Economics
This is a measure of all the goods and services produced in a jurisdiction in a fiscal year
Gross Domestic Product
Term that refers to public land held and managed by the province
Crown Land
This is the proposed tungsten/molybdenum mine outside Fredericton
Sisson Brook
This Italian explorer who sailed for in England in the late 15th is credited with discovery of the cod stocks off the coast of Newfoundland
John Cabot
This is the sector of the economy that deals with the harvesting of natural resources
Primary Sector
DDT was widely applied throughout NB forests (and much of other parts of Canada) in the 50s and 60s to combat the spread of this pest
Spruce Budworm
This non-metallic mineral has been extensively mined outside Sussex NB
Potash
This Canadian fishery is the most productive, employs the most people and is the most valuable
Atlantic
This sector of economy involves "value-added" steps such as processing of raw natural resources
Secondary Sector
This refers to the science of growing nursery stock trees and maintaining woodlands for sustainability
Silviculture
This mining operation in Caribou BC was home to a catastrophic tailings pond breach
Mt. Polley
This term refers to "fish farming" - raising food species to maturing in net pens on the ocean
Aquaculture
This sector of the economy is based around knowledge, skills, information and training
quaternary sector
Term that refers to land that is held by private timber companies in NB
Industrial Freehold
Copper, Lead & Zinc all fit this category of minerals
Metallic
This continental shelf of Newfoundland's southeast coast is well renown for its productive fishery
The Grand Banks
This sector of the economy is based around services
Tertiary Sector
This controversial chemical agent and probably carcinogen is applied as a herbicide over crown forests in NB
Glyphosate
After the exploration phase this step in the mining process looks at market factors, quality of the resource, infrastructure and availability of labour
Determining Viability
The declaration of this in 1977 led to tensions between Canada and some foreign nations over offshore fishing rights
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)