21 Free Photos of Commercial Fishing.

Here are pictures of commercial fishing, boats, and gear that can be downloaded. A section on recommended books about commercial fishing is in the right column. Fishing as a profession has been around since the first man (or woman) noticed dinner swimming nearby, or being eaten by some other foraging beast. Who invented the first hook or net or fish spear? We will never know, but we do know that it was a long time ago and that it sustained our ancestors for tens of thousands of years. Only in the last moments of our existence have we been able to have a major effect on the world's fishery resources, on a large scale, driving many to the face of economic extinction. But fishery managers around the world are getting a handle on the problem and many stocks are being rebuilt. Visit the UN Atlas of the Oceans to learn more.   

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01fishing.jpg Hydraulic clam dredge boat, Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay	02fishing.jpg Scalloper "Patience", New Bedford, Mass.		Books about Commercial Fishing Search Now: ?
03fishing.jpg Scallop (pronounced scollop! around here) dredges on deck, New Bedford, Mass.	04fishing.jpg Scallopers and trawlers, New Bedford, Mass.
05fishing.jpg Pelagic seiner Doña Martita, New Bedford, Mass. This ship just had a major refit, including installation of R.W. Fernstrum Fishing Vessel Keel Coolers	06fishing.jpg Lobsterboats, Hoppy's Marina, Fairhaven, Mass.
07fishing.jpg Trawler, Nanaimo, Vancouver Is, BC, Canada	08fishing.jpg Gillnetter, Nanaimo, Vancouver Is, BC, Canada
09fishing.jpg Longliner, Nanaimo, Vancouver Is, BC, Canada	10fishing.jpg Longliner, Nanaimo, Vancouver Is, BC, Canada
11fishing.jpg Longliner Lil Stinker , Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada	12fishing.jpg Fishing Boats, New Bedford, Mass.
13fishing.jpg Scalloper SEA BANDIT and Lobsterboat MONA M., New Bedford, Mass.	14fishing.jpg Hydraulic clam dredgers KIMBERLEEN AND DEBBIE LEE, New Bedford, Mass.
15fishing.jpg Scallopers and trawlers, New Bedford, Mass.	16fishing.jpg Tonger and bullraker digging clams (quahogs), Clarks Cove, New Bedford, Mass.
17fishing.jpg Shrimp Boat KATHARINE LUCILLE, Port Canaveral, Florida	18fishing.jpg Hydraulic clam dredger on the ways, Fairhaven, Mass.
19fishing.jpg End of the day for lobstermen, Ocean View, Fairhaven, Mass.	20fishing.jpg Fish pot with scup, Buzzards Bay, Mass.
21fishing.jpg Purse Seiner North Queen in transit, Buzzards Bay, Mass.

This page updated or reviewed in March 2011