HMS Duncan (F80) HMS Duncan (F80) HMS "Duncan" was the fifth RN ship named after Admiral Adam Duncan. She was a of the Royal Navy that served in the Cod Wars. From her first commissioning in 1958 until 1965 "Duncan" was the leader of the Fishery Protection Squadron. She was involved in the First Cod War between United Kingdom and Iceland over fishing rights, intervening between the Icelandic coastguard and British trawlers. She was an escort to the royal yacht in August 1960. In 1964 "Duncan" fired the salute at the opening of the new Forth Road Bridge. The frigate also visited Nantes
Murray cod grave concerns over the sustainability of this operation, and complaints about the near-absence of Murray cod in their heavily fished grounds, were being raised in the main state newspaper, The Argus. Yet, fishing effort continued to increase in the region, so in the late 1880s and early 1890s, between 40,000 and 150,000 kg of mostly Murray cod (between 7,500 and 27,000 fish, at an average weight of 5.5 kg) were caught near Echuca. Similarly, in 1883, more than 147,000 kg of Murray cod were sent to Melbourne from just one river town (Moama). By the 1920s Murray cod had been