Journal of Fishing Voyage, Fishing Boat Eastern Star, 1853

Journal for the boat Eastern Star, a fishing vessel, presumably cod Fishing, whose Skipper was Andrew H. Burnham. The log records wind speed and direction as well as number of fish taken by each crew member, but no details on locations of Fishing grounds. The vessel sailed out of Cape Porpoise (Me.)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burnham, Andrew H
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1853
Subjects:
Atlantic cod fishing
Fishers
Maine
Cape Porpoise (Me.)
Saltwater Fishing
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Aquaculture and Fisheries
atlantic cod
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fisheries/9
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=fisheries
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Summary:Journal for the boat Eastern Star, a fishing vessel, presumably cod Fishing, whose Skipper was Andrew H. Burnham. The log records wind speed and direction as well as number of fish taken by each crew member, but no details on locations of Fishing grounds. The vessel sailed out of Cape Porpoise (Me.), and the log includes a handwritten Oath of Master at the end of the Journal taken at the U.S. Custom House, Kennebunk.

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