I love this idea that gets floated by political decision makers, that the fishing industry in this province is in transition.

Well, of course it is. But from what to what?

Shrimp and crab are clearly in serious decline in most commercial fishing areas. Those two species have made up about 80 per cent of the industry’s total value in each of the past 10 years.

You don’t just replace those kinds of fisheries overnight. And certainly not with cod. At least not any time soon.

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