 Trawling for groundfish
Circa 1953
Photographer: unknown
Fishermen began switching from hook-and-line
fishing to trawling in the early 1900s when steam-powered vessels became
available.
From the 1920s to the 1970s, side trawlers dominated the
New England groundfish fleet. Today most trawlers are stern trawlers.
In this picture taken by a biologist from the
Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (forerunner of NOAA’s National Marine
Fisheries Service), the fishing vessel Wisconsin has a deck load of
haddock.
The biologist was probably aboard the Wisconsin to gather haddock
samples for stock assessment work.
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