Ocean Fishes
Atlantic Cod
Gadus morhua
Also known as
Cod, codling, codfish, bank cod, scrod, northern cod
Distribution
Temperate to sub-polar waters on the continental shelf in the North Atlantic
Écosystèmes/habitats
Heterogeneous habitats
Feeding Habits
Active predator
Conservation Status
Endangered
Taxonomie
Order Gadiformes (cods and relatives), Family Gadidae (true cods)
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google+Cod is an iconic species that has played an important role throughout Canada’s history. It used to be the country’s largest—and arguably the most important—fishery. Cod was so significant to the economy of Atlantic Canada that it was called “Newfoundland currency.” From the time settlers arrived in the New World up until the cod collapse in the 1990s, this fish was the dominant commercial species of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Today, populations in certain areas, notably the northern cod found off the southern coast of Labrador and the northeastern coast of Newfoundland, are beginning to show early signs of a comeback.
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