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The association faces
a stark choice for 2019, reduce their catch to 5,000 tonnes,
which won't be viable, or give up their MSC label and risk losing their markets. At the end of the day the boats need to remain profitable. You know, it's not just the skipper
and the vessel owner that takes a living from the boat. You know, every crew member
has got a family and we've got to make sure that, you
know, they're able to earn a living. There's one last hope... The Endeavour, the UK Fisheries
research vessel, has arrived in Fowey with news on the current
state of the Cornish stocks. Over the last three weeks,
the scientists on board have been leading the survey
of sardines in the seas around Cornwall
a stark choice for 2019, reduce their catch to 5,000 tonnes,
which won't be viable, or give up their MSC label and risk losing their markets. At the end of the day the boats need to remain profitable. You know, it's not just the skipper
and the vessel owner that takes a living from the boat. You know, every crew member
has got a family and we've got to make sure that, you
know, they're able to earn a living. There's one last hope... The Endeavour, the UK Fisheries
research vessel, has arrived in Fowey with news on the current
state of the Cornish stocks. Over the last three weeks,
the scientists on board have been leading the survey
of sardines in the seas around Cornwall
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The association faces
a stark choice for 2019,
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reduce their catch to 5,000 tonnes,
which won't be viable,
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or give up their MSC label
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and risk losing their markets.
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At the end of the day
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the boats need to remain profitable.
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You know, it's not just the skipper
and the vessel owner
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that takes a living from the boat.
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You know, every crew member
has got a family
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and we've got to make sure that, you
know, they're able to earn a living.
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There's one last hope...
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The Endeavour, the UK Fisheries
research vessel,
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has arrived in Fowey
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with news on the current
state of the Cornish stocks.
00:00:39.076 --> 00:00:42.048
Over the last three weeks,
the scientists on board
00:00:42.048 --> 00:00:44.044
have been leading the survey
of sardines
00:00:44.044 --> 00:00:46.999
in the seas around Cornwall.
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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.
