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Hoop Net

Document Type: Photo/Image
Geographic Location:
ID Number: LB1995_72_202
Keywords: Fisheries, Lobstering, LB1995.72.202


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Description:
Hoop net, used in lobster fishing before the wooden lath pots were developed. They were set flat on the bottom with bait attached in the middle of the hoop. These pots needed to be tended more often, as the food was the only thing keeping the lobster from leaving.


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