Men splitting fish on the wharf Across the Gut

Until the mid-1970s, salt cod was the main fish product from Branch. The catch was landed, gutted and split on the marginal wharves along the Gut. In earlier years, marginal wharves and fish stages lined the Gut on both sides. The east side was known as Across the Gut and a footbridge spanned the ch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Branch Cultural Historical Association
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 1930
Subjects:
Knowledge of the land/water and environment
Work
Cod fishing
Commercial fishing
Fishers
Fishing
Cod
Cod filleting
Codfish
Fish processing
Split cod
Wharves
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4380
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Summary:Until the mid-1970s, salt cod was the main fish product from Branch. The catch was landed, gutted and split on the marginal wharves along the Gut. In earlier years, marginal wharves and fish stages lined the Gut on both sides. The east side was known as Across the Gut and a footbridge spanned the channel. You can see the top of the foot bridge at the bottom of the photo.

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