Fishing fleet working 17 times harder than in 1880s to make same catch

ScienceDaily (2010-05-05) -- The UK trawl fishing fleet has to work 17 times harder to catch the same amount of fish today as it did when most of its boats were powered by sail, according to new research. Researchers used UK Government data on the amount of fish caught and the size and number of boats involved -- the fleet's fishing power -- to analyse the change in fish stocks since 1889.