These photos were taken by Myles Stewart during the annual
oolichan harvest at Fishery Bay. Myles was part of the Walter Camp crew.
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Figure 1: Gulls
returning to the Nass signify fish in the river.
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Figure 2: Getting
ready to drop the net.
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Figure 3: Bringing
in a full net.
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Figure 4: Throwing
the catch onto the larger boat.
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Figure 5: Loading
up the big boat.
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Figure 6:
Unloading and moving the oolichan to the bin on shore.
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Figure 7: The bin
is full.
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Figure 8: Last
fish! Now the fish cure for a few days.
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Figure 9:
Preparing the fire pit for making grease.
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Figure 10: Myles
stomping clay for the fire pit.
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Figure 11: Now for
the grease-making pot.
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Figure 12: Adding
layers to make the pot deeper.
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Figure 13: Making
sure the pipe is in place to separate the grease.
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Figure 14: Loading
the fire.
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Figure 15: Adding
water to the pot.
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Figure 16: Loading
the oolichan in the grease pot.
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Figure 17: Putting
the oolichan into the boiling water.
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Figure 18: View of
the oolichan bin as it is being emptied.
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Figure 19: Slowly
emptying the oolichan bin.
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Figure 20: Lunch
break - cooking crab in the boiling water.
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Figure 21: The
golden grease is coming to the top.
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Figure 22:
Stirring to prevent burning the bottom.
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Figure 23:
Preparing to skim the grease from the surface.
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Figure 24:
Skimming the top layer of grease from the pot.
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Figure 25: The
golden grease is ready to be poured off.
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Figure 26: The
filter collects impurities as the grease is collected in buckets.
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