The MMO are currently set to introduce "e-notices" or electronic notification of changes to licence variations in England. The letter below was part of the consultation process carried out earlier this year in a bid to cut the amount of irrelevant paperwork generated and sent to fishermen around the English coast.

Keith Dixon, mission superintendent at the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen Newlyn performs a blessing of the Emma Louise, the new crabber for Rowse Fishing.

In episode 3 of the Fishermen's Apprentice, Monty Hall finds that Cornish fishermen are selling themselves short - why spend money and effort not to mention the carbon footprint in exporting succulent spider crab to France - because people don't know how good it is here - a blind tasting in Cadgwith has three times as many people saying they preferred spider crab to edible crab - a cultural change in eating is needed to win the day for the spider!

http://blog.through-the-gaps.co.uk/2011/06/penzance-pirates-smash-world-record.html

Penzance promenade sees well over 8,ooo pirates assembled to smash the world record for a gathering of pirates - ooooooooh arrrrrrrggggghhhh me 'arties!!!

Robin Turner auctioning fish on Newlyn fish Market.

http://blog.through-the-gaps.co.uk/2011/03/ipadio-fishing-news-from-newlyn_12.html