How the Commission of Government affected the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery.

In June 1948 the people of Newfoundland voted by a small but comfortable margin to join the Canadian Confederation.

The cod fishery continued to dominate the Newfoundland and Labrador economy during the period of naval government despite dramatic changes.

Although the British Government had attempted in 1775 to limit residence, within 50 years it conferred colonial status upon Newfoundland.

The saltfish industry in Newfoundland, as a cyclical extractive industry dependent on an open-access resource, went through multiple periods of boom and bust.

The 'fishing admiral' was a label assigned to the first ship captain who entered the harbour at the start of the fishing season.

An article on the Newfoundland Fishing Admirals and the Law up to 1729.