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Fishing Boat Sunset Vancouver Island

Returning home after a day of fishing, a commercial fishing boat is caught in the magical light of a beautiful sunset in the waters off Northern Vancouver Island.

The waters surrounding Northern Vancouver Island play host to many species of fish including salmon and halibut. Many commercial fishing boats leave the wharf of Port McNeill or Port Hardy in the early morning and often don't return until well af ...
St Juliens Harbour Newfoundland

Fishing stages and resident homes decorate the harbour of St. Julien's on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.

Along the coastline of St Juliens on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada, homes sit upon the hillside and fishing stages line the banks of the harbour. Just outside the entrance to St. Julien's harbour, scattered pieces of pack ice ...
Commercial Fishing Crab Pots Conche Newfoundland

Commercial fishing boats have stacks of crab pots loaded on board in Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada.

Visitors to Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada can watch the pack ice melt and explore all the commercial fishing boats who have stacks of crab pots on board. These crab pots are used on a daily basis once the fishing boats can leave the harb ...
Loaded Fishing Boats Conche Harbour Newfoundland

Loaded with crab pots, the fishing boats docked in Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada wait patiently to begin their daily life.

The fishing boats in the harbour of Conche in Newfoundland, Canada are all fully loaded with crab pots and ready for departure once the harbour is free of pack ice which lingers for a while in late Spring and early Summer. While the harbour is bl ...
Fishing Boat Crab Pots Conche Harbour Newfoundland

Stacks of crab pots are loaded on a fishing boat which is docked along the shores of Conche Harbour on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.

A fishing boat named "Bromley's Venture" docked in Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada is ready for its daily trip into the waters to catch as many crabs as they can. Crab fishing is a way of life for many of the local residents who reside in ...
Crab Fishing Boats Conche Harbour Newfoundland

Two commercial crab fishing boats dock along the wharf in Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada until the pack ice disappears.

Many of the crab fishing boats that depart from Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada can spend months tied up to the wharf waiting for all the pack ice to thaw. Residents of Conche can watch from their homes, the ever changing pack ice that lin ...
Fishing Nets Buoys Conche Harbour Newfoundland

A stack of buoys and fishing nets sit along the waterfront of Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada waiting to be loaded onto boats.

Commercial fishing is a livelihood in Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada and these fishing nets and buoys are ready to be taken aboard one of the boats. Bright yellow buoys are easily seen in the waters of Conche Harbour which are attached to ...
St Anthony Shrimp Fishing Boats Newfoundland

Tied to the dock in the St. Anthony Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada are the shrimp fishing boats waiting for their departure.

There is very little pack ice visible around the St. Anthony harbour in Newfoundland, Canada which means that these shrimp fishing boats tied to the dock can resume their daily lives. Many residents that live in St. Anthony spend their days aboar ...
Crab Pots Picture

This picture gives one an idea of how the crab pots used by the fishermen in Conche Harbour, Newfoundland in Canada are made.

A close up picture of the crab pots on the deck of a fishing boat in Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada. The fishing boat that is fully loaded can not depart until after the pack ice thaws. You can see how each crab pot is made as ropes inter ...
Crab Fishing Equipment

All the equipment needed for crab fishing is loaded onto Bromley's Venture which awaits the thawing of the pack ice before leaving Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada.

Crab fishing is a way of life for many of the people that reside in the small town of Conche, Newfoundland but that comes to a standstill when the harbour is filled with pack ice. When the ice melts, the boat is fully prepared and loaded with all ...
Commercial Crab Fishing Newfoundland

A commercial fishing boat patiently waiting for the pack ice in Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada to melt so that they can fill their crab pots with fresh crab.

Every year the commercial fishing boats sit idle in the harbour of Conche in Newfoundland, Canada as pack ice has moved in and they wait for the melting process which can take a few months. The fishing boats are loaded up with their crab pots and ...
Buoys Conche Harbour Newfoundland

Yellow buoys and nets lay on the wharf in Conche Harbour on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada.

The wharf in Conche Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada is adorned with buoys and fishing nets in preparation for the commercial fishing boats to load up. The pack ice in the harbour is nearly melted which means that it will not be long before the bo ...
Crab Pots

Crab pots loaded on deck of the Conche Flyer in Conche Harbour on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada waiting for the pack ice to melt.

Pack ice fills Conche Harbour on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada which deters this crab fishing boat geared with crab pots from leaving the harbour. Pack ice can block the harbour for many months depending on the weather cond ...
Shrimp Fishing Boats Newfoundland

Different colours and makes of shrimp fishing boats line the dock in the harbour of St. Anthony in Newfoundland, Canada.

Many commercial fisherman secure their livelihood by heading out daily on their shrimp fishing boats, but at certain times of the year, these boats remain docked in St Anthony Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada. When the pack ice flows into the harb ...


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