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Description
Alewife fishing - Alewives trapped in wire enclosure in a pond in the brook andare dipped into the unloading box as needed. Farther south in their range,alewives are known as river herring. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection | Bob Williams)
Credit
NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection
Photographer
Bob Williams
Display Date
1968 April
Location
Virginia, Potomac River
Collection
Historic Fisheries
NOAA Affiliation
BCF