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East Lyme All that remains of what was once the largest commercial fishing operation from New London to the Connecticut River are the stone jetty at Rocky Neck State Park, some historical documents and a song telling of a “fish gang from Niantic.”
The Luce Brothers crews did not pursue cod, tuna, or haddock, but landed millions of oily, bony menhaden they caught in Long Island Sound. In their factory, they steamed and pressed the fish for abundant oil and turned the dry “scrap” into prized fish guano to fertilize farms in England and New England.
David Littlefield, whose family has long and deep roots in East Lyme and Old Lyme, has worked passionately for decades to bring the story of the Luce Bros. and the menhaden fishery they dominated back to life.