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Fisheries report from 1970s tells tales
A 900-pound tuna, hoisted up to the Fishermen’s Cooperative packing house on McMillan Wharf in 1979. Helping handle the lines are Larry Meads in cap and Jay Lanzillo, right. Lanzillo served as the...
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Annual meeting highlights accomplishments, welcomes new board members
Seth Rolbein, who heads up the Small Boats, Big Taste program, talks about the importance of Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program at an event on the Chatham Fish Pier in 2023. The Small...
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The importance of collaboration in fisheries
Kevin Wark, of F/V Dana Christine II, shared his years of work in collaborative research with the group. Courtesy photo. By Aubrey Ellertson Church “You cooperate with the police, you don’t...
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What do herring mean to the Cape? Council wants to know.
Public comment to protect sea and river herring is needed again on Wednesday, March 27, 6 to 8 p.m. Hampton Inn, 12 Kendall Rae Place, Buzzards Bay. By Doreen Leggett With river herring populations...
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In support of herring, a surprising contribution
Christopher Seufert photo By John Pappalardo We are neck-deep in the fight to protect herring, a crucial way to allow the ocean to do what it does so amazingly well: support life with beautiful...
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Photo Gallery: The art and lore of fish
A tasty Jonah crab, drawn by Mike Palmer of Waquoit Bay Fish Company, is the subject of one of many artistic works at an upcoming show. Every year, tens of thousands of people make the trek to ports...
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An eel foray, courtesy of Lower Cape TV
An exerpt from an eel fisherman’s diary. (Courtesy of Lower Cape TV) Jim Harrington has great eel stories, like the time he set 25 pots in Upper Mill Pond in Brewster and caught 400 pounds. He got good...
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Art and science tell great fish stories
Artist Mike Palmer’s work will be featured in “Ocean to Art: Cape Cod’s Seafood Palette,” a show that is a collaboration with the Fishermen’s Alliance. By Doreen Leggett While pursuing a graduate...
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Lights, camera,scallops!
Along with seeing which color light worked best to attract scallops, researchers from Fishtek also experimented with trap design. Fishtek photo By Doreen Leggett The ‘70s disco hit “Stayin Alive” by...
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High quality fish should equal better price
Black sea bass brought into Chatham Pier Fish Market were among the fish involved in the pilot project to improve marketability, By Doreen Leggett Steve Gennodie, owner of Chatham Pier Fish Market, was...
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A few great ideas have made it up the town meeting runs
By John Pappalardo Most people consider the season upon us to be spring, but on Cape Cod spring can be an iffy proposition, so I like to refer to it with more certainty as the season of town meetings....
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Photo Gallery: Through the years, shellfishing in Chatham
Freshly harvested Monomoy steamers. Chris LeClaire photo. We share historic and contemporary commercial fishing photography whenever possible, beautiful reminders of how the industry has always been...
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Stuart Smith looks back at a fishing village, forward at a sustainable community
Stuart Smith’s first dredging project, after the 1987 break in North Beach. By Doreen Leggett For much of Chatham’s history, everyone in town worked for the fishing industry either directly or...
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Meet Ray Rowell: Our new permit bank director
Raymond Rowell is the new permit bank director at Fishermen’s Alliance. By Doreen Leggett Most mornings on the way to work in Chatham, Ray Rowell will take the long way out of Wellfleet along Ocean...
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Hands up for herring
Captain Ted Ligenza speaks in favor of greater protections for sea herring. Photo by David Hills/ www.fishypictures.com By Doreen Leggett New England Fishery Management Council staff wanted to hear...
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From Jamaica’s Treasure Beach to Cape Cod (and back); “Jelly” Hill’s...
Anthony Hill , “Jelly,” splits his time between Jamaica and the Cape. By Seth Rolbein Everyone in Jamaica has a nickname, a familiar name. For Anthony Hill it’s “Jelly,” and has been ever since he was...
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Iceland’s first ‘unicorn’ is all about codfish skin
By John Pappalardo Just when you think you know what there is to know about fish, especially codfish, along comes another surprise: Codfish skin has amazing medical properties that have nothing to do...
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Olin Kelly’s last laugh
Mark Simonitsch shellfishing in Chatham By Mark Simonitsch Around 1970 I was catching, buying and selling lots of mussels. I had an Interstate Permit to buy and ship shellfish. The market was primarily...
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Photo Gallery: On the scene at Fishermen Training
By Doreen Leggett Talking to fishing captains across the Cape there is a steady refrain – we need more crew. The Fishermen’s Alliance has been working to introduce people to the profession of...
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Meet the Fleet’s flounder foray
Bill Amaru, left, and his son Jason talk about fishing for flounder at Meet the Fleet. By Doreen Leggett Meet the Fleets are all about demystifying the lives of commercial fishermen and the catch...
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