An oyster buy-boat, also known as deck boat, is an approximately 40–90 foot long wooden boat with a large open deck which serviced oyster tongers and dredgers. Similar in function to sardine carriers, buy boats circulated among the harvesters collecting their catches, then delivered their loads to a wholesaler or oyster processing house.[1] This spared the fishermen the task and its downtime, allowing them to catch more oysters.[2] Buy-boats also bought seed oysters, or spat, for planting in oyster beds.[1]
- ^ a b Chowning, Larry S. (July 2, 2012). Urbanna (Images of America series). Arcadia Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 978-0738592350. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ Mendlowitz, Benjamin (1998). The Guide to Wooden Power Boats. W.W. Norton & Company. pp. 164. ISBN 0393046605. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
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