15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Stop seiners, waiting on spring and high tides

When herring are schooling in the spring stop seiners use dories to pull nets across the mouths of coves, stopping up the run. These dories are waiting for spring tides and better times.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2017
Photo Location: Stonington, Maine, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7000
Copyright: © James Denegre