http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/sos/spsyn/pg/cod/

Gulf of Maine

• Catches have declined steadily for the past four years, and are "well below the maxima taken during the 1970s and 1980s"
• Spawning stock has increased since the late 1990s
• The stock remains overfished, and overfishing continues.

Grand Banks

• The 2005 catch was a record low
• Landings from the eastern section are taken (mostly) during first and second quarters
• Landings from the western section account for most of the catch. Catches are highest in the second calendar quarter, but landings occur throughout the year.
• Most of the landings are of "market" size (medium)
• Total Biomass has decreased since the 1970s, and has shown no trend since 1994.
• The stock remains below average in terms of Biomass Index
• Considered overfished and overfishing is occuring.

See attachments for biomass index data.