1. The Resident Fishery Topic 3.3

2. What time period are we in?
THE Later 1800’s

3. The Resident Fishery Isolated communities = fish…or die!
Fishing remained the main enterprise in NL throughout the 19th century

4. Q. 4 Different Types of Fisheries
Main Topics
Q. 4 Different Types of Fisheries
The Shore Fishery
Labrador Fishery
Seal Fishery
Bank Fishery

5. 1. The Shore Fishery Where? (Where did it happen) Time of Year
Conducted inshore using small boats
Time of Year
May to October
How was the fish processed?
Lightly salted, hard-dried “Shore” cure of fish.
What kind of equipment was used?
Small Boats, Handlines, Cod Traps,

7. Q. New Technology from the Inshore Fishery
The following 4 slides show examples of “New” technology used for fishing.

8. 1. Dories

9. 2. Longline/Bultow

10. 3. Cod Trap

11. The Cod Trap = Wow! Invented in 1866 in Bonne Esperance
Widely used in the shore fishery
It caught MORE fish but was MORE expensive to operate (bigger crews)

12. 4. Handlining

13. 2. Labrador Fishery
By 1820’s, more people were moving from Newfoundland to Labrador. Why?
Q. Allowed Fisherman from the bays where cod stocks had been depleted to still earn a living. (More opportunities to get fish)
Could only go if you had a Jack Boat or Bully Boat.

14. 2. Labrador Fishery Where? (Where did it happen) Time of Year
Coast of Labrador
Time of Year
Summer
How was the fish processed?
Floaters - Salted and transported back to NL at end of season.
Stationers – Salted and cured on shore.
What kind of equipment was used?
Jack Boats, Bully Boats

15. Jack Boat/Schooners

16. Bully Boat

17. 2 groups The Labrador Fishery consisted of 2 groups: 1. Stationers
- Set up living quarters on shore and fished each day in small boats.
2. Floaters
- Lived and fished on board their vessels and sailed up and down the Lab coast.

18. Stationers
Salted and cured their fish on shore shortly after catching it.

19. Floaters
Packed their fish in salt and brought it back to Newfoundland at the end of each season to be dried.

20. 3. Seal Fishery Where? (Where did it happen) Time of Year
South Lab. Coast, Strait of Belle Isle, and NL North coast, (Sealing encouraged permanent settlement in these areas).
Time of Year
Spring
How was the seals processed?
In ice. Many parts from the seal were used for various purposes.

21. Continued… What kind of equipment was used?
Caught with nets, gaffs/clubs by walking on the ice.

23. Seal Fishery, 1800’s Rivalled the cod fishery
Peaked during 1830’s and 1840’s, employed men and comprised one third of all exports, with salt fish making up most of the rest.
Seal oil was the most valuable product.

25. HOT TOPIC!!!
Based on what you know, What are some arguments “FOR” and “AGAINST” the seal hunt today?

26. Danny Williams vs Paul McCartney

27. Q. Uses for seal products
Oil was used to light homes, street lights, even lighthouses.
Useful in finishing leather
Useful in manufacturing soap
Useful as a lubricant
Seal leather was used in upholstery, gloves, boots, jackets, hats.

30. The Seal Fishery was Risky Business?? Why??
Ship owners sometimes lost their vessels
They frequently failed to make a profit, due to lack of pelts in a season.
The hunt was extremely dangerous work.
Poor working conditions on board the ship
Very low pay.
Note: Sealers went on strike in 1832, ensuring they were paid in cash, not credit
One good season could undo several bad ones for the boat owners.

31. Decline in the Seal Hunt
By 1850’s herds were declining due to overhunting ( ,000 hunted annually)
Seal oil prices fell. (Petroleum alternatives developed)
Economic importance of seal hunt dropped
By 1914, only 5% of exports came from seal products.

32. 4. The Bank Fishery Where? (Where did it happen) Time of Year
Grand Banks
Time of Year
March to October
How was the fish processed?
Cod Fish – often poorer grade was caught – preserved by salt.
What kind of equipment was used?
Schooners (Large Boats) anchored small boats (Dories). Used handlines, jiggers, trawl lines.

33. Q. Dangers of Bank Fishery
Gales and Rough weather threatened vessels.
Dory crews would get lost in fog or storms
Large Ocean Liners living quarters were very cramped.
Any injured or ill crew member had to wait untill the vessel returned to shore for medical attentionhttps://

34. Tribute to Nl Cod Fishery
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