International trade · 29/08/2014Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read
Closure of Northeast Multispecies Common Pool Fishery in Eastern U.S./Canada Area
Summary
The U.S. government has closed the Eastern U.S./Canada Area for Northeast multispecies common pool vessels until April 30, 2015, due to exceeding the annual quota of Eastern Georges Bank cod by 130 percent, in an effort to prevent further overfishing.
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