Although it is often described in different terms, the expedition that led to the discovery of Newfoundland was primarily an economic enterprise.

European fishers had been working off Newfoundland and Labrador's coasts for about 100 years by the turn of the 17th century.

It became advantageous for Great Britain to have a fishery based in Newfoundland as conditions of market and competition changed.

An introduction to the use of marine resources in Newfoundland and Labrador.

From the very beginning of colonization, France was an important participant in the exploration and exploitation of Newfoundland.

How the migratory fishery came to be in Newfoundland and Labrador, lasting for more than three centuries before giving way to a resident industry.

France was one of the earliest European nations to engage in the migratory fishery and dominated the industry throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.

French migrations to Newfoundland and Labrador began in the early 16th century and lasted for approximately 400 years.

Newfoundland and Labrador's cod fishery was the major pull factor attracting French settlers to the colony from the 16th through 19th centuries.

The Irish played an important role in both the migratory and resident fisheries at Newfoundland and Labrador.

The seasonal migrations from England to Newfoundland, begun in the 1500s, endured for nearly four centuries and involved hundreds of thousands of individuals.