Keywords: ground fishing
Item 79582
Nets drying at the Gut, South Bristol, ca. 1920
Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print
Item 79581
Mending nets, South Bristol, ca. 1950
Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Early Fish Canneries in Brooklin
By the 1900s, numerous fish canneries began operating in Center Harbor, located within the Brooklin community. For over thirty years, these plants were an important factor in the community.
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering
"… active in supporting conservation measures in the fishing grounds they use. They are one of the few islands that created their own limits in local…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work
"He would fly over the fishing grounds, locate the schools of herring, and radio the location to the fishermen."
Story
From Naturalists to Environmentalists
by Andy Beahm
The beginnings of Maine Audubon in the Portland Society of Natural History
Story
Wabanaki Sovereignty
by Mali Obomsawin and Lokotah Sanborn
Bomazeen Land Trust, renewing and resuming Wabanaki caretaking and stewardship roles
