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Scallops: The Hard-Working Deckhands
The two young men who toil on deck relax on the way back to port at Viking Village.
moreScallops: Spheres of Influence
Unused on this trip was this big bad buoy, but it has an important role...
moreScallops: Mission Control 2
You can never have too much rope on a boat. Meanwhile, in the wheelhouse, radar and sonar screens and other equipment scan the ocean bottom, watch the weather, keep track of other boats, avoid undersea wrecks and allow Capt. Chris LaRocca to tuck sagacious pinches of Skoal behind his lip...
moreScallops: Mission Control
In the wheelhouse, Capt. Chris LaRocca has all the essentials in close array...
moreThe Scallop Haul
The first tow across the ocean bottom yielded 70 bushels of unshelled scallops. Now came the small-bore part of the job, the cleaning...
moreSifting for Scallops
The dredge contents are dumped on the deck of the boat, and the deckhands begin flipping through the pile, sifting out scallops...
moreThe Scallop Scoop
This contraption, that looks like a giant bedspring/art project, is dragged across the ocean floor, arresting scallops from their peaceful, filter-feeding, bottom-snoozing existence...
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