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| After the alewives are caught, they are transferred to "tote like" containers and used by lobster men as bait their lobster traps. A shortage of alewives could affect the fishermen lobster catch season. |
Seen in this photograph are two lobstermen with net capturing alewives just above the Narraguagus River in cherryfield, Maine.
Alewives swim through a gate into a fenced pen on the Narraguagus River
just above the dam in Cherryfield. In years gone by alewives were part of some Maine families meals. Now a days alewives are used as bait for lobster traps.
After a hard days work harvesting alewives the lobster men gather around the tail gate to review the day and make work related jokes.
