 Oke's report of his experience was republished by the United States Senate in its deliberations on the rights of countries fishing along the North American coast.Oke held this position only through 1847 as the general consensus was that local communities were complicit and reliant on the sale of fish to the French, the Act having the unintended consequence of driving up the price paid.By September 1848 Oke was serving as the first Chief Inspector for the Newfoundland Lighthouse Service.