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Ottawa said this week that the Northern Cod moratorium is over. Longtime fisheries observer Ryan Cleary gives his thoughts on the decision
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In a surprising announcement this week, the federal department of Fisheries and Oceans declared the Northern Cod moratorium in this province over. It's increasing the total allowable catch of cod from 13-thousand tonnes last year to 18-thousand this year. The decision to open a small commercial cod fishery baffles scientists, who say all the evidence points to a need to cut quota, not expand it. Ryan Cleary is an inshore fisheries advocate and former Member of Parliament.
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Manage episode 426095197 series 2435012
In a surprising announcement this week, the federal department of Fisheries and Oceans declared the Northern Cod moratorium in this province over. It's increasing the total allowable catch of cod from 13-thousand tonnes last year to 18-thousand this year. The decision to open a small commercial cod fishery baffles scientists, who say all the evidence points to a need to cut quota, not expand it. Ryan Cleary is an inshore fisheries advocate and former Member of Parliament.
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