Which of the Following Statements About the Atlantic Cod Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Atlantic cod is FALSE?

• A)The cod fishery was the economic backbone of colonial New England and Canada.
• B)Twenty years after the moratorium on cod fishing,40,000 people are still out of work and reliant on government support.
• C)Cod became the source of New England's early wealth.
• D)By 1992,the annual catch had dropped to just 2% of its historic high.
• E)None-all of these statements are true.

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