FISH-NL Seeking Immediate Halt to All Fishing for Northern Cod Outside Stewardship Fishery
Following a recently published research paper that offers an "alternative" view on the state of northern cod stock, the Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) are calling for an immediate halt to all fishing for northern cod outside of the small-scale stewardship fishery.
Late last month George Rose and Carl Walters published a research paper titled "The State of Canada's Iconic Northern Cod: A Second Opinion." In the paper, Rose challenges the DFO's current model that estimates the size of...
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