Putting up a 350kg (770lb) sculpture that would last on a pier that was constantly lashed by wind and rain, as well as spray from the ocean, had presented several challenges, he said.
He said: “It has to stay up for decades and that’s a problem if you’re next to the sea.
“For example, the plinth has a stainless steel support structure, but that can’t touch the bronze, so you have to place a gasket all around it to stop the two metals being affected by salt from the sea.
“Artistically speaking, this one’s more angular that the one in Newlyn.
“I’ve taken inspiration from famous St Ives artists like Barbara Hepworth and Alfred Wallis, and the sculpture also features multitudinous pilchards.
“One day back in the 19th Century the town landed 61 million of the fish and, at that time, there wasn’t a tourist in site, so it’s also a reminder of the past.”