New England Fishery Council's Groundfish Committee will recommend cod management changes today
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Associated Press] September 17, 2014
The New England Fishery Management Council's Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet today to discuss management recommendations in response to the updated Gulf of Maine cod assessment.
NOAA Fisheries says the amount of cod spawning in the Gulf is estimated at only 3 to 4 percent of its target level. That estimate represents a decline from 13 to 18 percent three years ago.
The New England Fishery Management Council is working on new management measures for the fish. The full council will consider the ground fish committee's recommendations at its meeting later this month.
Today's committee meeting begins at 9 a.m. in South Portland, Maine
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