Now becoming rarer upon our shores and seen to be moving for the much deeper, colder waters, cod are a fish that is becoming more and more difficult to come by today for the winter shore angler. Once ...

At 4ft 9in long and weighing 91lb 15oz, it’s one big fish. So big, in fact, that this cod is the largest ever to be caught in European waters. Beating the previous record by 15oz, it is said to be ...

A generation after Canada declared a moratorium on northern cod fishing off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, the species is making a comeback. But can the province's troubled fishery survive to ...

Cod fishing vessels have been accused of illegally dumping thousands of tons of fish into the North Sea in a bid to sidestep strict new European rules. Official data collected by the UK fisheries body ...

Feel a bit of history and strenuously satisfying sport while bobbing off the coast of New England. On a late January morning, chilly darkness enveloped the quiet harbour at Point Judith in ...

As we near the end of the week, many of Brits will be looking forward to 'fish and chip Friday'. But it's bad news for those who've got their heart set on a large portion. While cod used to be giants ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. These days, you fly into Lofoten on a series of planes of decreasing sizes. The last short hop is in something ...

The nation’s favourite choice for fish and chips could be under threat as scientists have warned fishermen they’ll need to catch far less cod in British waters in order to protect the species. The ...

A fisherman is celebrating after catching what is believed to be the largest cod ever caught by a British angler using rod and line. Matthew Lowery, a pharmacist from Newcastle, was on a fishing trip ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe’s fish lovers are facing higher cod prices because of a prolonged fishing strike in Iceland and ...