Question

Although fish is the Atlantic Provinces' most abundant natural resource, what caused cod fishing to be banned throughout Canada in 2003?

Answer 1

Looks like overfishing caused the Newfoundland and other cod species to be placed on the endangered species list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod#Endangered_species_controversies_in_Canada_and_Europe

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