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Crabbing at Gorran Haven

Fishermen are setting lobster and crab pots off the Cornish fishing village.

Amateur film 1949 6 mins Silent

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Overview

Fishermen of Gorran Haven set crab and lobster pots and land catches destined for Billingsgate fish market in London. Crabs and lobsters are caught in baited traps which are dropped to the seabed in groups with each trap attached by vertical line to a buoy. Traditional pots are made of wire and wood or withy and lobster traps are lowered to the sea floor but are rectangular as opposed to conical and round for crab.