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Fisherman Blues


Hastings has been a maritime centre for over a thousand years. During the 1880s the economic depression forced most of Hastings fishing families into poverty. Today the new cod quota, which was launched in January 2008, has meant the fishing industry is again in decline. Although the EU sets fishing quotas, the UK government decides on how much can be caught