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The Sardine Industry
Document Type: Photo/Image
Geographic Location: Eastport, Maine
ID Number: Goode_Herring_Weir
Keywords: Fisheries, Herring
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Description:
Shore herring weir near Eastport, Me.; the common form of brush weir. Poles driven into the bottom interlaced with brush guide the herring into a trap from which they can be netted.
This image is from G. Brown Goode's The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States,1884-1887, Section V, Plate 128.
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