The salt-cod fishery was a mainstay of Newfoundland and Labrador's economy throughout the 19th century.

As fishing technology became more complex and efficient during the 20th century, it changed Newfoundland and Labrador's fishing industry

Throughout the nineteenth century, Newfoundland and Labrador's economy centred on its ability to export goods to foreign buyers.

Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Newfoundland salt fish industry faced marketing problems.

From the arrival of Europeans until the 20th century, Newfoundland was valued mainly for its rich marine resources, especially cod.

The first half of the nineteenth century saw changes in the markets for Newfoundland salt fish.

At the outbreak of war in 1914, the Newfoundland fishery was already in trouble.

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.

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