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Fished Out: The Rise and Fall of the Cod Fishery
It's greedy, it's ugly and it's built to last. For more than 500 years the Atlantic cod was the king of the global fish market, helping build empires, spark wars and found Britain's first colonies in North America. CBC Archives looks at how Canada's abundant cod stocks off of Newfoundland and Labrador were fished to the brink of extinction in what is considered one of the biggest ecological disasters of the 20th century.		Educational activities about Fished Out: The Rise and Fall of the Cod Fishery

	A fish tale		Life in a cod town		Cod and Confederation
	A look back at the 1,000-year-old saga of cod fishing in the waters off of what would come to be known as Newfoundland and Labrador. (Radio; runs 9:44)		The sometimes-gruelling existence in a Newfoundland fishing village at the beginning of the 20th century. (Radio; runs 7:46)		The cod fishery enters Confederation and has to learn to live with new technological advances. (TV; runs 5:21)

	Sounding the alarm		The empty seas of the 1980s		'The biggest layoff in Canadian history'
	Fishermen and environmentalists alike start to worry about the future of the cod. (TV; runs 2:06)		After a massive expansion of the cod fishery, many outport fishing towns are faced with empty nets and a shaky future. (TV; runs 11:33)		Fishermen in St. John's react angrily to the 1992 announcement of a moratorium on cod fishing. (TV; runs 3:37)

	Cataclysm in the fisheries		In cod we trust		To the last fish
	Rex Murphy looks at the impact of the cod moratorium on Newfoundland's economy. (TV; runs 16:03)		How have Newfoundland's artists and musicians reacted to the ban on cod fishing? (Radio; runs 12:49)		A look at why scientists believe the fish disappeared — and why they have yet to return. (TV; runs 8:52)

	The rush to replace the cod		From fishing boats to tour boats
	Newfoundland has tried repeatedly, and with not much luck, to replace the cod industry with a number of development schemes. (TV; runs 6:07)		A look at how international tourism has helped transform the ailing Newfoundland economy. (TV; runs 6:45)

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