Early morning at the port
Good Morning I hope allis wellwith you
Today I will sahe a few shots from an early morning walk at the port here in New Bedford
I do enjoy my walks there, I do prefer walks on the beaches i will admit but for a change from time to time I visit the port
Sometimes I am fortunate to capture the ships with some nice color sof sunrise inthe background
This spot near to where i generally park, has a couple of tour boats some police boats in the forground and then some commercial fishing boats inthe background
Sony A7iv 28mm F11 8 Sec ISO 100
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New Bedfor dis one of the busiest fishing ports in the country so there are always plenty of the boats docked at the port
there are a few marinas here with private boats but I do not get many photos of them as you have to be a member to get out on the docks at them
Some more of the commercial fishing boats
Sony A7iv 23mm F11 4 Sec ISO 100
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as you can see looking at the ship Tom Slaughter II these are clearly wotking boats with wear and tear apparent on them
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New Bedford was once the whaling capitol of the world, today the Port of New Bedford/Fairhaven is the largest fishing port in the northeast, and has been the nation's most valuable fishing port for the past sixteen years
I could not find recent numbers but I did find that
New Bedford ranked No. 1 for the value of seafood landed at its port for the 20th consecutive year in 2019, with $451 million worth of fish hauled in by its boats. That was up by $20 million compared with the year before, and far outpaced the second-ranked Port of Naknek, Alaska, which had $289 million worth of landings.
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but also at the port ther eis a spot when the Sea Streak Ferries load and depart and once a week we have these cruise ships come into the port on a NEw England coast line cruise
Sony A7iv 17mm F11 1/4 Sec ISO 100
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