The Solway Firth haaf netters fighting to save a fishing tradition
Media playback is unsupported on your deviceThe haaf net fishermen of the Solway Firth are maintaining a tradition which dates back more than 1,000 years - but now want help to keep their heritage alive amid fears the practice could die out within a generation.The technique for catching salmon is believed to have been brought to Scotland by the Vikings in 900AD, and is still used on the estuary which marks the border between Scotland and England.
When a group of haaf netters first arrives at the shore they"cast the mells", an intricate game which decides where each of them will be positioned.Haaf netters casting the mells to determine their position in the water The number of haaf netters has dwindled since the 1970s, when there were more than 100 living in towns like Annan and Gretna.
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