Word: cod
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bottom trawlers drag large, weighted nets over the sea floor to catch shrimp and ground feeders like cod, hake, haddock, halibut and flounder. In the process, the nets haul up everything in their path, contributing heavily to the nearly 30 million tons of damaged or dying "bycatch" that fishermen toss overboard each year. Carl Safina of the National Audubon Society calls it "scorched earth fishing...
...then came senior centerfielder Brian Ralph, the man Walsh has called the greatest defensive centerfielder in college baseball. The lefthander--who broke his hand in spring training and still managed to lead the squad in homers and slugging percentage--was the toast of the prestigious Cape Cod summer league...
Henry Richardson recalls the times at the family cabin on Cape Cod, where Elliot and his family would join his two brothers and their wives and children...
...windy day on Cape Cod, a middle-aged man, well-known for his other accomplishments, decided he would add windsurfing to his list of skills. As his family and a few spectators looked on, not expecting much from this novice windsurfer, Elliot L. Richardson '41 stepped on the board, grabbed the wishbone and skillfully coasted away from the shore...
Peter Fleming, a family friend who eventually hired Rowe to work in his New York law firm, recalls spending summers on Cape Cod with the Rowes...