Cartwright is the largest Community on the southeast coast with a population of around 650 people. This community was founded in 1775 by Captain George Cartwright. The main industry is the crab fishery.

The crab plant began operations in 1992 and presently employs 130 people and approximately 55 fishermen in the harvesting sector.Air Labrador provides scheduled flights into Cartwright and we are also a major port for the offloading and distribution of freight to the north Labrador Coast. During the winter, there is a series of groomed trails that connects Cartwright to all other regions of Labrador. In 2002 Cartwright was connected to Red Bay via a gravel highway which opened up most of the southeast coast.