Between wars, the vessels engaged in the cod fishery resumed their voyages across the Atlantic.

hen negotiating the Treaty of Paris, the French gave up Canada in exchange for a French Shore - access to the coasts of Newfoundland for the cod fishery. The profits of the fishery were considerably greater than those of the fur trade in New France. France was able to continue supplying cod to its domestic market and maintained the training school for sailors for the Royal Navy.

England consolidated its domination of the oceans and strengthened its international trade. Cod remained an important source of funds. The dried fish sustained the trade between the European powers and their colonies. It fed not only settlers, but also the slaves on the sugar and cotton plantations in North America and the Caribbean. Many more generations of Europeans were able to consume the delicacy on meatless days.