Profile updated on 20 December 2023

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Gadus morhua

SPECIES NAME(s)

Atlantic cod

COMMON NAMES

2J3KL cod, northern cod

Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) in this region is covered by The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Northern Division (Div. 2J3KL) (DFO 2022). In 2017, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada  (DFO) announced the Northern cod would be assessed annually for five years starting in 2018 (DFO 2022).


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • The offshore fishery follows management advice and is currently under a moratorium (DFO 2022).

SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

< 6

Managers Compliance:

< 6

Fishers Compliance:

< 6