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An anthropologist describes the working world of Maine lobstermen, focusing on the intricate personal network that sustains them.
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UNIVERSITY PRESS OF NEW ENGLAND publishes books under its own imprint and is the publisher for Brandeis University Press, Dartmouth College, Middlebury College Press, University of New Hampshire, Tufts University, and Wesleyan University Press.
University Press of New England, Hanover, NH 03755 1988 by University Press of New England All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Acheson, James H. The lobster gangs of Maine.
Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Lobster fishersMaine. 2. Lobster fisheries Maine. I. Title. HD8039.F66U473 1988 338.3'7253841'09741 87-40506 ISBN 0-87451-437-1 ISBN 0-87451-451-7 (pbk.)
Page v
Dedication To Helen, Julie, Jim, Marion, Liz, Katie, and Daniel
Page vii
Contents
List of Illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
Introduction
1
1. Cycles
7
2. Kinship and Community
23
3. Harbor Gangs
48
4. Territories
71
5. Tricks of the Trade
84
6. Markets
115
7. Any Port in a Storm
133
8. Theory and Conclusion
142
Appendix. Economic and Biological Benefits of Territoriality
153
Notes
161
Glossary
165
References
169
Index
177
Page ix
Illustrations
Figures
1 The American Lobster
13
2 One Fisherman's Average Catch, Prices Received, and Days Fished
18
3 A Typical Lobstering Boat
86
4 A Lobster Trap
87
5 Fishing Gear Changes, Northern New England
111
Maps
1 Major Fishing Grounds and Currents, Gulf of Maine
10
2 Lobster Fishing Territories, Central Maine Coast
72
Photographs
followingpage 114
1 Wooden Traps Being Loaded
2 Leaving the Dock with a Small Load of Traps
3 A Lobster Boat in Muscongus Bay
Page x
4 Searching the Waters for the First String of Traps
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