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Throwing out and hauling in the nets

Photographs of drifters at sea, throwing out and hauling in the nets

By John Layton

The crew needed to be physically fit, as a net full of fish was very heavy indeed!

Here you can see some of the weather conditions. Note the heavy waves behind the boat.

Hauling in the nets

Great Yarmouth Musuems

Throwing out the nets

Gt Yarmouth Museums

This page was added by John Layton on 05/01/2007.

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