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By 1700 AD, the population of Thýstara had risen to nearly 12,000, and the cod fishery remained the main industry. Settlers and visiting fishermen were heavily reliant on the sea and on imported foodstuffs (salted, canned, and otherwise preserved) for their sustenance, but supplemented their diets through a unique local horticultural practice that combined the hardiest ''{{wp|Elymus}}'' cultivars and [[Kiroborea|Kiroboreal]] vegetables with local plants and growing techniques learnt from the Qualkee. As the permanent settlements crystallised<ref>Sometimes literally, due to the harsh winters.</ref>, the mode of production shifted from the original model of seasonal fishing and curing camps to more-or-less year-round fishing by gangs of settlers in smaller boats, who were able to harvest and process a larger volume of fish locally for sale to ships (often as {{wp|barter}}), allowing exporters a much faster turnaround and ensuring the colonists more regular access to imported provisions.
By 1700 AD, the population of Thýstara had risen to nearly 12,000, and the cod fishery remained the main industry. Settlers and visiting fishermen were heavily reliant on the sea and on imported foodstuffs (salted, canned, and otherwise preserved) for their sustenance, but supplemented their diets through a unique local horticultural practice that combined the hardiest ''{{wp|Elymus}}'' cultivars and [[Kiroborea|Kiroboreal]] vegetables with local plants and growing techniques learnt from the Qualkee. As the permanent settlements crystallised<ref>Sometimes literally, due to the harsh winters.</ref>, the mode of production shifted from the original model of seasonal fishing and curing camps to more-or-less year-round fishing by gangs of settlers in smaller boats, who were able to harvest and process a larger volume of fish locally for sale to ships (often as {{wp|barter}}), allowing exporters a much faster turnaround and ensuring the colonists more regular access to imported provisions.
The introduction of {{wp|New Jersey distilled spirits|distilled spirits}} is considered to have contributed greatly to the pacification of the Qualkee. Historians observe that most recorded episodes of intercommunal violence


[[Incarceration_in_Kiravia#Penal_Settlements|Penal settlements]] were established in the island's interior in [YEAR] to extract coal and other minerals. The [[Atlindarin Katergon]] remains in operation today as a joint facility serving as the colony's flagship penal institution and part of the federal correctional system.
[[Incarceration_in_Kiravia#Penal_Settlements|Penal settlements]] were established in the island's interior in [YEAR] to extract coal and other minerals. The [[Atlindarin Katergon]] remains in operation today as a joint facility serving as the colony's flagship penal institution and part of the federal correctional system.