About this title: The northern cod have been almost wiped out. Once the most plentiful fish in the Grand Banks, the cod is now on the brink of extinction, and tens of thousands of people have been left without work by a 1992 moratorium on fishing the stock. Today, the Pacific salmon stocks are in similar trouble -- victims of the same blind, stupid greed. Michael Harris, the noted journalist and true-crime writer, tells the story of the destruction of the northern cod in this book. It's a heartbreaking tale of how poor science, technology, and greed devastated the most bountiful fishery in the world. For ...
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780771039584ISBN:0771039581
Description: First Edition: First Printing: HardCover! 8vo., 342 pages, Glossary, Illustrated with B&W Frontis Map. This book shows light wear due to handling, otherwise is unmarked and very good in a very good unmarked dust jacket. Now in a clear dust jacket protector, this is a very attractive copy of this title! ISBN: 0771039581. read more
Binding: Trade Paper
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780771039607ISBN:0771039603
Description: Very Good. 8vo. 389 pp. Black remainder mark bottom page edges. Includes table of contents, glossary of acronyms, glossary of terms and index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780771039584ISBN:0771039581
Description: Fine in good dust jacket. Jacket shows some edge wear including 1" tear at back top edge. Clean and unmarked inside, tightly bound. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 352 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Probable First Edition-Complete Number Line
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Inc, Toronto, Ontario
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780771039584ISBN:0771039581
Description: Good+ in good+ jacket. The Collapse of the Atlantic Cod Fishery: A True Crime Story. 8vo: over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall. Dust jacket is lightly bumped on the corners, edges and top and bottom of spine; NOT price clipped; remains of sticky labels on front and back; light shelf wear. Boards are navy blue with silver print on the spine; corners, edges and top of spine are bumped. Binding is clean and tight. Pages edges are slightly soiled; otherwise pages are clear and unmarked. 342 pages. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Glossy blue card covers, darker blue & white lettering, covers not creased cracked or bent; 389 pgs., index, glossary, map, occasional annotations; clean & tight. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Edition: Updated Trade Paperback Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780771039607ISBN:0771039603
Description: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 6 x 9" Book is very good in blue glossy soft covers with color photograph of fishing trawler in stormy sea and blue and white lettering..."The Collapse of the Atlantic Cod Fishery: A True Crime Story"...text is tight and clean...389 pages with sharp edges and corners...crease on front cover and slight shelfwear and only a couple of pages with underlining are only detractions from an otherwise near fine rating. This is a nice find in this very good condition. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover in a Dust Jacket
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780771039584ISBN:0771039581
Description: New in New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" 342 pages, 14 chapters, glossary of acronyms and terms, maps., The ecological disaster of the century, The political scandal of the decade..........The Nothern cod have been almost wiped out. Once the most plentiful fish on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland is now on the brink of extinction and tens of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada have been left withoutwork by a 1992 moratorium on fishing the stock...... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mcclelland & Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780771039584ISBN:0771039581
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0771039581. About new book, unmarked, in crisp DJ.; 1.25 x 9.25 x 6.75 Inches; 352 pages; The northern cod have been almost wiped out. Once the most plentiful fish on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland, the cod is now on the brink of extinction, and tens of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada have been left without work by a 1992 moratorium on fishing the stock. Today, the Pacific salmon stocks are in similar trouble – victims of the same blind, ... read more
Edition: First Edition First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780771039584ISBN:0771039581
Description: As New in As New jacket. Fine hardcover in near fine unclipped dj now in mylar. 342pp f/nf. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: M&S, Toronto
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780771039584ISBN:0771039581
Description: Near New in Near New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 342 pages with map, glossary of Acronyms, glossary of terms; front fore-edge sl. soiled. 2 copies, 2 in near new cond; 1 remainder copy. read more
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