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The Last Beluga Fisherman
Hot Spot: Fishing, technique

 
Beluga fishing locations in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and Rivière-Ouelle
1 of 12 		Nautical chart, Department of Marine and Fisheries Canada
2 of 12 		Poles making up the beluga fishing "rond" or "raccroc" (curved line)
3 of 12 		Men with beluga catch
4 of 12 		Fishermen with their horses in the river's icy waters
5 of 12 		Men at high tide hauling in the belugas caught in the poles
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Men killing belugas caught inside the poles
7 of 12 		Émile Lizotte killing a beluga with a spontoon
8 of 12 		House on the point, where the employees lived
9 of 12 		Men using high tide to retrieve the belugas that were caught
10 of 12 		Beluga tail, pierced and with a cable attached, to anchor it to the "menoires"
11 of 12 		Beluga cemetery and cross at Pointe de la Rivière Ouelle
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