Fish stocks in Europe's North Sea have dropped precipitously in recent decades, thanks to bigger ships, better nets and new technology.
We've been warned that if current trends continue, there will be nothing left to fish in the sea in 40 years.
But as our appetites continue grow, the task of feeding this demand falls on some of earth's bravest souls.
"Fishing isn't for everyone; it's a hard, dangerous job that leaves you with little social life," a fisherman in the North Sea says on Reddit's popular "Ask Me Anything" thread.
The fisher answered other questions about the hazards of his job and what it's like working on a ship.
We pulled out some of the best questions and answers, edited for clarity.
Q: What makes fishing one of the most dangerous jobs?
A: Fatigue, along with the elements really. Just imagine you haven't slept well in days, you're tired and you still have to work and [go to] the gym, you're going to be exhausted, so mistakes can happen and people do end up being taken overboard by a rouge wave.
Go in the bath and move backward and forward and see the power of a small amount of water. Now imagine that, but many many times worse, in pitch black while your 're tired. It can and does happen.
Questions and answers are from Reddit.
Q: What was your scariest experience at sea?
A: The scariest moment would be when the weather gets choppy, and the waves come over the sides [of the boat].
It's shit scary knowing that you could be minutes away from drowning or catching hypothermia. Oh and I've heard of ropes snapping and it whipping a guy's testicles.
Questions and answers are from Reddit.
Q: What is an average day at work like?
A: An average day of work in the summer is: get up really early just before sunrise, eat, cast out the nets, eat/sleep when the nets are being dragged, haul in the nets, gut the fish/sort them, cast them out again, eat/sleep and repeat about seven more times a day.
Summer is hell, no sleep what so ever.
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