Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association

Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association

  • Cod Mortality Study

Cod Mortality Study

Northeast Consortium Grant: Catch and Release Survivorship of Atlantic Cod

 

For years, local hook and line fishermen have taken pride in the fact that they return their unwanted cod back to the ocean alive. Now local fishermen are conducting experiments in the upcoming year to determine exactly how many young codfish survive being hooked and then released, and how many die. CCCHFA fishermen, the National Marine Fisheries Service and New England Aquarium catch fish from different depths and at different temperatures and then put them in cages on the seafloor to monitor their survival. Early results show almost 90% live to tell the tale of being hooked by a Cape Cod fisherman!

Last updated: September 3, 2005

Today's Catch


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Get Ready for the Event of the Season! Hookers Ball VIII August 16th.
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The perfect beach read: three centuries of fishing in Chatham

 

Beyond the Bar: The Perilous Journey
- by Robert D. B. Carlisle

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Help Hook the Cure Striped Bass Derby! August 23, 2008, Benefits Parkinson disease research.
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HAVE YOU CAUGHT A TAGGED HADDOCK OR COD?

Report the tagged fish and receive a prize!

If you catch a haddock or cod with a tag:

  • Record
Tag #
Fish length
Spawning condition
Date and time
Location
Water depth and temperature
Gear used
Fate of fish (released or landed)

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