A Day in Photos

The Cape is still a small enough place that we get to know a lot of our supporters personally. They also get to know us and the commercial fishermen who steer our organization. Some of our relationships extend back decades, others are more recent, but they all strengthen our community. We are proud of our events that connect the local fishing industry to neighbors and friends and we have had a fall full of them, so wanted to share some photos with you. Hope to see you soon! Meet the Fleet photos by Erin Minns Photography.

We heard tons of positive comments about last month’s Hookers Ball, about how it truly was “Aboat Time.” Those sentiments were emphasized when we published a photo gallery and it was one of the most popular, if not the most popular, in the close to five-year-history of our emagazine. So we had to do an encore. Enjoy.

After one virtual Hookers Ball, and another clam bake-style at the Fishermen’s Alliance office, there was some talk about waiting one more year before having a huge gathering.

But John Pappalardo, CEO of the Fishermen’s Alliance, kept getting the same message from folks: “Put that damn tent up! People need something to celebrate.”

So we did and people gathered for fun, frivolity and food under the big white tent at the Chatham VFW. It was “Aboat Time.”

Check out the photos of the Hookers Ball XXI, which celebrated the Cape’s fishing industry and the community it represents,  Photos by Salty Broad Studios.

“Summertime and the livin’ is easy

Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high.”

Most everybody knows those lyrics from George Gershwin, just like most everyone loves the summer. For commercial fishermen summer is far from easy – although the fish may be jumping.

Colleen Barry, CEO of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty opened up our Meet the Fleet event in Falmouth by highlighting the power of community, and how commercial fishing has always bound those ties together.

When people think of the top industries in the state, commercial fishing doesn’t always come to mind. It should.

The New England Food Show in early April at the Boston Convention Center, which followed hard on the huge international Fish Expo, featured a regional cluster of fish-related companies mixed into a broader group of foodies of every stripe.

Everyone knows the expression “you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone.”

The January issue of the emagazine showcased seven ports across the Cape, this photo gallery highlights the remaining eight (in alphabetical order.)