CBC; “Northern cod stock down by 30%, still in ‘critical zone’”

CBC; “Northern cod stock down by 30%, still in ‘critical zone’”

The latest cod stock survey by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) shows that the small improvement reported in recent years is already on the decline.

Cod stocks had been showing improvement since 2012, but according to a stock assessment released Friday, the stock declined by 30 per cent in 2017 to 315,000 tonnes…