Haddock Recovery

From The Scientist

Subject to the same overfishing pressure as the Atlantic cod, Georges Bank haddock stocks collapsed in the early 90's. Kirsten Weir tells the tale of their surprising recovery and the hope it offers for other depleted species.

The Great Haddock Revival

"Haddock is a bright spot," says John Annala, chief scientific officer of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and a member of the Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee. Now scientists and fishermen are asking whether the haddock's dramatic recovery is a management triumph, a biological fluke, or simply a stroke of good luck. And if experts can replicate what went right with this species, could others be pulled back from the brink? For now, Annala says, "the jury is still out."

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