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Fished Out: The Rise and Fall of the Cod Fishery
It's greedy, it's ugly and it's built to last. For more than 500 years the Atlantic cod was the king of the global fish market, helping build empires, spark wars and found Britain's first colonies in North America. CBC Archives looks at how Canada's abundant cod stocks off of Newfoundland and Labrador were fished to the brink of extinction in what is considered one of the biggest ecological disasters of the 20th century.
Photo of Newfoundland stamp from Claude Bélanger, Marianopolis College
11 television clips
6 radio clips
A defiant Crosbie
Broadcast Date: April 25, 2003
Former federal fisheries minister John Crosbie talks about why Canada should take responsibility for the endangered northern cod.A defiant Crosbie
Medium: Radio
Program: The Current
Broadcast Date: April 25, 2003
Guest(s): John Crosbie
Host: Jim Brown
Duration: 5:48
Last updated:
July 21, 2006
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Topic from Radio-Canada
For Teachers - Educational activities
- All GradesThe Beef of the Sea
- All GradesResponding to a Dying Industry
- 9-10Empty Nets and Fading Hopes
- 11-12The Cod Wars
- 6-8It’s All in a Word!

cod · cod fish · cod fishery · fishing industry · fishery








A defiant Crosbie.
The CBC Digital Archives Website.
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Last updated: July 21, 2006.
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