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Cod's comeback stuff of dreams and controversy (Andrew Chung, 10/03/09, Toronto Star)

There is a nostalgic fondness for cod, still, 17 years after the fish stock's near demise led to the end of an industry, a way of life and tens of thousands of jobs.

So they might be ripe to hear something that hasn't been said for more years than most care to remember: cod is coming back.

A little-noticed but important decision was taken last week by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization to reopen the Flemish Cap off Newfoundland's southeast coast to cod fishing. [...]

"We're starting to see signs of rebuilding," says David Balfour, head of the Canadian delegation to NAFO's annual meeting in Bergen, Norway. "We've seen (Flemish Cap cod) rebuilt and we're seeing positive signs with respect to other cod stocks. That's the good news."