s ed. Even  it ions recover, if they ever do.

    Elseent.

    Many fis is, slice to terto die. In 1998, s for over $250 a pound. A bookyo for $100. timated in 1994 t tween 40 million and 70 million.

    As of 1995, some 37,000 industrial-sized fis a million smaller boats,aking ty-five yearsearlier. traimes noter planes to locate she air.

    It is estimated t about a quarter of every fis ains “by-catc can’t be landed because too small or of type or caugold t: “e’re still in t drop a netdoy-tric tons of suced fisly in ted, about four pounds of fisures aredestroyed.

    Large areas of traimes a year, a degree of disturbance t no ecosystem can and. At least timates, are being overfislantic tter.  once abounded in suc individual boatscould land ty t in a day. No extinct off t coast of North America.

    Note of cod. In te fifteentury, t found cod in incredible numbers on tern banks of Norter popular tom-feeding fis.

    Georges Banks off Massacts is bigger tate it abuts. till and for centuries to be inexible. Of course t.

    By 1960, tlantic o an estimated 1.6million metric tons. By 1990 to 22,000 metric tons. In commercial terms, tinct. “Fise Mark Kurlansky in ing ory, Cod, “ t tern Atlantic forever. In 1992, cod fisopped altoget as of last autumn, according to a report inNature, stocks  staged a comeback. Kurlansky notes t ts and fisicks  tely byPacific pollock. tes drily, “fisever is left.”

    Muc ine to ers y pounds. Sometimes ty pounds. Left unm