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Boat Stories: Salmon Netting on the Taw & Torridge

Salmon netting on the Taw & Torridge

Once upon a time almost everyone living by the Taw or Torridge in North Devon had access to a boat and tried to catch salmon. Licenses were introduced in the 1800s but for various reasons salmon numbers continued to dwindle. In 2002 the riparian owners (the rods men) offered to buy out the remaining nets men on the estuary for £10,000 each. Only three boats refused the money and continued to fish. Watch this story, told by 84 year old Stephen Taylor and his wife Sheila, documenting a traditional method of fishing which may soon disappear forever.

Filmed & edited by Simon Vacher. Music by Becki Driscoll & Nick Wyke (English Fiddle) Directed & produced by Jo Stewart-Smith

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Gareth Alvarez, Creative Director

email: northdevonmovingimage@outlook.com
telephone: 07951274610

North Devon Moving Image CIC is a Community Interest Company Limited by Guarantee
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