Mapping
Cod moratorium: How Newfoundland’s cod industry disappeared overnight
A bountiful cod industry is pictured on a 1920s map. Decades later, a moratorium would change everything.
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People & Culture
The cod delusion
A moratorium on cod fishing that was supposed to last two years has now lasted 30. What will it take to rebuild cod stocks — and a way of life?
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Environment
Study of 500 years of cod catch data shows collapse could have been avoided
Canada missed a chance to rebuild northern cod stocks in the 1980s, highlighting the importance of taking a long view of fisheries management, researchers say
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Environment
The day the cod collapsed
An exclusive excerpt from the new book Cod Collapse: The Rise and Fall of Newfoundland's Saltwater Cowboys
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Mapping
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin and the cartography of cod
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin’s 18th-century map reveals how the pursuit of the humble fish helped shape the nation
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