Gallery
View the Herring Midwater Trawlers in Action
Midwater herring trawl net being towed past pilot whales, cod end is full of herring
Another shot of a herring midwater trawl net being towed past pilot whales, one boat is retreiving the codend
Pair midwater trawlers, net is strung between the two vessels
Pair trawlers, seperating, one boat will know pump the fish aboard
Pair trawlers towing past whale watching vessel
Pair trawler pumping fish aboard using vacuum pumps
Midwater trawl vessel pumping fish into their fishhold
Midwater trawler pumping fish aboard
Pair trawlers, getting ready to tow the net
Midwater trawler towing net towards humpback whale
Whiting bycatch, discarded by midwater trawler
Pair trawler towing towards minke whale, ‘wing boat’ is outside frame to the right
165 foot midwater trawler
Midwater Trawler
Pair Trawlers, one holding each end of the net
Pair trawlers towing towards tuna boats
4 sets of pair midwater trawlers (8 boats) towing through the same area
9 midwater trawlers fishing the same area, later in the day (8 pair trawlers, 1 single)
Midwater trawler towing off Maine coast
Midwater trawler
Midwater trawler
Midwater trawler, working on net
Midwater trawler
Midwater trawler, net hanging off stern. Polyballs hanging off port side
for coming together with sister pair trawl vessel
Same midwater trawler. Note the vacuum pumps and transport system for
herring. Fish are sucked out of the net into the hold.
Jeffrey’s Ledge,Midwater trawler, pumping fish aboard
150’ Pair trawlers towing off Cape Ann, MA
Same two trawlers fishing off Cape Ann, MA
Midwater trawler unloading. Water from fish hold is being pumped out,
causing the foam on the surface.
Trawler unloading, fish are being pumped out of the vessel using large
hoses.
Fish being pumped from boat into holding tank
Two pair trawlers headed by Cape Ann towards Gloucester Harbor
Wheelhouse of midwater trawler, herring dont have a chance.
Pair trawlers, net is stretched between the two vessels
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Last updated: April 27, 2008
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