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Interview with Blair d’Entremont

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Identifier
NA 3477 (local)
Date
2003 (Date created)
Summary
Blair d’Entremont, interviewed by James Moreira and David Sanger, Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at the home of Blair d’Entremont in Lower West Pubnico, Nova Scotia, Canada. Mr. d’Entremont talks about his experiences growing up in Lower West Pubnico in a fishing family; father who was also a lobster fisherman and sword fisherman; lobstering and swordfishing in the summer months; education level for most the youth in Lower West Pubnico – up to eighth grade; no formal training in the fishing industry when the young boys first went out to sea; bought his lobster fishing license at 16 years of age; as a young boy first responsible for hauling swordfish into the dory and also lookout on the mast; hunting for swordfish off Camberton and Louisburg Harbor; the association between clear water and dark water with water temperatures; later primarily skippering his own vessels swordfishing; season started in mid July through August; developed a keen sense of tracking the swordfish without the use of navigation equipment and later on using old LORAN style navigation. Transcript: 40 pp
Recording: C2513 / CD1156 1 hour 15 minutes
Creator and/or Contributor
James Moreira (contributor), Blair d'Entremont (creator)
Language
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Other Subject Headings
Mr. d’Entremont talks about his experiences growing up in Lower West Pubnico in a fishing family. (Local)
Materials Designation
sound discs (CD)
manuscripts
Related Entities:
Blair d'Entremont (creator)