Urgent Call to Save UK's Iconic Fish Stocks from Imminent Collapse

According to a recent report by the conservation charity Oceana UK, many of the UK's key fish stocks are in a perilous state and could face "imminent" collapse without immediate action to halt overfishing. The report reveals that half of the UK's top 10 commercial fish stocks are either at critically low levels or are being overexploited, with fishing limits set above what the science recommends for sustainable fisheries.

North Sea cod, for which scientists have recently recommended a "zero catch" this year to protect the stock, has been overfished to critically low levels but is still being overexploited. Other leading fish stocks under threat include Southern North Sea edible crab populations, which are critically low, and North Sea herring and North East Atlantic mackerel, which are being overexploited.