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Prime Berth Fishing Museum
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Wendy
February 17, 2018
David Boyd is the creator and owner of Prime Berth, a popular fisheries museum in Twillingate. Boyd demonstrates cod splitting and offers tours of icebergs and whales during which visitors can try squid jigging and lobster trap baiting. After a 28-year teaching career, Boyd returned to fishing, which he's been doing for the past 23 years. David and his wife Christine recently won Newfoundland's Manning Award of Excellence in the Public Presentation of Historic Places. David has the only two sei whale skeletons in Canada, which he put together himself.
David Boyd is the creator and owner of Prime Berth, a popular fisheries museum in Twillingate. Boyd demonstrates cod splitting and offers tours of icebergs and whales during which visitors can try squid jigging and lobster trap baiting. After a 28-year teaching career, Boyd returned to fishing, whic…
Diane
January 18, 2019
Take a boat tour, try cod jigging and learn about the area and its fishing tradition
Gary
August 10, 2020
Prime Berth Twillingate Fishery & Heritage Centre is a private interpretive fishing center and craft studio created by David Boyd as a tribute to his fisher forefathers. David has never forgotten the priceless time spent and the lessons learned in his father's fishing stage. As a matter of fact, towing his father's old fishing stage across the sea to further enrich the priceless treasures of Prime Berth, has been David's latest project. Prime Berth refers to the age old practice of each spring holding a draw, or lottery of sorts, to determine the place, or "berth" where fishermen would set their cod traps during the coming summer. Everyone hoped and prayed that they would be lucky enough to draw the best spot, or "Prime Berth", as it was called. In David's case this was personal and special as all the fishermen gathered in his father’s kitchen each May for the annual cod trap draw. In honour of this tradition, and as a tribute to proud people so dear to his heart, David decided to call his heritage centre - "Prime Berth"- meaning literally -"the best spot!" David and his wife Christine, a fisherwoman herself, are both extremely proud of their creation and eager to share their passion and knowledge with visitors.
Prime Berth Twillingate Fishery & Heritage Centre is a private interpretive fishing center and craft studio created by David Boyd as a tribute to his fisher forefathers. David has never forgotten the priceless time spent and the lessons learned in his father's fishing stage. As a matter of fact, tow…
Sharon
June 25, 2020
Dave Boyd is an colourful raconteur and the museum is a must see for history buffs and the curious. Dave's boat excursions are fun and enlightening.
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Twillingate, NL