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BBC,2 mins

Has Essex fallen out of love with cockles?

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With nearly 350 miles of coastline, Essex has a long seafood history from oysters and mussels to seasalt and whelks. But it seems the younger generation are falling out of love with cockles, which have been fished in Leigh-on-Sea since the 1880s... Picture credit: Mirrorpix/Getty Images.

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