A History of Fishing the Bristol Channel

18/12/2015

Renowned maritime historian Mike Smylie will delve into the variety of fishing methods used in the past and present around this coastline.

The Bristol Channel, once one of the busiest fishing lanes in Great Britain, is a compelling area of the nation’s seas to discover, with a unique range of characteristics. The area from Hartland Point in the south-west of England to St Ann’s Head in Wales will be examined in detail, via the lower reaches of the River Severn and its estuary, the River Wye and the south coast of Wales. A fascinating account of the lives of the ‘Severn Sea’ fishermen, the boats they used and the way they went about bringing in their catches will be presented. Stories from the herring fishers of Clovelly to long-netting on the Severn and the harvest of oysters off Swansea will be discussed time prevailing. 

 

Wotton-under-Edge Civic Centre

2 Gloucester Street, Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 7DN

Friday 27th November 2015 at 7.30pm

Visitors welcome.

Non-members £5 on the door

 

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