What was it like to fish the Pacific Ocean a century ago? A newspaper reporter participated with some fishermen from southern California and wrote up his experiences.
Fishing in the Pacific, Venetian Fishermen in California Who Spread Their Nets and Get Their Catches at Night.
Fishes are Tough and Oily, Marvelous Showing of the Jellyfish at Night–Flying [...]
The World of the Small Commercial Fishermen: Their Lives and Their Boats by Michael Meltzer is generously illustrated book that captures the fishing industry scene as it was in 1980 from Maine to Alaska. Recently I found a copy at a local used bookstore and enjoyed reading it very much. While it’s not in color, [...]
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