Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
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We were pleased to have author John Maiolo visit us for a book signing during the NC Folklore Society meeting on April 3, 2004.

Hard Times and a Nickel Bucket tells the story of the shrimp fishing industry from the days when women were paid a nickel a bucket to head them, through current day issues. Tthe biology of the animals, changes in technology, competition among the various harvesters, imports of low priced shrimp, and resource managers’ attempts to come to grips with various sources of competition and conflict foster intriguing and innovative adaptations.

The communities within which the fishery developed and flourished are described as well (e.g. Southport, Harker’s Island, Morehead City and Beaufort) along with the modern forces of change reshaping both their economic bases and cultural milieux.

Those who use and enjoy North Carolina’s coast, are interested in its development as a major commercial fishing region, or its development as a center for recreation, will find the book informative.