North Sea cod taken off red list of 'fish to avoid' as numbers improve

After years of reduced fishing and attempts to boost its population, cod numbers have risen above dangerously low levels, conservationists say

Conservationists have taken North Sea cod off a red list of "fish to avoid" eating, as the ailing fishery begins to show signs of recovery.

The fishery, which collapsed in the 1980s as a result of overfishing, has risen above dangerously low levels for the first time after years of reduced fishing and efforts to avoid catching cod in mixed fisheries, the Marine Conservation Society said.