Cod Wars cut the nets of "Carlisle", and "Falmouth" rammed it again. "Týr" was heavily damaged and found herself propelled by only a single screw and pursued by the tug-boat "Statesman". In the dire situation, Captain Guðmundur Kjærnested gave orders to man the guns, in spite of the overwhelming superiority of firepower HMS "Falmouth" enjoyed, to deter any further ramming. The Third Cod War saw 55 ramming incidents altogether. In NATO-mediated sessions, an agreement was reached between Iceland and the UK on 1 June 1976. The British were allowed to keep 24 trawlers within the 200 nmi and fish a total of
Cod fisheries Barents Sea cod fishery appeared to be healthy but that that may not last due to illegal fishing, industrial development, and high fishing quota. According to Seafood Watch, cod is currently on the list of fish that sustainability-minded American consumers should avoid. In a on the subject, Charles Clover claims that cod is only an example of how modern unsustainable fishing industry is destroying ocean ecosystems. The collapse of the cod fishery off Newfoundland, and the 1992 decision by Canada to impose an indefinite moratorium on the Grand Banks, is a dramatic example of the consequences of overfishing. Bell has