My View of Life on the Dock
Yesterday we had a lobster molt in our tanks overnight. 90% of the exoskeleton was off and the lobster had only one claw left to pull out of it’s former body (pic below). More pics and video at 8AM-
Lobster Molting Pictures, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Blasphemy!!!!!!
Who in their right mind adds celery, tarragon, or lettuce to a lobster roll?????
IDIOTS!
Read how these non-professionals handle their lobster rolls up in Maine-
http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/mouthing-off/2007/5/23/What-Makes-a-Perfect-Lobster-Roll
Then see this post on how it’s done by the all-time greatest Lobster roll preparer- The Mrs-
thanks to SandyBayDay for pointing out the article about inferior lobster rolls in Maine
Dave Jewell brought in this blue tinted lobster. It isn’t nearly as blue as some of the other ones we’ve got in the past but I thought I’d throw the pic up anyway to add to the collection. To see the mutated lobster and crab slide show click this text
Blue Tinted Lobster, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Heading out for a day of lobstering.
Net Profit, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Click This Text For LobsterLady’s Lobster and Gloucester Slide Show
No GMG Sticker on there- Booooo! 😉
98 Dodge 8, originally uploaded by lobsterlady2.
It didn’t end well.
Lobstah Massacre, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Thanks Paul Movali for pointing this one out
Dave Jewell Trains Frankie In The Art Of Setting A Lobster Trawl
Click The Picture To View The Video
For obvious reasons I really dig the copper lobster made by the Hatch men.
Cape Ann Copper Works Lobster, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Steve Borichevsky from Shooting My Universe stoopped by last weekend to interview yours truly.
Click the link below to check out the video
The Melissa K Gets A Newly Fiberglassed Deck
Video at 2PM
The Melissa K Gets A New Fiberglass Deck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Toby is a good egg. He walks to his own beat but is a super nice guy. For some interesting posts featuring Toby (and they’re all interesting if they feature him) click this text.
Fishermen Tattoo Series- Toby Burnham, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Great Interview-
Video interview coming up with this husband and wife lobstering team at 8AM.
Tim and Allison Wile- Husband and Wife Lobstermen, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
This is a re-run for the new viewers-
Got a few more pics of the lobster that molted in our tank. I sent them to the Maine Lobster Institute and they will be using them in their educational material.
Click here for the slide show of the lobster molting
Another View of Lobster Molting, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
I took this picture juxtaposed against a bunch of regular lobsters so you could see just how different they are. Toby Burnham on the Jupiter II caught this marbled lobster a couple years ago and landed it at our dock.
Peter Prypot has a wonderful article today in the Gloucester Daily Times about another one that was caught by John Symonds of Essex. You can read the article by clicking this text
Marbled Lobster Landed By Toby Burnham Aboard The Jupiter II, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
This sounds like a great take if you are a lobster lover-
From the Boston Globe-
Lobster College sounds like a hungry Mainiac’s dream: all lobster, all the time. Ah, but it’s real, if only for one weekend, Sept. 17-20. In past years, Lobster College has attracted folks from as near as Maine, as far as Illinois, Michigan, Florida, and Australia. Along with retirees and other curious fans of the crustacean, there have been restaurant owners and students of marine science for whom this is a serious hands-on learning experience.
Instructors are University of Maine faculty and lobster fishermen and dealers who serve up generous lessons on lobster biology and ecology, stock management, branding and marketing, and related environmental issues. Students learn to bait traps and go out on a working lobster boat. They hear about lobster products and taste recipes at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Last year they ate at least ten lobster dishes in four days.
The program is run by the Lobster Institute, a coalition of University of Maine faculty and those working in the industry, focused on research and education outreach to protect, conserve and enhance a healthy lobster fishery as a resource, and lobstering as both an industry and a way of life. Lobster College is also a fundraiser for the institute. Sessions takes place in and around Boothbay Harbor, among the prettiest sections along Midcoast Maine’s rocky coast. Participants stay at Kenniston Hill Inn Bed & Breakfast
Enrollment is limited to 20; the deadline is August 31. Tuition is $575 per person, including all lobster meals, plus room rates which range from $450-$570 for the weekend. Details are at www.lobsterinstitute.org in Boothbay. The charming shipbuilder’s mansion was built in 1786.
Posted by Janet Mendelsohn, Globe Correspondent
The lobster institute has a page on it’s website with my lobster molting video and pictures, you can check it out by clicking this text
Mark Ring Aboard The Stanley Thomas Brought In This Spotted Lobster
Good Morning Gloucester 