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 …
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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 …
After Hurricane Sandy. Sam and I go looking for things.
After searching the Town Beach in Narragansett (with what seemed like hundreds of other people) for any storm-tossed treasures, and finding only a surf clam shell, my stepson, Sam, and I decided to go for higher ground and find a place no other beachcombers had …
Quick notes from my first fish spotting flight.
Wayne Davis' spotter plane. Bare-bones, old-school. No steering wheel (he drives with a stick), 2 tiny seats, one in front of the other. Single prop. There was no flight attendant, no drink service, and no bathroom. We were in the air for 6 hours. Wayne's mission …
