- Eddies Cove East, Newfoundland and Labrador
Eddies Cove East is an unincorporated
fishing community located northeast of Anchor Point in theStrait of Belle Isle of Newfoundland,Canada .Phillip Coates, a
Somerset fisherman, and hiswife Sarah Duncan, were the firstsettlers of Eddies Cove East. The first officialcensus in 1869 records one family with ten children.The fishing season there is relatively short because of severe
ice and fog conditions.Herring andcod have been the main species fished. The shrimp and scallop fishery, with its longer season, has been prosecuted since 1970.Logging and saw milling have provided supplementary income, and thecommunity produces a good quantity of vegetables for local use.In the late 1980's, Eddies Cove East's population reached an all time high of 128 people. Today, Eddies Cove East has a population of just 80 permanent residents. There is a post office and a government wharf there. Due to the lack of employment families have been forced to leave this community in search of work. Many live in
Alberta for most of the year and return home when the fishery reopens each year.ee also
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List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
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