Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"When that stock was depleted, fisherman would adjust to catch another variety. Men who worked making, Swan's Island, ca."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… people and the itinerant New England fisherman who remained the region’s primary European population."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"Closed seasons, lobster size limits, licensing of fisherman, and protection of seed lobsters have been some of the measures Maine has taken to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"A lobster fisherman would either go to Stratton and Bluff Islands or along Prouts Neck to Richmond Island."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"The fisherman would go out and sometimes catch 8-10 fish a day. These days, people will catch one or two fish a day."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… squatters surviving as farmers, hunters, fisherman.Theirs is partly a story of discrimination; they were often referred to as Otter's Tail…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… wild and uninhabited while still allowing the fisherman their limited use of Malaga. Photo Illustrations by Kate Philbrick As a documentary…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… of The Boston Herald reported, “Never did a fisherman bait his traps with more alluring or attractive morsels that did Reverend P."