Th first of the three photo galleries features life aboard barges on the Mississippi River. Most images reflect the beauty of the Mississippi River and the hardiness of the people who crew its working boats. Other photos focus on the gigantic scale of river shipping operations.
The project was sponsored by the Public Policy Research [...]
Commercial fishermen and women will find all of Commercial Fishing of interest. But its mission is not only to them, but the wider public also.
Everyone of course likes a photo album, and this one will not disappoint. Many different kinds of fishing boats, fishing gear, and catches are on display as well as [...]
Central California Joint Cable/Fisheries Liaison Committee Dedicated to the central coast’s commercial fishing industry, here enjoy photos of local boats, fishing gear for each particular catch, and some local fishermen themselves.
BONUS: view ‘Salmon Water Now!-Cutting Through the Noise’ video. This fishing alliance is based in Morro Bay, CA.
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum and [...]
This photo resource is “all about San Francisco Bay by boat.” There are numerous resources here, including photos from the present and the past.
To explore working boats at this Pacific website, click here. To investigate the all-photo index, try this link.
ART CONTEST. To enhance your viewing pleasure, find the answer to the following question [...]
You will enjoy this Massachusetts blogger’s artistic vision! Give his photography a look, especially the “Gloucester at Dawn” and “Working Boats” sets.
Captain Joe’s links take you to Flickr, where you can enjoy his photographic art in depth. It seems that GOOD MORNING, GLOUCESTER has multiple authors at work, but the person I am featuring [...]
The San Diego tuna industry harks back to the arrival of the Portuguese in southern California, beginning with the landing of explorer Joa Rodriguez Cabrihlo aboard the San Salvador in 1542. [He is more commonly known as "Juan Cabrillo."]
The island people of this nation were especially skilled in ocean fishing traditions and applied them [...]
Looking for photos of salmon fishing in Alaska? Alaska-in-Pictures offers some excellent views! It takes an extra click or two: look for the links to “Alaskan activities” and then go to “salmon fishing” and “commercial fishing”.
The painting left is one I made last year of “The Shanbre”, an Alaskan salmon troller.
Carol Lois Haywood
Pacific Marine Artist
To give the “tugs” in our blog title more attention, here are three sites with blogs for you to visit. The first in the series also posts a new picture of a tug regularly.
Towmaster: the Masters of Towing Vessels Association Forum blog with a featured “photo-of-the-week”.
Tim’s Times: blog of ship stories and other stuff
Pelican Passage: [...]
Here is a treasure trove of classic 20th-century photos that cover the California coast but offer a unique set of views of Monterey Bay by professional photographers. See California Coast Photos website. Then scroll down to the box where a link in red, “click to see”, is prominent: this link opens to a table of [...]
Tagged 20th century, classic fishing vessels, monterey bay, photographs, photos, picturesAbove is a recent photo by me of another restored boat at Pillar Point Harbor in northern California: the F/V Verona, a fishing vessel more than one hundred years old, now restored to its historical beauty and dash!
If you enjoyed the earlier links, I have three more you may like, which are websites put up [...]
