Pyalitsa

Pyalitsa lies on the Tersky coast of the White Sea, near the mouth of its namesake river. In the sixteenth century it was a seasonal fishing station on the boundary of the lands used by the Tersky Sámi. Records describe their fishing grounds extending eastward from the Pyalitsa along the coast, including rivers and fishing stations. Pomor fishers also used such stations for the salmon catch, living on the shore while the season lasted.