The doryman's reflection : a fisherman's life / Paul Molyneaux.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molyneaux, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Raynes, Bernard.

Fishers--Biography.

Fishers.

Fisheries--Maine.

Fisheries.

Maine.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

266 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Thunder's Mouth Press, [2005]

Summary:

Fishermen exist as relics, the last hunter-gatherers among us. Their boats, crammed with ropes and nets, carry the mystique of a near-forgotten world ruled by the elements.

This is the story of Bernard Raynes, one of Maine's last independent commercial fishermen. The author, now an accomplished writer, was once Raynes's apprentice, a young man with no experience who came to Maine with a dream of working on a boat.

In the early 1980s, these two men shared some of the fishing industry's best years. But their world changed. The author discusses the factors-personal and political, environmental and economic-that led to the decline of New England fishing. While Raynes still hangs on, thanks to a philosophy of hard work, consolidation leaves few choices for young fishermen.

For over three centuries, Raynes's ancestors invested their futures in the lives of fish. They learned to think like fish. Few today could match his skills, but they don't have to. Technology has edged Raynes out, and his fishing legacy will die with him.

Contents:

Part 1 No Refuge 1

1 No Refuge 3

2 Kerr's Pond 6

3 The Stratton Report 20

4 Midwives 26

5 Voyager 33

Part 2 Home on the Ocean 63

6 Alton's Shoes 65

7 Swordfish! 1983 79

8 The Sea Trek 96

9 Swordfish! (Reprise) 1985 105

Part 3 The Way of the Fisherman 115

10 Rockland, Maine, 1926 117

11 The LeBlancs' Journey 119

12 Haddock Nubble, 1930 132

13 Irene & Alton 147

Part 4 Living in the Eye of the Storm 179

14 Generation X 181

15 Dorymates 209

16 Poets and Warriors 218

Part 5 Closing 251

17 Twenty Years of Tar 253

Family Tree 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-264).

ISBN:

1560256699 :

OCLC:

58544237