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Georges Bank

American  
[jawr-jiz] / ˈdʒɔr dʒɪz /

noun

  1. a bank extending generally NE from Nantucket: fishing grounds. 150 miles (240 km) long.


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Meanwhile, the lobster stock in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank is experiencing record high abundance, Starks said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2021

“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 Walter H. Rich

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