Repairing the fishing nets in Stonington
January 27, 2020 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: January 29, 2020 7:29 pm
Deckhand Leonardo Mendoza, left, and first mate Celso Cervantes attach new rock chains to the fishing dredge used for catching scallops, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, aboard the F/V Regulus at Stonington Town Dock. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Stonington — There's more to commercial fishing than, well, fishing.
For instance, when the F/V Regulus returns to the Stonington Town Dock after each 10-day fishing trip, the deckhands get to work replacing the worn-out metal parts of the sweep and rock chains that scrape the ocean floor.
The vessel's dredge is used for catching scallops.
From left, deckhand Eric Garcia watches fellow deckhands Jose Lopez and Marto Montio cut off worn pieces of metal from the sweep of the fishing dredge used for catching scallops, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, aboard the F/V Regulus at Stonington Town Dock. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Deckhand Leonardo Mendoza, left, and first mate Celso Cervantes attach new rock chains to the fishing dredge used for catching scallops, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, aboard the F/V Regulus at Stonington Town Dock. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
From left, Deckhand Leonardo Mendoza, first mate Celso Cervantes and deckhand Jose Lopez connect a new rock chain to the fishing dredge used for catching scallops, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, aboard the F/V Regulus at Stonington Town Dock. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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