Some of what I’ve learned about fisheries in Alaska

I know I’ve mentioned the department of fish and game regulations in past posts about seining because of how they dictate our fishing schedule, but I don’t think I’ve said anything about how the programs actually work. Read on if you’re interested…

One more seining picture

I took this one a couple of openings ago, and I really like the way the net in it looks.

Last day fishing

We waded in jellies all day. Ugh. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when Ron pulled the purse string out the net, signifying that we were done for the season.

Damn jellies.

Some fish 08.21

Getting better 08.17

This is my best pile yet.

Sore arms, sore back. We spent the two day opening grinding out set after set after set. It added up, and it was gratifying when we had the final count, but I’m glad for a couple of days off.

Seining 08.16

There are perks to starting work at 5 in the morning.

Here, our neighbors are closing a set.

And we're running our net out.

Repairs 08.13

This is Dennis patching a hole in the net. Guess who made it. A humpback whale! They swim through the nets like they’re not even there. Sometimes they leave holes the size of cars in them. This hole wasn’t bad enough to hold us up for long, but it required some repairs on our day off.

The Josie J, 08.11

Well the last few days have been pretty eventful.

I have found myself working on a fishing boat!  A purse seiner, to be specific. Here’s a picture: