Pulling Twine with the Wheelers

Photo by David Wells
Luke Wheeler guides the skup up from the water into the Maria Mendonsa.
Photo by David Wells
When the skiffs are circled around the trap and the net is hauled, called “pulling twine,” it is literally that—handover-hand, the entire crew pulls and pulls.
Photo by David Wells
Photo by David Wells
Alan Wheeler followed his father into the business.
Photo by David Wells
Brannon Winn mends the twine.
Photo by David Wells
Photo by David Wells
The 30-feet-long skiffs towed out behind the Maria Mendonsa have no engines.
Photo by David Wells
Back at the dock, Brent Davoll helps sort the fish.
Photo by David Wells
Corey Wheeler Forrest didn’t plan on a career in fishing but now she wouldn’t give it up.
Photo by David Wells