Cornwall Council’s Ports, Harbours and other maritime assets are managed by 12 members of the Cornwall Council Harbours board who represent both our communities and marine industries in Cornwall. Our Annual Report outlines all that we do, and sets out the framework and context in which we operate as a Municipal Port Authority. Our approach […]
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Wild swimmers are being urged to make sure they are visible when in the water and stay away from boats and ships. The warning comes after a swimmer was swept out to sea near Newquay. Fortunately, they were wearing a pink swim hat which it made it easier for rescue teams to locate her. There
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Multibeam bathymetric surveys have recently been completed at Bude and Penzance. These can be viewed in our Document Centre. Your attention is drawn to the ‘Notes’ on each survey which explains the datum (reference point) used in the survey. At Penzance the survey is to Chart Datum. In Bude the survey is the depth of
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The UK is home to globally important populations of both grey and common (harbour) seals. A flourishing seal population is an indicator of a healthy marine ecosystem, which is crucial for our fishing industry to thrive and be successful. In fact, a healthy seal population is essential, as they perform the top predator function working
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On 8 October 2019, Cornwall Council made a formal application to the Marine Management Organisation (“MMO”) under Section 14 of the Harbours Act 1964 for a Harbour Revision Order (“HRO”). If made, The Cornwall Harbours Harbour Revision Order (“the Order”) would consolidate the statutory harbour powers of the harbours of Bude, Newquay, Penryn, Penzance, Prince
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We start this latest harbour news by welcoming Darleen Ellis as our new Maritime Assistant. Darleen brings a lot of maritime experience to the role and has already made her mark on the harbour with her organisation and attention to detail. It’s been a busy summer, with lots of visitors making use of the harbour
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The summer started with the G7 summit, a real honour that it was hosted in Carbis Bay. There was a lot of work behind the scenes making the security arrangements and getting ready for the arrival of the Royal Navy as well police officers from across the UK. We all got quite used to seeing
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Malpas marine All of the pontoons on the new extension have been installed and are proving very popular with resident owners and visitors alike. A new unisex toilet and shower facility has been provided for our visitors; the new shower facility has proven very popular with visiting yacht crews. The Heron Inn landlord and lady
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Welcome to our Summer update from the team at Penzance Harbour. Commercial news Throughout the Covid 19 lockdowns Penzance Harbour continued to operate for the commercial sector. We continued to provide our usual services and facilities with the team split into two watches to ensure resilience and Covid compliance. The Penzance based beam trawlers continued
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Harbour News The harbour and town have witnessed probably the busiest summer to date with visitor numbers greatly increased and although we have been unable to accept all but a few visiting craft, we have had a very busy summer with an increase in trailered boats paying to use the slipway facility to launch. The
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