Georges Bank
Americannoun
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Fishers also harvest from Georges Bank, a fishing ground to the east where quotas were also reduced for this year, including adjoining areas overseen by Canadian officials who issued their own major cuts.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 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
Tides here are quite as strong as on the eastern side of Georges Bank, the ebb having an average strength of 1 1/3 miles an hour and the flood is somewhat stronger.
From Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine by Rich, Walter H.
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