The Decline of Atlantic Cod -                    A Case Study
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I.  Introduction

              A.  Atlantic cod basic biology

              B.  Historical significance

II.  History of the cod fishery

              A.  Discovery of northwest Atlantic stocks (1500s)

              B.  Wind-powered schooners and dories from Europe (1800s)

              C.  Conversion from wind to steam (early 1900s)

              D.  Factory-freezer trawlers (1950s)

              E.  Foreign “fish factories” (1960s and 1970s)

III.  Stock Trends

              A.  Based on landing data

              B.  Based on stock assessments

              C.  Population collapse (1992)

IV.  Population, community and ecosystem-level impacts of the cod fishery

              A.  Fishing-induced changes in life history characteristics

              B.  Fishing-induced evolutionary changes

              C.  Trophic cascades

              D.  Habitat alteration

V.  Cod Management

              A.  Mesh size regulations

              B.  Quotas

              C.  “200-mile limit”

              D.  Closures

VI.  Cod Recovery

              A.  Status of recovery

              B.  Biological factors affecting recovery

              C.  Societal factors affecting recovery

VII.  The Future of Cod

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