Tag Archives: Commercial Fishing

Ron Gilson’s An Island No More

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Thank you Ron for this treasured gift of An Island No More!!! Yesterday on our front porch my husband found a wonderful surprise package, not long a mystery from where it came with a lovely inscription from the author himself, Ron … Continue reading →

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Video- "WOULD FISH FOR FOOD BUT CAN’T"

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Jim Rohan Makes A Statement In This Video-

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Ron Gilson Discusses Gloucester Fishing in the 20s, 50s and Today Part II

Posted on July 25, 2012 by
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Ron Gilson Discusses Gloucester Fishing in the 20s, 50s and Today Part I

Posted on July 24, 2012 by
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Gloucester At Dawn- 4:47AM 5/27/12 The Miss Sandy and Razzo Tied Up At Felicia Oil

Posted on June 5, 2012 by
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Phyllis A on the Rails From Kathy Chapman

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Kathy Chapman writes- The beautiful lines of Phyllis A’s hull will only be visible for a few weeks at the Gloucester Marine Railways. Work on her is being funded by a 2011 Community Preservation Act grant from the residents of … Continue reading →

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Gloucester At Dawn- 4:37AM 5/27/12 Dragger Fleet At Felicia Oil

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

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Commercial Fishing: Rome

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Apparently commercial fishing in Rome is alive and well.  In my opinion you can tell how well the boats are doing by how well they are maintained.  These boats are all in good shape and devoid (mostly) of rust so … Continue reading →

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Gloucester At Dawn, The State Fish Pier 4:58AM 4/23/12

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

As always click the photo for the full sized view I dig the reflections especially the red on the wet herring vats in the right hand part of the picture which are reflections of the port side red navigation light … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget To set Those DVR’s It’s Wicked Tuna Night! Tonight at 10PM

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Click the video below to meet Dave Marciano the fisherman EVERYONE is rooting for! Also check out Dave’s Boat Website-http://fvhardmerchandise.com/

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Coming Soon- Three Lantern Marine and Fishing

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

(Don’t Call It Three Lanterns) My buddy Tina Greel (who I still can’t wrap my mind around as being a grandmother) is part of the team that will be reopening and expanding the former Three Lantern Ship Supply store at … Continue reading →

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Pete Kammerer- The Future Of Commercial Fishing In Gloucester MA

Posted on December 19, 2011 by
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Gloucester MA Video- 1944 Commercial Fishing On The Cerlew- Video From Ed Rioux

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Ed Rioux wanted us to Share this video with our readers- Ed writes- i am now  81 dont think i know you -  may know  family members  from the old days my dad fished  out o gloucester late 30s 40s  … Continue reading →

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Banging Out A Lobster Trap Trawl Aboard The Trapper John

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Captain Chris Orsillo and Mate Steve Redfern bang out a trawl. What is very encouraging and a testament to the conservation efforts of the lobster industry is how many short lobsters there are that will be there to be harvested … Continue reading →

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Eddie Salting The Herring

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Bare handed.  Covered with stinging wet salt and herring guts in the warm summer heat. It’s a tough job but hey, Eddie’s a tough guy. you know the drill- click the pics for larger versions

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Mackerel Trap Fishing With The Santapaola Men Aboard The Amanda and Andy Slide Show From Kara Ring

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

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Kevin J Henry Fresh Flounder Filleting Photo Slide Show

Posted on August 21, 2010 by

click the picture for the slide show You can also visit Kevin’s site here- http://kevinjhenry.com/home.html Kevin writes- FISHERMEN – I see pride, determination and resignation in the photographs of these men. They are the "last of the independents" in Point … Continue reading →

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Dave Marciano Has Balls

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

Not too many people other than my favorite blogger Doug Maxfield that have the balls to write articles like the one Dave Marciano wrote in today’s GDT- Letter: Coalition sector support now haunting fishermen Click the link above to read … Continue reading →

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Chickity Check It! Doug Maxfield Speaks The Truth About Fishing

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

Unfortunately for the industry guys like Doug Maxfield don’t get book deals.  His truths and clear cutting of the bullshit that gets reported about commercial fishing for one reason or another gets ignored by major media and instead bananheads with … Continue reading →

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Sigh

Posted on August 15, 2010 by
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Derelict Fishing Boat Video

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

From Stern To Stem We Look At An Abandoned Dragger A Sad State Of Affairs For Sure

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Unloading Old Fishing Cable Off The Trawler Jocka Video

Posted on August 3, 2010 by

File Under: Beautiful Industry The Jocka Offloads Old Wire Onto A Mobile Net Reel

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A Dragger’s Net Spread Out For Mending

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

Here is a dragger’s net spread out so that it can be worked on.  The orange balls act as floats at the top of the net as it gets towed through the water the boyancy of the orange balls keep … Continue reading →

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Commercial Fishing Slide Show From ciabat

Posted on May 19, 2010 by

Our pal from New Jersey shows us they do things much the same way down there as they do up here in this beautiful slide show click the picture for the slide show

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Squid’s In- Slideshow from ciabat

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

Click the picture for the slideshow from GMG Flickr Group Contributor ciabat (kevin) e129, originally uploaded by ciabat.

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