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FISHES 



Of nearl_v equal importance with the mackerel and herring 

 is the cod. Cod are found from Cape Hatteras to the 

 Arctic Ocean, but are especially adapted to cold watei's 



Fig. 156.— Cod. 



and are most abundant in the northern seas. The cod 

 weighs anywhere from ten to one hundred and fifty pounds 

 and sometimes more. They are exceedingly voracious and 

 hve largely on other fish, especially herring (Fig. 156). 







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Fig. 157. — California salmon. 



The salmon are anadromous fishes. That is, they live 

 in the sea, but ascend rivers to spawn. The chinook (Fig. 

 157) salmon begins running up the Columbia River as early 

 as March. The first ones to enter the river travel slowly, 



