Longlining explained aboard the Donna Marie. For any commercial longliners that watch the video feel free to jump in and correct any of my mistakes from the video. I’m not a fisherman but would like this to be as acuurate as possible. Just leave a comment below the video if you would.
Category: Fishermen Profiles
Lady Jane Gloucester Dragger And The Men That Fish Her Video
Here’s a Short Clip Of Gloucester Dragger The Lady Jane and The Crew Who Fish Her-
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Stevie and Ringo Untie The Lines Aboard The Lady Jane
Look for the Lady Jane video at 4PM today
Stevie and Ringo Untie The Lines Aboard The Lady Jane, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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82 GHS Yearbook, Don Femino and Sandy Favazza
Here is Sandy Favazza and Donny Femino. Sandy’s father was the skipper of the Saint Peter III He landed millions and millions of whiting at our dock with my Grandfather Captain Joe and Father and Uncle Charlie.
Donny Femino was a football star and currently retired from teaching at GHS after many many years. He lobsters for Frank and I down at our dock.
82 GHS Yearbook, Don Femino and Sandy Favazza, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Here’s Donny now-
Hey Donny, where did all that hair go?
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Shamus
Carol, Haley and Pete Mondello Represent At The Springfield Sportsman Show,
CarolHaley and Pete Mondello Represent At The Springfield Sportsman Show, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Shamus
Tom Porter & Shamus
Tom Porter owns The Susan & Kimberly, a lobster boat. Tom is one of about six guys in this harbor that have the absolute best stories to tell. You could listen to the outrageous antics that he has lived through fishing for hours and hours and never get tired.
He brought down Shamus the day before yesterday, a 4 month old Irish Jack Russell. It’s kinda funny to see rough, tough Tommy Porter handle this little puppy.
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Meet Shamus
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The Jennie C Hauls Lobster Gear Video
This video was shot by FOB Paul Frontiero. I suspect we will be getting many more contributions from Paul who was the man responsible for printing the GMG tshirts for the Russo Family fundraising.
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Gloucester Zen XIX
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Joe Grillo’s Net Profit
Joe Grillo bought the Net Profit. His old boat The Wanderer was old, tired and slow as molasses. To say that Joe is happy about the upgrade would be an understatement. Video at 8:00AM
The Net Profit
Joe Grillo’s Net Profit, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The Wanderer
Do you see the buoys on the old Wanderer’s antenna and the Net Profit? The same, red on top, yellow on the bottom- Joe Grillo’s buoy colors!
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Fishermen Interview- Susie Byrd 02/17/09
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Gloucester Fisherman Paul Vitale At The Essex Avenue Children’s Center
Gloucester Fisherman Paul Vitale At The Essex Avenue Children’s Center, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
From Ellie-” Local fisherman and all around good guy, Paul Vitale, recently visited the Essex Avenue Children’s Center during their month long Ocean study. He brought along an assortment of sea creatures to show the children. As you can see, they were fascinated by his presentation! Thank you, Paul! ” ~ Ellie
Thanks, Joe!
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Working On A Dragger’s Net
Ending the leased day at sea program and cutting our boats down to 18 days fishing per year does not sound very promising.
Working On A Dragger’s Net, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Working On A Dragger’s Net
If you look under the black circular rollers you can see the net has been damaged. It’s hanging there in shards. Looks like the boys have a lot of mending to do. No fun, no fun at all. Sometimes a dragger will risk going over some rough or jagged rocky bottom to try and find some fish and the result is a damaged net. Sometimes it can pay big dividends, sometimes you an end up with huge tears in the net. I’m not saying that is what happened here, but there is definetly damage to repair here. Not exactly the best of weather to have to do this kind of work.
Working On A Dragger’s Net, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Working On A Dragger’s Net
See this fisherman working on the net? He was hopping back and forth from the boat’s net reel back onto the dock. My knees would have been shaking like a leaf but he was just going back and forth like nothing. One little slip and he was going for an icy swim I’ll tell you that.
Working On A Dragger’s Net, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Pete Mondello Displays Repaired Lobster Buoy
Here’s Pete Mondello with some repaired buoys. The thing about the Mondello boys is that they never ever stop. They always are doing something weather it be tinkering on the boat or repairing traps or buoys. They never stop. Talk about energy. It’s just go-go-go.
Pete Mondello Displays Repaired Lobster Buoy, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Jimmy On The Freemantle Doctor
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The Degelyse Heads Out Lobstering
Cold Dark Raw- Gonna Be A Long Day Fishin’
The Degelyse Heads Out Lobstering, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 