»When I return home and see the sea, I feel something stir inside me.«
Best moments at sea?»When you pull up the net full of fish,« says Sandi.
And the hardest? »When the net is empty. Or even worse—when it’s torn.« Today, fishing faces many challenges, such as declining fish stocks, changing weather patterns, sea pollution, and bureaucratic hurdles. »Back in the day, you went out to sea to fish. Now, you have to turn on two computers and record everything, document it all. You spend more time on paperwork than on the water,« Sandi explains.
They sell their fish at the Trieste fish market, to local fishmongers, and to selected restaurants such as Bujol and Sidro. But the fishermen all agree: the best thing would be to set up a table on the pier every day and sell the daily catch directly to people. »From the sea to the plate—that’s the way it should be,« says Sandi.
