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Monterey’s Master Boat Builders

When Monterey Harbor was the center of the Pacific sardine industry, a critical factor in that success was the fishing craft constructed by a father and two sons: Angelo Siino, son Raymond, and son Frank, who together were the Monterey Boatworks on Wave Street. The elder Siino emigrated from Sicily and first settled with his [...]

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2009 10 20 Administrator Historic working boat
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View Alaskan Salmon Fishing Pictures

Looking for photos of salmon fishing in Alaska? Alaska-in-Pictures offers some excellent views! It takes an extra click or two: look for the links to “Alaskan activities” and then go to “salmon fishing” and “commercial fishing”.
The painting left is one I made last year of “The Shanbre”, an Alaskan salmon troller.
Carol Lois Haywood
Pacific Marine Artist

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2009 10 10 Administrator Contemporary working boat
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Classic Summary of America’s Fishing Challenges

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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2009 10 04 Administrator Contemporary working boat
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