Gulf of Maine's dire cod stock data will undergo independent review next week in New Hampshire
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Patriot Ledger] by Jessica Trufant - August 22, 2014
Data that federal regulators say suggest that populations of Gulf of Maine cod continue to diminish despite severe cuts in fishing quotas will undergo an independent review next week to aid in developing future management practices.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently announced that new, preliminary data show "virtually every indicator" of the cod stock's condition declined or worsened in 2013.
Through underway surveys, the agency found that the population of spawning Gulf of Maine cod has plummeted to between 3 and 4 percent of what it would take to sustain a healthy stock. Juvenile cod populations are also at an all-time low...
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