Stone crab fishermen loading their traps on board

Stone crab fishermen loading their traps on board

Pots, floats, lines, and boats - the tools of the stone crab fishermen

Stone crab pot.

Stone crab trap and float stowed inside prior to deployment

A heron takes a rest on a pile of stone crab traps

Nets and floats

Equipment used by a shark-grouper- snapper fisherman

Equipment used by a shark-grouper- snapper fisherman

Equipment used by a shark-grouper- snapper fisherman

Shark-grouper-snapper longliner takes on bait mullet, ice, and supplies

A fisherdog guards his master's boat near Triangle Fisheries

Pumping system designed to unload boats docked near Triangle Fisheries

Frozen bait mullet is loaded aboard vessels going out to sea from A. P. Bell Fish Co.

Shrimp trawlers at Snug Harbor along the Caloosahatchee River

Shrimp trawlers drying nets at Tarpon Springs

Alternate use for Turtle Excluder and fish nets - taking a rest at the end of the day

A relaxed moment at the Gut Off Net Shop

Live bait and fishing supply store

Shrimp boats in port with nets up and drying

Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Council meeting to discuss management of fish stocks

Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Council meeting to discuss management of fish stocks

Seagull dining on remains of eels left in netting - part of fisheries bycatch

Seagull dining on remains of eels left in netting - part of fisheries bycatch

Seagull dining on remains of eels left in netting - part of fisheries bycatch

The Lobstermen's Co-op

Lobster boat tied up at the Lobstermen's Co-op

Lobster traps on the pier at the Lobstermen's Co-op

Lobster traps on the pier at the Lobstermen's Co-op

Lobster boat tied up at the Lobstermen's Co-op

Groundfish trawlers tied up at the Portland Fish Exchange

Nets laid out to dry near the Portland Fish Exchange

Lobster pots line the pier at a commercial pier near the Portland Fish Exchange

Fish auction (buyer and auctioneer) at the Portland Fish Exchange

Fish auction (buyer and auctioneer) at the Portland Fish Exchange

Lobster trap buoys stacked against a garage

Maine lobster fisherwoman

An eel trap on display at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

An eel trap on display at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

A landing area for local fishermen on Tilghman Island

Part of the fishing infrastructure at Fairhaven - diesel engine repair and maintenance as well as being a one-stop shop for boat maintenance.

Part of the fishing infrastructure at Fairhaven - diesel engine repair and maintenance as well as being a one-stop shop for boat maintenance.

Fishermen maintaining gear on the dock

Maintaining the boats is a never-ending job - boat on the ways at Gloucester

Buckets of slime eels to be used for bait on the dock

Mending nets on the dock - a timeless fishing skill

Loading frozen bait from Point Judith, Rhode Island, on a swordfish boat

Mending nets

Trawlers tied up behind a small barge

Fishermen mending nets