The superfood that could save Britain's fishing industry Coastal communities and those who fish in British waters have suffered a brutal 12 months. This growing food trend could offer salvation 25 May 2021 • 12:29pm Seaweed harvested off the Yorkshire coast by SeaGrown, which could help to improve the livelihoods of fishermen Credit: Erik Woolcott Britain’s fishing industry has been making waves in the news of late – for all the wrong reasons. The furore over French fishing vessels in Jersey's waters and the recent failure to secure a fishing deal with Norway are just the tip of an iceberg of problems that have beleaguered the sector, which was in decline even before the creation of non-tariff trade barriers with our biggest export market resulted in a drop in exports of food and live animals (including fish) to the tune of £700 million earlier this year.