El sol del tardor lluïa feblement sobre el poblet pesquer del Mediterrani.

The autumn sun shone faintly over the poblet fishing village of the Mediterranean.

L'aire era fred i fresc, una mica de brisa marina arrossegava el perfum de la sal.

The air was cold and fresh, with a slight sea breeze carrying the scent of salt.

Oriol estava al moll, amb les mans amples i rugoses preparava l'embarcació familiar per a la seva última sortida abans de l'hivern.

Oriol was at the dock, with his broad and rough hands preparing the family boat for its last outing before winter.

Els colors vibrants dels vaixells de pesca acolorien el port, i les gavines xisclaven sobre l'aigua.

The vibrant colors of the fishing boats colored the port, and the seagulls screeched over the water.

Oriol era un pescador de tota la vida.

Oriol was a fisherman all his life.

El seu pare i avi també havien estat pescadors, i ell volia que la seva feina continués amb la mateixa passió i respecte per la mar.

His father and grandfather had also been fishermen, and he wanted their work to continue with the same passion and respect for the sea.

Però la realitat era dura.

But the reality was harsh.

Les reserves de peixos minvaven, i l'economia no ajudava.

Fish stocks were dwindling, and the economy didn't help.

Cada cop era més difícil fer rendible el negoci.

It was increasingly difficult to make the business profitable.

Laia i Mireia, les seves filles, van arribar al moll.

Laia and Mireia, his daughters, arrived at the dock.

Laia era somrient, curiosa, amb un interès especial pel mar; Mireia, més contemplativa, admirava el coratge del seu pare.

Laia was smiling, curious, with a special interest in the sea; Mireia, more contemplative, admired her father's courage.

"Pare, estàs preparat?" va preguntar Laia, amb energia.

"Dad, are you ready?" asked Laia energetically.

"Sí, filla", va respondre Oriol, amb un mig somriure.

"Yes, daughter," replied Oriol, with a half-smile.

Sabia que el futur de les noies depenia de les decisions que prenia avui.

He knew the girls' future depended on the decisions he made today.

Oriol s'enfrontava a un dilema: continuar amb els mètodes tradicionals de pesca o modernitzar-se, cosa que podria ser més sostenible per al futur.

Oriol faced a dilemma: continue with traditional fishing methods or modernize, which could be more sustainable for the future.

Aquella sortida podria canviar tot.

That outing could change everything.

Amb decisió, va salpar.

With determination, he set sail.

A l'aigua oberta, mentre les onades bressolaven el vaixell, Oriol pensava en el llegat de la seva família.

In the open water, as the waves cradled the boat, Oriol thought about his family's legacy.

Recordava les històries del seu avi, parlant de com la mar era font de vida, però també de respecte.

He remembered his grandfather's stories, talking about how the sea was a source of life but also of respect.

Imagineu el dolor de veure com la seva estimada mar canviava per sempre.

Imagine the pain of seeing his beloved sea change forever.

De sobte, un banc de peixos va aparèixer.

Suddenly, a school of fish appeared.

Oriol va notar que eren pocs, no com abans.

Oriol noticed they were few, not like before.

Aquell moment va ser una revelació.

That moment was a revelation.

Si no canviaven, el seu llegat podria desaparèixer en el temps.

If they didn't change, their legacy could disappear over time.

Va ser com si el mar li parlés directament.

It was as if the sea were speaking directly to him.

Després de tornar a port, amb Laia i Mireia amb ell, Oriol va prendre una decisió.

After returning to port, with Laia and Mireia with him, Oriol made a decision.

Modernitzaria algunes pràctiques per protegir aquelles aigües, però mai no abandonaria les lliçons del passat.

He would modernize some practices to protect those waters, but he would never abandon the lessons of the past.

Això seria el seu equilibri, la seva manera de preservar la tradició i alhora mirar cap al futur.

This would be his balance, his way of preserving tradition while looking to the future.

I així, Oriol va complir el seu objectiu: garantir un món marí per a la seva família i promoure respecte pel nostre entorn.

And so, Oriol fulfilled his goal: to ensure a marine world for his family and to promote respect for our environment.

Aquella tardor va marcar el començament d'una nova època en la qual les onades portaven amb elles l'esperança d'un futur més brillant, tant per a ells com per a la mar que tant estimaven.

That autumn marked the beginning of a new era in which the waves brought with them the hope of a brighter future, both for them and for the sea they so loved.