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Charles “Tiggie” Peluso
Sandy Macfarlane, grew up and has always lived near the sea she loves. The first municipal Shellfish Biologist in Massachusetts, later Conservation Administrator for Orleans, she was responsible fo...view moreSandy Macfarlane, grew up and has always lived near the sea she loves. The first municipal Shellfish Biologist in Massachusetts, later Conservation Administrator for Orleans, she was responsible for the town’s comprehensive shellfish programs. Her first book, Rowing Forward, Looking Back is a clam’s eye view of Mother Nature vs. human nature. She later collaborated with Tiggie Peluso, a local fisherman, with whom she had shared shellfish experiences – on opposite sides of the law.
Tiggie Peluso arrived on Cape Cod in 1946 after serving in the Army in World War II, to begin a career in commercial fishing. He became proficient in four separate types of fishing – longlining for cod, haddock and halibut; shellfishing for scallops, quahaugs, and clams; rod and reel and flyfishing for striped bass; and fresh water fishing – an unusual achievement. He was one of the founding members and president of the Chatham Seafood Coop, the second largest fisherman’s cooperative in New England. His early fishing experiences, come to life in Tiggie. He passed away in 2008.view less
Books by Charles “Tiggie” Peluso
Tiggie: The Lure and Lore of Commercial Fishing in New England