Soviet trawler Andrey Markin at St. John's, 198-.
Trawling fleets from around the world harvested unprecedented amounts of fish on the Grand Banks before Canada extended its 200-mile limit in 1977. Most vessels came from North America and Europe – primarily the Soviet Union, Spain, France, and Portugal – although smaller numbers also arrived from Asia, the Caribbean, and elsewhere.

Courtesy of the Maritime History Archive (Captain Harry Stone Collection, PF-001.1-M17a), Memorial University, St. John's, NL.