Herring Weir

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A fixed trap that fish can easily find their way into, but cannot easily find their way out. This particular weir pictured controls the channel between islands and is common along the coast of Maine.

Keywords

agriculture, farming, fish, food, net, hunting, fishing, fisheries, fishery

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Miscellaneous Agriculture

Source

John H. Finley ed. Nelson's Perpetual Loose-Leaf Encyclopaedia (vol. 5) (New York, NY: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1917)

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