Impact on overfishing on Cod stocks....

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Impact on overfishing on Cod stocks....

#1 Post by Pat »

Here's an interesting article on the impact of overfishing on cod stocks in the North Sea. The same could be applied to Irish Sea stocks and waters off the South coast.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/enviro ... h-Sea.html
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Re: Impact on overfishing on Cod stocks....

#2 Post by PaddyB »

The headline is a bit OTT tho?
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Re: Impact on overfishing on Cod stocks....

#3 Post by JAMMYJOEY »

We all know what the problem is, and we all know what the cure is. It's just that for governments, fishermen and anyone with a vested interest the medicine is just too unpalatible.

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