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Originally Posted by zacs
the real head-scratcher is how do they give out a huge increase in haddock, while trying to protect cod? 200lbs of cod bycatch, and then the rest gets kicked out the scuppers.... that doesn't make any sense whatsoever....
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1 - The closed areas are closed to all fishing gear than can catch groundfish.
2 - There are nets, called a Rhule trawl, which will catch haddock without catching cod.
3 - The real head-scratcher is why can they increase the commercial quota for haddock and do nothing to the recreational quota?