Saunders, Rex. August 11, 2016. Crystal Braye interviewing Rex Saunders, St. Lunaire-Griquet.

Rex talks about life in St. Lunaire-Griquet including: fishing for cod, crab and salmon; hunting seals; different types of fishing gear used (including jigger, trawl, cod traps, gillnets); different boats used throughout the years (including row boats, motor boats, speed boats and longliners); chang...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Braye, Crystal
Other Authors: Saunders, Rex (1942-), Rex was born in 1942 in St. Lunaire to Fred and Olive Saunders. He started fishing with his father around the age of 13. He spent a number of summers fishing in Labrador with his father when he was young and on his own when he reached his twenties. He married his wife Irene in 1964 and together they had five children. Rex was primarily a fisherman but also spent some time working in the woods. In 2009, his boat capsized and he spent two days on an ice floe awaiting rescue and has published a book about the incident titled, "Man on the Ice".
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Objects
Work
Boats
Fishing
Fishing equipment
Towns
Wooden boats
Wooden objects
Communities
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/boatmuseum/id/216
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Summary:Rex talks about life in St. Lunaire-Griquet including: fishing for cod, crab and salmon; hunting seals; different types of fishing gear used (including jigger, trawl, cod traps, gillnets); different boats used throughout the years (including row boats, motor boats, speed boats and longliners); changes in the community over his life (weather, roads, electricity, Moratorium); and spending two days on an ice floe when his boat capsized. Rex's wife Irene is also present for part of the interview.

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