Interesting article on mackerel stocks..

Bob add cod, ling and herring to the list as they fall into the same category. Many of these fish were wiped out in the 70's when our own government horse traded OUR ocean's resources with Russia and other foreign countries for their own personal agenda. These fisheries have never rebounded. Please read the attached article for those of you not old enough to know what actually happened to arguably some of the greatest fisheries that ever existed in this area. These fisheries were so robust and dependable anyone would have thought they'd never be over-fished until within only a year or two they were. The tonnage of haddock, ling, whiting, cod, herring and mackerel harvested is beyond comprehension and if there's ever an example of the devastation commercial fishing has on a resource versus recreational, what happened 40 - 50 years ago with these ground fish is it. And that doesn't even address by-catch issues and permanent damage to the habitat these trawlers caused.

https://www.nj.com/shore/blogs/fishi...how_angle.html