Although Britain’s small-scale fishing
industry accounts for only a small part of
its national economy, it remains crucial
to regional development of coastal
communities. The relevance of fishing has
not gone unrecognized and is reflected
through policy rhetoric at a national and
European level. Fishing is no longer only
about catching fish. It involves a shift of
circumstance; the outcome of policies have
heavily impacted the way fishers live and
how they interact with their communities,
the market, and the environment. This
study sets off from a national scale into
the centralized vision of fishing policies.
It explores the social common-ground
in order to enable links within fishers
to become stronger competitors within
the industry and act as catalysts for the
development of coastal communities.
