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Essaouira's fishermen are getting ready for another year out on the water. All through this Moroccan port, the sounds of boat building and the smell of fresh paint are optimistic signs. But a lot of these is just wishful thinking. Essaouira's sea catches have declined1. Some of the fishing work has moving to the south. The small boats that sail out of this port are no match for modern trawlers.
"The life of a fisherman now is hard. You can work one day, then nothing for two days. You work a week, then nothing for 15 days."
The fishing industry here is hanging on, but now the town has a new breadwinner. Thousands of tourists visited Essaouira last year, giving hope and income to the region2. Essaouira's first tourist boom3 was in the 1960s when music stars, like Jimi Hendrix, made it a Mecca for counterculture travelers. In recent years, the town has made a push to attract more tourists. It's working. Since 1996,tourism is up by more than 300%.
Recently its 18th century Medina or historic4 town centre was named to UNESCO's world heritage5 list. But there is a challenge to take advantage of an opportunity without selling out local people, culture and the environment. Developers say the conservation is the priority6, but there are still questions about water, land use and pollution. These fishermen belong to Essaouira's past, but their town has a chance to make a new life for itself. The choices it makes now will determine its future
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1 declined | |
v.辞谢,谢绝(邀请等)( decline的过去式和过去分词 );(道路、物体等)下倾;(太阳)落下;(在品格、价值上)降低 | |
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2 region | |
n.地区,地带,区域;范围,幅度 | |
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n.隆隆声;vt.发隆隆声 | |
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adj.历史上著名的,具有历史意义的 | |
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n.传统,遗产,继承物 | |
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n.优先处理的事,居先,优先(权) | |
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