Fresh from the boats

Every morning, a fleet of small fishing boats steams out of the harbour to hunt the rocky coastline for seafood, returning in the early evening to sell its catch on makeshift stalls at the edge of the pier. The people of the town cluster round, haggling for fish which they will cook that night, while the rest of the catch sizzle on pavement charcoal grills outside bars and restaurants on the waterfront. Neither over-fishing, nor world wars, nor careless pollution, nor factory processing, nor refrigerated transport have changed the centuries-old habits of these fish-loving Europeans.