Robert Bradfield was one of the East Coast's most endangered species ... David Goethel has spent most of his life fishing for New England cod, and he doesn't want to stop now.

The New England Fishery ... about catching cod while tautog fishing close to shore off Newport and Point Judith over the past few years. The bite has been good at the East Fishing Ground 3 miles ...

the body undertook an 18-month study of shoals on the east coast and eventually gave its nod of approval to the North Sea cod catch, which is made up of 288 boats in Scotland and England.