Cod stock off southern N.L. coast at critical levels, says Fisheries Department

Cod stock off southern N.L. coast at critical levels, says Fisheries Department

By Danielle Edwards

Source: ctv news

11/20/2020

Credit: Robert F. Bukaty/AP

Federal researchers say they're not certain why the cod stock off the southern coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is at critically low levels but they say dramatic changes to the ecosystem may be playing a part.

The federal Fisheries Department recently released the results of a study completed in early November, which estimated the cod population in the fishing zone, known as division 3Ps, will likely remain critical until 2023.

While fishing mortality rates have decreased, the department said natural mortality rates of cod have been increasing for the last decade and were at their highest levels observed last year.

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