HMS Malcolm (F88) "Malcolm"s medical support was essential to fishing operations off Iceland. The Ministry of Defence decided not to replace "Malcolm" immediately, probably because the situation had calmed somewhat (1970 was between the first and second Cod Wars). Responsibility for supporting the fishing fleet was henceforth the Department of Trade and Industry's. The dispute ended in 1976 in a face-saving treaty and victory for Iceland. Two years later, "Malcolm" was decommissioned. She was considered too small to act as a modern frigate and therefore unable to continue service into the 1980s. HMS Malcolm (F88) HMS "Malcolm" was a anti-submarine frigate of the
Fishing industry in Denmark Stocks of eel has declined since 1970. Method of fishing in this type of fishing practice involves use of stationary or dredging gear, gillnets and pound nets, traps and hooks while for catching mussels special dredgers are adopted. In demersal fishery, the species fishes caught are white fish (cod, hake, haddock, whiting, saithe), flatfish (sole, plaice, flounder and so forth), lobster and deep water prawns. One feature which needs consolidation is the uniting of small fishing operators of Denmark into one viable major sector, as at present the Norwegians have held this position. As the Danish industrial and cod fisheries