Cod fisheries
North Atlantic Cod Stocks
Fishermen in the Gulf of Maine have requested that the Commerce Dept. review the current catch limit for cod. They say fish stocks have recovered. But scientists who manage fish argue that cod stocks remain depleted. Host Steve Curwood speaks with Frank Mirachi , a Massachusetts fisherman, and Steve Murowski, a scientist from the National […]
The Fish That Changed the World
The Canadian Parliament recently banned all commercial and recreational fishing off the shores of the Atlantic provinces and Quebec. Mark Kurlanksy, author of “Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World,” says that life in the fishing town of Newfoundland will be changed forever.