How did Gulf of Maine cod suddenly go from “recovering” to “overfished”?
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Image by Ray Troll The Gulf of Maine cod fishery was deemed to be on its way to recovery in 2008, with a chance of reaching “rebuilt” status by 2014. This was great news for this historically and economically important (and very tasty) fishery. Then, this year, fisheries scientists working on the 2011 stock assessment . . . → Read More: How did Gulf of Maine cod suddenly go from “recovering” to “overfished”?

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