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Crab season opener’s frenzy spurs call for limits
Commercial crab fishing along the West Coast has historically been pretty rough and tumble. Fights, sabotage and other dastardly deeds have been legend among the salts who wrangle on the high...
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Oregon’s Largest Fishery Brings in Big Paycheck
There’s reason to revel not just for Flatt but all along the coast, for fishermen and the communities that rely on what the boats bring in during a time of year when tourism revenues wilt. Crab,...
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Symphony of Seafood comes to Juneau
Last night at the Baranof Hotel in Juneau, the 18th annual Symphony of Seafoods displayed a number of delectable entrees from various seafood promoters. By the end of the night, after much sampling,...
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Girls Kill Fish!
Commercial fishing would be nothing without our female fishkillers. Here’s a great example celebrating Alaska‘s ladies of the sea. The videos are by a fellow fisherman skysirrico, AKA American...
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Alaska Waypoints! Tweet the Fleet.
A new website has launched that hopes to bring Alaskan Fishermen together. We are looking for photos and stories from your commercial fishing experience. Tweet the fleet at #alaskaway. Filed under:...
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The Hunt for the Deadliest Catch Continues | LIVE Dockcam
Dutch Harbor is full of crab boats gearing up for the season, which starts on October 15th. The quota has been cut nearly 50 percent, but the savoir of the season is the increased blue crab quota and...
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Deadliest Catch King Crab Blues.
Yet another Youtube treet. Its actually pretty interesting. Filed under: Alaska Fishing, Alaska History, Dungy Crab, Dutch Harbor, juneau, Ketchikan, King Crab, Kodiak, Local News, Market, sitka, Snow...
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Live Dutch Harbor Webcams | The Countdown to King Crab
King crab season drops in less than 24 hours. The weather looks like it will be a nice start for the fishermen. This year is likely to garner the highest price ever for the limited catch. Good luck...
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Actual Audio of the F/V Wizard Coast Guard Distress Call
With the weather as bad as it was, its surprising the fleet wasn’t in more serious trouble. The smaller quota has allowed many boats to make early seasons of the king crab fisheries this winter....
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LIVE | Ustream of the Pacific Marine Expo 2011
Its my first time at the Pacific Marine Expo. I will be posting live video of some of tHe booths and things that interest me. Hit reload on the player to check for live content. I’ll be posting a...
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2011 West Coast Commercial Fishing Year in Review | Part I
A lot has happened in the world of commercial fishing within the past year. Halibut has dominated the recent headlines with serious implications of a failed fishery. Whereas, commercial salmon fishing...
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Commercial Fishing Viewpoints | F/V Refuge
Commercial dungy crabbing is about to start in Oregon. Actually, pots are soaking at the time of this post. After a doubtful start concerning the weight and meat ratio, crabbers are now fetching the...
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Ports of Call | Seattle, WA Fisherman’s Terminal
This massive port is home to over 600 boats, supplies over 10,000 jobs, and contains the majority of the Pacific fishing fleet. Its a world within its self, just nestled across from historic Ballard....
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Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit 2012 | Video
Just about 70 fishermen from all over Alaska have gathered in Juneau for the Young Fishermen Summit. Nearly every fishery is represented here, with gillnetters being the highest volume. Most of the...
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Commercial Fishing Viewpoints | F/V Boulder Bay
Dungy Crabbing off the west coast can be one of the deadliest jobs in the world. The small boats and big swell can be a really dangerous combination. The captain and crew of the Boulder Bay bring us...
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Piscatology 101 | NOAA State Of The Fisheries Report
In general, 86% of the fisheries reviewed are in good shape. This is great news for an industry that has a bad wrap for raping and pillaging the oceans resources. The entire report is below. Also,...
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Crab Fishermen Splash Pots In California
Fresh Dungeness crab will be available by Thanksgiving! Commercial crab fisherman at Pillar Point Harbor on the coast will set their first pots today as the commercial Dungeness crab season officially...
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2012 West Coast Commercial Fishing Year In Review Part 1
Salmon In May, Copper River Reds started the salmon season off with a bang. A huge unexpected run pounded the Copper River flats as the season began with triple the amount of forecasted reds. In...
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