Cornwall: This Fishing Life

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Can a new generation of fishermen save their traditional way of life?

As Brexit brings new hope, can a new generation of fishermen save their traditional way of life?

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Cornwall: This Fishing Life: Series 2: Episode 5

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In Cadgwith, Cornwall’s last traditional fishing cove, fathers and sons work side by side.

In Cadgwith, Cornwall’s last traditional full-time fishing cove, fathers and sons work side by side. There’s new blood in the fleet, but the future of the cove is under threat.

Cadgwith Cove is Cornwall’s last traditional full-time fishing cove. 

As boats got bigger, fish stocks declined and young men left, many of Cornwall’s other coves faded away.

Despite this, Cadgwith has held strong. For generations, sons have followed fathers off the beach and out to sea. Now, the next generation is set to join the fleet.

But while there might be new blood within the fleet, the old working fabric of the cove itself is now under threat.

Cornwall: This Fishing Life: Series 2

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As Britain prepares to go it alone, what does the future hold for Cornish fishing life?

For generations, the fishermen of Cornwall have worked some of the world’s richest fishing grounds. As Britain prepares to go it alone, what does the future hold for this fishing life?

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