Fishing for information about cod

AN Irish vessel is playing a central role in important research into cod stocks in the North Atlantic, which is beginning to show signs of hope for the endangered species.

Celtic Explorer, on lease from our Marine Institute, has just completed a second year of surveying cod populations off Newfoundland and Labrador.

Twenty years after the closing of Newfoundland’s once-thriving cod fishery, a growing number of scientists, fishermen and environmentalists report signs the fish are finally coming back — given a chance.