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Fishery and Settlement
By: Ryan and Gabrielle Furlong
Migratory Fishery
French Fishery
Took place on the Grand Banks
Started in January and Fishermen would fish for a supply of fish for Lent.
Ships would rarely return to port, only to store fish.
The fishery later moved closer inshore to the north and west coasts
English Fishery
Fishermen would travel from the UK to fish in Newfoundland and Labrador
This fishery was “inshore”, meaning it was close to land
Fishery would return back to land everyday to cure their fish and spend the night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmOSxrkLXmM
Basques Whaling
Took place from the 1500s-early 1600s, mainly in Labrador
Whalers would harpoon whales that were migrating in the Strait of Belle Isle
Whalers usually only hunted right and bow headed whales
Economics of the Fishery
RiskFishing is a risky industry because;
no granted catch
storms
shipwrecks
pirates
Merchants
Could give fishermen as much as they wanted.
Owned the only supply stores and could charge
the fishermen whatever they
wanted.
Governing the Fishery
Britain ruled the Newfoundland’s fishery until 1832
The Reason for this was that Britain wanted NL to remain a seasonal
fishing station because setting up a colony would cost too much
money. PROIR TO THIS:
The law then stated that the FIRST captian into port at NL would be
the person responsible for enforcing the rules.
This often didn’t work because most captions were more concerned
about getting fish then enforcing rules
Settlement• People do not settle here because it would cost too much to set up
a colony to run a summer fishery AND there were no winter jobs.
PLANTERSIn small numbers people began to move to NL
-> Merchants hired workers to protect fishing gear and stations
->”Planters” who moved to NL to work in the “shore” fishery. This was the same as the Inshore Fishery, except they did not
return to English at the end of each season
The first census show people first moved here in 1675
Sponsored Settlement
After England’s war with Spain in 1604 investments were made to set up towns in NL The most famous being Cupids established in 1610.
The French also followed suit and set up a charter colony in Placentia.
Both colonies failed to make profits but were major roles in populating NL
Bibliography
www.heritage.nf.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador Studies Text Book Culture, Heritage & Identity
ULIMATE NLS