This Is Where Your Seafood Came From
Forty-six years of working-water experience—from Pamlico Sound and Cape Hatteras to the St. Mary’s, Potomac, Patuxent and Chesapeake Bay.
You Followed the Seafood Story
A QR code may have carried you from a menu, seafood counter or recent purchase to this page. The exact waterman behind any catch depends on the trip and season, but Jerry is one of the experienced hands working the same waters and species represented by the seafood story you followed.
Working Waterman Story
Jerry is a lifelong working waterman. For 46 years, he has harvested North Carolina waters from Pamlico Sound to Cape Hatteras, Ocracoke Island and the inlets and rivers between—as both captain and crew.
Across Pamlico Sound, Core Sound, Ocracoke and Hatteras, Jerry became known as an accomplished hand clammer. That reputation was earned through stamina, skill, local knowledge and the practical judgment that only comes from decades on the water.
Now fishing the waters of Southern Maryland, he's now working the St. Mary’s, Potomac and Patuxent rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. His experience brings deep working-water knowledge to every crew and harvest he joins.
Waterman, Gear & Harvest Details
The person, skills, gear, species and working waters behind this seafood story.
Role: Senior crew, captain and working waterman
Years Fishing: 46
Known For: Hand clamming and broad multi-species experience
Gear: Pound nets, crab pots, gill nets, dredge, rake and tongs
Maintenance: Engine troubleshooting and practical repair
Rigging: Gear repair, net building, pot making and mending
Finfish: Flounder, Red Drum, Rockfish, Mackerel, Bluefish and Cobia
Shellfish: Clams, scallops, crabs and oysters
Waters: North Carolina sounds and Southern Maryland rivers
Support This Waterman
Jerry’s experience represents the kind of knowledge consumers rarely see when seafood reaches a plate or counter. Wearing the story helps turn that invisible labor into public recognition and gives working watermen a place in the conversation about local seafood.
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