Regulators reacts as haddock, an Atlantic staple staple 
US Source: Fox News 5/16/2023
Regulators reacts as haddock, an Atlantic staple staple
Credit: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty
A staple seafood species caught by East Coast fishers for centuries is experiencing overfishing, and regulators have cut catch quotas by more than 80% to prevent the fish's population from collapse.
 

Haddock are one of the most popular Atlantic fish, and a favorite for fish and chips and other New England seafood dishes.

But fewer haddock will be caught in New England this year after regulators cut fishing quotas. A recent scientific assessment found that the Gulf of Maine haddock stock declined unexpectedly, and that meant the catch quotas for the fish were unsustainably high, federal fishing managers said.

 
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