Ep 2: The Fishermen – Caught in the Net?
Rhod travels to Maine to meet fishermen who feel threatened by legislation and discovers that it’s not just an animal that’s under threat, but a way of life.
Rhod travels to Maine where closing fishing areas is seen as a viable way of protecting the North Atlantic Right Whale.
However, there hasn’t been a registered entanglement in the waters for nearly twenty years and a lot of fishermen haven’t ever seen a Right Whale. They’re angry at having to respond to new regulations to cope with an issue that they believe isn’t anything to do with them. Rhod finds that emotions are running high and a whole way of life and a multi-million dollar industry is under threat.
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The Song of the Right Whale
A species facing extinction. An industry struggling to change. Will it be adapt - or die?
