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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>The
Friends of the </span></font></b><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><st1:PlaceType><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Museum</span></font></b></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Presents<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Weir
Fishing on </span></font></b><st1:place><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cape
Cod</span></b></st1:place><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>:</span></b> <i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>a present-day
perspective of </span></font></i><st1:place><i><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>Cape Cod</span></font></i></st1:place><i><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>’s historic
fishing industry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>By
photographer and fisherwoman <span class=SpellE>Shareen</span> Davis<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:date Month="3"
Day="10" Year="2009"><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Tuesday, March 10, 2009</span></font></b></st1:date><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> at </span></font></b><st1:time
Hour="13" Minute="30"><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>1:30</span></font></b></st1:time><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Cape
Cod</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><st1:PlaceType><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Museum</span></font></b></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>869 Rte
6A, </span></font></b><st1:place><st1:City><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Brewster</span></font></b></st1:City><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>, </span></font></b><st1:State><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>MA</span></font></b></st1:State><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><st1:PostalCode><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>02631</span></font></b></st1:PostalCode></st1:place><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>508-896-3867
x 133 www.ccmnh.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </span></font></b><st1:date Month="2" Day="17" Year="2009"><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>February 17, 2009</span></font></b></st1:date><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Contact:
Gayle <span class=SpellE>Kenerson</span> 508-385-2192 or <a
href="mailto:gck1@comcast.net">gck1@comcast.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Friends of CCMNH monthly
meeting will be held on<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b></span></font><st1:date
Month="3" Day="10" Year="2009"><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Tuesday,
March 10, 2009</span></font></st1:date><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>at </span></font><st1:time Hour="13" Minute="0"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>1:00pm</span></font></st1:time><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>, followed by the<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>program<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>,
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Weir Fishing on </span></font><st1:place>Cape Cod</st1:place>: <font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>a present-day perspective of </span></font><st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Cape Cod</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>’s historic fishing industry. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>With </span></font>photographer
and fisherwoman <span class=SpellE>Shareen</span> Davis<font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=GramE><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>at</span></font></b></span><b><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><st1:time
Hour="13" Minute="30"><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>1:30</span></font></b></st1:time><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>.</span></font></b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Friends members/free, guests/$3<b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In Nantucket Sound, weir fishing became an important industry in the
1800s. In its heyday fish weirs lined the inshore waters of the Sound from
</span></font><st1:City><st1:place>Chatham</st1:place></st1:City> westward
harvesting seasonal migratory fish. Though little has changed in the
practice of present day weir <span class=GramE>fishing ,</span> much has
changed in industry itself . <st1:City><st1:place>Davis</st1:place></st1:City>
will speak about the history and dynamics of <st1:place>Cape <span class=GramE>Cod</span></st1:place><span
class=GramE>’s existing</span> weir fishing and the challenges it faces
in the modern day fishing industry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City><st1:place><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Davis</span></font></st1:place></st1:City> is a <st1:City><st1:place>Chatham</st1:place></st1:City>
native with generational ties to the town's fishing industry. She is co-owner
of the weir fishing business <span class=SpellE><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Monomoy</span></b></span><b><span style='font-weight:bold'> Trap Company</span></b>.
She is also a noted freelance photographer who produces diverse photojournalism
for local and national publications and dynamic commercial imagery for
companies and artists. She showed her work in the Museum's <span class=SpellE>Marshview</span>
room last <span class=GramE>fall .</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Attached is a picture of Ms. Davis, taken by photographer Candace
Cochrane.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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