Pam Berry captures the activity at Custom House Wharf in Portland.

For most of his 74 years in Kennebunk, Bert Graves has been a smelt fisher. Mark Emerson and others explore how the smelt fishing technique works by talking to Graves and Harvey Bixby.

Amanda Herman captures the fishing business within the Stonington community.

By speaking with old-time Mainers, Jay York and other Salt students were able to learn the proper way to eat a lobster. York documents the experience.

Dorothy O'Keefe profiles the work fisherman do on the rapids of the Mousam River to catch fish.

Stephen O. Muskie profiles the work fisherman do on the rapids of the Mousam River to catch fish.

Lynn Kippax Jr. captures photographs of Norman Collins, a workers at O'Hara Fish Corporation.

A key staple to fishing is bait, and in Maine there are individuals who practice wormdigging. Jennifer Dowell speaks with some of these men and learns about capturing and dealing bait.

In the Jonesport-Beals Island area, one man has fished more years than most. Andrea Downs and Cindy Pinkham speak to Sam Polk about his love for the sea.

Lisa Jones speaks about her husband Joseph, who drowned while drag net fishing for sea urchins. Jones discusses the relationship she had with her husband and the difficulty of moving on.

Zac Barr highlights the work of sea cucumber harvesters and processors, and discusses how the business brings in good money for the workers and fishermen. Barr also speaks on the Hispanic community that works for the Cherry Point plant.

Out at Wood Island at four in the morning, Lester Orcutt is ready to start his daily routine of dragging. Herbert Baum III joins Orcutt has he drags to learn about this fishing method and the work draggers perform.