got some very good friends that are trawlermen, and it sickens all of them.
it would be nice to think that this series changes attitudes not just among joe public but also the 'fishermen are rapists of the sea' brigade
everyone I know would rather be told you can have XX days at sea, in area XX with such and such gear, land everything and then thats you done for the year, done that way they will actually be catching less cod than they are now, but landing all of it
one factoid from that one that I'd like to see changed as well is the fact that 75% of the uk's boats are under 10m boats, yet they only get 5% of the quota
less big boats more small boats is what is needed. no more super seiners hauling in 1000 tons of mackeral at a time