Grand Banks
Atlantic fishing grounds
The Grand Banks is a group of underwater plateaus southeast of Newfoundland where the continental shelf creates shallow waters.
Cold and warm currents meet here, producing rich marine habitat that made these waters among the world's most productive fishing grounds for centuries: Cod fishermen worked the Grand Banks for generations.
Cold-water food fish
- trawlerNet-dragging fishing boat
- halibutLarge edible flatfish
- haddockEdible Atlantic groundfish
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
crab · lobster · overfishing · moratorium · quota · bycatch · dragnet · longline
Canadian Atlantic island province
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
- Cape CodMassachusetts coastal peninsula
Obscured by vapor
- mistFine airborne moisture
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- drizzleVery light precipitation
shroud · cold water · warm air · condensation · foghorn · radar · icebergs · Titanic
Warm Atlantic ocean current
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- tidesPeriodic sea-level changes
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- shallowsAreas of little depth
sandbank · depths · salinity · water temperature · hydrography · ocean survey · nautical charts · seamount
Drifting marine microlife
- spawning groundReproductive habitat for fish
- nutrient-richContaining abundant nourishment
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
- marine lifeOcean-dwelling organisms collectively
ecosystem · fish stocks · capelin · shrimp · squid · seabirds · whales · biodiversity
cod
Cold-water food fish
scallop · crab · lobster · overfishing · moratorium · quota · bycatch · dragnet · longline · factory ship
Newfoundland
Canadian Atlantic island province
- continental shelfSubmerged perimeter of landmass
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- North AtlanticOcean basin, northwestern
foggy
Obscured by vapor
- mistFine airborne moisture
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
drizzle · shroud · cold water · warm air · condensation · foghorn · radar · icebergs · Titanic · shipwreck
Gulf Stream
Warm Atlantic ocean current
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- tidesPeriodic sea-level changes
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
shallows · sandbank · depths · salinity · water temperature · hydrography · ocean survey · nautical charts · seamount
plankton
Drifting marine microlife
- spawning groundReproductive habitat for fish
- nutrient-richContaining abundant nourishment
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
marine life · ecosystem · fish stocks · capelin · shrimp · squid · seabirds · whales · biodiversity · food chain
- watersoceans, seas, Red Sea, lakes, Black Sea
- Atlantic OceanNorth Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf Stream, Bermuda Triangle, Sargasso Sea
- Atlantic CoastNova Scotia, Cape Hatteras, Newfoundland, Virginia Beach, Maine coast
- Atlantic HistoryAtlantic crossing, transatlantic trade, transatlantic crossing, Columbus, triangle trade
- Boat BrandsHatteras, Hinckley, Viking, Bavaria, Bertram
- Fishing Regions
Grand BanksMariana Trench
Deepest oceanic chasm
deep ocean · oceanic trench · Challenger Deep · ocean trench · deep sea floor
bank, grand, banker, banking, banks, banked, embankment, unbanked, embanked