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Cornwall: This Fishing Life

Chris's net is full of sardines. As we're pulling the net in, we're making the...

Chris's net is full of sardines. As we're pulling the net in, we're making the circle
smaller and smaller and concentrating the fish
into a smaller area. So ultimately they'll end up
just here right beside the boat, really, really densely packed. But there's a last-minute problem. Chris has caught much more
than his buyer needs. Too much fish. I'm trying
to help them escape a minute. We're aiming to catch one
lorry-load, about 15 tonne... ..and say there's, like,
30 tonne in there at the moment, I want 15 to escape now,
otherwise it'll die, and it's really bad if it dies

Full Transcript

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Chris's net is full of sardines.
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As we're pulling the net in,
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we're making the circle smaller and smaller
00:00:08.012 --> 00:00:11.084
and concentrating the fish into a smaller area.
00:00:11.084 --> 00:00:14.006
So ultimately they'll end up just here right beside the boat,
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really, really densely packed.
00:00:18.076 --> 00:00:21.999
But there's a last-minute problem.
00:00:21.999 --> 00:00:25.000
Chris has caught much more than his buyer needs.
00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:28.084
Too much fish. I'm trying to help them escape a minute.
00:00:28.084 --> 00:00:32.998
We're aiming to catch one lorry-load, about 15 tonne...
00:00:34.024 --> 00:00:38.032
..and say there's, like, 30 tonne in there at the moment,
00:00:38.032 --> 00:00:41.088
I want 15 to escape now, otherwise it'll die,
00:00:41.088 --> 00:00:43.008
and it's really bad if it dies.
Duration
44 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:13
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
Production
Universal Pictures

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Movie Summary

Documentary series exploring life for the people of the fishing village of Mevagissey on Cornwall's south coast, which has bucked the trend that has seen the fishing industry die out in other parts of the county.