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	Cod - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)

Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus of fishes, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name of a variety of other fishes.

COD is an abbreviation of Cause Of Death

COD is also an abbreviation of chemical oxygen demand.

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	Polar cod -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Polar cod or Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) is a fish of the ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera) family (Large family of important mostly marine food fishes) Gadidae, related to the true (Major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters) cod (genus Gadus).
		It is a hardy fish that survives best at temperatures of 0-4 degrees (Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)) Celsius but may tolerate colder temperatures owing to the presence of (Click link for more info and facts about antifreeze protein) antifreeze protein compounds in its blood.
		The Polar cod feeds on (The aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water) plankton in the upper water column (unlike their relative, the (One of the world's most important commercial fishes) Atlantic cod, which feeds on the bottom).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/polar_cod.htm (342 words)

	Articles - Barents Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the western parts of the sea (close to BjÃ¸rnÃ¸ya), this front is determined by the bottom topography and is therefore relatively sharp and stable from year to year, while in the east (towards Novaya Zemlya), its can be quite diffuse and its position varies a lot between years.
		The capelin is a key food for top predators such as the North-East Arctic cod, harp seals, and seabirds such as Common Guillemot and Brunnich's Guillemot.
		The fisheries of the Barents Sea, in particular the cod fisheries, are of great importance for both Norway and Russia.
	www.foreverd.com /articles/Barents_Sea (436 words)

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