Amherst Cove is a Canadian community in the province of

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. Located in the Bonavista, the community was founded prior to 1864.

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is or was the major industry and the nearest port of entry was nine miles away in Bonavista. By 1911 it had one

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and one

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. The

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was 240 in 1911 and 279 by 1956. The community is broken into three distinct areas. There is a Lower, Middle and an

Upper Amherst Cove Upper Amherst Cove, is a Local service district (Newfoundland and Labrador), local service district and designated place in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. History The nearest post office d ...

. Each area is separated by approximately one kilometre. The loss of the fishery in Newfoundland due to the

cod moratorium In 1992, Northern Cod populations fell to 1% of historical levels, due in large part to decades of overfishing. The Canadian Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, John Crosbie, declared a moratorium on the Northern Cod fishery, which fo ...

in 1992 has had a severe impact on the population of Amherst Cove. Today, only a few families remain in this tiny coastal community.

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