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Fighting for the fishery
On their return from serving in the first world war the original Black rock lave net fishermen found that the fishery had been taken over...
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A low tide walk out !
Through the close season our fishermen often walk out in the estuary to areas rarely uncovered. Occasionally we find thisngs of...
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Remembrance
Past Black rock lave net fishermen served and fought in both world wars . A fitting tribute seen here at our local church St Mary's. Lest...
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What a waste
There's netting and there's netting . What a waste....Caught and dumped as there is no market.10 tonnes and not many of these dogfish...
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A Sculpture !
International sculptor Chris woods has been comissioned to make a larger than life sculpture of a lave net fisherman which will be...
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The plastic menace........
With the amount of plastic out on the estuary hardly surprising when you gut fish and they have it inside them.............A 21st century...
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the Autumn season
From net to rod our year on the estuary continues. Paul & martin were out on the last set of tides after a few cod but ended up catching...
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Autumn Cod !
From lave net to rod ,a season for everything. When tide and weather combine to allow us to fish this way we venture out on to the Severn...
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Weatherman Walking !
Derek Brockway is filming for his new BBC Wales TV series ,travelling the wales coastal path . He stopped by yesterday to film our...
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What a mess !
Whilst cutting net rimes down on the levels we were appalled by the state of the lane and reen around the willow trees . A clean up was...
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