Joey Daniels Jr. loads fish into boxes at the Wanchese Fish Company. 



DANIELS FAMILY THRIVES ON FISHING TRADITIONS 



By Ann Green • Photographs by Michael Halminski 



dawn just breaking at Wanchese 

 Harbor, the red and white trawler Richard 

 Wayne's green light beams as it motors 

 slowly down the narrow channel. 



More than a dozen pelicans line up on 

 the water waiting for a taste of the fresh 

 catch as the trawler pulls into Wanchese 

 Fish Company's dock and anchors. 



Background pholiis by Scull D. Taylor 



Immediately, Joey Daniels Jr. jumps aboard 

 to help unpack the flounder catch. 



'This is one of the draggers that is not 

 allowed to catch much," he says. "Right 

 now there is a 5,000-pound limit on 

 flounder." 



With the strong odor of fish permeat- 

 ing the air, he helps the crew pull fish from 



the box and throw them onto a conveyor 

 belt. 



A few minutes later, he jumps back on 

 the dock and hurries to the loading area. 

 Dressed in camouflage overalls and a green 

 shirt, he hooks up the scales to weigh the 

 flounder and then shovels ice into boxes. 



Continued 



COASTWATCH 19 



