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Map showing the Grand Banks. The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a series of underwater plateaus south-east of the island of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. The Grand Banks are one of the world's richest fishing grounds, supporting Atlantic cod, swordfish, haddock and capelin, as well as shellfish, seabirds and sea mammals.
Fishing on Georges Bank models of Schooner and Dory from exhibit at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium (WHSA). Georges Bank, while not having the most productive fishery in the world (the Grand Banks takes this claim [citation needed]), has great prominence in that it is probably the most geographically accessible of all the fishing banks in the North Atlantic.
The fishing grounds in Canada's Atlantic Ocean zone are called the "Grand Banks". They extend beyond 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) in the northern area called the "Nose" and the southern area called the "Tail" of the Grand Banks.
Map showing the Flemish Cap at far right. The Flemish Cap is an area of shallow waters in the north Atlantic Ocean centered roughly at 47° north, 45° west or about 563 km (350 miles) east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The shallow water is caused by a wide underwater plateau covering an extended area of 42,000 km 2 (12,000 square ...
The first recorded French fishing boat on the Grand Banks was in 1504, Basque whalers arrived in 1527, and Spanish fishermen followed by 1540. [2] Many fishing boats, also known as dories, would sail in April or May and return in September.
Cod fishing on the Newfoundland Banks. Cod fishing in Newfoundland was carried out at a subsistence level for centuries, but large scale fishing began shortly after the European arrival in the North American continent in 1492, with the waters being found to be preternaturally plentiful, and ended after intense overfishing with the collapse of the fisheries in 1992.
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In the 19th century, banks dories were carried aboard larger fishing schooners, and used for handlining cod on the Grand Banks. Cod fishing in Newfoundland was carried out at a subsistence level for centuries, but large-scale fishing began shortly after the European discovery of the North American continent in 1492, with the waters being found ...
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