now pole-and-line tuna is apparently receiving a premium over purse seine tuna. MSC certification of FAD-free tuna: A crucially important point relating to the demand for pole-and-line tuna is the MSC certification of FAD-free purse seine tuna. It is quite likely that current commitments to buying only poleand-line tuna could evolve into commitments not to buy tuna from FADassociated purse seine fishing should a certified product become available. Environmental and social considerations of pole and line fishing: The very positive environmental and social aspects of pole-and-line fishing are well documented, and include benefits related to labour and catch composition. Pole-and-line 1423

vessels use between eight and nine times more labour per unit of tuna than purse seining. In general, the non-skipjack catch of pole-and-line fishing is lower than that of free-school purse seining and considerably lower than that from FAD-associated purse seining. There are, however, some aspects of pole-and-line fishing that have negative environmental implications: issues relating to baitfishing and relatively high fuel use. Investment in pole and line fishing: To some extent an examination of investment in pole-and-line operations can provide some insight into the success of pole-and-line promotion efforts. The very limited amount of recent investment in pole-and-line fishing in the region supports the contention that it is difficult to identify many cases of success in pole-and-line promotion. The lesson appears to be that talk is cheap when it comes to making investments in pole-and-line fisheries. Success of pole and line promotion: In the last twenty years success in pole-and-line promotion has been elusive. In the Indian Ocean there is little evidence to indicate that any of the interventions have resulted in significant creation, enhancement, or revitalisation of pole-and-line fisheries, with the possible exception of the Maldives. In the Pacific Islands judging success is complicated by the recent nature of many of the FFA promotional activities. In a different sense, generation of demand for pole-and-line tuna by public campaigns has been quite successful, especially in the UK where the current situation has been described as a gold rush for pole-and-line tuna The Greenpeace publication on pole and line fisheries: The Greenpeace publication Developing Sustainable and Equitable Pole and Line Fisheries for Skipjack appears to be the most widely circulated document promoting pole-and-line fishing and therefore deserves some scrutiny. The statements in the publication on the environmental and social aspects of pole-and-line fishing are quite accurate and commendable. The document, however, indicates that the economics of pole-and-line fishing are more favourable than they actually are. The economic issues in question are not merely details , but rather are at the core of the difficulty of establishing pole-and-line fisheries in the Pacific Islands. Baitfishing In the Pacific Islands: The availability of bait, rather than tuna, has often been the resource factor limiting expansion of a pole-and-line tuna fishery. The main lessons from extensive SPC baitfish work in the late 1970s is that the large islands in the west of the Pacific Island region have the best potential for bait-fisheries for pole-and-line fishing. Small islands in the east and atolls have the least potential. Mitigating the scarcity of baitfish There have been a large number of efforts over the last four decades to develop ways of getting around the scarcity of baitfish There is no evidence to show that any of these attempts have resulted in a remarkable improvement in productivity, or a reversal of the demise of pole-and-line fishing. This has implications for proposals to revitalize poleand- line fishing in the region that are based on innovative baitfishing schemes. FFA baitfishing work: The major elements of the proposed FFA baitfishing schemes are the use of the Indonesian bagan baitfishing technique, community involvement in baitfishing, and the use of baitfish management plans. The strengths and weaknesses of these elements are discussed. In conclusion, it cannot be automatically assumed that bagans, community involvement, and management plans will resolve baitfishing problems experienced in the past. Financial information Information from a company in the Solomon Islands shows high production costs and low productivity of pole-and-line fishing relative to that of purse seining. Historical information from pole-and-line fishing in PNG shows that the real price of tuna today is less than half the price of what it was during the height of the fishery 30 years ago. Economics of large-scale and small-scale pole and line operations: The economics of the large-scale pole-and-line operations are reasonably well known, at least to the types of companies capable of investing in such ventures. The economics of small-scale poleand-line operations represent uncharted territory and there is considerable speculation involved 1424

in anybody making annual catch estimates, considering the unpredictability of small-scale producers, especially in a complex fishing operation located in a developing country that involves both tuna fishing and bait fishing. Types of pole and line fisheries being contemplated: Many people promoting pole-and-line feel strongly that the development of the fishery should be led by the private sector, but the results of the present study indicate that most companies that may have an interest in pole-and-line have commercial-type priorities: catch lots of fish cheaply, stick them into cans, and sell them at a premium in the EU market and certainly not get into the details of community-level development work. In some respects, the factors that make poleand-line fishing attractive to NGOs and governments of Pacific Island countries are precisely the things that commercial tuna companies want to avoid: long-term village commitments, issues of social equity, and purchasing products from rural producers of unknown reliability. This situation is altered somewhat by community development obligations stipulated in on-shore investment agreements of some Pacific Island Countries. Positive features and innovations: Numerous factors affecting pole-and-line success have degraded in the past few decades. It is important, however, to identify features/innovations perceived to have improved and scrutinize them for their likelihood of occurring and magnitude of positive contribution. The most important positive factors/innovations that emerged in this study appear to be: (a) premiums for pole-and-line tuna, (b) new vessel designs, and (c) a new baitfishing scheme. The opportunity for pole-and-line development: There is a great amount of uncertainty associated with this subject, as evidenced by the wildly differing opinions on pole-and-line potential held by the large number of people interviewed in the present study. Nevertheless, some thoughts on potential may be useful if for no other reason than encouraging a rigorous debate on the subject. The opportunity for large-scale pole-and-line development in the region is highly dependent on a significant rise in the current premium for pole-and-line tuna. The future of the premium is far from clear, but a rise is unlikely to occur if the FAD-free purse seine fishery in the region is certified and remains certified. The opportunity for small-scale pole-and-line development is highly dependent on a significant amount of long-term support through government or donor funding. Following from this and using information presented in this report (trends in the fleet, success of pole-and-line promotion elsewhere, recent investment, bait-fishing potential), the opportunity for pole-and-line development in the Pacific Islands region could be described as modest at best , with considerable differences between countries. The main lesson in pole and line promotion: The main lesson appears to be that the pole and line development or revitalization in the region is a very difficult task and certainly not as easy as stated in some of the NGO promotional literature. Experience from other regions seems to indicate that that the Pacific Islands is not the only region struggling to succeed in pole-and-line promotion.

Gillett, R. 2011. The promotion of pole-and-line tuna fishing in the Pacific Islands: Emerging issues and lessons learned. ISSF Technical Report 2011-08. International Seafood Sustainability Foundation, McLean, Virginia, USA. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Fishermen concerned over falling squid, cuttlefish catch. (2011-10-25 17:00)

Fast declining Mayyah catch (squid, cuttlefish) along the 1,050-km Pakistan coastline has disturbed fishermen s families, as its peak season has started. Local fishermen say that the species travels from the open sea to the country s beaches for two months usually, September and October. However, a former Director-General, Marine Fisheries Department, Mohammed Moazzam, sharing his vast knowledge about the marine species, said the wintry weather - mid-September to early March - is its peak season. He identified increasing marine pollution and over-fishing by deep sea trawlers as the main reason for vanishing Mayyah-like other species. Deep sea trawlers use huge nets, catching marine species, separate commercial fish and discard the dead species again into the sea water, causing marine pollution. Mohammed Moazzam said that Mayyah was popular seafood in China, Korea, Japan, and Spain. It is part of the octopus family, which a small number of people in Pakistan also relish. He said that there were 46 species of Mayyah in Pakistan of which seven were commercially important. Specifically, this species travels from the open sea to beaches, instead of creeks. That is why fishermen catch it by using specific nets. It squirts out a cloud of blue ink whenever it is disturbed or caught. Some careful people collect that ink, which is widely used in homoeopathic medicines and its fragile bone is used extensively for cage bird as calcium supplement. Khuda Ganj Shad, who belongs to scenic Mubarak Village, Keamari Town said that fishermen use mud crabs in hook and wire and each man can catch 6 7kg Mayyah daily in the season now, as compared to 50 70kg they used to catch 20 years back. He said that the buyers had controlled the market to keep the prices of seafood down benefiting the exporting companies to earn huge profits. At local jetties middlemen take Mayyah at Rs65 per kg, selling it in the market at Rs500 per kg. Due to declining sources of living, greedy fishermen depend on catching Mayyah and crabs in the wintering season for their livelihood. Now even small crabs, which fishermen use in catching Mayyah, are becoming extinct in the mud inside the mangroves forests. These useless crabs are on sale at Rs300 per dozen as compared to Rs30 per dozen, some 20 years back in the local market. Shad said that long ago elderly fishermen were reluctant to catch Mayyah while going to the open sea or harvesting nets near the beaches, because there was sufficient stock of seafood. However, commercial fish species had been out. People had shifted to Mayyah to ease their families plight earning a little amount. Talking about the importance of blue ink and fragile bone, he said that the local people still prepare feed for caged parrots and other birds. Elderly boat captain Qasim Nakhuo, belonging to Keti Bunder said that now hardly few lucky fishermen catch 5 6-kg Mayyah daily. Otherwise, the marine species have declined. Being a captain of fishing boat Qasim used to live a happy life but now he was facing difficulties due to the declining fish catch. Annual landing of Mayyah shows that in 1999 its catch was recorded at 10208 ton, in 2000 it was 9377 ton, in 2001 it was 7673 tons while in 2009 its catch declined to 5000 tons only, leaving fishermen in a dilemma. Story courtesy of The News.

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Cloud bursts. (2011-10-25 19:30)

Pumping out the dry dock begins just after taking in Newlyn’s biggest beam trawler........

at the same time as another deluge hits the coast.......

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for a spot of hull cleaning.......

by the end of the day, weather permitting, the Cornishman will have had her hull anti-fouled and a new set of anodes fitted........

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as they move rapidly overhead.......

time for ice before sailing...... 1429

and the crabber Intuition to land her catch........

but not before skipper Alan Nudd gets the driver to revers back just a touch.

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Pilchard fishing - Chichester Lass remembered. (2011-10-26 11:53)

Extracted image from the short British Pathé newsreel clip showing a young Bobby Jewell in the wheelhouse of his trawler, Chichester Lass. Some-time crewman Roy Shelley remembers the days: IFRAME: pathe flash embed

”What a great little film! I went pilchard driving many times with Bobby Jewell on the Chichester Lass in the early 1960s. John Foster Tonkin was with Bobby for a long time. We would mostly fish off the Wolf Rock . I think the Chichester Lass was owned by Shippams. Bobby later bought her for trawling. Later on in the 1960s I had a trip with Bobby from Falmouth, I think this was aboard the Girl Sybil PZ595 for pilchards again. His last boat was the Galilean, a St Guenole trawler (later owned by Mervyn Mountjoy). He lived in Porthleven where the rest of his family live; the last time I saw him was at John Fosters’ funeral in 2000. He lived Liverpool way then. We would leave Newlyn not later than 6 pm head for the Wolf Rock area to shoot the huge long net like a curtain hanging down. First put a Tilley lamp on the dhan 1431

to mark the end of nets, which you could hardly see - seemed a mile away! Then stay there all night with mizzen up drifting. Always plenty of Newlyn boats around. Bobby would talk on the radio to others and sing hymns. Most men wore thigh boots, cotton smocks and peak caps. During the night we eat a good fry up and chocolate bars. In the early hours we would haul in net driving ahead slowly to get all the tiers aboard full of pilchards shaking them out as we went. Later returning to Newlyn in the early hours, 5 or 6 in morning to land. Maybe the pilchards where transported to Shippams factory in Newlyn where Trelawney Fish is today - everyone called the little slip opposite there Shippams Slip. I would stay with John Foster in New Road, his wife was a good artist - lovely people. Good views of Breton crabbers on the buoy also outside on anchor and also the coaster on stone quay.” IFRAME: pathe flash embed PILCHARD FISHING INDUSTRY This is one film about Pilchards from British Pathé that could do with some local input from fishermen. The opening scenes are shot at Mevagissey while the rest is made up of clips from Looe and Newlyn. The cannery was Masons in Mevagissey. It would be good to identify which boat the fishing sequences were shot aboard and any faces that appear in the films. Email any comments or info here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Three Lorient trawlers come together. (2011-10-27 07:12) Éric Guygniec et Xavier Le Floc’h two skippers, owners of trawlers Annythia, Marie-Lou and Carmalia created a new structure: ’Armament of the artisanal fisheries of Keroman’, the first in the fishing port of Lorient, much more used to big industrial firms like Jégo-Quéré and Scapêchet. Why create the Apak? To achieve economies of scale, says Eric Guygniec, appointed manager of the new venture. To control equipment for three boats works out cheaper than for a single boat. It’s that simple. The costs are expected to decline further when Apak take on a fourth trawler. Acquiring a 18m-20m, is in my plans, confirms Eric Guygniec. But a good boat, not too old. The Apak was not yet established when the two owners had already secured the services of an engineer in house. Their role? Follow the maintenance of three boats, mechanical and hydraulics. Again, it is anticipated, said Eric Guygniec that this will prevent more worries, less boat time will remain in dock and will be more profitable as a result. A direct response to the high cost of diesel fuel, whose prices are rising year after year. The creation of the Apak also led Eric and Xavier Le Floc’h Guygniec to invest in a service building. Each boat was cramped in its own net shed. Trawls net, chains, ropes, etc, now all equipment is assembled in the old AML wharehouse, with plenty of room for gear in the 800 sq m and there is 350 sq m of sheltered courtyard”, says Eric Guygniec. Offices in the front will be leased to the local fisheries committee who will occupy the premises at the inception of the departmental committee in January, after the merger with the local committee of Auray-Vannes. Apak are also equipped with a crane truck to transport the material to the boats. ”The investment ends there, insists Eric Guygniec. We will continue working with companies in the port. Management with 1432

the group management, repairs, painting, electronics, etc. with our regular suppliers, to each his skills. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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It seems that the issues with harbour rents are the subject of contention all over the Uk. Ex-pat actress, Susan Penhalligan who lives on a houseboat on the Thames is involved in a rent battle with the Port of London Authority over what are effectively ’harbour dues’ for the privilege of having a mooring on the river. Susan, along with a number of other floating residents has formed an action group to fight the good fight and protect all those river residents affected by the changes to dues - that have reportedly risen more than 300 % and more. The action group are fearful that the PLA will try to push a Harbour Revision Order (HRO) without recourse to normal parliamentary channels. More information can be found on the Organisation of Port of London Authority Customers (OPLAC) web site to support the residents here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The Last of the Hunters (2011-10-27 11:44) [nhblog20101113-6939.jpg] Filming in Newlyn.

Fishermen and other readers of a certain age who were around in Cornwall during the heady days of TSW (Television South West) with its pioneering ENG services and focus on local news and issues from all corners of the South West may recall having seen a film about the fishinmg industry at the time, Last of the Hunters. The film was made at a time when Falmouth and Mount’s Bay were filled with local handline fishermen competing with the likes of Eastern Block factory ships as they took mackerel in huge quantities from the entire Scottish pelagic fleet and the might of England’s deep-sea trawling freezer fleet fished unabated to within six (and sometimes closer) miles of the beaches - beam trawling was in its infancy with the first few of Stevenson’s fleet, the AA, Algrie and Anneleise having just joined the fleet. Thankfully, descendants of those last hunters are still going strong and putting fish ashore on a daily basis! Through the Gaps has been reminded that among other local Newlyn fishermen featured in the film, a certain Bobby Jewell skippering the Galilean featured prominently. If anyone has a copy of the TV programme on VHS tape - or even better can convert a copy to digital please contact TtG. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1433

Penlee Lifeboat crew to make historic bike ride for charity. (2011-10-27 11:50)

A message from Penlee Lifeboat crewman, Wayne Davey

Hi everyone Just a quick message to let you all know about the bike ride that I’m training for to raise £20,000 for three charities. Two Royal Marine Commandos, Cpl Justin Morgan, Cpl Damian Barnes, both of 771 squadron Search and Rescue and myself (Wayne Davey, SWAST Paramedic) are cycling from San Diego to New York, which is approximately 3100 miles, including scaling the Rocky Mountains, and we are hoping to complete the ride in less than 17 days, which means we’ll have to average 185 miles each day. We are all riding together, and NOT in a relay so its going to be physical! The charities that we are raising money for are the Little Harbour, which is the new Childrens hospice in Cornwall, the Cornwall Air Ambulance, and the Royal Marines Benevolant fund. Our website is http://www.3100miles.co.uk/ We are also on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/messages/?action=read &tid=id.230903603631829 #!/groups/222647601131553/ And you can donate at https://www.justgiving.com/3100miles Or you can text your amount and RAAM99 £ to 70070 (if you want to donate £3 then text= RAAM99 £3 to 70070 Hope you are all well and happy to support our effort! All the best Wayne Davey The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

EU latest - Give fish to the poor says Damanaki! (2011-10-28 12:23) Fish from European waters will be distributed to the poor as an alternative to throwing them away at sea, the EU fisheries chief told MPs on Thursday, as part of a sweeping reform of marine policy.Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for fisheries, said that as part of a proposed new deal with fishermen aimed at ending the wasteful practice of discarding edible fish at sea, lower value fish could be distributed to charities and other public organisations. See the full story in the Guardian here: 1434

A few years ago a certain Mike Mahon tried to do the just this when he was overrun with haddock fishing in Mount’s Bay ......... 1435

- and despite pleading his case with Fisheries minister Benyon at the time, was threatened with legal action if he did so! - how times change. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Follow Fishy Friday - if you bought ray or skate today..... (2011-10-28 12:58)

[nhblog20111028-2677.jpg] From ’Zest! Recipes from top Irish Restaurants in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation L’Ecrivain - Michelin starred restaurant in Dublin

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[nhblog20111028-2676.jpg] Courtesy of Rick Stein from his eponymous book Richard Stein English Seafood Cookery.

[nhblog20111028-2674.jpg] And last but not least, Mr Simplicity, the father of TV fish chefs, Keith Floyd from his first fish book, Floyd on Fish.

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Newlyn School of Art Open Evening this Saturday! (2011-10-28 13:24)

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Come and have a nose around the school building and a chat with any of the artist teachers about their courses. Saturday October 29th 4pm till 8pm. Drinks available from the bar in aid of art materials for the school.

Newlyn School of Art, the Old Board School, Chywoone Hill, Newlyn. TR18 5AN. We are at the top of Chywoone Hill B3315. Look out for the red sign on the right as you near the top of the hill. Limited parking available in our car park and otherwise nearby. Alternatively buses stop right outside the school see the following link for more information on how to get to us and buses etc. http://www.newlynartschool.co.uk/about/directions/ The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

ByGone Newlyn - the changing village and its people. (2011-10-28 15:28) [bygonenewlyngrab.JPG] ByGone Newlyn is on the 19th November 2011 at the Centre, up Paul Hill.

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Over the years fishing has had a major impact on the size, smell and structure of Newlyn immediately surrounding the water’s edge. Newlyn Archive’s final exhibition this year celebrates the changes in the village over the last few hundred years. Visitors are welcome to bring along any items, objects or images that they want including in the archive, especially if existing records can be verified added to or even changed. Read or print off full details here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Thursday is big tide day. (2011-10-29 13:14)

Marine Electrical Services are being kept busy down the quay.......

as the Dom Bosco loses part of her rigging....... 1439

only for it to re-appear aboard the Kastel Paol........

one ex-lifeboat en route........

big tide in Penzance dock has the slip road under two feet of water....... 1440

making it impassable for traffic.......

looks like the harbour is full to the brim in Nelwyn.......

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Fishy Friday’s fish dish - Monk tail fillets and black pudding. (2011-10-29 13:17)

Flour the black pudding with ground pepper in a plastic bag.......

a few minutes of heat.......

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grill those monk fish fillets........

fresh spinach from the garden........

almost vanishes in the fry pan.

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Friday evening fishers. (2011-10-29 13:23)

One of the harbour’s top early evening fishers keeps an eye out for supper.......

as the big blue cat makes her way towards the gaps.......

on her way to spend the night catching Cornish Sardines passes the big ships in the fleet ....... 1444

one of which is about to go up on the slip.......

heading back through the gaps, the punt Cynthia. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

More environmentally-friendly scallop dredges. (2011-10-29 13:52) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/ihBipniEukA N-Virodredge" see the web site here: The N-Virodredge" is a completely new concept in the harvesting of scallops and the first significant variation over the traditional scallop dredge design which has been in use in European waters over the last 40 years. The N-Virodredge" runs along the seabed on two skids which bear the full weight of the dredge. Mounted between the skids are a number of spring tines. These tines move individually as opposed to a traditional dredge in which the teeth are mounted together and move as one. The tines are vertically adjustable for depth of seabed penetration below the level of the skids therefore penetration can be kept to an optimum depth at all times therefore increasing the catching efficiency of the dredge. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Charlestown time warp. (2011-10-30 10:27)

Bamber Gascoigne’s brother Cyril would no doubt marvel at the price of these beauties.......

plenty of water flowing over the top of the dock gates at Charlestown.......

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rebuilt courtesy of Visick’s from Perranwell Station near Falmouth........

low water through the gaps at Charlestown......

where the facilities are pretty basic, ye olde original pissoir pour l’homme.......

plenty of space on the quay from the few local boats....... 1447

though these days the port is the home base for Square Sail that run the classic sailing ships featured in som many period dramas and movies........

all of which can be enjoyed along the Coast Path.......

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and something a little more contemporary at the Wreckers Bistro........

though the menu would seem to suggest there is an option for any visitors with cannibalistic tendencies........

luckily there’s a huge selection of fresh local fish from Mevagissey.........

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what looks like a Dragon racing boat is out to grass.......

overlooking the old China Clay port........

is the Shipwreck and Heritage Centre, kids get in for free........

with Neptune just appeared up the road....... 1450

for any business looking to re-locate to Cornwall there’s a whole new development of work units and accommodation available......

just a phone call away.

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Poor forecast starts the week. (2011-10-31 08:19)

Big fish should make big money, but what fish is this?........

not much evidence of the cuttle season being underway with the William Stevenson....... 1452

while there are still signs of a few herring along the shore.......

and some big squid with the inshore trawlers.........

the boys aboard the Still Waters would have been pleased to see this guy in the cod end........ 1453

it’s high water and a chance for the Harvest Reaper to make her way round to the quayside in order to dry out over the big tide........

work continues aboard the Dom Bosco.........

always a sign of windy weather, the gulls invade Newlyn Green en masse.......

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while the outfall from the boating pool at Wherry Town has been submerged under a bed of pebbles. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Taking action against bottom trawling and for the future of fish (2011-10-31 17:29)

Is this a fair view of deep sea trawling? The article below has been posted on the Greenpeace blog - while the ship is at sea following the deep sea trawling fleet off the west coast of Scotland. There is a web cam aboard the Arctic Sunrise that transmits a new image every 30 seconds. ”I m on board the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise, currently working in the North Atlantic on our Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) campaign. The CFP- the European fisheries agreement- is reviewed every ten years. By lobbying, taking action and bearing witness where ocean life is endangered, Greenpeace wants to make sure that the EU minsters take the necessary measurement to truly protect our seas. Yesterday we took action against a French bottom trawler, off the coast of Ireland, in the North East Atlantic ocean. Four swimmers placed themselves in front of the Pierre Jacques Matigny, one of the seven deep-sea bottom trawlers owned by Intermarché Les Mousquetaires, a famous French retailer that owns its own fleet, with banners that read Stop overfishing. I talked to the captain of the trawler, who was obviously not happy about what we were doing, and doesn t recognize that deep-sea species are endangered because of overfishing. Sailing to these fishing grounds in the North Atlantic is a way of bearing witness to the ecological crime happening in the deep seas. Deep-sea bottom trawling is indeed one of the most destructive fishing practices, targeting fish stocks that are already overexploited, according to the scientists.Bottom trawl nets smash the seabed and takes everything in its way, even the species that are not targeted. Deep-sea bottom trawling comprises 30 % to 60 % bycatch or wasted 1455

fish; ocean life that is discarded overboard, dead or dying. Deep-sea species are very vulnerable to fishing activities because they have a very long life span and a very low reproduction rates. Even if they are overfished during a short time period, it can take a century for them to recover. Moreover, deep-sea bottom trawling is an absurd business model that has no future: to reach profitability, it needs to deplete existing fish stocks. Intermarché s fleet is facing regular economic losses even though it has received 9.7 millions of Euros of public money: which means, your money and my money. The past and current Common Fisheries Policy has financed its own Frankenstein by helping the construction of new bottom trawlers. I don t want to finance the plunder of the ocean. Greenpeace is calling on to EU governments to put an end to such destructive practices and to overcapacity within the EU fleet. The Common Fisheries Policy is currently under reform, something that happens only every ten years. It s now our last chance to save the oceans in Europe by ensuring the fish stocks recover, and to stop subsidies of overfishing and destructive fishing. We want kids in the future to be able to eat fish and that fishermen can continue their job. But without fish, there is no fishing. We want the new Common Fisheries Policy to ensure that sustainable small-scale fisheries continue to exist.” Extract from a post on the Greenpeace blog by Helen Bourges Read More: Wide open to abuse: the Common Fisheries Policy The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Coming to Newcastle - Annual Fisheries Negotiations (2011-10-31 17:30) This is what is on the agenda at the UK Ministerial Stakeholder meeting on the Annual Fisheries Negotiations. UK Stakeholder Event 12:30

17:00 1st November 2011

Marlborough Suite, Centre for Life, Times Square Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4EP Agenda: 12:30 Lunch 13.00 Meeting · Welcome and introductions · Timetable and update on negotiations to date 13:30 Stakeholder led discussion to inform UK Priorities · Pelagic stocks · Nephrops · Other demersal stocks · Other species, including elasmobranches 16:30 Any Other Business 17:00 Meeting closes The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1456

How to make Witch’s Brew for ’Alloween! (2011-10-31 21:30)

Prep some onion and carrot in the fry pan with cider or wine if you must........

using an old spoon with the handle bent over you can scrape out the pumpkin flesh after slicing off the top.........

and add these to the fried onion etc........ 1457

add a bag of fresh spinach leaves.......

witch with a little magic disappear........

you can always toast the pumpkin seeds for fun with a little chilli flakes added for extra bite...... 1458

after 20-30 minutes of simmering well in goes the munger........

till a creamy consistency is reached (chicken stock makes up the liquid).........

to put the kids off eating their witch’s brew, pour in cream from the centre in a spiral and drag a fork across the surface to create a spider’s web....... 1459

and illuminate the ghoulish face with a night light. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Billingsgate fish market - video - Karen Kay visits London’s famous fish market. (2011-11-01 07:00) Find yourself in London - then there’s a must do for fishophiles - get down to Billingsgate in the early hours to catch one of the world’s great food market in full swing - and if it’s freezing cold there a bar or two open for coffees or a hot toddy. For more information about a visit to the market go here:

On behalf of the Guardian Newspaper, Karen Kay visits London’s historic Billingsgate fish market to buy sea bass and Dover sole from the Thames estuary, then learns how to prepare it at Billingsgate Seafood Training SchoolRead about Karen’s day at the market [EMBED] Video and copy courtesy of the Guardian Newspaper. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Take the bait. (2011-11-02 08:00)

Strong southeasterly winds lashed the prom overnight.........

leaving Tom looking out over the Bay with a solitary ship at anchor..........

buyers check back at the office as the auction gets under way.......... 1461

and confirm the morning’s bids........

the odd squid get big enough to stretch the length of a fish box.........

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moving on to the next boat.........

down the quay two crabbers wait........

with boxes of bait........

as the scrapping work continues ......... 1463

on the hull of the Dom Boscoe.........

one lift too many on this block........

lined up and ready to be fitted........ 1464

the timber and tyre fenders are bolted together in a temporary lorry park workshop.......

just as well this little lot ended up on the beach rather than in someones prop.......

the greyest of grey mornings as light eventually fills the sky. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Sennen birds. (2011-11-03 06:51)

Sparrow on the wing, caught passing the lens the Sennen Cove web cam looking over the harbour. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Local fish filleting opportunity at Penwith College. (2011-11-03 07:30)

There’s a fish filleting course being run at nearby Penwith College on Saturday 12th November, using only the finest fresh fish from the market at Newlyn. Contact the college here: [nhblog20070813-3130.jpg] Hands on fish filleting at Penwith College.

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What it takes to get that hake. (2011-11-03 07:48)

[nhblog20111103-36.jpg] Green arrow indicates the position of the netter Ajax AH32

Skipper Alan Dwan aboard the Newlyn netter, Ajax can be seen fishing in an area to the west of the Isles of Scilly based on the postion he has given.

The boat’s most recent tweet (Wednesday evening) has Alan sat in the wheelhouse, dodging whilst eating a bacon sandwich - outside, the weather is blowing gale force 7-9! ’Dodging’ is a term describing how the boat is kept ’head to wind’; the bow faces the direction of the wind while the boat slowly going ahead in order to minimise the effects of the weather and reduce the extent to which the boat rolls. While the boat is dodging she is unable to work the gear. No doubt the crew will be down below getting some unexpected extra time in their bunks, not that comfortable though.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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New weather info charts come to Through the Gaps. (2011-11-03 18:52)

A new weather forecast service has been added to the pages of Through the Gaps. This neat little application allows you to select a summary of the prevailing conditions or look at the next two days forecast for wave height, swell, period and wind speed and direction - just head over to the weather info page and choose the appropriate tab - as per the illustration above. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Duchy of Cornwall ordered to reveal oyster farm data (2011-11-04 07:37) The Duchy of Cornwall, which comprises the Prince of Wales’s business interests, has been ordered to disclose environmental data from an oyster farm. The decision by an information tribunal redefines the duchy, a 700-year-old private institution, as a public body, leaving it open to further challenges. The ruling came after a legal battle against the farm near Falmouth. The tribunal said the duchy had not carried out an environmental assessment of the farm. The potentially far-reaching decision defining the duchy as a public body under environmental regulations was made by the First-Tier Tribunal on information rights, a court that deals with disputes relating to freedom of information. See the full story on the BBC’s web site here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Saturday morning - tea and cake on the prom. (2011-11-05 11:07)

All girls members of the Battery Rocks swimmers wait for a hearty breakfast in the Mission........

with the temperatures making the day seem more like spring, one enterprising person took the opportunity to serve tea and cakes on Penzance prom, very civilised......... 1469

there was also plenty of sea weed available for the garden if you had a mind to bring a bag or two......

with tons more piled up on the beach......... 1470

courtesy of a heavy swell over the last 48 hours..........

leaving its mark everywhere.........

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along with plenty of flotsam washed ashore........

it is that time of year again.........

almost no boats in the harbour with the fine forecast - for a few days at least. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Yellow fin tuna on Newlyn market. (2011-11-05 18:18) [nhblog20111105-3104.jpg] The 80 kilo yellow fin tuna fills the 450 litre tub.

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All set for Newlyn fish auction on Monday morning - an 80 kilo yellow fin tuna - all eyes will be on the auctioneer to see what the buyers are prepared to pay - on a previous occasion a yellow fin made £25 per kilo - that would mean this fish is potentially worth around £2,000 - are you tempted in Chelsea?! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Binge working on Guy Fawkes night - Ajax in - Ajax out. (2011-11-05 19:04)

These two willing hands are the fishroom boys this afternoon.......

guiding three boxes up at a time....... 1473

before they pass across the deck........

and ashore.........

where a good topping of extra ice is added........ 1474

off into the fridge.........

with this one fish almost making double figures in kilos........

and there’s plenty more with 200+ boxes of prime hake to come out of the fish hold........ 1475

under the watchful eye of skipper Alan Dwan........

and into the safe hands of Tom.........

before they head straight back out to sea again to pick up their gear which is fishing quietly while they are away - just another 10 hours steaming ahead of them......... 1476

back at base, time to reveal those fine fresh fish features - bright bulging eyes.......

red, not pink, or worse still, grey gills (hence the term, ”he’s looking a bit grey around the gills”).......

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steaks, loin and fillets bagged up ready for the fridge........

and the trimmings ready for the stock pot with the addition of, onion, carrot, leek, dash of white wine vinegar, parsley and peppercorns - not salt at this stage. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Dom Bosco 1959-2011 (2011-11-06 21:15)

After many years stirling service in the Rowse crabbing fleet, the Dom Bosco has met with a fitting end on the beach at Sandy Cove in Newlyn. Once mistakenly referred to as Tojo by an NCI watch person - not realising that they were in fact reading her port registration as her name!!

[nhblog20111102-2893-2.jpg] See the slideshow here.

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Yellowfin tuna ready for auction. (2011-11-07 06:41)

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[EMBED] Tuna update: the yellow fin tuna fetched £4.60 per kilo - meaning that the whole fish made £354.20 for the netter Sparkling Line. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Trials to reduce fish discards could be expanded (2011-11-07 20:18) Trials to reduce discards from fishing vessels could be expanded as the government says initial results show they are working.Boats in the trials with CCTV cameras have to keep all the fish they catch but are rewarded with extra quota.Findings from 15 boats in England have seen discards of less than 1 %. There are also similar trials in Scotland. Full story courtesy of the BBC see it here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Early morning glow. (2011-11-07 20:30)

Down on the beach the dying embers of all that remains of the crabber Dom Bosco frame the Govenek of Ladram as she returns to sea.......

on the market, five tonnes of hake grace the market floor from the netter Ajax.......

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along with a good run of fish from a mixed landing of trawl, beam trawl and net fish........

a close up shot reveals why this fish has the name yellow fin........

being discussed by auctioneer Ian and James shortly before the sale started, the fish made £4.60, well under the expected £20-25 per kilo.........

both ends of the market were full with fish........ 1481

as was the White Heather when she came in to land with over twenty tonnes of Cornish Sardines on board........

there should be extra interest from the local community and other harbour uses at this week’s harbour meeting - with the expected announcement of new faces to replace the three members recently removed.........

too much water in some quarters as the boating pool is full to the brim. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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News from Ajax AH32, 100 miles off the Scillies. (2011-11-07 20:38)

One of the boats fishing in the proximity of the Ajax is the french trawler, Les Calanques - seen here on the VesselTracker AIS which is picking up boats nearly 100 miles off - must be due to the weather conditions as AIS has a similar working range to VHF - line of sight and about 30-40 miles at the most. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Out with the old. (2011-11-08 07:42)

Waiting to be fitted and replace the existing rubbing fenders that line the quays at Newlyn........ 1483

profile view of the fenders after removal from the quay.......

revels the extent to which the waterlogged timbers are being eaten away.......

by the resident army of wood chomping worms. 1484

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IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/v2uPnG4qEmY An impassioned expose on an issue close to New Zealanders hearts& We have all heard of New Zealand companies closing down here and moving offshore, depriving people of jobs and creating more profit for companies but how would you feel if instead of moving offshore, they fired their Kiwi workers and replaced them with foreign workers, paying them much less and with no regard to health and safety. As a country we would be outraged wouldn t we? This scenario is happening today in the fishing industry, and has been for the past 20 years. Every year, foreign factory trawlers with foreign crews, Korean, Russian or Polish, operate in New Zealand waters, chartered by New Zealand companies to catch their Deep-sea Quota, depriving New Zealand crews and processing workers of much needed jobs, and our economy of revenue. THE GREAT NEW ZEALAND FISHING SCANDAL is a comprehensive examination and expose of an issue all New Zealanders should be aware of, and outraged by.

New Zealand has the 4th largest Exclusive Economic Zone in the world (within a 200 mile boundary line around our country) measuring 4.4 million square kilometers, controlled by our government. Within that zone, 130 fish species are commercially caught every year, with a quota value of $38 billion and an export value of $1.5 billion and yet New Zealanders are not reaping due rewards. For more background information read the full story here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax at sea. (2011-11-08 19:00) Current approximate position of the Newlyn netter Ajax AH32 fishing for hake - due to land in Newlyn on Thursday morning. Celtic Sea Show on Google Maps

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White Heather loaded. (2011-11-09 07:26) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/SZoLEfFt1K8 The ring netter White Heather making her way in to Newlyn fully loaded with over twenty tonnes of Cornish Sardines after a night at sea. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1485

A bigger slice of the quota cake? (2011-11-09 07:36) The Westcountry’s struggling inshore fishing fleet could be handed a bigger slice of the quota ”cake” under plans to create community co-operatives in England.Under the pilot scheme announced yesterday, small boat owners, with vessels under ten metres in length, will be able to form groups and access the quotas of larger fish producers.

The Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) says the scheme, which will be overseen in the South West by one of three new EU-funded liaison officers, will keep the inshore fishing fleet afloat.But neither the national voice for small fishermen nor the region’s main fish producer organisation have shown any enthusiasm for the project, describing it as ”destabilising” and ”tinkering”.The National Under Ten Fishermen’s Association (NUTFA), based in Ivybridge, represents small operators which it claims make up 75 per cent of the active national fleet but receive just 4 per cent of the available quotas.It says Defra is talking about ”top-slicing” the producer groups’ quotas by about 3 per cent and transferring up to 80 per cent of unused quotas to the new co-operatives.Chairman Dave Cuthbert argues that ”tinkering” will not give smaller groups the ”critical mass of fish” to become ”a credible voice” and called for a national under-tenmetre inshore producer association.”We have toured around the country and there is not a vast amount of support for this there is a need for a critical mass of fish not quotas scattered around the country,” he added. The pilots are part of the Government’s response to a consultation on reforming the management of the inshore fleet, which was virtually unregulated up until 2006.Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon said the inshore fishing industry was being ”stifled” by an outdated system and had to be fixed.”To survive, fishermen must become more profitable and we think the answer is giving them greater control over how they fish and market their catches,” he said. ”They’ve asked us to test options, and that’s what these pilot projects are all about.”Jim Portus, chief executive of the South West Fish Producers’ Organisation one of the groups set to lose quota said the scheme was ”robbing Peter to pay Paul”.He said it was ”patently unfair” that quotas in England be put into a pot accessible by smaller boats from places such as Scotland and Wales, adding: ”This whole announcement is destabilising and doesn’t solve anything but just puts more confusion into the mix.” A Defra spokesperson said: This scheme to support our fishing fleet is only being run for English fishermen and there are no plans to take quota from English fishermen and give it to other nations. St Ives MP Andrew George, whose constituency includes Newlyn, home to the Cornish Fish Producers Organisation, said the scheme would be ”good for the industry, good for some of the lowest-impact fishing methods, good for the economy of our coves and the sustainability of our fishing stocks.” Story courtesy of ThisisCornwall. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1486

US surfer Garrett McNamarra rides a monster wave in the heavy swells of the North Atlantic. (2011-11-09 08:02) [EMBED] Big waves to surf are normally the preserve of the reefs off Hawaii, this one is a little closer to home down off the coast of Portugal - caught by US surfer Garrett McNamarra riding this 90ft (that’s 27m) monster. Thought to be the highest wave ever surfed. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Who’s fishing where? (2011-11-09 08:25)

Not quite as many Breton boats as there would have been 10 years ago fishing the Western Approaches and Bristol Channel......

there’s a new feature on the wheelhouse view of VesselTracker that allows the previous 24 hours track to be shown - here, three trawlers are highlighted. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1487

Penzance Harbour - planning for the future. (2011-11-09 12:21) To find out more about Transition Penwith at the Penzance Seafront Forum please see the website and consider signing up: http://penzanceseafront.com

The steering group has members from the diverse range of people and interested parties. The people who previously were ”at war” over the Scilly Link plans, are working together within this Forum. This means that what were previously campaign pressure groups, are now central to the development work alongside the council. A truly powerful and exciting way to create the future within our community. It represents a ”Transition” in terms both of the way things are done, and the way forward in terms of the actual developments, for example leisure/sports or supermarkets/carparks etc. The Skate Park on the seafront has just now been granted funds for development. Whilst this was an entirely separate, and less contentious development, it has set an example for this new Harbour Development Consultation As the Seafront Forum, we have now set up in partnership with the Town Council, a new consultation exercise. This is to be launched publicly on 17th November: Harbour Development, the Penzance - Isles of Scilly Link The Government has given funding for this consultation, through DfT and on down through the Town Council. European Convergence Funding is expected to match that and may go on towards further development of the Seafront. This Consultation is only for the Harbour Development, the Penzance-Scilly Link, and the brief is restricted to that. We need to consider the long term economic development of the harbour, as well as something that commands public support. Here is an urgent call out to identify the Harbour Link project, and design it around needs. The opportunity is there, between the Launch (17th November) and a week later, to offer up your own ideas (a sketch will do) to be considered. This is an inclusive process and it’s time for you or anyone else, to have their say. There is one week only to work in! There is a workshop planned for asap where you can check the brief, and either work out your own and/or work together to illustrate and perhaps make a model of a solution (to the Harbour Development) that is agreed on by consensus. There may be some Permaculture Principles and Ethics to work into the process. Start now and you’ll have more time to work up any ideas ... the key is that they fit the Brief ... which you can see at: 1488

http://www.transitionpenwith.org.uk/files/penzance-harbour-consultan ts-brief.pdf ”Save as” if you want to download it. This should be a really interesting creative exercise. Go to http://www.pzharbourfutures.org through which you can submit suggestions (website goes live on 12/11/11) The Seafront Development Forum is still fairly embryonic and can do with more input, if anyone is interested and there is an urgent task list to do with the Harbour Consultation. It is all happening very fast, there is a meeting on Thursday evening (10th November) to help move it forward. http://www.transitionpenwith.org.uk/files/penzance-harbour-A5-electr onic.pdf All the files and links mentioned are also on the Transition Penwith homepage at: http://www.transitionpenwith.org.uk

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Back to school for some. (2011-11-10 08:31)

Men in white coats were in evidence on the market this morning - some smartly dressed merchants these days........ 1489

fruits of the labours in abundance from the binge workers aboard the Ajax.........

there are still signs of the black gold rush season starting...... 1490

a tall tale.......

a tub gurnard takes a walk on the wild side.......

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a box of Joey mackerel........

outside the White Heather is almost landed.......

with a steady stream of fish coming ashore....... 1492

and into the big insulated tubs.......

with plenty of ice to maintain top quality.......

students at this week’s Rick Stein Fish School were able to see a good range of fish landed this morning including Cornish Sardines....... 1493

and a hands-on explanation from Lionel showing the simple backbone taken from a squid.......

plenty of mending hours on the cards for one of the inshore trawlers...... 1494

waiting for orders, the ex-landing craft, Sabrina from Bullo Ltd, a workboat/dredger........

early morning wheelers and dealers fill the sky alongside the market. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Trawlers Dealing With Biggest Change In 50 Years (2011-11-10 16:06) This article appeared on the Oregon Public Broadcast’s web site - a look at how west coast fishermen in one US stae are now managing their fishing effort - via ITQs. ”Trawl fishing on the west coast is a very different business this year. That s because trawlers need to follow new rules that set individual quotas for how many fish they can catch. The industry calls it the biggest change in 50 years.The goal is to reduce-over fishing, and to stop trawlers from throwing out fish they don t want. The program is also designed to make the fishing business more predictable. But the so-called catch share system could also drive more trawlers out of business. To see what has changed, Oregon Field Guide’s Vince Patton spent a day with one fisherman on the high seas. The Cape Windy is a small boat as trawlers go – 58 feet long. Paul Kujala’s one of the small operators. He and the entire west coast trawl fleet have a whole new set of rules to follow this year. Kujala needs to obey them – and stay in business. ”Well I m trying hard to stay in it, What gives me hope is we have, lower expenses than&than a lot of other trawlers. Because I take only one deckhand with me,” Kujala said. ”There s relatively few fishermen left than there has been in the past. And so it is a pretty small world now,” Kujala said. Kujala’s is one of just 120 trawlers left on the West Coast. In the 1990’s there were 500. On this day, Kujala leaves port in Warrenton, crosses the Columbia Bar and finds a favorite fishing spot about 14 miles off the Oregon coast. He trawls the muddy ocean floor for ground fish. Every 1495

time he pulls in his nets, he’s making a bet. A gamble that he’ll catch the fish he wants - and avoid the kinds that have been overfished and could get him in trouble. Kujala pulls in a net full of flat, brown fish. It’s just what he expected to find here. ”The majority of what this tow has in it is Dover Sole. This is the Dover Sole here,” he said. He drops the net again in the same spot. This time he brings up a stunning surprise. ”I can’t believe it,” he laughed. ”They re Canary Rockfish. What are the odds? I’ve never had a tow like this in my life. This is what normally you re trying to avoid,” he said. It’s hard to imagine a worse fish to catch. Canary rockfish are highly restricted. And he didn’t just land a few. He’s got a deck full of hundreds of the bright orange fish. A year ago, these fish would have been illegal to bring back to dock. He’d just discard them. Throw them overboard. Now, he can bring them in and sell them. But every pound is tallied. Kujala is worried he just exceeded his annual canary rockfish quota in one tow. Until he knows for sure, all fishing stops. He pulls in his nets and spends the next 3 hours on pins and needles. He’s got to return to port where he can compare his quota to what he’s caught this year. ”I ve probably not caught more than five fish in one tow in my entire life,” he explained. ”And I ve fished here a lot,” he said laughing. ”But that’s the way it goes. That’s fishing,” he said. The individual quota system is brand new this year. Under the old system all the trawl boats shared a quota. If one boat caught too much of a particularly threatened kind of fish, then every trawler on the west coast had to stop fishing. The new system divvies up the quotas boat by boat. Now if someone catches too much of one fish, only that boat gets shut down. Brad Pettinger heads the Oregon Trawl Commission. He says the trawl industry itself pushed for this radical overhaul. ”This is probably the biggest changes in the fisheries probably the last fifty years,” Pettinger said. So what we ve asked for is basically, let s have something that does this better. Let s have something that reduces the waste, gives a certainty to the market. People can plan. Let s treat it like a business,” he said. To make sure that each boat follows the rules, there’s a built-in enforcer. Every boat must now carry a paid observer who weighs and counts each fish. The observer on Kujala’s boat counts more than 600 pounds of canary rockfish. After nine hours at sea, the Cape Windy returns to the dock in Warrenton. Kujala heads to a computer to check the quota website. Sure enough, he’s caught at least 48 pounds more canary rockfish than he s allowed. Kujala still has one option: now he can try to bargain for part of another trawler s Canary rock fish quota. ”So we got to&we ve got to be real nice to somebody else so we can get forty-eight pounds of Canary s from them, to cover what we caught there that one tow. And, we won t be able to go fishing until we do,” he explained. The new ”catch share” program aims to protect threatened species by preventing over fishing. It gives a much more accurate picture of how many fish have been caught. And far fewer unwanted fish are being thrown overboard. The Trawl Commission’s Brad Pettinger says that the discard rate has dropped from 25 percent a year ago to less then 5 percent this fall. ”By and large, people are gonna fish cleaner. Because they know that whatever they do, they re gonna have to account for it,” he said. As for Kujala, he’s still not sure what he thinks of the new system. ”So far it s the jury s still out a little bit. There s pluses and minuses. so the individual accountability was attractive to a lot of the fishermen, so that you couldn t step on my toes, I couldn t step on yours. Now, with the individual catch shares, individually we all have a certain amount of fish,” Kuajala said. Kuajala spends the next day horse-trading. A fellow trawler agrees to a deal and gives him enough Canary Rockfish quota to cover his unwanted haul. The Cape Windy is back to fishing again.” Vince Patton / OPB Read the full story here courtesy of the OPB. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Cefas Endeavour starts blogging from sea! (2011-11-12 06:38) Good news from our fishy friends over at Cefas aboard the Cefas Endeavour, they have started a live blog from the boat while she is at sea on her survey work. The blog is an integral part of the larger Cefas web site and not easy to find navigating from the home page! Fishing survey work aboard the Endeavour is just one small aspect of the huge research programme that Cefas are involved with. A summary of their ongoing fisheries partnership programme can be accessed here:

• The English 3rd Quarter North Sea Groundfish Survey • Irish Sea and Bristol Channel survey (September - October) • Quarter 4 Westerly groundfish survey (November - December) • The Eastern English Channel survey (August - September) • Western English Channel beam trawl survey (September - October) • North Sea young fish survey (August - September) • Estimating spawning stock biomass using egg surveys • Fisheries Science Partnership surveys The blog is being compiled by the resident SIC (Scientist in Charge?) for each trip. During the current research voyage this job falls to Rob who is doing a good job chronicling both research and life aboard events at the end of each working day. the Cefas news team have promised to add a comments section to the blog which will enable followers to contact the research team at sea and put questions and thoughts directly to the scientists during the survey period. This is a fantastic step forward for the scientific community in building a working relationship with the industry that it serves - so hats off to Cefas for this! The blog’s home page is on the News section of the Cefas web site and includes an RSS feed. Through the Gaps has added a feed to Twitter so as soon as Rob on the ship blogs, Twitter will let you know! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Britain in a day - down Newlyn way. (2011-11-12 13:15)

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Early start for Britain in a Day, all aboard........

just in from Lapland, Dasher arrives in time for this year’s Harbour Lights show......

all that’s left of the Dom Bosco.......

with the keel in four pieces...... 1498

Georges Johannes up on the slip........

and a chance to study so local sea life........

these days the Old Quay looks ripe for development with plenty of room for more small boats......... 1499

heavy cloud heading down the Coombe......

Debs appears to have been aggravated again by the looks of things.......

classic Morgan three-wheeler graces the porch of the Mission....... 1500

as the heavy cloud passes over Penlee Point

there’s a dash of reds for more painterly subjects.......

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Breezy morning. (2011-11-13 10:00)

Penzance’s World War One memorial carries names on both sides of the plinth........

and each year residents add their own tributes to the fallen......... 1502

round the corner their is evidence of others not quite so respectful of public works.......

inside the wet dock the Scillonian III is in her winter quarters.......

while outside the seas lash the lighthouse pier....... 1503

heralding a new round of discussion and consultation over the future of the port.......

which will hopefully see a more workable solution to the needs of harbour users. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Remembrance Sunday. (2011-11-13 10:59) [nhblog20111113-3664.jpg] Pro Patria [nhblog20111114-3739.jpg] Newlyn 1504

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AIS spotting. (2011-11-13 19:00)

Research ship, Cefas Endeavour is in the middle of her Irish Sea Groundfish survey.......

while sou’west of her the Govenek of Ladram has just left the range of the AIS from VesselTracker as she steams westwards bound for the fishing grounds. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

MSC gets brownie points from the WWF. (2011-11-14 07:33) Fisheries engaged in the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) programme show clear improvements in environmental performance throughout the whole certification process, according to an independent study released last week.The study, Researching the Environmental Impacts of the MSC 1505

Certification Programme, is the first ever to examine fishery performance through the MSC assessment process. It focused on improvements in eight key outcome performance indicators: stock status; population reference points; stock recovery; retained species; bycatch species; endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) species; habitats and environments. Improvements were noted from the initial fishery pre-assessments, through assessment and certification. Five years after certification, over 90 percent of the performance indicators measured were achieving high scores. Good for the environment and good for fisheries This study shows that the MSC certification system works well, that it measures the performance of a fishery based on marine conservation indicators in the oceans, and that it values the feedback from stakeholders in this process, said Alfred Schumm, Leader Smart Fishing Initiative, WWF s global fisheries programme. As such, I believe that the MSC certification system is outweighing other existing seafood certification systems currently on the market. In addition to ensuring the robust process of each fishery undergoing certification, WWF wanted the study to measure the environmental impacts of the MSC standards in the oceans. The results showed that MSC is also the only seafood standard which can prove that certification is also good for the environment and not only for the fisheries. Healthy, well-managed and full of life WWF has a vision for the world s oceans: that they are healthy, well-managed and full of life, providing valuable resources for the welfare of humanity. In order to help achieve this vision WWF formed the Smart Fishing Global Initiative (SFI), that participates in certification programmes like the MSC to ensure that responsible management and trade of four key fishery populations results in recovering and resilient marine eco-systems, improved livelihoods for coastal communities and strengthened food security for the Planet. Download Researching the Impacts of the MSC Certification Programme. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

A grey start to the week with an easterly draft. (2011-11-14 08:00)

A run of good quality plaice, monk amd megrims on the market this morning..... 1506

along with a smattering of line caught gold and silver......

and these bass with koi-like markings........ 1507

neap tides mean it’s sailing time for for the netter Ajax.........

and the Golden Harvest as she takes ice......

on watch over Vince and others....... 1508

on a grey morning just after high water - with the wind in the east - Mevagissey men would say an easterly wind provides a fair wind home.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Lerwick - to the far North. (2011-11-14 08:53)

Spotted at her home port of Lerwick in the Shetlands, the pelagic ship Research......... 1509

with the initials of the owners clearly visible on the bow. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Why should fishermen refresh their safety certificates? (2011-11-15 17:11) Fishermen who completed their mandatory basic safety training more than three years ago, are now able to take advantage of attending free refresher training in Sea Survival, Fire Fighting, First Aid and Safety Awareness through Seafood Cornwall Training (SCT). This funding is only available for a limited time, so fishermen wishing to refresh their certificates should contact the Newlyn based, fish industry training school to register for course dates scheduled between December 2011 and March 2012. Why should fishermen refresh their safety certificates? Under existing legislation, there is no formal requirement for fishermen to undertake refresher training to keep their safety skills and knowledge up-to-date. However, as this legislation was introduced in 1989, the majority of experienced fishermen completed their safety training many years ago. Inevitably, much of what was learnt at this time may have been forgotten and furthermore, there have been significant changes in first aid practices, safety procedures and developments in safety equipment. Fishermen should also be advised that old certificates not endorsed by either Seafish or the MCA, would not meet the current minimum safety standards. In the case of lost or misplaced certificates, the staff at SCT can help find details of when and where they were last completed via the Seafish database, to enable you to refresh free of charge. The benefits of attending Refresher Safety TrainingFishermen will be brought up-to-date with the very latest developments in safety practices, procedures and equipment and will be better able to respond promptly and appropriately in the event of an accident or emergency at sea.Fishermen will also be equipped with information and guidance on undertaking essential safety drills onboard their vessels, to ensure that lessons learned during the training can be applied in a real life situation. Each of the four courses can be refreshed individually as they become 3 years old and certificates issued by Seafood Cornwall Training in Elementary First Aid and Personal Survival Techniques (Sea Survival) will be recognised for use in other maritime industries as they will be both Seafish 1510

and STCW95 endorsed. It is hoped that this programme of refresher training will make a significant contribution to the collective efforts of Seafish, DfT and MCA aimed at achieving a reduction in the number of accidents, fatalities and vessel losses in the UK fishing industry. To book a place on a course please contact Seafood Cornwall Training on01736 364324 or email Emma at info@seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk

Common Fisheries Policy is ’broken’ (2011-11-15 17:29) The Common Fisheries Policy has ”failed in its objectives” of creating a sustainable European fishery, with the deterioration of fish stocks and the fishing fleet, Labour MP Frank Doran says.

[nhblog20090313-0022-799099.jpg] Brussels and the EU have repeatedly failed to address the issue of discards.

The MP for Aberdeen North told the House of Commons the system was ”broken in several places” with ”short term” decision-making in Brussels resorting to a ”one size fits all culture”. Fish discards, he said, was an issue high on the agenda, with strong opposition to the principle of good, saleable fish being thrown back into the sea. He said: ”It’s offensive to most of us, it’s wasteful, it affects the viability and sustainability of fish stocks and it distorts the science and scientific advice. It also deeply affects our fishermen who are forced to throw perfectly good fish back in the sea to rot.” The current CFP review by the European Commission, he said, gave Britain an opportunity to argue for a much more radical change, one that ”recognises the past failures of a system and puts in place a CFP which is fit for purpose in the 21st century”. The backbench motion urges the Government to ensure a revised CFP makes provision for a move away from a centralised management system to a system of regional management of fisheries. It also calls for a manageable and practical scheme to eliminate the problem of discarded fish and the replacement of the current system of annual quotas with a multi-annual system of management focused on conserving fish stocks within a sustainable fishing industry. Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee Anne McIntosh said the current ”direction of travel” of the European negotiations was ”very positive indeed”, but it was important to ensure both northern and southern member states supported proposals. Labour Eurosceptic Kelvin Hopkins, MP for Luton North, said the UK should threaten to withdraw from the CFP. He said: ”The only effective solution is actually to seek the abolition of the CFP and return fisheries to member states. All talk of reform at this stage is mere tinkering at the margins.” The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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WRITTEN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON MARINE CONSERVATION ZONES (2011-11-15 20:35) Environment Minister Richard Benyon today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: As part of the Government s commitment to implementing in full the provisions of the Marine and Coastal Access Act, we are creating a network of national protected areas in British seas to ensure our underwater wildlife flourishes in years to come. We are clear that looking after the wildlife and habitat in our seas is just as important as looking after those on land. The Government s first step to identifying new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in English waters was taken forward through four regional MCZ projects managed by the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies, who are Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. The regional projects provided their recommendations for proposed sites for MCZs on 8 September. These have been reviewed by the independent Science Advisory Panel (SAP) and their advice to the SNCBs and Defra is beingpublished today on Defra s website. The Marine and Coastal Access Act requires the establishment of a network of conservation sites in the UK marine area. In English waters the network will comprise European Marine Sites, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, sites designated under the Ramsar Convention and Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). The Act requires that the network must conserve or improve the UK marine environment and protect a range of representative features.The regional MCZ projects have done excellent work in bringing stakeholders together and making site recommendations, but it is clear from the SAP s advice that there are a number of gaps and limitations in the scientific evidence base supporting the MCZ recommendations. It is important that we get this right. It is vital that we have an adequate evidence base for every site if we are to create successful well-managed MCZs. An adequately robust evidence base will be essential when we come to implement management measures. Defra will therefore be commissioning significant additional work to support MCZ designation including an in depth review of the evidence base for all the regional projects site recommendations and committing additional resources to carrying out seabed and habitat monitoring. Protecting our marine environment is essential and the Government remains fully committed to establishing MCZs to contribute to an ecologically coherent UK network. However, the need to strengthen the evidence base for the MCZ recommendations means this is going to take longer than the ambitious target first put forward. We are likely to be able to designate some MCZs fairly quickly where the supporting evidence is adequate. However, for others we anticipate that more investigation will be needed before they can progress towards designation. Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee will provide the MCZ impact assessment and their formal advice in July 2012. This is six months later than previously planned and this revised timetable will enable them to address the recommendations from the Independent Review of the Evidence Process for Selecting Marine Special Areas of Conservation (published July 2011) and take account of any further evidence obtained from the work that Defra is now commissioning. We will give careful consideration to all the advice received before undertaking formal public consultation on MCZs by the end of 2012. This consultation will include all sites recommended by the Regional Projects with clarity on how and when work on them will be taken forward. It is envisaged that the first MCZ designations will take place in 2013. Defra and delivery partners will work together ensuring that early management measures are put in place to provide effective levels of protection for designated sites and continuing to build the evidence base for future designations. Defra will also take the opportunity, working with stakeholders and SNCBs, to look at other marine features which may benefit from spatial protection. This phased approach to designation will also allow more scope to shape the English network taking account of sites being considered by the devolved administrations and neighbouring Member 1512

States. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Thai hake curry - put in an order for when the netters land at the end of this week. (2011-11-17 07:58) [nhblog20111116-3750.jpg] Quick and simple: Thai hake curry.

Stir-fry your favourite veg Poach the hake fillets in half a can of seasoned coconut milk with a few chopped spring onions/shallots - hake just won’t fall apart - top fish for curries! Before poaching, fry off a teaspoon of Mae Ploy Green Thai Curry Paste in the fry pan then add the coconut milk- you can’t beat Mae Ploy - 100 % natural ingredients - no additives . Cook rice. Serve in a bowl, rice first, veg next, fish next and pour over coconut poaching liquid. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Plenty of bass with the bass champs! (2011-11-17 08:00)

Boxes of best bass laid out for auction..... 1513

along with squid and cuttle’s in the ratio of 14-1 from the inshore trawler Imogen III......

waste not want not, waste oil going to a good home......

missing from the scrapped Emma Louise, one wheelhouse.......

bathed in one small light, the Lousia alongside the quay....... 1514

while the Sparkling Line is still missing this tide.......

one mirror-like morning........

under a waning moon....... 1515

watched by the boating pool family of swans. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Naughty 90s - Netting for tuna and swordfish 1994 style. (2011-11-17 19:20) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/Sx7r7VsjCnI Re-live the tuna wars day back in the mid 1990s - when Greenpeace activists blockade Newlyn Harbour intent on stopping the boats from leaving the port to go fishing with gill nets. Legally, as Newlyn is a designated port of refuge, there were legal implications. In the event, the fleet sailed as intended but not before the actions had caught the attention of the global media.

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The Wendy Pulfrey and others fished on despite the attentions of the press and Greenpeace. Soon, Brussels and the Min of Ag and Fish (now Defra) - were instrumental in seeing a ban on the use of gill nets, later heralding in a new era of pole and line fishing as championed by Cornish Tuna. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

French fishing styles. (2011-11-17 21:06)

Four boats, four skippers all different approaches to towing the trawl. A small fleet of French stern trawlers working off the North Cornish coast in the Bristol Channel are tracked on the VesselTracker AIS. The crabber, Etoile de Berger’s tracks show quite clearly her shooting and hauling five strings of pots. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Awash, one old master. (2011-11-18 08:20)

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With the weather breaking at the end of the week Friday’s market was busy enough with all the big beamers landing.......

bringing the number of cuttle tubs well into double figures from a couple of the boats that ventured over the cuttle grounds.......

down the quay two 23 metre boats nestle bow to stern.......

have retired from the building game....... 1518

two types of gurnards on offer from the Twilight III.......

as the ghost of MAFF inspectors from the past pass through........

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cracking lemons from the beamer ChloeT..........

this sort of sky portents every chance of a spectacular sunrise.........

anyone lost their Van Gogh? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fast food - squid. (2011-11-19 11:21)

Criss-cross cuts and cut into convenient squares....... 1520

marinade for 10 minutes at least in fresh sliced chili and a lemon flavouring - could be lemon grass or in this instance pickled lemon (easy to make yourself and perfect in lamb or chicken tagine dishes)......

a few minutes to stir fry....... 1521

while prepping half a mango, garlic more lemon and more chili.......

off with the squids...... 1522

few minutes of heat for the lemon, garlic and chili......

before adding half a can of coconut milk........ 1523

then the squid and finally topped off with the mango mix till heated through. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Wave action. (2011-11-19 11:25)

Waves shape the coastline.......

and are bread and butter for VersaDock, the new drying berth created for the RNLI’s inshore boat in Newlyn........ 1524

close-up of the flexible docking system which will help keep the IRB weed-free......

looks like a good drying day aboard the Rachel & Louise.........

while Chris I &II make light work over-ending a net....... 1525

level-pegging with a few weeks of the year to go. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Blogging from the Cefas Endeavour. (2011-11-20 10:11)

Good to see regular posts from the decks of the Cefas research ship Endeavour over the last week as she completes the first half of her Irish Sea Groundfish survey. Some of the on board research scientists have been explaining in more detail the projects they are working on using the fish caught. Of possible significance to the local fleet is the news that the Endeavour has seen anchovy in some of the hauls. For one day the boat was joined by the huge Irish research vessel Celtic Explorer and the two boats took the opportunity to record data while making comparative tows. 1526

As per the last blog entry, the Cefas Endeavour is seen here on the AIS from VesselTracker making her way towards Rocky Island as she leaves Cork and heads for open water to begin the second half of her survey - expect an update from the blog later this evening. Meanwhile, the Irish research shipCeltic Explorer continues her survey work which runs from November 12th to December 16th.

The latest track from the Celtic Explorer can be seen here along with the Endevaour just leaving the entrance to Cork harbour. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Penzance harbour - the future! (2011-11-20 11:41) PENZANCE HARBOUR THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS 1527

Here’s a chance to have your say and get involved with the most important maritime development in Penwith since some bright spark at PDC (now well defunct) in a stroke of pure genius saw fit to fill in the existing harbour to make a car park - probably the only harbour in the world to have taken that course of action. Head over to this new web site and check out the ways in which you could make a difference http://www.pzharbourfutures.org/

[nhblog20111120-51.jpg] Click on the map to see more information.

For an example of what can be achieved with a little foresight and taking advantage of EU funding, look no further than the tiny Breton port of Saint Quai Portrieux - a town much smaller than Penzance but with a much bigger vision of how things should be when you have been gifted a natural harbour to start with - rather than fill in the existing harbour to make a car and lorry park, the French built two new breakwaters and created a huge port for the local fishing fleet - all of 5 boats over 10m! and a 550 berth yacht marina when before there were any yachts using the port at all! 1528

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hairy Bikers - Summer Pudding update. (2011-11-20 14:18)

Found at a Lane’s auction many years ago.......

a feast of never-ending nuggets of culibary information straight from the heart of Victorian England....... 1529

on BBC 2 this morning, the Hairy Bikers own variation on the classic British Summer Pudding where the guys quote the earliest reference they could find from 1902 - and here is a recipe with the same name taken from a book published in 1892!.........

along with all the tips and tricks so fondly used by the daring duo.......

and the basics are covered too....... 1530

with some solid guidance for turning out that perfect steak - and if you want to browse the entire book, see below.........you won’t be able to put it down!

IFRAME: http://www.archive.org/stream/cassellsdictiona00cass?ui=embed #mode/2up The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax down by the head - binge workers at it again. (2011-11-20 18:23)

[nhblog20111120-3947.jpg] Ajax AH32 alongside the fish market with her white ’moustache’ almost submerged.

Fishing over 100 miles west of Newlyn, 50 stone the first day, 60 the second, 700 the third and 750 on the fourth - the binge workers went in for binge fishing this trip all right - landing to commence at 11pm this evening for Monday morning’s market. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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It’s World Fisheries Day today. (2011-11-21 08:12)

Top quality fish from the Shiralee .........

after a day fishing nor’west of the Wolf and it looks like she’s headed back out to the same place this morning......... 1532

along with most of the inshore fleet........

with the handliners getting good landings of bass ashore after a weekend of fine weather.......

stacked five boxes high in 100kg stacks, hake from the Ajax........ 1533

fills the western end of the market.........

with a good run of bigger fish laid out for the buyers this morning........

destined for good homes, a box of monk cheeks will no doubt end up on the slab of a London fishmonger.........

St Ives cat, Dignity leaves her berth on the pontoons....... 1534

exercise time for some before the sun puts in an appearance. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Shiralee at sea. (2011-11-21 18:13)

Two days worth of fishing captured by AIS. The inshore trawler Shiralee’s track can be seen starting from the end of Sunday’s tow west of the Longships, bound in to Newlyn then back out again on Monday for a day spent towing the ground nor’west of the Wolf before heading for home once again. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hake - a 400% markup seems harsh. (2011-11-22 17:25) [grabhakepricetweet.PNG] Extracted from the Ajax’s Twitter account today.

You can see why the skipper and owner of the Ajax might feel a little aggrieved at the momentseeing his fish average £1.25 per kilo on the market on Monday, and 100 yards down the road find the same fish will cost him four times as much. But that’s not the full story it seems: Good old Newlyn Fish to the rescue from their Twitter page: ”@joolyjooly @AjaxAH32 not here, we are selling hake FILLET delivered anywhere in mainland uk £5.40 per kg - cheaper at the store!” 1535

To put that in context, as a rule, fillets represent approx 50 % of the body weight as sold on the market - so at least double the price to make a comparison of the cost to the merchant who fillets. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Asthore Cornish Sardine fishing at night. (2011-11-22 22:00)

Out for the evening and then heading back to Plymouth after a successful shot on the sardines for the latest member of the Cornish ring net fleet, the Asthore heads back to port. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Inky black morning. (2011-11-23 08:15)

Top quality squid much in evidence with the inshore boats at the moment...... 1536

as the buyers make their way past a night’s work from the Imogen III........

there’s more monk tails and cheeks from the Tracy Claire........

with the morning slightly warmer than last night when the temperature dipped to 3º the harbour is free of wind........

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the new moon is still visible, despite the imminent arrival of the sun. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cefas Endeavour Irish Sea Groundfish survey latest. (2011-11-23 11:10)

Towing between the Isle of Man and the mainland of Whitehaven, the Cefas Endeavour is on the fourth leg of her Irish Sea Groundfish survey work. Keep up with the latest from the scientific team working aboard the boat by following their new blog here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishing focus - the beam trawler. (2011-11-24 10:38)

Brixham beam trawler Lady Maureen can be seen making her way to Newlyn after leaving the fishing gorounds south east of Start Point in Devon. Life aboard a beam trawler is typified by this account of a trip aboard the smallish beamer, Semper Allegro skippered on this occaision by the late Roger Nowell. 1538

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Friday’s market. (2011-11-25 12:38)

Frantic and even one or two international phone bidders expected on this huge star ray this morning.......

when it comes to nasal passages skate are a short, or long nose ahead........ 1539

good reds signify well looked after fish from the Trevessa IV........

like this landing of mullet and bass from the Plymouth inshore boat, Spurn Light.......

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black is back, the cuttles have set in off the Start by the looks of these tubs.......

a winter break for a Cornish Sardine net.........

clean decks aboard the Cornishman......... 1541

unlike the fish market which is running in black, those cuttles would turn the whole town sepia if left unwashed........

looks like a spectacular sunrise in the offing........

and time for a visit to the Newlyn Orion Gallery for their new show....... 1542

up comes the sun from the East. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Hake - keep it simple. (2011-11-25 12:38) [nhblog20111124-4038.jpg] Pan fried hake on ratatouile.

Olly oil - a big dollop or three.... add garlic sliced to taste along with an aubergine diced into 1” cubes to hot olly oil - heat till coloured...... add a good teaspoon or more (to taste and colour) of paprika and a dash of tabasco..... add a dash of water at any time if the pan dries....... add two crudely chopped peppers and two chopped toms...... add a dash of water if the pan dries...... the fish will take 10 minutes at the most to fry off, skin side down first till the skin is crispy, turn over for the last few minutes or pop under a grill, or in a hot oven...... garnish the rats with basil....... simple and quick. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Lady Maureen in dock. (2011-11-25 16:26)

Brixham beamer heads for Newlyn, offloads her gear at high water on the old Stone Quay and then heads over to penzance and into the Dry Dock.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Men at work. (2011-11-26 11:21)

Just as well the tiny marine creatures responsible for this sort of damage, capable of munching their way through greenheart timber....... 1544

don’t make their way ashore and start on any wooden content they find........

the bow of the crabber is looking tidy these days........ 1545

good to see oldest man of the port still willing to turn his hand to a spot of mending when called upon.........

nothing a few blows with a hammer won’t put right on the ice works conveyor........

or the application of heat........ 1546

the last thing pots see before they leave the crabber Intuition........

one not to be missed for any fans of Newlyn School artist, Walter Langley at the Centre, Newlyn next week on Wednesday 30th November.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Donal Turtle - Gone fishing Gone. (2011-11-27 07:33)

The funeral for retired skipper and owner Donald Turtle will be held this Friday at St Peter’s Church in Newlyn........... 1548

published in 2005, Donald’s seagoing memoirs recounted a life at sea beginning in South Shields as a trainee merchant seamen during WW2 and the Atlantic convoys

until the time he handed over the last of the family boats, the netter and liner Ben Loyal to his son John Turtle. Donald was a firm believer in conservation and fished with longlines for many years, even after most other boats in the fleet had long since ceased. Other boats in the family over the years were the Bonny Mary and the Mayflower - sadly, the Through the Gaps archive is missing photos of these.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Seeing red. (2011-11-28 08:03)

Good monk fishing should keep the markets happy this morning.......

with the St Georges having a smattering of lemons........ 1550

and a few boxes of huge line caught squid from the Ela-J........

as landing of black gold grow in quantity.........

red seemed to be the ’in’ colour with red gurnards, red mullet...... 1551

and a handful of redfish thrown in for good measure.........

Mr Thomas keeps his measure of a box of small JDs........

high water at the back of the mission where Coombe River meets the sea. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1552

Cefas Endeavour on prawn ground! (2011-11-28 17:22) With daily updates coming from the working decks of the research vessel Cefas Endeavour, individual scientists are being given a chance to explain their work in more detail. [ken%20poor.jpg] Image courtesy of Cefas Endeavour.

Yesterday’s post included some seabed photographs taken by the boats ROV - the shot of the poor cod includes numerous holes in the muddy sea floor - undoubtedly those made by langoustine (nephrops norvegicus) after they have turned in for the night - boats fishing for prawns generally only work daylight hours as langoustine react to the loss of daylight and hide way in their burrows as the light disappears from the sky. There is an excellent source of info on these and all other marine creatures to be found here at Marlin.ac.uk. This research work over the MCZs will be of great interest to all those boats that fish in or near such areas. Until the Cefas web team get the comments activated on the blog, if there are any questions that fishermen might want asked of the team aboard the Endeavour, email them in and TtG will pass the over. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Swanland search by RNLI lifeboat from Porthdinllaen. (2011-11-28 17:45) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/-qER96LHDbE Porthdinlllaen lifeboat searches for the missing crewmen from the coaster Swanland that sank in the Irish Sea south west of Holyhead in the early hours of Sunday morning. The boat was hit by ’a huge wave’; two men were airlifted from the scene along with another who was later pronounced dead. Five more crew are still unaccounted for from the sunken boat. [grabswanland.PNG] VesselTracker AIS recording the last track of the Swanland - though the trace seems to stop short of her final position according to reports.

Last year she was brough into Falmouth by the MCA’s ETV Anglian Princess after breaking down a few miles off the Lizard, the Newlyn lifeboat Ivan Ellen attended at the time. Video courtesy of Wales Online. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1553

Damaged - Belgian beam trawler hit by huge wave. (2011-11-29 07:44)

The Belgian beam trawler Z18 Soetkin makes her way to Milford Haven in south Wales after being hit by a huge wave while fishing in the Bristol Channel. The vessel’s EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Beacon) was triggered into transmitting by the wave. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Pete Eddy video - Newlyn Harbour circa 1994. (2011-11-29 07:56) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/xlgKCs4c238 The first of two films shot by Pete Eddy who ran Kernow Marine Electronics for many years in Newlyn. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Breton trawlers - fishing in poor weather. (2011-11-29 12:15)

Despite the gale force winds there are still a handful of Breton trawlers working away south west of Newlyn........ 1554

and at 16m the La Servane must be finding the day particularly uncomfortable - especially as looking at her track she has been towing ’beam on’ for much of the time - smaller trawlers do so to reduce the stop-start effect that towing into or with a big ground sea has on the trawl - allowing the fish being herded to escape the bridles. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Yellowfin tuna update. (2011-11-30 12:32) Following the recent landing of tuna on Newlyn fish markety, here’s some info from marine biologist Doug Herdson with further insight on out tuna friends, Big Eye, Yellow and Bluefin. Perhaps these pics will help ID any of these beautiful fish caught and landed at Newlyn in the future:

Hi folks I regularly receive reports of Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares being caught, landed or stranded. However, they usually turn out to be Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus, the confusion arising from the finlets along the back from the dorsal fins to the base of the tail, which are yellow in the three larger species of tuna which can occur in British and Irish waters. These are dull yellow in Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus, yellow in bluefins and bright yellow in yellowfins. Adult tunas can be identified with a bit of experience yellowfins have long sickle-shaped second dorsal and anal fins; bigeyes have a moderately long pectoral fin and larger eye; bluefins have a short pectoral fin. However, in younger tuna these features are not so distinctive and identification can be very difficult. A gill raker count will separate bluefin (34-43) from the other two (YF 26-34; or BE 23-31). 1555

On Wednesday 23rd November 2011 Mr Nigel Jones found and photographed a 6 (1.8 m) tuna at Dunraven Bay, near Porthcawl, South Wales. The photographs showed it to be a yellowfin, that had been washed up dead. Unfortunately, it was at the foot of a high cliff and it was not possible to collect the fish; also when Mr Jones returned today to take some measurement and further examine the animal, it could not be found. Presumably it had been taken out to sea again by the present exceptional tides.

This is the second yellowfin that I am aware of to have been recorded in Wales, and the third in British and Irish waters. The first of the previous specimens was found stranded on the mudflats of the Dwyryd Estuary, Wales, on 15 October 1972 (Wheeler, 1985) and the second, a juvenile, was caught c. 110 km off Land s End, Cornwall on 7 August 2006 (which I initially misidentified as a bigeye). Only three bigeyes have been identified - Newlyn 1985, Christchurch 2004 and Burry Port (Llanelli) 2006. Bluefin, whilst being uncommon is a much more frequently encountered fish with a number being reported this year along the south coast from Portland to west of the Isles of Scilly. [All photos are © Nigel Jones] Doug Herdson Marine Fish Information Services Plymouth The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1556

Red sails in the Bay - a film for Mounts Bay Lugger fans. (2011-11-30 15:58) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/4up48O3Z704 In this extract from the Three S films, Red Sails in the Bay, Norman Laity who built the replica lugger, Dolly Pentreath talks about life in the days when lug sails were the norm around the coast of Cornwall - and tells us that three-masted luggers were banned because they gave smugglers an unfair advantage over the revenue cutters! This film documents the revival of interest in Cornish luggers with their iconic canvas sails. Members of Mounts Bay Luggers Association recount their experience in the rebuild of the Happy Return. Barnabus, Ripple, and Dolly Pentreath also feature. The staggering voyage of The Mystery in 1854 is described. Finally we experience first-hand the difficulties involved in sailing aboard a lugger at the Mousehole Sea Salt and Sail event. It can be purchased by clicking the here or by Free phone 0800 0430264 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Fishing boats filmed in 1994 in Newlyn. (2011-12-01 09:11) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/aVynHq1D2PE The second of two films shot by Pete Eddy during 1994. Boats featured include, the Pilot Star, JTS, Girl Patricia, Keriolet, CKS, Avalon, Ben My Chree, Margaretha Maria, William Stevenson, Bonny Mary and Sapphire. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Poor enough off Scotland. (2011-12-01 12:00) [Screen+shot+2011-12-01+at+20.20.52.jpg] Nice shot Peter!

Gusting over 60 knots this morning - the Lapwing and Budding Rose - pair trawling off Scotland. Keep in contact and follow the exploits of this top pair team on Twitter - another shot from yesterday when the Ocean Harvest towed past them - though those images were taken a few years ago of her sister ship on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland on a poor day. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1557

Here next - or when is a trend not a trend? (2011-12-01 18:57) [blogS200003020060905-752862.jpg] From a fisherman near you - "was this the pollock you ordered sir?"

Here’s an extract from a food web site across the pond. What happens there in the world of conumerism is bound to happen here - sooner or later - and in some respects already has. With fuel price hikes continuing to force retail operators to look for alternative ways to cut costs, sourcing more and more produce locally can only increase and play a more imprtant key role in the distribution of food - and fish supplies fit the bill to a tee in many cases:

”Sometimes big changes come in small packages. It might not seem like a big deal when Sterno cleans up the fuel that has warmed a million buffet pans. Or when a diner can consult their smartphone to find the source of the fish on their plate. But take these small changes together, and a trend emerges: Sustainable dining is becoming self-sustaining. Instead of hot new technologies, what observers see for the coming year is the unspectacular but steady growth of an infrastructure to support green dining. It s getting easier and easier to find the products and the know-how, and to communicate it all to your customers. The biggest trend is that this thing is not a trend, says Michael Oshman, CEO of the Boston-based Green Restaurant Association, which certifies 470 green restaurants nationwide. It s here to stay. Here are some key pieces of the emerging sustainability infrastructure:

Sustainable products - Sustainable know-how - Sustainable menu information See the rest of the article here. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Clever chameleon-like cuttles change colour to confuse! (2011-12-01 19:00) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/

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Damned clever fish these cuttles! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Asthore in town. (2011-12-02 07:58)

Making her way to Newlyn for the first time, the ring netter Asthore owned by Ocean Fish and skippered by Peter Bullock arrived in the early hours........

the Asthore was fitted out at Penryn, Cornwall.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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High water, time to slip away on Saturday. (2011-12-03 18:38)

Mid neap tide and there’s still a few netters against the quay.......

but aboard the beamer Sapphire the sparks fly....... 1560

under the gaze from the wheelhouse.......

as the chain mat and footrope get their end of trip once over............

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two identical orange hulls.........

first weekend in Newlyn for the latest boat to join the Cornish fishing fleet, the Asthore owned by Ocean Fish and purpose built to chase sardines.......

she sports a huge bulbous bow........

sophisticated fish handling gear........ 1562

as seen from the fore mast.......

looks like plenty of weather has passed by this bow........

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a subtle reminder on the way out........

off to try and beat the tide, harbourmaster Andrew Munson heads for the slip......

as does the Stevenson harbour launch........

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it’s that time of year when........

a lick of red paint.......

might turn Rudolph blue....... 1565

the company flag flies at half mast for ex-skipper Peter ’the Greek’ Neale, probably best known for holding the port record for over 20 years with the Altje Adriaante......

which has meant another busy week for the Mission team.

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Monday morning market. (2011-12-05 07:54)

Eye’s down for a nearly full house this morning, a good mix of trawl and A1 quality inshore fish.......

including these colourful wrasse, popular with the sushi chefs...... 1567

and a 170 box trip of hake form the Ajax.......

proving her worth this morning to get in a shot overnight despite the weather, the brand new sardine boat Asthore makes her second landing in Newlyn before........ 1568

taking ice ready for the off ce soir. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cornwall’s Maritime Strategy - from Cornwall Council. (2011-12-05 11:59) [nhblog20110326-7561.jpg] Cornwall’s coast - fishing - environment - shipping - bio-diversity leisure - tourism

About to go online tomorrow - a chance for all those involve to participate in the future of Cornwall’s maritime role. Worth going to the page on the web site to see some of the comments that this article has already received!

The future of Cornwall’s delicate coastline and seas is being mapped out in a maritime strategy aimed at safeguarding marine enterprises worth £485 million and protecting the environment. The draft maritime strategy is the brainchild of Cornwall Council which is launching a consultation on the future of Cornwall’s coast, seas and vital maritime sectors. Andy Brigden, the council’s maritime manager said the strategy would look at the challenges and opportunities facing those who rely on the county’s maritime heritage to make a living.He said: ”The strategy will guide the future direction of work, increase the recognition of the importance of the maritime sector and respond to the various challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.”We hope anyone who works, lives or plays on the sea or around our coast will take the time to look at this consultation and let us know their views.” 1569

Paul Wickes, chief executive of the Cornwall Marine Network, said the maritime business sector contributed £485 million to the county’s economy and supported 14,000 jobs.”The development potential of Cornwall’s maritime sector, from the world-class reputation for ship repairs on the world’s busiest shipping lane, super-yacht manufacture and the fast-emerging opportunities for developing Cornwall as a world leader in marine renewable energy production, all contribute to the region’s future long-term prosperity,” he said. Included in the study will be everything from boatbuilding to marine renewable energy, surfing to fishing and tourism.Malcolm Bell from Visit Cornwall said people were attracted to the county because of its beautiful marine environment.He said: ”Tourism is central to Cornwall’s economy; we attract around 4.5 million visitors annually, who spend £1.4 billion and support directly and indirectly over 53,000 jobs around 20 per cent of all employment. Our marine and coastal environment, landscape and activities are a key factor in people choosing Cornwall, which has been voted best UK destination three years in a row.” Philippa Hoskin, the council’s maritime environment officer, said the strategy would also look at key environmental issues.She said: ”The sheer diversity of maritime wildlife makes Cornish waters a biodiversity hotspot, demonstrated in the number of nature conservation and landscape designations covering the sheltered muddy creeks of our estuaries, rugged granite cliffs, rocky reefs, islands and beaches to more specialist habitats such as the ancient maerl beds the Cornish equivalent of a coral reef all supporting an amazing array of species including commercially important fish and shellfish.” The draft Cornwall Maritime Strategy and questionnaire will be available online from December 7 to January 18 at www.cornwall.gov.uk/maritimestrategy. Paper copies will be available in each of the Council’s One Stop Shops or copies can be requested by phoning 0300 1234141. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

AIS trails Plot Star 1994. (2011-12-05 12:28) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/HBf7Q0zepgY The aerial seen on the foremast at the start of the clip is for the new AIS system being trialled on the Pilot Star - 1994. An early incarnation of AIS was trialled aboard the Newlyn netter, Pilot Star skippered by owner Martin Johns. At one time, Martin was invited to London to se AIS working on a huge display screen - bet he never dreamt he would be using a mobile phone to do the same a few years later in context, 1994 was a year before Microsoft released Windows 95 and bundled Internet Explorer with it - most schools, colleges and universities only had access to the internet in specialised teaching rooms for IT students. A few people at home tangled with 14Kb dial-up internet access - if they were able to configure the settings! Texting on a mobile phone was introduced in 1994. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1570

A New Dawn in Le Guilvinec! (2011-12-05 18:08) The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Asthore, night hunting. (2011-12-05 18:28)

The new sardine boat, Asthore has been busy for the last two evenings. The AIS tacks show just how much searching she has had to do to find the right kind of ’marks’ (signs on her electronic fishfinding equipment) before she can shoot her ring net. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Boatyard makes ’keep it local’ plea to region’s fishermen (2011-12-06 10:31) The UK fishing industry is ”far from on its knees” says a leading Westcountry boat builder, who wants ”serious skippers to keep their orders in the South West”. A busy yard at C Toms & Son yet still space to build at least one more vessel Paul Toms, of the family-owned boat yard C Toms & Son at Polruan, Cornwall, said there was a real attempt to help the region’s fishing industry thrive.He said: ”Those skippers are out there, there is a core of fishermen and vessel owners who are determined to invest in new boats, some to add to their present fleet, some to replace their old boat, and we want to keep those builds in Cornwall and not let them drift to the North East or Scotland.”Yes, skippers at present are cautious in investing in new boats, but we want to keep those orders here in the Westcountry. Our yard at present has space for at least one more big build, but by spring next year the second of the present builds will be complete, we will need more orders as we have a fairly big workforce; my father (Alan Toms) and myself are working hard to attract orders.”He added: ”In the old days new-builds were waiting at the door of every yard, the fishing industry was growing, but now we have to push for that work. At present we are busy building three boats and refitting many more we have many boats already booked in for the summer but we must look ahead, well into the next winter where new builds are vital to us.” 1571

Anyone who thinks the fishing industry is on its knees isn’t right fishing may be less profitable than it was before, I’m not sure as I’m not a fisherman, but there are skippers and owners out there who are willing to invest.”Stemming back several generations, C Toms & Son is responsible for a ”fair chunk” of the present South West fishing fleet; most Westcountry ports house a C Toms & Son boat.Lyme Regis skipper Chris Wason and Newlyn shellfisherman Mark Rowse are currently awaiting their new builds, and once a major refit is complete a scallop firm in Scotland will soon take delivery of its vessel, Copious. Having served him well since its launch in 1985, Mr Wason will by spring sell his present boat, Sea Seeker, to replace it with a new C Toms & Son’s steel trawler/scalloper of 11.95min length.Skipper Wason said: ”The new boat will be almost identical to the Betty G II from Exmouth that Toms launched a couple of years ago. The Sea Seeker has been good to us and is a fine boat but we need a different sort of boat, one better for us to work away from Devon, we have no option but to move away.”After the closure of 60 square miles of Lyme Bay to towed gear (scalloping and trawling) we had to find a way to survive, we are not going to go away like they (Natural England) think we will, we will just become nomadic like the others. Where we would have fished on our own grounds and rotate the grounds to prevent over fishing, we are forced to go somewhere else; I saw the Betty G II being built and liked it.” Also under build is a part complete order for Mark Rowse of Rowse Fishing Ltd at Newlyn, a firm that already owns a small fleet of vivier crabbers.Due for launch shortly the craft will be towed to Newlyn for completion and represents the modern supercrabber with a hull of 16.4m in length that on sight looks ”like twice the boat,” said Paul Toms, telling how the designs of steel boats are now so different to those of 20 years ago.”We all have to move with the times and the boats that skippers want nowadays are ’big’ small boats, even the bigger beam trawlers and stern trawlers that come here for refit are much smaller in size than those of equal power in the past. All I can say to those wanting a new boat is to please look at the yards in the Westcountry before going north.” Story courtesy of Exmouth People. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Padstow Festival on air on fish - Rick Stein on sustainability. (2011-12-07 07:33)

[nhblog20090331-0024-719581.jpg] Padstow gill netter, PW1 Berlewen.

Pastow’s fourth Christmas Festival proved highly successful when it ran over last weekend and featured fish like never before. The list of chefs giving support and taking time out away from their own establishments to give a series of demonstrations in the giant food marquee on the harbour side read like a Who’s Who of south west fish chefs. New to this year’s festival was a Fishing Forum with key members of the industry given an open forum to inform and discuss the latest in fishing news and the future with interested members of the public. Radio Cornwall were there talking to industry people live on air and recorded one of the first interviews with Rick Stein giving his personal view of the restaurant trade and its relationship to sustainable fishing. The BBC iPlayer for Radio Cornwall needs the adjustable timeline setting to 1:07:40 seconds in (Debbie McCrory sitting in on Martin Bailie’s show) when you can 1572

hear local Newlyn fisherman turned industry consultant, Nathan de Rozariaux talking fish ahead of the Rick Stein interview.

[nhblog20071214-0098-716123.jpg] Nathan listens patiently to Grimmy Mike in the Mission at Newlyn over an early morning cuppa.

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Ajax end of year do - at the Boatshed, by Penzance Dock (2011-12-07 17:02)

The Boatshed.

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Celebrating the end of 2011 - the skipper, crew, owners, family and friends of the Ajax AH32 will come together at the Boatshed adjacent to Penzance Dock - time and date to be announced! No doubt a few others might want to join in the fun - if so, best get hold of Nigel to pre-warn him of impending good night! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Inside Out in Newlyn. (2011-12-07 17:15) Regional BBC Tv programme Inside Out ran a story on Monday evening covering the ongoing saga of the Harbour Commissioners at Newlyn. The programme came on the back of the apparent paralysis of the NPHC chairman Gilbert Mcabe to be forthcoming publicly - to date, their own web site has not been updated since May 20011 in that time two commissioners have been ’sacked’ and a third not considered for re-election, no sound of a public announcement or sign of an alternative to the £5million plus development plan that was ditched last year as promised in the new year (ie January gone) and increasing disquiet amongst many of those in the port that yet again the interests of a few are clouding the judgment of those supposedly at the helm of the port. The names of the three new board members are supposed to be being made public this week - check the NPHC web site for more details.

”This new website and the meetings of the Commission in public are an expression of the open and transparent way in which the Commission will be conducting this vital and important opportunity for Newlyn in the 21st Century.” For the first time in many years, Brixham overtook Newlyn and is once again England’s largest fishing port. Despite being much smaller ports at one time, both Brixham and Plymouth have 1574

invested in new fish markets and auction systems with obvious results. Despite this the port is still doing very well thank you very much as the fleet continues to take advantage of improved fishing and greater marketing opportunities in some areas. In recent times, several skippers and owners have invested in the future and more boats have joined the local fleet - including a modern beam trawler for the Nowell family and two netters (one being the biggest in the UK) and a new build (the biggest UK ring netter) as well as several other new builds nearing completion - ironically, most of these new boats choose to land their fish through Plymouth or even French fish markets. In 2012 - when it is technically possible to buy fish, live, online on your mobile phone on most significant UK and European fish auctions - all these and other boats are looking for in Newlyn is a fish market capable of handling their fish to the highest quality standards and fetching the highest possible price - which, given its remote location must include the internet. Over to you Gilbert. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishing weather - ”not very nice”. (2011-12-08 08:38)

[Screen+shot+2011-12-08+at+08.36.30.jpg] Twenty four hours of wind speed data from the Sevenstone Lightship measured in feet.

[grabweatheririshbuoy1.PNG] Twenty four hours of wave height data from a SW Irish weather buoy measured in feet.

Just to get some idea as to the weather conditions currently being experienced by the hake netter fleet working west of the Scillies. With winds gusting to nearly 40 mph and wave height giving an average swell height well into double figures this week’s fish will be hard fought for indeed.

[grabajaxweather1.JPG] Gill netter Ajax’s position around Thursday lunch time 50.07N..007.30W The wind SW 7-9, in fishermen’s parlance, "not very nice".

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In some sea areas this morning’s shipping forecast was giving storm force 10 at times, worse still off Scotland and the North Sea. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Florece

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Aphrodite.

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[Florece-817110.jpg] Photo courtesy of Joop Klausman at http://brugbarendrecht.punt.nl/ on VesselTracker.

Clay carrying cargo ship Florece sank quickly after being involved in a collision with the chemical tanker Afrodite. The Florece had left Plymouth loaded with clay and was bound for Gazaouet in Algeria. The seven crew were able to don their survival suits and take to the liferaft before being picked up by another ship involved in the rescue, the Ocean Titan which is headed for Lisbon in Portugal. Falmouth Coastguard Updated report: Falmouth Coastguard have been working with coastguard colleagues in Spain, France and the USA during the early hours of this morning to assist the crew of a small cargo ship, Florece which was in collision with the chemical tanker Afrodite . The incident happened at 3.30 this morning. Following the collision, the crew of the cargo ship took to their liferafts, whilst their ship sank. The chemical tanker sustained little damage and was not taking water. All seven crew, who are a mixture of Russian, Polish and Ukranian nationalities, have been rescued by a container vessel Ocean Titan . Falmouth Coastguard were alerted to the plight of the crew when the emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was set off as their vessel began to sink. The Florece was 240 miles southsouth-west of Lands End at the time of the incident and was therefore within the UK s search and rescue region. Falmouth Coastguard used long range information tracking to locate the nearest ship to the position given. When they spoke to the master of the ship, Afrodite he informed them that he had been in collision with the cargo vessel Florece and that the crew had abandoned to liferafts. The Afrodite had attempted to deploy its fast rescue craft but had been unsuccessful due to the sea swell. During this time the American coastguard had also received a distress signal from the Florece and reported this to Falmouth Coastguard. Falmouth Coastguard then used enhanced group calling to make a request for assistance to any ships in the area. They also discussed the incident with the Spanish coastguard who began to make preparations for sending a helicopter and fixed wing aircraft. The Maersk Kampala and the Ocean Titan responded and the Ocean Titan was able to go the scene to rescue the crew. All seven crew are now safe on board the Ocean Titan with no medical assistance required. Falmouth Coastguard Watch Manager Terry Collins says: I am pleased to report that all seven crew of the Florece are safe and well which is an excellent outcome. This was an internationally coordinated response with coastguards from Spain, France, the USA and the UK joining forces with the crew of the Ocean Titan to ensure the safe recovery of 1576

the seafarers. Satellite technology and modern communications made all the difference with this incident, meaning that we were able to pinpoint the location of the sinking ship, call the nearest vessel and coordinate a response within minutes. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Succorfish win high praise from government for ’groundbreaking’ tracking device. (2011-12-09 17:01) L-R

[Succorfish_Mgt_Team.jpg] Succorfish Managing Director, Richard Hooper and Commercial Director, George Henricks

Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman, and Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, have hailed a new hi-tech vessel monitoring system that has been designed by North Shieldscompany, Succorfish, as groundbreaking in a bid to improve commercial fishing whilst saving marine protected areas.

Government officials visiting local fishermen trialling the device in Lyme Bay, Dorset, saw first hand how Succorfish s SC2 global tracking system can allow fishermen to monitor their position to within one metre worldwide without breaching protected zones which would otherwise endanger marine habitats and damage the seabed. Trials funded by Defra and carried out by the Marine Management Organisation have shown how fishermen can prove exactly where their vessel is operating minute by minute via satellite technology, a requirement being introduced under EU legislation in Jan 2012. This will allow them to work alongside environmental groups such as Natural England to potentially open up closed waters in sensitive areas.

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman commented, This groundbreaking equipment proves just how innovative the UK fishing industry is. By embracing new technology, it shows that the sector is ready and able to respond positively to the need to protect the marine environment while continuing to make a living from the sea. Following the Marine Management Organisation s evaluation of this trial, expected in Spring 2012, the Government hopes that fishermen around the country will be able to adopt this new technology to help ensure that fishing can continue without damaging sensitive marine habitats.

George Henricks, Commercial Director of Succorfish which developed the SC2 system added, In essence, we are bringing together three parties within one industry and giving them one solution to a major problem, not just here in the UK but worldwide. Commercial fishermen need to sustain and boost their livelihoods and the SC2 will allow them to do so legally whilst improving overall fishing methods.

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Similarly, marine authorities and environmental groups need to monitor and protect vast areas of water from damage or overfishing and must have a means of doing so effectively and within EU guidelines. The SC2 will allow them to work alongside commercial fishermen to gather invaluable fishing and environmental data to support a sustainable fishing policy whilst controlling fishing grounds from illegal practices. It is a bespoke, low cost device designed specifically for the marine industry and we are delighted with the response from all those involved.

Succorfish has worked closely with UK industry authorities, Seafish, and CEFAS, and received funding from Defra as part of its remit to undertake economic and social research in the marine environment, to design and develop the SC2. It was recently launched in front of local fishing administrations, naval enforcement representatives, government bodies and members of regional fishermens associations.

IFRAME: http://player.vimeo.com/video/6242447?byline=0 &portrait=0 &color=59a5d1 Demonstration of Succorfish system from pyxle on Vimeo.

Chairman of the South West Inshore Fisheries Association and vessel owner, Nick Prust, is one of many commercial fishermen now hailing the system as a possible answer to a worldwide industry problem. He explained, Fishermen, in general, are working in a tough and often challenging environment therefore when a product becomes integral to the way that you operate, regardless of your methods, it makes a huge difference.

Having taken part in the trials, it has proved to give much greater access to fishing grounds and report back instantly. It solves a huge problem for the industry. The SC2 uses real time satellite and mobile phone technology, as well as online tracking software to relay data back to a password protected website. For vessels 15m and over, it is also e-log ready and directly interfaces with a specialist, state-of-the-art catch reporting software system via a global satellite network.

To order SC2 or other Succorfish products, please contact Andrew Masson at UK distributor, Selex Elsag, on t | 01346 518 187 or e | andrew.masson@selexelsag.com

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David Cameron’s Xmas mesage to the EU! (2011-12-09 19:33)

[nhblog20090313-0022-799099.jpg] Must have made Grimmy’s day!

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Peter Neale 13th January 1947 - 29th November 2011 (2011-12-10 12:23)

Yet another fisherman from Porthleven has gone to the great wheelhouse in the sky - anyone hoping for tea and buns at his wake in the Blue Anchor stands about as much chance of doing so as seeing Peter the Greek walk in wearing guyliner! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Christmas lights and shiny new marine electronics. (2011-12-10 13:28)

One set of mackerel feathers washed up minus the hooks, must have been down there for some time...... 1580

an evening of fun and entertainment for all the family, young and old alike, the Mission’s Christmas special this Friday - in the Mission, all very welcome........

contact 0785504497 for more info on this Cygnus 19 for sale....... 1581

Nigel has a few soft eye parlour pots for sale.......

just arrived despite the snow from the far north.......

clean and calm enough this morning, good to see the sky is still blue up there........ 1582

even though the clouds look a little menacing........

ready for the off, engines running on the Sparkling Line........

long shadows over the marina pontoons........ 1583

the harbour workhorses for the Stevenson fleet sit quietly........

all smiles despite the early hour for crab king, cap’n Harris........ 1584

bits of gear going down the quay with haker Andrew Stevens.......

early finish for the baby of the Ocean Fish ring net fleet.......

a few gallons of zinc has gone on the hull of PZ1001.......... 1585

despite appearances, the remaining timber on those worm-eaten fenders is still in top condition amazing stuff wood.......

down comes a shower........ 1586

plenty of buffs for plenty of gear........

proud of the Irish connection, the Stevens can race their roots back to Irish antecedents, most likely shipwrecked when skipper Elijah failed to keep a good lookout........

top quality job on the engine and electrics box aboard the Benediction........ 1587

with easy access to the important engine bits.......

ice time......... 1588

good to see two trees gone in place this morning.......

and a third just gone up........ 1589

under the watchful eye of harbour lights stalwart George, next year’s lights will be in doubt as the cost of insurance rose to over £4,000 this year! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

All in a day’s work. (2011-12-10 18:32)

An AIS shot of three boat’s tracks. The top boat is a gill netter working gear on some inshore ground before moving off and stopping at a couple of wrecks. While the bottom tracks show two inshore trawlers, both shooting in an area known locally as ’the Westen Ends’ before towing out towards the ground known as ’Nor’west of the Wolf’ (as in Wolf Rock Lighhouse). The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Ajax lands at the end of another neep tide. (2011-12-11 23:44)

Skipper talk, discussing the forecast for the coming week........

as the first of the boxes exit the fishroom.......

ready for Monday’s market....... 1591

with an extra pair of hands to make things easier......

it’s time for the Ajax to get her fish ashore......

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steady as she goes.......

before heading for the market fridge......

looks worse than it is....... 1593

the rub marks on the stern give an indication just how much she rolled her way home from west of the Scillies.......

Tom texts the news ashore....... 1594

before heading up top........

to haul a few tiers of nets ashore...... 1595

then it’s time for a visit from the monk-man.......

just the paperwork to do........

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back on the harbour, the fender production line is in full swing.......

someone’s set Debs off again! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Monday morning - with a forecast looking less than promising for the week. (2011-12-12 08:03)

Big moon means a big tide as the netters look forward to a week ashore....... 1597

and big tides mean big squids........

and even, it seems,big bass fishing at the Stone.......

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enough to keep the big boats and big buyers happy.......

paying big bucks for these monk tails.......

getting plenty of interest from a few market visitors........

fishes view through the hand grip of a harbour box. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Weather data - what’s in a weather chart. (2011-12-12 16:35)

Typical weather data pattern for an approaching depression heading in from the Atlantic - taken from the weather station aboard the now un-manned Sevenstones Lightship. The barometer falls (barometric pressure) as the centre of the low nears the south west - the wind speed increases in the other direction with similar rapidity.

The current sat chart shows the first depression to hit currently at 960 millibars - which is quite low........

twelve hours on and the chart for 0600 tomorrow morning has the low deepening to 943, which is very low - the closer the isobar lines around the centre of the low are together the stronger the 1600

wind - looks like the west coast of Scotland is due for a hammering again.

This chart is a print out from a weather fax machine aboard the Breton boat, Le Heidi when she was sheltering in Newlyn on the 11th January 1993 - it shows the 940 millibar depression moving at 25 knots across the Atlantic........

before deepening to one of the deepest lows ever recorded at a predicted 911 millibars it hovered around 915 - unless someone knows different?...... 1601

sou’west of Ireland a weather buoy’s chart has the wave height dropping over the last 24 hours from a high point of 32 feet around midnight last night to around 20 feet this evening.........

and all hands tied up alongside - though unlike not too many years ago, there’s not a single French boat in sight! At sea, an old saying has it that; wind before rain, set your sails again, rain before wind, sheet your sails in - in other words, if the heavy rain comes first and is followed by a rising wind (generally in this area from the south west) - look out!

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Supermarket Seafood Survey 2011 (2011-12-12 18:11)

Give the Co-op credit! The MCS supermarket survey is the benchmark for seafood sustainability in UK supermarkets. Consumers put their faith in supermarkets to source sustainable seafood, and our survey is putting that trust to the test. We sent supermarkets a questionnaire to assess and score them in four key areas: their policy, seafood sales, labelling and consumer information, and sustainability initiatives. The results have revealed that some retailers are moving in the right direction towards sustainable sourcing, whilst others have made considerably less effort. Marks & Spencer and the Co-operative come out on top with a ”Gold” medal standard, with Sainsbury s and Waitrose picking up ”Silver”. None of the other major supermarkets reached a level that merited an award, and some refused to take part in the research at all. How sustainable is the seafood sold by your local supermarket? Click here for the full story.

Live from St Enodoc - Nathan Oultlaw with Paul Ainsworth cooking masterclass. (2011-12-12 19:03) [nhblog20111212-59.jpg] Nathan shares a moment with fellow chef Paul Ainsworth from across the river Roc at the end of his final chef’s masterclass for the year keep an eye on the web site for next year’s similar events.

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Join Nathan and Paul for a six-course fine dining dinner with live interviews and demonstrations. The live event will be happening here, today, at 6pm.Catch the live masterclasses with Nathan Outlaw and Paul Ainsworth from the web site here. Check out the soused mackerel dish - a great use for mackerel at Christmas - and those Panko breadcrumbs make an appearance again! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fish on. (2011-12-13 00:07)

Despite the atrocious weather, a small fleet of Breton boats are still fishing away. Included in the AIS tracks are those of the Newlyn netter, Silver Dawn making her way home to land.........

as the wind continues to hover just under a steady 40 knots and the air pressure has steadied at around 29.2 millibars. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Alya, Dodging for 24 hours. (2011-12-13 07:59)

The Guilvinec registered trawler Alya is currently working south of the Scillies.......

though for the last twenty-four hours she has been dodging head to wind as can be seen from her AIS tack, heading into the south westerly seas to begin with before her last run as she heads west. The boat steams slowly with her bow facing directly into the wind to minimise the amount the boat rolls, eventually coming round 180º and making her way back to a start point and repeating the move........

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wind height data from the Sevenstones Lightship just a few miles north of where the Alya is currently working shows a swell height between 10-20 feet. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Falmouth Coastguard kept busy. (2011-12-14 13:02) Helicopter rescue crews braved treacherous seas and gale force winds to airlift an injured French fisherman from his ship to hospital. The French vessel was 20 miles north west of Land’s End yesterday afternoon when the man gashed his hand. Winds of up to gale force nine were battering the ship making it difficult for RNAS helicopter crews to land a winch man on deck. It took an hour before he could be landed safely. Falmouth coastguards received a call for aid from coastguards in France at around 1.45pm. By 2.40pm helicopter crews were on scene. None of the ship’s crew spoke English so Falmouth coastguards liaised with them through French colleagues. Team Tom take to the liferaft: At 7.54pm yesterday, Falmouth Coastguard received an alert from an emergency locator beacon in the Atlantic and coordinated the rescue of two rowers from a life raft. Falmouth Coastguard received the alert from 480 miles south west of the Canary Islands from the UK registered beacon belonging to the Atlantic Challenge rowing boat PS Vita. The race organisers also confirmed that they had lost polling contact with PS Vita just after 7pm. Falmouth Coastguard broadcast an alert to all vessels in the area but the nearest vessel which could provide assistance was the Bahamian registered cruise ship Crystal Serenity approximately 120 miles from the location of the alert. The Crystal Serenity turned back and proceeded at speed through the night to the position and within seven miles of the position they spotted a red flare. Shortly afterwards at about 6am they located the two rowers in their life raft who were recovered on board the cruise ship. The rowers are a Dutch and a British National. The PS Vita is a 7.3 metre ocean rowing vessel with two people onboard taking part in a Woodvale Trans-Atlantic challenge from the Canary Islands to Barbados. The two rowers are reported to be uninjured despite at least ten hours in their life raft. Conditions on scene were 25 knots wind with a three metre swell. From inside the rowing boat the story went something like this....... ”Tom got out from the cabin, as I climbed in. We encouraged each other as usual for the shift that lay ahead. I turned to look at the GPS to see the milage I had row in the last 2 hours, as Tom put his leash on. Just as I went for the cabin hatch handle Tom Shouted ”Shit Shit Shit” and a wall of water hit us, capsizing us immediately and flooding the Cabin. I managed to get out of the cabin, to find Tom holding on to the hull of the boat. Thank god he was leashed on and managed to hold on to the boat. The wave that hit us came at a 45 degree angle and was enormous, we were truly very unlucky.” Extracted from the guys Facebook page, Team Tom Atlantic Row - see here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cefas Endeavour back at sea and blogging again. (2011-12-14 15:27) Catch the latest updates from the Cefas Endeavour as they ride out the stormy conditions on their new hunting ground - the English Channel. The ship is on her final voyage for 2012 - a joint trip 1606

with the JNCC . The teams sailed on Cefas Endeavour from Lowestoft on the morning tide on Saturday (10/12/11) with a multidisciplinary team of scientists including marine ecologists, fisheries scientists, plankton taxonomists and acoustic specialists. Also joining us on this survey are colleagues from The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). The main aim of the survey is to assess/monitor the effects of a range of human activities on seabed habitats in three regions; The Eastern English Channel, The Outer Thames and The Dogger Bank. See the blog for full details here: The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Working in the lee. (2011-12-14 19:09) [nhblog20111214-22.jpg] The French boats left trawling south of the Dodman - Neway, Daytona, Erispoe, Testerossa, Bar Avel and Iroise.

When the weather approaches the limits if fishability, those boats remaining at sea seek whatever shelter they can. In the case of these half dozen French boats tracked by VesselTracker AIS they are all towing the same patch of ground south east of Falmouth. Thanks to the Lizard and Land’s End peninsulas which provide a small degree of ’cut’ from the huge seas rolling in from the Atlantic and.........

from the wind which has been held coming in from the west for more than 24 hours - as seen from the Sevenstones Lightship data. Even so, the work on deck will be made all the more uncomfortable and arduous as the boat will not cease from rolling heavily at all times. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Great results for Fish is the Dish! campaign. (2011-12-15 06:09) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/saGOBCCccIQ 1607

Seafish, the UK’s authority on seafood, reports a superb response to its ’Fish is the Dish’ campaign. Launched in October, it has so far reached 120,000 consumers (twice as many as anticipated by this early stage) and this week was ranked the UK’s 15th ’Most Talked About’ blogging campaign by the Tots 100 Brand Index - just two places behind Tesco. Fish is the Dish is a hardworking digital campaign using website, Facebook and Twitter to engage mums in the idea that ’Fish is Easy’. Whilst not traditional heavy users of seafood, mums are a prime target for messages about increased fish consumption because having children in the household means they are receptive to ideas and information about food and health. They are also known to be heavy internet users.Susanna Scott (A Modern Mother) is the founder of BritMums (the UK’s largest parent blogging community) and was one of the bloggers initially targeted by Seafish. She says, ”Like a lot of busy mums I was quite sceptical at first about preparing seafood and how much of it I could get my children to eat. Having tried a number of the Seafish recipes I am proud to say my entire family are now converts to the fish eating habit. I have been only too pleased to spread the word about Fish is the Dish to my own friends and contacts.” Seafood industry stakeholders are also encouraged to engage with Fish is the Dish as a new means to reach potential consumers. So far, Lyons Seafood, Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group, Young’s Seafood and Delish Fish have all got involved, providing packs of seafood for bloggers, encouraging the generation of more content and publicity.Jo Dunlop of Seafish says, ”Fish is the Dish has got off to a fantastic start. We have had strong participation, brilliant feedback from our mum community and the average dwell time on the website is over ten minutes. ”The campaign has also demonstrated superb value for money - we were particularly delighted to rank at 15 in the Tots 100 Index given the minimal size of our budget compared to that of other top ranked brands such as Tesco, Disney and X-Factor. This shows just how much it is possible to achieve with online techniques provided that the right messages are targeted at the right people.” Plans for 2012 include a ’Fish is the Dish’ roadshow to kick start local conversations about the project. This will link up with local mums, kids, bloggers, media, chefs, fishermen, retailers and other industry stakeholders. How industry can get involved in Fish is the Dish: · By supplying a logo and links for the supplier pages of the new website to Jo Dunlop via email j dunlop@seafish.co.uk or telephone 0131 524 8684.· Providing recipes and useful hints/tips you can upload your own company recipes to the website. http://www.fishisthedish.co.uk · Follow the new campaign on Twitter @fishisthedish · Like the campaign on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/fishisthedish and feel free to put up your own comments, recipes and hints and tips here too. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

When the wind is in the west, the fishing is best..... (2011-12-15 08:22) Shipping forecast for the south west: Gale warnings - Issued: 0338 UTC Thu 15 Dec Severe gale force 9 backing southwesterly and increasing storm force 10 soon, then increasing violent storm force 11 later Shipping Forecast - Issued: 1130 UTC Thu 15 Dec Wind Southwest 7 to severe gale 9, increasing severe gale 9 to violent storm 11, veering northwest 7 to severe gale 9 later. Sea State High or very high. Weather Rain or showers. Visibility Good, occasionally poor. 1608

But not when the wind has been consistently around gale force 8 for several days with gusts over 60mph........

and the wave height at the Sevenstones Lightship is beginning to approach 30 feet........

so as Cornwall is lashed by gales, dozens of property damaged by lighening strikes and any number of trees blown down - spare a thought for this group of French trawlers working south of the Dodman Point hoping to gain a little from being in the lee of the Lizard land mass! The AIS tracks from VesselTracker show how some of the boats have steamewd stright from their home ports across the channel (that’s at a time when the huge Brittany ferry has been cancelled) to fish their last trip for the christmas market when prices are sure to be sky high. 1609

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Scillies lifeline - the Gry Maritha is on her way! (2011-12-15 11:39)

The Scillies supply ship, Gry Maritha stranded since last Friday in Penzance dock, is finally on her way to the beleaguered islands thirty five miles off the storm battered Cornish coast....... 1610

with all those important supplies......

like beer, although the chances are with many people having nothing better to do on the islands than retire to the nearest bar and discuss the terrible weather outside it is likely that supplies of Christmas cheer are running low - at just over 6 knots the Gry is making her way slowly towards the islands, no doubt much to the relief of locals, shops and pubs! [grygrab1.JPG] Tracked all the way to the Scillies - next question is, when will she return?

Tracked all the way to the Scillies - next question is, when will she return? The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1611

Wild weather for wild fish! (2011-12-15 20:22)

The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Christmas cheer from the Fisheries Council in Brussels (2011-12-17 07:21) Ending in the early hours of this morning, these were the tweets from MP Richard Benyon as the Fisheries Council meeting took place:

”Richard Benyon Off to Brussels to negotiate for fishing opportunities for our fleet next year...... MP Richard Benyon Absurdity of CFP made clear as I discuss net sizes in Irish Sea with Commissioner. We need reform that let’s UK deal with such matters! 22 hours ago........ MP Richard Benyon Just had good meeting with French Minister. Good agreement with Germans too. Can argue sustainability through every proposal we make 20 hours ago........ MP Richard Benyon Still in Brussels negotiating fishing quotas. UK delegation have sweepstake of time agreement will be reached. My money on 3.45am 9 hours ago ......... Richard Benyon @ @seafishinfuture Do support CRP! It just the days @ sea part that is lunacy and doesn’t work in mixed fishery like ours. RB 9 hours ago.......... Richard Benyon @ @StuartHousden getting there. Result soon 7 hours ago....... 1612

Got a good deal for UK Fisheries @ 3.45am (as predicted here!). UK’s position backed by science throughout. 1 hour sleep. Now going home14 minutes ago RichardBenyonMP”.........

IFRAME: http://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu/bmm video embed/embed video//29180 Some good cheer emanating from this year’s Fisheries Council meting for the UK fishing fleet. news coming out of the council meeting indicate that for Scottish fishermen the 4 day at sea a fortnight ruling may have been overturned in favour of a 4 day week. Quotas for North Sea haddock and herring appear to have been doubled. News of quota targets that apply to the waters off the south west has yet to reach the shore of Cornwall. IFRAME: http://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu/bmm video embed/embed video//29218 Mme Damanki speaking after the fisheries council meeting. See the full story from the BBC here.

UK FISHING INDUSTRY Newlyn in Cornwall has the largest number of fishing vessels in the UK (619), followed by Milford Haven (483) and Poole (476).But Fraserburgh in Scotland has the largest capacity by gross tonnage (36,264), followed by Shetland (23,632).63 % of UK fishing boats were built prior to 1991.While the number of boats being built has fallen, their average capacity and power have increased Source: UK Sea Fisheries Statistics 2010 The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Sailing day for the last trip of 2011. (2011-12-18 20:25)

One small step....... 1613

big boats need big wire......

pulled on the quay.......

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the quickness of the hand deceives the eye.......

and back through the block.......

before the next shower arrives......

we was wanting words with you!......... 1615

off comes the trawl in preparation for triple rigging targeting monk and brill.......

under the watchful eye of skipper Curtis junior........

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before a team talk on the quay......

until Royden arrives with the forklift.......

to help pack away the trawl on a pallet........

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all hands interested in the future of independent ice in Newlyn need to attend this special general meeting fo Cornish Ice Company shareholders on the 21st of December in the Mission at Newlyn.......

there’s an excellent exhibition of art work by Nick Praed who lives and has his studio aboard the ex-Newlyn netter Ar Bagergan......... 1618

a quick look down the quay.......

as the ’little ol’ tiger heads for the ice works.........

before heading off to sea for the last trip of 2011. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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On the fish. (2011-12-18 21:20)

Someone must be getting dizzy on watch aboard the Lisa Jacqueline! - must be good fishing. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Cefas Endeavour blog. (2011-12-18 21:27)

The guys and girls aboard the Cefas Endeavour are getting in to the swing on blogging. The most recent posts give more information on the technology and techniques employed in the research work - like this explanation of the 3D topography sonar kit - something every trawler owner would love to have aboard there boats but hugely expensive. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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Penlee lifeboat tragedy - thirty years ago today. (2011-12-19 07:44) IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/OwgNEuBNVFo Searching off Tater Dhu in 1981.

Tater Dhu taken during Sunday’s memorial trip aboard today’s Penlee Lifeboat, Ivan Ellen courtesy of Emily Smith. This was how the story broke on BBC news at the time.

IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/mTr41HTpx0k Tribute to the Solomon Browne and crew from Russel Holland. A few days before the Union Star ran aground, another ship the Bonita began to list in hurricane force winds 30 mles south east of Brixham. This video, just released from the RNLI tells the story of that little known rescue in which 29 crew, including the skipper’s wife and two year old child, were taken off a ship in extreme conditions by the Gurnsey lifeboat, Sir William Arnold. Today, more than ever, the RNLI needs the support of those who value their work in preserving the lives of those who go down to the sea.

IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/QIeF-qMGcrc The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Chinese village uprising leaves fishermen unable to fish (2011-12-19 08:27) Chinese village uprising leaves fishermen unable to fish

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Triple-riggers maiden voyage. (2011-12-20 13:02)

With the weather keeping them fishing ’inside’ (not out beyond Mount’s Bay in more exposed conditions) the Elisabeth Veronique draws against the fish market to make her last landing of 2011........

down in the fishroom, Phil pulls out the boxed catch......

under the glare of Newlyn’s Christmas lights,the triple rig proved itself a worthy fishing tool successfully targeting brill and monk on its shakedown trip....... 1622

every boat has its own way of checking the minimum landing size (MLS) allowed for pressure stock (quoted) fish species......

Curtiss Jnr jnr, skipper in the making Adam checks home while Dad is landing.......

then its time for Curtiss Jnr to take the ship back into her berth........ 1623

photos of the Elisabeth Veronique, bought from Guilvinec in 1972 back to Fowey and renamed the Elisabeth (which Grandfather Curtis did to save having to carve a new name with all that careful signwriting painting every year - which even included him re-registering her FY83 for the same reason - 83 being the first to letters of her 7 digit GV registration).........

leased crabber under skipper Mario lands to Seafood and Eat It crabmongers.......

Newlyn invaded by charity runners in Xmas fancy dress........ 1624

supper waiting for the pot.......

steaming just out of the pot.......

all set for Tom Bawcock’s eve on the 23rd. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1625

Penultimate fish market for 2011 at Newlyn. (2011-12-20 13:05)

In contrast to previous mornings, almost a flat calm in the harbour this morning.......

on the penultimate market of the year with fish boxes stretching end-to-end.......

even some head-on monk........ 1626

in customary work pose, Mr Munson surveys the busy auction floor......

a good run of big white fish........

and hake from the netter Ajax........ 1627

Cornish sardines tub by tub........

head for Ocean Fish’s waiting transport.......

while Andrew eventually gives in and lends a hand to his hard-pressed harbour staff team as they flounder under the huge number of boxes to be washed and put back aboard the boats...... 1628

time to scrub down after landing, the Sapphire’s last 2011 trip.......

while the ring netter Asthore should get a few more landing in before the new years she has plenty of fish on her quota left.......

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much to auctioneer Ryan’s amusement, look like local butchers McFaddens are now joining the fish game.......

only top quality fish for these guys......

with the brightest of red gurnards to keep them in good company.......

down to the last boat’s fish...... 1630

eye’s down, and this time it’s Buttons who provides the humour content......

two shining examples of top quality Cornish fish for local fish merchants and purveyors of fine food, Wings of St Mawes, Rob Wing will be looking forward to dressing the shop window with this cracking black bream and grey mullet.......

the recent weather has piled the shore with more lost gear. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1631

Hot seller - hake! (2011-12-21 08:31) Good to see this tweet from Sienna’s the fish restaurant in Dorset to top Padstow chef Adrian Oliver in the restaurant Adrian Margot SiennaDorset @Adrian Margots@ajaxah32 followed! Selling loads of Hake at the moment.8 hours ago · reply · retweet · favoritek keep up the good work guys! The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Christmas preparations - Octopus and Gravadlax. (2011-12-21 09:00)

Destined for a Sicilian style cold salad dish, the octopus needs prepping, this will make for a very tender eight legged dish.........

carefully peel of the outer membrane or skin from the body and remove the contents, including the beak and eyes from around the base of the tentacles.............. 1632

cut into one inch squares and steep in salt water for 30 minutes before popping in boiling water for 30 minutes, save a cup of the resultant broth.........

then into the slow cooker along with a sauce, chopped parsley, 3/4 cup olly oil, hot red chili flakes to taste, juice of one lemon, salt and pepper (try ground white) to season, on high for an hour then give it a good 6-8 more on low, serve with a chickpea salad to follow tradition....... 1633

meanwhile the gravadlax needs doing, assemble the ingredients, salt, crushed pepper corns, sugar, dill and a big dash of brandy.........

first fillet the fish (thank you once again Sue!)........

to check for the line of bones. run the finger tip back from the head end 1634

and using some proper fish tweezers (or small pliers if you must) pull out the bones one by one, about a dozen a side will be found.......

sprinkle over the curing mix.......

cover with dill before wrapping (getting some practise in) in cling film........

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and placing in the fridge or somewhere chilly with a heavy weight, like a piece of slate - turn every day - ready from day three onwards. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Fishing vessel, Heather Anne lost off Mevagissey. (2011-12-21 09:20) [nhblog20101125-2010.jpg] Heather Ann - photo courtesy of Martin Johns.

Two men were rescued from the water last night around 11pm off Mevagissey by Falmouth lifeboat, after transferring from local fishing boat Lauren Kate before an SAR helicopter flew one man to Treliske Hospital, where he later died. The ring netter, Heather Anne normally fishes for Cornish Sardines and had already landed one haul earlier in the evening when she went back out for another shot. The incident happened at the same time as BBC1 was showing a repeat of the documentary programme made five years ago to commemorate the loss of the Penlee lifeboat in 1991. Thirty nine minutes and 25 seconds into the programme you can hear lifeboat cox’n Trevelyan Richards begin what was to be his last VHF radio conversation with Falmouth Coastguard - in the recorded soundtrack that follows, you can sense from the coastguard’s tone that he knows he isn’t going to hear that particular voice again. Ring netting involves a huge net that encircles a shoal of fish as seen in this short video of three boats working just outside Newlyn Harbour in Mount’s Bay for sardines.

IFRAME: http://www.youtube.com/embed/0OxfDB7OohU The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

The night before Christmas Eve - Tom Bawcock night - fishy supper. (2011-12-23 02:08)

East meets West - a fusion meal for Tom Bawcock’s night this year - fish courtesy of the Elisabeth Veronique - have a good’un guys! 1636

Putting together the tandoori mix (thanks to Floyd on India).........

take one large plaice, score both sides and liberally coat with tandoori mix, especially the score marks......

for the cuttlefish, make up a Piri Piri sauce, thanks for that go to Sanjay Kumar........ 1637

chillies, red onion and tomato.........

prep the flavouring for the Chana Dal (which might need soaking - your local Asian shop should stock the correct chana dal lentils, if not Asda do, even in Cornwall) , bay leaf, fried red onion, garlic, red chili powder, turmeric, fried cumin seeds, three chopped tomatoes can be added at this stage....... 1638

simmer in chicken stock till tender.........

the main course gets a pat on the back, in a baking tin, bury a tub gurnard in soaked sea salt........

trying something different, a mulled cider.......... 1639

no wonder they call it Gurnard’s Head, a cliff headland near Pendeen on the North coast of Cornwall......

after baking for around 40 minutes you can serve by cracking off the hard crust......

one beetroot raita....... 1640

main dish number two, tandoori plaice is now out of the oven and grill......

with the wonderfully moist slightly flavoured flesh lifted carefully off from the bones. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Season’s greeting from Newlyn. (2011-12-24 18:00)

Nedelik Lowen ha Blydhen Nowydh da 1641

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year Joyeux Noël et une bonne et heureuse année Bloavez Mad The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

Let go the ends! (2011-12-28 14:27)

After checking out the forecast the Crystal Sea has decided to give this week a miss......

unlike the green team who appear to have been led astray by a haggis lover, aboard the St Georges, Kevin’s a safe pair of hands as the heaving line comes ashore....... 1642

and the ice wagon fills up........

after heaving anchor the Trinity boat, Patricia heads out to sea again......

and a few hours later about twenty miles off the Dodman........ 1643

the lights are on and raring to go.......

with another main engine fired up.........

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it’s time to take more ice.......

there’s been no stopping the crabbers over the break.......

still a valid message for this year........

last one up the slip for the year. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall. 1645

Fish on the move. (2011-12-29 16:11)

Riddlers bringing fish to a fish counter near you. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

New Year’s Eve in Newlyn (2011-12-31 19:34)

Scillonian III Still wrapped for Christmas..........

pebbles decorate the prom....... 1646

and the Wherry Town river has been temporarily re-routed.......

brand new fenders adorn the ice works berth........

and the Algrie has a new ice hatch....... 1647

a moment’s contemplation on 2011 for Crystal Sea II skipper David Stevens........

all set for the off on the Sapphire.........

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and its time for more chillin crystals......

aboard the Harvest Reaper..........

all in a day’s work for a couple of old hands....... 1649

while in master butchers Lenterns, it’s seasonal sausage time to herald in the New Year. The latest fresh fish and fishing news from Newlyn in Cornwall.

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