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Hakes Grenadiers Cods and Relatives: Gadiformes - Grenadiers, Hakes, Cods, Their Relatives, And People

HAKES GRENADIERS CODS THEIR RELATIVES AND PEOPLE

Some grenadiers, hakes, cods, and their relatives are among the world's most important food fishes.

OVERFISHING

In 1992 cod nearly became extinct in waters off eastern Canada, and cod fishing was banned. This ban removed the main source of employment and income for thousands of fishermen from hundreds of small fishing communities and devastated the Canadian economy. The effects have been compared to the Great Depression of the 1930s in the United States.

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