Tag Archives: Cod Moratorium

Ecological Amnesia: Reflections on Historical Change and the Northern Cod Moratorium

By Andrew Nurse On June 26th, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced what it called the “historic decision” to end the northern cod moratorium. Its press release was, in fact, at pains to establish this decision’s supposedly historic character in a twofold sense. First, the announcement suggests that a long period in Atlantic regional history – the era of the moratorium… Read more »

Cod, Culture, and Loss: Thirty Years of the Cod Moratorium in Newfoundland

Shannon Conway Newfoundland is known for cod. The fish is often one of the first things that come to mind when thinking of the island. For “Come from Aways”, a key part of becoming an “honorary Newfoundlander” (as part of a “Screech-In” ceremony) you must kiss a cod fish. I am from Newfoundland and when I think of home I… Read more »