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Regulated Fishing Weirs,1923

Available in two sizes.

Price range: $40.00 through $125.00

Trap fishing is part of the Cape’s rich marine history. Hundreds of fishing weirs, or traps, were set up in the bay, regulated by the US Department of Fisheries. This reproduction map identifies the location of all the fishing weirs in Truro’s bay in 1923.