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CORNISH CRACKERS

The sea off the west and north Cornwall coast often attracts species normally found in the Atlantic, the Bay of Biscay and those around the Azores and Madeira. In 1985 a fish initially thought to be a shark was seen over several days swimming close to Newlyn Harbour. When it swam into the docks area it was identified as being a member of the tuna family, and locally based 15-year-old Andrew Pascoe, a member of the Mounts Bay Angling Society, resolved to catch it.

His first attempt failed despite the fish coming close to his spun bait, but his second session had a successful outcome. He was up at 4am and on the harbour’s North Quay within the hour, having collected a couple of fresh mackerel at the fish-market (his father was an inshore commercial fisherman as Andrew would also later become).

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