New Brunswick was one of the first four provinces of the Canadian Confederation. It was named for George I, the first Hanoverian king of England coming from the German House of Braunschweig-Lüneburg; he ascended to the English throne in 1714. Brunswick is the Anglicized form of "Braunschweig."
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Gadus morhua - The most common species of cod is the Atlantic variety. It is found throughout the northern Atlantic Ocean, from the Hudson Strait off Western Greenland, to the Labrador Sea, and as far south as Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The cod remains near the ocean floor, moving toward the surface only when feeding or during migration. Atlantic cod mature at 6 to 8 years of age. Late maturity and over fishing have caused drastic declines in population and resulted in the cod being listed as a species vulnerable to extinction.
