Lean year for New England cod ahead as shutdown looms

cod-fish-852Catch limits set to take effect this week will take a bite out of an industry that dates back to America’s colonial past: New England cod. But Gulf of Maine cod are what fishermen call a “choke species,” as they must also stop fishing for some other species when the cod fishery shuts down. Haddock, pollock and hake — groundfish that, like cod, dwell on the ocean bottom and share space in with it in markets, restaurants and seafood auctions — will also be harder to come by.  Read the rest here 15:09

One Response to Lean year for New England cod ahead as shutdown looms

  1. Rocky Novello says:

    Maybe , MR, BULLARD will now open a earlier whiting season , that GLOUCESTER WHITING FLEET HAS BEEN ASKING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS !!! Whiting stocks are in great shape .
    MR, BULLARD , TALKS ABOUT HELPING FISHERMEN , SO FAR WORDS JUST WORDS .FISHERMEN ARE LOOKING FOR REGULATORY ACTIONS THAT WOULD HELP FISHERMEN !

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