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Refer to the figure.   The figure shows the tons of cod caught off Newfoundland, Canada over 150 years. The spike in catch during the 1960s and 1970s, followed by the collapse of the fishery in the 1990s could be considered evidence of A)  overexploitation of an economically important species. B)  the devastating effect of bycatch on an important fishery. C)  the result of severe ocean pollution beginning in the 1960s. D)  the ability of a species to recover from a collapse. The figure shows the tons of cod caught off Newfoundland, Canada over 150 years. The spike in catch during the 1960s and 1970s, followed by the collapse of the fishery in the 1990s could be considered evidence of


A) overexploitation of an economically important species.
B) the devastating effect of bycatch on an important fishery.
C) the result of severe ocean pollution beginning in the 1960s.
D) the ability of a species to recover from a collapse.

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