A new study Dalhousie University study on northern cod has concluded that the stock may never be able to recover to its pre-moratorium glory.
The report said human error, as well as pressure on the industry, are most likely to blame.
Jeff Hutchings, a biology professor at Dalhousie and one of the co-authors of the study, said the size of the cod stock today is severely depleted.
"Looking at the size of the stock today compared to what it was on the '60s, it's still miniscule," Hutchings said.
"So while there's been some positive signs over the last decade, really, at the end of the day, the stock is so far below what's called its limit reference point, it isn't funny."
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