Episode
Rotten: Cod is Dead
Overview
In the wake of overfishing in New England, the US government stepped in to regulate and save the fisheries. The unintended result was a wave of consolidation that set the stage for massive criminal exploitation.
Details
- Series
- Rotten
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2018-01-05
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
Cod is Dead is Episode 6 in Season 1 of Rotten. It aired on 2018-01-05. The runtime is 55 min.
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