This sub-section looks at management of forests, water and fossil fuels and exploitation of forests, mines and salmon. It also considers energy consumption.
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In 1497, Newfoundland cod was so plentiful that sailors could scoop them up with buckets. By 1993, a ban was enacted that put 30,000 Newfoundlanders out of work. Since 1997, limited cod fishing was re-established off the south coast.
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