DFO Issues Rollover TAC for Northern Cod, FFAW Predicts “Dire Impacts” on Inshore Fishery
Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) released their management plan for northern cod earlier this week, promptly followed by objections from the FFAW/Unifor, who say rolling over last year’s total allowable catch (TAC) is a mistake and under-represents how healthy cod stocks are in the area. FFAW released a statement calling the plan “a result of an inadequate assessment that failed to take into account important data as well as harvester observations – the result of which will have dire impacts on an already ...
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