Will most of the major fisheries of the world be exhausted by 2048, as has been claimed? Have the number of large fish in the ocean decreased by 90 per cent over the past 50 years, as has been asserted by a respected scientist? Are 60 per cent of the fish species studied by the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organisation either fully exploited or depleted, as one of their reports attests? Fishing at sea, an ancient trade & a way of life that has defined coastal towns throughout history, may be coming to an end. The culture & traditions of coastal Britain & of seagoing nations everywhere are now threatened with extinction.
In his most important book yet, Mark Kurlansky