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Monday, August 5, 2013

Harvesting Alewives - Narraguagus River - Cherryfield, Maine- Late Spring 2013



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.

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