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Margaret Owen, Sunderland Point

By Tessa Bunney 2018

Margaret Owen with her haaf net, Sunderland Point Lancashire, 2018. Haaf netting is an ancient traditional fishing method used to catch wild sea trout (and until 2018 wild salmon) on the River Lune estuary where it meets Morecambe Bay. 

From the series Going to the Sand - inshore fishing around Morecambe Bay

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Whitebait, Sunderland Poin

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