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Menemsha Fishing Fleet Readies for Summer Season

Boats are readied to head out.
Jeanna Shepard
Boats are readied to head out.
Jeanna Shepard
tidying lines.
Jeanna Shepard
tidying lines.
Jeanna Shepard
Preparing lobster pots for a trip out to Nomans.
Jeanna Shepard
Preparing lobster pots for a trip out to Nomans.
Jeanna Shepard
Four Kids in her home port.
Jeanna Shepard
Four Kids in her home port.
Jeanna Shepard
Menemsha remains a working fishing village.
Jeanna Shepard
Menemsha remains a working fishing village.
Jeanna Shepard
Marshall Carroll greets some regulars at Squid Row.
Jeanna Shepard
Marshall Carroll greets some regulars at Squid Row.
Jeanna Shepard
Jeanna Shepard
Jeanna Shepard
Otto Osmers has his conch pots ready.
Jeanna Shepard
Otto Osmers has his conch pots ready.
Jeanna Shepard
Fishing shack window advertises charters.
Jeanna Shepard
Fishing shack window advertises charters.
Jeanna Shepard
Little Feat heads out.
Jeanna Shepard
Little Feat heads out.
Jeanna Shepard
Menemsha Rose.
Jeanna Shepard
Menemsha Rose.
Jeanna Shepard
Right Stuff.
Jeanna Shepard
Right Stuff.
Jeanna Shepard
Fishermen line the jetty and harbor casting their lines.
Jeanna Shepard
Fishermen line the jetty and harbor casting their lines.
Jeanna Shepard

As another summer nears, things are largely the same in the fishing village of Menemsha. Storefronts are tidied up and fishermen ready their gear and take their boats out as Menemsha gets ready for the summer season.



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