The following was released by NOAA fisheries:
Today, NOAA Fisheries Service Assistant Administrator Eric Schwaab and New England Fishery Management Council Chair C.W. "Rip" Cunningham issued a joint letter to the fishing industry and other interested members of the public about the preliminary Gulf of Maine cod stock assessment findings and what the agencies are collectively doing to respond to these findings in advance of the 2012 fishing year.
We have also created a new webpage, "Cod News," which provides information on the preliminary Gulf of Maine cod stock assessment and a summary of a meeting that took place on December 9, 2011 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire with fishing industry members, scientists and others about Gulf of Maine cod. Updates on what the agencies are doing to respond to industry recommendations generated during the meeting will be posted on this page.
Read the joint letter from Eric Schwaab and C.W. "Rip" Cunningham