2838 x 4000 px | 24 x 33,9 cm | 9,5 x 13,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
19. Juli 2019
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UNITED STATES: July 20, 2019; Every morning around 7 a.m., boats start pulling up behind the village fish house, sending schools of Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and cobia sliding down a conveyor belt to be sorted. This used to be a common sight in Ocracoke, but a combination of factors — including regulations, fuel costs, and foreign competition — has endangered the 300-year-old tradition. In 2006, a group of about 30 fishermen and -women banded together to save the last fish house on the island. Ocracoke Seafood Company operates as a community-based nonprofit, managed by fisherman Hardy Plyler and his wife, Pattie. Customers can buy the day’s catch from Pattie in the retail shop up front, then wander to the back to watch the watermen and -women work. That connection is vital, the Plylers say. When customers can see the boats come in, smell the fish, and hear the stories of folks who work on the water, they understand where their food is coming from, and they know it’s real. (Photo by Douglas Graham)
