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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BES_35_089
Date
c1970s
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Andrew Besley
Coverage
Penzance
Creator
Andrew Besley
Type
Still Image
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MA 4.2
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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 26, 2024, https://www.cornishmemory.com/item/BES_35_089.Support Us
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