Topic: Cod

By Esther Zuckerman

Oct 1, 2012

Stat of the Day

There Are Really More Like 21 Million Adult Cod in the North Sea

Last month we wrote about a shocking stat reported in some British newspapers: there are just 100 adult cod left in the North Sea. But the BBC News Magazine reports on just how wrong that information was. The number is more like 21 million. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Sep 17, 2012

Stat of the Day

There Are Just 100 Fully Grown Cod Left in the North Sea

Maybe call off that order of fish and chips: only about 100 adult cod are left in the North Sea according to recent estimates by marine biologists.

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By Ted Mann

Dec 11, 2011

A New Battle Brews over Cod

The federal government is weighing whether to shut down the cod fishery in the Gulf of Maine, citing scientific projections of decline that the fishermen themselves don't believe.

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