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Taking Stock

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The cod fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland was a way of life, the backbone of society -- until it collapsed. A review of the history leading up to the crisis and the subsequent call for a moratorium of the northwest Atlantic cod fishery.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1994-01-01

Runtime: 48 mins

Director: Nigel Markham

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Taking Stock

Production Companies: ONF | NFB

Production Countries: Canada

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