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pl23_fish2151.jpg

A view of the power block as the net is coming on board

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Description

A view of the power block as the net is coming on board. The tremendous powerof the winches hauling the net through the powerblock rips apartfish entangled in the net.

Photographer

Joel Prado

Location

Atlantic Ocean, Eastern

Collection

Fisheries

Fishing Techniques

Purse Seine

Keywords

Fisheries

Technique Purse Seine