What caused Canada to close its northern cod fishery in 1992?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The collapse of cod stocks off Newfoundland
- Step 1: Cod had been fished for centuries off the Grand Banks. Step 2. Overfishing led the government to declare a moratorium. Answer: the collapse of cod stocks. Why not the others: the other reasons are unrelated.
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