Kosti Ruohomaa documented the herring fishery from every angle over a number of years including 1953, 1957, 1958, and 1960. He photographed the boats, fishermen, and the Herculean trawl nets. He photographed the weirs and seines from the open cockpit of an airplane, drew detailed diagrams of the equipment, and wrote down aphorisms he heard the fishermen use. He photographed herring fishing up and down the coast of Maine, including points off of Vinalhaven, Owl’s Head, Port Clyde, Eastport, and Grand Manan Island. Kosti’s photographs were published in Maine Coast Fisherman in November 1956 and September 1958, and Down East magazine in July 1958 and October 1962.