Decks awash: New World Island

Investigates the state of the fishery on New World Island, particularly the work of the Twillingate-New World Island Development Association and its role in securing funding for community stages, processing plants, and other fishery infrastructure. The state of the cod, mackerel, and herring fisheries is contrasted across several New World Island communities. Other economic development initiatives of the Twillingate-New World Island Development Association are also looked at.Decks awash was a television programme produced by the Extension Service of Memorial University of Newfoundland. The television series, which aired on the Newfoundland Broadcasting Company network, was initiated in 1962 and ran until 1977. -- Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador