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Carl
Tarnow - Net mender
Carl
Tarnow hanging a model pound net in the playground
Carl Tarnow
of Belford, NJ is a fourth generation retired commercial fisherman who
clammed and fished pound net traps on the Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays.
Carl Tarnow’s family ran their own seafood packing house in Belford and
he represented the area as a member of the Shellfish Council for several
years. Carl Tarnow designed and maintains the model pound net maze in Marshall
Meadows Exploration Park and is a valued speaker on pound net traditions.
At the Tuckerton Seaport, Carl Tarnow works with Gus Heinrichs in Perrine’s
boat works; he demonstrates net mending, and shares stories and pictures
of pound net fishing in Belford area.
Carl Tarnow’s
pound net models can be found at the Tuckerton Seaport. He restored a model
pound for Barnegat Light Historical Museum which was originally created
by Axel B. Carlson Jr. Carl Tarnow represented New Jersey commercial fishing
traditions at the 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the 2004 Long
Island Traditions Folklife Festival.
Carl
Tarnow is a retired pound-net fisherman, clammer, oysterman and net
mender. You can find Carl Tarnow at Tuckerton Seaport on Fridays helping
out in Perrine's boat works.
