Atlantic Cod
1970s - 2022 CE
“When the Basques arrived in Newfoundland in the sixteenth century, the codfish were not only more plentiful but also much larger. There are reports of a cod “as big as a man,” and the record is that 211-pounder, bigger than most men, caught in 1895.” Today the average Atlantic codfish weighs just 24 lbs.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Give the fishery a chance to recover.
Buy only MSC-certified seafood from responsible companies.
Support legislation banning unsustainable and detrimental fishing practices such as bottom trawling.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium or World Wildlife Fund.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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