GRIMSBY TRAWLERS: EVERYDAY LIFE WITH THE FISHERMEN, GRIMSBY, LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK, 1945 - Women sit and braid trawler nets at a warehouse in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. According to the original caption, "the mesh is widest at the entrance of the trawler, is finest at the tapered end. The open end of the trawler consists of the square (at top) and wings (at side), the tapered centre section is called the belly and baiting, the closed end where the fish is held is the codend". The original caption also states that "methods of braiding [the fishing nets] vary with each trawler company",

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