I wonder if the Old Grey Lady rolled out of bed this morning and upon reading the New Zealand Seafood Industry Council’s latest press release said, “dough!”

You see, it wasn’t but just a few weeks ago that the Times was reporting about the New Zealand Hoki fishery’s history and the “ominous signs of overfishing.” Well, today the New Zealand Minister of Fisheries announced an increase in the allowable commercial catch of Hoki by 20,000 tons.

20,000 tons later, to borrow from Mark Twain, it would appear the reports of Hoki’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.