There were fishermen's dories bouncing about like happy children in the shallower waters near the shore.
"Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North"
Fullerton Waldo
True, there are fewer towns supported by this industry, fewer boats and men engaged in it; but in part this is due to the fact that the steam fishing boat carrying a large fleet of dories accomplishes in one season with fewer hands eight or ten times the work that the old-fashioned pink or schooner did.
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot
The methods of dividing the proceeds of the catch differed, but in no sense did the wage system exist, except for one man on board-the cook, who was paid from $40 to $60 a month, besides being allowed to fish in return for caring for the vessel when all the men were out in dories.
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot