An oyster schooner is a type of
traditional fishing boat
Traditionally, many different kinds of boats have been used as fishing boats to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Even today, many traditional fishing boats are still in use. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Org ...
specifically designed for the harvesting of
oysters. Typically, an oyster schooner was a
gaff-rigged
Gaff rig is a sailing rig (configuration of sails, mast and stays) in which the sail is four-cornered, fore-and-aft rigged, controlled at its peak and, usually, its entire head by a spar (pole) called the ''gaff''. Because of the size and shap ...
two-masted
schooner akin to the Dorchester schooner. They were used in the past in
Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay is the estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the northeast seaboard of the United States. It is approximately in area, the bay's freshwater mixes for many miles with the saltwater of the Atlantic Ocean.
The bay is bordered inland ...
until a blight killed most of the oysters in that area. A surviving example is the ''
A.J. Meerwald'' located in
Bivalve, New Jersey
Port Norris is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland- Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical ...
.
See also
* ''
A. J. Meerwald''
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''Cashier''
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''Katherine M. Lee''
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''Maggie S. Myers''
References
External links
''A. J. Meerwald'' History & Specifications
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Types of fishing vessels
+Oyster
Schooner
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