This page is dedicated to Nova Scotia fishermen and mariners
lost at sea, their families and survivors.
IN MEMORY OF THE 21 CREWMEN
OF THE BULK CARRIER "FLARE" WHO LOST THEIR LIVES OFF THE COAST OF
ST.PIERRE, MIQUELON ON JANUARY 16, 1998 AND A SALUTE TO THE CANADIAN SEARCH
AND RESCUE CREWS WHO PICKED UP THE 4 SURVIVORS AND THE BODIES IN TREACHEROUS
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Fishing? -
It was "A WAY OF LIFE"
Lunenburg fishing fleet, Newfoundland
c. late 1920s
Photograph courtesy Maxwell Corkum
The province of Nova Scotia in Canada juts out into the Atlantic
Ocean. Historically, the major share of the economy of this province has
been based on fishing, shipbuilding and sea-faring.
The old way of life of the sea has almost disappeared.
- continuously changing snippets
(for Archives, click here).
Fishing Facts :
The Canadian Government released figures on the value of the Fisheries:
$7,689.374.75 for the year for Nova Scotia giving employment to 39,000.
For New Brunswick $3,185,674 giving employment to 10,000. For Prince Edward
Island $1,272,467.04. For Quebec $2,138,997.12. This is the value of the
fisheries catch only, not boats etc. Bridgewater Bulletin August 5,
1885
Primitive painting by Ivan Scott Tanner (1918-1995),
Stonehurst, painted in house paints c. 1980.
Depicts schooner with dories on Grand Banks
Down
to the Sea in Ships
- our sister site in Gloucester, MA, where so many men from The Provinces
went to fish and were lost.
What's New on these pages? - January 18, 1998
Memorials to Fishermen and Mariners in Nova Scotia with photographs,
inscriptions; names of those lost; names matched to a number of vessels;
Blessings of the Fleets 
August Gales of 1926-27 - several schooners lost
off Sable Island with names of crews lost
Nova Scotia fishermen and mariners lost organized by individual
counties(names that are not on memorials)
Alphabetical index list of names of those lost compilation
of names from memorials, counties and crew lists.
Tributes and Plaques -tributes & plaques in
parts of Nova Scotia concerning seafaring, with pictures and inscriptions
Some personal recollections of the sea
The Ties That Bind - Nova Scotia and Gloucester,
Massachusetts
No Ties To Bind - Canada, United States, Reciprocity,
Tariffs and the Fisheries
The Way It Was - stories containing facts of how
the fisheries was
Newspaper and book articles or extracts - tragedies,
mysteries, happy endings and light reading
Rum Running!!
Seafaring Lore - weather, legends, bits and pieces
Photographs - old and new
Contemporary photographs
Winter and summer
Older scenes and photographs
Fishing boats
Past Glories
Nova Scotia Map - basic - largish file, 60 KB
Please note: the maps below are links,
so remember to (1) bookmark this page first and (2) use your Back button
on your browser to return to here!
Nova
Scotia maps, click on individual areas - terrific detail
Newfoundland
maps, click on individual areas - terrific detail
New
Brunswick maps, click on individual areas - terrific detail
Prince
Edward Island maps, click on individual areas - terrific detail
Gloucester/Cape
Ann, Massachusetts
Books
Interesting Links reorganized and
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Last updated January 18, 1998 
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