Record #:

22450

Author(s):

Leary, William J., Jr.

Abstract:

From the colonial periods to the early twentieth century, fishing constituted a major economic activity in North Carolina. There is early evidence of commercial fisheries and distinct traditions of fishing shad, herring, rock, bass and sturgeon.

Source:

The North Carolina Booklet (NoCar F 251 .N86), Vol. 14 Issue 4, April 1915, p173-194

Subject(s):

Fisheries--North Carolina; Fishing--North Carolina