Cod fish were the single largest trade good exported from colonial New England. New Englanders fished off the coast as far north as the Grand Banks in Canada. After being caught, the fish were dried and salted in order to be preserved for export.
Cod fish were the single largest trade good exported from colonial New England. New Englanders fished off the coast as far north as the Grand Banks in Canada. After being caught, the fish were dried and salted in order to be preserved for export.
Newfoundland Fishery 
