Cod used to be giants. With their impressive size—over a meter in length and weighing up to 40 kilograms—and abundance, they, alongside herring, were the backbone of the Baltic fishery. Today, a fully ...
As Mongabay observed, a June 2025 study by GEOMAR stated that eastern Baltic cod have shrunk over time. Between 1996 and 2019, they lost about half their length and almost four-fifths of their typical ...
Dear EarthTalk: "Is overfishing affecting the evolution of marine life?" -- Katy, Y., Falmouth, MA. Overfishing happens when ...
Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...
Dr Kwi Young Han holds a cod. Once a giant, today a full-grown specimen can be held in two hands. The 'shrinking' of the cod, as well as the decline in its population, is due to decades of intensive ...