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Page 172
... cod fry are eaten by pollock and other fishes and adult cods are preyed upon by sharks and seals . Reproduction . Spawning occurs on both sides of the Atlantic chiefly in the winter , but it is dependent on water temperatures . Atlantic cod ...
... cod fry are eaten by pollock and other fishes and adult cods are preyed upon by sharks and seals . Reproduction . Spawning occurs on both sides of the Atlantic chiefly in the winter , but it is dependent on water temperatures . Atlantic cod ...
Page 173
... cod is very similar in shape to the Atlantic cod , but it lacks the characteristic round spots of the common cod , and its eye is slightly larger . W. B. SCOTT University of Toronto COD , Cape . See CAPE COD . COD - LIVER OIL , a pale ...
... cod is very similar in shape to the Atlantic cod , but it lacks the characteristic round spots of the common cod , and its eye is slightly larger . W. B. SCOTT University of Toronto COD , Cape . See CAPE COD . COD - LIVER OIL , a pale ...
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... cod and herring banks of Newfound- land , the broad Atlantic also became the scene of the Nantucket whaling industry , for oil was a valued fuel for lamps . Another basic resource was found in the Northern woods , where timber abounded ...
... cod and herring banks of Newfound- land , the broad Atlantic also became the scene of the Nantucket whaling industry , for oil was a valued fuel for lamps . Another basic resource was found in the Northern woods , where timber abounded ...
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