The Fish That Changed the World
The Canadian Parliament recently banned all commercial and recreational fishing off the shores of the Atlantic provinces and Quebec. Mark Kurlanksy, author of “Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World,” says that life in the fishing town of Newfoundland will be changed forever.
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