Overfishing threatens future of UK cod stocks
The
WWF today warned that
cod stocks will collapse if Member States ignore the advice issued by the
International Council in the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) today to
close the fishery for the cod stocks in the
North Sea, Irish Sea + West of Scotland.
The
message to fisheries ministers is the worst ever, as
ICES is also advising zero catch for
Irish Sea whiting,
Southern hake and
capelin in the Barents Sea.
According to ICES figures the number of young fish boosting cod populations in the North Sea in the first quarter of this year were the
lowest they have been in 20 years and they have yet again
advised that all cod fisheries are closed in order to allow stocks a chance to recover. WWF endorses ICES advice and today urged Member States to take
precautionary action and close the cod fishery while investing the money, which will be vital to
assist fishing communities through this period.
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