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Georges Bank

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Georges Bank

Submerged sandbank in the Atlantic Ocean east of Massachusetts, U.S. It has long been an important fishing ground, with scallops harvested in its northeastern portion. Navigation is made dangerous by crosscurrents and fog. In 1994 it was closed to commercial fishing in order to replenish depleted stock.
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One activist "talks about how this drilling dilemma could one day be in Maine's own backyard because the oil and gas industry would like to get access to Georges Bank, 'and for people on the coast of Maine, especially fisher folk, they hear that and they're like, whoa.
Correction, please! by Hoar, William P. / The New American
Heavily stocked with cod, haddock, and other cold-water fish, Georges Bank in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean was for centuries a magnet for fishermen.
Unusual fish threat afloat in the Atlantic by Mlot, Christine / Science News
A Georges Bank haddock fishery that yielded as much as 50,000 metric tons annually during the 1960s saw catches plummet to 880 metric tons by 1993.
The crisis comes home by Russell, Dick / E
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