Record #:

12564

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

A fishing county since the early 18th century, Bertie County benefitted from the introduction of Seine nets as early as 1713, utilizing this method through 1915. The last seine to operate in the county was the Sutton Beach station, also known as Avoca, the largest and most successful of all the Albemarle Sound fisheries.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 31 Issue 24, Apr 1964, p15-16, il

Subject(s):

Bertie County--Economic conditions; Fisheries--Bertie County