The cod quota in 3Ps on the province’s south coast has been cut in half.
Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan today announced that Canada and France have agreed to a Total Allowable Catch of 1,346 tonnes—that’s a 50 per cent reduction from last year.
Minister Jordan indicates that given the stock is in the critical zone, a reduction in the TAC was necessary.
The FFAW held a rally in Clarenville yesterday calling on Ottawa not to call a cod moratorium on the south coast.
Both the union and industry officials on the processing side of the industry agree that the science is flawed and does not take all factors into account.
