“Even if the Atlantic cod does not have its own central Arctic stock, this research shows that it can survive. A small number of individuals seem to find enough food to stay healthy for a longer time.”
Pauline Snoeijs Leijonmalm, marine ecology professor at Stockholm University, in a statement.
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While there hasn’t been any commercial fishing in the Central Arctic, nine nations preemptively signed a treaty in 2018 to protect the region from such endeavors.