Lobster traps on the pier at Point Lobster Company

F/V DISCOVERY tied up on the waterfront

Fish nets, floats, and fishing boats at Co-op Seafood dock

Fish nets, floats, and fishing boats at Co-op Seafood dock

Fish nets, floats, and fishing boats at Co-op Seafood dock

Fish nets, fishing boats, and the random sea gull

Fish nets, floats, and fishing boats on the Woodcliff Canal

Some of the gear on deck of a fishing boat rigged for fluke

Clam boat dredging gear seen on the Woodcliff Canal

Popeye's Fishing Station at Ocean Avenue and Angler's Place

A mass of nets and floats

Blue crab dockside work facility

Patterns on the water

Crabber's paraphernalia

Even boat's die - once a cherished workboat of a North Carolina crabber

Fishing nets in seaside flora

Preparation of set-lines for fortuna, shark, etc. on the F/V FORTUNA

Preparation of set-lines for fortuna, shark, etc. on the F/V FORTUNA

Blue crab fishing boats loaded with traps for the day's work

Blue crab fishing traps stacked on a pier

Offloading the catch from a shrimp boat

A catch of snapper from the small boat fishing fleet

Customers inspecting a catch of snapper from the small boat fishing fleet

Customer inspecting a catch of snapper from the small boat fishing fleet

Floats and radar reflectors for recovery of longlines used by sword fishing boat JANICE ANN.

Maintaining gear on one of the small boat fishing fleet vessels

A mural advertising the Fishermen's Association of Aguadilla

A sign advertising the Fishermen's Association of Crashboat

Dining out - a family dinner next to the Point Judith lobster boats

Fisherman working on gear on Texas shrimp boat

A sea of masts, sunflowers, and fishermen's flotsam at Conn Brown Harbor

Part of the shrimp fleet at Conn Brown Harbor

A decoration? A memorial? Perhaps a celebration? Flowers grace a shrimp boat in Conn Brown Harbor.

The Seamen's Memorial Tower commemorating fishermen who have lost their lives at sea

Stained glass at the Seamen's Memorial Tower commemorating fishermen who have lost their lives at sea

Shrimp Virus Stakeholder meeting

Stern of the shrimp trawler F/V KARMA

Holding pens for soft-shell "peeler" blue crabs

Holding pens for soft-shell "peeler" blue crabs

Close-up of a blue crab in a holding pen

Net used to capture soft-shell "peeler" crabs from holding pens

A rustic crab dock at Mills Marina

An ancient mariner mending his nets

Fishing vessels with industrial installations in the background

Fishermen's Memorial at Seattle dedicated to those who lost their lives at sea

Statue of halibut fisherman adorning top of Seattle's Fishermen's Memorial

Statue of halibut fisherman adorning top of Seattle's Fishermen's Memorial

Plaque attached to Seattle's Fishermen's Memorial

Names inscribed on Seattle Fishermen's Memorial

Fishing vessels at Fishermen's Port in Seattle