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Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Breton trawlers - fishing in poor weather.
Despite the gale force winds there are still a handful of Breton trawlers working away south west of Newlyn........
and at 16m the La Servane must be finding the day particularly uncomfortable - especially as looking at her track she has been towing 'beam on' for much of the time - smaller trawlers do so to reduce the stop-start effect that towing into or with a big ground sea has on the trawl - allowing the fish being herded to escape the bridles.