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Originally Posted by MakoMike
As much as I respect Tim I think he's off base on this one. The Canadians have banned codfish for years and not seen a rebound in populations. There is more going on with cod that just over fishing. Things are looking up though, Gulf of Maine cod have been declared restored. Georges bank cod are making a rebound and those fish we have been catching during the winter are spillovers from the George's Bank stock. Yes it has taken a long time, but we are seeing some positive results.
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I'd bet that one of the biggest fears for people (fears that fisheries regulators will likely help materialize) is that because there has been *some* stock recovery away from total collapse, that it will trigger a green light for more take.
WoodyCT made a very good point that mirrors my thoughts quite closely. Hopefully this very meager recovery won't bring regulators to the opinion that they should increase quotas to utilize MSY.