Reporting from Chatham, Mass. — There aren’t enough cod left on Cape Cod. That soon becomes evident to the tourists crowding an observation deck to watch fishermen unload their boats in this ...

An old wooden carving known as “the Sacred Cod” hangs in the Massachusetts State House. That figurine has stared down at lawmakers for more than two centuries as a reminder of how important cod ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Kiss that New England cod goodbye. At least for now. The National ...

Cod has played a central role in the cultural history and economic development of New England fishing communities for more than 400 years. The bottom-dwelling fish was once so plentiful in colonial ...

Fishermen have long since cast off aboard boats named for their sweethearts and chugged out to sea before sunrise. Clad in yellow and orange rubber suits, these seafarers drag giant nets across the ...

In the ocean off of Massachusetts, an unlikely alliance of scientists and fishermen is on a quest. They're looking for mating codfish. The goal is not only to revive a depleted fish population but to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For generations, cod fishing was a way of life in Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost province in Canada. But in 1992, ...

Atlantic cod and other fish species collected during one of the annual scientific surveys of the Scotian Shelf. Courtesy: Kenneth Frank. Back in the early 1900s British scientist Walter Garstang and ...