OP-ED: Adjacency must also matter in Labrador as northern cod stocks rebuild

Three generations of fish harvesters in Southern Labrador. PHOTO BY DAVID HOWELLS /David Howells Article content When Northern Cod collapsed, coastal Labrador could have collapsed with it. Article content For the communities along the Labrador coast, from L’Anse Au Clair to Cartwright, the loss of cod meant more than the loss of a fishery. It was the loss of work, income, stability and a way of life that had sustained our families for generations. Article content Article content In the face of that loss, the Labrador Fishermen’s Union Shrimp Company Limited has helped keep those communities st…