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Example sentences for: shoals

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Scrappy crews of small hand-painted boats troll the waters just offshore, and trawlers fish deep in the Atlantic for big shoals of bacalhau (cod) so beloved by the Portuguese.
The warning on Spanish maps unfortunately did little to stop ships from running aground or foundering on the treacherous shoals; even today treasure lost centuries ago is still being discovered and salvaged.
Halifax’s strategic position on the Atlantic soon proved even more invaluable as a base for “farming” the rich shoals of cod and herring on the ocean’s Scotian Shelf.
Children love to watch the coastline go by, or point out shoals of small fish swimming in the clear water.
You’ll see sea urchins, shoals of fish, and even small octopuses that make their homes in rocky crevices just off shore.