No one knows Southern seafood quite like the fishermen of the Gulf Coast—and maybe Birmingham, Alabama-based photographer Wes Frazer. Commissioned by Alabama Gulf Seafood, Frazer set off to document the seafood industry in Alabama and the men and women who devote their lives to fresh Gulf Coast catch. Frazer spent a week on the water hauling in crab, shrimp, multitudes of fish, and oysters, learning first-hand what hard work it takes to get good seafood.
Photo: Wes Frazer
A shrimp boat plies the waters of Mobile Bay.
Photo: Wes Frazer
This retired fisherman still sets out to sea on occasion.
Photo: Wes Frazer
A captain at the helm.
Photo: Wes Frazer
Lone pelican over Mobile Bay.
Photo: Wes Frazer
Brown shrimp bounty.
Photo: Wes Frazer
The captain’s weathered hands.
Photo: Wes Frazer
The usual crowd.
Photo: Wes Frazer
Traps are baited and ready to toss.
Photo: Wes Frazer
Testing a line.
Photo: Wes Frazer
A shrimper’s version of cruise control.
Photo: Wes Frazer
A redfish at Southern Fish & Oyster Co. in Mobile, Alabama.
Photo: Wes Frazer
Raking for oysters.
Photo: Wes Frazer
Pulling in a haul of oysters.
Photo: Wes Frazer
Billy’s Seafood Inc. in Bon Secour, Alabama.
