Nice one Nirofo.
I can back up what you say regards the number of pots being put down.
I was speaking to a person engaged in creeling, and they said " we are having to put out twice as many pots to catch the same amount as last year" i was told that 2 years ago. That has got to be a sign of over fishing. Will they never learn ?
I have every respect for the hard working fisher folk, who go out in all weathers to supply us with the bounty from the sea. Lets be honest most of us loved cod and chips.
But there has got to be a balance struck, you cannot take more out than can be replaced.
I think we've all heard the stories of the sea being filled with so many fish you could scoop them out with a hand held net. Silver Darlings they were called, an industry and way of life was built round them in Caithness. Most of the small surviving Harbours are used by creelers, lets hope they dont go the way of the herring fishermen.
The warning signs are flashing.

Colin