Maine

The cold North Atlantic coast that was once the capital of the American sardine industry, with dozens of canneries packing herring as Maine sardines from the 19th century until the last plant closed in 2010. The fishing and preserving tradition endures: Bar Harbor Foods packs seafood on the coast, and a new generation including Gulf of Maine Conservas revives small-batch tinning of local catch. Sardines, herring, and other Gulf of Maine species define the pack.