History
What year did the Atlantic Cod ban start?
1992
This amount of money is what Atlantic cod contributes to Canada’s economy each year.
What is $37.4 million?
How many tonnes is the Total Allowable Catch per year today?
38,000 tonnes
What is being done in 2026 to modernize the industry?
Atlantic Fisheries Fund
Canada created laws to stop this major problem, which included preventing outside countries from fishing on the Grand Banks.
Overfishing
This was the estimated size of wild Atlantic cod stocks in 1850 before decades of overfishing.
100,000 tons
When was the peak of cod catch? (year)
1970
How has industrial development affected fish?
overfishing cause a 97% to a 99% drop
This industry is the second biggest factor in Canada’s economy, bringing in about $6 billion per month.
Fishing
From 1992 to 2024, Canada lost this much potential economic growth due to the cod fishing ban.
$1B
Which main method is used to catch cod in bulk?
Bottom trawling
What is cod's role in the ecosystem?
as a top predator it is the primary balancer of the grand banks.
When was the cod Moratorium lifted? (month, year)
June 2024
How many jobs were lost in the collapse of the Atlantic cod fishery?
30,000
How many groundfish are limited to one person a day?
5 groundfish
How does the continental shelf shape the fishery?
it extends 100km to gloom of the coast
What is the industry revolution, and how is it being managed?
bycatch caps
How much percent of sealife caught is bycatch?
40%