What was the involvement of Jersey mariners in the Canadian cod-fisheries and the Transatlantic carrying trade?

In 1497 (15th century), Newfoundland was discovered, and between the years of 1903 and 1947, Henry VIII commenced trading, kicking out the French and the Spanish. The oldest reference to a Jersey vessel having completed and returned from a trip to newfoundland is from 1582, where they were unloading cargo from Newfoundland.

The fisheries, while being established in Labrador, and later moving to newfoundland, and then finally settled in Gaspe in 1765. Jersey mariners would sail up to Gaspe, Canada to fish for cod. They would prepare and salt the fish. They would set up shop on the coast and in towns to make it easier to sell and trade the cod. This cod was then traded with different places.

Which ports did Jersey ships sail to and trade with?

Jersey ships would travel to the jersey fisheries up in Canada and the sail back to jersey stacked with salted cod. Jersey ships also used to sail to and trade with England and France and Honduras.

What type of goods did Jersey merchants exchange for cod-fish?

Markets in Europe with large roman catholic populations would had a large demand for fish to fast on Fridays, such as Portugal, Spain and Italy. It was traded with ports in Lisbon, Cadiz and Naples for products such as salt, wine, spirits, fruits and spices.

To what extend, has the island of Jersey benefitted from its constitutional relationship with Britain and the legacies of colonialism based on a slave plantation economy during the first Industrial Revolution (1760-1840)?