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Early American shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys born in Delaware
The article notes Joshua Humphreys (1751 1838) as an American ship builder born in Haverford Delaware who trained in Philadelphia and became the United States native naval architect and constructor. It also mentions Birmingham England gaining prominence from royal restoration and a Pacific halibut quota set by a US Canada agreement at 54 million pounds for 1948.
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