Cod

Massachusetts State Fish

AtlanticCodStateFish.jpg

Atlantic cod

Atlantic cod; photo by Joachim S. Müller on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

Official State Fish of Massachusetts

Cod (Gadus morrhua) was designated the official state fish of Massachusetts in 1974. All State Fish

The cod fish has been a symbol of Massachusetts for over 200 years (a sculpture of a cod fish hangs in the Massachusetts House of Representatives). The fishing industry provided the Puritans with food, fertilizer, and revenue for trade (native Americans also used cod for food and fertilizer). Today the Atlantic cod is listed as threatened.

Massachusetts

Images

Atlantic cod; photo by Joachim S. Müller on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

Atlantic cod

Videos

Cod: The Fish that Made New England | Pew