Among the new measures proposed are the phasing out of bottom trawls, the heavy gear that scrapes material from the bottom of the sea - fish, coral and anything else in its way.

BBC: Fishing's global footprint

On the back wheel: the small sprocket is top gear, the large sprocket is bottom.

BBC: Sport

So the bottom-fishers are out in force -- checking their gear, if not yet actually casting.

FORBES: Here come the bottom-fishers

But Hill must now gear his team up for their 35th straight season in the bottom tier of the Football League after a final in which his team struggled to cope at times with Stockport's superior passing and movement.

BBC: Stockport 3-2 Rochdale

At the bottom of the pyramid the 300, 000 employees who check the tracks and the level crossings were all assigned winter gear such as appropriate shoes and gloves, accessories that they are often too poor to buy on their own.

FORBES: On the Right Track