‘Over the last three decades, the UK fishing industry has faced a steady decline in full-time, domestic fishers – a trend largely attributed to the difficulty of attracting local workers to replace an ageing workforce (Seafish, 2025). This recruitment crisis stems from the demanding physical conditions of commercial fishing, a pervasive perception that the industry offers dangerous work with limited future prospects, and increased competition from alternative sectors in the domestic labour market (Sparks and Zhou, 2025).’
UK Labour Law, 16th June 2026
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
