Atlantic Groundfish News Today

The Marine Stewardship Council, whose blue check mark is a global symbol of seafood sustainability, has been forced to pause and rework its new fisheries standards after complaints from Canadian and other fisheries organizations.

News that Northern cod likely moved out of the critical zone for the first time in decades could be called historic, but all Atlantic cod populations in the Northwest Atlantic ocean remain historically low

Fisheries and Oceans Canada made the three-year deal in response to industry frustration that the department has been unable to deliver critical data used to set fishing quotas, despite spending millions of dollars on new science vessels.

Canada is extending the life of its two aging offshore fisheries science vessels on the East Coast as the Canadian Coast Guard struggles to bring their replacements into service.