Yahoo

Cod fishery plummets to least valuable year since 1960s

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE- In this Oct. 29, 2015, file photo, a cod to be auctioned sits on ice at the Portland Fish Exchange, in Portland, Maine. The ...

In 1992, Canada's cod moratorium put 30,000 Newfoundlanders out of work; 32 years later, crab and shrimp have replaced cod and doubled the catch's value

On July 2, 1992, Canada’s federal government shut down the northern cod fishery off Newfoundland’s coast, the fish that had ...
Opinion

Northern Cod and Capelin Quota Decisions Prioritize Short-term Gains Over Long-term Abundance

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia and MI’KMA’KI, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, June 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson announced an increase to the ...

Ottawa accelerates NL.’s commercial cod fishery

The recovery of Newfoundland and Labrador’s cod fishery is accelerating and the Department of Fisheries is boosting the total ...
Post-Bulletin

Historic cod fishery had worst year in history in 2017

PORTLAND, Maine — One of the most historic fisheries in the country hit a record low last year as cod fishermen continued to struggle with choking quotas and low abundance of the fish. Maine’s cod ...

Northern cod quota to increase 55 per cent: Minister Thompson announces 2026 management decisions for Northern cod, Northern Gulf cod, and Northeast and sou…

Fishing is more than an industry in Newfoundland and Labrador—it is a way of life, deeply rooted in the history, culture, and ...