Catalogue description Conversation between Fred Kennington and Richard Fawcus re fishing in the wartime at Seahouses

PART 2. OF TWO TAPES.

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In this second part, Mr.Fawcus talks about fishing in wartime. Seahouses Harbour had a boom across the entrance early in the War but fishing was later to be allowed. He recounts that Longstone was a landmark for German bombers and it was itself bombed. He tells about the herring trade 'salt herring were called winter beef'. They had no echo-sounders then and had to watch movement on the water to see fish. He describes incidents with mines and submarine activity nearby.

There were once 10/11 seine netting boats, now none. 'neebody starting fishing, they gan on the trips'. Asked about old superstitions, he said they didnt like to meet women or the Minister on the way to the boats, but those superstitions have disappeared now.