Fall in Fish Stocks


Posted on December 16, 2008 - Filed Under Fish, Fishing, Fishing Trips, Lake Fishing, Uncategorized

fall in fish stocks We all know and hear about “ The good old days ” when double figure fish were common place and you would catch 10 Bass from the shore on an average day. Well to help get your head around it a little here are a few figures on how fish stocks have fallen over the last 150+ years. This needs to slow down in my opinion or there will be nothing left in our seas soon. Decline in Fish Stocks Cod stocks fallen by 98% Haddock stocks fallen by 90% Plaice stocks fallen by 90% Whiting stocks fallen by 70% Halibut stocks fallen by 98% Turbot stocks fallen by 95 % Those figures are frightening. Surely we need to take action and preserve best we can with the minimal stocks are left in our seas. I have heard of small no fishing areas. I think there is one around Lundy Isle, which has seen significant increases in Crab and Lobster numbers, as well as smaller fish numbers increasing. What do you think??? image: ezioman Related Posts: A guide for unhooking fish Fishing exclusion zones Black Bream fishing Ogmore Deeps Guess the fish competition – the answer

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