Sektoren har mistet konkurrencedygtighed over for presset fra udenlandsk import som følge af bilaterale og multilaterale handelsaftaler, og den er desuden blevet ramt af den sidste reform af den fælles fiskeripolitik i december 2002.
The sector has lost competitiveness in the face of pressure from foreign imports, as a result of bilateral and multilateral commercial agreements, and has also been adversely affected by the last reform of the common fisheries policy, which took place in December 2002.