Fishing - Hunting - Skeet Shooting - Trapping
1972 - These fishermen could be high and dry: Southend anglers are facing a new peril of the deep - Maplin. For, when dredging begins for the air and sea ports begins, the men may lose their livelihood, threatening the rich fishing grounds which supply up to 60 percent of the fleets annual catch. At most there are abot 45 trawlers and their crews and only half of them come from Southand so they know they are fighting huge odds to get help for their case. The fishermen have been told that dredging could take up to eight years and thtit would be near the Barrow Deep - right in the heart of the 100 square mile fishing area. The effect could be disastrous. The fishermen are faced with just two choices; either pack up their homes and move or simple pack up their fishing. Photo shows Bob Parr (left and Gly Gilson empty their trawl onto the deck of their boat, the Paul Peter. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)
