"Tell it Good-bye, Kiddo": The Decline of the New England Offshore Fishery |
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... nets . Most of the fishing boats that are engaged in offshore groundfishing in New England are either large otter trawlers or draggers . Actually , both kinds of vessel are otter trawlers ( that is , they tow their nets along the ocean ...
... nets . Most of the fishing boats that are engaged in offshore groundfishing in New England are either large otter trawlers or draggers . Actually , both kinds of vessel are otter trawlers ( that is , they tow their nets along the ocean ...
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... nets . There is nothing so dominant in these men's lives at sea as the trawl gear : it tears , frays , loosens , breaks , rips , and sometimes disappears . With maddening frequency , it does something that requires repair at the most ...
... nets . There is nothing so dominant in these men's lives at sea as the trawl gear : it tears , frays , loosens , breaks , rips , and sometimes disappears . With maddening frequency , it does something that requires repair at the most ...
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... nets back over the rail — to the refrain of “ you don't make any money when the nets are on the deck❞ — they move quickly back and forth spitting , more often frothing , chewing tobacco in emotional frenzy . Minutes later they sit and ...
... nets back over the rail — to the refrain of “ you don't make any money when the nets are on the deck❞ — they move quickly back and forth spitting , more often frothing , chewing tobacco in emotional frenzy . Minutes later they sit and ...
Contents
Introduction Everything was goin mad I tell ya | 2 |
You dont make any money when the nets | 24 |
I means to say thats the businessmen | 46 |
Copyright | |
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