Buoys and Pots in Sennen Cove is a photograph by Terri Waters which was uploaded on November 3rd, 2013.
Buoys and Pots in Sennen Cove
Commercial shell fishing takes place in Sennen Cove Cornwall during summer months targeting lobster and brown crab. ... more
by Terri Waters
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Buoys and Pots in Sennen Cove
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Terri Waters
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Photograph
Description
Commercial shell fishing takes place in Sennen Cove Cornwall during summer months targeting lobster and brown crab.
Pots, sometimes called traps are a heavy wire frame covered with wire mesh and with entrance holes on the bottom sides. These entrance holes may have a inner tapered cone or a hinged gate designed so when the crab enter they can not easily get back out.
There will be some sort of a bait container inside the pot and a means of opening part of the pot to retrieve any crab. They need to be made heavy enough or additional weights added to keep them from being moved around by the tide and wind. A rope is run from the pot to a buoy that floats above the pot to identify where a pot is. Commercial pots are identified by individually colored buoys identifying each crabber, and have their name/address on the buoy or pot.
At the end of the fishing season, when the weather takes a turn for the worse, the pots and buoys are brought back to the harbour to dry out before being put safely away until the spring.
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November 3rd, 2013
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Comments (27)
Terri Waters
Thank you Catalina Lira for featuring Buoys and Pots in Sennen Cove in the Group Seaside
Angela Bonilla
Cool! I have a photo of a painter's paint rollers all bunched together! I must post it!
Susan Culver
Wonderful capture Terri, I love the contrast in the red floats(?) and the traps texture, great image.
Terri Waters
Thank you Ella Char for featuring Buoys and Pots in Sennen Cove in the group Your Best Work
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