262 MARINE PRODUCTS OF COMMERCE 



The main body of the weir is a large circular or heart-shaped enclosme. This 

 is formed by driving long, heavy posts into the bottom, with smaller posts set 

 closely in between. Fine brush is then interwoven between these smaller posts, 

 horizontally on the lower portion and vertically in the upper part, so that the 

 latter is visible at high tide. A lead of brush extends from the shore to the mouth 

 of the trap, made simply by driving heavy branches so closely together into the 



Fig. 13-19. Typical brush weir employed in the sardine fishery of Maine. 



Fig. 13-20. Loading sardines into boat from a weir pocket along the Maine 



coast. 



