Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 6)

  • 20th-Century Fisheries and Settlement Patterns
    The industrialization of Newfoundland and Labrador's fisheries during the late 20th century changed the way people in the province worked and lived.
  • Fisheries and the Environment
    Decades of overfishing in Newfoundland and Labrador caused the northern cod stocks to collapse during the 1990s and resulted in a moratorium.
  • Cod Moratorium in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Newfoundland and Labrador's historic cod fisheries attracted fishing fleets for five centuries before being shut down indefinitely.
  • Oil and the Environment
    A major concern surrounding Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil industry is that it may do serious damage to the ocean environment.
  • Fisheries Technology Since Confederation
    Advances in harvesting and processing technology resulted in dramatic changes to the Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries.
  • The Tsunami of 1929
    On 18 November 1929 a tsunami struck Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula and caused considerable loss of life and property.

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