Cornwall: This Fishing Life

With lost time to catch up on after lockdown, and livelihoods on the line, the Newquay fleet are steaming into a summer like no other.

Looe once boasted the second largest fishing fleet in Cornwall. Now, the fleet is a shadow of its former self. But one family and one boat are fighting back.

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.

The fishing grounds of St Ives Bay have supported the fleets of two ports for generations, but now change threatens the future for the fishermen of Hayle.

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.

As the clock ticks down on Britain’s exit from Europe, Newlyn – Cornwall’s fishing capital - prepares for the challenges and opportunities Brexit may bring.