Floundering

Morning on the estuary…

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Mud flat windfall

Fred: Eighteen fish, a dozen strands of seaweed and ten plastic bottles.

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Phillip: Most are a bit undersized.

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Fred: I’ve never caught any around here any more than 25 centimeters.

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Phillip: Overfishing?

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Fred: Understandable.

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Voice-over

Flounders are flatfish with two eyes on the upward-facing side of the head.Skin and bones but free and tasty during unemployment and lockdown.

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