The Briny
The sea is the origin of life and of stories. The white whale. The lost mariner. The sunken city. Through marine biology, cultural history, personal stories, fish tales, or an amalgam of all these, The Briny explores the way the watery part of the Earth affects those of us who live on the dry parts.… read more
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#7: The White Whale
December 4th, 2018
Michael Gorman looked up to his older brother Kevin. Kevin was smart, independent, rebellious. He became a commercial fisherman, despite the fact …
#6: Something Fishy, part 2
October 22nd, 2018
Conservation-minded regulations have cut New England’s groundfishing fleet in half. But have they improved the health of the ecosystem? Some fish …
#5: Something Fishy, part 1
September 18th, 2018
Tim Rider loves to fish, and he does it well: the fish he catches bring top dollar at high-end restaurants in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire for …
#4: The Business of Elvers
May 8th, 2018
Every spring, fishermen in Maine put out nets to catch baby eels - also known as elvers - as they make their way up streams from the ocean. They don’t look like much, but the 2-inch-long eels are worth up to $2,500 per …
#3: The One Who Came Back
November 30th, 2017
Every year, hundreds of Gloucester fishermen went to sea and never returned. Howard Blackburn should have been one of them. His story of survival …
#2: Fish Camp
September 30th, 2017
Jeff and Deb Sandler (a.k.a. Mr. and Mrs. Fish) couldn’t stand each other when they met - they were rivals for the job of education director of …
#1: Whales of New York
August 18th, 2017
Hundreds of years of hunting decimated whale populations around the world. More than 50 years since global whaling restrictions were put in place, …
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