# Life after fishing on Fogo Island

**Published by:** [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/)
**Published on:** 2015-09-09
**Categories:** architect-this-city, atc, athiscity, canada, cod-fishing, fogo-island, fogo-island-inn, island, monocle, monocle-magazine, moratorium, newfoundland, north-atlantic-cod, renaissance, shorefast-foundation, uncategorized, zita-cobb
**URL:** https://brandondonnelly.com/life-after-fishing-on-fogo-island

## Content

Fogo Island is a small remote island off the coast of Newfoundland in Canada. As of 2011, the population was roughly 2,400 people. For centuries the island was a thriving fishing community, particularly for cod. At its peak, Canadian fisherman alone were bringing in 266,000 tons of cod every year. But in 1992 the Canadian government put in place a moratorium on fishing North Atlantic cod. And it decimated the local economy. (Should we still be calling it a moratorium after all this time?) However, thanks to people like Zita Cobb and her Shorefast Foundation, Fogo Island is in the midst of an entrepreneurial and cultural renaissance. Take a look at the Fogo Island Inn. It’s on my list of places to visit. Back in 2013, Monocle Magazine published a two-part video series outlining what is happening on the island. You can watch part 1 of that series by clicking here and part 2 by clicking here. Each video is under 10 minutes long.

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