Landed at Plymouth Fish Market

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The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Landed at Plymouth Fish Market


A row is brewing at Plymouth Fish Market. A gentleman's agreement on the priority sale of fish catches landed by coastal fleets is being eroded in favour of the larger long-distance trawlers that land significantly larger catches and need to be sold and shipped early. The prices often undercut the local fishermen's. Reporter David Mudd catches up with the protagonists, auctioneer, government official Mr Matthews and local trawlermen.


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