Purse Seiner Sedulos working her huge nets. Using high speed winches the curtain of net is shot out in a circle. The bottom of the net is drawn together forming a "Purse." The fish are then sucked out by a fish pump and into chilled water tanks

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Identifier

BES_35_089

Date

c1970s

Rights

Andrew Besley

Coverage

Penzance

Creator

Andrew Besley

Type

Still Image


Institution ID

MA 4.2


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Collection

Andrew Besley Collection




Citation
Andrew Besley, “Purse Seiner Sedulos working her huge nets. Using high speed winches the curtain of net is shot out in a circle. The bottom of the net is drawn together forming a "Purse." The fish are then sucked out by a fish pump and into chilled water tanks,” cornishmemory.com, accessed November 1, 2024, https://www.cornishmemory.com/item/BES_35_089.
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