Petten, Vernon. July 9, 2015. Crystal Braye interviewing Vernon Petten, Port-de-Grave.

Vernon Petten speaks to WBMNL staff Crystal Braye and Kaelyn Burke about boat building, longliners, and fishing. Vernon built his first longliner in 1955 and continued building until 1988. He discusses boat building regulations and fishing vessel sizes; fishing for crab, cod, tuna and other species;...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Braye, Crystal
Other Authors: Petten, Vernon (1935-), Vernon Petten was born in 1935 in Hibb's Cove, Port de Grave. He started fishing full-time at the age of fourteen. In 1955 Vernon began construction on his first longliner, the same year he married Shirley Badcock of Bay Roberts. Over his career as a fisherman, Vernon has fished for cod, crab, tuna, herring and other species. He has built ten longliners and a number of flats.
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Objects
Work
Architecture
building and construction
Boatbuilding
Boats
Fishing
Wooden boats
Wooden objects
Longliners
Fish Traps
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/boatmuseum/id/217
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Summary:Vernon Petten speaks to WBMNL staff Crystal Braye and Kaelyn Burke about boat building, longliners, and fishing. Vernon built his first longliner in 1955 and continued building until 1988. He discusses boat building regulations and fishing vessel sizes; fishing for crab, cod, tuna and other species; making and using cod traps; and Port de Grave.

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