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Here are some of the project images caught so far.  Please let us know if you have any images you would like to share, any extra information – or if you notice any obvious mistakes… thank-you!

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  • Ringnet fishermen mending nets on the pier, Fairlie.

    IMAGE: "Fishermen mending nets, Fairlie"

  • Skiff with heavy load of herring, Tarbert, Loch Fyne. Skiffs often came in full to the gunwales with herring

    IMAGE: "Skiff with heavy load of herring, Tarbert"

  • Fishermen onboard 'Mary McLellan', CN121, landing herring to the 'Watchful', GW19. 'Mary McLellan' belonged to the Gilchrist family of Campbeltown.

    IMAGE: "Crew of the Mary McLellan CN121 and the Watchful GW19"

  • Portrait of six fishermen setting up a ringnet, Tarbert.

    IMAGE: "Fishermen setting up a ringnet, Tarbert"

  • Donald McIntosh with nets on net poles, Carradale, c.1930.

    IMAGE: "Donald McIntosh with nets, Carradale, 1930"

  • Two fishermen unloading herring from the ring net. L-R: Unknown, Mr Alex Smith.

    IMAGE: "Men unloading herring"

  • Two men transferring a ringnet into a small boat, Tarbert, 1912. L-R: Duncan Blair, unknown. Duncan Blair is grandfather to Cecil Finn.

    IMAGE: "Men transferring net, Tarbert, 1912"

  • Two men transferring a ringnet into a small boat, Tarbert, 1912.

    IMAGE: "Men transferring net, Tarbert, 1912"

  • 'Dewy Rose', RO5, at Carrick Pier, Loch Goil.

    IMAGE: "Dewy Rose RO5, Carrick"

  • Ringnetter 'Mary Manson', OB70, at sea, c.1964.

    IMAGE: "Mary Manson OB70"

  • Launch of ringnetter 'Annie', CN178, Fairlie, 1949.

    IMAGE: "Launch of Annie CN178, Fairlie, 1949"

  • Gratitude CN114, in boatyard, Campbeltown, 1937

    IMAGE: "Gratitude CN114, in boatyard, Campbeltown, 1937"

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