Georges Bank
Americannoun
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has described the fish as “significantly below target population levels” on Georges Bank, a key fishing ground.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2022
“Here we are 20 years later and we’ve got more Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank haddock than has ever been detected in the last 100 years,” he said.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2016
The other is Georges Bank, also off of New England and facing a distressed cod stock.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2014
Churchill swam for two months, and apparently unerringly, while starving to death, up to Georges Bank off Canada, into the Gulf Stream, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
From Scientific American • Aug. 9, 2013
In its production Georges Bank itself is rather evenly divided between haddock and cod, the cod showing a slightly larger proportion.
From Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine by Rich, Walter H.
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