Powell quickly springs out of the cabin 

 to help. This time only about 15 

 shrimp are found in the net. 



Subsequent try-net catches are low. 

 About 9:30 a.m. Cockfield hauls back 

 the nets and tells Powell that he's 

 through towing for the day. His own 

 small catches and the small catches in- 

 dicated by other shrimpers over the 

 VHF convince Cockfield to pull in his 

 nets. 



The final haul brings two baskets of 

 shrimp. All together, Cockfield has 

 netted about 300 pounds of shrimp for 

 eight hours of towing time. Last week 

 shrimp were bringing $2.25 a pound at 



the dock. This week Cockfield says he's 

 expecting a little more. Cockfield and 

 Powell are paid a percentage of the 

 catch. But first Costin must pay the 

 operating cost of each trip — fuel, ice 

 and maintenance of the boat. 



Cockfield and Powell team together 

 to haul in the nets and doors. Finally 

 Cockfield pulls in the outriggers as 

 Powell tidies the back deck. The Miss 

 Bozy motors through Masonboro Inlet 

 and Cockfield guides the boat toward 

 its dock in Wrightsville Beach. 



Costin waits at the dock for the 

 Miss Bozy to tie in, and asks about 

 the day's catch as he climbs aboard. 



He tells Cockfield it will be an hour's 

 wait before the fish house can take his 

 shrimp. 



Cockfield and Powell wait to deposit 

 their catch. They will be able to catch 

 a few hours of sleep before returning to 

 the dock late in the afternoon to load 

 the boat with ice. After dinner and a 

 few more hours of sleep, they will 

 board the Miss Bozy for another night 

 of shrimping. 



(Charlie Powell, 20, of Sea Gate, 

 died July 30 from injuries sustained in 

 a motorcycle accident.) 



— Kathy Hart 



