Fishing is a major industry around the North Sea. Recently, however, fish stocks have dwindled and the industry is becoming unsustainable. Scientists suggest that some fish species such as cod, plaice, mackerel, whiting and hake are on the point of complete collapse. The size of fish being landed is decreasing as younger fish are caught, and fishing boats have to go further afield for their catches. In the last 20 years the number of people in the UK employed in the North Sea fishing industry has declined by over 60%. Fishing in such ports as Lowestoft, Grimsby and Hull has all but ceased, and overall the fish catch has declined by one-third.
There are several reasons for this decline, due mainly to overfishing in the past:
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