For 10 points, name this general commodity over which the Cod Wars were fought.
The 1763 Treaty of Paris allowed France to retain its rights to this commodity in Newfoundland. In 1475, the Hanseatic League barred Bristol merchants from selling this commodity, which the Basques preserved via salting. Izaak Walton wrote a 1653 treatise describing the gentlemanly appeal of gathering this resource. One dispute regarding rights over this commodity saw the HMS Andromeda ram the Thor in waters that Iceland considered part of their exclusive economic zone, and Iceland retaliated by threatening to cut the nets of British trawlers trying to harvest this commodity. For 10 points, name this general commodity over which the Cod Wars were fought.
The 1763 Treaty of Paris allowed France to retain its rights to this commodity in Newfoundland.
fish [accept cod before mention; accept more general answers like seafood; prompt on "meat"]