Is it true , that the harp seal is responsible for the collpase of the cod stocks ?
No. At the time of the cod stock collapse off eastern Canada in 1992 it was popular to blame seals. Although the occasional claim that seals were involved in the collapse is still heard, that view is not supported by any available scientific evidence. As early as 1994, two scientists then in the employ of the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) concluded “that the collapse of northern cod can be attributed solely to overexploitation (by humans).
