Catches of the main stocks started to drop at an alarming rate, the sign of a pronounced decline in available fish resources.
Thosaigh gabhálacha na bpríomhstoc ag dul i laghad ar bhealach ar chúis imní é, rud a thug le fios go raibh laghdú suntasach ar siúl maidir le méid na n-iasc a bhí ar fáil.