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Ediacaran Fossils ~ Trepassia wardae

From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: One Species at a Time ~ The Encyclopedia of Life
Length: 05:10

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Trepessia_thumb_small When the cod fishery collapsed in Newfoundland in the early 1990s, the hopes of the local fish harvesters collapsed with it. Hundreds of Newfoundlanders moved away and businesses that depended on the cod fishery closed. But retired schoolteacher Kit Ward of Portugal Cove South wasn’t content to watch her community vanish with the cod. She and some friends teamed up to find a solution that was right under their feet, in the reddish rocks of Mistaken Point.

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When the cod fishery collapsed in Newfoundland in the early 1990s, the hopes of the local fish harvesters collapsed with it. Hundreds of Newfoundlanders moved away and businesses that depended on the cod fishery closed. But retired schoolteacher Kit Ward of Portugal Cove South wasn’t content to watch her community vanish with the cod. She and some friends teamed up to find a solution that was right under their feet, in the reddish rocks of Mistaken Point.

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

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Next up, our special series, One Species at a Time with Ari Daniel Shapiro from The Encyclopedia of Life
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From the Encyclopedia of Life, here's Ari Daniel Shapiro for One Species At a Time.

OUTRO:

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Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Land of Fun Georg Brandl Egloff 2009 00:00

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