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Lifelines: Canada's East Coast Fisheries

Cross Currents
500 Generations of Aboriginal Fishing 
in Atlantic Canada
 
A Late Summer Day on the Tracadie River
Cross Currents: 
500 Generations of Aboriginal Fishing in Atlantic Canada

 

Archaeological sites are abundant along the resource-rich saltwater estuaries of New Brunswick's northeastern shore. From early spring through late fall, aboriginal peoples placed fish weirs, using nets and various types of woven traps, in spots where the river flowed deeply close to shore. Eel, gaspereau, striped bass, salmon and trout were caught in large numbers at peak times during spawning runs. Eels, in particular, were obtained year-round, being easily caught in weirs, speared from boats or through the ice in winter.


Acadian eel fishing - 
Photograph: David Keenlyside

Acadian eel fishing, Tracadie River, New Brunswick
(Photo: David Keenlyside, Canadian Museum of Civilization)



Archaeological investigations - 
Photograph: David Keenlyside

Archaeological investigations on the Tracadie River, New Brunswick
(Photo: David Keenlyside, Canadian Museum of Civilization)


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