Fishermen and their Fishermen and their FamiliesFamilies

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Branches of The FisheryBranches of The Fishery

• Inshore FisheryInshore Fishery

• Labrador FisheryLabrador Fishery

• Bank FisheryBank Fishery

• The names of the three types of The names of the three types of fishery referred to the place where fishery referred to the place where the fish was caughtthe fish was caught

Inshore FisheryInshore Fishery

• Took place near the shore Took place near the shore with fishermen operating out with fishermen operating out of small boatsof small boats

• Men fished all day returning Men fished all day returning to shore several times to to shore several times to offload their catchoffload their catch

• Cod caught on baited hooks Cod caught on baited hooks called HANDLINEScalled HANDLINES

• Caplin, herring, mackeral, Caplin, herring, mackeral, squidsquid

• Cleaning, splitting, salting, & Cleaning, splitting, salting, & curing took place on shorecuring took place on shore

• Entire family was involved in Entire family was involved in process of “curing” the fish process of “curing” the fish

• Fished in small boatsFished in small boats

Labrador FisheryLabrador Fishery

• A migratory fishery A migratory fishery conducted by fisherman from conducted by fisherman from the islandthe island

• Occurred along the Labrador Occurred along the Labrador coast during the summercoast during the summer

• Fishermen, and sometimes Fishermen, and sometimes entire families, spent summer entire families, spent summer “down on the Labrador”“down on the Labrador”

• Had to survive with little Had to survive with little medical services, food, or medical services, food, or equipmentequipment

• Fished in larger boats called Fished in larger boats called schoonersschooners

Labrador Fishery con’tLabrador Fishery con’t

• Fishermen who went to Labrador fell into TWO groupsFishermen who went to Labrador fell into TWO groups– ““Floaters” who stayed on their boats and moved around to Floaters” who stayed on their boats and moved around to

various fishing groundsvarious fishing grounds– Fish was heavily salted for preservation until arrived back to Fish was heavily salted for preservation until arrived back to

Newfoundland where it was driedNewfoundland where it was dried

– ““Stationers” who worked from shore similar to the inshore Stationers” who worked from shore similar to the inshore fishery and salted and dried the fishfishery and salted and dried the fish

Bank FisheryBank Fishery

• Large vessels called schooners carried crews and smaller boats called Large vessels called schooners carried crews and smaller boats called dories to the Grand Banks, Rose Blanche Banks, and St. Pierre Banks.dories to the Grand Banks, Rose Blanche Banks, and St. Pierre Banks.

• Dories with two men crews were launched from the schooners to fish Dories with two men crews were launched from the schooners to fish using trawl lines and baited hooksusing trawl lines and baited hooks

• Dories would go back and forth to the schooner to offload catch and Dories would go back and forth to the schooner to offload catch and rebait hooks.rebait hooks.

• Very dangerous work – wind gales, fog, danger of dories overturning, Very dangerous work – wind gales, fog, danger of dories overturning, run down by other boats, or stranded from the schooner.run down by other boats, or stranded from the schooner.

• Harsh living conditions – up to a month living in cramped quarters with Harsh living conditions – up to a month living in cramped quarters with little water for washinglittle water for washing

• Major industry on Burin Peninsula and southwest coastMajor industry on Burin Peninsula and southwest coast• Extended the fishing season so men had less time with families, or to Extended the fishing season so men had less time with families, or to

do chores around the house; which was often then left to the women do chores around the house; which was often then left to the women and childrenand children

• Families then had to purchase coal for fuel and food to eatFamilies then had to purchase coal for fuel and food to eat• This had a significant social and economic impact on the familyThis had a significant social and economic impact on the family