September 08, 2004

9/8 - Skeletons in the Haddock: the good and bad news for New England fishermen

Good news: there's lots of baby haddock being brought in by New England herring trawlers, suggesting the severely depleted fishery might be recovering somewhat. The bad news: how to wreck a fishery before it can recover -- catch all the babies.

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Haddock: can't have adults without babies

Posted by Randy Olson at September 8, 2004 05:29 AM
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