And they say it now appears it was a mistake to blame the slower than expected recovery on discards and unreported landings.
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) said management measures over the last decade have cut cod mortality by about 50 percent compared with 2000. This should have resulted in “a swift recovery” of the cod stock to levels compatible with maximum sustainable yield (MSY), but the age composition of cod did not recover as anticipated.
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