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FISHES 



Of nearly 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 waters 



Fig, 156. — Cod. 



and are most abundant in tlie northern seas. The cod 

 weighs anywhere from ten to one hundred and fift)' pounds 

 and sometimes more. They are exceedingly voracious and 

 live largely on other fish, esj^ecially herring (Fig. 156). 



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The salmon are muidronwus fishes. That is they live 

 in tiie sea, but ascend I'ivcrs to spawn. The chinook (Fig. 

 157) salmon begins rumiing up the Columlwa River as early 

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



