Cod

Rebuilding Plans for Critically Depleted Fish Stocks Could Signal the Beginning of Historic Recovery for Canada’s Oceans

September 24, 2024 Oceana Canada

These plans are the first in a series aimed at bringing back depleted stocks, with new plans for groundfish, herring and salmon expected soon. Two additional stocks were granted short-term extensions and had their rebuilding plans approved in July. If the government continues publishing high-quality rebuilding plans, it could reverse decades of overfishing and mismanagement that have devastated marine ecosystems. …

Canadian Government Has Lifted the Moratorium On Northern Cod Fishing After 32 Years

July 24, 2024 Matthew Robertson & Tyler Eddy, The Conversation

After more than 30 years, the federal government has announced it’s lifting the moratorium that shut down commercial cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1990s. …

NOAA Fisheries: Introducing the New Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program

August 29, 2023 NOAA Fisheries

Amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Management Area allocates Pacific cod harvest quota share to qualifying groundfish License Limitation Program (LLP) license holders and qualifying processors. It requires participants to form cooperatives to harvest the quota. …

In Cod (And Crab!) We Trust – Oregon’s Seafood Processing Industry

January 10, 2023 State of Oregon Employment Department

In 2021, Oregon had 34 employers and 1,084 employees turning slimy fish and armored crustaceans into succulent seafood ready for cooking and eating. This was fewer employees than in recent years, though the number of employers has been pretty steady. …

1-Year Commercial Cod Moratorium Ordered For Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence

July 8, 2022 CBC News

Two days after the 30th anniversary of the 1992 cod moratorium that decimated the Newfoundland and Labrador economy, Ottawa has closed commercial cod fishing in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. …