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Menhaden Fishermen Work in Bristol Harbor Catch Skim
Narragansett Bay menhaden fishers aboard the 64-foot pogey steamer Menco haul 70 tons of fish in a single Bristol Harbor day. The Loftes Brothers of Galilee own the vessel. crew includes George Gamache Jim McCauley Tom Saunders Linwood Rathbone and 14-year-old Harold Loftes Sr. They process the catch at Galilee for chicken feed oil and other products while facing risks from snagged nets and bluefish damage. The season aims for up to four million pounds by October as they fish on shares with 60 percent of income to crew on Monday.
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Narragansett Bay
Sandy ‘Point
Mt. Hope Bay
Bristol Harbor
Menco
Pt. Jude
Times
Galilee
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South County
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Loftes Brothers
George Gamache
Jim McCauley
Tom Saunders
Linwood Rathbone
Harold Loftes
Merhaden