Thirteen of the canneries were in the Tignish to Miminegash areas. Only two canneries remain in operation in the West Prince area today Royal Star Foods Ltd., at Tignish Fisheries Co- operative and Abegweit Seafoods Ltd. at Anglo Tignish. In the early year of fishing there were no port facilities at Campbellton, Cape Wolfe, Waterford, Nail Pond, Frog Pond, Phee Shore,

Black Marsh, North Cape, Logies or Seacow Pond. With canneries and fish

buyers in abundance in

those areas, little settle- ments were set up around i the coastline as close as possible to where the fish- ing businesses were situ- ated. With no harbours, raceways were constructed by means of poles and platforms that were extended out into the water. This is where the fishing boats would offload and load their catches.

Severe storms and high tides that swept away acres of coastline over the years have left little or no identity today, of the little settlements and the people who lived there at the time. This along with the closing out of smaller canneries, forced fishermen to move closer to where government harbors were constructed. With extended wharf space today, the designated harbours at Tignish fisheries, Seacow Pond, and Skinners pond have ample mooring for their boats.

Forgotten in our modern days of fishing are the struggles of the pioneer fishermen. A history of what has gone on before and

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