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Climate change changing Gulf of Maine fisheries
Description: Giant codfish weighing up to 400 pounds once flourished in the Gulf of Maine. The cod fishery appeared limitless and its value to Europe helped settle and enrich New England and Eastern Canada. Now the much smaller cod that survive are embattled by years of overfishing and other pressures. One of the major pressures is climate change. Cod are also comparatively scarce, say scientists, and likely to become scarcer as ocean temperatures rise. [Source: Gulf of Maine Times]
URL: http://www.gulfofmaine.org/gomt/?p=1788
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Source: Gulf of Maine Times
Publish Date: 8/29/2013
Reading Level: Basic
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