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Westport Matters: Gill Netting, The Westport Fisherman, Part 1, 1996

      Join host Claude Ledoux, Captain James Slattery, Crewmen Roger Gosselin, and Dennis Ledoux on a commercial fishing trip aboard the 65-foot trawler, Marci Ann, out of Westport Point. More...

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      Assembling at 1:00 A. M. on December 22, 1996, the boat leaves from Leach and Sons Warf for trawling waters off of Martha's Vineyard. The crew works until dawn setting out nets. They work until dusk, hauling back. They spend all night cleaning, gutting and packing the catch. Twenty-two hours later they're back in port!

      The work is exhausting. The action is non-stop. Claude films it all. The result is both interesting and educational. Awesome!


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