Fishing

Oyster Shucking 101

How do oyster shuckers make it look so easy? They delicately pry open the tightly locked bivalve mollusks with the skill of a surgeon....

Johnny Hoy and the codfish

Most people on the Island know Johnny Hoy as the frontman for the blues band Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish. What some may not...

Catching up with Stanley Larsen

If you're looking for an authentic New England fish market, you have to drive the winding way from down-Island to Chilmark and the Menemsha...

In the shell game

For a kid raised living and working on the water, Ryan Smith is in his element at Signature Oyster Farm. He founded the shellfishery...

The Georges Bank Airforce

“One night Butchie Lawry called me and asked me to go over to the Trade Wind airport in Oak Bluffs and change the lightbulb...

‘Eat more fish’

The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust (MVFPT) is continuing its work to support local commercial fishermen and the restaurants and fish shops that rely...

Done! Fishing, and eating fish, year-round

Nelson Bryant, who died this past January, was raised in West Tisbury and romped in the fields and on the shorelines of up-Island Martha’s...

Done! Buddy Vanderhoop shares his secrets

What do you most enjoy catching, then eating, and why? When it comes to fishing, I always look the most forward to my "Tuna Time."...

Martha Rose Scallops: As Fresh as It Gets

Three times a week, the Martha Rose sets out of Menemsha’s cozy harbor and, engine roaring, begins the 14-hour journey to the local scalloping...

The Future of Island Fisheries

If you are at Inkwell Beach this summer, and you see a man who appears to be stealing small cups of water from the...

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