Siddon thus attempted to impose stiff quotas on the catch; however, in retrospect, Siddon did not go far enough, and in 1991, a complete moratorium on cod fishing had to be imposed as the Canadian fishing industry all but collapsed.
Siddon thus attempted to impose stiff quotas on the catch, despite the protests of fishers and the destruction of whole communities as fish processing plants closed throughout the Atlantic provinces. However, in retrospect, Siddon did not go far enough, and in 1991, a complete moratorium on cod fishing had to be imposed as the Canadian fishing industry all but collapsed.