Keywords: Fish hatchery
Item 12252
Caribou Fish Hatchery, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Item 12253
Caribou Fish Hatchery, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
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Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.
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Maine's ample woods historically provided numerous game animals and birds for hunters seeking food, fur, or hides. The promotion of hunting as tourism and concerns about conservation toward the end of the nineteenth century changed the nature of hunting in Maine.
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