Tag Archives: Ohio River
New west Louisville children’s museum AHOY to include historic shrimp boat
Sitting nearly six miles downriver from downtown Jeffersonville, Indiana, in a spot where barges normally occupy the Ohio River, a historic shrimp boat waited to start its final voyage. Suspended by a crane high above the water in which it sat unused for decades, the 70,000-pound shrimp boat was creaking. Katy Delahanty looked on from the bank of Utica Pike in Jeffersonville and watched crane operators, workers on tugboats, and others come together to lift the 75-year-old boat out of the Ohio River so it could be moved to its new home. Photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 10:19
After felony conviction and 5-year fishing ban, the Caviar King returns to the Ohio River
David Cox is 69 years old. Emphysema makes every breath a challenge. Doctors have put so many stents in his heart that he’s lost count. And he hobbles on a bum leg overdue for surgery. None of that, though, keeps him from fishing. But Cox isn’t a run-of-the-mill angler. A long-time commercial fisherman, Cox was — and, at least in his mind, still is — Indiana’s de facto Caviar King. He’s backed up the self-proclaimed title with more than three decades of hard work, a deep knowledge of the Ohio River, and a big mouth. Since 1999, Cox and his family have caught and processed more than 15 tons of caviar worth millions of dollars. The black gold was pulled from the cold, unforgiving river one large American paddlefish at a time. Video, photos, >>click to read<< 07:25
Asian Carp: Chinese investment and wisdom rescue Kentucky’s fisheries
As New Year 2020 nears, 62-year-old Angie Yu is marketing her fish products harder than usual. The Chinese American businesswoman views the holiday season as a prime opportunity for the delicacies to gain wider popularity.The entrepreneur prides herself on her choice of location. As the name Two Rivers Fisheries indicates, her plant sits on the confluence of two rivers－the Mississippi and its major tributary, the Ohio., After receiving carp from local fishermen, the plant processes, flash-freezes and boxes up the fish before shipping them out to destinations across the globe. >click to read< 10:15
