Alex Mustard / A close up portrait of a cod (Gadus morhua) over a kelp forest. Husavik Iceland. North Atlantic Ocean. April 2012

Alex Mustard / A shoal of cod (Gadus morhua) in kelp forest. These cod were gathered off the north coast of Iceland to spawn, photographed during a two week break in fishing season, to allow the fish to spawn. Thors...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) portrait, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) portrait, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Florian Graner / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) swimming along seabed, Norway

Doug Allan / Shoal of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in fish pen. Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Florian Graner / Atlantic cod {Gadus morhua} Tysfjord, Berents Sea, Norway

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua). Pencil and watercolor painting.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of cod (Gadus morhua) in a kelp forest with other cod in the background. These fish had moved into coastal waters in early spring for spawning. Husavik, Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean. April 2...

Alex Mustard / A diver swims with an aggregation of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) over a kelp forest. These cod were gathered in early spring off the north coast of Iceland to spawn. Thorshofn, Iceland. North Atlantic...

Alex Mustard / A diver swims with an aggregation of atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) over a kelp forest, fish approximately 1m in length, cod were gathered in early spring off the north coast of Iceland to spawn. Thorsho...

Alex Mustard / A diver swims with an aggregation of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) over a kelp forest, fish approximately 1m in length. These cod were gathered in early spring off the north coast of Iceland to spawn....

Alex Mustard / A diver approaches a large Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in a kelp forest. Photographed during a two week break in fishing (to allow the fish to spawn), although this fish shows sign of a previous enco...

Jeff Rotman / Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus), Monkfish (Lophius americanus) and Cod fish (Gadus morhua) on deck of drag net fishing boat. Stellwagon Bank, New England, USA, Atlantic Ocean.

Jeff Rotman / Fisherman with a dragger net overflowing with Atlantic codfish (Gadus morhua), Stellwagon Bank, New England, USA, Atlantic Ocean. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Substantial catch of Atlantic codfish (Gadus morhua) pulled in from the dragger net. Stellwagon Bank, New England, USA, Atlantic Ocean.

Peter Cairns / Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) held by a fisherman. Flatanger, Norway, July.

Peter Cairns / Fisherman holding Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua), both with open mouths. Flatanger, Norway, July.

Peter Cairns / Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) held by fisherman. Flatanger, Norway, July.

Philip Stephen / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) roby (small size) packed in a fish box. North Sea, May 2010.

Philip Stephen / Cod (Gadus morhua) packed and weighed into iced fishbox, North Sea, May 2010.

Philip Stephen / Cod (Gadus morhua) packed and weighed into iced fishbox, North Sea, May 2010.

Philip Stephen / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) catch aboard North Sea trawler, Europe.

Philip Stephen / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) roe aboard a fishing trawler, North Sea, Europe.

Jeff Rotman / Dragger sorts catch of Winter Blackback Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), Cod (Gadus morhua) and Lobster (Homarus americanus). Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. 2007 Model...

Jeff Rotman / Father and son dragger hold giant 45 pound Codfish (Gadus morhua) aboard dragger / trawler. Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. 2007 Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Fisherman on trawler hauls in net full of Winter Blackback Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) and Codfish (Gadus morhua). Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. 2007 Model release...

Jeff Rotman / Dragger / trawler hauls in a net full of Winter Blackback Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) and Cod (Gadus morhua). Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. 2007 Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Dragger / trawler hauls in net full of Winter Blackback Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), Cod (Gadus morhua) and Spiny Dogfish Shark (Squalus acanthias) Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA, North A...

Jeff Rotman / Dragger / trawler hauls in net of Winter Blackback Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus), Cod (Gadus morhua) and Spiny Dogfish Shark (Squalus acanthias). Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA, North Atlan...

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen sorting Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) with birds flying around fishing trawler, North Atlantic Ocean, New England USA Model released.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Female Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) before spawning, Lofoten, Norway, November 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Female Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) before spawning, Lofoten, Norway, November 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Female Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) before spawning, Lofoten, Norway, November 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Four Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Rear view of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Four Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway, October 2008

Philip Stephen / Man gutting Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) on the processing deck of fishing vessel "Harvester", August 2008. Property and Model Released.

Philip Stephen / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) lying in the hopper after being emptied from the net aboard a fishing trawler, Norwegian sector of the North Sea, August 2008.

Philip Stephen / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) aboard fishing vessel "Harvester", with gills showing. August 2008. Property Released.

Philip Stephen / Gutted Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) aboard trawler "Harvester", August 2008. Property Released.

David Shale / Trawl catch of Cod and Haddock, Barents sea, Northern Europe

David Shale / Trawl catch of Cod and Haddock, Barents sea, Northern Europe

David Shale / Trawl catch of Atlantic cod and Haddock, Barents sea, Northern Europe

Florian Graner / Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Norway

Florian Graner / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) swimming over seaweed, Norway

Florian Graner / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) Norway

Chris Gomersall / Landing the day's catch of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) watched by hungry northern fulmars (Fulmarus galcialis) Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / A large catch of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), gutted and boxed, Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / A large catch of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) caught on long line, boxed ready for market. Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Landing the day's catch of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at fishing port of Siglufjördur, north Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / A large catch of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), gutted and boxed, Iceland, July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Landing the day's catch of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at fishing port of Siglufjördur, Iceland. July 2006

Chris Gomersall / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) fish swimming in aquarium, Captive. Iceland 2006

Pete Cairns / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) being held by fisherman, Flatanger, Norway, 2006

Pete Cairns / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) being held by fisherman, Flatanger, Norway, 2006

Staffan Widstrand / Fisherman holding North Atlantic cod {Gadus morhua}, Norway.

Pete Cairns / Cod {Gadus morhua} being landed on hook, Norway.

Dan Burton / Atlantic cod {Gadus morhua} captive UK

Doug Allan / School of Atlantic cod in fish pen, Norway

Doug Allan / Atlantic cod in fish farm {Gadus morhua} Norway

Doug Allan / Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in fish farm net, off coast of Newfoundland, Canada