Georges Bank
Americannoun
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The U.S. and Canada also argued for years over the right to fish around Georges Bank, a rich scallop ground between Nova Scotia and Maine, until the dispute was settled in international court in 1984.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 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
Off New England he has now created a no-take reserve just a few tens of miles from the historic fishing grounds of Georges Bank.
From National Geographic • Sep. 15, 2016
The other is Georges Bank, also off of New England and facing a distressed cod stock.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2014
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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