Assessment unit
Fishery:
Newfoundland
Canada/NAFO 2J3KL
Canada
Bottom trawls
Fishery:
Newfoundland
Canada/NAFO 2J3KL
Canada
Gillnets and entangling nets
Fishery:
Newfoundland
Canada/NAFO 2J3KL
Canada
Hooks and lines
Fishery:
Newfoundland
Canada/NAFO 2J3KL
Canada
Mechanized lines
Fishery:
Newfoundland
Canada/NAFO 2J3KL
Canada
Set longlines
Profile updated on 9 January 2024
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Gadus morhua
SPECIES NAME(s)
Atlantic cod
COMMON NAMES
2J3KL cod, northern cod
Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) in this region is covered by The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Northern Division (Div. 2J3KL) (DFO 2022). In 2017, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced the Northern cod would be assessed annually for five years starting in 2018 (DFO 2022).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- The offshore fishery follows management advice and is currently under a moratorium (DFO 2022).
SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
< 6
Managers Compliance:
< 6
Fishers Compliance:
< 6
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