Northern cod numbers have ticked upwards since the 1992 moratorium brought harvesting and processing to a screeching halt. I'd even suggest it should be a resettlement plan instead of a rebuilding plan, because ... what's released is so nonsensical. "I'd even suggest it should be a resettlement plan instead of a rebuilding plan, because … what's released is so nonsensical. Fishing not the biggest problemThe plan acknowledges that fishing is not the main reason cod numbers remain a shadow of its former teeming bounty. Diamond said the department is trying to balance growing cod numbers with providing "reasonable fishing opportunities."

Source: CBC News December 31, 2020 10:30 UTC