Overfishing of mature cod has caused the fish to change their breeding tactics, a new study suggests.

From CanadaEast.com -- "Cod fishery closed again due to historically low stocks":

There won't be a cod fishery this year off the east and northeast coast of Newfoundland and the south coast of Labrador.

Conservationists believe populations of 22 species of seabirds are declining, including 17 of the 21 species of albatross.

But Alex Aitken, a fisherman for 24 years based at Leigh, has discovered a simple, cheap and effective solution to the problem.