Ocean Calls Podcast – Season 3 Ep. 5: Meet the people working in Europe's small-scale fisheries

In this episode of Ocean Calls, we hear from the people behind the fish on your plate. Small-scale fisheries make up the backbone of our coastal communities, yet they are often overlooked despite their crucial role in Europe's fishing industry.

We learn about the importance of these often family-run businesses from Jeremy Percy,  the Executive Director at Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE), as well as the role of women in the industry from Anna Carlson is the Fishery Officer for Livelihoods at the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation.

We also hear from Thomas Højrup, a Danish ethnologist, who is battling to save small-scale fisheries in the Nordic nation from extinction - via the medium of traditional boat building.

At the end of this episode, you hear Jasmine Harrison explain how she made an unusual friend while swimming the full length of the British isles from Lands End to John o’Groats in 2022. She’s a British adventurer with a couple of world records on her mantlepiece who, somehow, managed to befriend a whale.

Follow these links to read more about our guests:

• Jeremy Percy, Executive Director at Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE)
• Anna Carlson, the Fishery Officer for Livelihoods at the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions of the Food and Agriculture Organisation
• Thomas Højrup, Danish ethnologist
• Ocean Tale from British adventurer Jasmine Harrison

Listen to it in full on Euronews website.