. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Illustration by Jane La. The calico, bay and Atlantic deep-sea scallop, drawn about half their adult sizes When the Carolina crews blow in, watch out If there's a bonanza in fishing along the East and Gulf coasts, whether it be in scallops, shrimp or fish, then you can bet your last dollar that North Carolina fishermen are there. Charac- terized as opportunists, they seem always to be aboard when the ship comes in. But to be an opportunist in the fishing industry you have to be good at what you do and vers
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Illustration by Jane La. The calico, bay and Atlantic deep-sea scallop, drawn about half their adult sizes When the Carolina crews blow in, watch out If there's a bonanza in fishing along the East and Gulf coasts, whether it be in scallops, shrimp or fish, then you can bet your last dollar that North Carolina fishermen are there. Charac- terized as opportunists, they seem always to be aboard when the ship comes in. But to be an opportunist in the fishing industry you have to be good at what you do and versatile at the same time. "They're always a force," says John Maiolo. "Whenever something happens the North Carolinians get in there and they seem to outfish everybody. They fish the pants off people. They work harder. The labor is a little bit less expensive. They make more sacrifices. "And they're so flexible. They say OK, New Bedford is down, shrimp aren't so hot, so let's go knock the hell out of calicoes in Florida. They're remarkable. These are the guys willing to live on their boats, not in fancy motels. They're willing to defer a lot of gratifications. They're hard-working, honkey-tonk-loving sons-of-guns. And they're really neat ; Today the bonanza is calico scallops and North Carolina fishermen have swarmed the Cape Canaveral docks, making up about half of the 100-plus boats in the Florida scallop fleet. But not so long ago it was the New "/ watched sea scallops go from a bonanza to an empty shell. By the time we left it wasn't worthwhile to be ; —Ron Tillett. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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