
26/06/2009
Figures reveal a 40 per cent increase in North Sea cod stocks. Charlotte Smith investigates what impact this will have on the fishing industry and the price we pay for cod.
North Sea cod stocks are at their highest levels for nine years. New figures from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea show that the number of mature cod able to reproduce is now 40 per cent higher than at any time this century. Charlotte Smith investigates the impact this could have on the fishing industry and the price we pay for cod in the shops.
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