Atlantic cod fisheries, provisioning, and port economies (c. 1530–1850)

1. St. John’s emerges as a key fishing harbour

   Jan 1, 1527Labels: St John, Normandy crews

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2. Brittany’s “petit nord” cod fishery expands

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Brittany, le petit

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3. King William’s Act promotes British migratory fishery

   Jan 1, 1699Labels: King William, British Parliament

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4. Treaty of Utrecht creates the “French Shore”

   Apr 11, 1713Labels: Treaty of, French Shore

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5. French Shore practice becomes a regulated seasonal system

   Jan 1, 1720Labels: French Shore, fishing rooms

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6. Treaty of Paris returns Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

   Feb 10, 1763Labels: Treaty of, Saint-Pierre and

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7. British “Palliser’s Act” updates Newfoundland fishery rules

   Sep 1, 1775Labels: Palliser s, Governor Palliser

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8. Treaty changes shift French Shore boundaries

   Sep 3, 1783Labels: 1783 treaties, French Shore

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9. War years raise cod prices and output

   Jan 1, 1793Labels: Napoleonic Wars, cod market

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10. Resident fishery expands as settlement grows

    Jan 1, 1805Labels: resident fishery, Newfoundland settlement

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11. Post-1815 peace triggers a cod trade downturn

    Jan 1, 1815Labels: post-1815 downturn, merchant firms

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12. French government bounties renew overseas cod effort

    Jan 1, 1815Labels: French bounties, French fleets

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13. Truck (credit) system spreads through outport provisioning

    Jan 1, 1820Labels: truck system, outport provisioning

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14. Atlantic cod economy stabilizes into a port-centered system

    Jan 1, 1850Labels: port economies, mid-19th century

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