cod fishing
Seeking bottom dwellers
Cod fishing is the commercial or recreational catching of cod, a cold-water fish prized for its mild white flesh.
Once among the most abundant fisheries in the North Atlantic, cod fishing shaped economies from New England to Scandinavia for centuries.
Overfishing caused dramatic stock collapses in the late twentieth century, making it a cautionary tale in marine conservation: The moratorium on cod fishing devastated coastal communities.
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
- gillnettingMesh fishing technique
- baitLure for prey
- fish marketsVenues selling fresh seafood
- dorySmall flat-bottomed fishing boat
drift net · stockfish · salted fish · overfishing · cold water · bacalao · coastal communities · trawling · Newfoundland · spawning grounds · culinary heritage · fish and chips · harbor · Grand Banks · longlining · filleting · haddock · sustainable fisheries
- IcelandReykjavik, volcano, volcanoes, geyser, geysers
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- NorwayOslo, Bergen, Trondheim, fjord, fjords
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- New England coastlobster trap, lobster boat, lobster roll, clambake, chowder
- fisheriesfisheries, fish stock, fish stocks, trawlers, fish quotas
cod fishingoyster farming
Raising shellfish commercially
clam digging · lobster fishing · crab fishing · whaling · shrimp trawling
cod fishingmarine conservation
Protecting sea environments
fish farming · aquaculture · fish stocking · ocean preservation · catch and release