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pl23_fizh1154.jpg

Section of damaged piling, split lengthwise, showing numerous shipwormburrows

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Section of damaged piling, split lengthwise, showing numerous shipwormburrows. At this stage of infestation, pilings frequently collapse.

Credit

NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection

Collection

Historic Fisheries