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the other aft, alongside the house. Many of them carry davits on both 

 sides. During running, the large trawl doors may be set inboard alongside 

 the rail between the gallows and the bulwarks. When towing the net 

 along the sea floor, the two towing cables are brought together near the 

 stern of the vessel into a towing block. 



The vessel's main area of operation is in the Atlantic Ocean from about 

 Massachusetts north to the Grand Banks. Occasionally trips as far as 

 Greenland are undertaken. 



Scallop Boats. Scallop trawlers operating along the Atlantic Coast may 

 be considered a conversion of the Atlantic trawler. The only changes 

 necessary for scallop fishing are the addition of two booms which are 

 secured to the forward mast and used for handling the heavy dredges. 

 Shucking tanks for cleaning scallops are mounted along the rails on both 

 sides of the vessel. The forward gallows frames found on the normal 

 trawler are retained, although at times the aft frames may be removed. 



LITERATURE CITED 



1. Alverson, Dayton L., "Fishing Vessels Around the World," U.S. Naval Proc, 



p. 98, (January 1961). 



2. Augur, C. H., "Fish Nets: Some Account of their Construction and the Application 



of Various Forms in American Fisheries," Bull. U.S. Fish Comm., 13, 381(1894). 



3. McNeely, Richard L., Pacific Fisherman, 59 #7, 27(1961). 



4. Parrish, B. B., "Midwater Trawls and their operation," Modern Fishing Gear of 



the World, London, Fishing News (Books) Ltd., 1959. 



5. Radcliff, W. M., "Fishing from Earliest Times," London, William Cloves and 



Sons, Ltd., 1921. 



6. Schmidt, Peter G., "Purse Seining: Deck Design and Equipment," Fishing Boats 



of the World: 2 London, Fishing News (Books) Ltd., 1960. 



