Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1892 — Cod Are Getting Scarce. [ARTICLE]

Cod Are Getting Scarce.

Codfish are getting scarcer and scarcer every year. They used to be as thick as herrings on thfe Kcwfoundlani shores, but now they are very seldom found in that part of the world. They may be plentiful enough in the deep ocean now, but are not easily caught by bait, and therefore are seldom caught by deepsea fishermen. Cod are found on European and African coasts, but as far as this part of the wfirld is concerned, in fifty years time they will be practically extinct.