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Thu 10 Oct 2008Cod stocks in Irish Sea expected to collapse further
MARINE ENVIRONMENT:COD STOCKS in the Irish Sea are now considered "to be in a state of collapse" and are expected to decline further in 2008, the EPA examination of estuarine and coastal waters has warned.
Overall, many commercially-important fish stocks in Irish waters are "heavily overexploited and in decline," while many species, as much as 75 per cent, are now being harvested outside safe biological limits, according to the EPA.
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