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Cromer is a seaside town on the north coast of Norfolk, England, with a late Victorian pier. The town was, and is, famous for the Cromer crab, which forms the major source of income for the town's fishermen. The town had grown up as a fishing station over the centuries, and into the 20th century it was a year round fishery, with crabs and lobsters in the summer, drifting for longshore herring in the autumn and long lining primarily for cod in the winter - when the weather permitted. The pattern of fishing has changed over the last thiry years, and it is now almost completely focussed on crabs and lobsters. From the beaches to the east and west of the pier being crowded with fishing boats at the end of the 19th century, about 10 boats now ply their trade from the foot of the gangway on the east beach. The Cromer crab is a particular delicacy, and the sight of the fishing boats operating on and off the open beach forms an attraction in itself. Four shops in town continue to operate and sell fresh crab - whenever the boats can get to sea.
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