Grimsby is traditionally strongly associated with the sea fishing industry and has the largest fish docks in the United Kingdom.However, primarily as a result of the Cod Wars and reduced fishing quotas, this industry has been in decline for many years.
In recent years the frozen food industry has become a large part of Grimsby's economy and new industries such as light engineering, chemicals and plastics have grown. Grimsby held the record at one time for the largest 'Cold Store' in the UK and it was in Grimsby that the first 'fish finger' food was produced.
The port partnership of Grimsby & Immingham is the largest port in the UK in terms of tonnage, with a total traffic of 55.9 million tonnes, 10% of the total, in 2003.
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