Here some photos from a recent fishing trip I went on. I just tagged along, went for a boat ride. It's something I feel the need to do every once in a while. Mix it up. Brian Loftes, owner and captain of the 65-foot Evan Christine took me out. It was a day trip, …
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USA herring roe and Japan– A fishery that once boomed.
Photos: Abner Kingman Story: JP Lee Dominic Papetti and his wife Karen set nets for herring in San Francisco Bay. They set along the Embarcadero, the shores in Sausalito. They set near the Bay Bridge and the ferry docks. It’s the roe they want, the eggs. In …
Squid and Fog
Photos by Zach Harvey. Story by JP Lee Point Judith, R.I. --- Sometimes on windless nights in May, when everything in the harbor is still, when there’s no boat traffic, no ferries backing in or out, no welders or grinders, no fishermen pulling heavy sweeps and …
Boston Seafood Show photos
Opening day at the Boston Seafood Show was packed with people from all over the world. If last year's theme was sustainability, I think this year's theme was buy, sell, brand, distribute and market. I didn't get a warm fuzzy feeling over traceability and …
McDonald’s getting its feet wet.
McDonald's will be launching, late this year, their $1 Fish McBites. I'm guessing the fish is U.S. caught Alaskan pollock. This is the opposite of buy local, keep your dollars in town. This is the other business model: fish/ process industry partners with mega-food …
Giant tuna don’t forget.
It's a bit like the children's book, "Where's Waldo?" or for an older generation where's Richard Scarry's "Goldbug." But instead of one Waldo in the photograph, there are many. I can count about 12 giant tuna in this photo. You have to look carefully, squinting your …
