NOAA says Haddock flourish, while cod stocks dwindle
The groundfish stock updates released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reflect what the agency says is the continuing deterioration of the Gulf of Maine cod stock, while showing that other stocks such as haddock, pollock and redfish appear to be flourishing. The operational assessment updates were performed on 20 Northeast groundfish stocks, with the results corresponding to the state of the individual stocks through 2014. The news for cod, according to the update, is really no news at all. Read the article here 09:40
Haddock is everywhere in the Gulf of Maine ,the most that fishermen have seen , in these waters for the last fifty years !!! The question is, will N.O.A.A. let fishermen catch these haddock ??/
Codfish stocks—- Fishermen are AVOIDING CATCHING CODFISH!! Reason– Most fishermen DON’T HAVE MUCH CODFISH QUOTA !! SO COD LANDING WILL JUST KEEP DROPPING UNTIL OUR FISH SCIENCE IS FIXED !!