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May 31, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Cod Quota a Recipe for Disaster for the Future of Canada’s Most Iconic Fish

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For three decades, Atlantic cod has been deep in the critical zone. The population is not growing, and individuals are in poor condition –...
July 09, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: Oceana Canada

Northern Cod Failure Continues as Fisheries and Oceans Canada Rolls Over Last Year’s Harmful Decision to Hike Up Quota

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) just released its annual quota for critically depleted northern cod, maintaining the harmfully high catch...