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 3

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As Padstow’s lucrative crabbing industry booms, concerns are raised about overfishing.

As the global market for crab grows, Padstow becomes a boomtown. However, lockdown threatens the gold rush, and concerns start to be raised about overfishing.

Padstow is well known for its tourist industry, but there’s another lucrative industry here that few visitors are aware of. Each year, Padstow’s fishermen land hundreds of tonnes of brown crab, but the vast majority bypass the town altogether. For decades, lorryloads of shellfish have left Padstow for the continent every week.

Once connected to Europe, Padstow’s crabbing industry boomed. Britain’s crab exports to Europe form an industry worth over sixty million pounds. But lockdowns across Europe have brought everything to a standstill, and as the global market for crab grows, concerns are starting to be raised about the effects of overfishing.

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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