Editing Plantation (section)

===Fishing===
When [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] was colonized by [[England]] in 1610, the original colonists were called "planters", and their fishing rooms were known as "fishing plantations". These terms were used well into the 20th century.

The following three plantations are maintained by the [[Government of Newfoundland and Labrador]] as provincial heritage sites:
* Sea-Forest Plantation was a 17th-century fishing plantation established at Cuper's Cove (present-day [[Cupids]]) under a [[royal charter]] issued by [[James I of England|King James I]].
* Mockbeggar Plantation is an 18th-century fishing plantation at [[Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador|Bonavista]].
* Pool Plantation a 17th-century fishing plantation maintained by [[Sir David Kirke]] and his heirs at [[Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador|Ferryland]]. The plantation was destroyed by [[France|French]] invaders in 1696.

Other fishing plantations:
* Bristol's Hope Plantation, a 17th-century fishing plantation established at Harbour Grace, created by the Bristol Society of Merchant-Adventurers.
* Benger Plantation, an 18th-century fishing plantation maintained by James Benger and his heirs at Ferryland. It was built on the site of a Georgia plantation.
* Piggeon's Plantation, an 18th-century fishing plantation maintained by Ellias Piggeon at Ferryland.