GBC
Traditional Fisheries

Stick

Modern equivalent

Approx. 25 fish

A processing measure consisting of 25 fish threaded onto a wooden spit for hanging in smokehouses.

The stick combined processing utility with inventory control. By threading fish directly onto wooden rods, smokehouse workers could easily move, count, and hang thousands of catches uniformly.

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