Meet the Fleet Offers Close Look at Menemsha Fishing Scene
Boatswain's Mate 3 Martin, MT2 Tavares, Boatswain's Mate 3 Tingle, and Seaman Apprentice Hooe from Coast Guard Station Menemsha.
Boatswain's Mate 3 Martin, MT2 Tavares, Boatswain's Mate 3 Tingle, and Seaman Apprentice Hooe from Coast Guard Station Menemsha.
May the best crab win! Racing crustaceans draw a crowd.
May the best crab win! Racing crustaceans draw a crowd.
Good Night Louise provided musical entertainment.
Good Night Louise provided musical entertainment.
Madison Amaram at the touch tank with a baby starfish.
Madison Amaram at the touch tank with a baby starfish.
Working boats and historic ships at Menemsha Harbor.
Working boats and historic ships at Menemsha Harbor.
Meet the Fleet was organized by the Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Preservation Trust for a look at the Island's fishing scene.
Meet the Fleet was organized by the Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Preservation Trust for a look at the Island's fishing scene.
Historic Roann, a 60-foot eastern-rig dragger with Vineyard roots, came from Mystic Seaport for the occassion.
Historic Roann, a 60-foot eastern-rig dragger with Vineyard roots, came from Mystic Seaport for the occassion.
Steven Larsen talks lobsters with future fishermen.
Steven Larsen talks lobsters with future fishermen.
Menemsha drawings created by local elementary students decorated a fishing net.
Menemsha drawings created by local elementary students decorated a fishing net.
Tim Broderick of Chilmark Oyster Farm chats with passersby.
Tim Broderick of Chilmark Oyster Farm chats with passersby.
Captain Hershel West and Captain Jimmy Morgan.
Captain Hershel West and Captain Jimmy Morgan.
As part of its efforts to support commercial fishermen on the Island, the Martha's Vineyard Fishermen Preservation Trust hosted its first Meet the Fleet event Thursday in Menemsha. Historic and working fishing boats were on hand, as were Island fishermen past and present. Passersby learned about oysters, lobster, and the fishing industry, checked out the ships, and got up close and personal with ocean creatures with a touch tank and crab races.