Category Archives: Sebastes rockfish

All the Science in an Ear Stone

Posted on December 31, 2016 by finleyc

With All the Boats on the Ocean being published in February, it’s time to think about how to carry on the story of the development of fisheries and fisheries science in the Pacific. I always thought I’d need a trilogy … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental History, fisheries science, Fishing, George Moskovita, History of Science, History of Technology, Maritime History, Ocean fishing, Overfishing, Pacific Fishing History Project, Rosefish, Sebastes rockfish, Soviet environmental history, Soviet fishing, Soviet history', World History | Tagged otiliths | Leave a comment

We dust! We clean! We re-organize!

Posted on November 27, 2016 by finleyc

We are telling a lot of stories here at the Pacific Fishery History Project, and since we have trouble keeping them straight, we’re sure it’s a problem for our loyal readers. Postings tend to be more than a little random. … Continue reading →

Posted in California sardines, Dayton Lee Alverson, Environmental History, Exploratory Fishing Base, fisheries science, Fishing, George Moskovita, History of Science, History of Technology, Maritime History, Nick Bez, Ocean fishing, Oregon pilchards, Overfishing, Pacific Explorer, Pacific Fishing History Project, R/V John N. Cobb, Rosefish, Sebastes rockfish, Soviet environmental history, Soviet fishing, Soviet history' | Leave a comment

FIELD ROCKFISH KEY

Posted on November 9, 2016 by finleyc

By: Charles R. (Bob) Hitz Blog 41 Nov 9, 2016 I was aboard the John N. Cobb one evening in August, 1960 during my first exploratory trip when we anchored alongside Triangle Island, the westernmost island of the … Continue reading →

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Our new cover!

Posted on September 4, 2016 by finleyc

We cannot say how pleased we are with the cover to the new book! We are simply thrilled and grateful to Christie Henry, our editor at the University of Chicago Press, and her team for coming up with this fantastic … Continue reading →

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Captain George Moskovita and the R/V John N. Cobb

Posted on August 12, 2016 by finleyc

The Moskovita family has been kind enough to forward a package of pictures, newspapers clippings, and a couple of reports to us. We will be forwarding the material, especially the pictures, to the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Carmel Finley, Environmental History, Exploratory Fishing Base, fisheries science, Fishing, George Moskovita, History of Science, History of Technology, Maritime History, Ocean fishing, Pacific Fishing History Project, R/V John N. Cobb, Sebastes rockfish | Tagged Columbia River Maritime Museum | Leave a comment

Soviet Invasion of POP – 1966

Posted on June 30, 2016 by finleyc

Charles R. (Bob) Hitz Bobs Posting 40 June 29, 2016 Nineteen sixty six was a catalytic year in many ways with the appearance of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charles Gilbert, Cold War, Dayton Lee Alverson, Exploratory Fishing Base, Fishing, History of Science, History of Technology, Pacific Fishing History Project, R/V John N. Cobb, Sebastes rockfish, Soviet environmental history | Tagged Fisheries Science, groundfish, trawling | Leave a comment

Washington Trawl Fishing Log

Posted on May 16, 2016 by finleyc

Charles R. (Bob) Hitz Bob’s posting 39 May 13, 2016 I had the opportunity to visit Brad Pattie recently. I’d heard that he was ill with cancer so I called him, and during our discussion we touched on what he … Continue reading →

Posted in Dayton Lee Alverson, Environmental History, Exploratory Fishing Base, fisheries science, Fishing, History of Science, History of Technology, Ocean fishing, Pacific Fishing History Project, R/V John N. Cobb, Sebastes rockfish, Soviet environmental history, Soviet fishing, World History | Leave a comment

Moskovita book for sale at history conference

Posted on April 6, 2016 by finleyc

You have no idea how pleasant it is to see a book you have worked on for sale. Even better would be watching somebody buy the book, but that has only happened to me once, when we went to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Columbia River Packers Association, Environmental History, Fishing, George Moskovita, History of Science, History of Technology, Ocean fishing, Pacific Fishing History Project, Rachel Carson Center, Sebastes rockfish | Tagged OSU Press | 1 Comment

FIRST CATCH – My First COBB Trip

Posted on January 25, 2016 by finleyc

By Charles R. (Bob) Hitz Blog # 38 Jan. 25, 2016 I had been waiting patiently for the skipper to give the command to retrieve the trawl after an hour of towing it along the bottom, hoping it would not … Continue reading →

Astoria, 1947

Posted on October 25, 2015 by finleyc

There are many ways of looking at history. We can look at events, or at the people who were involved in the events, and we can look at how things came together in significant ways. There is often another dimension … Continue reading →