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Fishermen and Fishing
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Photography
Title
Dragging with Lester Orcutt Photographs
Year
1976
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.
Type
Photography
Title
Crazy Avery
Year
1984
As a direct descendant of Barney Beal, Avery Kelley is known for his ability to tell stories. Jill Harvey speaks to Kelley about being Beal Island's storyteller.
Type
Multimedia
Title
It Is What It Is
Year
2014
As a commercial lobsterman, Mary Todd navigates her way through a man's world. Galen Koch documents the work that Todd does as a lobsterman and how her gender plays a role in her work experiences.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Against the Current
Year
2013
The population of wild salmon is in danger of becoming extinct, but a group of conservationists in East Machias are trying to save them. Nora Saks documents the efforts of the members of the East Machias Aquatic Research Center to save the wild salmon.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Million Dollar Babies
Year
2013
As the price of eels went up, the few elvers in Maine began to experience poaching and other issues due to all of the money involved. Alison Hudson investigates what elvers have had to do in order to do their work.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Trappings of Conservation: The Role of Environmentalism in the Maine Lobster Fishery
Year
2012
In order to conserve the lobster population and industry, individuals have turned to artificial reefs and fishing regulations. Jessica Miller highlights how fishery conservation is done through different methods.
Type
Multimedia
Title
A Life Lost- Multimedia
Year
2012
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.
Type
Multimedia
Title
The Fish or Cut Bait Moment
Year
2012
Living on an island requires certain adjustments that some individuals cannot make. Kimberlee Poole explores the reality of Generation X and Yers who choose to live the alternative island lifestyle in North Haven.
Type
Multimedia
Title
On The River
Year
2013
Since he was a kid, David Gilbert has dug for clams in the Damariscotta River. Julie Rawe profiles how Gilbert has moved to harvesting oysters due to ecosystem shifts.
Type
Magazine
Title
Salt Magazine 2007-2008: Number 65
Year
2007
The Salt 2007-2008 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on fishermen in Taunton Bay, broadcasting, and spirituality.
Type
Magazine
Title
Salt Magazine II: Number 4, April 1976
Year
The April 1976 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on rum running, ice fishing, and making soap.
Type
Magazine
Title
Salt Magazine V: Number 1, August 1979
Year
The August 1979 issue of Salt Magazine features stories on boat building, fishermen, and Indian culture.
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