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Seining the Victory Weir

LONG ISLAND BAY As three boats prepare to seine The Victory Weir, dawn bathes the serene waters of Long Island Bay. The circular pattern of the herring weir is a precise combination of wooden stakes (driven into the sea-bed) surrounded by netting and twine. Strategically placed in shoal water, and fueled by the flowing tide, the “fish fence” is designed to trap migrating fish as they move along the coastline. Primitive brush weirs were first used by native peoples in the bay. As technology improved it was the European settlers who introduced the design so typical around Grand Manan today.

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