Just before sunrise on an August day at Aunt Lydia’s Cove.
Some locals don’t love summer on the Cape. We look forward to high season mainly because of the popularity of the Chatham Fish Pier. With hundreds of thousands of people stopping by, the industry’s cultural and economic importance is front and center — as it should be. As National Seafood Month wraps up, we look back at these summer photos with a reminder to eat local seafood, and advocate for the fleet and working waterfronts all year long.
A Coast Guard boat cruises by as fishermen load around 5 a.m.
Loading the F/V Shannon Kristine with ice to keep the catch cool.
Captain Greg Connors and F/V Constance Sea head out for a day of skate fishing.
Captain Kurt Martin and mate John Soposki return with totes of black sea bass.
More ice is layered on the sea bass before it is shipped up to Boston to be processed; it will return to the Chatham Pier Fish Market where it is sold in the case and in sandwiches.
Mackerel flies down the shoot, packed by Red’s Best.
Visitors on tour boats are interested in seeing the fleet unload.
There are several places fishermen can unload their catch and truck it off Cape.
A crew member at Shellfish Brokers takes a quick break.
Chatham Pier Fish Market’s take-out window is always popular.