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.
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THE STORY OF OLD HARBOR FISH CO.
There once was a man named Stanley Bishop who worked for an outfit called Railway Express, similar to FedEx, and his route included Chatham.
The year was 1936 or so, and Bishop knew a lot of fishermen, including Captain George Bloomer, who told him that the best, freshest fish was being unloaded in Chatham. Bishop’s route also included Fulton Fish Market in New York and he didn’t need much convincing to launch a new business: Old Harbor Fish Company.
MORE NUMBERS, THIS TIME BRINGING IN FARMERS
Last month in this space I dove into a pool that is surprisingly deep — the economic impact of Massachusetts fisheries.
Culling through excellent reports from the Division of Marine Fisheries, the bottom line is that in 2021, Massachusetts landings showed a value of $802 million “ex-vessel,” meaning the total amount fishermen were paid for their catch, all species, before that harvest was re-sold in markets or restaurants.
SKATE IS CENTER STAGE IN NEW STEW
Sandy Peterson, who lives at Liberty Commons in Chatham, loves to watch cooking shows, particularly on PBS.
MEET RACHEL BARRALES
Rachel Barrales was in middle school when she first saw the Keeling Curve at Scripps Institute of Oceanography in San Diego, which shows carbon dioxide levels in the environment increasing to nosebleed heights.
COOKING UP HAKE AT MEET THE FLEET
Chef Lisa Whelan of Dancing Spoons Catering stood before a crowd of about 70 people, bottles of honey, ginger, and apple cider vinegar arrayed before her and a thick piece of cornmeal-encrusted fish browning on the burner.
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