Seining herring, Lubec, ca. 1940

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This fisherman stands in a small boat inside a weir, or fish trap (identified by the poles in the background), pulling in the seine (net) visibly filled with herring. The seine had been attached to the poles of the weir, supported by the floats or bouys visible on the twine.

The herring may be smoked and packed in boxes, or canned as sardines. As the industry grew, larger boats called seiners used hydraulic powered cranes for harvesting, but in the older days it was all muscle. The fisherman here is identified on the back of the print as Norman O’Brien.

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Title: Seining herring, Lubec, ca. 1940
Creation Date: circa 1940
Subject Date: circa 1940
Local Name: Boot Cove
Town: Lubec
County: Washington
State: ME
Media: Photograph
Dimensions (cm): 96 x 76
Local Code: 623 jpg
Object Type: Image

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Lubec Historical Society
135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652

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