Trawling is one of the most important activities in Italy, practiced mostly in the Adriatic Sea, where there are more than 2000 trawler vessels.The new European Community rules on fisheries, in conjunction with the increase of fuel prices and the drastic decrease in the amount of fish, are putting in a difficult position an industry that provides livelihood for thousands of families.The crew are increasingly multi-ethnic, there is a large presence of North Africans who take over from the Italians who did not want to do this work.Despite the economic problems, the exhausting shifts, the long waits, the distance from their loved ones, for these men the sea is much more than a job: is their life.