Total employment in the ocean sector declined from 159.7 thousand in 1988 to 152.0 thousand in 2000, at an average rate of 0.4% per year, mainly as a result of declines in the fishing industry, government services and transport (Table 3.26).
La valeur de la production du transport maritime a diminué de 19,4 à 13,5 p. 100, et le nombre d'emplois de 17,9 à 16,6 p.