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  • verb Present participle of groundfish.

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Examples

  • But the protagonist in "Whaling City" works in the shrinking groundfishing fleet, which has contracted amid toughening rules aimed at stopping overfishing and rebuilding stocks such as flounder and cod.

    SFGate: Top News Stories By JAY LINDSAY 2011

  • A request made by Governor Deval Patrick for an emergency increase in catch limits for groundfishing vessels was denied by Commerce Secretary

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • Then five years ago, he branched out into groundfishing, buying a 50-foot boat, the Marie and Dorothy, with a $250,000 mortgage.

    Kennebec Journal News BY BETH QUIMBY 2010

  • Odlin, whose wife, Marie, gave birth Friday to their first child, Amelia Catherine, said it has become abundantly clear that the 75 percent of his annual income that comes from groundfishing is about to be reduced greatly.

    Kennebec Journal News BY BETH QUIMBY 2010

  • He is a shrimp boat captain, gill net groundfishing boat captain, sea urchin diver, charter boat captain, tuna boat captain, landlord and movie producer.

    Kennebec Journal News BY BETH QUIMBY 2010

  • Rob Odlin, 40, who goes groundfishing aboard the Maria and Dorothy, left, has decided not to join one of the new cooperative-like sectors, instead opting to fish with the common pool.

    Kennebec Journal News BY BETH QUIMBY 2010

  • Much of Rhode Island's groundfishing fleet is leery of the soon-to-be enacted catch-share program.

    WN.com - Articles related to Gov't decides to aid farms hit by Chile quake-triggered tsunamis+ 2010

  • He said he is angry with elected officials in Maine, contending that they have not fought hard enough for the state's shrinking groundfishing fleet.

    Kennebec Journal News BY BETH QUIMBY 2010

  • Much of Rhode Island's groundfishing fleet is leery of the soon-to-be enacted catch-share program.

    WN.com - Articles related to Gov't decides to aid farms hit by Chile quake-triggered tsunamis+ 2010

  • The rules are the latest restrictions placed on the New England groundfishing industry, which has been under pressure to stop overfishing for the past three decades.

    Kennebec Journal News BY BETH QUIMBY 2010

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