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Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Salmon industry Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990Swan's Island Historical Society Swan’s Island was home to an Atlantic salmon farm and…"

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Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"In 1988, Mariculture Products started a salmon farm that was obtained and renamed "Island Aquaculture" by a local group in 1993."

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Blacksmith, Islesboro, ca. 1890

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Early fishermen set nets for salmon and haddock. Cod was caught on trawls, mostly for island consumption."

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Class of 1918 picnic, Strong, ca. 1914

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… different fish in Porter Lake are the landlocked salmon and lake trout, brook trout, rainbow smelt, smallmouth bass, white perch, yellow perch…"

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Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South Lubec, ca. 1880

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… site of the old Hilltop School 1980s • Growth of salmon aquaculture, sea urchin, scallop, lobster fisheries • New England Aquarium establishes Bay…"

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Jonathan Keyes Log Cabin, Rumford Corner, ca. 1900

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Indians for the purposes of fishing salmon at the “Great Falls.” There is little evidence that there was any permanent settlement in this area, but…"

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Map of Cobscook Bay Area, 1881

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Salmon aquaculture has also grown in Lubec and Campobello waters. Gathering balsam fir tips for the manufacture of Christmas wreaths, cutting fire…"