1970

NJ9967 : Purse seine boats landing herring

taken 54 years ago, near to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Purse seine boats landing herring
Purse seine boats landing herring
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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Geographical Context: Coastal Industry Docks, Harbours
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Fishing Boats [7] ·
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NJ9967, 146 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robert W Watt   (more nearby)
Date Taken
11 May 1970   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 25 November, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 9994 6715 [10m precision]
WGS84: 57:41.6507N 2:0.1602W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NJ 9992 6716
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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