Crisis in Britain’s coastal villages as local fishing communities fight for survival
by Dan Glaister from Environment | The Guardian on (#2TVSQ)
As tourists pour in, global forces push local fishermen out
It is hard to think of a more faithful depiction of the English fishing village than the scene that greets the visitor to Porthleven in Cornwall: the early summer sun glints off the water, holidaymakers throng the quayside restaurants, enjoying the fresh fish unloaded by the fishermen toiling in their boats.
Yet some argue that things are not what they seem. They say that none of the fish sold at the restaurants or cafi(C)s offering "fresh local fish" is caught by the town's fishermen. Instead it is brought in by van from wholesalers in Newlyn, 15 miles away. And of the boats bobbing in the water, only three are commercial fishing boats. Of those, one fisherman is retiring this year and the other two are ready to call it a day.
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