‘It’s even more interesting than Tesco’: can conventional fishing appeal Cornwall’s young people?

Cup days and training are offering teens an escape from a future of part-time, seasonal work– and supercharging a decreasing industry

It’s mid-morning on a rare tranquil day in Newlyn, Cornwall. Will Roberts is back at the quayside with a catch of mackerel to unload, having set off from the harbour prior to dawn. At 22, he is something of a rarity below, among a handful of young fishers running his very own little 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 overhead over you,” he says. “I couldn’t envision operating in an office or somewhere inside your home, and not be surrounded among this.”

Potential employees find out more about job possibilities mixed-up at a taster day for youths in Newlyn

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Source: The Guardian

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