The French Shore also called the Treaty Shore, resulted from the 1713 ratification of the Treaty of Utrecht. The provisions of the treaty allowed the French to fish in season along the north coast of Newfoundland between Cape Bonavista and Point Riche.In the 1783 Treaty of Versailles, the boundary points of the French Shore were changed to Cape St. John and Cape Ray.
In 1904 the French relinquished their rights on the French Shore.