Working the Winter Water
John Conlon drags for bay scallops.
John Conlon drags for bay scallops.
Hoisting up the drags is like waiting for buried treasure.
Hoisting up the drags is like waiting for buried treasure.
John Conlon has been working the water for 45 years.
John Conlon has been working the water for 45 years.
Separating the bay scallops from the seaweed.
Separating the bay scallops from the seaweed.
Read to hoist the next drag up.
Read to hoist the next drag up.
It's quiet on the water this time of year.
It's quiet on the water this time of year.
Noah Scheffer gets ready to gather some Spearpoint Oysters.
Noah Scheffer gets ready to gather some Spearpoint Oysters.
Roy Scheffer checks on his son, Noah.
Roy Scheffer checks on his son, Noah.
Oyster barges are active all winter long.
Oyster barges are active all winter long.
Noah gathers the catch.
Noah gathers the catch.
All in a day's work.
All in a day's work.
Ready for market.
Ready for market.
On the Edgartown Harbor there is always some activity among the white caps and circling birds. The search for bay scallops and oysters is for the rugged, as the winter winds blow and the boat plows forward for one last tow.