| 1750. |
fish2038 |
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The live bait is thrown into the sprayed area to draw the tuna towards the boat. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1990 |
| 1751. |
fish2039 |
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The live bait is thrown into the sprayed area to draw the tuna towards the boat. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1752. |
fish2040 |
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Fishing for tuna using pole and line while using live bait. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1753. |
fish2041 |
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Fishing for tuna using pole and line while using live bait. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1754. |
fish2042 |
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One fisherman holds the pole from the deck while another, higher up, pulls the attached cord when the tuna takes the bait. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1755. |
fish2043 |
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One fisherman holds the pole from the deck while another, higher up, pulls the attached cord when the tuna takes the bait. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1756. |
fish2044 |
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The tuna are hauled aboard with gaff hooks. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1757. |
fish2045 |
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The tuna are hauled aboard with gaff hooks. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1758. |
fish2046 |
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The tuna are hauled aboard with gaff hooks. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1759. |
fish2047 |
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Placing tuna in crates before lowering to the cold store (refrigerated space.) |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1760. |
fish2048 |
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After fishing, any light damage to the poles is repaired. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1761. |
fish2049 |
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After fishing, any light damage to the poles is repaired. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1762. |
fish2050 |
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Tuna ready for lowering into the vessel cold store (refrigerated space). |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1763. |
fish2051 |
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Lowering tuna to the cold store. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1764. |
fish2052 |
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Young Basque fisherman after a day's tuna fishing. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1765. |
fish2053 |
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Nightfall over the Bay of Biscay. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1980 |
| 1766. |
fish2054 |
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Nightfall over the Bay of Biscay. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1996 |
| 1767. |
fish2055 |
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Large bluefin tuna caught in the trap off Stintino. |
Stintino, Sardinia, Italy 1998 |
| 1768. |
fish2056 |
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Bluefin tuna - Thunnus thynnus. |
|
| 1769. |
fish2057 |
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Artist's conception of purse seining operations. |
|
| 1770. |
fish2058 |
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Artist's conception of purse seining operations. |
|
| 1771. |
fish2059 |
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Trap fishing as practiced in some Mediterranean tuna fisheries and the state of Gibraltar. |
|
| 1772. |
fish2060 |
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Artist's conception of tuna trolling operation. |
|
| 1773. |
fish2061 |
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Fishing vessel trolling for tuna in the Pacific. |
|
| 1774. |
fish2062 |
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Fishing vessel trolling for tuna in the Atlantic. |
|
| 1775. |
fish2063 |
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Pole and line fishing boat above a school of tuna. The jets of water facilitate fishing as they prevent the tuna from noticing activity on the deck. This technique uses live bait. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1972 |
| 1776. |
fish2064 |
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Tuna caught in the Sancti Petri tap brought to the processing plant. |
Strait of Gibraltar, Spain 1910 Ca. |
| 1777. |
fish2065 |
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Tuna caught by pole and line method on the Bay of Biscay. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1958 |
| 1778. |
fish2066 |
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Tuna caught by pole and line method on the Bay of Biscay. Getting ready to gaff the fish aboard. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1958 |
| 1779. |
fish2067 |
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Tuna processing plant at Sancti Petri. The site where the decapitated tuna were hung was referred to as "EL BOSQUE", (The Forest.) |
Strait of Gibraltar, Spain 1910 Ca. |
| 1780. |
fish2068 |
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Pole and line fishing vessel with live bait container on the foredeck. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1958 |
| 1781. |
fish2069 |
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Tuna caught by pole and line method on the Bay of Biscay. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1958 |
| 1782. |
fish2070 |
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Tuna caught with rod and reel and live bait. Rod and reel as opposed to pole and line method is used when fish are far from boat instead of directly under or near the boat. The rod and reel allows casting live bait to the fish. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1973 |
| 1783. |
fish2071 |
 |
Tuna caught with rod and reel and live bait. Man with rod and reel is out of picture to right; man on left is helping pull in the fish; man on right is waiting to gaff the fish. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1973 |
| 1784. |
fish2072 |
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Using live bait to bait the hook for tuna fishing with pole and line fishing. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1958 |
| 1785. |
fish2073 |
 |
Tuna trap fishing at Sancti Petri. |
Strait of Gibraltar, Spain 1949 |
| 1786. |
fish2074 |
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Tuna trap fishing at Sancti Petri. |
Strait of Gibraltar, Spain 1949 |
| 1787. |
fish2075 |
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Tuna trap fishing at Sancti Petri. Note the large tuna landed in the boat CARME CARMEN. |
Strait of Gibraltar, Spain 1949 |
| 1788. |
fish2076 |
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Tuna caught with rod and reel and live bait. Man with rod and reel is out of picture to left; men in foreground are helping pull the fish in. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1973 |
| 1789. |
fish2077 |
 |
Tuna caught with rod and reel and live bait. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1973 |
| 1790. |
fish2078 |
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Tuna caught with rod and reel and live bait. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1973 |
| 1791. |
fish2079 |
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Fisherman preparing rod and reel for tuna fishing. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1973 |
| 1792. |
fish2080 |
 |
Pole and line fishing. Man in foreground is throwing live bait in water to keep school of tuna around the boat. Man with hose is spraying water to keep tuna from noticing boat. Lines in upper left lead to pulley system. When large fish is hooked, a man pulls on rope to pull fishing pole vertical which brings fish to side of boat for gaffing. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1958 |
| 1793. |
fish2081 |
 |
Boat rigged for pole and line fishing. Note live bait tanks on deck fore and aft of pilot house. Poles of varying size are secured in vertical position ready for fishing. The largest poles are rigged to the pulley system that can be seen approximately 5 meters above the deck. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1958 |
| 1794. |
fish2082 |
 |
Seining for bait fish for pole and line tuna fishing. Boat in right center is rigged for pole and line fishing, but searching for schools of bait fish. |
Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean 1958 |
| 1795. |
fish2083 |
 |
Tuna coming to side of boat during pole and line fishing operation. |
|
| 1796. |
fish2084 |
 |
Large tuna brought to side of boat for gaffing during pole and line fishing operation. Man in left foreground is throwing bait into waters around the fishing vessel. |
|
| 1797. |
fish2085 |
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Relatively small tuna being caught during pole and line fishing operations. |
Hawaii, Pacific Ocean 1960 Ca. |
| 1798. |
fish2086 |
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The CAPE BEVERLY, one of the first commercial tuna vessels outfitted for purse seining operations. This photo was taken on its maiden voyage. Published in: "Purse Seine Revolution in Tuna Fishing", by Richard McNeely, Pacific Fisherman, June 1961. |
Pacific Ocean 1961 |
| 1799. |
fish2087 |
 |
Pole and line fishing with two poles working in unison. Big tunas like this are often landed on two poles in the Hawaiian fishery. |
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