This data attempts to put a brave face on some of the results by showing that "values have increased" but when one picks through the actual figures, the overall picture is somewhat frightening.
The following is a brief summary of some figures I pulled out of the report:
* Mackerel -- volume landed up by 4 percent / price down by 13 percent;
* Hake -- volume landed up by 25 percent / price down by 17 percent;
* Whiting -- volume landed up by 15 percent / price down by 3 percent;
* Haddock -- volume landed up by 25 percent / price down by 17 percent;
* Shellfish -- volume landed down by 5 percent / price down by 5 percent.
It is also rather disturbing that Fisheries...