A trawler tows the line in the early morning light while the crew sorts fish 



Of nets, towlines and ti 



With a shove the Miss Bozy is off from the dock. The 

 motor revs as the propeller begins churning water to turn 

 the 79-foot shrimp boat. After some quick maneuvers by 

 Captain Ronald Cockfield, the Miss Bozy is cutting the 

 water south to Masonboro Inlet. 



The lights of Wrightsville Beach slip by as Jim Bahen 

 and I settle in for a night of trawling. Bahen, Sea Grant's 

 marine advisory agent at the Ft. Fisher N.C. Marine 

 Resources Center, is picking up pointers from Cockfield. 



5 chains 



Once through the frothy Masonboro Inlet, a high- 

 pitched groan signals the lowering of the outriggers into 

 trawling position. The outriggers, held to a tight V by the 

 mast for docking and travel, open to a wide V for trawling. 

 Wires hold the outriggers spread-eagle from the mast. The 

 outriggers balance the trawler in rough seas and pull the 

 nets during trawling. 



Miss Bozy 's stern is an island of light on the dark sea as 

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