"Has the fish supper had its chips? Fish stocks around the world face an uncertain future because of overfishing." BBC News 12th October 2006

"The fishing industry today branded as 'superficial' a study that claimed seafood could be off the menu within 40 years." The Guardian 3rd November 2006

"The Fish Quay in North Shields has landed fish since the 12th Century. Surely there lies the answer." Anne Phillipson 1st December 2006

I have spent three months looking, through a lens, at life there. The photographs I have taken are largely un-posed, unplanned and immediate. They only happened because people were gracious enough to allow me, for this short time, into their working lives.

No answers though! As Tony, one of the fish merchants said, "You have only seen a small part of a much bigger picture." Issues discussed with the men were far too complex for a mere photographer... Change there has been, but what does the future hold? However, in focusing on the past and future, let not the present slip away.