Jacobo, 33, grew up in Michoacán, Mexico and came to the United States when he was 19 years old. He now lives in Salinas with his wife and two children. He has worked for the Deyerle family for 8 years and has been a manager for 5 years.
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Few people in the Monterey Bay fishing community have a resumé quite like Kathy Fosmark. Feeling that fishermen weren’t adequately educating themselves about their rights and how to navigate the complex web of bureaucracy that directly affected their livelihoods, she quickly became a fearless and respected advocate of fishermen.
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Around 15 years ago Scott Rouhier and his father Tom decided to make their hobby their career, bought a boat, the F/V Tidepoint, and learned the trade of commercial fishing on the fly.
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While a proneness to seasickness kept Elaine Pennisi, 75, off the water, she has been involved with almost every other aspect of commercial fishing in Monterey. Pennisi has also experienced a tragedy every fishingmom fears the most—losing a son at sea.
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Robbie Torrise has run his namesake seafood business on the wharf since 2000 and has been in the industry for more than 35 years — with a few years early on hauling in the catch before he took to the tidelands, connecting fishermen and chefs.
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He planned to become a teacher but upon entering the workforce during the Great Recession he had to pivot and went from lifeguard, to EMT, firefighter and finally to a member of the Santa Cruz Harbor Patrol in 2009.
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Coco and her husband Tom Faulk, who together live in Aptos, own the F/V Aqua Leo that fishes out of Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. Their daughter Valerie has stuck with the family business and works on deck with the couple. The family harvests salmon, crab, albacore tuna and catches groundfish by hook and line.
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For Monterey Harbormaster John Haynes, it’s a great vantage point on life: tides ebb and flood, tourists stroll along the waterfront, and people work on their boats for both pleasure and livelihood. In his job he must balance the interests of everyone.
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Ricketts has remained a steadfast champion of commercial fishermen and sustainable fisheries. He is currently the president of the Monterey Commercial Fishermen’s Association. “I’m not gonna retire, I’m gonna fish until I die,” Ricketts says with a laugh. “I enjoy it, what else would I do?”
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At nearly 70 years old, Sicily native and Monterey-based fisherman Giovannia Nevoloso, has been refining his craft since he began fishing on the Mediterranean Sea when he was just 6. Although its still hard hard work, through a lifetime of effort he’s become enamored with and found an efficiency in his practice.
In the three decades Bruno has owned the boatyard, he’s seen a lot change in Monterey fisheries. He’s kept Monterey’s fishing fleet afloat and he’s optimistic about the future and sees the local fishing economy rebounding and moving in the right direction.
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Andrew Hippert, manager of Moss Landing Boat Works, provides a tour of his boatyard and discusses projects underway and large investments in local infrastructure in the pipeline.
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Dr. Mike Graham, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories professor and owner of Monterey Bay Seaweeds, shows how aquaculture can complement commercial fishing in Moss Landing.
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Vicki Crow can be found on Dock A in Moss Landing most days selling fish and crab from her boat, the Beticia. She tries to carry what’s in season but has a freezer stocked with the local catch to keep up the supply when fishing’s slow.
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Executive Chef
David opened Geisha Japanese Restaurant and Tea House in Capitola in 2011 – it was the first sustainable sushi restaurant in the county, and is still one of the few in the nation. He partnered with the non-profit FishWise which helped him craft a statement about sustainable seafood for his restaurant. The restaurant in and of itself is a manifestation of his passion for Japanese folk medicine, culture, and cuisine.
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