Watermen Heritage Tourism
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Farms in Focus: Oyster Aquaculture
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Watermen Heritage Tourism Training Program
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Waterwomen: A Handful of Heroines Work the Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore Magazine
"During the slow spring, Rachel kills time before the crab and rockfish seasons by potting for eel, which will be sold to local buyers to be marketed as food and bait. “You can’t just say I’m going to be an oysterman, or a fisherman, or a crabber,” she says. “You have to do a little everything to get by."
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The United Methodist Reporter
August 2, 2012
"Teacher, Waterman Sees her Work as Sacred Trust"
"Ms. Dean, 30, is a teacher at a local high school and a commercial fisherman. She is concerned that her students often lament about living in Lusby, saying they can’t wait to graduate and leave. But, she said, they don’t seem to know about the joy and their
heritage on the water, which is all around them."
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heritage on the water, which is all around them."
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Calvert Recorder
Wednesday July 7, 2010
"If men can do it, so can women"
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" 'My mom took me crabbing and fishing when I was a kid,' Dean said. She got her captain's license after college. 'My dad always said I should get a real job, but I can't get away from it. I love it.' "
" 'My mom took me crabbing and fishing when I was a kid,' Dean said. She got her captain's license after college. 'My dad always said I should get a real job, but I can't get away from it. I love it.' "
Bay Weekly
August 27 - September 2, 2009
"Working the Water"
"Captain Rachel Dean is not a stripper, but there has been some confusion.
At seven-months pregnant, Dean walked onto the docks to assist her husband with a bachelor party charter.
“Alright! The stripper’s here!” shouted one of the bachelors.
“That’s my pregnant wife,” corrected Simon Dean, captain of the Red Osprey, where Rachel is first mate."
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At seven-months pregnant, Dean walked onto the docks to assist her husband with a bachelor party charter.
“Alright! The stripper’s here!” shouted one of the bachelors.
“That’s my pregnant wife,” corrected Simon Dean, captain of the Red Osprey, where Rachel is first mate."
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The Enterprise
Friday, November 27, 2009
"Can They Still Make a Living Out There?"
Panelists Discuss Competition in Crab Industry
October 2, 2014
"Dean is a first generation waterman who also owns a wholesale seafood business in Lusby, near the mouth of the Patuxent River.
She, along with the other panelists, stressed the importance of educating the public on watermen and the local seafood industry. She gives heritage tours and helps the watermen’s association facilitate programs like Waterman’s Appreciation Day at the maritime museum."
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102.9 WKIK
Spring Fishing Contest 2011
SoMdNews.com
Friday, April 27, 2007
"Time to start reeling them in"
Calvert County Watermen's Association Oyster Lease Planting
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Ghost Pot Recovery Program March 19-22, 2012 Cedar Point to Cove Point
Each year watermen lose numerous crab pots when storms come through the Bay or corks are cut off by other boats. These pots, expensive to replace, are often difficult for watermen to reclaim. In an effort to ensure these pots do not continue to catch and kill various species, watermen are asked to reclaim these pots in a program that Senator Barbara Mikulski helped fund. The Maryland Geographical Administration and NOAA survey the bottom and help watermen identify areas with large numbers of ghost pots, so they can target them. In 2010, about 360 watermen removed more than 11,800 pieces of crab pot debris from Bay waters.
This year the Roughwater participated in the ghost pot program retrieving over 30 crab pots and various other pieces of debris. From these pots various animals including manoes, toad fish, croaker, blue crabs, black sea bass, and oysters were returned to the Bay's waters.
This year the Roughwater participated in the ghost pot program retrieving over 30 crab pots and various other pieces of debris. From these pots various animals including manoes, toad fish, croaker, blue crabs, black sea bass, and oysters were returned to the Bay's waters.
