Question: what led to the development of the first semi-permanent settlements

title: History of Newfoundland and Labrador
text: In 2003 , the federal government declared a moratorium on the last remaining cod fishery in Atlantic Canada , in the Gulf of St. Lawrence . While Newfoundland was again the most directly affected province by this decision , communities on Quebec 's North Shore and in other parts of Atlantic Canada also faced difficulties . Premier Grimes , facing a pending election that fall , used the Gulf cod decision and perceived federal bias against the province as a catalyst to try to rally citizens around his administration . Grimes called for a review of the Act of Union by which the province had become a part of Canada . On 2 July 2003 , the findings of the Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada , which Grimes had created in 2002 , were released . It noted the following stressors in the relationship between the province and Canada :