Hi Joey,
The attached photos are of the Magnuson protest in Gloucester Harbor 2002.
Thanks, keep up the good work.
Donna C
To Read More about the Magnuson-Stevens Act check out it’s wikipedia page here
Category: Working Boats
Filming B-roll
Stills from my B-roll. Click images to view larger.
Niles Pond October Sunrise
One of the most gorgeous, interesting, and enjoyable aspects of filmmaking I find is shooting B-roll. I am swamped with design work, organizing lecture programs, and hoping to finish the edits on my Black Swallowtail film very soon, but there is no better time of year to shoot B-roll for my Monarch film than autumn in Gloucester; the light is simply stunning, and what I like to refer to as “atmospheric.”
Niles Pond September Sunrise
B-roll further tells the story in a beautifully subtle, and alternatively not so subtle, manner and gives the project a sense of place. While filming and waiting, for example, for birds to take flight (whether swans or homies) I have my still camera readily available.
Salt Island Sunrise
The most extraordinarily beautiful things occur spontaneously. I feel so very fortunate to see, and in turn share, the natural world through the camera lens. Only several weeks ago while filming a spider’s web in a tree, capturing the filaments of silky webbing dancing in the light of the setting sun (with the pinky schooner Ardelle and the Dog Bar Breakwater in the background), the web’s maker came cavorting through the scene with a capture of her own!
Eastern Point
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The Problem with Catch Shares Video From GoodFoodnH2O
This video was featured on www.fisherynation.com
I remember my dad telling me when I graduated from college and was at the crossroads of either coming down the dock or continuing my education to become an Economics professor. He said- “Joey if you come down the dock, there’s always gonna be fish and they’re always gonna need a place to offload them.” Never back then could he or I imagine how much they would have hyper-consolidated the industry and reduce the number of fishermen in our harbor by 80%.
So in the middle of composing this post Pete Mondello pulled up to load bait to go lobstering. Pete doesn’t have any fishing permits any more and he tells me the story of what his father Joe the cobbler said to him- “Pete if everything goes to shit you’ll still be able to go catch some fish for dinner.” Never did he dream back then that if he landed fish he’d get thrown in jail.
What our town was built on- the spirit of the independent fisherman who could get in the business by filling out a sheet of paper for a permit and get out of it as much work as he wanted to put in. Now all that is over. No young guy can afford the millions it will take to get started up in this business as a fisherman and within our lifetime we will see the complete transformation into few large fishing conglomerates from hundreds of fishing families supporting thousands.
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Navy Enlisted F/V Superior for War Duty in 1942 From Bill Hubbard
Joey,
Here’s a short piece for GMG that should have inerest for some Glouceser and Essex Families. I’ve written in the past about my grandfather’s dragger "Superior" and her WW-II enlistment by the Navy. Now, I’ve dinally documented that service but, found out that my uncle, Capt. Ronald Dahlmer was also enlisted and served as her skipper while in navy serevice. The story is attached and so is a picture of Superior the way she looked in 1942.
Note I have copywrighted the article as it will be included it in a short book I’m writing. I hereby give you and Good Morning Gloucester permission to publish it in whole or in part.
Sincerely,
Bill Hubbard
William D. Hubbard
Navy Enlisted F/V Superior for War Duty in 1942
And Enlisted Ronald G. Dahlmer to Skipper Her
Early in WW-2 the navy faced a bleak future with many German Submarines lurking off our Atlantic Coast and few vessels and aircraft to combat them. One stop-gap measure was to enlist small coastal craft and fit them with light armament and powerful radios to patrol for and report enemy subs. Nearly 300 such vessels were enlisted from their owners, refitted for naval or coast guard service and sent on patrol.
The 110’ Dragger Superior was owned by my grandfather Capt. John A. Dahlmer and skippered by my uncle Capt. Ronald G.Dahlmer, two of the Gloucester’s Michigan Bears She was one of 12 Essex-built craft enlisted by the Navy in 1942 and converted for naval service at the US Naval Dry Dock in South Boston, Mass. Armed with 3 single 20mm guns, she was placed into service as YP-433.
Capt. Ronald G. Dahlmer enlisted in the navy on the Forth of July, 1942. Because of his long experience and having the perquisite Coast Guard licenses, he enlisted at the rank of Chief Boatswain’s Mate and assigned to Superior, YP-433. On 10 Dec.1943, while Captain of YP-433, Ronald was promoted to Chief Master Boatswain(AA)M2.
Superior served until 1945 when she was returned to Gloucester and the Dahlmer family.
Her first duty had been Anti-Submarine Patrol and later she delivered gasoline, food and other supplies to US and allied weather stations in Newfoundland and Greenland.
Superior was built in 1932 at the Story Shipyard in Essex. Her keel was the last laid down by noted shipwright Arthur D. Story. There were at least eleven other vessels built in Essex at either the Story or James shipyards that were familiar in Gloucester and also taken by the navy in 1942. They included: Antares, Raymonde, St. Anthony, Therese M. Boudreau, Elivra Gaspat, Edith L. Boudreau, Donald Arsenault, Rainbow, Babe Sears, Alvin T. Fuller and Ronald And Mary. All were returned to their owners in 1945 or 1946 except Raymonde which the navy sold and the Donald Amerault which was sunk by submarine gunfire off Ft. Lauderdale Florida while on patrol.
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Don’t Forget To Set Your DVR’s For Nor’ Easter Men Featuring Gloucester’s Gussy Sanfilippo and Crew Aboard The Lily Jean
Featuring one of the classiest well respected fishing families in Gloucester MA- Gussy Sanfilippo and his crew.
Follow Gus on twitter here @gussanfilippo
Follow all the NorEasterMen twitter news at hashtag #NorEasterMen
The life and work of fishermen from Gloucester, New Bedford, and Portland will get national exposure with the History Channel’s Nor’easter Men. The series premiers tonight at 9pm. The documentary, three hour-long episodes airing from 9pm to 12am, chronicles four boats in the New England groundfish fleet during the winter fishing season.
According to the History Channel, "Today’s fishermen who venture into the North Atlantic compete to reel in the biggest catches and largest paychecks. ‘Nor’easter Men’ follows the lives of rival New England crews as they brave storms, cold and exhaustion to bring their catch to market and mark their place in history
view trailer
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A Wicked Dinner at the Seaport Grill
Frd Bodin writes-
Hey Joey,
This all happened last night:
Wicked Dinner at the Seaport Grill
Last night, Janet and I were just served dinner at the Seaport Grill, and next to me at the bar, this guy Steve said: "There’s (F/V) Tuna.com, and they have a fish…a big fish." The bartender, Jessica, added that the National Geographic Wicked Tuna film crew was apparently there. Okay, I have a HUMONGOUS Haddock Fish Taco ($11.95) in front of me, I run out to the Jeep, grab my camera, and go down to the water to take this shot across the water to the State Fish Pier. The NG cameraman is on the left side of the truck, and the new greenhorn crew member is in the center, shoveling ice into the boat. The man way on the right looks to be the film’s crew boss.
This is the large tuna they hoisted up — the "Money Fish." The fat boy weighed in, dressed out, in the mid-700 pounds. The film crew is cranking the cameras for this one, and so is Gloucester’s Tina Greel, second from the left in green. It’s very ironic: Last time we went out for seafood, it was for Annisquam’s "Dinner on the Bridge" over Lobster Cove last summer. As soon as we sat down to our lobster dinner, a fisherman on the float right in front of us hooked up and pulled up a sizable striper, assisted by none other than Tina Greel, who we see here. Only, only in Gloucester!
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Christian Heeb, Photographer In Town To Shoot For A German Travel Book Swings By The Dock With Linn Parisi
Linn Parisi from Discover Gloucester swung by the dock with Christian Heed. An incredible photographer who travels the globe photographing for big time publications.
Linn regularly guides influential travel writers around Gloucester with her FAM tours designed to give these writers a great sense of what our community is all about!
Check out his site www.heebphoto.com
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Fishing for Herring Off Gloucester Video From Andreas Thanos
Check Out Andreas other Video Work here https://vimeo.com/andreasthanos
Andreas writes-
I was recently on a fishing trip aboard f/v Cat Eyes out of Gloucester, MA. Cat Eyes is 45 feet and 20 tons. Its owners Naz and Sandra are among the last few remaining small fishermen in Cape Ann.
This short presentation is a part of a larger file that contains more video and still files. If you are interested in obtaining the DVD with the full presentation which runs for approximately 30 minutes, please contact me.
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Just In- 16×24 Canvas Wrap Update:Sold!!!
Just in. If you would like it for a present for you or the Gloucester lover in your life let me know.
All mounted with hardware to hang and no need for expensive framing this 16×24 canvas wrap is $120 or $135 shipped within the continental US.
The last three sold within a day, let me know if you would like it at goodmorninggloucester@yahoo.com
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Mass Views: Fishing schooner and fish market, Gloucester Harbor 1940 aprox Boston Public Library
You see the building that says Fish Market? That is the building where the fire was last week that the Gloucester Fire department quickly snuffed out. Look at Jay Albert’s pictures here from the scene His pictures are from the back of the building which is now a wood furniture maker.
Look at the stern of the the big schooner in the middle of the photo. off the stern is The Phyllis A. The oldest gillnetter in Gloucester and undergoing a major restoration project.
Read about and look at pictures of the restoration here in these Phyllis A posts
Thank you to Adam Gaffin at www.universalhub.com for the link to the picture.
File name: 08_06_023528
Title: Mass Views: Fishing schooner and fish market, Gloucester Harbor
Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)
Date created: 1940 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 negative : film, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Genre: Film negatives
Subject: Fishing industry; Fishing boats; Piers & wharves
Notes: Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.
Collection: Leslie Jones Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Copyright Leslie Jones.
Preferred credit: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.
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The Gloucester Fleet
The Gloucester Fleet
“The Stanley Thomas”
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What Is It From Bill O’Connor
Hi Joey,
This isn’t a Crystal Ball, but these used to be used here in Gloucester every day. Any guesses? There’s a hint in the photo.
Enjoy!
~Bill O’Connor
North Shore Kid
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Gloucester MA Fish Landings August 20, 1917- Over 5 Million Pounds. Aug 21, 2012 Gloucester MA 97,300 Pounds. Less Than 2% of the landings in 1917 were landed in 2012
Less Than 2% of groundfish landings in 1917 were landed in 2012 on the same day yet we have a call for more subsidized on the taxpayers back commercial dockage while there’s another $100 Million Dollar buyout of Gloucester Commercial Fishing Boats and a DPA that strangles any reasonable investment in our waterfront unless you are so deep pocketed that you can fight the obstructionists who still think it’s 1917 every step of their way through the permitting process.
Brilliant.
August 21, 2012 97,300 lbs of groundfish
Fish landings
Cape Ann Seafood Exchange
The Cape Ann Seafood Exchange handled 38,200 pounds of fish Monday. No report was received Tuesday.
Top species landed and average prices Monday were: Small dabs: 7,200 pounds ($1.37) Large hake: 5,900 pounds ($1.92) Large pollock: 4,100 pounds (96 cents)
Small and medium pollock: 3,800 pounds (95 cents) Medium dabs: 2,600 pounds ($1.52)
Other landings
The Buyers And Sellers Exchange (BASE), an electronic auctioning company that sells landings at owner Whaling City Seafood Display Auction in New Bedford, Boston’s Whaling City Auction, and Gloucester’s Whaling City Auction,handled 59,100 pounds of fish and 108,700 pounds of scallops Monday.
August 20, 1917 –Over 5,000,000 lbs of groundfish landed in Gloucester
from www.downtosea.com–
Check out www.downtosea.com it’s an excellent site with historical photos and stories about Gloucester Fishermen.
97,300 vs over 5,000,000
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Captain Pete Libro and Crew Prepare To Set Lobster Gear Aboard The Cabaret V At Captain Joe and Sons
Photos From Ron Gilson
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Erik Ronnberg Jr Master Ship Model Builder Works on The Kingfisher Model
The F/V Kingfisher was built in 1946 and launched in 1947 at the Dana A Story Shipyard.
This picture was taken September 6, 2012 and Erik estimates there is 6 months more of work to be completed.
Here she is in here trial trip June 1947-
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While walking around the Marine Railways
Leftover from Fiesta
Propellers
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State Fish Pier Sundown
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Tha Lobstah in Glostah
Hi Joey,
My friend Albert and I are the guys who came by your dock several weeks ago on an old motorcycle and interviewed you. I wanted to let you know that the interview is now online at: http://slowridestories.com/2012/08/29/episode-16-tha-lobstah-in-glostah
Thanks again for taking the time to talk with us. I hope you enjoy the episode, and I hope the rest of your summer has been great!
Cheers!
Erik
Here’s the thing about the guys that did this video. They obviously had an agenda that they wanted to associate anything they could with Global warming.
Maybe Geno really felt this way but I’m not sure how you can extrapolate one year where we have an abnormally mild winter and spring with a trend. Because how would you explain winter before last when there was so much cold and snow we were running out of places to put it. We don’t talk about the extreme colds I guess because that wouldn’t fit in with their piece.
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Beautiful Industry ~ Nhetrang ~ State Fish Pier
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National Geographic Filming at the Weigh in at The 2012 Bluefin Blowout
National Geographic Filming the Crew of the “Maya Elizabeth” at the Weigh in at The 2012 Bluefin Blowout at the Cape Ann Marina 08/25/2012
The crew of the Maya Elizabeth Won with a 582lb Bluefin Tuna.
Congrats!
Good Morning Gloucester 