Harbour-front conversations in St. John's, Lisbon, and Ilhavo revive memories of an era when dorymen fished the Grand Banks. Vivid recollections and striking photographs capture a time when legendary fishing fleets shaped coastal communities and left an enduring imprint on maritime history.
This fleet of dorymen fishing the Grand Banks is now but a memory--and St. John's no longer its port o' call. Through harbour-front conversations in St. John's, Lisbon, Ilhavo and elsewhere, some of that memory is now relived in the pages and photographs of Port O' Call.