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Cod Prices 2022

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Cod Prices 2022

An agreement was reached by the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel on cod prices for 2022 on May 11th, 2022. The result was a 33 per cent and 31 per cent increase in the price for Grade A cod:

Agreed 2022 Price:

Opening to July 31st inclusive

Grade A: $0.97

Grade B: $0.38

Grade C: $0.20​​​​

August 1st to end of season

Grade A: $1.05

Grade B: $0.40

Grade C: $0.20

A copy of the 2022 Northern Cod Stewardship Fishery Season Dates and Catch Limits can be viewed HERE.

The 2022 Conservation Harvesting Plan (CHP) 2J3KL Stewardship Cod fishery can be viewed HERE.

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.