Minnows into seadogs: inside England's new fishing apprenticeship

A recruiting crisis in the fishing industry has inspired a pioneering new initiative in south DevonAlfie Steer has chosen a different path to his friends. While they are studying for exams and filling out university application forms, the 17-year-old is setting his alarm for 2.50am and heading out to sea. By 5am, he is hauling crabs from the decks of his father, Alan's, trawler."Yes it's rough and wet - and rolly in winter - but I love it," he says with a grin. "I'm the only one out of my friendship group who has a full-time job. That's a good feeling. I get a wage, and it's a job I might do for the rest of my life." Continue reading...