Canada pilot project to ship whole cod to US

Fisheries union president Earle McCurdy said it won’t be easy, but the provincial government has opened up a glimmer of hope for the province’s cod fishery.

By being allowed ship cod whole and unprocessed to the U.S., fishermen might be able to compete and make a decent income, said McCurdy, who heads the Fish, Food and Allied Workers.

He started a Thursday news conference by saying the 2013 cod fishery was an unmitigated failure.

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