A Fishing HeritageThe rich, productive waters surrounding the Eastport Peninsula are host to a wide range of ground fish, pelagic fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and aquatic plants.
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| Since early settlement the people of the Eastport Peninsula have relied on the fishery for their economic subsistence. |
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In 1992, the cod moratorium caused drastic changes in the fishery of this province. Fishers on the Eastport Peninsula were not immune to these changes. They re-directed their efforts to the lobster fishery. However, they observed that this fishery was also in jeopardy. Something had to be done. |
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