Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada’s easternmost province, on the North Atlantic. Not the End of the World uses its cod fishery as the classic stock collapse.

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
Not the End of the World	Hannah Ritchie	subject	Cod catch rose from the 1600s, peaked in 1968 and collapsed; fisheries closed in the 1990s.

Sub-places

• Arnold’s Cove
• Grand Banks
• Labrador
• Petty Harbour
• St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

Not the End of the World — Hannah Ritchie (2024)

Source: Not the End of the World · Original · Readwise highlight

Looking at the catch of North Atlantic cod from Newfoundland and Labrador in Eastern Canada, we can see that it started to ramp up from the 17th century.

• Role: subject
• In the book: Ritchie traces the catch of North Atlantic cod from Newfoundland and Labrador: rising from the 17th century, about 100,000 tonnes a year in the 18th and around 250,000 in the 20th, peaking in 1968 and then collapsing, with fisheries closed in the early 1990s.
• Why it matters: It is her example of a rich country’s fish stock crashing. Province point, not the Grand Banks (approximate).