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Gathering commercial oysters is done chiefly by dredging or tonging

Description

Gathering commercial oysters is done chiefly by dredging or tonging.However, in certain areas much harvesting was done by oystermen who gather themby hand at low tide.

Photographer

Archival photograph by Mr. Sean Linehan

Display Date

1938 Ca.

Location

Near Beaufort, South Carolina

Collection

Historic Fisheries

NOAA Affiliation

NOS

Keywords

Fisheries
Historical