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News Release 15-135
Warming waters contributed to the collapse of New England's cod fishery
New report shows that warming complicates fisheries management plans
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A school of Atlantic cod makes its way along the New England coast.
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Atlantic cod are widely distributed on both sides of the north Atlantic Ocean and beyond.
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Bottom-dwelling fish such as Atlantic cod are often found near structures such as shipwrecks.
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The once-healthy cod fishery off New England has been affected by ever-warmer waters.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Hans-Petter Fjeld
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A haul of codfish is ready to go to market, then dinner tables.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Matthieu Godbout
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An illustration of an Atlantic cod from the 1876 book "Treasures of the Deep."
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