The first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing…
Weather The Storm
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In today's global economy, the world's ocean resources are being hit hard. Enormous industrial 'floating factories' follow the fish wherever they are abundant, and move on when they have plundered the fish stocks. In the process, they squeeze the life out of small and local fishing communities.
The fishing communities of the Bigouden, on France's rugged Western coast, are determined to fight back. From the Paris fish riots of 1991, to the newly formed World Forum for Fish Harvesters, these small town fishermen have launched a sophisticated and multi-faceted strategy to stay small and successful in the face of global competition.
Filmed in ports from Western Canada to France, from Scotland to Senegal, Weather The Storm introduces viewers to the logic underlying both industrial and artisanal fishing economies. It provides compelling evidence for the environmental and socio-economic benefits of staying small and local. Although the battle to save the oceans is often publicly waged between environmentalists and corporations, this film gives voice to an important group who just may have the solutions we need: the small-scale artisanal fishers.
'Through a very biographical and anthropological lens, the film raises critical questions about the potential loss of artisanal fishing to a globalized and corporate model of fish harvesting. This loss would not only spell the end of unique regional cultures of fishermen and the identities they have built around their work, but also the end of a flexible system of resource management that relies upon local ecological knowledge and techniques that preserve entire species of fish. At a time when economies of global scale and fish harvesting technologies threaten to deplete fish stocks throughout the world, this film asks us to consider that the global conservation of natural resources and the local conservation of working people are often highly dependent upon each other. As such, Weather the Storm asks conservationists of all stripes to make local and global alliances with working people in the effort to design new global models of sustainable resource use.' Joe Bandy, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Bowdoin College
'Weather the Storm tells the story of local fishers everywhere under pressure. By taking a stand against industrial fleets that devastate fish stocks worldwide, fishers on the western coast of France may have just the solutions we need to save fish, fishers, and their communities.' James R. Karr, Professor Emeritus, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Washington
'Weather the Storm provides a compelling illustration of many issues associated with the concept of fishing down the food web, from ecological to social phenomena. The film's focus on artisanal fishers and the effects they experience from the growth of industrial fisheries captures audience interest in the plight of real people in real fishing communities. Through clear narration and English subtitles, viewers are introduced to individual artisanal fishers and learn their perspectives about the interplay of family, community, economics, and politics and their increasing concerns with collapse of fisheries regionally and globally. The film helps demonstrate the importance of evaluating potential resource management strategies such as area and season closures.' Barbara A. Knuth, Senior Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Professor, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University
'The filmmakers present the challenges facing artisanal fishermen as crucial not only for their own communities but for a healthy ocean. Weather the Storm captures their frustrations in dealing with management regimes that promote intensification and industrial fisheries, and expresses the importance of giving them a voice and a role in the world-wide production of fish. What I particularly like here is that the film brings them out of the touristic, folkloristic frame in which they're too often seen. It presents them as modern actors in a world that seems to discourage diversity - not only of species but of ways of life.' Jane Nadel-Klein, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Trinity College, Author, Fishing for Heritage: Modernity and Loss Along the Scottish Coast
'Menzies and Rashleigh provide an intimate picture of the challenges facing small-scale fishermen and coastal communities across the globe. Based on over a decade of research that fisherman and anthropologist Charles Menzies conducted in French fishing ports, the film complicates the 'dangerous simplicity' of common oppositions between industrial and artisanal fishers and between environmentalists and extractive fishery systems. Weaving together the narratives of a diverse range of informants, Weather the Storm presents a story of resistance to the globalization and privatization of fisheries to argue that 'choosing to stay local is the best way to stay sustainable.'' Dr. Courtney Carothers, Assistant Professor of Fisheries, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks
'Recommended for libraries with comprehensive or specialized environmental collections.' Library Journal
Citation
Main credits
Menzies, Charles R. (film producer)
Menzies, Charles R. (film director)
Rashleigh, Jennifer (film director)
Distributor subjects
African Studies; Anthropology; Business Practices; Canadian Studies; Conservation; Ecology; Economics; Environment; Environmental Ethics; European Studies; Fair Trade; Fisheries; Food And Nutrition; Geography; Global Issues; Globalization; Humanities; International Studies; International Trade; Local Economies; Marine Biology; Natural Resources; Oceans and Coasts; Resource Management; Science, Technology, Society; Sociology; Sustainable Agriculture; Sustainable Development; TechnologyKeywords
fishing communities, France, sustainability, global economy, floating factories, fish factories, ocean resources, fish stocks, fish, Bigouden, Paris fish riot, World Forum for Fish Harvesters, global competition, Western Canada, Scotland, Senegal, artisanal fisheries, artisanal fishers, battle to save the oceans, environmentalists, corporations, resource management, privatization of fisheries, community, local economy; "Weather The Storm"; Bullfrog Films,doc,env
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[somber music]
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(Menzies) THERE IS A STORY
ABOUT A FISHERMAN
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AND A WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN.
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THE BUSINESSMAN CAME BY ONE DAY
AND SAW THE FISHERMAN SITTING,
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JUST SITTING BY THE WATER.
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THIS HORRIFIED HIM.
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"WHY AREN'T YOU OUT FISHING?"
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"I'VE CAUGHT ENOUGH FISH
FOR ONE DAY,"
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SAID THE FISHERMAN.
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"DON'T YOU KNOW,"
SAID THE BUSINESSMAN,
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"THAT IF YOU CONTINUED,
YOU COULD EARN EVEN MORE MONEY,
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"AND WITH THAT,
YOU COULD BUY ANOTHER BOAT?
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"WITH TWO BOATS,
YOU COULD EVEN MAKE MORE MONEY
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"AND BUY BETTER NETS.
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"THEN YOU COULD CATCH
EVEN MORE FISH,
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"AND PRETTY SOON, YOU'D HAVE
A WHOLE FLEET OF BOATS.
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THEN YOU'D BE RICH LIKE ME."
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"WHAT WOULD I DO THEN?"
ASKED THE FISHERMAN.
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"WELL, THEN YOU'D ENJOY LIFE!"
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"BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK
I'M DOING RIGHT NOW?"
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THE FISHERMAN IN ME
BEGAN AS A YOUNG BOY,
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SPENDING TIME
WITH MY DAD ON HIS BOAT.
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[upbeat rock music]
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MY FATHER BOUGHT
HIS FIRST BOAT IN 1967
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AND THEN,
WHEN TIMES LOOKED GOOD,
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SOLD THAT BOAT
AND BOUGHT THE MISS GEORGINA.
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HE'S FISHED FROM VANCOUVER
ISLAND TO THE BERING SEA
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FOR HERRING,
SALMON, AND HALIBUT.
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UP TO SIX CREW WORKED
ABOARD THE MISS GEORGINA,
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AND MY FATHER OFTEN BROUGHT
ALONG HIS VIDEO CAMERA.
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OUR CREW CHANGED
FROM YEAR TO YEAR,
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BUT THE CORE GROUP OF MEN
FISHED WITH HIM
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FOR MUCH OF THEIR CAREERS.
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THAT'S MY DAD,
BASIL MENZIES,
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"BASSO" TO HIS FRIENDS.
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THIS HALIBUT TRIP IS JUST
ONE OF THE MANY WE MADE
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IN THE MISS GEORGINA
IN THE LATE 1980s
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AND EARLY 1990s.
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I'VE GROWN UP
WORKING WITH MY FATHER.
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THAT'S ME, CARRYING A SKATE
OF HALIBUT GEAR.
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AT TEN,
I JOINED HIM ON THE BOAT.
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AT 16, I EARNED THE RIGHT
TO A FULL CREW SHARE.
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THERE'S AN APPEAL TO FISHING.
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THERE'S AN ALLURE
TO THE OCEAN THAT PULLS US IN.
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EACH TIME IS A NEW BEGINNING,
A NEW CHANCE.
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YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL COME UP
ON THE HOOK.
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IT'S AS THOUGH WE ARE
COLLECTIVELY HOLDING OUR BREATH,
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WAITING FOR THAT FIRST FISH.
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IT'S HARD WORK, BACKBREAKING,
AT TIMES TEDIOUS.
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BUT FISHING IS
MORE THAN JUST A JOB.
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IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.
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FISHING TOOK A DRAMATIC TURN
IN THE 1980s:
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PRIVATIZATION,
FREE TRADE OF FISH,
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AND NEW, MORE DEVASTATING
TECHNOLOGY.
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BY THE 1990s, FRONT-PAGE DEBATE
SPELT THE END OF FISHING.
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IF PEOPLE KNEW WHAT
WAS HAPPENING TO THE OCEANS,
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THAT THESE CORPORATIONS
ARE RAPING THESE OCEANS...
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WHAT WE'RE SEEING
IS A SYSTEMATIC WIPEOUT.
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AND MANY SCIENTISTS,
INCLUDING MYSELF,
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HAVE BEGUN TO WONDER,
IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE
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TO HAVE SUSTAINABLE FISHING
IN THE DEEP SEA?
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(Menzies) IN CANADA,
THE COLLAPSE OF ATLANTIC COD
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DESTROYED A WAY OF LIFE
ON THE EAST COAST.
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ON THE WEST COAST, SALMON
AND HERRING WERE IN PERIL.
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I REALIZED THERE WERE
FORCES AT PLAY
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BIGGER THAN WHAT I UNDERSTOOD.
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I WANTED TO MAKE SENSE
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OF THE REASONS
BEHIND CRISIS AND CHANGE.
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[man singing in French]
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(Menzies)
SEVEN YEARS LATER,
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I'D BECOME AN ANTHROPOLOGIST.
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I ARRIVED IN FRANCE
TO FIND THEIR FISHING
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IN A STATE OF CRISIS.
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AND THE FISHERMEN
WERE FIGHTING BACK.
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[man singing in French]
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ON A WINTER'S NIGHT IN 1993,
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A THOUSAND FISHERMAN
AND THEIR ALLIES
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STORMED A MAJOR
FISH AUCTION HOUSE
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ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF PARIS.
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THEY FOUGHT
THE FRENCH RIOT POLICE,
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BUT THE REAL ENEMY WAS CLEAR:
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THE GLOBAL FISH TRADE
THAT WAS DESTROYING
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THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES.
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THEIR MISSION THAT NIGHT
WAS CLEAR AND SPECIFIC:
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DESTROY THE FOREIGN-CAUGHT
FISH FLOODING THE MARKETPLACE,
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AND LET FRENCH-CAUGHT FISH
PASS UNHARMED.
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THE PROTESTERS WERE REGULAR
FISHERMEN, MEN I'D MET:
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JEAN JACQUES COIC,
CREW MEMBER;
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PASCAL CRICET, BOAT OWNER;
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RENE-PIERRE CHEVER,
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GENERAL SECRETARY
OF THE COMMITTEE;
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ANDRE LEBERRE,
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FORMER PRESIDENT OF
THE LOCAL FISHERMAN'S COMMITTEE;
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AND ROBERT BOURGEON,
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THE CURRENT PRESIDENT
OF THE COMMITTEE:
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WORKING MEN, FAMILY MEN.
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TO ME AS A FISHERMAN,
AN ANTHROPOLOGIST,
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I SAW A TRANSFORMATION
TAKING PLACE.
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HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF ALL THIS?
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IS A SUSTAINABLE FISHERY
POSSIBLE?
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CAN WE DO IT IN THE CONTEXT
OF A GLOBALIZED WORLD?
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WHAT LESSONS CAN WE LEARN
FROM THESE MEN AND WOMEN?
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I'VE SPENT 12 YEARS
WITH THESE FISHERMEN
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AND THEIR FAMILIES,
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LOOKING FOR ANSWERS
TO THESE QUESTIONS.
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[accordion music playing]
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IT'S A LIFE
THAT ALL FISHERMEN KNOW WELL,
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NO MATTER IF YOU'RE
IN RUPERT OR LE GUILVINEC,
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CAPE TOWN OR SYDNEY.
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IN THE EARLY HOURS
OF THE MORNING,
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THE FISHERMEN LEAVE THEIR HOMES
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AND DRIVE THE DARK ROAD
TO THEIR OTHER HOME,
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THE BOAT.
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THEY FIRE UP THE ENGINE,
THROW ON COFFEE,
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CHECK THE WEATHER,
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AND DECIDE IF THEY'LL
GO OUT FISHING.
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[Gouyen speaking French]
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[Cricet speaking French]
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[Gouyen speaking French]
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[breezy instrumental music]
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[Cricet speaking French]
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(Menzies) THIS IS THE REALITY
OF THE ARTISANAL FISHERY...
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LONG DAYS AT SEA,
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EACH KNOWING YOUR OWN JOB TO DO,
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FREEDOMS:
OWNING YOUR OWN BOAT,
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CHOOSING WHO YOU WORK WITH,
DECIDING WHERE TO FISH.
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[Cricet speaking French]
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(Menzies) THE FISHERMEN
ARE THE FIRST IMPORTANT LINK
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IN A FISHING COMMUNITY
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THAT WORKS TO GET FISH
FROM OCEAN TO DINNER PLATE.
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[speaking French]
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[instrumental folk music]
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(Menzies) IT'S A DAILY RITUAL
IN THE AUCTION HOUSE.
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FISH IS THE FOCUS OF LIFE
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FOR ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE
IN THE REGION.
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THESE MEN ARE
THE FISH STORE OWNERS,
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SUPERMARKET BUYERS
WHO COME EVERY DAY
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TO HANDPICK THEIR FISH.
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THE BIDS ARE CAST,
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AND THE HIGHEST BIDDERS CART
THEM OFF TO THE FISH MARKETS,
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WHERE THEY ARE SOLD
JUST AROUND THE CORNER
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OR ALL OVER FRANCE.
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THE SYSTEM IS
A REMARKABLY EFFECTIVE WAY
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OF LINKING SMALL-SCALE FISHERS
TO MARKET BUYERS,
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FRESH FISH TO CONSUMERS.
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BUT THE SYSTEM IS NOT
WITHOUT ITS CRITICS.
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A GROWING NUMBER OF POLITICIANS
SEE THE ARTISANAL FISHING SYSTEM
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AS INEFFICIENT AND OUTDATED.
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[Guellec speaking French]
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(Menzies)
NOT FAR AWAY,
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WE FIND THE MODERN VISION
OF FISHING.
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THE ORIENT.
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THE NAME OF THIS CITY SPEAKS
OF TRADE ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
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THE NAME POINTS EAST
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TO THE DISTANT MARKETPLACES
OF THE ORIENT.
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ALAIN LE SANN
IS A FRENCH ACADEMIC
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WHO HAS SPENT HIS CAREER
STUDYING AND TEACHING
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ABOUT FISHING
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT.
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[Le Sann speaking French]
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(Menzies) THESE HUGE VESSELS FISH
WEEKS AT A TIME,
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CAPTURING TONS OF FISH,
TRAVELING WHERE THE FISH ARE.
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THIS IS A FISHERY
OF BIG INVESTMENT,
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INTENSIVE MACHINERY,
MULTI-FLEET COMPANIES.
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WITHOUT WARNING,
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ONE LARGE BOAT
CAN ENTER LOCAL WATERS
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AND SCOOP THE CATCH
OF LOCAL FISHERMEN
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FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.
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[Bourgeon speaking French]
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[LaGarde speaking French]
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[man speaking French]
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[LaGarde speaking French]
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[man speaking French]
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(Menzies) THE CHANGES IN FISHERIES
OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS
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IS THE FAMILIAR STORY
OF CORPORATE CONCENTRATION.
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ONE COMPANY WILL OWN THE BOATS,
CANNERIES, AND OUTLETS,
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FISHING OFF SPAIN,
CANNING IN SENEGAL,
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SELLING IN FRANCE.
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[Bourgeon speaking French]
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[Janick speaking French]
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[Chever speaking French]
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[speaking French]
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(Menzies)
ON A SCALE LIKE THIS,
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THE SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES
ARE DWARFED IN COMPARISON.
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BACK ON THE DOCKS,
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TOURISTS STILL FLOCK
TO SEE THE ACTION.
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[man speaking French]
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(Menzies) IT MAY LOOK LIVELY
TO AN OUTSIDER,
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BUT IS IT A THRIVING INDUSTRY?
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WHEN I ARRIVED
IN THE EARLY 1990s,
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THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT
HAD EMBARKED ON A PROGRAM
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TO DECOMMISSION
THE ARTISANAL FLEET,
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TO BRING IT
INTO THE MODERN AGE.
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[speaking French]
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[Guellec speaking French]
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(Menzies)
BUT IS IT REALLY THAT SIMPLE?
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ARTISANAL FISHING:
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AN OUT-OF-DATE,
ANTIQUATED SYSTEM,
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STEEPED IN FOLKLORE,
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UNWILLING TO STEP ASIDE
FOR PROGRESS?
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THOUGH IT MAY SOUND NOSTALGIC,
PERHAPS ROMANTIC,
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I HAVE A FEELING,
AS A FISHERMAN, AS A RESEARCHER
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THAT THE ARTISANAL WAY
MUST BE PRESERVED.
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IT HAS SOMETHING TO TEACH US.
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I WANTED TO GET THE COLLECTIVE
OPINION OF THE BIGOUDEN FISHERS,
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THE PEOPLE LIVING
AND WORKING RIGHT HERE.
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IT LED TO THE COLLAPSE
OF THE ARTISANAL FISHERY.
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(Menzies) DEBATE AMONGST THE AUDIENCE
BEGAN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
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[speaking French]
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[man speaking French]
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[man speaking French]
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[Chever speaking French]
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[speaking French]
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[Chever speaking French]
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[mixed conversation]
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[speaking French]
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[speaking French]
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[speaking French]
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(Menzies) BUT WHAT IF THERE ARE NO FISH
LEFT TO CATCH,
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AS SOME ARE FORECASTING?
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ROBERT TELLS ME
ABOUT CHANGES HE'S SEEN
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AT PETERHEAD, SCOTLAND,
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THE LARGEST WHITEFISH AUCTION
IN EUROPE.
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[speaking French]
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(Menzies)
NOT JUST SCOTLAND.
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IT'S THE SAME STORY IN FRANCE.
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PROFESSOR ALAIN LE SANN
HAS SEEN THE SAME COLLAPSE HERE.
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[Le Sann speaking French]
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(Menzies) THE MASSIVE TOOLS
OF INDUSTRIAL FISHING
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HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO CATCH HERE.
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THEY CAN NO LONGER JUSTIFY
THEIR COST.
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THEY'VE BEEN LEFT
TO GATHER RUST.
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[seagulls shrieking]
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[Le Sann speaking French]
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(Menzies) AND WHAT ABOUT
THE SMALL-SCALE FISHERMEN?
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ARE THEY MORE SUSTAINABLE?
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THESE MEN ARE ALSO WORKING
FOR PROFITS AND A BIG CATCH.
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YOU COULD ARGUE
THAT 300 SMALL BOATS
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ARE JUST AS DRAINING
AS ONE BIG BOAT.
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BUT MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME
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THERE IS
A FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE.
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IT'S HOW
THE ARTISANAL FISHERS RESPOND
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WHEN THE RESOURCE
STARTS TO DWINDLE.
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(Menzies)
THIS ABILITY TO ADAPT IS COMMON
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TO ARTISANAL FISHERS EVERYWHERE.
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[Le Sann speaking French]
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(Menzies) THE INDUSTRIAL SKIPPER
IS PROUD OF HIS ABILITY
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TO HUNT THE FISH ANYWHERE.
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[man speaking Spanish]
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(Menzies) IT'S WHAT MY RESEARCH
HAS SHOWN ME:
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BECAUSE HUMANS HAVE THE POWER
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TO HARVEST A RESOURCE
TO EXTINCTION,
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CHOOSING TO STAY LOCAL
IS THE BEST WAY
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TO STAY SUSTAINABLE
AND STILL MAKE A GOOD LIVING.
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ROBERT, FOR EXAMPLE,
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HAS DEVELOPED
A SIMPLE AND ELEGANT WAY
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TO MAXIMIZE HIS HARVEST
AND SAVE THE UNDERSIZED FISH.
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(Menzies) THE FISHERMEN ADD VALUE
TO THEIR FISH
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IN THE MARKETPLACE AS WELL.
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IT'S ANOTHER WAY TO CATCH
FEWER FISH AND MAKE A LIVING.
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[speaking French]
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(Menzies)
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
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THE TAGS SHOW THE ARTISANAL
FISHER'S CONFIDENCE
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THAT THERE ARE VALUES
MORE IMPORTANT
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THAN THE BOTTOM DOLLAR,
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AND IN THIS FISH SHOP,
ANYWAY, THE CONSUMERS AGREE.
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[LaGarde speaking French]
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[Mercer speaking French]
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(Menzies) JOSE EARNS HIS LIVING
DIGGING CLAMS
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ON BRITTANY'S SHORES.
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WHEN HE AND OTHER DIGGERS
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NOTICED THEIR CLAM STOCKS
WERE GETTING LOW,
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THEY QUICKLY AGREED
ON A SELF-IMPOSED CLOSURE.
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FOR HALF A YEAR,
NO ONE TOUCHED THE CLAM BEDS.
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THEY TURNED TO OTHER FISHING.
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AND SIX MONTHS LATER...
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(Menzies)
ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
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TROLLING FOR FISH,
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A MORATORIUM BY THE FISHERS
DURING THE SPAWNING SEASON.
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[Mercer speaking French]
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[Le Floc'h speaking French]
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(Menzies) COMMUNITY SUPPORT LIKE THIS
GIVES FISHERMEN CONFIDENCE
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TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS,
TO STOP FISHING FOR MONTHS,
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EVEN WHEN INDUSTRIAL FISHING
IS BREATHING DOWN THEIR NECKS.
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THEY HAVE BUILT-IN ADAPTABILITY,
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SHEDS AND WAREHOUSES FILLED WITH
NETS, BASKETS, LINES, HOOKS.
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WHEN ONE FISH STOCK DRIES UP,
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THEY FISH ANOTHER SPECIES
FOR A WHILE
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UNTIL THE RESOURCE COMES BACK.
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(Menzies) IT'S AN INTERESTING FORM
OF ENVIRONMENTALISM.
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FISHERS ADAPT NOT SO MUCH
TO "SAVE THE OCEANS"
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BUT BECAUSE THEIR NEIGHBORS
AND FAMILY
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DEPEND ON THEM
TO FISH SUSTAINABLY.
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THEIR COMMUNITY RELIES ON FISH.
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IT GIVES THE INCENTIVE
NOT TO DRAIN THE OCEAN.
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[Pratt speaking French]
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(Menzies) FREE TRADE HAS COMPLICATED
THE STORY.
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SINCE THE EARLY 1990s,
FREE TRADE HAS OPENED EUROPE UP
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TO CHEAP FISH FROM CHINA,
SENEGAL, CANADA.
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[Chever speaking French]
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(Menzies) MORE THAN HALF OF THE FISH
ON FRENCH SHELVES
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ARE FROM FOREIGN SOURCES,
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AND FRENCH SHOPPERS ARE REACHING
FOR THE CHEAPER PRICE TAG.
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[LeBerre speaking French]
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[Chever speaking French]
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(Menzies)
ARTISANAL FISHERS DID JUST THAT.
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THE FIRST WORLD FORUM
FOR FISH HARVESTERS
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MET IN NEW DELHI IN 1997.
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FISHERS FROM 40 COUNTRIES MET
FACE-TO-FACE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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TO BE ABLE TO RAISE THEIR VOICE
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IN AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM
LIKE THIS.
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[Chever speaking French]
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[man singing in native language]
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[Chever speaking French]
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(Menzies)
THE WORLD FORUM DISCUSSIONS
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WERE A MAJOR STEP
IN INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY
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FOR ARTISANAL FISHERS.
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[percussive music]
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THESE PEOPLE
REPRESENT EVERYONE ELSE,
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THE NORMAL EVERYDAY CITIZENS
WHO GO AND EAT FISH EVERY DAY.
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WE ALSO WANT
TO EAT SUSTAINABLE FISH,
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AND WE ARE ALSO A VOICE
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TO BE HEARD
DURING THIS COUNCIL MEETING.
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SO IT'S THE CHEFS;
IT'S THE MOTHERS AND THE FATHERS
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WHO COOK FISH
FOR DINNER EVERY DAY...
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(woman) GREENPEACE IS WORKING
WITH A COALITION
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OF INTERNATIONAL
AND NATIONAL NGOs
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ON THIS ISSUE
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AS WELL AS OVER
A THOUSAND SCIENTISTS
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WHO ARE ALSO CALLING
FOR A MORATORIUM
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ON HIGH SEAS BOTTOM TRAWLING.
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[Le Sann speaking French]
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IF THERE ARE NO FISH LEFT
IN THE SEA,
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THERE IS NOT GOING
TO BE ANY INCOME OR JOBS
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FOR FISHERMEN IN THE FUTURE.
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SO SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO TAKE
DIFFICULT DECISIONS
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IN THE SHORT TERM
FOR THE FISHERMEN TO ENSURE
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THAT THERE ARE HEALTHY STOCKS
IN THE LONG TERM.
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WHAT WE'RE WITNESSING IS
EXTINCTION AFTER EXTINCTION.
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[Le Sann speaking French]
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IT IS BANKRUPTCY.
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IT IS RUINOUS THAT THESE
MEASURES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
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(woman) WELL, THEY COULD LEAD
TO THE LOSS
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OF BETWEEN
30,000 AND 40,000 JOBS.
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[Le Sann speaking French]
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(Menzies) WHEN GOVERNMENTS GET TOUGH
ON FISHING REGULATIONS,
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WE OFTEN THINK IT'S TO GUARANTEE
A FUTURE FOR OUR FISH.
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BUT WHEN I LOOK AT FRENCH
AND E.U. REGULATIONS,
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I HAVE TO ASK:
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON?
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(Menzies) DEVELOPMENT COMES
WITH CENTRALIZED FLEETS,
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HIGH INVESTMENTS,
HIGH EFFICIENCY.
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[Bourgeon speaking French]
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(Menzies) THEY TRY TO TEMPER
THIS INTENSIVE PRODUCTION
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BY CUTTING FISHERS,
RESTRICTING THEIR FISHING TIME.
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THEIR STRATEGY BRINGS LOTS
OF CHEAP FISH TO THE MARKETPLACE
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BUT AT THE COST OF JOBS,
COASTAL CULTURE,
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AND THE DIVERSITY OF THE OCEANS.
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IF SUSTAINABILITY
IS REALLY WHAT WE ARE AFTER,
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I HAVE TO ASK THIS QUESTION:
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DO THE REGULATIONS SUPPORT
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ADAPTIVE, RESPONSIVE
LOCAL FISHERS?
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OR DO THEY SIMPLY SUPPORT
THE GROWTH
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OF BIG-BUSINESS
FISHING COMPANIES?
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LOOKING AT THE CHANGES
TO FISHERIES IN MY LIFETIME,
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IT'S CLEAR TO ME
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AND TO THE FISHERS
OF THE BIGOUDEN AS WELL.
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[people conversing indistinctly]
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[Le Sann speaking French]
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(Menzies) THERE'S A FRENCH EXPRESSION,
FACE LA TEMPETE,
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"WEATHER THE STORM."
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THE STORM IS OVERWHELMING,
BUT IT WEATHERS THE WOOD.
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WE ARE CHANGED
BUT STRENGTHENED.
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I REMEMBER MY DAD SAYING,
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"YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THE SEA,
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BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE GOING."
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WHERE ARE WE GOING?
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AS ONE BIGOUDEN MAN SAID TO ME,
"PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE
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THAT THE WORLD IS STILL
TO BE BUILT A BIT EVERY DAY."
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IF WE WANT TO WEATHER
THE STORM OF GLOBALIZATION,
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WE MUST FIGHT TO KEEP
OUR FISHING FLEETS LOCAL.
