Empty scallop shells after the shellfish has been removed for the food industry. The shells are then returned in controlled quantities back to the sea

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Kirkcudbright has one of the largest scallop fishing fleets in Europe

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Size: 4256px × 2832px
Location: Kirkcudbright, UK
Photo credit: © Philip Dunn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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