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Crabbing In Newport, An Oregon Beach Town

A Crab Pot
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A crab pot with line and float coiled inside was one of many stacked on the sidewalk that afternoon.

Crabbing In Newport An Oregon Beach Town   •  SW Bay Boulevard   •  Newport, Oregon external link   •  (Photo Taken 12:32:06 Friday 1 January 2016)   •  (Story Posted Saturday 23 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5736
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Colorful Pots
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The use of colored lines and decorated floats served to identify the owner of the pots when found out in the open sea.

Crabbing In Newport An Oregon Beach Town   •  SW Bay Boulevard   •  Newport, Oregon external link   •  (Photo Taken 12:32:11 Friday 1 January 2016)   •  (Story Posted Saturday 23 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5737
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Stacks Of Pots
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A forklift unloaded a truck across the street and stacked pots on the sidewalk. Other forklifts moved the pots from the sidewalk into a warehouse.

Crabbing In Newport An Oregon Beach Town   •  SW Bay Boulevard   •  Newport, Oregon external link   •  (Photo Taken 12:32:29 Friday 1 January 2016)   •  (Story Posted Saturday 23 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5738
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Pots Partly Blocked Sidewalk
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The sidewalks on SW Bay Boulevard were too narrow to begin with, but were made even narrower when crab pots were stacked in front of a warehouse.

Crabbing In Newport An Oregon Beach Town   •  SW Bay Boulevard   •  Newport, Oregon external link   •  (Photo Taken 12:33:18 Friday 1 January 2016)   •  (Story Posted Saturday 23 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5739
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Truck Loaded With Pots
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A truck was parked on the other side of the street. It was full of crab pots that were being unloaded and moved into a warehouse.

Crabbing In Newport An Oregon Beach Town   •  SW Bay Boulevard   •  Newport, Oregon external link   •  (Photo Taken 12:33:32 Friday 1 January 2016)   •  (Story Posted Saturday 23 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5740
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Tunnel
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A tunnel through the warehouse revealed that, in addition to the sidewalk on the near side, the other side had a dock.

Crabbing In Newport An Oregon Beach Town   •  SW Bay Boulevard   •  Newport, Oregon external link   •  (Photo Taken 12:34:37 Friday 1 January 2016)   •  (Story Posted Saturday 23 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5741
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Pots On Pallets
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Stacks of pots on wooden pallets were lined up along the dock behind the warehouse.

Crabbing In Newport An Oregon Beach Town   •  SW Bay Boulevard   •  Newport, Oregon external link   •  (Photo Taken 12:36:04 Friday 1 January 2016)   •  (Story Posted Saturday 23 January 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_5743
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