Records, United States Customhouse (Castine, Me.), 1908-1917

• Main Author: United States Customhouse (Castine, Me.)
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1908
• Subjects: Atlantic cod fishing; Coastwise shipping; Customs administration; Fish trade; Salt industry and trade; Saltwater fishing; Atlantic Coast (U.S.); Maine; Castine; Atlantic Coast (Canada); Agricultural and Resource Economics; Aquaculture and Fisheries; Canada; atlantic cod; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fisheries/127; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1097&context=fisheries

Records include coaster’s manifests and related papers for various coasting vessels employed in the importation and exportation of salt used for curing fish and salted fish, including cod and herring, with mention of both foreign and domestic ports, 1908-1917; ship’s papers for various schooners out of Castine, Me. on fishing voyages, primarily cod and herring, to the Grand Banks and the Newfoundland fisheries, including mention of fishing outfits and salt carried on board for curing fish at sea, 1913-1917. [From Series I of the Customhouse Records Collection, Penobscot Marine Museum. Note: Oversized documents necessitated scanning of some pages in two parts.]