Matching Articles"Fishery" (Total 76)

  • 1894 Bank Crash
    On 10 December 1894, two of Newfoundland and Labrador's three banks closed their doors and never opened them again.
  • 19th Century Cod Fisheries
    The salt-cod fishery was a mainstay of Newfoundland and Labrador's economy throughout the 19th century.
  • The 20th Century Seal Fishery
    In the years before 1914 generally rising prices (including prices for seal products) helped make the Newfoundland economy comparatively buoyant.
  • Agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Newfoundland and Labrador's climate and soil have not been conducive to agriculture, but outport isolation and poor fishery incomes have made farming crucial.
  • Economy
    Although it is often described in different terms, the expedition that led to the discovery of Newfoundland was primarily an economic enterprise.
  • Lifestyle of Fishers, 1600-1900
    European fishers had been working off Newfoundland and Labrador's coasts for about 100 years by the turn of the 17th century.
  • Problems in the Fishery
    The rise of the industrial, frozen fish sector did not solve all the problems of the fishery, as many had hoped.
  • Impacts of New Harvesting Technology on NL Fishery
    As fishing technology became more complex and efficient during the 20th century, it changed Newfoundland and Labrador's fishing industry
  • 19th Century Trade
    Throughout the nineteenth century, Newfoundland and Labrador's economy centred on its ability to export goods to foreign buyers.
  • Fisheries
    It became advantageous for Great Britain to have a fishery based in Newfoundland as conditions of market and competition changed.
  • Growth of the Frozen Fish Industry in Newfoundland
    In 1939, Newfoundland produced 1.5 million pounds of frozen groundfish. With the outbreak of World War II, however, the industry took off.
  • Industrialization in the Fishery, 1940-1969
    The years between 1940 and 1969 saw dramatic changes in the Newfoundland fishery.
  • Government Involvement in the Fishery, 1940 - 1970
    Almost from the beginning of the rise of the frozen fish industry in the early 1940s, the government began to offer assistance.
  • Labour Organization and Unions
    Until well into the 20th century, Newfoundland's primary economic activity was in the fisheries.
  • Work and Labour
    A brief history of work and labour, both paid and unpaid, in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Economic Impacts of the Cod Moratorium
    The fishery closure ended almost 500 years of fishing activity in Newfoundland and Labrador, where it put about 30,000 people out of work.
  • Napoleonic Wars and the Economy
    The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) were a time of social upheaval in Europe, but brought economic prosperity to Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Post-Moratorium Fisheries
    Following the 1992 cod moratorium, Newfoundland and Labrador's fishing industry shifted from a groundfishery to a shellfishery.
  • 20th Century Salt Fish Marketing Organizations
    Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Newfoundland salt fish industry faced marketing problems.
  • 19th Century Salt Fish Markets, 1793-1850s
    From the arrival of Europeans until the 20th century, Newfoundland was valued mainly for its rich marine resources, especially cod.

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