Not entirely - wages for fishing boats are paid on a casual/profitshare basis, so no trip means no wages, and the skipper of any given boat won't have an office to pay for, as they'll do any office work from home. Mind you there will be fixed costs, harbour dues, basic boat upkeep, that sort of thing. Not to mention that they'll have a mortgage to pay and a family to feed.

Still, I think that if an industry is as inefficient and low-demand as fishing in this country then it's probably time to let it die.