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Distribution and Value of Cod
COD — The cod is caught most extensively along the coast of the Middle States, New England, and British America, and is not taken in the Atlantic Ocean south of New Jersey. It is most plentiful on the Grand Banks and off the coast of Newfoundland and New England. The weight varies from 3 to 75 pounds. The Alaska cod is found in the Pacific Ocean from Behring sea to Oregon. On account of the length of the trips made by vessels in the Pacific coast fisheries, often extending over a period of several months, the fish taken are salted on the vessels. Massachusetts and Maine furnish the salted cod from the Atlantic Coast. The amount salted in these two states is decreasing from year to year while the amount marketed in a fresh condition is increasing. As the cod feeds on the bottom they are taken with trawls and hand lines, though some are taken in pound nets and gill nets.
Brooks, Lake. The Science of Fishing. Columbus, OH: A.R. Harding, 1912. Print.
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