Tag: lobster
Gloucester Offshore Lobster Boat The Michael and Kristen Stranded 200 Miles Out
Here’s A picture of The Michael and Kristen which is the Gloucester offshore lobster boat which lost power 200 miles out.
Here the Michael and Kristen prepares to offload it’s catch. It’s an offshore lobster boat as opposed to the vast majority of our fleet which consists of inshore lobstermen.
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Offshore Lobster Boat The Michael And Kristen Prepares Top Offload, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Click the below link for the story from Richard Gaines at the Gloucester Daily Times-
Stranded 200 miles out at sea Coast Guard has lobster boat, five-man crew in tow
By Richard Gaines
Staff Writer
The 77-foot, Gloucester-based lobster boat, Michael & Kristen, which became disabled and was drifting in high seas about 200 miles southeast of Nantucket on Wednesday, was being towed home by a Coast Guard cutter last night, through wind gusts of some 40 mph.
There were five people aboard the boat, which is owned by the corporation, Fair Winds Inc., according to Coast Guard spokeswoman Lauren Jorgenson. The corporation is headed by Charlie Raymond of Beverly, and the ship captained by Ron Davis of Rochester, N.H.
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Lobster Trap Tree Star Built By Russell and Melissa Hobbs
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Watch It Buster!
There’s a mean ol lobster gonna bust you up.
Watch It Buster!, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree vs Crappy Rockland Lobster Trap Tree- You Decide
The Fantastic Majestic Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree
The Crappy Unimaginative Maine Lobster Trap Tree
photo courtesy cascobaymeatheads
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Backman Josh Lordan Produced Lobstering Aboard The Sandollar With Captain Tony Gross
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Be sure to watch it all the way through. It gets pretty interesting tehn they start to band the lobsters. Thanks to Josh Lordan who made the movie.
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Warhol Lobsters
Pretty artsy for a lobster dealer, no?
Warhol Lobsters, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Tommy Burns’ Arethusa Back Lobstering
Tommy has been doing engine work to the Arethusa all summer long along with other repairs. He had been lobstering out of a lobster boat half it’s size which meant he couldn’t shift lobster traps the way a true lobsterman would to follow the lobsters around. With a boat like the Arethusa you can put a good amount of gear aboard and shift teh gear according to what the lobsters are doing.
There’s a saying in the lobster industry I heard my father say when I was much younger but it has stuck with me. There are “lobstermen” who fish the gear and move the traps around to maximize their catch. Then there are “pot haulers” who simply dump the lobster lobster traps back in the same spots and don’t move the gear around to maximize their catch according to lobster movement patterns.
Tommy Burns is a “lobsterman” and he is now back to lobstering.
Tommy Burns’ Arethusa Back Lobstering, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Deck Of The Jupiter II
Toby has lots of bait ready to go. The trail of seagulls that chase the boat down the harbor is wild.
Deck Of The Jupiter II, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Sean Welcomes Schooner Racers
Sean wanted to send a special welcome shout out to all the Schooners as they came into port yesterday. Who says our lobstermen aren’t a welcoming lot?
Sean Welcomes Schooner Racers, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Eastern Point Lobster Dinner- It Didn’t Suck
Good Times With Good People-
Eastern Point Lobster Dinner- It Didn’t Suck, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Amos Pewter Sealife At Alexandra’s Bread
Very reasonably priced Amos Pewter Sealife Collection now available at Alexandra’s Bread on Main Street.
Amos Pewter Sealife At Alexandra’s Bread, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Bill Rowe Jr and Sr Head Out Lobstering Aboard The Bunny R
Bill Rowe Jr and Sr Head Out Lobstering Aboard The Bunny R, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Hermanos- (a very short lobster story)
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Beautiful Industry- Throttle Controls Aboard The Allison Carol
Think these controls have seen much use?
Beautiful Industry- Throttle Controls Aboard The Allison Carol, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Just Some Of The Things A Commercial Fisherman Might Get At Rose’s Marine Shop
Lobster trap rope, flag markers, gaffs, bait bags, buoys.
Rose’s Marine Shop, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
The bait bags that come on a spool like the green ones above arrive in one long tube of mesh. The lobstermen cut the desired length, bunch up an end and then clamp it to make a mesh-like purse. Then they stuff the herring or pogies in the bags and set them in the lobster traps.
- Orange twine pre-made bait bags
The orange twine pre-made bait bags shown above are much more heavy duty than the green plastic bait bags but are also way more expensive. In the winter when the seals show up many lobstermen will switch over to the orange heavy duty bait bags because the seals rip the green ones right out of the traps to get the bait inside. The orange bait bags hold up much better against the PITA seals.
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Best Of North Shore Award For Best Place To Buy Lobster- Captain Joe and Sons
Well the People Have Voted and Captain Joe and Sons took home the Readers Choice Award for Best Place To Buy Lobster On The North Shore! WOOT!
I had promoted on these pages that people vote for their favorite local business in the North Shore Magazine annual award nomination process but never once did I lobby for anyone to vote for us for anything. You can see the post where I asked people to vote for their favorite local restaurant, bag shop, brewery, and many many other listings here- that May 29,2009 GMG post
Thanks so much to anyone who voted for us!
Best Of North Shore Award For Best Place To Buy Lobster- Captain Joe and Sons, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Gloucester Seafood Display Auction- Grey Sole
Here’s some grey sole at the Gloucester Seafood Display Auction.
Gloucester Seafood Display Auction- Grey Sole, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Within the first couple of years with my wife we were sitting at her parents house and somehow the topic of fish came up. My mother in law told me she didn’t like flounder, but she loved sole. I told her that sole is a flounder. There’s a lot of people who don’t really know their fish. I must admit as much fish as I’ve eaten in my lifetime if someone fried a fresh haddock or a cod fillet I’d have a hard time distinguishing the difference (and I’ve eaten tons).
My personal favorite types of fish in order of preference- fried whiting, baked haddock with the breadcrumbs, raw tuna, fried grey sole or yellowtail flounder, sockeye salmon.
Favorite shellfish- The Mrs’ Lobsterolls, steamed lobster with bernaise dipping sauce, baked stuffed littlenecks with my mothers’ stuffing recipe, Mexican Campeche brand shrimp with cocktail sauce, fried clams, mussels fra diavolo (extra spicy).
Look for part two of the video from the Gloucester Seafood Display Auction at 8AM
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Rob and Kristin Parsons Lobster Rolls
Rob and Kristin Parsons submitted these photos of their lobster rolls. While I give high marks for the omission of lettuce, celery and other filler, the buns seem to have been left on the grill pan just a tad too long. A little more lobstermeat and a little less time on the grill would bring these lobster rolls into the upper echelon of lobster roll presentation.
you can check out Rob and Kristen’s blog by clicking this text
Rob and Kristin Parsons Lobster Rolls, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Salmon Racks Aboard The Jupiter II
Fish racks make excellent lobster bait. When the tides are running the racks hold in the bait bags much longer so the lobsterman knows his gear is still fishing when other types of bait may have washed out of the trap.
Salmon Racks Aboard The Jupiter II, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 