We released about a dozen of these (one of them bitten clean through at the base of the head. No dogfish did this, but maybe a ling?) fishing yesterday alone. I would guess that on average they have put on several inches in length over the last 4 months or so. When I was a kid we used to catch these things by the dozens! As far as I know, they were not commercial geoducking in Agate pass until after the population of true cod was already gone.... I remember one year seeing commercial cod fishermen in the sound, and the next year the cod were gone. It seems to me, WDFW violated this rule that Vedder posted:

"Life history, including information on the habitat, growth, feeding, and reproduction of a species, is important because it affects how a fishery is managed. Very little is known about the habitat requirements of Pacific cod, particularly during their early life stages. More research to define nursery areas utilized by Pacific cod is one step being taken by fisheries scientists to further identify essential habitat and to monitor growth, survival, and subsequent recruitment to improve management efforts. "

What a shame.... They just did it again with geoduck in Puget Sound....

Nice to see the cod coming back a bit. I thought they were all gone...