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    Canadian history and use of the Atlantic Cod Fishery In the 1990’s‚ the Canadian Atlantic Cod fishery suffered a collapse when the populations were extremely overexploited and caused a massive dip in the cod’s biomass. Presently‚ the populations have still not fully recovered and as a result‚ the cod fishery is very limited in terms of catch. Thinking back to the collapse‚ one may wonder what factors contributed to the drop in biomass and if people have changed their outlook on fisheries enough

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    “Ahhhhh‚” Joshua yawned. He was starving‚ as he had just woken up from a long night’s sleep. “Joshua! You atlantic cod better come and join the family for breakfast! We are going to hunt for herring today‚” Joshua’s Mom‚ Caft called. Joshua was wide awake‚ herring was his favorite food. “Coming‚” he said as he swam to his parents. Joshua and his family then went hunting in the Bay of Biscay. They had a hearty breakfast of herring‚ crabs‚ and lobsters. After eating Joshua’s family wanted to swim

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    Cape Cod Research Paper

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    THINGS TO DO IN CAPE COD Cape Cod is a peninsula jutting out like a muscled flexed arm in the Atlantic Ocean. As part of the state of Massachusetts‚ it is the first stop before boarding the ferry towards the infamous summer vacation islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Flanked by water on all sides‚ Cape Cod is a haven for water enthusiasts. The gorgeous sands and pristine waters of Cape Cod lure vacationers for a leisurely dip in its beaches. Sun worshippers can take their time on the

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    Cape Cod: A Short Story

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    On a windy and rainy day in September 1620 the Mayflower Ship was leaving Cape Cod. I was aboard the ship and heard waves were crashing hard and I could feel the Mayflower shaking. I felt someone tapping me on the shoulder and he smelled as though he didn’t shower in several days. His name was Bob. Bob exclaimed‚ “I love my job as the repair man on the pilgrims ship‚ it’s really neat but there are problems”. One of the problems is that Bob has trouble doing repairs himself on the boat. He

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    Cape Cod: Play Analysis

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    Some had hand-written corrections in the margins. One binder was not a play‚ but a loving tribute to one of his productions. The play was produced in Cape Cod‚ the binder filled with reviews and black-and-white photographs of the cast and crew. Tom (By now‚ I felt I knew him well enough to call him Tom) resided in New York City and Cape Cod‚ so he must have been doing something right. But

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    Assignment 1 –Tutorial Questions on Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Experiment 1. What is the function of using KHP in the COD test? (2 marks) KHP is used as a control standard because KHP is stable pure organic compounds which have the theoretical value of COD(500ppm)‚ so it can used to gain an idea of how accurate the lab was.   2. Calculate the theoretical oxygen demands(g oxygen/g compound) for glucose and sodium acetate. (5 marks) C6H12O6 + 6O2  6CO2 + 6H2O The no. of mole of glucose

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    How to build a Cape Cod Chair Introduction This is the 4th version of this particular project. This updated version (take 4) of our previous plans highlights the value of user feedback and contributions. Many of the changes and improvements implemented in this version are as a direct result of user input. One of the features of this version is the three options given on how to shape the individual pieces‚ and one of these options was contributed by a user. This style of chair is pretty

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    COD And NH4-G Lab Report

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    respectively‚ after the first hour of aeration. This indicates that COD was degraded the fastest in the first hour of aeration after the anoxic phase. The high removal of COD was due to the fact that COD concentration decreased during the first two hours of the anoxic phase because the heterotrophic bacteria used COD as a source of organics for denitrification. In the next 2 hours of aeration‚ ammonium was oxidized faster than COD and reached 89%. This was a result of the increase in DO concentration

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    someone drives down the street‚ every house might seem the same. But there is more to it than just a design. Every style of architecture is different and has its own history behind it. There are many styles of architecture‚ such as Victorian‚ Cape Cod‚ and Art Deco. During the Victorian Era of the 1800’s‚ the Victorian Style was born. “The Victorian Era is a time period‚ marking the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901” (Craven 1). The Victorian Style took inspiration from multiple styles of

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    Envor Cod Paper 1

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    A.14800kcal/m2/yr B.3452kcal/m2/yr C.9776kcal/m2/yr D.14000kcal/m2/yr E.1075kcal/m2/yr F.604kcal/m2/yr G.10000kcal/m2/yr H.4157kcal/m2/yr I.27372kcal/m2/yr J.2.4 K.1.26 L.1.02 After completing your calculations‚ answer the following questions. Include your responses to these questions along with your answers from the calculations you did above. Send your responses to me in an email no later than Monday‚ October 6th. 1. Notice that the Gross Primary Productivity (P) of the alfalfa field and

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