When you think of Brixham, you can't help but think of fishing, the Devon port's fortunes have long been entwined with the industry and its links with fishing date back as far 1406.
So a campaign to raise money for a bronze statue for the town has been launched and it is hoped the life and a half sized bronze sculpture will be placed at the waterfront to celebrate the heritage and valour of the fishermen of Brixham.
It is hoped the statue will be in place by 2010 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the loss of four Brixham fishing smacks - Eva, Speedwell, Marjorie and Vigilance - on 16 December 1910, in the Bristol Channel when 18 Brixham men were lost. The town's fishing links date back to 1406.
A number of events are being held to raise money for the sculpture and it is hoped that the sale of the Calendar over the next few months will greatly increase the funds to enable the artist to make a start on the sculpture.
"I am so grateful to everyone for giving their time for this concert; it is going to be a wonderful evening," said Miriam Pyn of Fishermen in Sculptural Heritage (FISH).
The idea for the statue is based on the drawing of Brixham artist Arthur Briscoe and executed by local sculptor Elizabeth Hadley.
Fundraising has already begun with the funds currently standing in the region of £14,000 towards the £150,000 target.
Dr Philip Armitage the curator of Brixham Heritage Museum - outlining the town's fishing history - explained that Brixham's links go back as far as 1406 when the town was first regulated by the "Bailiff of the Water of Dart, Officer of the Duchy of Cornwall".
In the 1500s - thanks to the town's superior harbour - Brixham became the principal Torbay fishery with hake being the predominant fish landed.
By 1850 it was being described as the largest fishery in England but by 1939 it was near extinction as the fishing fleet is reduced to six vessels.
But the Second World War brought the arrival in Brixham of Belgian refugee fishermen who helped to revitalise the town's fishing trade and also introduce knowledge of diesel engines.
"Brixham retains its title as the fishing port in England & Wales with the biggest turnover, more than £15m worth of fish landed," said Professor Armitage.
"The Museum believes the [sculpture] project to be very worthwhile."
"This statue will redress that and provide a focal point for people to remember fisherman lost at sea or whose ashes were scattered at sea," he said.
