A staple fish species caught for centuries on the East Coast is experiencing overfishing, and regulators have reportedly cut catch quotas by 84 percent, based on recommendations by a federal agency. But many fishermen have expressed their disagreement with the soundness of the findings.
Haddock are one of the most popular Atlantic fish, and a favorite for fish and chips and other New England seafood dishes.
Fewer haddock will be caught this year in New England after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) added the Gulf of Maine haddock stock to its overfishing list last month.
A recent assessment by research scientists reported that Gulf of Maine haddock stock had experienced an unexpected decline, and went on to determine that catch quotas for the fish were unsustainably high, federal fishing managers said….