Georges Bank
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Officials with the regulatory Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission said surveys have detected a 39% decline in young lobsters in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank areas for 2020-22 compared to 2016-18.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
“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
Then down to the Roseway Basin, known for rich plankton, back to Georges Bank.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2013
I've heard my uncle say that Georges Bank makes it as a mill makes meal.
From Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good by Tolman, Albert Walter
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