For centuries, cod were the backbone of New England's fisheries and a key species in the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. Today, cod stocks are on the verge of collapse, hovering at 3-4% of sustainable levels. Even cuts to the fishery ...
Ecology
Oct 29, 2015
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Using a new net, marine biologists from the Alfred Wegener Institute have, for the first time, been able to catch polar cod directly beneath the Arctic sea ice with a trawl, allowing them to determine their large-scale distribution ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2015
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New stable isotope and ancient DNA analysis of the bones of stored cod provisions recovered from the wreck of the Tudor warship Mary Rose, which sank off the coast of southern England in 1545, has revealed that the fish in ...
Archaeology
Sep 8, 2015
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UK fisheries survey logbooks from the 1930s to 1950s have been digitised for the first time, revealing how cod responded to changing temperatures in the last century.
Ecology
Sep 3, 2015
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Measures introduced over a decade ago to protect spawning cod in the Firth of Clyde were "too little, too late", a new study finds.
Ecology
Aug 14, 2015
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Atlantic cod could be at risk from noise created by wind farms and other off-shore developments, according to new University of Stirling research.
Ecology
Jul 28, 2015
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Predatory seals are constraining the recovery of cod stocks in Scottish West coast waters, research led at the University of Strathclyde suggests.
Ecology
May 18, 2015
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Federal scientists say they have successfully grown Arctic cod in a laboratory, giving them hope that they can learn more about a key Arctic species vulnerable to warming ocean waters.
Ecology
Apr 30, 2015
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From picturesque coastal estuaries of Cape Cod to the soaring White Mountains, much of New England's rich native flora is fighting for survival against increasing odds, according to what conservationists call the most comprehensive ...
Ecology
Mar 26, 2015
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Cod liver oil and willow bark extract used in the tanning of skins for clothing and other products offer notable differences in treatment, a study by a team of scientists shows. Their findings show the promise of a technique ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 16, 2015
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