'Katwijks's Fisheries from 1945 to 1960.
Traditionally, the fishing industry has played the chief role in Katwijk's economy and many ancillary companies existed to support it. Despite the demise of the bomschuiten and the lack of a port for docking the newer keelboats, the fishing industry still existed. However, IJmuiden became Katwijk's fishing fleet port. Nevertheless, Katwijk's wish for its own deep-water port continued. After the Second World War the fleet had to be rebuilt. The German Navy had used the requisitioned ships for other purposes, and consequently, any returned ships had to be made suitable for fishing again. In the final stages of the war it had been virtually impossible to fish due the presence of mines and the edicts of the occupation force. Post-war fishing using drift nets was still happening, but fishing was increasingly moving towards trawling. Major changes began to occur after 1960 with the development of more powerful trawlers, which could travel further.
The exhibition examines all aspects of the fishing industry, both at sea and on land. Such related activities as cooperage, netmaking, the preparation of the ships for sea and the movements to and from IJmuiden of both cargos and crews is explained. The Katwijk Fishing School is also featured.
The Museum's large archive of images and other information on the fleet, including the exceptional photografhic archive of Dick Kruyt, which is on loan, has been deployed. Tableaux and related objects illustrate the subject matter of the exhibition.
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