The couta boat became a victim of the modernisation of the fishing industry after World War II .
The couta boat survives due only to the efforts of a small group of individuals with a keen sense of history and admiration for working maritime traditions .
The couta boat became a victim of the modernisation of the fishing industry after World War II , and survives due only to the efforts of a small group of individuals with a keen sense of history and admiration for working maritime traditions .