Purse seine boats landing herring
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Purse seine boats landing herring
Image: © Robert W Watt Taken: 11 May 1970
These Peterhead (PD) fishing boats are landing herring. The picture dates back to 1970 after which the herring fishery collapsed in the North Sea due to over-fishing.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.694179
Longitude
-2.00267