| 单词 | waterman |
| 例句 | When it became apparent that the mast had been chopped down, rather than felled by lightning, Hiram Wallace became the butt of all the watermen’s jokes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas Parks, a waterman who aided the rescue effort, summoned his son, Brady, from school. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Gone were the small-town rhythms and the day of the waterman, replaced by connections to the larger world and the vitality of middle-class dreams. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Call’s grandmother told him that when she was a child, there had been a young waterman by that name, the only child of Captain Charles Wesley Wallace. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It had belonged to another waterman before he bought it, but it was still lively and robust, like a man who’s spent his life on the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In a soft voice she explained how he’d been under some pressure lately to join the other watermen in a protest against the state’s new crabbing regulations. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z His paternal grandfather had made his living handcrafting rowboats for the professional watermen who plied the Thames in London, providing water-taxi and ferry services as their predecessors had done for centuries. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Little Buddy Rankin was a seasoned waterman with two children of his own. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They are nearly all women’s names, usually the name of the waterman’s mother or grandmother, depending on how long the boat has been in the family. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s right, sir. There’s scholars from the university come here, and watermen from all over.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Every spring a waterman starts out with brand clean crab pots. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he came in a few seconds later, to pick up the radio and check in with his best waterman friend, Kenny O’Leary. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The one slow month of the watermen’s year was coming to an end. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the strong stocky build of a waterman. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The watermen of Rass had their own time system. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My eye could travel down the planking of any one of them and find at the end a shack erected by a waterman for storage and crab packing. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In all likelihood he was the only waterman on the Chesapeake Bay whose boat was named for a woman lawyer out of Shakespeare. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Before they can read their school primers, watermen learn how to read the sky and to head for the safety of a cove at the first glimmer of trouble. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to teach Conibear elements of the stroke that he had learned from Thames watermen in his boyhood and taught to the boys at Eton. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My father, like any true waterman, could smell the storm coming up, even before the ominous rust-colored sunset. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On Rass any waterman who owned his own boat was called Captain So and So after he had passed fifty. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Since early in the eighteenth century, the London watermen had also made a sport of racing their dories in impromptu competitions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My father, like nearly every man on our island, was a waterman. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Each week, he seemed to grow taller and thinner, and his hands were turning more and more into the rough brown bark of a waterman’s. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At that time, the steam-traffic on the Thames was far below its present extent, and watermen’s boats were far more numerous. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Cat food costs a lot of money,” I said, trying to remember if Auntie Braxton had ever been known to buy fish from a local waterman to feed to her cats. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with his stocky waterman’s body to break the wind, our journey back up the path was a treacherous one. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed more cautiously and caught up just as he was handing several pennies to a waterman with a small wherry-boat. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In the old days, the watermen would lower their sails and use them as tents to protect themselves from the rain. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some of those watermen are pretty ticked off. I suppose anything could happen.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He had broken into a waterman’s emphatic negative. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered what the watermen had planned, and what Dad thought of this. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z He says the program set out to “train people to look at being on the water as a waterman differently.” The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? His father, Wadey, the senior Murphy, is well known among watermen as an entertaining storyteller. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? The watermen came to the workshops in the blustery months of February and March 2012. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Vlahovich believes that the watermen simply need more encouragement to focus on tours. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? In addition, he says, there’s not enough charter business for every waterman to make the switch. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? But he also knows a moratorium would possibly end a way of life for many bay watermen. Are striped bass doomed? Some conservationists are worried. 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z For two Chesapeake watermen, there’s just one way to harvest wild oysters: Dive for them. With restaurants closed, oyster farmers need home cooks to start shucking 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z “The world doesn’t know about them, but you know about them,” Vlahovich told the watermen. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? But of the 110 or so watermen who attended — and received $100 a day to do so — only 12 are offering tours two years later. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Drouyn was one of those Neptune-like watermen who raised the bar of surfing and set new standards of excellence for generations to come. Jamie Brisick describes Peter Drouyn's journey to 'Becoming Westerly' 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z “Over time, watermen started taking their jobs as an electrician or a plumber or a painter,” Farley says. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? In his workshops, he taught watermen the importance of taking ownership of their heritage. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? The watermen’s program “really combines all of those things nicely.” The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? “You boys going to see the ghost fleet?” the waterman asked. In Mallows Bay, a ‘ghost fleet’ of wrecked ships is very much alive 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Some will be pushed out by lower and lower seafood yields, and retiring watermen will not be replaced by a younger generation. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? The tradition of the Hawaiian waterman is alive today, as residents grow up frolicking in the waves — surfing, swimming and paddling as a matter of course, learning the rules of the ocean. In Hawaii, a Swimmer’s Communion With the Wild Ocean 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Development was rampant in the ’90s, so watermen had no trouble finding work on land. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? His goal is not just to provide watermen with an alternative source of income; he also wants to help preserve their way of life. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Those are the kinds of tourists the watermen should work to attract: “People that want to see you survive.” The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Byron, though, is sympathetic to the watermen whose personalities don’t naturally blend with the tour guide business. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Tourism may not be a solution for every waterman, Murphy points out. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Calling someone’s livelihood a disaster wouldn’t seem to bode well, but the news was welcomed among fishermen: The announcement triggered a wave of federal funding to help sustain what remains of the watermen community. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Occasionally, bright colors pop from a subdued milieu, as in a picture of watermen’s buckets and gloves, their plastic hues incongruously hot on a chilly gray day. Review | In the galleries: Artists talk through their hats 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z A waterman’s work is traditionally a solitary, quantitative activity. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? Are watermen simply trading one uncertain industry for another? The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? The watermen who do well, she says, will share their knowledge and experience with friends and neighbors who did not attend the workshops. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? His concern may stem from his roots as a catch-based waterman. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has worked with the state of Virginia and local watermen to remove tens of thousands of derelict crab pots. New federal program targets abandoned crab, lobster traps 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z He eventually captained a police boat in what was called the State Oyster Navy, a predecessor to the Maryland Natural Resources Police, which took part in the sometimes violent battles between watermen and oyster pirates. A waterman’s house could be anchor to Chesapeake Bay park 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The Chesapeake Bay had finally thawed after weeks of a solid freeze, and the captain, like many of the island’s watermen, was hoping for a good workday. A Black boating tradition on the Chesapeake ran into racism — then tragedy 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z He was a kind and emotionally present waterman I had found in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. L.A. Affairs: I left Venice for a new life in Hawaii. Would I meet my Aquaman? 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The new regulations set limits on male harvest only in August and September, and the reduction is only 5 percent, not the 15 to 25 percent alleged to be hurting watermen. Opinion | The devastating Chesapeake blue crab collapse 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Maryland watermen sold more than half a million bushels of wild oysters last winter, more than they have since 1987, according to preliminary state data. Oyster restoration effort in Maryland continues to generate optimism 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z His exploits were written about often enough in his lifetime that the phrase “one of the most widely known watermen in the state” seemed part of his name. A waterman’s house could be anchor to Chesapeake Bay park 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z At the Skipjack Heritage Museum on Deal Island, which opened a year ago barely a mile from where Thompson was born, there are no exhibits on him and almost nothing on Black watermen. A Black boating tradition on the Chesapeake ran into racism — then tragedy 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z The Chesapeake Bay’s watermen have endured one crisis after another over the decades: persistent pollution, falling seafood populations, oyster-decimating diseases, shuttered processing plants, scarce pickers and rising prices for everything from gasoline to equipment. New challenge for Chesapeake Bay watermen: A shortage of crab sperm 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The Post headline: “Longtime Maryland official fired after watermen meet with governor.” Opinion | The devastating Chesapeake blue crab collapse 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z While the performers swirled around him, Wes Bradshaw remembered a time when there were no pelicans on the Chesapeake Bay, a period that covered about three-quarters of the waterman’s life on Smith Island, Md. Pelicans’ paradise on Smith Island, Md. 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Maryland watermen sold more than a half-million bushels of wild oysters this winter, more than they have since 1987, according to preliminary state data. Wild oyster harvest numbers offer optimism 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Wallace was born in 1922 on Deal Island, one of 14 surviving children out of 23 in a family of watermen. A Black boating tradition on the Chesapeake ran into racism — then tragedy 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z With the count at only about 28 million, watermen will be limited to 15 bushels of males a day in August and September. New challenge for Chesapeake Bay watermen: A shortage of crab sperm 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z This outrageous action came after Hogan criticized DNR restrictions on commercial harvests, which he called a “war on watermen.” Opinion | The devastating Chesapeake blue crab collapse 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z On Smith Island, resident watermen such as Wes will scoot visitors over to the colonies during high tide, when their vessels can inch close to the action. Pelicans’ paradise on Smith Island, Md. 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z That is likely to fuel continued debate over Maryland’s strategies to help oysters, including using sanctuaries, designated oyster reefs where watermen are prohibited from harvesting. Wild oyster harvest numbers offer optimism 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Leggett calls such discrimination “sharecropping the bay” and said it was common in the Jim Crow era for White watermen to block Black watermen from owning boats. A Black boating tradition on the Chesapeake ran into racism — then tragedy 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Doing the heavy lifting, however, were crew members — usually enslaved people, freedmen or poor White people — extraordinary watermen who poled their flotillas to market in Richmond. The newest way to float down the James River is 200 years old 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Start your visit at the museum, owned by St. Mary’s County, which features exhibits on Maryland’s Native people, the colonial era and watermen. Beyond Assateague: The wonders of Maryland’s lesser-known state parks 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z This year, aquaculture farmers such as Wilford and those in the rest of the oyster industry — watermen, seafood restaurants and distributors — are hoping for a rebound in demand. Maryland oyster industry hoping for rebound as new season begins 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z So when watermen finally went to work at full steam this winter, including being allowed to harvest five days a week for the first time since 2018, plenty of market-sized oysters were waiting for them. Wild oyster harvest numbers offer optimism 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z The decline in boat ownership had much to do with a reluctance from White bankers to lend money to Black watermen, and White watermen often preferred to keep the skilled Black watermen working for them. A Black boating tradition on the Chesapeake ran into racism — then tragedy 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z She was a Queen Anne’s County native, the daughter of a Chesapeake Bay waterman. Black Lives Matter, She Wrote. Then ‘Everything Just Imploded.’ 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Earlier in August, he exonerated Emerson Eugene Stephens, a waterman from Reedville who spent 32 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit. Northam grants posthumous pardons to the Martinsville Seven, Black men executed in 1951 for rape 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z In areas such as the Choptank River and Tangier Sound, where oysters were abundant, watermen hauled out more than was sustainable, Judy said. Maryland oyster industry hoping for rebound as new season begins 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z At least 511,000 bushels are on record as being sold this past season, representing a third straight year of gains for watermen. Wild oyster harvest numbers offer optimism 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z Around the same time, waterman Buddy Jones spotted Thompson’s boat drifting. A Black boating tradition on the Chesapeake ran into racism — then tragedy 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z “It’s not an easy way of life,” said Robert T. Brown Sr., the president of the Maryland Watermen’s Association and a sixth-generation waterman. A Maryland Summer Starts With Limits on Its Big Attraction: Crab 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Geer acknowledged that it’s harder to get a solid count of juveniles, which generally mature and become accessible to watermen by August. Chesapeake Bay crab harvest could be poor this year, survey suggests 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z As watermen trawl the bottom for oysters 3 inches or longer, they’ll catch younger ones in the process and toss them back into the bay. Maryland oyster industry hoping for rebound as new season begins 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Sanctuaries cover about a quarter of the oyster reef acreage in Maryland waters, but watermen have long argued many of those protected areas aren’t thriving. Wild oyster harvest numbers offer optimism 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z William had already decided to enter the ministry and leave the waterman’s life. A Black boating tradition on the Chesapeake ran into racism — then tragedy 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Born in 1890 and raised in Waikiki, he became Hawaii’s first famous “waterman” and surfing’s greatest ambassador. ‘I’m Not Anti-Anything. I’m Pro-Hawaii.’ 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z This is a land of watermen and farmers, with Colonial-era plantation houses tucked along the waterways. A Black high school baseball team won a championship in 1969. Their hometown waited 50 years to celebrate. 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z In the meantime, watermen on the Chesapeake are excited about the return to more frequent harvesting, said Robert T. Brown, president of the Maryland Watermen’s Association. Maryland oyster industry hoping for rebound as new season begins 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z The pandemic-affected oyster season has been difficult for the industry in Maryland, causing farmers and watermen to rethink how they sell their product and changing how programs conduct oyster restoration. Pandemic could change Maryland oyster industry for good 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Kevin and William both noted that other watermen went out that day, and that the storm was not forecast until the afternoon. A Black boating tradition on the Chesapeake ran into racism — then tragedy 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z The project also may help reduce conflict among oyster farmers, waterfront property owners and watermen, said Tom Miller, director of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Solar-powered barge could take oyster farming deeper into Chesapeake 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z No waterman on Tangier had been at work longer, and he occupied a distinctive place in the island’s community, said Earl Swift, author of “Chesapeake Requiem: A Year With the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island.” On a Trump-loving island in the Chesapeake, a virus outbreak unites instead of divides 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z His business is quite a bit different from that of traditional watermen, who tong the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries for wild oysters. Debate swirls over possible oyster harvest regulation 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z This is more than a 25% decrease in the number of oyster sold off of Maryland shellfish aquaculture leases, which includes harvests from farmers and some watermen. Pandemic could change Maryland oyster industry for good 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Maryland’s wild oyster season started in October, yet restaurants, watermen and others worry the coronavirus pandemic will stifle demand for the bay’s briny bounty. Experts worry coronavirus will cut oyster demand in Maryland 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Its sole champion, a retired Methodist minister and former waterman Stephen White, spent years trying to save the island by ringing it with rocks, planks and sandbags. Climate Helped Turn These 5 Places into Ghost Towns 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Hogan spent Monday chatting with farmers and watermen who support him. Trump critics who embraced Hogan are baffled by his vote for long-dead Reagan 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, some watermen want any zone with at least one oyster per square meter — rather than five — to be designated for commercial oyster harvest. Debate swirls over possible oyster harvest regulation 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z A lot of watermen are also farmers, however, and have applied and received leases to grow oysters. Pandemic could change Maryland oyster industry for good 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z As a result, in 2019, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources banned commercial harvesting on Wednesdays and instated lower bushel limits for watermen. Experts worry coronavirus will cut oyster demand in Maryland 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z Morgan Tolley, who comes from a long line of watermen but has abandoned the profession himself, decided to sell his late father’s home in Wingate, a village on the southeastern side of the county. Maryland county washing away, residents face hard choices 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z Mark Robinson, a waterman who arrived at the dock shortly after Hogan, describes himself as a political independent but said that he, too, will be voting for Trump. Trump critics who embraced Hogan are baffled by his vote for long-dead Reagan 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Lately, however, oyster farmers and watermen have been at odds over a regulation that could make it more difficult for oyster farming operations such as Petty’s Hollywood Oyster Company to get started. Debate swirls over possible oyster harvest regulation 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z A farmer grows their own oysters, while watermen participate in public fisheries. Pandemic could change Maryland oyster industry for good 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z But policymakers must be mindful of the market’s impact on watermen, she said, and consider financial aid. Experts worry coronavirus will cut oyster demand in Maryland 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z “It’s just a place where watermen tie their boats up,” Tolley said. Maryland county washing away, residents face hard choices 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z These aren’t just fishermen; these are watermen, hardy as hell, with all kinds of know-how, and yet, you sense, the awareness of their own measure in the immense green scale. Perspective | When the world gets too loud, it’s time to go fishing 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z “So, if this measure that they’re going to introduce is helpful to the waterman, I say go for it.” Debate swirls over possible oyster harvest regulation 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Robert Brown, watermen and oyster grower, has bottom oyster leases on the tributaries of the Potomac River. Pandemic could change Maryland oyster industry for good 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Pitcher’s Calvert County family were watermen, working off Broomes Island before daylight every day, making a living catching blues and sea trout, grouper and white perch. Perspective | The weekend when we all had enough and went back outside 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z But then there are residents and preservationists like Midge Ingersoll, who dreams of moving and recreating entire villages to protect the county’s heritage, including those of Native Americans, slaves and free Black people, and watermen. Maryland county washing away, residents face hard choices 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z It’s much the same across the Washington region for the watermen and seafood processors whose livelihoods depend on the Chesapeake Bay. Family-owned farms and wineries are struggling to adapt during shutdown 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z “I love the watermen, but let’s be honest: The future is in aquaculture.” Debate swirls over possible oyster harvest regulation 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Dozens of watermen, seafood processors and state and local officials gathered at the seafood company A.E. Maryland’s crab industry faces a worker shortage for second time in 3 years 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z He slid smaller oysters and shells back into the bay, as watermen on several other nearby boats did the same in southern Maryland. Chesapeake Bay oysters get more attention at pivotal time 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Struggling watermen in Maryland say oyster sanctuaries haven’t worked and a new law that permanently protects five oyster sanctuaries around the Chesapeake Bay will hit them hard economically. Greater Mid-Atlantic News Advisory 8:30 a.m. 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Will was a waterman, with oyster beds on the Patuxent River near Solomon’s Island and on the Eastern Shore near Hooper’s Island. Opinion | To fix Chesapeake Bay, include the people who know it best 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z As a full-time, third-generation waterman who harvests oysters, I am among those most affected by the decline of the Chesapeake Bay. Opinion | I’m a third-generation waterman. You can’t blame us for the oyster collapse in the Chesapeake Bay. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z He, like the island, was a relic from another time: a waterman with worn features, calloused hands and an ability to live peacefully in the sometimes harsh conditions of the bay. This classroom on a Chesapeake Bay island taught generations of students. As the sea rises, its doors are closing. 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z CENTREVILLE, Md. — This beautiful county — a place of farmers and watermen, colonial history and Greek revival architecture along the Corsica River — is haunted by addiction. Perspective | This town turned its opioid nightmare into a haunted house. And it’s terrifying. 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z That drugstore served farmers and watermen, black and white. This Va. House race should be an easy pickup for Democrats. It’s not shaping up that way. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z The easing occurred after watermen criticized the proposal at a meeting. Opinion | We all have a stake in Chesapeake oyster recovery 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The Chesapeake Bay’s health is suffering, leading to an enormous negative economic impact, especially for watermen and processors. Opinion | I’m a third-generation waterman. You can’t blame us for the oyster collapse in the Chesapeake Bay. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Immediately after the storm, local watermen from neighboring islands came into our harbor, skiff after skiff, filled with water, food and supplies. Opinion | Message From a Proud Island: ‘We Need Your Help’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z A waterman was quoted: “The dead zones are getting bigger, and they’re getting more deadly.” Opinion | Maryland should clean up its own act before pointing fingers 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The department eased up some on limits it proposed last week, after watermen criticized the proposal at a meeting. Maryland releases oyster harvest limits: 26% reduction goal 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z “The only reason we all didn’t die in the beginning is because we were already watermen,” Montague said. How Hackers Invented Kiteboarding 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z “The dead zones are getting bigger, and they’re getting more deadly,” said Don Pierce, a waterman from Rock Hall, Md. Record rain + heat=a Chesapeake dead zone among the biggest in decades 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z I could drive this stretch of highway — one of the noblest in the nation — just to study the old VW buses, the little deuce coupes and all the sketchy beach buggies the watermen use. Have a California moment at Neptune's Net, a landmark seafood shack in Malibu 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Depending on who’s talking, the reasons are normal market variations, market consolidation, fewer watermen, older watermen, stricter regulation of the catch and heavier-than-normal rainfall for much of the year. Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are booming this year — so why are they still so expensive? 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Commercial watermen in Maryland and Virginia harvested more than 5 million pounds of them in 2017 — almost twice as much as the states’ combined striped bass commercial harvest. As blue catfish multiply in Chesapeake Bay, watermen pursue new catch 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Hogan, who vetoed the bill, said it would hurt watermen. $15 wage, edibles, smoking age: Here’s what the Maryland General Assembly passed this year 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Pierce, the Rock Hall waterman, said he fears it’s too late. Record rain + heat=a Chesapeake dead zone among the biggest in decades 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Environmentalists heralded the sanctuary bill as key to helping revive the bay, but watermen said it would jeopardize their livelihood. Md. lawmakers boost oyster sanctuaries, renewable energy; overhaul UMMS board 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Opponents, such as waterman Pete Springer, say the label could mean more regulation or restrictions on their livelihood. Proposal to protect World War I ‘ghost ships’ in a Maryland bay is stalled 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z “This bill is bad policy, is bad for our watermen — and worst of all — is bad for the Chesapeake Bay,” Hogan wrote in his veto letter late Thursday, hours before the law went into effect. Hogan vetoes oyster sanctuary bill, setting up veto override fight in Maryland 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z He says the measure is bad for the state’s watermen. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan vetoes oyster sanctuary bill 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z He sees the dead zone as one of countless variables watermen must mind: Stay ahead of it, and you’ll be successful. Record rain + heat=a Chesapeake dead zone among the biggest in decades 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z “I believe you could take all the Democratic contenders right now and put them in a room, and they still don’t equal one Trump,” said Tilghman Hemsley, 58, a waterman in Maryland. Donald Trump steers CPAC message in new direction 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z They fear that opposition from watermen — who see all the attention for the shipwrecks as a bad omen for their livelihoods — is delaying the sanctuary. Proposal to protect World War I ‘ghost ships’ in a Maryland bay is stalled 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z It was watermen themselves who represented long-standing opposition to a practice that gained a foothold in some places, including neighboring Virginia, decades earlier than Maryland. Private oyster farming has helped the Chesapeake Bay. Not everyone is happy about the practice. 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z “I believe you could take all the Democratic contenders right now and put them in a room and they still don’t equal one Trump,” said Tilghman Hemsley, 58, a waterman in Maryland. CPAC straw poll: Biden biggest threat to Trump 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z The Daily Press reported Monday that researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point are surveying watermen for ideas for solutions. Efforts build to reduce ‘ghost’ crab pots in Chesapeake Bay 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z Two Newport Beach watermen want something more substantial, even majestic, than the utilitarian pole-mounted light boxes that currently loom at the ends of the jetties to guide boaters into Newport Harbor. A real lighthouse? Statues? Newport watermen pitch grander ideas for harbor jetties 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z She is the daughter of a Maryland waterman. Perspective | A neighbor’s cancer diagnosis provides a chance to live better — for everyone 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z It shifted much of the restoration work to fresher upstream waters, where scientists hoped sanctuaries that are off limits to watermen would allow the species to grow away from the threat of disease. Maryland could see smaller, and fewer, oysters this year. Blame all that rain. 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z BH Link, on waterman Avenue in East Providence, will provide immediate assistance and support with the help of registered nurses, counselors, psychiatrists, phone screeners and peer specialists. Rhode Island opens mental health and drug abuse help center 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z He noted that while he’s been able to build some smaller skiffs, he’s looking forward to building a Bay deadrise closer to the 28- to 38-foot lengths popular with watermen. Wooden boat lover keeps historic boat-building alive 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z Other watermen say they’re finding more saltwater fish such as flounder upriver as the sea level rises. In North Carolina, hurricanes did what scientists could not: Convince Republicans that climate change is real 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z It is difficult to gauge how widespread such fraud is, but watermen, politicians and environmentalists have expressed concerns about mislabeled crab in recent years. Crab fakes? Seafood mogul pleads guilty to selling ‘distressed’ meat as fresh Chesapeake blue crab. 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Around the middle of Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake, waterman Chuckie White is watching the weather nervously, but he’s looking north, not south. For Chesapeake watermen, storm is another challenge in a tough year 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z But until the state can gather more information like the Smithsonian study, it’s unclear how many of those rays he and other watermen can catch without harming the population, he said. Maligned cownose ray could be vulnerable to overfishing, study suggests 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “The thought that we’ve all been subject to this fraud when we are enjoying what we think is a local product really hits home with diners in this region and undercuts the watermen.” An unsavory scam? Company accused of diluting Chesapeake blue crab meat with imported crab 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z She was the lore of the watermen of St. Helena Sound, like shrimper “Sonny” Gay who knew her to be smart and full of personality. Snowball the albino dolphin returns to S Carolina in replica 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z “The watermen’s way of life is a very Virginia thing,” he told me. Tangier, the Sinking Island in the Chesapeake 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z So I asked Lewis, the friendly waterman’s wife who works in the general store. Perspective | Many Maryland watermen deny the crab crisis is Trump’s fault. Except it is. 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z To track the rays, scientists worked with watermen, who often catch them in their nets by mistake. Maligned cownose ray could be vulnerable to overfishing, study suggests 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “If you look at Maryland’s economy, tourism, the watermen, the boating industry, all of these people rely on a healthy bay for their economic livelihood.” Proposed Chesapeake Bay cleanup cuts faces uphill battle 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z He spent half an hour unsuccessfully searching by feel in the muck, then remembered that the dock he was at was owned by a waterman who did some oystering. Perspective | Lost and found: Some people will go to almost any length to get their stuff back 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z In the summer, Trump called Eskridge, whose constituents are overwhelmingly Republican, and said his island of mostly watermen and their families would remain intact. Warner, Kaine urge Trump to save Tangier Island from being inundated 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Business has dropped because the watermen stopped coming in for sandwiches, slices of hummingbird cake, the odd wrench or crabbing boots. Perspective | Many Maryland watermen deny the crab crisis is Trump’s fault. Except it is. 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z A work group that includes Ogburn and Fisher, as well as watermen, sportfishing enthusiasts and conservationists, is expected to begin reviewing a draft state plan soon, then offer it for public review. Maligned cownose ray could be vulnerable to overfishing, study suggests 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s unclear how his quiet bedside manner, his warbly waterman’s accent or his reputation for bipartisanship will translate in the era of President Trump. The lure of the steady physician: Is Northam’s résumé enough in the age of Trump? 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z East and other watermen describe vast stretches of water littered with dead fish with strange-looking sores in the Pocomoke and other Chesapeake Bay tributaries. 1997 outbreak of toxic bacteria boosted Chesapeake cleanup 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Some argue the bay-oriented environmental regulation that decimated the ranks of watermen is doing the same to the area’s farmers, only slower. Eastern Shore with solar, aquaculture supplant, big chicken 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z “For 25 years, I’ve been a waterman’s wife. And this paid for our home. Our cars. Our kids. But he’s not selling bait. And I had to find work.” Perspective | Many Maryland watermen deny the crab crisis is Trump’s fault. Except it is. 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Chesapeake Bay watermen have long viewed the cownose ray as a pest, preying on a vulnerable oyster population. Maligned cownose ray could be vulnerable to overfishing, study suggests 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “Annapolis is a sleepy, little waterman town. You didn’t go down there as a midshipman.” Naval Academy Class of 1967 reflects on time as midshipmen 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z “Now I understood what the watermen were complaining about.” 1997 outbreak of toxic bacteria boosted Chesapeake cleanup 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Popular in discussions about future watermen industries with a low environmental impact on the bay is aquaculture, specifically oystering without using the bottom of the bay. Eastern Shore with solar, aquaculture supplant, big chicken 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Biologists and watermen alike are rooting for their success. Seeding project near Key Bridge in Baltimore offers oysters ‘a second chance’ 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z On the lower Eastern Shore, though, there are worries local watermen will not share in the bounty as much. Some Maryland watermen hope for new rules to strengthen their crab harvest 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z The watermen whose livelihoods depend on a clean Chesapeake Bay? Perspective | Trump’s ‘forgotten men and women’? His budget forgets about them. Again. 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The first hint of trouble came in late 1996, when watermen began finding dead fish with strange lesions. 1997 outbreak of toxic bacteria boosted Chesapeake cleanup 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z As watermen fade, can aquaculture fill the gap? Eastern Shore with solar, aquaculture supplant, big chicken 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z She said the watermen were not interested in those options and that they “made it no secret that they thought that I was difficult to work with.” DNR chief won’t say why he fired longtime manager of crab program 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z For most watermen around the bay, that is unequivocally good news. Some Maryland watermen hope for new rules to strengthen their crab harvest 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Some watermen who disapproved of those limits recently met with Hogan and questioned the limits, the Journal reported and The Washington Post confirmed. Longtime Maryland official fired after watermen meet with governor 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z They traveled to the Lower Eastern Shore to examine watermen and others who complained of symptoms related to toxic exposure. 1997 outbreak of toxic bacteria boosted Chesapeake cleanup 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Both are under threat on the Eastern Shore, but the plight of the area’s watermen is exceedingly desperate. Eastern Shore with solar, aquaculture supplant, big chicken 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z But all the partners say the project’s driving factors are honoring watermen and sharing details about how they harvest a bounty of seafood. White boots of Northern Neck Watermen become art project 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z If there are as many of the blue-legged crustaceans as watermen and scientists expect, it will be a busy start to the season. Some Maryland watermen hope for new rules to strengthen their crab harvest 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Not all watermen were critical of Davis’s tenure. Longtime Maryland official fired after watermen meet with governor 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z “He sold it to a waterman who used it for the same purpose.” Chesapeake Beach: A bayside community is now reeling in commuters 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Like watermen, the Eastern Shore’s farmers were once a potent economic force in the region. Eastern Shore with solar, aquaculture supplant, big chicken 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z “These uniquely decorated boots will give us a chance to share details about particular watermen and what they do to bring in their catch.” White boots of Northern Neck Watermen become art project 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Davis made clear her resistance to changing the rule, and many watermen and environmentalists believe that is what got her fired. Some Maryland watermen hope for new rules to strengthen their crab harvest 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z One waterman who met with Hogan declined to discuss the meeting with The Post. Longtime Maryland official fired after watermen meet with governor 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z “My swan hook’s broke,” a waterman said to me, sadly holding a long pole like a shepherd’s crook. In Search of Post-Brexit England, and Swans 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z He swapped and wrote stories about the bay and its denizens at formal and impromptu gatherings and was widely known in the community of Chesapeake watermen. John Sherwood, journalist who roved Washington and the Chesapeake, dies at 84 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “These boots are worn by all the watermen, and are great symbols for them,” said Brecher. White boots of Northern Neck Watermen become art project 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z “The boats used to be all over the harbor and up Spa Creek, past the bridge. Even the occasional skipjack, still working. They are all gone. “I wonder if there are any watermen left?” Annapolis native Robert Riley new ambassador to Micronesia 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z The 23-member panel — composed of elected officials, watermen, environmental scientists and other stakeholders — was scheduled to meet Monday evening in Annapolis. Oyster population in protected areas of Chesapeake shows signs of renewal 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Pulled by motorized tugs for this section of the Thames, the watermen lay back in the skiffs checking their phones. In Search of Post-Brexit England, and Swans 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z “It also creates habitat for marine life and creates an amazing fishing spot for recreational watermen. There’s so much life there.” Reef balls make maiden deployment for oyster habitat 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z “Businesses and area institutions are sponsors, artists make each pair of boots unique and we’re bringing attention to the watermen who are the backbone of the region.” White boots of Northern Neck Watermen become art project 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z A big-wave surfer and skilled waterman, Carlson, 32, cherished the 15 years he spent protecting visitors and locals as a lifeguard in Newport Beach, according to his family and friends. Statue of fallen lifeguard Ben Carlson unveiled near Newport Pier 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z When the town was founded, its fishermen, known here as watermen, had no idea that ecological disaster would threaten the island. Should the United States Save Tangier Island From Oblivion? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z “Any waterman will tell you it’s not what you catch, it’s what you make,” said Buchanan, who estimates that 90 percent of the boats he sees are part-time license-holders working weekends and vacations. Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for watermen? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z The house oysters aren't just from a local waterman, but are the result of a collaboration with Maryland's Hoopers Island Oyster Aquaculture Company. Heading to the beach? Don’t miss new bars from Dogfish Head and the Starboard 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Cockrell noted that the hope is to share information about the watermen in many different ways, from kiosks or plaques with the boots to videos and information shared online. White boots of Northern Neck Watermen become art project 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z “In a vessel with 14 children aboard that goes down in a remote area, that’s trouble. We were lucky in two respects — one, everybody was in life jackets, and two, that waterman was nearby.” Twenty-three people, including 14 children, saved from sinking boat in Chesapeake 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Her 12-year-old son told her that he wants to be a waterman. Should the United States Save Tangier Island From Oblivion? 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z But out on the water an hour before dawn, it’s hard for the Chesapeake’s weathered and wary watermen to exult. Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for watermen? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Boat and helicopter crews were launched but a waterman arrived, took the boaters aboard and brought them to shore in the Maryland community of Wingate, where they were transferred to EMS personnel. Authorities: 22 rescued after boat sinks in Chesapeake Bay 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z In the 17th century, it was the Thames watermen who got it in the neck. How Uber conquered London | Sam Knight 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Bodysurfing is generally benign, but even experienced watermen like Hopkins can be surprised once in a while. Mike Hopkins, Boeheim’s Successor, Is Learning to Ride Waves as Head Coach 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Most residents became farmers, while others worked as watermen, providing a self-sufficient economy that lasted into the mid-1900s. Lost black township in York County lives on in memory 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z There is a grudging acquiescence to the tight controls that watermen face in the modern age. Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for watermen? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z "That waterman was the nearest and managed to pick them all up." Authorities: 22 rescued after boat sinks in Chesapeake Bay 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z “This competition is a tribute to one of Hawaii’s best watermen and most recognized Hawaiians,” said Daniel Rodriguez, a local surfer. 'Biggest in 40 years': rare Eddie surf competition draws thousands in Oahu 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z A few miles south of Irvington in Topping, the Rappahannock River Oyster Co. offers visitors a tour of its industry with explanations by the watermen. IRVINGTON, Va. 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z “Our railway would let them pay as they were making money when the season started. They always paid their bills. Our family thought the world of the watermen they knew.” Lost black township in York County lives on in memory 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z “The water is as clear as I’ve seen it,” said Nick Crook, a 29-year-old waterman who lives on Kent Island, Md. “I think the pollution controls are having a positive effect.” Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for watermen? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Per Maryland law, watermen may begin harvesting oysters, Monday through Friday, at sunrise. Wild Divers: Searching for Chesapeake gold 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Activities along the trail include waterman tours, oyster company tours, restaurants that feature the Virginia oyster, art venues and historic sites and museums. Officials to hold ribbon cutting for Virginia Oyster Trail 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s passed down from generation to generation, that’s how you learn to become a waterman. Crabs: Still beautiful despite ravages of the environment and overharvesting 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Gude spoke with people who lived or worked on the river, including miners and watermen. Forty years ago, a moderate Republican championed environmentalism 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Crook, the waterman who lives on Kent Island, is making such good money from a growing market in soft-shell clams that he has yet to bring out his crab pots. Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for watermen? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Johnny Shockley, a former waterman who co-owns an oyster farming operation on Hooper’s Island, said regulatory hurdles are one of the main bottlenecks constricting his and others’ ventures. Maryland oyster farmers seek quicker approval process 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The ride is a significant part of Kahanamoku’s legacy, which will be celebrated in a Bishop Museum exhibit marking the birth of the waterman 125 years ago. The longest ride: Duke Kahanamoku’s epic mile-long wave ride 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z A veteran waterman, Barber landed his post 22 years ago after an interview at Buckingham Palace. It's 'swan upping' time, as Britons count the queen's waterfowl 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Preserve the way of life and lifestyle of watermen; . Tiny Md. island hoping to find way to increase population 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z His own son did not become the family’s fifth generation of watermen. Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for watermen? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z History repeated itself a few years later in 1997, when watermen caught 77 million pounds after the stock rebounded to 680 million. Blue crab numbers climbed slightly this year from a near-catastrophic low 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Epes says the cages are used by Tangier Island watermen to grow oysters. Oyster cages missing in Chesapeake Bay due to weather 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z As the watermen approached their nets, they noticed an unlit boat waiting. On Tilghman Island, law-breaking watermen are defended 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z “A rule of thumb,” he said, “has been that if you ask 10 watermen their opinion on one issue, you get 30 back.” A deadly journey by female blue crabs is key to the survival of a troubled species in the Chesapeake Bay 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The lean years have taken a toll on Chesapeake fishermen, according to Tom Horton, an environmental studies instructor at Salisbury University and a frequent chronicler of the bay’s signature waterman culture. Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for watermen? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z A 21-year high of 765 million was reached in two years ago, then plopped to 300 million after watermen removed 56 million pounds. Blue crab numbers climbed slightly this year from a near-catastrophic low 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z That effort added to large sanctuaries in public waters where watermen are restricted to harvesting oysters on a rotating basis about every two years. The good die young: ‘Dead zones’ find oysters where they should be safe 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z They also searched the watermen’s residences, boats and vehicles. On Tilghman Island, law-breaking watermen are defended 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Hogan said he wanted to return to Sailwinds Park, where he held the largest event of his campaign — a Sept. 28 gathering that was designed to show his support among watermen and farmers. Maryland Gov.-elect Hogan plans traditional ball, as well as casual ‘people’s celebration’ 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The best years, watermen say, are when the Chesapeake has a big harvest and other parts of the country don’t. Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for watermen? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Farmers must get state-issued leases, which some watermen are pressing the state to limit. A New Bounty of Oysters in Maryland, but There Is a Snag 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Servants, sailors, watermen, farm carters, artisans in the building trade, labourers and road menders, forest workers. In defence of family history 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z They wish police would go after the drug thieves in town as aggressively as they did the watermen. On Tilghman Island, law-breaking watermen are defended 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z The trail links visitors with Virginia oyster purveyors, and restaurants, raw bars and the long-standing watermen culture throughout the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula and Virginia’s Eastern Shore. New trail connects visitors to Virginia oysters 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z At the same time, let’s help the bay and watermen by doing more to reduce pollution from fertilizers, pesticides and stormwater runoff. The blue crab population can be saved without a moratorium Some farmers are working to cultivate relationships with watermen, exchanging skills and knowledge as the state works to mediate compromises. A New Bounty of Oysters in Maryland, but There Is a Snag 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Illegal fishing in protected waters, or at night, or out of season, was a low-risk income stream for generations of watermen. A Chesapeake Homecoming 2014-03-24T19:09:28Z This was the 42-year-old waterman’s last trip before heading to prison — and perhaps the last rockfish haul of his life. On Tilghman Island, law-breaking watermen are defended 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Causeways and stairs lined the Thames riverfront, enabling watermen to ferry river workers and passengers in their boats. London's bridges through the ages 2014-03-15T12:38:03Z It was up to the watermen to keep order and break up fights. When an elephant walked on the frozen River Thames 2014-01-28T00:43:48Z In addition to disease, watermen grabbed too many wild oysters in public waters for years, depleting the stock. More bay oysters are harvested, but officials keep fingers crossed for a true rebound 2013-11-19T19:44:38Z Instead of growing Barcats themselves, they hatched a new cooperative of oyster farmers, mostly current or former watermen, that serves as an entry point to aquaculture. A Chesapeake Homecoming 2014-03-24T19:09:28Z “They are trying to get rid of watermen is what they are trying to do,” said Johnny Haddaway, 78, a third-generation waterman. On Tilghman Island, law-breaking watermen are defended 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Despite the fish’s growing numbers, watermen aren’t interested in snakeheads, because there’s no real market for them. At benefit, eating snakehead to help the Chesapeake Bay 2013-01-30T01:44:00Z In 1984, he was a former Marine with no criminal record who had followed his father’s profession as a waterman on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Exonerated Inmate Seeks End to Maryland Death Penalty 2013-02-05T20:18:23Z The growth followed the closing five years ago of the winter dredge fishery, in which watermen harvested mostly pregnant females with a steel dragnet, killing as many as they caught. Chesapeake Bay’s health improving slightly, report says 2013-01-03T02:55:15Z These watermen, Travis said, have finally seen the writing on the wall. A Chesapeake Homecoming 2014-03-24T19:09:28Z A waterman friend will be mowing Lednum’s lawn while he’s gone. On Tilghman Island, law-breaking watermen are defended 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Before that, they conducted random surveys asking watermen to share information about their catch. Pilot program seeks more accurate count of Chesapeake Bay crabs 2012-08-20T00:23:00Z Before that it conducted random surveys asking watermen to share information about their catch. Pilot program seeks more accurate count of Chesapeake Bay crabs 2012-08-20T00:23:00Z In addition to their knee breeches, they differed from many of the others sipping Champagne aboard the spectator boat because they were watermen and earned their livelihoods on the river. On the Thames, a Small Rowing Race with a Long History 2012-07-25T01:16:03Z Barges and lighters were sunk and broke loose by the score, and twenty-two watermen and others working on the river were drowned. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Following that confrontation, the Natural Resources Police knew that no watermen would claim the nets. On Tilghman Island, law-breaking watermen are defended 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Something analogous to this fashion is retained in the crest which adorns the buttons of our domestic servants, and still more so in the badges by which the firemen and watermen of London are distinguished. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z State officials and watermen want the number to keep going up. Pilot program seeks more accurate count of Chesapeake Bay crabs 2012-08-20T00:23:00Z While the race is limited to watermen, many are excellent rowers. On the Thames, a Small Rowing Race with a Long History 2012-07-25T01:16:03Z By regular and easy strokes the Park watermen rowed the capacious barges, with their striped awnings, in the prescribed course around the Lake. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z The parson was a man of good family, though his grandfather had been a waterman, and had thus learned the art of looking one way and rowing another. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z He gazed gravely at the group of watermen and night-birds who stood in the roadway below waiting to see the coach start. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Maryland’s watermen would be among the nation’s first to count their catch using smart technology — tablets and cellphones. Pilot program seeks more accurate count of Chesapeake Bay crabs 2012-08-20T00:23:00Z People don't look sad or preoccupied; there are always badauds hanging over the bridges and exchanging jokes or remarks with the watermen. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z After our return to England, as often as I happened to be on the Thames, I enquired of our watermen whether they were sensible of any difference in rowing over shallow or deep water. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z The watermen also of the party say that the Pawnees and Ricaras give the same account of a noise heard in the Black Mountains, to the westward of them. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z She was alone on the top of the coach, and a youthful waterman, one of the crowd of loiterers below, was making eyes at her to the delight of his companions. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Later on it again put in an appearance, but by this time the islanders were ready for it, and a large number of fishing-boats, watermen, and others put out. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The chief prince of this Newgate paradise had been a Thames waterman, who had committed a murder on the river. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z All the firemen in London must be watermen or lightermen. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z The party consisted of nine young men from Kentucky, fourteen soldiers of the United-States army who volunteered their services, two French watermen, an interpreter, a hunter, and a black servant of Capt. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z There, in the porch, he had stood and heard the young waterman praise her looks! Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z His refusal was of no consequence: the watermen's light skiff was made fast astern, and in a few minutes we were pulling steadily toward the still motionless cutter. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z George is responsible for very neat portraits of a beadle, waterman, dustman, watchman ..., and the Cruikshankian enthusiast cries "Eureka!" for he spies Mr Bumble among them. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z That gentleman and lady have called to a coachman to take them home; and the waterman, who attends on hackney-coaches and their employers, seems to be enquiring where they are going. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z I have some biscuits and I buy a draught of water from the caste waterman in the town. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z The watermen went to and fro with sacks about their shoulders, and the guards, bustling from the office with their waybills and the late parcels, were short of temper and curt of tongue. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The watermen, excited by the chase, pulled with a will; and in about ten minutes we ran alongside the Barnaby's boat, jumped in, and found her loaded to the gunwale with brandy kegs. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z At intervals we pass picturesque cargo-boats, upward bound, and laboriously making their way against the current, motive power being supplied by a gang of watermen hauling on a tow-rope ashore. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Here we have a view of Blackfriars’ Bridge, and, from the great bustle there is upon the river, there seems to be a rowing match among several watermen. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z The caste waterman of the establishment might have brought the water pot and mug. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z When they reached the river, some of the watermen were preparing their boats, putting them ship-shape for the day, and on Tagg's Island there were signs of life. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Another vociferous shout rang in our ears as the full success of their scheme was observed by the Barnabys, replied to of course by the furious but impotent execrations of the watermen. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The chief of these personages was profuse in his thanks to his deliverers, whom he supposed were watermen, and they took care not to undeceive him. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The watermen are always waiting about the bridges, and keep a brisk cry of Boat! boat, who wants a boat? City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z But he was followed by a crowd of young watermen and boys, who ran after him hooting, whistling, covering him with mud and other filth. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Enter Deucalion in a sort of waterman's habit, leading his wife Pyrrha to a boat—Her first distress is about her going back to fetch a casket of jewels. Three Hours after Marriage 2011-10-10T02:00:20.823Z There was not a moment to be lost; and fortunately, just in the nick of time, a boat with two watermen approached the platform steps. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z But the waterman who had rowed the Earl was not of equal courage with his employer, and refused to take part in the conflict. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The dry pine wood used for fuel sent out a cloud of thick, black smoke, flames, and sparks, which spread terror among the watermen of the harbor. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z The disuse of the wherry for locomotion destroyed this nursery; we have already shown that our later professionals are as a rule neither London watermen nor Tyne keelmen. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Not only were the guards busy with the boats; but expert watermen had arrived who were engaged in testing everything and who continually disputed regarding the division of money which was later to be distributed. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z The waterman obeyed, and here is what came of it. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z As he was about to push off, two persons rushed to the stair-head, and the foremost, evidently mistaking him for a waterman, called to him to take them across the river. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Wanting money, Lackpenny has now no choice but to return to the country, and applies to the watermen at Billingsgate:— A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z After this year no watermen rowed in the college crews. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z For London clung to the banks of the river which was the main way, and by which watermen thronged at countless landing-stages with innumerable boats and barges. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z “Where away to?” asked the jolly waterman, leaning a moment on his oars. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z The next morning they went down with Roberts to Gravesend, to engage a large and roomy boat with two watermen for their trip. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z In illustration of generalising from single instances, Miss Martineau gives this example:—'A raw Chinese traveller in England was landed by a Thames waterman who had a wooden leg. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z This code was put in force at the Thames watermen’s regattas, governed by amateurs. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z He then did something that any waterman would hate to do—he bored a hole in the bottom of his boat. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z “McDonald,” thought I—“my grandmother’s name; the rascal thinks to come round me by calling himself a Scotchman—the idea of a McDonald being a waterman!” Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z One waterman sat by the mast, in case it should be necessary to lower sail; the other was aft at the tiller. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Her shrill, angry voice had wakened the watermen. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z It must have been a curious sight in old days to see a Leander crew rowing in front of the ‘Varsity race in their ‘cutter’ steered by Jim Parish, their waterman coxswain. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z This superstition probably arose from the fact that a parasitic crustacean, known to watermen as "a fish louse," was often found clinging to the roof of the menhaden's mouth. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z “Simpson’s, on West Quay,” said one of the watermen. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z "Shall we get up the anchor, ma'am?" one of the watermen asked. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z He flung them over to the watermen, and they fell in the centre of the boat as it sheered off. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Up to this time London watermen had been considered invincible at sculling. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Menhaden were used to some extent as a food by watermen for many years but it does not appear probable that they were ever extensively used for food except in seasons of scarcity. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z There are many local nuisances in London; one of the chief of these is the conduct of the watermen about the landing-places near the Custom House. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z "I will ask the waterman," Hilda said, and raising her voice she said, "How much do barges cost when they are new?" The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z A string of barges was unravelling its course in this strait as we were passing; which task seemed to engage all the vigilance and activity of the watermen. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z The London waterman is the oldest type of professional oarsmanship. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z For many years the watermen of the Chesapeake "steered by the stars," by trees, and by a lighted window here and there. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Descending hastily he hailed the watermen, leaped into the boat, was ferried over, and on his return entered into conversation with the men, and inquired their names and condition. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z Cold meat and beer were handed to the two watermen, who went up into the bow to eat it. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z In his passage through Holland, he learned from the watermen the effect which a diminution of the quantity of water in canals has in impeding the progress of boats. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z In those times London watermen could, at scratch, man an eight to hold or even beat the best trained crew of amateurs. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Before government lighthouses and buoys marked the waterman's course in this section, he had only the stars, landmarks and a lighted window here and there to guide him. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The mayor of London shall appoint householders to supervise watermen rowing people across the Thames River because many people have been robbed and drowned by these rowers. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z Rereworth bade the waterman await his return, and accepted the offer of "Jack" to conduct him to the place he sought. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z The upper rapid was so filled with rocks that Crusatte, the principal waterman, thought it impracticable, so a portage of four miles was made over the route followed by the Indians. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z These crews, when they began to adopt training, employed watermen as mentors. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z A lighthouse keeper had to be a waterman, and that meant a man who had been born and bred in the region. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z No apprentice could be entrusted with a vessel until he was 16 if a waterman's son and 17 if was he the son of a landman, and he had at least two years' experience. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z Seymour took a boat at the Temple-stairs, told the waterman his destination, and desired to be landed as near it as possible. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z The expedition, commanded by Captain Lewis, with Lieutenant Clark as second, comprised thirty-four selected men, eleven being watermen, a negro servant, and a hunter, who was also an interpreter. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z But before long watermen began to take care of themselves in this respect. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z There is also another comfortable inn, called the “Commodore,” and there are two smaller inns, the “Waveney Hotel”—the landlord of which, George Smith, is an excellent waterman—and the “Lady of the Lake.” The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z The match is open to six young watermen whose apprenticeship ends the same year, and the prize is a waterman's red coat bearing a badge which represents the white horse of Hanover. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The handsome thing would fetch �50; and many a Wye waterman would give his year's earnings to possess it. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Its first senate consisted of a company of watermen. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z A prizefighter or waterman used to commence his training with a liberal dose of physic. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The watermen on these rivers are very civil, but they look with disfavour upon anything which interferes with actual sailing. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z We found the tub old and crazy, and were but poor watermen. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z She had gone down to the boat dock in the hope of having a word with the handsome waterman; and returned from it reluctantly, finding he had betaken himself to his boat. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z We expect a different form, and a different conformation of limbs, in a running footman and a waterman, in a wrestler and a racing groom, in a shepherd and a sailor, &c. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z When college eights first began to row against each other, there were only three or four clubs which manned eights; and these eights now and then were filled up with a waterman or two. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Despite its improbability, however, he begins to think there may be some truth in what the waterman says—Jack’s earnest convictions sympathetically impressing him. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z A really good waterman can, of course, adapt himself to swivels, as he can to almost anything else in a boat, but his task will not be rendered any easier by them. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The conjectures of the waterman are brought to an end by the arrival of his fare at the bottom of the boat stair, where he stops only to ask— "Are you there, Jack?" Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z And what added much to the interest of the scene, was the daring and skill of the watermen. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Before long there were more eights than watermen, and some crews could not obtain this assistance. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z This, as a shuffling in the corridor outside, tells that the waterman is wiping his feet on the door mat. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z What passes for good watermanship in an Eight is mere clumsiness in a sculling-boat, and, as a matter of fact, there are far fewer really good watermen than the casual observer imagines. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z The waterman wishes to relieve him, agonized by the thought that his sweetheart, who had passed unscathed, as it were, through the very gates of death, may, after all, be dead! Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z “Jest run yer sponge and leather over the apron a bit, Buddy,” I says to our waterman, afore I left the stand. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z From the time when the watermen used to coach and row, no regular coaching had been done by anyone but the captains. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z One thing strikes him as strange—that the waterman should not be acquainted with every one dwelling on the river’s bank, at least for a dozen miles up and down. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z A good and experienced waterman, however, ought certainly to be able to keep his oar on the feather against a high wind until the last available moment. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z Far more—for a different reason—the waterman, who but stays to tie the boat's painter; and, leaving the oars in her thwarts, hastens into his house. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z The century-old house was the last structure left on Holland Island, an abandoned watermen's community. Last House on Sinking Chesapeake Bay Island Collapses 2010-10-25T01:14:00Z One, or even two men, out of a four-oared crew may be what would be considered bad watermen, i.e. not au fait at sitting a rolling boat, and not instinctively time-keepers. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z “Their faces han’t seed much o’ it anyhow,” observes the waterman, seeming little satisfied with the Captain’s reasoning. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z XXV.—That watermen be allowed to coach members of College boats in tub-pairs only till within a fortnight of the first day of the races. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z So propounding questions without being able to answer them, he at length addresses himself to the waterman—saying: "Jack, did you observe a gentleman at the head of the stair?" Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z At the time, the bay was dotted with inhabited islands, where people farmed or watermen sailed out to dredge oysters. Last House on Sinking Chesapeake Bay Island Collapses 2010-10-25T01:14:00Z When the B.N.C. boat came up the river, the Christ Church men used to run alongside of it for many nights shouting, ‘No hired watermen.’ Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z “They look an ugly lot!” observes the young waterman, viewing them over his shoulder; for, seated at the oars, his back is towards them. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z VI.—That no crew be allowed to start which has had any waterman in the capacity of "coach" or trainer. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z One thing strikes him as strange—that the waterman should not be acquainted with every one dwelling on the river's bank, at least for a dozen miles up and down. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z A few miles away, a watermen's community on Smith Island is just a few inches above the waves. Last House on Sinking Chesapeake Bay Island Collapses 2010-10-25T01:14:00Z A waterman of the name of Ellis steered the boat in this excursion, and both steered and conducted himself remarkably well. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z So propounding questions without being able to answer them, he at length addresses himself to the waterman, saying: “Jack, did you observe a gentleman at the head of the stair?” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z On coming to Oxford he continued his rowing, and being a good waterman and a man of remarkable endurance and courage, he was in his second year placed at bow of the University crew. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z With this united influence in his favour, the odds against the young waterman are great, and his chances might appear slight—indeed would be, were it not for an influence to counteract. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z White, who had worked as a waterman and a Methodist minister, bought the house and most of the island in 1995 for $70,000. Last House on Sinking Chesapeake Bay Island Collapses 2010-10-25T01:14:00Z University men produce far fewer good watermen than the tideway clubs, and with good reason. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z With this united influence in his favour, the odds against the young waterman are great, and his chances might appear slight—indeed would he, were it not for an influence to counteract. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z One of them, however, is the present President of the Oxford University Boat Club, Mr. C. K. Philips, as good a waterman as ever sat in a boat. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z "I'm almost sure she be still livin'," continues the waterman, in wonder at the emotion his words have called up, though little suspecting why. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Scientists, watermen and those interested in the estuarine ecosystem are among the many people who can benefit from a series of buoys recording a wealth of data in the Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake buoys provide data on the bay 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z He speaks of four-oared races in the next ensuing years, and of a match between Mr. de Ros’ four and a pair manned by a B.N.C. man and a waterman—won by the pair. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z And she is aware that the young waterman was so. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z VII.—That no crew be allowed to start in the races which shall have employed any waterman in capacity of coach or trainer within three weeks of the first race. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z "Yes, ye d—d scoun'rels!" adds the young waterman, himself so enraged as almost to foam at the mouth. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Some Gulf Coast watermen find BP’s desire to limit press access obvious. Photographers Say BP Restricts Access to Oil Spill 2010-05-26T00:00:00Z Leander would row on no other terms, and insisted on having their own waterman to steer them, as they did in their later matches against Cambridge. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The conjectures of the waterman, are brought to an end by the arrival of his fare at the bottom of the boat stair, where he stops only to ask—“Are you there, Jack?” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z I.—That watermen be allowed to coach and steer for these races. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z "Their faces han't seed much o' it anyhow," observes the waterman, seeming little satisfied with the Captain's reasoning. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Bernie Fowler, a former waterman and Maryland state senator from Calvert County, was among the lawsuit plaintiffs who expressed satisfaction with Tuesday's settlement. Chesapeake Bay settlement has EPA agreeing to enforce pollution reduction goals 2010-05-12T04:00:00Z Good watermen can jump into a racing boat and sit her off-hand; bad watermen will be unsteady in a keelless boat even after days of practice. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z With alacrity the waterman obeys; but too glad to get out of that shadowy passage. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z VII.—That no crew be allowed to start which has had any waterman in the capacity of "coach" or trainer within three weeks of the first race. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z "They look an ugly lot!" observes the young waterman, viewing them over his shoulder; for, seated at the oars, his back is towards them. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z These catch limits had a cost: They cut deeply into the income of some watermen and seafood dealers. Chesapeake Bay crabs are making a big comeback 2010-04-15T04:00:00Z One or two good watermen are the making of a crew, especially when time is short for practice. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z For Jack rows with a stroke no waterman on the Wye has but he—none equalling it in timbre and regularity. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z “He was as good a waterman as I have known.” Kit Horn, Pioneer Surfer, Dies at 80 2010-04-03T04:47:00Z And she is aware that the young waterman was so; for he has told her, with tearful eyes and sad, earnest words, whose truthfulness could not be doubted. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z For a share of the fortune on the bay's floor, watermen fought police and one another with rifles and cannons. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z With bad watermen cessation of rolling is a sign that the styles have at last assimilated; with good watermen the deduction is not necessarily sound. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z To the waterman’s unreserved statement of facts and suspicions, Captain Ryecroft makes no rejoinder. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z In the inner circles of surfing, he was a well-respected waterman. Kit Horn, Pioneer Surfer, Dies at 80 2010-04-03T04:47:00Z Little thought the young waterman, when that "big gift"—the ten pound bank-note—was thrust into his palm, he would so soon again have the generous donor for a fare. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Maryland, trying to protect a species whose ranks have declined by 99 percent, is cracking down on watermen who catch oysters in protected sanctuaries or with banned equipment. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z The repeated blunders of navigation lately seen perpetrated by watermen as well as amateurs between Craven Steps and Hammersmith make us lose much faith in watermen’s tuition for steering the metropolitan course. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Nor is it from disinclination to walk, that he has so readily accepted the waterman’s offer. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z But after years of voracious harvesting -- including periods in the 1800s when poaching watermen shot it out with "oyster police" -- most places are left with mud and scattered bivalves. 2009-12-04T05:00:00Z But once within the bye-way, it can be again sighted; and when near the entrance to this the waterman gets the word to pull into it. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Offshore, the state is also using a new legal strategy: It suspends a waterman's fishing license for a single "egregious" offense. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z But good watermen, first beginning practice with each other, must not assume that because they do not roll their uniformity is therefore proved. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Not a moment delays the waterman; but shoving off, and setting head down stream, pulls with all his strength, stimulated by the fear of finding the shop shut. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z At O'Malley's news conference, Griffin said the state is willing to negotiate with watermen over the map. 2009-12-04T05:00:00Z The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,— "Don't you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above—I mean from the top of the cliff?" Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z The deeper sections of the Virginia bay are often leased to private watermen, who would be keeping a close eye out. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z Such boats were the passenger craft of the silent highway before steamers destroyed the watermen’s trade. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z But once within the bye-way it can be again sighted; and when near the entrance to this the waterman gets the word to pull into it. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The idea was to save the oyster and the waterman. 2009-12-04T05:00:00Z Not because he is indisposed for a spell of pulling, nor is it from disinclination to walk, that he has so readily accepted the waterman's offer. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Simns said that the offending watermen have been just 2 to 3 percent of the total but that they set a bad precedent. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z Modern watermen use, for passenger purposes, a craft called a ‘skiff.’ Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The waterman wishes to relieve him, agonised by the thought that his sweetheart, who has passed unscathed, as it were, through the very gates of death, may after all be dead! Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Although watermen could continue to harvest wild oysters on thousands of acres, the plan would open 600,000 acres of bottom for oyster farming and provide classes for watermen who want to lease plots. 2009-12-04T05:00:00Z Despite its improbability, however, he begins to think there may be some truth in what the waterman says—Jack's earnest convictions sympathetically impressing him. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z But some also say that, given the state of the oyster and growing restrictions on their catch, watermen can sometimes be tempted to break the law to make a living. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z A bad waterman is more or less helpless when a boat is off its keel, or when he encounters rough water. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z “Well, nothing much after; only that we must make preparations for the appointment the waterman will make in his epistle.” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Larry Simns, president of the Maryland Watermen's Association, said he objected to the plan because some sanctuaries could cut off watermen from nearby fishing grounds. 2009-12-04T05:00:00Z "Well, nothing much after; only that we must make preparations for the appointment the waterman will make in his epistle." Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z But, in modern times, policing dropped off enough that watermen began to complain. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z There is hardly a bad waterman to be seen as a rule in a grand challenge crew of London R.C. or Thames R.C. men. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The handsome thing would fetch 50 pounds; and many a Wye waterman would give his year’s earnings to possess it. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Griffin also said the state would provide financial and other assistance to help watermen with the transition. 2009-12-04T05:00:00Z His boat moving on, and trees coming between, he no more saw her; but soon after heard a cry—his waterman as well—startling both. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z A few moments later, their boat passed a waterman's boat, headed out from Tilghman. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z A good waterman keeps time with facility, a bad one only after much painstaking—if at all. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z For there and then, in addition to the multifarious news imparted to the young waterman, he gave the latter an invitation to visit him in his new home; which was gladly and off-hand accepted. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Hand here the glass, Jem," said a waterman who was anxiously observing them, to his comrade; "let me have a squint at her. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The place was different; for all not to contradict the supposition of the waterman, rather confirming it. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Maryland plans to set aside about a quarter of the bay's productive oyster grounds as sanctuaries next year, further squeezing the watermen's way of life. As oyster war heats up, Maryland cracks down on poachers 2010-03-23T04:00:00Z The crews had to subscribe for the waterman’s pay, his beer, and clothes. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z His boat moving on, and trees coming between he no more saw her; but soon after heard a cry—his waterman as well—startling both. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The waterman did the same, and the boat shot out into the lake. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Not a moment delays the waterman; but, shoving off, and setting head down stream, pulls with all his strength, stimulated by the fear of finding the shop shut. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z A raw Chinese traveller in England was landed by a Thames waterman who had a wooden leg. How to Observe Morals and Manners Cole in turn succumbed to Messenger of Teddington in 1855, and two years later Harry Kelley, the best waterman the Thames ever produced, either as an oarsman or as a judge of rowing, beat Messenger. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The place was different; for all not to contradict the supposition of the waterman—rather confirming it. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z It was done as ordered, and the sleeping waterman awoke to find himself in the hands of his enemies. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies For there and then, in addition to the multifarious news imparted to the young waterman, he gave the latter an invitation to visit him in his new home, which was gladly and off-hand accepted. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z But by Banbury Cross, I am of tamer mettle!—All alone, Among ten thousand noisy watermen; And then the foul ways leading from the Stair; And then ... no friends I knew, nay, not a face. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors Michael hated the barges that bore down upon him and the watermen who pulled across the bows of his boat. Sinister Street, vol. 1 “What more?” asks the young waterman, suprisedly, and with renewed interest. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z They set to work, these watermen, And made their nether robes—but when They drew with dainty touch The kerseymere upon their tails, They found it scraped against their scales, And hurt them very much. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 To the waterman's unreserved statement of facts and suspicions, Captain Ryecroft makes no rejoinder. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Then, though two policemen and one waterman were now holding him, he stretched himself up to his full height and glared at his enemy in the face. Ayala's Angel Just as the watermen were preparing to pack up and take a leisurely departure, two men, their overalls smeared and spotted with red-lead, arrived at the end of the street with a hand-barrow. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall So, the first work on our hands, as the surest, is to get the waterman’s sweetheart out of the convent, and safe back to her home in Herefordshire. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The sneers of wits and watermen notwithstanding, coaches became so common, that in the early part of the 17th century they were estimated to number more than 6000 in London and its surrounding country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" With the topography of this place he is quite familiar; and now to-night it is vividly recalled to his mind by what the waterman has told him. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z "Want to go aboard, sir?" asked a waterman, who observed me as I stood watching the movement of the craft. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Out over the river there was a hail from some distant loud-voiced waterman. Carnival “I’m almost sure she be still livin’,” continues the waterman, in wonder at the emotion his words have called up, though little suspecting why. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z A minute later they had streamed across the playground and were racing towards the river, to a spot where an old waterman stood guard over some dozen boats. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War This, as a shuffling in the corridor outside tells that the waterman is wiping his feet on the door-mat. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Many were the noble deeds he had done in and about the harbor since a boy, for he had followed his calling of a waterman from boyhood, as his fathers had done before him. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time The waterman told us they were reaching the holes in the cliffs for Swallows or Martins, which took refuge in them, and remained there all the winter, until warm weather, and then they came abroad. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series With the topography of this plan he is quite familiar; and now to-night it is vividly recalled to his mind by what the waterman has told him. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The watermen would have preferred waiting till the morrow to discuss this important point, expecting we should offer a much larger sum, when just about to embark. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] "What more?" asks the young waterman, surprisedly, and with renewed interest. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z There was considerable confusion as I arrived, a crush of cabs, watermen, and porters blocked the way, and the two currents of an arriving and departing train struggled against and confronted each other. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance An honest waterman who was present, a zealous son of the Church, scandalized by this insult to his religion, sprang into the pulpit, and endeavored to dislodge the usurper. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The waterman observing him, is not surprised when at length asked the question,—“Don’t you believe, Wingate, the cry came from above—I mean from the top of the cliff?” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The limit of entries was twelve, to be drawn by lot by Chelsea watermen, with certain restrictions. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant A small hut of the most temporary character, made of boards, and sometimes the bottom of an old yawl turned up, is all the covering these amphibious and nondescript watermen have. Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847 Ve're chaffed and jeered by every cove, by slaveys on a bus; Our werry watermen are now our masters top of us. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) An like your grace, it is the watermen that call for passengers to go westward now.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare Little thought the young waterman, when that “big gift”—the ten pound bank-note—was thrust into his palm, he would so soon again have the generous donor for a fare. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z There were two watermen who went regularly up to Thames Street every day as a sort of carriers, and would fetch or take anything from a message to a house of furniture. Rambling Recollections of Chelsea by an old inhabitant They were all watermen, and knew, what the doctor had apparently overlooked, that a body will often swell after prolonged immersion in water. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police Purwides for turning adrift all the poor old watermen, and for putting Peelers in their stead. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Through the glass Wyn could see them so plainly that she knew one to be a waterman, while the other was much better dressed. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club She had gone down to the boat-dock in the hope of having a word with the handsome waterman; and returned from it reluctantly, finding he had betaken himself to his boat. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z He had silver oars, and so delighted the London watermen that they wrote a ballad about him, of which two lines only still exist— "Row thy boat, Norman, Row to thy leman." Old and New London Volume I But the waterman, fully appreciative of his temporary importance, refused to reply as he disappeared from view. Banked Fires They had not rowed twenty strokes, before the watermen observed, 120 that Mr. Herbert had lately taken boat, and made towards the bridge, but had returned down the river after them. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 These he exhibited with national pride to all the ignorant lightermen and watermen from the Nore to the Bridge. A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing For yourself, take my word, should I ever again go rowing on this river it will be in a boat called the Mary, pulled by the best waterman on the Wye.” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z At the Temple one day, Sherlock taking a boat, The waterman asked him, 'Which way will you float?' Old and New London Volume I "Thou speakest true words," said the waterman approaching the group in visible excitement. Banked Fires Then he passed along, till a street row, near the Haymarket, attracted his attention and interested his feelings; for it ended in a regular set-to between two watermen attached to the adjoining coach-stand. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. Lester, however, handled the oars like the skilled waterman he was, and Fred was not far behind him, so that the occupants of the boat felt that they could not be in safer hands. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold Far more—for a different reason—the waterman; who but stays to tie the boat’s painter; and, leaving the oars in her thwarts, hastens into his house. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z In 1732 a sailor is recorded to have slid down a rope from the gallery to the "Three Tuns" tavern, Gracechurch Street; as did also, next day, a waterman's boy. Old and New London Volume I So back to the warehouse they went, leaving one of the watermen to guard the goods on the Three Spires until they could be removed. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts There is among the native watermen themselves a guarded jealousy and contempt for these "furriners," and should the cable once be slipped, no other Dutchman would ever again be allowed to pick it up. Dickens' London This craft was intended for pottering about the shore; to cross the river in it was the dangerous feat of a skilled waterman, but Carnaby had a knack of his own with every floating thing. Robinetta These boats put off simultaneously from either side, and contained police agents, bargemen, roustabouts, watchmen, watermen, and bums. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life But how can we leave Doctors' Commons without remembering—as we see the touters for licences, who look like half pie-men, half watermen—Sam Weller's inimitable description of the trap into which his father fell? Old and New London Volume I He could step into the nearest, and in a moment he was climbing from one to the other with all the sureness of a born waterman, searching for what he wanted. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts If swans are characteristic of the upper reaches, the waterman or the bargeman, assuredly, is of the lower. Dickens' London He was the patron saint of Cortez, as he was also of the Thames watermen. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore |
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