Sea captains' logbooks from the 1800's
 

Very interesting article .



http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0201/p20s01-usgn.html

This is an awesome article. Thanks for posting it.

I found this part especially interesting.

<<<<<Likewise, in 1861, fishermen from a handful of Maine fishing hamlets using small sailboats and baited hand lines were able to catch more cod than were caught in the entire Gulf of Maine between 1996 and 1999 by the entire US fleet, with their powerful engines, enormous bottom trawling nets, high-tech fish finders, and satellite navigation systems. >>>>>>

The good old days, before we got all "efficient"