0:00:07 > 0:00:09We may live in a digital age...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13but a surprising amount of British trade
0:00:13 > 0:00:16is still done the old-fashioned way...
0:00:16 > 0:00:19HE CALLS OUT BIDS
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..at traditional auctions.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Now's your time to get a bargain.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27These sales may feel like throwbacks to a bygone age...
0:00:27 > 0:00:31But for the buyers and sellers who flock to them,
0:00:31 > 0:00:33they are still the best way to conduct business.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36And 1,600, blow your nose and bid again.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40We will be visiting the UK's most dynamic traditional markets.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Selling everything from pigs to cattle...
0:00:45 > 0:00:47sheepdogs to ponies...
0:00:49 > 0:00:50fish to veg.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56And discovering how they are the heartbeat of rural life.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58There will be bargains to be had today.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00450. That is part of being in an auction.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Today we are on the south coast,
0:01:04 > 0:01:07home to one of the UK's busiest fish auctions.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12- 20, 30. 40.- This is about as big as it gets.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15We will be meeting the auctioneers in the hot seat.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18This is where we start saying, "The battle commences."
0:01:20 > 0:01:23And following the fortunes of three buyers and sellers...
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Have a look at some mackerel.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28We can spend £10,000 in a day.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31...as they experience all the excitement...
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Best purchase of the day.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34...and tension...
0:01:34 > 0:01:37I could be crying in my coffee tomorrow.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40..as the hammer falls.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42890.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55We are on the Devon coast in Brixham,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58one of the UK's most ancient fishing ports.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04It is a small town with a big business at its heart.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The world-famous Brixham fish market.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10950, I have got nine and ten.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Two in a piece and the carry, piece is 1.9.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Two in a piece and a William, piece is 5.7.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21This historic auction turns over an amazing £30 million a year -
0:02:21 > 0:02:24more than any other fish market in England.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The livelihoods of hundreds in Brixham depend on it.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29I think what I am always on the
0:02:29 > 0:02:32lookout for is the best fish, the shiniest fish.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I know it sounds silly, but they have got a sparkle in their eyes.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37£5 on them mixed lemons.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42450. Everyone loves lemon sole, especially from Brixham market.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43Ten for a piece.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49It's 4:30am.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Overrated, John, isn't it? Sleep. - JOHN LAUGHS
0:02:52 > 0:02:54A waste of life, isn't it, sleeping.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And auctioneers John Rogers and Todd Crombie
0:02:59 > 0:03:00are already hard at work.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Well, what I am doing at the moment is booking all the fish
0:03:06 > 0:03:08in the market, so I can group it upstairs,
0:03:08 > 0:03:12so it is easier for me and John to sell when we start selling.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17It's a massive hi-tech operation.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Boats land their catches beside the market...
0:03:24 > 0:03:26And it's sorted overnight,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29ready for the auction at 6am every weekday.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33A punishing schedule for the auctioneers.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35We don't turn in until about 11 o'clock at night
0:03:35 > 0:03:37and we get up at four every morning, so...
0:03:39 > 0:03:41we're used to not having much kip.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Demand for Brixham fish has never been higher.
0:03:47 > 0:03:5170% of what is sold here will go abroad.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53And the market is booming as never before.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Last year was the first year that we have actually topped
0:03:56 > 0:03:58a million for a week.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00But this year, I mean, we've had...
0:04:02 > 0:04:04certainly about seven or eight weeks
0:04:04 > 0:04:07on the trot where we have done that and exceeded more.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10But the fishing port, really, in Brixham,
0:04:10 > 0:04:11I mean, it is massive, isn't it?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13The amount of people that is employed through here
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and the business what goes through the port.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17All right, mate, nice one.
0:04:17 > 0:04:22I have been auctioneering out of Brixham now for around 15 years now.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25And I was at sea for 20 odd years.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30The Brixham fish trade is very much a family affair.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Done 15 years at sea.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Straight after school.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Went into the fishing industry and my family has been in fishing, so,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41father, grandfather, and I love the job.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45It is, you know, get a buzz out of it everyday.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Many of the buyers and sellers who come here to the auction every day
0:04:48 > 0:04:52have fishing in their blood, often going back generations.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00It is 5:45, the buyers arrive to scope out the fish.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08Beautiful. Brixham fish is just on the up and up and up all the time.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09I'll get some dorries.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- Yeah. We don't need that many, do we?- No.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16And John and Todd get ready for action.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19This is where we start saying, "The battle commences."
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Raring to go.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Ta-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra!
0:05:25 > 0:05:296am, time for the auction to begin.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31BELL RINGS
0:05:31 > 0:05:34HE SHOUTS
0:05:34 > 0:05:37HE CALLS OUT BIDS
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Too many of them. £4.
0:05:39 > 0:05:45- 390. Gordon. It's at 20. - Now it is at 60. 660. 650.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Gordon, 650.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51There is about 40 buyers here today.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Some will spend a few hundred on fish for their shop.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Just that one fish. How much is that one? £4.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Others are big traders who will spend tens of thousands.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Just imagine the turbots and the brills.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08That will all make good money today. Bass, that will make good money.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09It is a tight-knit community.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17You have to have a licence to buy here and there are rules.
0:06:17 > 0:06:23Coats and boots must be worn, plus a hat of any description.
0:06:23 > 0:06:30£9 on the number fives. I've got 8.50, 8.60. 8.60, 8.70., 8.90, £9.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36Bidding is in pence per kilo and happens at lightning speed.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Somebody say 80? 80 by Walker.
0:06:38 > 0:06:4090? £3.80, Walker.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45Obviously I will start the market and I'll start the price off,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48which I think and they will try and knock me down,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50and I will try to batter them back up again.
0:06:50 > 0:06:5350 on the number three haddocks.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Come on, haddock man.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57They are a bit small but I am getting them smoked.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59That's all right. So I am not asking you if you are getting them smoked,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I am asking you if you want to buy them.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05There is a huge amount of fish to sell today.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08It is a Monday, and the weather has been good, so a lot of boats have
0:07:08 > 0:07:10been landing fish all weekend.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Everything must be sold within the next few hours.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22We always have two auctions going on at once.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25So basically I will be selling the prime,
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Todd will be selling the day boats.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Prime fish are the big species like sole,
0:07:31 > 0:07:36turbot and monkfish caught in deep waters by the big trawlers.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39The smaller boats land their fish daily,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42making it the freshest on the market.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47Right, start off at head grabs, I've got 1.40...
0:07:47 > 0:07:49It's a slick operation,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51but the people at the heart of this auction,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55the fishermen, are not usually here to see the fish sold.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Why the fishermen don't come down and watch the market going on,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03purely because they are out there catching fish.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07You get the odd one now and again, if they have landed a nice land,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09they might pop up and have a look on the market,
0:08:09 > 0:08:13but nine times out of ten most of them go sea.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15The fishermen rely on Todd and John
0:08:15 > 0:08:19to get the best possible money for their catch.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22It does sometimes get a bit heated down there, but, you know,
0:08:22 > 0:08:23you have got to be trying...
0:08:23 > 0:08:28A fine line between the fishermen, the buyers.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32You know, you are trying to do a service to both, basically.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35A good auctioneer would be getting the best prices for the fish.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38You know the boat is going to be happy and the fishermen
0:08:38 > 0:08:40are going to be happy.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44So you can walk into a pub with your head held high
0:08:44 > 0:08:45at the end of the day.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47But the industry is unpredictable,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50with supply and demand affecting prices daily.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Just that one fish. I might sell on £4.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Yeah.- £4 by Walker. 4.10? 4.50, 4.60.
0:08:56 > 0:08:5870? 70, 80?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03For fishermen like Matt Ould,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06the instability of prices makes earning a living a real challenge.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16The prices can be heartbreaking some days.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18So you are always hoping
0:09:18 > 0:09:22for the best money that Todd and
0:09:22 > 0:09:27whoever else is selling your fish can get you.
0:09:27 > 0:09:3220p, 30p extra, you can get per kilo,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35might be your fuel for the week or
0:09:35 > 0:09:38even your wages for the week.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Like so many of the people involved with the Brixham auction,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47fishing is in Matt's blood.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52My dad was a fisherman, grandad a fishermen, great grandad.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57I left school at 15. Was never very good at school.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Went fishing from then.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03It overpowered everything else.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07I have just had a new eight-metre catamaran built.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11The name of the boat is the Michael Robert.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15That is what Dad is called, Michael Robert.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Dad had been very ill.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I am getting a bit of a...
0:10:23 > 0:10:28He had got over it, came back again, got over it, and I thought...
0:10:30 > 0:10:35That is the name for it. He is still at sea, still doing a little bit.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Him and my grandfather,
0:10:37 > 0:10:41they have taught myself and my brother what we know.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44And we have been lucky.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48For Matt to keep the family fishing business
0:10:48 > 0:10:53alive, he has spent over £100,000 on the new catamaran.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Such a big investment means the
0:10:54 > 0:10:58prices he gets at auction matter even more.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04But even with his brand-new boat, he can't get out earning just yet.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Hello, Dad, all right? Yeah, at the moment we are a bit stuck.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Well, let's...
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Well, if we can get it going, we can go this afternoon.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Here we are on a beautiful Wednesday morning, no wind.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Nice and sunny, a bit chilly.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Come down to go to sea, and we have got an engine broke down.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Luckily, a fiddle with the electrics...
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Oh, right.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34...and the Michael Robert is raring to go.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Hello, Dad, all right? Yeah, we are just leaving now.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42All right? Cheers.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- Bye-bye.- Finally, Matt is going fishing.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53We have got 60 pots to do on three recs.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00What compels somebody to get up at four in the morning?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02It's that hunter gatherer in you.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Taking the gamble that the fish is going to be where
0:12:07 > 0:12:10your hunting instinct is telling you to go.
0:12:12 > 0:12:18The drive is definitely primeval.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Matt needs to get around £400 for each day's catch at auction,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28just to cover his running costs and pay himself a basic wage.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Cock crab.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35So far, today's catch is looking good -
0:12:35 > 0:12:40a mix of male or cock crabs and female or hen crabs.
0:12:40 > 0:12:48It's narrow. That's a cock crab. That's wide. That's the hen crab.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53The value is usually better on the cock crabs.
0:12:53 > 0:12:59Especially when it's decent stuff. They're usually more money.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03These crabs could make as much
0:13:03 > 0:13:05as £2.50 or even £3 a kilo at auction.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09But Matt has no way of knowing what prices he will get.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13And the last few months have been unusually tough.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16You are treading a very fine line.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20This year, for example, I have got this new boat,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23cuttlefish season for us in shore was absolutely dire.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26The mackerel have only just turned up,
0:13:26 > 0:13:30and then the price has gone rock-bottom on that, so...
0:13:31 > 0:13:35It's like putting a bet on a horse. Don't know which will win.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Go inside to shoot these, because I have got to miss the rack, so...
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Matt has dedicated his life to the sea.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48It is hard, physical work, long hours and no guaranteed income.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50But it does have its perks.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Yeah, there is a love. You have got to love it or you wouldn't do it.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Getting out there on a lovely, quiet summer's morning,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02daylight is just coming at four o'clock in the morning,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04birds are chirping outside the house.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07You get down to the quay, everything is coming to life.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Just seen some dolphins, big dolphins.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13There they are, behind us.
0:14:19 > 0:14:27You see things around the coast that a lot of people would never see.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29They are over here now.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32These white beak dolphins are special.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37There is thought to be only 100 or so in the English Channel,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39so this is a rare sighting.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47To make life even harder, Matt can't even sell
0:14:47 > 0:14:48everything he catches.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Just a bit too small.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57The government upped the size last year for hen crabs.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02So it's... Whereas last year they would have been saleable,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05they are not now, so... Chuck 'em back.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10It's an added pressure, especially on a small operator like Matt.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12He has to keep on top of changing regulations
0:15:12 > 0:15:16to ensure he does not take any fish to market that are not allowed.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Small lobster.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29It's too small. So I chuck him back.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35After a day at sea, Matt has pulled
0:15:35 > 0:15:38all his crab pots and seems to have a healthy haul.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42But what it will make at the auction he has no way of knowing.
0:15:42 > 0:15:48It will probably be a £400 day. Maybe a bit more.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Hopefully, if the prices are right on the market,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55it all depends on that. It could be...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58I could be crying in my coffee.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03All right, Brixham bound.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Put it on the market, see what it makes.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19It will either make good money or it will not make such good money.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21These are the tallies. That just
0:16:21 > 0:16:25lets the market know whose fish it is.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32When the boats come in to land, we have numerous staff
0:16:32 > 0:16:36down on the market, they will land the boats,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39take the fish by forklift into the market
0:16:39 > 0:16:41and then the night shifts start.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Matt's crabs are weighed on a sophisticated conveyor belt
0:16:46 > 0:16:48and sorted by boat and size.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Every box is clearly labelled Michael Robert
0:16:52 > 0:16:54so the buyers can see which boat the fish came from
0:16:54 > 0:16:57and the weight of the box they are buying.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01John and Todd, I do put a lot of trust in them.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Yeah, we put a lot of trust in the sorting staff at night.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08If they don't look after it properly,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Todd isn't going to sell it for decent money the next day.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Right, now, the mixed lemons, then.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Mixed lemons. £3 on them lemons.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Back at the auction, and by the time his crab comes up for sale,
0:17:25 > 0:17:26Matt is already back at sea.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31The Michael Robert's haul joins the catches of 30 other boats
0:17:31 > 0:17:34in this unusually big market.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- I've got 90, 80...90.- £9.80.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40And moving on, chaps.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44The question is - will Matt get the £2 a kilo for his crabs
0:17:44 > 0:17:47that he is hoping for?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Right, onto the next boat, it is the Michael Robert, then.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57£1.50. £1.60. £1.50, John Bond at £1.50, Johnny.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01And what would you like, my old fruit? Just one, please. One box.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04The first box sells for £1.50 a kilo.
0:18:07 > 0:18:1050p less than Matt was hoping for.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12£1.40, £1.50.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14£1.50 now, £1.60.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17£1.50, and that is the piece...
0:18:17 > 0:18:19And that is the 14.5.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23The next box goes for the same price.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And the other box, I have got £1.40, £1.50.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28One bid by Jonas, £1.60.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31£1.50, Jonas. £1.50, Steve.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34And that, mate, is the one box. And moving on...
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Not quite the result Matt was after.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41But it is the fickle nature of selling at auction.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44The prices vary because of the supply and demand.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46The buyers have got a price that they go to,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49and if you're not going to get that price, that's it.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Ten, 20. 20, 30. 35, then 40.
0:18:53 > 0:18:5640, 50?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59£20.40.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Ironically, the auctioneers think it is the unusually good weather
0:19:04 > 0:19:06that has driven the crab price down.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08You know, this time of the year, I mean,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10we're just not having the bad weather
0:19:10 > 0:19:12like we have had in years past.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17Prices at the moment have dropped in the last few weeks.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Every port has got fish being landed to it, including the continent,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23obviously the Dutch and the Belgian and the French
0:19:23 > 0:19:25are out as well in fine weather.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28A lot of our markets are export markets,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31and if they have got a lot of fish over there that drops,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34then that determines our price that is going to drop as well.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Fishing has always been competitive and unpredictable...
0:19:42 > 0:19:45but over the centuries, Brixham has always prospered...
0:19:46 > 0:19:47through innovation.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52In the 1900s, the port developed trawlers
0:19:52 > 0:19:56that could go further and deeper than their competitors.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01A design so good it was copied throughout the UK and Europe.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06It has been a fishing town for many a year.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Back in the 18th century, really,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11it all starts from the same sailing smacks right up until now.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14And Brixham market itself,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17with its digital displays and interactive pads
0:20:17 > 0:20:19for the auctioneers,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21is one of the most hi-tech in the world.
0:20:24 > 0:20:30- And number two, please. I have got £2.20.- Number two box.
0:20:30 > 0:20:337.20. 7.10...
0:20:33 > 0:20:40The fate of fishermen like Matt is dependent on buyers like Josh Perks.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44The young entrepreneur is excited by the huge range of fish available at
0:20:44 > 0:20:46this bumper Monday market.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Today is a really big day, as you can see.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52There are boxes all around me.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54And this is about as big as it gets.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Josh may be young, but he is from the biggest fishing dynasty in town.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07His dad, Ian, and uncle Sean, are the Mr Bigs of Brixham fish auction,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10spending tens of thousands of pounds on fish every day.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16But young Josh has made a big leap and set up on his own.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Josh's new business is just 20 yards from the auction.
0:21:25 > 0:21:31I did ten years working for my dad, who is Ian, and Sean, my uncle,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35then kind of got fed up of their bickering.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39So we got our heads together with a chap called Nigel Ward and said,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42"Let's make a bespoke little business,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46"supplying only top-quality fish, working with only the best chefs."
0:21:47 > 0:21:51He loves fish, he eats fish almost every day.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55It's a revelation to deal with someone so enthusiastic.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57The company, Brixham Seafish,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00supplies high-end restaurants around the country.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Not only is it right opposite the auction...
0:22:04 > 0:22:05That's my unit, just there.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08But it is just a stone's throw from a rather bigger,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11well-established business, his dad's.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16And young Josh is determined to prove he can succeed on his own.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20This isn't your average job. It isn't.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23There are far easier jobs in the world.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27But doing this and having the passion to come down
0:22:27 > 0:22:31here every morning at five o'clock, five days a week,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34to work with some of the best fish in the world,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38and know that it is the best fish, it really drives you.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Like so many in Brixham, fishing really is in Josh's blood.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53My great-great-granddad had a fishing boat,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56so then my great grandad it was passed onto.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Working down the line to me.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I used to come here on my days off from school with my dad,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07come and buy fish with Dad and stand around on the auction,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10listening to all the older men swearing.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15And I loved it. I used to be into extreme sports a lot,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18so mountain biking, snowboarding, I thought, yeah,
0:23:18 > 0:23:20I will create a business doing that or something.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24I went away backpacking for a couple of years
0:23:24 > 0:23:28and coming home made me realise how special Brixham is
0:23:28 > 0:23:30and what we have on our doorstep.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Brixham is a community built on fishing and tourism,
0:23:35 > 0:23:39and Josh's favourite visitor falls into both camps.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42A bit like working at SeaWorld. Ready?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47There he is.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48Every day I take a little bit of
0:23:48 > 0:23:50fish off the market and I feed Sammy.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56You can never get fed up with a face like that.
0:24:03 > 0:24:0510.10, 10 20, 20, 30?
0:24:05 > 0:24:0730, 40? 40, 50?
0:24:07 > 0:24:10We will give this squid a blast, shall we?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12That's a whopper, isn't it? Look at him.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Back at the auction, and Josh is always among the early birds.
0:24:16 > 0:24:22For his high-end clients, only the best and very freshest fish will do.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Nigel and I get down to the fish quay at about 5:15.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28We write down a list, like a shopping list, between us.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32A large plaice, mackerel, portion-size plaice.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36Sprats, turbot, squid, scallops and hake.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38So it is quite a list.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Right. Trust me, we will get there, mate.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43This auction is like no other auction in the UK.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45It is like a league of buyers,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48different buyers for different fish, different species.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53So you have got all these people of different levels, almost, competing.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55And Josh relishes the competition.
0:24:55 > 0:25:02At the market, we can spend anything from £2,000 to £10,000 in a day.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05For that sort of money, you better get the best fish,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08and with the stakes so high, you better make sure your bids
0:25:08 > 0:25:13- are heard too.- Yeah.- 30.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17He has won his first lot of the day - hake -
0:25:17 > 0:25:19and chooses how many boxes he needs.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Uh...three. Three.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Three boxes...
0:25:25 > 0:25:29So, I have just bought some 1-2 kilos size hake.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Which is perfect for my friend who has got a group of restaurants
0:25:32 > 0:25:34for fish and chips.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37That is one ticked off the list and one satisfied customer.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44It can be a gamble, buying fish off the market like this,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48because some days you will buy fish at an all right price...
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- Right, large haddocks, then.- 1 50. - 2.50.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Tomorrow, twice or three times the amount of that same species
0:25:56 > 0:26:00might be landed and the price might fall, might completely drop.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Josh plays hardball on prices for day-boat fish...
0:26:07 > 0:26:09£9.50, Brixham.
0:26:09 > 0:26:112.50, Brixham, at £2.50, Josh.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Where you like, mate. 1.30, over them two, Brixham.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19He only wants the best, but he also wants to get everything on his list.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21His reputation relies on it.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24There are some lovely reds just on the right there.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Going to be near the end of the market.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29But as well as hits, there are also misses.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I have crossed off the sprats,
0:26:31 > 0:26:33because there are no sprats on the market.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I have bought a bass and some plaice.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37And Nigel has bought the Dover soles we needed.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39So we are getting there, it has begun.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43It is the sheer range of fish in this market
0:26:43 > 0:26:48that makes Josh's ambitious business viable at all.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Right, now, that large bass, then. That large bass, ten on the bass.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56What sort of fish you can buy in Brixham market you can buy near
0:26:56 > 0:26:58enough anything you want, really.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I mean, we have got a massive diversity of fish here.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03I mean, turbot makes the most money.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08Your large turbot. And your Dover soles, they make good money.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Hake, at the moment, we have a lot of hake from...
0:27:12 > 0:27:14And that is underrated, I think.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17I mean, you won't taste any better than hake, I mean...
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Beautiful fish.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28The boom at Brixham market isn't just about foreign sales.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31We Brits are consuming more and more fish,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35spending over £4.5 billion on them annually.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42There are over 10,000 fish and chip shops in the UK.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45The posh ones might even be serving hake.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49And an amazing 20% of us indulge at least once a week.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56And most of our towns still boast a fishmonger or two,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58despite the aggressive advance of the supermarkets.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Right, left a piece of twos, 10.80 again.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11A little bit expensive.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12Back at the auction,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16and one buyer who knows all about both fishy businesses
0:28:16 > 0:28:20is Matt Endacott - owner of a fishmonger's,
0:28:20 > 0:28:24a fish and chip shop and a smokehouse too.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28He is a familiar face at the daily market.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30On the mackerel side, no, unfortunately,
0:28:30 > 0:28:34this isn't enough on quantity-wise for the commercial side of the
0:28:34 > 0:28:39smokehouse, but for retail, that is ideal for the counter.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43For Matt, the auction is essential to the survival of a family business
0:28:43 > 0:28:46that has been going for nearly 100 years.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Matt lives and works 15 miles from the market
0:29:01 > 0:29:03in the town of Newton Abbot.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08He is the third generation of his family to run Jackson Limited,
0:29:08 > 0:29:12keeping the family legacy alive in the last remaining shop.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19The family, as a whole, has been involved
0:29:19 > 0:29:22with the fishing industry since 1922.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26The original founder of Jackson Limited was a gentleman called Cecil
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Jackson, who would be my great uncle.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32He founded it a number of years ago,
0:29:32 > 0:29:34along with some other fish shops within the area,
0:29:34 > 0:29:38and this is the one remaining one nowadays.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Two salmon, please.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43I do remember my mother asking me if I could lend a hand
0:29:43 > 0:29:46and help my father for a couple of weeks.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51Subsequently, 24 years later, I am still here, helping out.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55The business isn't just his legacy, it has become his life.
0:29:55 > 0:30:01This job is cold, wet, and smelly, it is incredibly long hours,
0:30:01 > 0:30:03but there's something about being
0:30:03 > 0:30:06in the fishing industry that's addictive.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Just behind the fish and chip shop
0:30:09 > 0:30:11and fishmongers is Matt's smokehouse.
0:30:14 > 0:30:15There is a definite art to smoking,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19I learnt certainly a good 90% from my father
0:30:19 > 0:30:24who obviously instigated the whole process in Jackson's.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Currently we've got some haddock fillets which has been sourced
0:30:27 > 0:30:31from Brixham and is being cold smoked naturally,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33ready for the consumers.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Fantastic being part of the fishing community.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42Obviously we do go back generations and most people know of my father
0:30:42 > 0:30:44in Brixham and or my great uncle.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49The sense of family tradition is strong.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51But the new venture of the smokehouse
0:30:51 > 0:30:56is partly a response to the modern threat of supermarkets,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59by making unusual products that they don't.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04The motto of the company is anything that's edible can be smoked.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07So we have core products of salmon, haddock,
0:31:07 > 0:31:12cod but we also do niche products for anyone's demands.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15We do many wacky, wacky things and on the trolley that's actually just
0:31:15 > 0:31:19come out round the corner there is actually three Mars bars.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21But we've also tried Pringles, peanuts,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24salts, we do actually do smoked salt
0:31:24 > 0:31:27quite regularly for some people as well.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31The tag of being known as the guy who will smoke anything
0:31:31 > 0:31:32is a bit of a compliment really,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36because like I say if it's edible, we'll give it a go.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39While smoked fish is as popular as ever,
0:31:39 > 0:31:44the processing is expensive and margins are increasingly tight.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Because I go to the auction every day,
0:31:46 > 0:31:51I'm able to monitor the prices of what the fish made the day before
0:31:51 > 0:31:52or the week before.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57When you buy fish for smoking, certainly from Brixham fish auction
0:31:57 > 0:32:01the overriding sort of criteria is price,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04it has to be of a certain price for us to be able to process
0:32:04 > 0:32:06and pass on to other people.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08The next thing is the quality,
0:32:08 > 0:32:10it's got to be of a reasonable quality,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12because if you start with poor fish,
0:32:12 > 0:32:14you will just end up with poor smoked fish.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Over the years, Jackson's has used Brixham market
0:32:24 > 0:32:28to source almost all of its fish.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30And today very little has changed.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Morning, morning lads. Set up going OK?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39This is our wonderful display of fish,
0:32:39 > 0:32:45which Roy sets up every day and a good 90% of it coming from Brixham.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48I personally go to Brixham every Monday to Friday
0:32:48 > 0:32:53which are the auction days and source all this myself.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58It's early mornings, but it is good camaraderie.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Back at the market, and the auctioneers are shifting
0:33:01 > 0:33:03a lot of fish fast.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Right, now, that small stuff, then, £7? I've got £7, ten?
0:33:07 > 0:33:13£5? £5 buy ten, buy ten, buy 20? 20, 30. 30, 40.
0:33:13 > 0:33:1970, 78, 80, 89, 90, 99. 8.90.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21I'm looking for some mackerel.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Matt will need his wits about him
0:33:24 > 0:33:26if he is to get everything he needs today.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Whoops!
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Matt, I've known him for quite a few years,
0:33:33 > 0:33:37his business dropped down to Matt from Dollar Jackson,
0:33:37 > 0:33:41as they used to call him, the nickname was for the old man.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Janet, as I call him, Matt, Jackson,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47as I call him Janet - Jackson -
0:33:47 > 0:33:50I do have a laugh with him every day on the market.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Yeah, he's all right.
0:33:53 > 0:33:5430.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57With three different businesses to cater for,
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Matt has a long shopping list.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04Mackerel and white fish for smoking, and prime fish like turbot,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07bass and monkfish for the shop.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Fives. How much for those?
0:34:10 > 0:34:13One box and three pieces of fives.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16But he needs to get it for the right price too if he is to keep the
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Jackson's business viable for the future.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25First up for grabs are some monkfish tails,
0:34:25 > 0:34:27a good luxury item for Matt's shop.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Right, now that's small monk, £6 on that small one.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- Seven.- £7 by Jackson. 7.10.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37£7, Jacko. Seven, Matt.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41It is a result for Matt who snaps them up at £7 a kilo.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Next - some tub gurnard,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47a firm white fish that is good for grilling and stewing.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Bit of a cheap alternative to cod.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53That's 350 on them tubs. £2 on them tubs.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- 150.- I've got 150 by Jackson. 160? 150, Jackson.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01They're a real bargain at just £1.50 a kilo.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03That's 3.4 kilos, mate.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Matt's delighted and marks them up with a Jackson's tally.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11But he's still got a lot to buy and not much time left to buy it.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14I've got 150 on these.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16I've got a pound by everybody now.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Sorry? By Jackson 160.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Jacko at 150.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Good purchase for the shop, we now have got a little bit of prime monk,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28a nice bit of flatfish dab and also a few more tub gurnards.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Prices were good, happy with the price, not bad for a Monday morning.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Everyone's feeling the pressure, though,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38and all have businesses to buy for.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42It's an auction, so even though we're all pretty good friends
0:35:42 > 0:35:44down there, we're all working within the same industry,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48there is always a little bit of rivalry because you are bidding on a
0:35:48 > 0:35:51person next to you to try and win the fish.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Fellow fishmonger Tracy is one such rival.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59And she and Matt are about to lock horns over some pollock.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Todd starts the bidding at £3.50.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07That pollock, then, 350.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- I've got £3 by Jackson. - Matt's in at £3...
0:36:14 > 0:36:19- Yeah.- 3.20.- ..but immediately gets outbid by Tracy who wins the fish.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24310. 310, Trace.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26But it's all fair in love and pollock
0:36:26 > 0:36:29as Matt puts Tracy's tally in the box.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35You can on days not win the bid
0:36:35 > 0:36:37and if there is another fish there to fill the order,
0:36:37 > 0:36:39you can leave the market a bit
0:36:39 > 0:36:42dejected because you possibly let someone down.
0:36:42 > 0:36:48If Matt keeps losing bids, it's the business he'll be letting down.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51But now he shows a bit of canny opportunism...
0:36:51 > 0:36:54750 on that number four monk.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- Pounds.- Michael Jackson, 710.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59£7, Jacko.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Snapping up some monkfish at a bit of a bargain price.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Well, funny thing is what happened there was the auctioneer put it up,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09the price seemed just about right, it's good-sized monk,
0:37:09 > 0:37:13almost a little bit undervalued, so I purchased it.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Now we'll see if we can get the bass.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18But he needs to stay focused.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Less than an hour left and some crucial fish still to buy.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Including the elusive sea bass.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- I can't see!- And the bass. What would you like for the bass?
0:37:31 > 0:37:336.50.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35£7.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Todd tries to get £7 for the bass.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Right, we've got 6.50 by Jackson, 660?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41660, Jackson. Going for that.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- Please.- But nobody else is biting, so Matt's scoops it up for £6.50.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48A real bargain.
0:37:52 > 0:37:58The prices today were good for us, certain things were very good.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Over here some nice monk,
0:38:00 > 0:38:04needs a little bit of tidying up before we send it down
0:38:04 > 0:38:08to the shop ready for the customer, but it's lovely and fresh.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Managed to get a few bass as well, not as many as I would have liked,
0:38:11 > 0:38:15but we've actually got some for the counter as well.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Oh, best purchase of the day...
0:38:18 > 0:38:24Ling. Traditional favourite, we can process this as well, smoke it,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27this here was only 30p a kilo.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30So by the time we fillet it,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33there will be a nice margin in that for us.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36The Ling is a good added extra for smoking.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38So Matt leaves the auction with enough fish
0:38:38 > 0:38:41to keep all three businesses going.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44And ensure the future of Jackson's limited.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47That's it. That's all the lot.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Right, let's go and do some squid now. Squid!
0:38:50 > 0:38:53So what we got, we've got plaice and monk?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55That's it at the minute, isn't it?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Matt's list might be done and dusted,
0:38:58 > 0:39:02but buyers Josh Perks and his business partner Nigel Ward
0:39:02 > 0:39:05still need fish for key customers of their
0:39:05 > 0:39:07upmarket company Brixham Seafish.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13And with the auction about to close, they've got to get bidding.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Josh's target is the top grade fish, size one.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23And he's just made a catch that he's delighted with.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28So I've just brought a box of number one plaice off the Pamela Gill,
0:39:28 > 0:39:31I know that was only fishing over the weekend,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34so the plaice is super fresh and perfect size for us.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Right, now that bass. What would you like for the bass, then?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I've got 6.50, 6.60?
0:39:41 > 0:39:42£7 by Gordon, 7.10.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44710 by Brixham.
0:39:44 > 0:39:477.20? 7.10, Brixham at 7.10.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Now the bass are in the bag too.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55So that's something else that I can tick off my list this morning.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57If you look at this, it's all scribble now,
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Constantly having to listen out as well
0:40:00 > 0:40:03to see what the auctioneer's selling.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07With just a few fish left to catch, Josh crosses over to the other
0:40:07 > 0:40:11auction for the last vital purchase on his shopping list.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Scallops!
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- How many?- 50, John.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Scallops are a staple on many of Josh's restaurants' menus.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21So he needs to get as many boxes as he can.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Same again, John. 5.50, Brixham, 5.60?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28550, Brixham.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32I will take four, please. Four boxes to Brixham.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37With that last flurry of buying complete, Josh's work is done.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40I had a list of different species I wanted to buy for different
0:40:40 > 0:40:45restaurants, as the market's gone on I've ticked them off my list because
0:40:45 > 0:40:47I've managed to buy them.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Probably my best buy of the day would be these red mullets.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56They're in season at the minute, super, super fresh.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Today I bought...
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Looking around, I've got to get it all together, but about 50,
0:41:02 > 0:41:0860 boxes of fish, and that probably comes to about £8,000 to £10,000.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11In the next two to three days,
0:41:11 > 0:41:12all that fish will be sold and
0:41:12 > 0:41:15we'll be buying more fish from this market.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Josh's fish will be served up on silver platters
0:41:18 > 0:41:20around the country in the coming days.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28But he still has one last delivery to make to a very special customer.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30This is a giant spider crab.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34We don't get them that big down here and I know my friend down the road
0:41:34 > 0:41:38absolutely loves them, so I've bought it as a present.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Josh's friend is renowned seafood chef Mitch Tonks
0:41:41 > 0:41:45who runs a chain of prestigious restaurants in the South West.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Whenever I'm on the market, I'm always keeping my eye out
0:41:50 > 0:41:52for little things that I know he loves.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- He's a massive seafood lover. - Did it in a little bow for you.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Little bow! It's like it's my birthday!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- That's a great spider crab. Fantastic!- Caught today.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- That will be lunch for me. Bit of mayonnaise.- Excellent.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- Awesome. You're a star, Joshy. - You're welcome. You're welcome.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12Without Brixham fish market, Brixham would just be another seaside town.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16As the auctioneers survey the empty market,
0:42:16 > 0:42:19they can reflect on an amazingly successful day.
0:42:20 > 0:42:26Over 100 tonnes of fish sold for nearly £350,000.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- Prices all right, Johnny? - They were, mate.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- Good prices today, mate. - Yeah, very good.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34It's tougher news for fisherman Matt Ould...
0:42:36 > 0:42:39who's just found out how much his day's labour has earnt him.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43A little bit disappointing.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47It totalled out at £224.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51One day it can be a bumper market,
0:42:51 > 0:42:54other days it can be rock-bottom.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57They just don't want it and they're not going to pay for it.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00They'll still buy it, but they're not going to pay for it.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02£224 isn't much for a day's work
0:43:02 > 0:43:06when you have the cost of owning and running a boat.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10But generations of Matt's family have survived the ups and downs
0:43:10 > 0:43:13of the fishing game and he intends to do the same.
0:43:18 > 0:43:19And just along the quay,
0:43:19 > 0:43:23the boats are already unloading for tomorrow's Brixham market.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27In just a few hours, the bell will ring
0:43:27 > 0:43:31and the auction will begin all over again.