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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
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Sometimes lobsters are different colors than red. Here is a blue lobster as it came from the trap.
163 of 239 		A tuna caught at Westport in the 1940s
164 of 239 		A large turtle caught by local fishermen.
165 of 239 		Basking Shark caught by local fishermen
166 of 239 		A sunfish caught by local fishermen.
167 of 239 		A shark being processed at D. B. Keneny Fisheries.
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The haul up at Connor Brothers plant
169 of 239 		Log Lines used to determine the speed of a vessel
170 of 239 		Lantern holders
171 of 239 		A lantern used in the 30s on boats to warn of their position on the water.
172 of 239 		Sextant
173 of 239 		Patents, used for easy access to hooks and gangions (line that holds hooks) on trawl lines.
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Oars, used for rowing boats.
175 of 239 		Trawl roller
176 of 239 		Double 'shive block'.
177 of 239 		A 'marlin'
178 of 239 		A sounding device. Instrument, used to measure the depth of the water that the boat was sailing in.
179 of 239 		A compass, one of the fisherman's most important posessions.
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