GEOG 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Overfishing, Main Source, Grand Banks Of Newfoundland
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1497: english explorer john cabot, the coast was churning with cod of school size and body size never before seen. Thought that this would sustain the worlds fish supply. By the late 1500s, both france and england were sending up to 150 ships each to fish for cod off the coast of newfoundland. Fishing lured europeans to the atlantic coast, which became a popular area for european fishers. 1600s: cod fishing takes place out of dories using long lines in addition to single baited hooks. Cod catches were less than 25,000 metric tons. 1700s: newfoundland"s prosperity is based on cod fishing, schooner is used for fishing. By the 1750s there were over 7000 permanent residents, mostly english, living in hundreds of small fishing communities along the shores of nfld. Atlantic provinces were very popular to fish, spurring further development of the coast. 1800s: annual cod catches were about 150,000 to 400,000 metric tons.
