tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274824932010-03-20T08:05:50.162ZFollow the ups and downs of Newlyn, England's largest fishing port, 80 species of premium line, trawl, net and pot caught fish and shellfish are landed daily. Top London chefs like Tom Aikens source MSC accredited Pollack, Bass, Sardines and Mackerel. Photography - digital images from stock or commissioned to order. Art students are encouraged to use the harbour as inspiration for their work as did the Newlyn School of Artists - info@newlynharbour.co.uk Laurence HartwellLaurence Hartwellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-885406029119444692010-03-20T07:57:00.004Z2010-03-20T08:05:50.169Z

With less than a hundred miles to go the morning, the boys aboard the Vision of Cornwall are due to make landfall in Antigua over the next few days. After two and a half thousand miles covered since leaving Spain on January the 10th their mission to raise money for the Cornwall Blind Association has raised thousands of pounds. Both men are gig rowers so should make a difference to their team on

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The St Ives Jumbo Association is celebrating the return of a traditional Jumbo beach boat to the port. These two masted fishing boats, named after the elephant at London Zoo that caused such interest, formed the mainstay of the St Ives' fleet over 100 years ago and the boats all but disappeared by the 1920s.Boat builder and big Jumbo fan Johnny Nance used archive material from the St Ives museum

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So now's your chance Quentin!Read on for this message to the world’s seafarers from IMO (International Maritime Organisation)"The International Maritime Organization has decided to dedicate this year by choosing, as the theme for World Maritime Day, "2010: Year of the Seafarer". Our intention is to pay tribute to you, the world's 1.5 million seafarers - men and women from all over the globe - for

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The Brixham boys are in town again.....> as is plain to see...... with their 3m gear for working that little closer to shore...... means they are wont to pick up all kinds of flotsam....... the net drums on the stern make handy storage for spare trawls and cod ends...... Seafayre Cuisine are in the market..... as is Ocean Fish adding to their sole collection...... while the ever lighter mornings

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With a little help from Google a surprising number of results turned up with regard to the Sennen boys and their endeavour to fish for mullet in quantity using a beach seine - it seems that many ashore take a dim view of what they see as mass slaughter on the beach!The first article appears courtesy of an angling forum where many of the forum's followers see catching such a large shoal of fish as

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The singing boys at Port Wenn (better known as Port Isaac) have finally hit the big time after being signed by Universal, the same record company that has Lady Gaga, Take That and Amy Winehouse on their books.The Fishermen's Friends have entertained summer visitors of an evening for many years singing a mix of sea shanties and Cornish songs to net thousands of pounds for charities including the

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Skateboarding seems to bring out the philosopher in those that use the ramp on the prom...... with Gothic overtones perhaps..... the local rag has lent its support to the Newlyn Archive Group's work..... shades of green(ish)....... on St Patrick's Day with a few Irish boats due later...... plenty of kit on the port side of the Govenek of Ladram's wheelhouse..... not often all three in the Rowse

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Dick Ede - One of the country's few traditional withy pot makers One of the many charcoal drawings that will be shown in an exhibition at the Tolcarne Inn, Newlyn next month by local artist Nick Henshall.Born August 1968, Nick was raised in land locked Cheshire. His appetite for the ocean life was firmly cemented during childhood holidays lobster fishing in Anglesey. After studying art at North

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With all vessels in the EU over 24m now running e-tracking attention will turn to the same system being made compulsory aboard vessels over 15m in 2011. Inevitably it seems, with the world's largest fishing fleet to monitor, a Spanish company won the first contract to supply a system in EU vessels. London based INMARSAT supply the satellite etchnology that provides the tracking signal which

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Just a reminder to fishermen in the South and West that five tenders have been published under the Fisheries Science Partnership: FSP Project: Square mesh panel trials on twin or multi rig working inshore grounds: North Thames estuary: FSP 2010-11 (17)FSP Project: Sardine and anchovy survey off South West England: FSP 2010-11 (18)FSP Project: Bristol Channel 100mm cod end trials: FSP 2010-11 (19

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Big trip of monk tails and megs for the St Georges..... one of the few cod that made it to market get sized up...... more like close encounters....... ummh, wrong fish Edwin...... red sails in the sunrise...... as the Girl Pamela makes her way to the gaps..... it seems that Nathan Marshall is the Govenek of Ladram...... hazardous waste the gulls can't resist..... starboard side view of the

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Owing to a technical glitch, the gallery of images to celebrate St Piran's Day never made it to the site last weekend. All is now running smoothly and the images can be seen in the original post here.

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Bound away again......a small step for man......one windy gun and dozens of 'three linkers'........as the gear aboard the Lady Lou from Brixham gets an overhaul at the end of her trip.....view from the top of Church Street with its modern take on an adit running down the centre, the hand rail is necessary in snow and icy weather as residents were thankful this winter no doubt.....the figurehead

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Big ray make a rare appearance on the market this morning.......and at 7.6Kg a single hake would be the perfect fish for a huge weekend feast......the Lamorna appears to have gone to the dogs.......while the Tracy Clare has some quality monk tails that Trelawney fish just could not resist.......the honey fan has the pressure washer powered up......every dahn has its day.......today's donkey on

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Not content with a poem recalling a huge mullet catch, Bernard Moore published an entire collection of poems many with the sea and fishing as a theme. The book, Cornish Catches, can be read online courtesy of the American Library's Internet Archive. Not so many years ago it was not unheard of for youngsters at school to take the odd day off in the winter when the mackerel were thick in the Bay -

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Big shots of mullet off Sennen have been taken using a beech seine for centuries.Last week, after a shoal hung around off Gwenva beach for ages then suddenly swam across Whitsand Bay and sought shelter in Sennen harbour - that shelter became their undoing as the mullet men of Sennen shot into action immediately - a few hours work and over twelve tons were on their way to market - though it has to

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Something to look out for in the future, make a note in the diary to visit the Tolcarne Inn and check out Nick Henshall's exhibition of charcoal drawings - made from close observation of the port.Newlyn CharcoalsTolcarne Inn, NewlynApril 2010Nick's creative talents do not stop at working on paper; he has built a number of wooden sailing vessels including his own classic yacht based on a pilot

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Clear decks on the Manx Ranger...... time to weld the port side scallop dredge beam back together again on the Jacoba...... as the Admiral Gordon makes ready to land to an Ocean Fish lorry bound for Plymouth market.... both sides up for overhaul on the Sapphire...... on the market there's a lovely run of quality flats from the George Johannes...... and another small dollop of anchovies...... the

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Click on the Cornish flag above to see a selection of images in celebration of St Piran's day.The Cornish tin mining industry had numerous days to celebrate throughout the year - most of which seemed to involve the imbibing of huge amounts of alcohol - so much so that in the 19th century the phrase, 'drunk as a Perraner' was used to describe someone who appeared to have had more than they should.

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Work in the new dawn.......as Dennis Pascoe lands a handful of anchovies from the Bay......a double dose of patriotism on the flag pole.

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A crowd of family, friends and well wishers gathered on the quay alongside Phil Mitchell's new command, Govenek of Ladram ....to here mission skipper Keith Dixon give a naming ceremony for the new boat.....in time honoured tradition with new Bible safely in his hands, Phil thanked his shore based skipper.......and then gave the naming honours to both of his daughters......who duly obliged by

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This weekend the Rose-in-Vale Hotel is host to what promises to be a fascinating evening of daring-do as Pete Goss tells the story of the Spirit of Mystery's voyage from Newlyn to Australia last year - a voyage that so nearly ended in disaster when, at the tail end of a huge storm with the Australian coastline to the North, the boat was rolled over to almost 180° - in the near capsize crewman

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For anyone interested in days of yore, sail and Breton fishing vessels in particular here is a useful reference site. One of the boats featured is the Corbeau des Mers which will be visiting Newlyn this summer.Take note of today's top IT technology tip - the site will provide another opportunity to improve your knowledge of the French language - if that eludes, then simply highlight the text

Laurence Hartwellnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27482493.post-65281668453538516812010-03-03T07:39:00.005Z2010-03-03T17:14:00.104Z

Apart from shelves stocked with almost anything you might ever want for anything (almost), Waghorn's Stores also trades in unusual models....... some idea of just how high the Govenek of Ladram's stern deck is compared to the top of the crabber Intuition's wheelhouse..... the Sennen boys managed a shot of mullet using the centuries old technique of a beach seine yesterday morning at high water..

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