Over fishing of Cuttlefish in Devon

I notice in Dive Magazine this month (July Edition) that there is a reports of Cuttlefish being overfished on the south coast of England. The divers have reported a dramatic drop in the number of the breading population of cuttlefish in Torbay Devon. They saw over 25 mature animals in pots on their dive and very few eggs on the seaweeds near the pots where in the previous years there had been thousands of eggs.

I have no problem with fishermen making a living, but you would think after the disasters in the North Sea Cod Fisheries that we could have a more sustained approach to managing our coastal resources.

I understand that in the Mediterranian that it takes 15-20 months for Cuttle Fish to sexually mature does any one know how long it takes for Cuttlefish to Mature in British Waters? So hopefully if fishing is reduced then the populations would recover fairly quickly.