Name: Hyde and Doolittle Fisheries report a strong whitefish return, 1961
Start: 1961-10
End: 1961-10
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1961-10
Kind: Conservation
Where: Beaver Island
Participants: Charles I. "Charlie" Martin (property_owner) · Dick Martin (property_owner)
Carried out by: Hyde and Doolittle Fisheries
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: fishingeconomycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In October 1961, Hyde and Doolittle Fisheries of St. James were setting nets for whitefish and reportedly taking 50–60 pounds at each lift, including a fish weighing five pounds. The Beaver Beacon names Charles and Dick Martin as the fishery’s owners.

Evidence and limits

This is a local newspaper fishing report, not a complete harvest ledger, fishery license, or vessel/net-location record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1961, “Whitefish Return.”
Reports Hyde and Doolittle Fisheries of St. James setting whitefish nets, taking 50 to 60 pounds at each lift, and catching a fish weighing five pounds. It names Charles and Dick Martin as owners but does not supply a catch ledger, net locations, permit, or complete business record.
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Beaver Beacon, October 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Hyde and Doolittle Fisheries report a strong whitefish return, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-whitefish-return-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1961, “Whitefish Return.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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