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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
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Cork floats used with lobster traps.
109 of 144 		Wooden bouy used in lobster fishing. They attached to the lobster trap.
110 of 144 		Lobster traps on the Government Wharf await 'Setting day', the last Monday in November
111 of 144 		Dry Lobster Smacks
112 of 144 		The 'Chester Marshall' and 'Grace Kirby' picking up lobsters from a D.B. Kenney lobster car.
113 of 144 		Sometimes lobsters are different colors than red. Here is a blue lobster as it came from the trap.
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A tuna caught at Westport in the 1940s
115 of 144 		A large turtle caught by local fishermen.
116 of 144 		Basking Shark caught by local fishermen
117 of 144 		A sunfish caught by local fishermen.
118 of 144 		A shark being processed at D. B. Keneny Fisheries.
119 of 144 		The haul up at Connor Brothers plant
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Log Lines used to determine the speed of a vessel
121 of 144 		Lantern holders
122 of 144 		A lantern used in the 30s on boats to warn of their position on the water.
123 of 144 		Sextant
124 of 144 		Patents, used for easy access to hooks and gangions (line that holds hooks) on trawl lines.
125 of 144 		Oars, used for rowing boats.
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