Arnold’s Cove
Fishing town on Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. In Cod its fish plant keeps running on imported cod after the moratorium.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cod | Mark Kurlansky | setting | Islanders resettled for plant jobs; after the moratorium the plant processes Russian cod bought from Norwegians. |
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World — Mark Kurlansky (1997)
Source: Cod · Original · Readwise highlight
National Sea Products used a 250-employee plant in Arnold’s Cove, a typical Newfoundland fishing town like Petty Harbour, built in the crevice of a bay, out on the water on top of stilts.
- Role: setting
- In the book: Villagers from small islands were resettled to Arnold’s Cove to work at National Sea Products’ plant. After the moratorium the plant survives by processing frozen Russian cod bought from Norwegians.
- Why it matters: It shows the industry living on imported fish after local stocks collapsed.