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On Your Farm30/06/2013Photos from Caz Graham's trip aboard the Calypso, whelk fishing off Inverness.

With fisherman Jay Mackay, in the spectacular Moray Firth in Scotland

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Tipping the catch into the bucket, ready for sorting.

Jay sorts the whelks, re-baits the pots and tosses them back into the sea.

  • Fisherman Jay Mackay inspecting the latest catch.
  • Tipping the catch into the bucket, ready for sorting.
  • A good haul!
  • Black whelk fishing pots. These will be baited with dead crab, thrown overboard and left overnight.
  • These Whelks can grow up to 12cm long. The meat is juicy, with a strong flavour and a chewy texture.
  • Producer Moira Hickey abord the Calypso.
  • Dolphins off the port bow!

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