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| 1894 | 1 |
1 story matching codfish
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:catfish, cod, cornish, redfish, crawfish, codd
- The Bering Sea's Brazen Seal Poachers, as Told by a Port Townsend Captain
A sealing schooner back from five months in the Bering Sea describes a coordinated scheme of lookouts, false alibis and cached skins used to outwit the revenue cutters.
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- A Fishing Surprise in Guemes Channel
A local fisherman makes an unexpected catch when he discovers a shark hooked on his halibut line.
- Bellingham Bay's Monster Starfish
A local fisherman hauls in a record-breaking sea creature from the pilings of an old wharf.
- The Uncharted Riches of the Deep Sea
In 1891, visionary fisheries expert James G. Swan argued that Washington's future wealth wasn't just in timber, but in the massive, untapped halibut and cod banks off the coast.