Hake, Merluccius merluccius, being hauled in bottom set nets, newlyn fishing boat (netter) cornwall. Nets are set around wrecks


Hake are deep water members of the cod family. They are prized for the quality of their flesh. Cornish netters sail from Newlyn and set nets around deep wrecks in the southern Irish Sea specifically to catch them.


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