intensity of fishing. the density 2 ANNEX. Interim Report. THE PROBLEM OF OVERFISHING. laid down by the Lord President's Committee 1. Our terms of reference were (45) 18th Meeting, Conclusion (3)), at its meeting on the 29th March, 1945 (L.P. as follows:— aim should be to ensure that adequate supplies of fish The primary meet the needs of consumers in this country at prices should be available to The proposed Committee should, in particular, consider which they can pay. could be made in methods of distribution and marketing what improvements attainment of this object could be combined with the protection so that the of the legitimate interests of the trawler-owners and fishermen and what steps could be taken to avoid overfishing in the North Sea while safeguarding the requirements of national defence.