At the heart of LaMonica are our hardworking crews and fleet. Each vessel in our five-boat fleet carries four crew members: the Captain, First Mate, and two Deck Hands. Over the course of each 36-48 hour shift in the Atlantic, our Captains and First Mates are in charge and run all operations from the wheelhouse: catching, monitoring, and evaluating the caught clam. The Deck Hands stay busy filing clam cages and sorting. Once they’ve filled up their clam cages, they head back into port where our LaMonica trucks are waiting to transport those fresh clams back to our facility.
Our Boats
Michael Jr.
The F/V Michael Jr. is named after LaMonica Co-Owner Michael A. LaVecchia’s son. The Michael Jr. is a Western rigged commercial clamming fishing vessel.
Built In Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Year Built: 1977
Length: 95’
Rigging: Western
Clam Cages Capacity: 60
Hailing Port: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Jersey Devil
The F/V Jersey Devil is named after the legendary creature that is said to inhabit the South Jersey Pine Barrens. The Jersey Devil is a Western rigged commercial stern tow clamming vessel.
Built in Moss Point, Mississippi
Year Built: 1985
Length: 93.1’
Rigging: Western
Clam Cages Capacity: 84
Hailing Port: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Mary Vee
The F/V Mary Vee is named after LaMonica Co-Owners, Daniel P. and Michael A. LaVecchia’s Grandmother, Mary, and Mother, Virginia. The Mary Vee is an all welded steel constructed, raised foc’sle, western rigged commercial clamming vessel.
Built in Mobile, Alabama
Year Built: 1976
Length: 77.9’
Rigging: Western
Clam Cages Capacity: 48
Hailing Port: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Nicole Danielle
The F/V Nicole Danielle is named after LaMonica Co-Owner, Daniel P. LaVecchia’s daughters, Nicole and Danielle. The Nicole Danielle is a western rigged stern tow commercial clamming vessel.
Built in Bayou La Batre, Louisiana
Year Built: 1981
Length: 98.8’
Rigging: Western
Clam Cages Capacity: 60
Hailing Port: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Joey D
The F/V Joey D is the newest vessel to our fleet and is named after LaMonica Co-Owner, Daniel P. LaVecchia’s grandson, Joseph Donato. The Joey D is a Single Screw Diesel Powered Steel Hull Fishing Vessel.
Built in Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Year Built: 2018
Length: 90’
Rigging: Western
Clam Cages Capacity: 56
Hailing Port: Atlantic City, New Jersey
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