Heartbreaking........
A couple of months ago our fishermen were down to the "levels " that back the estuary looking for potential "Ream" for our nets . The...
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Down to " the levels "
It's that time of year again for harvesting willow "Reams " , arms for the lave net down on the caldicot Levels . The pollarded trees...
Shirenewton primary school
A beautiful winters day and a visit of 84 children to our fishery ........ A credit to the school they were engaging and keen to learn...
A school visit
Eighty four children will visit our fishery to day to learn about the estuary and our lave nets . We set out islands with net making ,...
lave net repair time
Passing on the skills to make and repair the lave net is a huge part of what we do . If the fishery had been closed all this heritage...
Low tide finds
A link to the past are the "finds" at low tide in the close season . Winter time usually turns up a few ! Yesterday we found this ink...
Lave net making time !
Winter time is when our fishermen source the wood to make and repair our lave nets .The skill and knowledge to do this has been passed...
Cardiff cod comp.
Black rock lave net fishermen Matt & Martin entered this years Cod comp . It was hard going out there with the fishing being poor for...
Winter season
Our life on the estuary is built around the lave netting . That is the mortar that holds the group together. Part of maintaining a...
Tourism and heritage site
Our unique fishery is on the Wales coastal path . Folk walking the path can in season watch the fishing and interact with the fishermen...
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