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pl23_fish5746.jpg

The gill net, sometimes called a drift net because it is set to drift downstream with the current, is hauled in over a power-driven drum in the stern of theboat

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The gill net, sometimes called a drift net because it is set to drift downstream with the current, is hauled in over a power-driven drum in the stern of theboat.

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NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

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Historic Fisheries