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Newfoundland's northern cod fishery can be traced back to the 16th century.

On average, about 300, 000 tonnes of cod were landed annually until the 1960s, when advances in technology enabled factory trawlers to take larger catches.

By 1968, landings for the fish peaked at 800, 000 tonnes before a gradual decline set in.

With the reopening of the limited cod fisheries in 2006, nearly 2, 700 tonnes of cod were hauled in.

In 2007, offshore cod stocks were estimated at one per cent of what they were in 1977.