Later in the day, we came across a group of locals gathered at an open-air bar to pay tribute to a deceased loved one, swigging from small buckets to drown their sorrows after the funeral.
Mr Lochhead concluded: "We must be released from the regulatory quicksand which is threatening to drown our industry" and he said he was "hopeful" he could achieve a positive result at the fisheries council.
Along the way, officially-sanctioned buskers and street entertainers are on hand to amuse the crowds, and music pumps from speakers -- though it can't drown out the cheers of fans inside the arenas.