Monday, August 16, 2010

Lobster Story: through the eyes of a lobster fisherman from Cape Cod?

Long ago, as a Codde Cape Town as a feast of lobster, they were only
ashore, approached and fired everything they could carry load. In
In fact, Pilgrim said Myles Standish, who can for a good North-East, Hummer
Cells located in 18 cm depth at the edge of the water collected, and without
the other the finger wet.

Homarus americanus, in the alternative, that New England, Maine, or served on the Atlantic coast
Omar, then blossoms into depth here on Cape Cod, the settlers, in fact,
used, but not food, but as a fertilizer for plants or as bait for fish
Hook. Regarding the existence, Omar was a little more 'food poverty, only
Feeding servants, slaves, children, cows, in that order. Here
Massachusetts officials, and finally defeated the rebels and a change in their
The contracts will no longer be forced to eat lobster more than three times
Week.

Today, of course, cancer is the king of all foods of summer, more
Celebration of food. For lovers of lobster bake a lazy summer day at the beach
a prelude to a height of flight and route the lobster bib, scanning
Special forks, hoes and claw crackers and consult a Placemat
Numbers with a description, step by step how to make lobster cut into its full
Content.

We are of New England lobsters so fond of Logan Airport has its own pool Hummer
Feisty people waiting to be shipped anywhere in the world by air.
It was not always so. In fact, there is little about the history of this controversy
Crustaceans, has been extraordinary growth in popularity in the U.S. system to predict
today.

History
At Destination Guide 18/09/1621 Squanto, Myles Standish
was beaten by the ubiquitous hordes of lobsters. He found the Wild Search
Hummer in Barnstable, and at dawn the next morning at Nauset Harbor, he
moved some of its own supply:

"We found a lot of crabs collected in the wild
we have prepared under the cliff. The captain has two guards behind the rock
for the vessel to ensure the bank, at the top with him and four of our
The company went looking for residents, where she met a woman at her
Hummer, they said about them, and they welcome. "

The potential of the American diet, has been observed not only here in Cape Town
Code, of course, but the whole coast of New England. In June 1605 Captain George
Weymouth, during a trip to Maine, was also affected by the large population
American lobster, a close relative of crabs in Europe:

"And at night, we came with a small network of 20 meters is very close to the coast;
We have over 30 very large lobsters and beautiful ... I miss not notify
because you know how big the profit is fishing. "

However, when the industry not LOB ment began in Maine, but here on the Cape
Code. The population was so great that the cancer was typical of only two or three
Cents per piece. In fact, in order to launder LOB Monomoy Village say
made a living adequate for the one penny piece. Shellfish such proportions that
most commonly reported at 5 and 6 feet on the markets of Boston. A
Wolverine weighs 45 kg.

Unlike other species of fish, live lobsters should be sent. lobsters believed dead
develop toxic substances that may harm or kill that perhaps they eat.
Thus, the cancer industry, as we know it today has become not only possible,
In the early nineteenth century with the development of lobster smells, sailboats
Tanks of seawater is in their power. Provincetown in 1840, five of them smells
full-time for shipment of lobsters from the Cape and New York.
The industry, which encourages the development of the canning factory in New
England in 1840 and the advent of railways and improvement of methods
Foods with ice.

Cape Cod is the cause for the lobster house all urban markets, but is determined
The civil war, the population was so low that buyers are taking water
Maine, to meet demand. As consumption has a LOB tireless and valuable new
The UK industry, the legislation includes limits on size and season
Capture and the population remained remarkably stable over the past century.

Cape Cod Today
In Chatham Harbor on a hot summer day with little wind and no sea
Labour, a picturesque view of the trend terms pots near LOB animated
Bank calls an ideal lifestyle. Even in the fishing industry,
LOB discount is the envy refers to the small longline and Gill-Setter how easy it is
"Gentleman" of fish.

"Well, we're happy here, in Chatham, said the 30-year resident of Chatham, and
Lobster fishermen Ben Bergquist. "Most of the best fishing is located 8 miles from the coast, and
Sent to the Cape, we have a very good lobster habitat with good soil -
All less than 25 miles. It's nice when the fishing is good, but there is still something
other - although not very good, it is absolutely miserable, and plans to maintain
All. Who makes money from the sea to make it work
Money. It depends on if you want to get out of bed in the morning and get labor or
No, apart from the fact that the fishing lobs and consumption is different. "

The lobster suffers annual forecasts DIN shares, Bergquist
He began helping his father at the age of 8 years and the vessel seized, Benjo,
in 1996, said that each year have improved. Although
Bachelor of Ecology and the possibility for more traditional
Career at the Bank, he sees a strong future for themselves in the use of LOB.

With a young wife, two daughters and a 4, a mortgage, and a large
Transmission investment, he discovered that the hard work and perseverance, all paid
like any other company.

"Yes, of course, the holidays are an equal number of land are on average.
year, all trial and error, and everything. You can never count on a
The same phenomenon occurs twice. But finally, everything goes in the wash.
In August last year was great, and in July it was not, but it is not always true. You
(Omar) was simply not found in July. And in general, we took their deepest
than normal, because I think somehow the water was warmer than the deeper than
flat. Once it gets colder, they are either asleep or not. Water temperature
has everything to do with him, and changes during the year and from year to
Ans.

Thus, to survive, can not afford to return to the same conditions thoughtless LOB
Countries that have succeeded in the last year. You updated
their information by studying the habits of the lobster and appetites sufficiently
outsmart him.

Ben workday actually starts the night before, when he controls time. As
Fury of the wind and waves prohibits real catch, it remains on the shore,
Construction or repair of the fall, working on his boat, or hunting with bait, something
It's never enough.

"I was the bait of 4 or 5 different boats and a number of contracts. Tresca
Chef or rack seems to work better. We also use a bass, Bluefish, flounder, swordfish,
Thun. All comments will work for everyone. It is amazing how the taste of lobster
Eat something that almost all food waste into the sea, you can try both
good. I have a freezer, I bait material, but it is certainly a real pain. "

His sternman Chris Nash, and Chatham, is not only to help carry water,
rebaiting traps and sorting of the catch, but also angry and ongoing
Shore tasks.

"Chris and I have a day for bait, so that it works - but it takes time
Costs. dead bait is $ 3 and you can bait traps the 30th
It is relatively cheap, but I have 800 traps, and lots of bait. We start fishing
April, and we have in December, but the rest of the year we transfer
Working to build new traps and fixing the old. I'll use a wooden traps, even work
Although I prefer to fish the wire. Maintenance is easy, but they do not seem to catch
more - so that 75 percent of my line of woods yet.

The lobster in the wild in the same aggressive look like them, and as we know,
Cannibals, so Bergquist neutralized more "crusher" claw and less
"Claw Ripper" with a narrow elastic band. He draws bands (introduced 1951)
because they do not penetrate into the meat of lobster claws, like cork, and therefore
a beautiful lobster on the market.

"They are very aggressive, especially in women with eggs or males competing for
Food or females. Eggers was really all the empty bowls and aggression
anything that moves. "

Fuel is the largest fresh lobster fishermen, and a mechanism for investment.
Loss of a series of fall storms or reduced by the expansion of the helix
are considered as direct losses. There is no such thing as insurance for the lobster traps
and $ 50 per case, the loss of an entire series is not cheap. 30 percent
Loss of the pot to one year is not unusual.

Bergqvist fishes 800 traps, transport through the four full days. For
lobster fisherman, he said, there is always that fragile moment when expectations
outside the trap die surface and lobsters, or, or not?.

"Sometimes what you see an orange glow, and fall only
completely filled, and it's a real interesting to see that many in the fall. I had a
Where there was a large 12 pound, not in a position to attack, but he was stuck in a leg
fall, and when I hold, he hung on a decoy bag
everything he had. I almost did not go too far trying to catch up. (Scenes from
Benjo will phthisis praise Ben Bergquist seen at http://
http://www.MooncusserFilms.com)

But my worst days LOB ment was the first day I ever towed as captain. I could not
Find one of my pots. At first I thought it was over, it was so vague and
Rain. So I went blind in circles research shows, and. I finally found
Buoy and realized that my LORAN has not been set. I turned off and back on, and we
on track. The day was to go, but certainly not to launch special.
And I have days when I get back only 40 pounds. It is always a good time
But as I said, it does not work. "

Boat Bergquist, Benjo, a marine tank in the hold, which is
Pump that circulates oxygen as the Aquarium of the budget. This
where crabs are alive and fresh for the supply of fish kept swimming lobster
Markets on the coast, which is the real key to their freshness.

"If you're a lobster, he is alive or dead, is alive and if it is fresh. Naturally
buy this kind of full from the boat, but a market on the Cape should
same. I sell my fish and lobster Nickerson, who is on the dock, 5
Meters above the ground, where I am. We can say that the verse

When unloading at the dock of Chatham, Bergquist often approached those of the
upper observation deck to see what they see as a refreshing alternative
Restaurant or lobster market pool.

"People ask me:" Sell me getting cancer and I say: "Yes, you
want? I give them less than they would pay on the market, but expensive
What I receive. Often people are so shocked that I said yes, they all receive
around him. You do not know exactly what they want or they bicker, and I
ultimately not for sale.

And I have invitations from friends, "Ben, I have many, and I have 20 crabs!
But this is not a big part of my income. I was in my home tank and a large plate
Who said: "Lobster", but when I do, as I have with it.

Most lobsters are eaten by Bergquist Cape, but his father
Posted in time internationally in Scandinavia in large numbers, driver's license
The runway at the airport with a good hard-shell lobster wrapped in strong polystyrene
Boxes. These things are still a large company here, on a promontory with many e-mail
For dot-coms like a lobster plane is indeed, so that your
Door, with Cape Cod algae, clams and corn and potatoes.

As Bergquist, the best way to live lobster right
Refrigerator or on ice in the refrigerator - cool and wet everywhere, until the cancer has
Do not sit in fresh water, where the well. In order to prepare them should Bergquist
Steamed or grilled, not boiled water. The required amount of time, according
size should not exceed 20 or 30 minutes.

"Head First or the tail does not care. My wife does not like being in the room
Way. I like butter and cocktail sauce is also good. Cape Codde me. I eat with
Butter and beer - which is really an important element of success. "

Lobster lovers are concerned, obviously, not only fresh, but with the price and
Bergquist uncomfortable when we talk about money: "I get about $ 7
Books, 21-pounds, the largest I have ever seen, receives about $ 140. I
ever had in a restaurant. I almost never focus on restaurant prices. I
$ 5.50 for a number of lobsters in the same cancer may ask $ 30. But wholesalers
much to do - the lobster, which nobody wants, or death. "

It pays particular attention to the fact that, although he believes that prices are reasonable terms for LOB
not to get rich quickly. Lobs phthisis good stable income in the fisheries
at best, unpredictable.

"You can pay in one year to three months, but it goes in the opposite direction. If you
can mentally work with the vibrations, you'll be fine, but you have to do.
It's a brutally cold morning and the times when the fish simply do not, and you
for the better. If the government gives me a fish, I think you catch fish
Rest of my life. I would take another ten years exactly, I know a lot of things. But I hope
they are all paid, and that I can, I like. "

The number of terms LOB Cape Cod has steadily declined from a peak in 1865
in 1988 to about 1500 today. But in almost every town on Cape Sandwich
Provincetown, were people like Ben Berquist, support you in your country
own fridge filled with lobster deal, the restaurant and the pool market in general.

"In summer I get 1-4 in the afternoon," said Berquist
Quickly add, "Again, in the fall, we can in the afternoon. It is really difficult
fixed.

It may be that if you can take lobster fisherman, is uncertain about his daily rounds
Cape Cod, we learned something from his cancer. For
lobster fisherman, his career is on the hunt, a little planning and touching
Lucky to catch.

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