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  2. Collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery - Wikipedia

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    The Atlantic fishery abruptly collapsed in 1993, following overfishing since the late-1950s, and an earlier partial collapse in the 1970s. [1] It is expected to recover to historical, sustainable levels by 2030. [2] In 1992, Northern Cod populations fell to 1% of historical levels, due in large part to decades of overfishing. [3]

  3. Overexploitation - Wikipedia

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    Atlantic cod stocks were severely overexploited in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to their abrupt collapse in 1992. [1] Even though fishing has ceased, the cod stocks have failed to recover. [ 1 ] The absence of cod as the apex predator in many areas has led to trophic cascades .

  4. Cod fisheries - Wikipedia

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    Capture of Atlantic Cod 1950–2005. The northwest Atlantic cod has been regarded as heavily overfished throughout its range, resulting in a crash in the fishery in the United States and Canada during the early 1990s. Newfoundland's northern cod fishery can be traced back to the 16th century. "On average, about 300,000 tonnes (330,000 short ...

  5. Overfishing - Wikipedia

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    Jack mackerel caught by a Chilean purse seiner Fishing down the food web. Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish (i.e. fishing) from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stock), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area.

  6. The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an ... - AOL

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    The number of fish on the government's overfishing list sunk to a new low last year in a sign of healthy U.S. fisheries, federal officials said. ... NOAA said it was able to remove Atlantic coast ...

  7. Fishing industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Southeast region spans the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the US Southeast Atlantic. Important species are menhaden, drum, croaker, invertebrates, highly migratory species, reef fish, and other nearshore species. [5] Overfishing of king and Spanish mackerel occurred in the 1980s. Regulations were introduced to restrict the size ...

  8. Pittsburgh museums named No. 1 and No. 2 nationally in USA ...

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    PITTSBURGH ― USA Today readers voted The Sen. John Heinz Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh as the No. 1 history museum in America and the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh as the No. 2 children's ...

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