1.   But fishermen, increasingly hemmed in by restrictions on their livelihood, called on regulators to consider the damage to fishing communities if cod catches are deeply reduced.

2.   But federal regulators say the proposed restrictions are a good start, focusing mainly on cod catches in the Gulf of Maine.

3.   But that only made it more frustrating when the Fishery Management Council decided to limit the cod catch.

4.   NAFO, with Canadian prompting, last year put a moratorium on cod catches in nearby waters.