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Fishing boats at Torbay, Newfoundland
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This trap is raised to the surface of the ocean full of fish twice a day. One trap-load of fish is steamed in the morning and another trap-load is steamed in the evening.
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The trap is raised to the surface of the ocean and the codfish are lifted out by this dip net.
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When the trap is brought to the surface, the codfish look like this. They are alive and are taken by motor boats to the cleaning stages where the livers are removed withi[...]
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Motor boat coming into the cleaning stages from the trap which is located a mile away. Note that the weight of the fish pushed the boat down into the water almost to the [...]
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This is the "slink" meaning thin or slinky. It is otherwise known as a spent fish. It has just finished spawning and has not taken food during the time it was c[...]
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This fish has finished spawning and has fed for over 3 weeks on capelin or caplin. Its liver is large and full of oil. This is the sort of fish that has a liver that cont[...]
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Average size fat codfish taken in the traps, and weighing 12 to 15 pounds. Such fish have ideal livers for oil.
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The stage is the house near the water. The flake is to the right. The codfish are first salted and then dried on the flake. There are some dried fish on this flake now.
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As soon as the cod are taken out (bailed out) of the traps they are taken to the cleaning stages where the livers are removed. They are then put into steam kettles and oi[...]
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