| The cod fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland was a way of life, the backbone of society -- until it collapsed. A review of the history leading up to the crisis and the subsequent call for a moratorium of the northwest Atlantic cod fishery. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1994 |
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| Director: | Nigel Markham |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | fish, fisherman, newfoundland and labrador, environment, natural resources, fishing pole, sustainability, marine conservation, codfish, fishermen, newfoundland, fishery, labrador, commercial fishing |
| Production Companies | ONF | NFB |
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| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Chris Brookes | Narrator (voice) |
| Name | Job |
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| Kent Nason | Director of Photography |
| John Kramer | Editor |
| Jean-Pierre Joutel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Georges Dufaux | Director of Photography |
| Wayne Cormier | Assistant Sound Editor, Technical Supervisor |
| Don Ellis | Sound Recordist |
| Nigel Markham | Editor, Researcher, Director |
| Mike Mahoney | Director of Photography |
| Robert Lower | Script Editor |
| Jane Boyle | Unit Manager |
| Barbara Doran | Assistant Director |
| Gerald Boulet | Art Designer |
| Dominique Gusset | Assistant Camera, Music Editor |
| Jane Porter | Assistant Sound Editor, Sound Recordist |
| Jim Rillie | Sound Recordist |
| Alex Salter | Sound Recordist, Sound Editor |
| Val Teodori | Title Designer |
| Rex Tasker | Production Consultant |
| Mary Sexton | Production Assistant |
| Vanessa Larsen | Production Secretary |
| Bryan Innes | Technical Supervisor |
| Claude Cardinal | Technical Supervisor |
| Wallace Hammond | Music |
| George Langdon | Music |
| Don Wherry | Music |
| Name | Title |
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| Marilyn A. Belec | Executive Producer |
| Mike Mahoney | Producer |
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