Commercial Fishing, Georges Band

Commercial fishing dragger the Joseph & Lucia II, dragging their nets on the ocean floor of Georges Bank for haddock, pollock, cod, flounder and other ground fish. This boat was owned by a Sicilian family out of Gloucester. Fishing has become so efficient over the years with modern equipment that the ground fish populations on Georges Bank, one of the richest in the world, have come close to extinction. N201005.
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