Introducing today the fishing activists Barbara Emley and Larry Collins! This couple is typical of the few remaining families now pursuing crab and salmon from the city of San Francisco: it’s their grit to go on and their vision of public outreach.
Emley pairs her crew time on board with leadership roles on the [...]
The World of the Small Commercial Fishermen: Their Lives and Their Boats by Michael Meltzer is generously illustrated book that captures the fishing industry scene as it was in 1980 from Maine to Alaska. Recently I found a copy at a local used bookstore and enjoyed reading it very much. While it’s not in color, [...]
Also tagged boat, bow picker, Columbia River, felucca, fishing, fishing vessel, gillnetter, Mediterranean, Michael Meltzer, Scandinavian, small commercial fishermenA man of many talents, among other occupations London pursued was oyster fishing in San Francisco Bay in the late 19th century. Even though his family was desperately poor, as a young man he managed to find the money to buy the sloop Razzle Dazzle from a local character “French Frank.” His success at the [...]
Also tagged author, California, fisherman, Jack London, Oakland, oysterman, sailor, socialist, writerAn authentic expression of the imagination and warmth of a real California fisherman is the man called “Diver Duck”. Visit his website now–to see the fabulous movie, “Crabs Attack”, to learn his real name and character, to meet an outstanding political fisherwoman “Babs”.
You won’t regret it!
Carol Lois Haywood
Pacific Marine Artist
