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The Last Beluga Fisherman
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Basque fisherman
1 of 23 		Poles for weir fishing, like those used by Émile Lizotte
2 of 23 		Poles making up the beluga fishing "rond" or "raccroc" (curved line)
3 of 23 		Remnant of the end of a broken pole in the mud
4 of 23 		Iron spontoon head
5 of 23 		Two of Émile Lizotte's harpoons (left) and spontoons used to kill belugas
6 of 23
Men killing belugas caught inside the poles
7 of 23 		Émile Lizotte killing a beluga with a spontoon
8 of 23 		Postcard of a successful beluga catch
9 of 23 		Men using high tide to retrieve the belugas that were caught
10 of 23 		Horse hauling beluga carcass ashore
11 of 23 		Boy hauling a recently captured beluga ashore
12 of 23
Beluga tail, pierced and with a cable attached, to anchor it to the "menoires"
13 of 23 		Beluga fishery employees stripping a mammal of its blubber
14 of 23 		Workers start cutting up belugas, even before all are on the beach
15 of 23 		Carving up a beluga using knives and iron hooks
16 of 23 		Gaff head
17 of 23 		Beam similar to the one used by Émile Lizotte to separate blubber from skin
18 of 23

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