‘It’s more exciting than Tesco’: can traditional fishing lure Cornwall’s young people?

Taster days and training are offering teenagers an escape from a future of part-time, seasonal work - and giving a boost to a declining industry

It's mid-morning on a rare calm day in Newlyn, Cornwall. Will Roberts is back at the quayside with a catch of mackerel to unload, having set off from the harbour before dawn. At 22, he is something of a rarity here, one of a handful of young fishers running his own small commercial boat from the port.

It's a magical feeling when you set out in the dark, with no one else around, and see the Milky Way in the sky above you," he says. I couldn't imagine working in an office or somewhere indoors, and not be surrounded by all of this."

Potential recruits learn more about career opportunities at sea at a taster day for young people in Newlyn