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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Guest opinion: The moral imperative for aquaculture.
Guest blogger Bob Rheault, PhD is the Executive Director of the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, and a member of NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Council; he was an oyster farmer in Rhode Island for 25 years. Recently the New York …
A Lobsterboat with some rope in the wheel.
The fear came on as I stood there, a knife in my hand, a tank on my back. The boat drifted with the engine off. We had rope in the wheel. Someone needed to get in the water, cut it out. Breathe like you normally would. In fear situations you never want your …
sacrifice
I’ve had time to review the moment and I still don’t know what it is I’ve learned. Something lost. A fishing rod, the best I’ve ever owned. I broke it Christmas Eve morning, 2011. A day cold enough that without gloves on you would’ve lost your hands. We …
Sea Talk
A voyage down and back sometimes occupied nine months. In time this commerce increased until it gave employment to hordes of rough and hardy men; rude, uneducated, brave, suffering terrific hardships with sailor-like stoicism; heavy drinkers,....heavy fighters, …
Working deck
Unemployable? Recession got you down? Here’s a list of things to keep in mind when beginning a new job on a fishing boat. The first rule is easy: The captain’s in charge. He’s the at-sea version of God. He also is the one who hires you. The hiring takes place …
