Cod fishing is to be banned in the North Sea for 12 weeks during the crucial spawning period in a desperate bid to revive dangerously depleted stocks of the fish. Shoppers are likely to see fresh ...

Cod stocks in the North Sea reached 270,000 tonnes in the 1970s. After the 2006 low, the fishing industry began work with the Scottish government and the EU Fisheries Council to agree a recovery plan.

Historically, the Northeast played host to outstanding—if not legendary—cod fishing. Specimens breaking ... warmer inshore than it does farther north. With round heads, gnarly conical teeth ...

"The fishing industry has a long and noble tradition ... of this iconic and ecologically important stock. "Protecting North Sea cod for this and future generations must be a key priority for ...

In effect, this moratorium establishes a temporary marine reserve for fish populations that are increasingly moving north ...

The EU and UK are set for a court clash next week over the government's ban on the fishing of sandeels in the North Sea.

“Just fishing ... fish stocks in the Norwegian-Barents Sea ecosystem” in Biodiversity & Conservation 31994, pp. 473–492. Hamre, J. “Capelin and herring as key species for the yield of north-east ...

It can reduce the hatching rate in cod eggs, and kill 25% of young ... to use electric fishing to fulfil their fishing quota in the North Sea in the name of "research." Eighty-four Dutch vessels ...