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National Fisherman / July 2021 / Vol. 102, No. 3

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Cover Story \ Tribe of the bandsaw The Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op keeps the Northwest wooden fleet alive.

Features / Boats & Gear

On Deck

What’s in your go-bag? From favorite clothes and boots to galley equipment, fishermen share their gear secrets.

Alive and well in the bay Veteran Bristol Bay salmon captains maintain redundant equipment and consistent training.

Around the Yards Lobstermen now favoring rubber decks; Virginia railway changes hands; a jet-powered seine skiff.

Product Roundup PFDs that protect fishermen and still let them work; sunglasses lineup for the summer season.

Editor’s Log

The Alaska fishing community earned its keep even during covid-19.

Fishing Back When

A Letter from NMFS

Mail Buoy

Fisherpoets

Around the Coasts & Market Reports

Permit News

Last Set / Morgan City, La.

Our House

Pilothouse Ports 52

Electronics manufacturers and dealers are back with sounders, fishfinders and more to help fishermen gear up.

Northern Lights

Surviving everyone else’s pandemic panic and trying new ways to deliver fish.

All hands own this deck Five deckhands, three of them brothers, become youngest crab vessel owners in the Bering Sea.

Sounds like old times

West Coast & Alaska Listings Our complete guide to 2021 West Coast and Alaska port services and contact information.

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he Pilothouse Guide began as a companion issue for the faithful readers of Alaska Fisherman’s Journal making the annual springtime trek from Seattle and points south to Alaska for the bustle and boom of the summer fi shing season. The NF crew has been proud to produce the guide — in one form or another — for the last 15 years, and we welcome it back again this year as part of our July issue. Pilothouse Guide has always highlighted fi shing stories of all kinds. The content evolved over the years from classic stories reprinted from the pages of the Journal to more of what today’s readers need to run their businesses, as well as their

boats, from California to Alaska. The port listings — including amenities, slips, anchorage depths and more — are the meat and potatoes of the guide and can be found starting on page 52. In addition to the ports, we’ve also packed this issue with products, prose and profi les, including the work of many of our favorite West Coast and Alaska writers. You’ll fi nd a Fisherpoets contribution from the former Journal editor himself, John van Amerongen, on page 11. And an Our House entry from our favorite Fish Wife, Lori French, on page 10. A collaboration with the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association resulted in NF Products

On the cover Keeping old skills alive is vital to keeping old boats alive. Brad Seamans (foreground) and Paul Stoffer corking a wooden boat in Port Townsend, Wash.

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Editor Brian Hagenbuch’s feature on safe operations in the gillnet fleet (page 24). Bonus features highlight unique Alaska family-run businesses — Kodiak’s F/V Silver Spray on page 32 and Cordova’s Sena Sea and 60 North on page 26. Brian even tailored the Products section (on page 50) to dial in on gear for small-boat fi shermen, thinking of our Alaska fleets searching for those lastminute items that will help ensure a safe and successful season. For those tried and true onboard favorites, look for Boats & Gear Editor Paul Molyneaux’s feature on those little things the crew just can’t make a trip without on page 20. Last but defi nitely not least, Paul’s cover story on Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op in Port Townsend, Wash., starts on page 38. When all is said and done, it’s the shipyards that make it possible for our fleets to get back to business. Wishing you all many happy returns, a safe season, and a bountiful harvest.

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Fishing Back When July By Jessica Hathaway

1971— Paul Farrin, 35, of South Bristol, Maine, takes delivery of the 31-foot combined lobster boat and shrimp dragger Bonnie Jane from his hometown Harvey F. Gamage Yard.

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A tribute to naval architect and marine engineer Sam Rabl (1895-1962), who worked in the design department at the Sparrows Point Yard of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co. in Baltimore.

On the Cover: Michael Brewer’s menhaden seining operation off Boothbay Harbor in Maine.

On the Cover: Maryland’s Craig Evans fishes up another crab trap to be emptied, rebaited and the blue crab catch culled before he motors to the next one in a long line of floats.

On May 6, the U.S. FDA warns the public not to eat swordfish and seizes some 4 million pounds of inventory from domestic warehouses. The loss is estimated at $12.5 million. NMFS’ exploratory fishing and gear research department in Seattle offers a course in net mending and building in Coos Bay, Ore., and has developed a promising shrimp separator trawl. 4 National Fisherman \ July 2021

The Coast Guard reports that the Bering Sea crab boat F/V Barbarossa was carrying twice the recommended load when it sank on Feb. 10, killing all six men onboard. Three Great Lakes fishermen are dead following a collision between the trawler Captain K. of Ontario and the Canadian Coast Guard cutter Griffon. The accident took place at 1:30 p.m. on March 18 in foggy conditions four miles northeast of Long Point, Ontario, on Lake Erie.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is expected to cap king salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska pollock trawl fishery for the first time at its June meeting. The April proposal of a bycatch cap of 22,500 king salmon would take effect in 2012. Massachusetts fishermen raise concerns over a proposed wind turbine array off Marthas Vineyard that includes fishing areas closed to protect habitat.

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Public comments still open [The following is excerpted from an op-ed, posted on our website.] read NF’s op-ed “Cut off: Council makes sweeping changes on public input” on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council policy change on written public comments, and I would like an opportunity to clarify and answer the questions you pose. The council’s policy on written comments changes every couple of years. It has been modified several times in the past two years in response to changes in technology and an interest by the council in making it easier for the public to provide written comments. Since I started working for the council, we have gone from getting comments by regular mail, to fax, to email, and most recently (in 2018) to an open and direct comment portal. The portal has been wildly successful in that comments have increased in response, and the public has expressed appreciation for the development of the portal, and ease of commenting and reviewing comments. The comment portal is just one recent initiative to create more public input

opportunities. The council established a Community Engagement Committee in 2018 to identify and recommend strategies for the council and council staff to enact processes that provide effective community engagement with rural and Alaska Native communities. While it was intended to be a temporary committee, the council opted to expand its membership and retain it as a standing committee. With the advent of virtual meetings in 2020, we developed the ability to allow remote testimony. The council has signaled an interest in continuing to provide the public with the opportunity to testify remotely, even after we get back to normal, in-person meetings. The council is working to build and maintain a welcoming environment for a very diverse range of stakeholders, and respect and decency are integral to that. This includes maintaining a non-threatening environment and polite discourse. Five of the 594 written comments to the council at the April meeting contained profanity and vulgar language.

A Letter from NMFS

Divvying fishery funds By Paul Doremus

ith any change in administration, it often takes time to get new leadership in place. Luckily for us at NOAA, Gina Raimondo was sworn in as the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce on March 3, 2021. Secretary Raimondo was the 75th Governor of Rhode Island. She comes to Commerce with a wealth of experience and an extremely impressive educational background. We look forward to working closely with Secretary Raimondo to tackle our most pressing issues, including understanding the impacts of climate change on the oceans and marine life. One of the biggest challenges during the past year has been

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This situation was the impetus of the new policy, mirrored on the Department of Commerce’s longstanding policy, as previously we had never had to address inappropriate language. It is worth noting that this is the same process NMFS uses for comments on regulations.gov; public comments are checked by staff before they are posted. The purpose of the policy is to increase public participation while protecting privacy and following conventional standards. At every meeting, staff plans to report publicly to the council if there were any written comments removed from the commenting system and the rationale for removal, so that we can monitor and revise the process as needed. I anticipate this policy to evolve over time with improvements in technology, experience with implementation, and further public comment and council direction. The period to submit written comments would be about 10 to 12 days, a window similar to the past few years. The council will receive a report on the policy implementation to date at its June meeting, and the public is again welcome to provide comment or testify on this issue. We will continue to refine this policy as needed. David Witherell Executive Director North Pacific Fishery Management Council

the impact of covid-19 on the seafood industry. Recently, Secretary Raimondo and NOAA Fisheries announced the allocation of an additional $255 million in fisheries assistance to states and territories with coastal and marine fishery participants. These funds will support activities previously authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Eligible fishery participants should work with their state or territory’s marine fisheries management agencies to understand the process for applying for these funds. Congress also designated $30 million for tribes in coastal and Great Lakes states and $15 million for Great Lakes states. NOAA is working expeditiously to allocate and award those funds. Paul Doremus is the acting administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service. He oversees the federal agency responsible for recreational and commercial fisheries.

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he nation’s largest seafood producing state kept working through the pandemic, but under difficult and constantly changing conditions. For at least nine months, retail seafood sales were up 20-30 percent above pre-pandemic levels. Those increases tell the story of high demand, but also of the hard work and sacrifice that kept boats fishing, processing lines operating, and shippers keeping products moving. To better understand how covid-19 is affecting the industry, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute commissioned McKinley Research Group (formerly known as McDowell Group) to produce a series of surveys and briefing papers. Mitigation and Response Costs Alaska’s winter/spring Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands fisheries were already underway when covid hit in early 2020, limiting initial impacts in those massive fisheries. Heading into the peak summer salmon season, processors and harvesters scrambled to set up new protocols and spent heavily to protect workers and

communities. Sporadic outbreaks occurred, but fisheries that were once in question were widely heralded as successful. Our research indicates that Alaska seafood processors spent roughly $70 million in 2020 to mitigate the spread of the virus through quarantines, chartered travel and other measures. Seafood harvesters who responded to a separate ASMI survey reported spending an average of $9,350 per vessel on covid mitigation in 2020, while 82 percent said they expect covid-19 costs to be the same or higher in 2021. Uncertainty also resulted in fewer fishermen on the water. Crew license sales data from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game show a 31 percent drop in commercial crew license sales from 2019. Unfortunately, covid-19 cases exploded across the country at the end of 2020, just before the start of the 2021 winter/ spring fisheries. Despite extensive precautions, including prework quarantines, chartered travel and regular testing, several of Alaska’s largest seafood processors experienced outbreaks. Rapid responses and expanded vaccine distribution contained and mitigated the spread of the outbreaks. However, because of the high costs of bringing thousands of workers for these winter fisheries, as well as the response costs associated with outbreaks and mitigation measures that will continue throughout the year, the mitigation price tag for processors in 2021 is expected to exceed $100 million.

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The operational challenges of covid persist, and associated costs are stacking up to be worse in 2021. Relief Payments The worst impacts of the pandemic were softened by government relief payments to businesses and individuals, but a patchwork of programs and inconsistency in access left many processors, harvesters, and coastal communities struggling. Roughly a quarter of harvesters that responded to our survey reported receiving relief payments (excluding the Paycheck Protection Program) that covered their pandemic-related losses, with another quarter receiving relief payments not meeting that threshold. Two-thirds of seafood processors reported receiving some covid relief (excluding PPP), but those payments only covered an average of 24 percent of pandemic impacts. And none of the processors reported it covered more than 35 percent. Added costs extended beyond fishing vessels and processing plants. Expenses and logistical challenges piled up around the world for the seafood industry as the pandemic shifted consumer buying patterns and caused global cargo congestion. A particular challenge for the Alaska industry has been the covid-19 inspection protocols in the northern Chinese ports that are hubs for seafood reprocessing. Revenue Impacts The abrupt foodservice closures in March 2020 created an unprecedented shock, with many seafood sales channels disappearing overnight. Species that could transition to the grocery store, online, and drive-through restaurants did well. Other products more dependent on full-service restaurants and cafeterias suffered, including sablefish, halibut, Pacific cod, and flatfish, like flounder and sole. Despite some species seeing strong prices in end markets, ex-vessel prices to fishermen were affected by higher costs, market uncertainty, and other factors. To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

Preliminary data suggests Alaska’s catch was worth 20-25 percent less in 2020 compared to 2019. About half of that decrease was related to lower harvests (Alaska saw one of the lowest salmon runs since the 1970s) but lower prices also hit fishermen hard, with more than 90 percent of those surveyed reporting covid-19 affected ex-vessel prices negatively. Ongoing Effects Operational challenges persist, and associated costs are stacking up to be worse

in 2021. On the positive side, there is a stronger salmon forecast and increases in some groundfish catch limits. Booming retail demand did not make up for foodservice losses, but the pandemic helped introduce more people to preparing seafood at home. Dan Lesh is a research consultant for McKinley Research Group. He lives in Juneau, Alaska.

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Pandemic Survival 101 By Lori French

elcome to Our House in The End Times of 2020-21:Things I never ever thought I would see.

May 2020 — Selling fish The Old Man of the Sea has always sworn he would never do this until this pandemic thingie came along. So this is what happened in Our House. Somebody called me a Karen. In the great world of Facebook on one of the pages that sells things, somebody posted that they had fish for sale. I checked the seller’s profile to see if he was anyone we knew. He was a car salesman from a city near us, and there were no references to fishing whatsoever — no boat pictures, no posts about fishing in general. So that made me a little bit suspicious. I asked him if he had a commercial fishing license. Why weren’t his fish iced down properly? Did he have a nearshore permit? And for God’s sake, please clean his ice chest because he was making us look bad. Well I got blasted out of the water by others, but in the back of my mind I’m thinking what we had to do to sell fish off the boat this year and some jerk comes along trying to sell sport fish illegally. That didn’t sit very well. Back in March when we pulled the crab gear, we were trying to figure out what we were going to do for salmon season. By the time May came around, we had our action plan. We were gonna sell off the boat for the first time in our family’s history. In April, I ran around trying to pull together everything we needed. I wrote an article about selling off the boat for a small paper. Two days before the opener, our association released a statement to the newspaper that fishermen would be selling off their boats, and somehow my phone number got out. This.Was. Not.A.Good.Thing. 10 National Fisherman \ July 2021

The day this article came out in the newspaper, the TV station picked it up. I was at work when my phone started ringing on a Friday afternoon. This was just a warm-up for Saturday morning at 3:30 a.m. I only talk to my husband at 3:30 a.m., and then very begrudgingly. My phone did not stop ringing for three days. I’m not exaggerating when I say I had more than 300 phone calls. My phone was having a meltdown or nervous breakdown — or quite possibly that could have been me. I was trying to write names and phone numbers down while explaining that different boats had different fish. That no, in fact, each boat was not a fish market. People came up with all sorts of random questions for when they showed up from Fresno at 8:01 a.m.: Would we have fish for them? Where would they stay? What if they only wanted one piece of rockfish or possibly a pound of salmon? They were going to make the drive to see if the boat was in. I had people call me from the docks. Them: “I am here. Where are the boats?” Me: “Um, they are out fishing?” Them: “Well, I drove from Fill-InThe-Blank to buy lobster.” Me: “We don’t fish lobster out of this port.” I gently explained that I had a hard enough time keeping track of my own husband, and I did not know every fisherman’s plan. Finally I got the brilliant idea of creating a full list on my cell phone so I could reply to everybody when the boats would be in, what they had to sell and where the boats could be found. I had created a group text message for work and thought this was great. Except — and one of the young guys at work explained this to me — my list was trying to create a list on everyone else’s

phone. Basically I pissed off about 159 people, including my boss. At that point I was having a mental breakdown, and the Old Man of the Sea told me to just make a list on paper. I was thinking, “And exactly who’s gonna call these people and tell them every single detail? Dear, I don’t have time for that, period. Amen!” I might have used a snarky voice. In all it was heartening to know that so many people care about and were excited to get fish directly from the fishermen. When we actually got down to the business of selling salmon off of our boat it was a great chance to teach folks about the fish biz. But I am pretty sure I am scarred for life after this episode, and the Old Man of the Sea who rocks his old flip phone proudly gives me a hard time on a regular basis. June 2020 — Zooming I never thought I’d be using Zoom meetings, because I had never heard of Zoom. I’m a bit over them. However Zooming is convenient when I have to wash eggs or am driving somewhere. I can multitask, and based on what I see, I’m not the only one. This little fact makes my heart glad. It proves that our fishing life is still going on when I see another fisherman working on his boat or in his gear yard. The Old Man of the Sea reads my/our emails in the morning and reminds me that I/We have a PCFFA or some other Zoom meeting that day. And then if I’m on the meeting, he’ll backseat Zoom me. Note to Self: DO NOT hold the phone so close to my face so that others can see my midlife beard. To Be Continued… Until then, everyone stay well. Keep putting one rubber boot in front of the other. I sincerely hope your homes are becoming normal again. Lori French is the wife of a Dungeness crabber and director of the Morro Bay-based Faces of California Fishing.

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The old gal was talking in her sleep again. She’d groan like a tired black lab whenever the weather came up from the stern quarter. She kept time with the drop of the bow and the yaw of the gimballed compass illuminated by a faint red glow. It was the only thing I could see from the helm, but I just stared straight ahead. I didn’t have to look down. I knew right where we were and right where we were going… and so did she. It was a groan of comfort and good fit with no sharp edges. We were lounging in “the hammock,” lollygagging along at eight knots in the trough of a long slow swell that built up out of the northwest in the late summer. Back in March, running north for herring, it was all sharp and edgy and uncertain. But now, we were going home. John van Amerongen is the former editor of Alaska Fisherman’s Journal, a longtime Fisherpoet, and author of “Catching a Deckload of Dreams,” the story of Trident Seafoods.

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AROUND THE COASTS

Gulf/South Atlantic Fishermen search for survivors of capsized lift boat Six dead, seven missing off Louisiana after spring storm brings hurricane-force gusts A Coast Guard response boat approaches the overturned lift boat Seacor Power.

the area adjacent the wreck and then farther east and west as formal search efforts got underway. Six men were rescued by Coast Guard and other resources; six bodies were recovered, and seven remained missing a full month after the tragedy. Kiley Gonzales was skippering the Capt. Anthony “Puky” Trahan for shrimper and dock owner Tracey Trahan of Dulac when the storm hit. “It was 60 or 70 mph winds,” Gonzales said, “and it had us dragging

Coast Guard photos

A survivor of the Seacor Power accident is helped aboard a Coast Guard cutter.

hrimp fishermen from the Mississippi-Louisiana line to the Texas coast joined in search efforts for missing crewmen from an oilfield lift boat that capsized during a freakishly powerful weather system that ripped through the Gulf Coast on April 13. The storm line’s intensity caught a number of shrimpers unaware when it charged through waters south of New Orleans that afternoon. But news that the 166-foot Seacor Power was down and crew members unaccounted for drew a rapid response of commercial vessels, first in

MARKET REPORT: Mullet

Further north in Cortez, Fla., Karen Bell

Production and prices down for roe, and red tide worries

— operator of A.P. Bell Fish Co. — said she didn’t sell her first shipment of roe to Asia until April.

he hits just keep on coming against

which generally run from November through

mullet fishermen in the Gulf of

February, boat prices hovered around $1.75.

“Europe didn’t buy any. Africa and Mau-

Mexico hub of southwest Florida:

Conversely, Kibbe said the domestic res-

ritania are producing so cheaply that it’s hard

low production of roe mullet this past win-

taurant and retail market for non-roe mullet

for the U.S. to compete,” Bell said. “It’s hard

ter; a covid-depressed international market;

is strong.

when it’s become a global fishery and other

and, lately, a red tide bloom in the Fort Myers area.

“We’re buying at $1 and selling it at $1.15,” he said.

countries are producing for way less than our fishermen are accustomed to getting.”

“We didn’t have a lot of buyers because

But he and other fishermen are keeping a

Bell said the average boat price for roe

of the covid,” said Roy Kibbe, who oper-

wary eye on an emerging red tide bloom near

mullet was about 65 cents — about half the

ates St. James City Fish Co. on Pine Island.

their home waters at the mouth of the Caloo-

price of a normal year. She said about 40

“Our production was maybe a third of what

sahatchee River, which he says causes the

boats targeted mullet in her part of the gulf;

we usually do. Boat prices never got over 80

fish to move offshore and disperse. A devas-

usually the fleet numbers about 100.

cents. A lot of fishermen didn’t fish.”

tating red tide outbreak there in 2018 affect-

During previous peak roe mullet seasons,

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ed marine life along 100 miles of the coast.

“I’m assuming it’ll be a little better when covid subsides,” she said.

— Sue Cocking

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anchor. We had to take down our nets because with the wind, they were acting like a sail.” In Grand Isle, the storm also blew over the 60-foot steel shrimp boat Master Kolby in the harbor and gave other members of the fleet a scary ride as they fought the wind and waves. When the storm passed toward the south and east, Gonzalez headed toward the wreck site, a good 40 miles from his location. He and his deckhand kept their eyes open on heavy seas. While some shrimpers like Gonzalez did self-initiated searches, others became part of organized search efforts. The search area overall, the Coast Guard said, was the size of the state of Maine. Strong westerly currents indicated that survivors, bodies or debris could have traveled far to the west, and shrimpers from Cameron, Vermillion and other west Louisiana locales got involved. Cocodrie shrimper Stephen Miguez helped coordinate those efforts and also pressed his boat, Dirty Red, into service, ferrying needed supplies to other vessels. Many of the vessels have been scouring marshes and islands close to shore. “The families are still keeping hope that some are still alive, and we are still engaged in a search and rescue effort instead of just recovery,” said Miguez. The National Weather Service called the phenomenon a “wake low,” a compact low-pressure system that rolled off a line a thunderstorms moving across the region. Winds were 80 to 90 mph and seas were 7 to 9 feet when the lift boat overturned. A Category 1 hurricane brings sustained winds of at least 74 mph. A 112-mph gust was measured at one offshore oil rig. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) called for the Senate to hold oversight hearings on the federal government’s response, calling it “the worst disaster to strike the Gulf Coast since the Deepwater Horizon blowout in 2010.” — John DeSantis To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

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of a 1979 20-foot Privateer set up as a mullet boat with a tower.

generation to generation. The Siebold family was not

“The boat needed a

one of them. That was

complete rebuild when I bought it in 2016,”

about to change. “I’ve wanted

commercial

always

says Jimmy. “When

complete I put on

a Yamaha 150 and

fisher-

headed out.”

man,” says Jimmy.

Since then, Jimmy

“I idolized watermen has

from an early age and

focused

gillnetting for mullet while

thought a lot about one

he planned his next move.

day working on the water.” But it was simply a dream.

That move is currently sitting in the

At 17 years old, Jimmy joined the

family’s backyard — a 1983 24-foot

Marines, serving five years, much of it

Privateer.

in Afghanistan. Returning from his tour,

When complete, the net-reel boat

he was stationed at Cherry Point, N.C.,

will head out in the ocean for the ocean

where he met and married Suzanne

spot, sea mullet and Spanish mackerel

Ward. The dream persisted but now

fisheries. “I haven’t questioned my career

was put on hold. “I thought a lot about what I would

choice once,” says Jimmy. “There is no

do after my tour, but with little fishing

better way to make a living than being

experience, I turned to something I

on the water.

knew would make us a living,” says

“The best part of commercial fishing is it relies solely up to me to make a

Jimmy. company

paycheck. I can work as short or as

lineman and spent many days and

long as I want, day or night, seven days

weeks away from home.

a week.

became

power

It was a good living, and he fished

“I may be the first in my family to

part-time when home. Then Charlee

embrace this profession, but definitely

Rae entered the picture. Now 8 months

not the last. Suzanne and I are

old, Charlee Rae was the reason the

embarking on a new tradition for our

dream turned to reality.

family and do our part to support our

“I

fully

committed

full-time

industry.

commercial fishing a year and a half

“As long as the state uses science,

ago. I wanted to be home every night

and not politics, we should have no

and be self-employed,” says Jimmy.

problem continuing this way of life for

“It was a very tough and extremely

generations to come.”

scary decision, knowing I had a wife to

—Maureen Donald

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West Coast/Pacific California ropeless gear bill dies without a hearing

EdgeTech

Dungeness crabbers, with seafood and recreational allies, convince lawmakers

The EdgeTech system, shown on Canadian snow crab gear, uses an acoustic modem that reportedly is adaptable to most fisheries. But fishermen are wary of the costs and reliability.

alifornia state legislation that would have required the ropeless pop-up gear in Dungeness crab and other trap fisheries by 2025, died without a hearing in the California State Assembly. Dubbed the Whale Entanglement Prevention Act, it (AB-534) was introduced in February by Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) and

was largely written by the Center for Biological Diversity. Bonta was sworn in as California’s attorney general on April 23, and no other assembly member chose to pick up the bill after his departure. “It was a true David and Goliath moment for the fishing industry. It shows when the facts are on our side

MARKET REPORT: Albacore

brought fishermen around $2,700 per ton.

Trollers look for restaurants to revive fresh prices

and we work together, we can actually win,” said Ben Platt, a Crescent City-based fisherman and president of the California Coast Crab Association. “It was the consensus if we were mandated to go ropeless, we’d all go out of business.” California fishermen were blindsided by bill when it was introduced, as new Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program regulations were instituted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in November. The RAMP rules — among other things — keep fishermen off the water when the presence of whales exceeded a certain threshold in state crab districts, as happened in November and December. If the bill had gone through, the crabbers’ association predicted that a permit owner with a 500-trap tier allotment would be forced to spend must spend anywhere from $360,000 up to $1.25 million to switch over to ‘pop-up’ gear. “By comparison, a 500-trap allotment today, including all traps, lines, buoys, and bait jars, will cost between $80,000 and $125,000,” according to the association. The silver lining of the bill was it gave California crabbers the chance to speak directly to state legislators about

est Coast albacore trollers re-

prices drop from around $4,000 to $3,200 per

mained hopeful that restaurants

short ton.

Higher prices awaited fishermen who scrambled for the permitting to sell dockside or into street markets. “Fresh albacore sold off the boats went

and other end markets would open

“I think it just moved inventory from the

for $3 to $4 per pound,” says Heikkila.

for business in time for this year’s harvest,

warehouses to peoples’ garages,” says

Though that equates to between $6,000 and

which usually increases in late June and July.

Wayne Heikkila, executive director of West-

$8,000 per ton, the vast majority of deliver-

Last year the pandemic led to wide-

ern Fishboat Owners Association in Redding,

ies ranged from $1.49 to $1.60 per pound

spread closures of the usual outlets for blast

Calif. Another factor depressing the prices,

($3,200 per short ton or less), according to

and bled albacore, which meant many of the

Heikkila adds, was last year’s huge harvest

data found in PacFin.

fish destined for high-end markets wound

of albacore offshore of Japan. By some es-

Meanwhile, the harvest volume for West

up in cans to accommodate the surge in de-

timates, that may have put upward of 25,000

Coast fishermen in the past three seasons

mand for shelf-stable foods.

tons into an already-sluggish market.

continues to fall below the 30-year average.

The demand for canned didn’t exactly help the commercial trolling sector of the industry. At the docks, fishermen saw ex-vessel

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“Prices are still depressed,” he says. “Markets are stagnant since last fall.” Some late-season deliveries in 2020

Though 2020 data was not yet available, Heikkila says that the harvest fell around the 8,000-ton mark.

— Charlie Ess

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“It was a true David and Goliath moment for the fishing industry. It shows when the facts are on our side and we work together, we can actually win.”

Boat of the Month F/V Cordelia

Florence, Ore. / Groundfish jigging, salmon trolling

— Ben Platt,

the years of work they had put into preventing and mitigating whale entanglements, Platt said. He noted the hard work has already paid off , with just one confirmed entanglement last year where the whale was disentangled without injury, and zero so far this year. “We had a strong coalition effort to educate assembly members on popup gear and the problems with it and to also educate them on all the measures already taken by commercial fishermen,” Platt said. Professional lobbyists with roots in fishing ports also came to the aid of California crabbers and offered their services pro bono to help defeat the bill. After the bill was introduced, it was amended to require ropeless gear only in marine sanctuaries, but that was still not a viable option for the fishing industry. “Here’s the rub: CBD is not going away,” Platt said. “My hope is that in the interim, we are even more ready to stand up as industry to protect our livelihoods. But we need to continue working on our own practical ideas of how we can trap fish when whales are around as their populations grow.” — Nick Rahaim

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Sam Shragge

CALIFORNIA COAST CRAB ASSOCIATION

ith a grandfather in the Navy

deal on a salmon troller and other large

and a scuba diving father

boats, but was turned off by cost, repair

who took on epic sailing

and maintenance fees of older boats. He

ventures, it’s an understatement to

wasn’t looking to strike it rich fishing, but

say that Sam Shragge grew up in a

he wanted to make a living on his own.

nautical family. But it wasn’t until an

Instead of investing in a large fishing

undergraduate degree in business,

operation with a boat older than himself,

a master’s degree in international

Shragge decided to opt for speed with a

logistics and marine transportation, a

30-foot Seahawk series aluminum boat

series of maritime jobs and the death

from North River Boats in Roseburg, Ore.

of his mother that he made his way to fishing and the F/V Cordelia.

“It’s 35 miles from Florence to the Heceta Banks — it’s rich fishing grounds

“My mother had just retired after

and I can get out there in two hours,

working her entire life and preparing

where it would take a troller over a day to

for retirement, only to have that taken

get out there,” he said.

away from her,” said Shragge. “It

With a small cast of rotating fishermen,

was a big wake-up call for me to find

Shragge jigs for bottomfish (and recently

something fulfilling to do with my life,

started experimenting with a dingle bar)

something I would enjoy every day.”

and has a setup for salmon trolling.

After a handful of bad starts to a

After a day-trip, the fish are processed

fishing career in southern Oregon in less

back at Shragge’s property, where he’s

than ideal fishing operations, Shragge,

set up a 40-foot container as a seafood

a lifelong entrepreneur, decided to run

processing facility. Those fish wind up at

his own boat. He searched for a good

local farmer’s markets.

— Samuel Hill

Boat Specifications HOME PORT: Florence, Ore. OWNER: Samuel A. Shragge BUILDER: North River Boats YEAR BUILT: 2020 FISHERIES: King salmon, Pacific halibut, lingcod, rockfish, albacore tuna HULL MATERIAL: Aluminum LENGTH: 30' 4" BEAM: 8' 6" DRAFT: 2 feet TONNAGE: 5 tons gross CREW CAPACITY: 3 MAIN PROPULSION: Twin 200-hp outboards SPEED: 20-23 knots FUEL CONSUMPTION: 10-12 gallons per hour FUEL CAPACITY: 120 gallons FRESHWATER CAPACITY: 5 gallons HOLD CAPACITY: 1,000 pounds fish ELECTRONICS: Raymarine radar and GPS; two Airmar 1-kw through-hull transducers; Raymarine EV-200 autopilot; IC-M59 VHF marine radio

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Nation / World Biden administration plans for ‘30x30’ conservation

Thomas Quinn/University of Washington

Alaska fishery stakeholders suggest Bristol Bay and Tongass to reach 30 percent goal

Sockeye salmon on the Wood River north of Dillingham, Alaska.

n May 6 the Biden administration submitted a preliminary report on a national conservation initiative, widely known as 30x30, to the National Climate Task Force. The 24-page document, “Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful,” sets the stage for the conservation of “at least 30 percent of our lands and

waters by 2030,” which was initiated by the president’s Jan. 27 executive order, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.” Since that EO was issued, the departments of Interior, Agriculture and Commerce, and the Council on Environmental Quality have collected stakeholder input to shape this report, which clearly attempts to expand the

MARKET REPORT: Halibut and Blackcod As market recovers from covid, biomass future looks bright

defi nition and application of the term “conservation” to include working lands and waters that may be used sustainably while still being allocated to the program’s 30 percent goal. “Notably,” the report says, “the president’s challenge specifically emphasizes the notion of ‘conservation’ of the nation’s natural resources (rather than the related but different concept of ‘protection’ or ‘preservation’) recognizing that many uses of our lands and waters, including of working lands, can be consistent with the longterm health and sustainability of natural systems.” Further, the report says, private and Tribal territories may qualify as part of the initiative. “The 30 percent goal also reflects the need to support conservation and restoration efforts across all lands and waters, not solely on public lands, including by incentivizing voluntary stewardship efforts on private lands and by supporting the efforts and visions of states and Tribal Nations.” The bulk of the report is devoted to establishing the program’s purpose and practices to be used in achieving the goal, culminating in four pages of recommendations. The section on wild fish and habitats acknowledges

of blackcod. Biomass estimates for blackcod have been on the rise in recent years. This year’s IFQ allocations to longliners stood at

uotas and ex-vessel prices are on

depressed the markets until near the end of

43.45 million pounds, up substantially from

the rise for Alaska’s longline fleet,

the season Nov. 15.

the 2021 allocations of 31.71 million pounds.

but values are still down by about

30 percent of what they were a few years

By then, the infrastructure had recovered enough to absorb product.

In recent years the predominance of newly recruited fish in the 2- and 3-pound

“The retail market moved really well last

range had reconfigured markets to move the

“The market was down by 55 percent

year,” says Alverson, adding that this year’s

smaller fish at cheaper prices in Japan. Now,

last year,” says Bob Alverson, manager of

season began on March 14 with low inven-

those fish have grown to come in as 3-, 4-

the Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association in

tories. He reported that ex-vessel prices in

and 5-pound fish.

Seattle. State budget cuts to the Alaska

May were running 20 percent higher than at

“Those huge year classes of young fish

Marine Highway System and its fleet of fer-

the same time last year. Fishermen delivering

are coming online,” says Alverson. Early de-

ries crimped transportation of halibut from

to Kodiak received $5 per pound for fish that

liveries to Cordova ran 75 cents per pound

Alaska’s primary seafood landing ports to

garnered $3.25 last year.

for fish under 2 pounds, $2.10 per pound for

ago.

secondary transportation services in Se-

As of May 3 the fleet had landed 1.69 mil-

attle. That and the onset of the pandemic

lion pounds of halibut and 7.01 million pounds

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2-to-3’s, $3 for 3-to-4’s, up to $3.85 for 5-to7’s and $5.50 for 7-ups.

— Charlie Ess

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that “the United States boasts one of the most dynamic and innovative wild-capture fishery management systems in the world.” It also advises NOAA — which represented the Commerce Department in the stakeholder listening sessions to prepare this report — to “work closely with regional fishery management councils to identify areas or networks of areas where their fisheries management efforts would support long-term conservation goals.” Participation of management councils in advising NOAA’s instructions to “expand the National Marine Sanctuaries System and National Estuarine Research Reserve System” may be a nod to commercial fisheries stakeholders in the Northeast as well as New England Fishery Management Council members, who have noted that the only marine monument in the Atlantic was well-managed by the council as fishery habitat before it was set aside under the Obama administration as the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Several industry associations expressed support for the initiative. “Today, the Biden administration has committed to maintaining and extending the collaborative, stakeholderdriven and science-based approaches to ocean conservation that have been such a bipartisan success story,” said Matt Tinning, director of Sustainability & Public Affairs for the Seattlebased At-sea Processors Association. “The administration’s report states that nature is essential to the health, wellbeing, and prosperity of every family and every community in America. That is absolutely true for countless fishing communities across the United States, whose futures are inextricably linked to the resilience of the ocean ecosystems that sustain healthy marine fisheries.” Many stakeholders in Alaska’s Bristol Bay have hoped for permanent protections for the region to push out the threat of heavy metals mining. And in To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

“If we want to make 30x30 real and have it resonate with the public, we should protect places that the public cares about. Bristol Bay and the Tongass National Forest are two such places.” — Tim Bristol, SALMONSTATE

Southeast Alaska, recent proposals to change the logging rules for 9.3 million acres of salmon habitat in the Tongass National Forest have moved locals to request a designation change. “If we want to make 30x30 real and have it resonate with the public, we should protect places that the public cares about. Bristol Bay and the Tongass National Forest are two such

places. The jobs, the fish and wildlife, and the cultural riches they sustain should make them top of the list, immediate priority areas for the administration,” said SalmonState Executive Director Tim Bristol. Overall, industry leaders seem to be relieved by the language in the report and eager to work toward conservation goals that will support sustainability for commercial fisheries. “We share President Biden’s conservation vision, which recognizes that many uses of our lands and waters can be consistent with the long-term health and sustainability of natural systems,” said Leigh Habegger, executive director of the Seafood Harvesters of America, based in Washington, D.C. “America’s seafood harvesters welcome the opportunity… to ensure our oceans are healthy and productive, even in the face of climate change.” — Jessica Hathaway

Oyster Harbor, Va. Jimmy Franko, 39, and his son, Kyle, 21, fish for black drum on a 24-foot Carolina Skiff out of Oyster Harbor, Va.

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Atlantic Federal government clears way for Vineyard Wind First wind project in federal lease areas takes fishing industry to uncharted waters

he federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued its record of decision May 11 to approve the Vineyard Wind offshore energy project. The decision is a bellwether event that could trigger a wave of domestic investment in wind power equipment and shipbuilding. Fishing industry advocates worry that it sets the stage for privatizing the public resource on which their livelihoods rely. “BOEM continues to abdicate its responsibility to the public and leave all decision making to large, multinational corporations, including this decision which includes effectively no mitigation measures to offset impacts to critical ocean ecosystems and commercial fisheries,” said the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance in a statement. “To the best of our knowledge BOEM did not even consider any mitigation measures recommended by RODA or any fisheries professionals, scientists, or natural resource managers, despite having clearly defined requests available to them.”

BOEM

The Biden administration approved Vineyard Wind’s plan for installing 62 turbines off southern New England.

Vineyard Wind developers Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners next must submit a facility design report and a fabrication and installation report detailing the 800-megawatt, $2.8 billion turbine array installation. The decision hews to the agency preferred alternative of a grid layout of 62 turbines spaced at 1-nautical-mile

MARKET REPORT: Scallops

Alex Todd is a Maine scallop fisher-

Prices high as rotational closures reduce supply, boost production

intervals. Commercial fishermen, led by the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance, had advocated 4-nm-wide vessel transit lanes, which they contend would enhance safety. In its decision document, BOEM reasons that 1-nm spacing will be sufficiently safe, while dedicated transit lanes could increase congestion and potentially collisions by funneling vessel traffic. Citing advice from the Coast Guard, agency officials write that the “uniform grid pattern will result in the functional equivalent of numerous navigation corridors that can safely accommodate both transits through, and fishing within, the WEA (wind energy area) and provide the USCG with adequate SAR (search and rescue) access.” “They’re saying there really isn’t any difference, based on that Coast Guard study which we challenged,” said Anne Hawkins, RODA’s executive director. Since a March 29 announcement of the Biden administration’s offshore energy goals, and appointment of Amanda Lefton as BOEM director, there have been “no substantive meetings” between BOEM and fishing representatives, said Hawkins: “They’re not even pretending to try at this point.” Nevertheless, “we have to keep

man who harvests in both the Maine state and Northern Gulf of Maine federal fishery.

he Atlantic sea scallop fishery is the

$570 million. Landings have dropped by 10

In the state fishery, “things have been good

largest and most valuable wild scal-

million pounds per year the last two years.

abundance-wise, good being the correct

lop fishery in the world. Projected

“This was expected,” adds Peros. “There

word,” says Todd. At Harbor Fish Market in

landings in the federal fishery are expected to

were two exceptional year classes in 2012

Portland, Maine, dayboat U-10/20 scallops

be around 40 million pounds in 2021.

and 2013 that the fishery has been catching.

were $23.99 per pound and had been inching

We are in the twilight of those two cohorts.”

up in price. Jumbo scallops were $28.99 per

“The allocation was developed using

pound for retail customers.

survey data from 2020, and then projecting

Despite expected declines in landings

growth, harvest, natural mortality and recruit-

this fishing year, prices in late April were up,

Meanwhile to the south, “a substantial

ment,” says Jonathon Peros, fishery analyst

particularly for the largest market grades (U10

portion of the limited access fleet has spent

and scallop lead at New England Fishery

and U12). Prices in the New Bedford auction

the start of the fishing year working the open

Management Council.

surpassed $30 per pound for U10s and U12s.

bottom on Georges Bank to the west of the

In 2019, commercial landings of Atlantic

“Prices on all market grades are up from

Closed Area II,” says Peros. “Catch rates in

sea scallops totaled more than 60.6 million

where they were at this time last year,” adds

this area have been better then we predict-

pounds (shucked meats) valued at around

Peros.

ed.”

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— Caroline Losneck

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working with them” to push fishermen’s concerns to the forefront, she said. The Biden administration stands in lockstep behind the decision. “Today’s offshore wind project announcement demonstrates that we can fight the climate crisis, while creating high-paying jobs and strengthening our competitiveness at home and abroad,” said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the former Rhode Island governor who worked to make her state government an early supporter of offshore wind development. But in its contribution to the record of decision, the Corps of Engineers foresees a largely negative effect on southern New England fishing. “While Vineyard Wind will have beneficial impacts to the local economy, it is anticipated that there will be negative economic impacts to commercial fisheries… Due to the placement of

“To the best of our knowledge BOEM did not even consider any mitigation measures recommended by RODA or any fisheries professionals, scientists, or natural resource managers, despite having clearly defined requests available to them.” — RESPONSIBLE OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

the turbines, it is likely that the entire 75,614 acre area will be abandoned by commercial fisheries due to difficulties with navigation,” according to the Corps. “The extent of impact to commercial fisheries and loss of economic income

is estimated to total $14 million over the expected 30-year lifetime of the project. Vineyard Wind has established compensation funds for Massachusetts and Rhode Island fishermen to mitigate for the potential loss in economic revenue associated with the potential loss of fishing grounds. When considering these factors, the project as proposed is anticipated to have a negligible beneficial effect to local economics.” Among environmental safeguards and mitigation measures, the record of decision says BOEM in coordination with NMFS will require additional protections for endangered northern right whales, a population that has fallen to just an estimated 366 animals in U.S. and Canadian waters. NMFS recently reported the whales have increased their use of the southern New England wind energy areas in migration and feeding. — Kirk Moore

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IN THE BAG Packing for a trip or a season occupies the minds of fishermen in every port — here’s what a few of them say they can’t live without By Paul Molyneaux

yroan Rediske of Homer, Alaska, is 20 years old and has been fishing the waters off his home state for the last three years. “We’re trawling for pollock now,” said Rediske at the end of 2020. “Just killing time until they start cod back up.” Rediske was heading back to the Aleutians in January to fish pot cod aboard

20 National Fisherman \ July 2021

the F/V Icy Mist, one of the famous Fred Wahl, Super 8s. “It’s a 58-foot by 26-foot boat, one of the earlier ones. I think it was built in 2009.” It can be brutal in the Bering Sea in January, and Rediske has a suite of gear to help him stay comfortable in a harsh environment. Unpacking his gear bag, he uses a Red Ledge lightweight jacket. “I think it’s the only one they make,”

Terrance Louis

Tyroan Rediske has a list of indispensables for staying comfortable fishing pot cod in the Aleutians, among them: his nail clippers.

he said. For bibs, he chooses Guy Cotten’s X-trapper — the blue and yellow ones. “For boots, I use XtraTufs. Personally, I wear the non-insulated ones. I don’t like the insulated ones. I really don’t know anyone who wears them, or the steel toe. I just wear lots of socks and Bama socks that go around your normal socks. They wick away the moisture and keep your socks dry.” For gloves, Rediske packs plenty. “I like the heavier blue ones. I don’t use the orange ones with the insulation, they get wet, and they get all gloppy. In the winter, I use wool liners.” Like a lot of fishermen, Rediske wears sweatpants and a sweatshirt under his oil gear, augmented with polypro long johns when the weather demands. “A few things I always bring are my charging brick and my GoPro camera,” said Rediske, who is active on Instagram. “We usually mount it somewhere on deck and move it around.” What’s the quirkiest thing Radiske can’t live without? A pair of nail clippers. “It seems small, but I get really antsy if I’m out here and I don’t have them, because you can’t ask for somebody to borrow them, and it really bugs me if I can’t cut my nails.” Down in Louisiana, Lance Nacio is geared up for another trip into the Gulf of Mexico on his 65-foot shrimp boat the Anna Marie. His crew is not around, but Nacio said they all use pretty much the same gear. “I wear Grundéns,” he said of his oil pants. “They’re not real popular, a lot of people will use cheaper knock-offs or whatever, but I love the Grundéns because of the quality.” Besides his Grundéns, Nacio and his crew wear the ubiquitous white boots of Southern shrimpers. “They’re Royals,” he said. “American made. Around here we call ’em Dulac Reeboks.” Nacio makes two-week trips and freezes his shrimp onboard. In winter, he said, they wear warm clothes under their www.nationalfisherman.com

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Matt Dundas

CREW COMFORTS

While Matt Dundas favors Red Ledge, the crew aboard the Dauntless cover a range of oil gear, including Grundéns and Guy Cotten.

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Strongin has not had good luck with oil gear. “I found some Helly Hansens last summer. They were light and stretchy, but too thin. I had to keep patching them with Aqua Seal. Then I found some Grundéns for women, the Sedna bibs. With men’s, the crotch is always too low. So if I need to bend over, I always have to hike them up.” Strongin wears

Dixon Smith

gear. “You might have ice on deck when it gets real cold.” To stay in touch on the long trips, Nacio and his crew rely on their smart phones. “We have a Wilson cell signal booster, and we’re usually close enough to shore that I guess they have a signal about 80 percent of the time.” One thing about handling shrimp is the sharp barb on the front end. “The horn,” Nacio called it. “You always want to have tweezers and some needles to get them shrimp stickers out of you. Out here for a couple of weeks, you can get a few.” Up to Jonesport, Maine, Chouan Strongin and her captain are fishing hard, hauling 400 lobster traps a day, and the run is on. “One thing I always bring is a change of clothes, a T-shirt, shirt, pants and socks,” said Strongin. “Sometimes if I’m wet and cold, I’ll change clothes halfway through the day.”

the Grundéns Weather Watch jacket in summer. “But that doesn’t keep you dry,” she said. “With the waves crashing over, or rain, and rope coming through the block spraying everywhere, I always get wet. When it’s colder, I wear the rubber one. But then I sweat — the jacket thing is a real problem.” Strongin wears XtraTuf boots. For gloves she opts for Atlas. “In winter, I use cotton liners and get a size bigger glove. And I use those neoprene wristers, the ones that go up to just below your elbow. Those are great.” Strongin has big hair, long black curls. “I have to have a hat,” she said. “About 50 percent of the time I just want to cut all my hair off, but I just keep tying it back. And I wear a baseball cap in the summer and one of those Carhartt watch caps in the winter.” To stay comfortable under her oil gear, Strongin wears mostly what she calls workout clothes. “You know, stretchy, wicking,” she said. “And my hoodie with the sleeves cut off. Because you want the warmth for your body, but you don’t want the

Some things lobsterman Chouan Strongin has to have when she heads out to haul traps: her pee funnel, neoprene wristers, sun block and Atlas gloves. July 2021 \ National Fisherman 21

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sleeves that would get all wet. And I like the hood to wipe spray and bait juice off my face.” For a dayboat fishery like inshore lobstering, crew bring their own food, and Strongin uses an Igloo Playmate cooler to carry all her grub. “This is fast-paced work,” she said. “It’s hustle, go, go, go. And I have a high metabolism, and I need a lot of food.” Strongin points out that it has to be food you can eat quickly, so she stocks up on things like energy bars, jerky, and bananas. “And soup. We stick it in the hot tank, and we can have hot soup.” One hurdle for women fishing on day boats without facilities is when it comes time to pee. Strongin uses a funnel so she can turn her back on the rest of the crew and pee standing up. A number of companies make items specifically for this purpose, the Tinkle Bell, the Go Girl. “I just use a regular automotive

Matt Dundas

CREW COMFORTS

Besides keeping Matt Dundas (left) dry, the lightweight Red Ledge jacket offers him freedom of movement and good ventilation.

funnel,” said Strongin. “I do not take it off the boat. I would not want that to not be on the boat,” she said with emphasis. Newport, Ore., shrimper and crabber,

Matt Dundas works aboard the F/V Dauntless (“Resurrecting Dauntless,” NF April 2020). Dundas notes that last year they saw a lot of weather coming

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Matt Dundas often cooks on the boats he works on, so he always brings his own collection of knives aboard.

badass set-ups, with walk-in refrigerators, flat-top griddles. But another thing I always bring is my Dutch oven. I have a Le Creuset, cast iron, enamel coated. It’s a really nice one.” Dundas also always brings is his camera. “I don’t do a lot of social media. I have a Nikon D5500 I got at Costco. I have a telephoto lens and wide angle, it’s all a package. I take pictures all over,” he said. “I’ve got shots of fishing Alaska, coming into Newport.” Whatever the fishery or time of year, fishermen around the coasts are experts at finding the right gear to keep themselves comfortable and improve their performance, and all have certain things that make it just a little easier

have someone who can handle the groceries and all that.” Ideally, Dundas likes a well-designed galley. “I’ve seen some

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out of the southwest — rain and fog — but his Red Ledge jacket kept him dry. “Red Ledge coats are the bomb,” he said. “Lightweight, good ventilation.” Dundas’ kit is pretty much the norm, XtraTufs and Grundéns. He wears Under Armour long johns and short pants, plus a hooded shirt to stay comfortable without sweating. But unique in his bag is a bundle of cookbooks and high-end chef ’s knives. “I have a copy of ‘The Whole Fish,’ that breaks down the whole fish and all the ways you can cook it, and ‘Snout to Tail,’” he said. “They’re pretty good. And I always bring my knives. I have a 9-inch Yoshihiro Sujihiki, and a bunch of others, fillet knives and a Gustav thin fillet knife, because you never know what kind of cutlery a boat’s going to have onboard.” Dundas likes to cook, and his captains usually give him a free hand in the galley. “They trust me, and they like if they

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STAYING SAFE IN THE BAY Bristol Bay captains practice what they preach to turn drills into muscle memory By Brian Hagenbuch

t seems like every season, while in the midst of the relentless excitement and exhaustion of the Bristol Bay salmon run, we get that crushing news. Someone has gone overboard and disappeared. It is heartbreaking, and it follows us from our bunks to the deck, from the boatyard to the bar, and back home. According to NIOSH, the bay averaged a little over a death a year between 2000 and 2018. The leading cause was falls overboard from gillnet boats, with capsized setnet skiffs the second worst cause. It is more difficult to find data on injuries, but anyone who fishes Bristol Bay knows how common they are. Near misses, meanwhile, are a daily occurrence, and many of these come up short of tragedy because of the safety precautions fishermen take. Most of us abide by the Coast Guard safety regulations: equipping our boats with certified and up-to-date life rafts, EPIRBs, flares, survival suits (don’t forget to wax those zippers), and life rings (make sure there’s enough line here). But safety goes far beyond just fulfilling regulatory requirements. There are refrains among safety-conscious veteran skippers, and one of them is to internalize safe practices on the water. This is done a number of ways, chief among them: organization. Michael Jackson, a Bristol Bay veteran of 34 years, stays organized with checklists detailing gear and protocols for both preseason and in-season.

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Jackson keeps several nonregulated safety items, like an affordable 500-pound game hoist that can be used for man-overboard retrieval, and an emergency ditch bag, a dry bag for kayaking that includes a handheld VHF, an EPIRB, flares, and a first-aid kit. Dan Barr, a 40-year skipper, is big on contingency. He has 10 bilge pumps powered by three different sources: engine, hydraulics or hand. Barr also keeps a backup VHF that automatically reverts to Channel 16 for distress alerting. For night fishing, Barr drops twin jacklights overboard, and preseason he refreshes reflective tape on his hull to increase visibility. Delivering and anchoring heighten manoverboard danger. Both Barr and Jackson have PFD policies for anyone going to the bow of the boat. Barr requires PFDs on the bow at night, while Jackson requires them anytime crew is on the bow. Jackson stocks Mustang Survival horse-collar jackets that inflate on contact with the water, while Barr keeps inflatables and the Kent Rogue vest, which is not Coast Guard approved but can buy time in the water. Jerry Dzugan, a nationally recognized leader at the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association, has been on a push to get bay fishermen to use some type of flotation for years. An AMSEA study that provided Kent Rogue vests and Stormline flotation bibs found that, provided with a good, unobtrusive option, 91 percent of fishermen used flotation. Robust, waterproof flashlights — which proved to be lifesavers in the Scandies www.nationalfisherman.com

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Rose capsizing — should be at hand, and Dzugan recommends everyone wear an Ocean Signal MOB1, a cigar-sized AIS transponder for man-overboard that costs around $300. One of the biggest threats to health and safety in the bay, of course, is exhaustion. Dzugan points to numerous studies illustrating how sleep deprivation impairs decision making, and he encourages a culture of “antimachismo” that allows for sufficient rest. It’s a tough thing to ask in a fishery that rewards around-the-clock work with cash and status, but each boat has the responsibility to create its own culture around this, finding rest and fishing schedules that keep skipper and crew out of the delirious danger zone.

Michael Jackson, a 34-year Bristol Bay veteran, requires crew to wear PFDs anytime they’re on the bow. He stocks Mustang Survival horse-collar jackets that inflate on contact with the water.

On deck, there are the commonsense rules, like stay out of the bight and avoid the whiplash path of a towline under heavy tension, but deck safety really comes down to simple, repeatable actions that are executed consistently with clear communication. Jackson runs deck orders with just three steps, which are verbally confirmed with his deckhands and are done exactly the same, day in and day out. Safety is habit, Jackson says, and one that is built out of repetition and awareness. To increase awareness, Barr has his crew focus on their near misses; they talk about what went wrong and discuss how they can do better next time.

Drills, of course, provide the foundation for all this, and all skippers and crew should take marine safety and first aid courses as frequently as possible. AMSEA holds safety classes around the country and will do them on request, whether you’re in Naknek or Montauk, or anywhere in between. They also typically run a series of classes in early June in Bristol Bay. Information can be found at amsea.org. Good skippers solidify drills with their own exercises. Barr has his crew put survival suits on blindfolded, while Jackson has been known to make his crew don their suits on a trampoline at night. Barr also challenges his crew to tie a bowline behind their back. It is all in an effort to hardwire safety so it becomes a reflex, not a thought process. And it is in effort that can save lives and bring our fishermen home safely.

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THE ROAD TO

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A Cordova-based processor gets fresh life through a local fishing partnership and generations of Alaska fishing history By Bruce Buls

could see that longlining wasn’t going to be able to provide for my family like it had been,” says Alaska fisherman Rich Wheeler. “I had been thinking I wanted to go to Southeast because I wanted to have my family with me, like a lot of fishermen do. I had the dream of having a boat with all my kids on it. So, fortunately, someone talked me into buying a boat and a permit on Prince William Sound.” That move set the stage for Wheeler’s family to launch a new business and be able to spend summers fishing together. But the groundwork was laid two generations before on the rocky coast of Norway. When Lars Jangaard emigrated to America in 1938, Europe was on the verge of war. By 1940, his homeland of Norway would be invaded by German troops that would occupy the country for five long years. So when an older Jangaard brother

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who had already emigrated sent word saying there was fishing work to be had in America, Lars left for Seattle.The 23-year-old fisherman from Volderoy, a small island on the seaward side of Norway, came over around the same time as one of his younger brothers, Otto. During the war, the brothers prospered by fishing for sharks, the livers of which were in demand for their vitamin A. It was believed that the vitamin improved night vision for pilots, so these commercial fishermen fulfilled their war effort at sea, with nets. While they also fished for tuna, sardines and cod, Lars and Otto Jangaard ended their careers as veterans of halibut longline fisheries in Alaska, Lars with the 83-foot Cape Flattery and Otto with the 70-foot Alrita, both house-forward, wood boats built on Puget Sound. After settling in Seattle, Lars married a young Swedish

Catching salmon on Alaska’s Copper River is an unpredictable business, so Cordova-based 60 North added halibut and blackcod to its processing line.

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descendent, Linnea, with whom he had three sons and one daughter. The daughter, Mary, married Art Hodgins, who was neither Scandinavian nor a fisherman, although he quickly became one of the latter after getting a chance on his father-in-law’s boat. After many years on the back deck and with natural aspirations for the wheelhouse, Art considered the possibility of taking over the Cape Flattery when Lars retired. But for that he was corked by Mary’s younger brother, Steve. However, Uncle Otto was also about to retire — and had no sons. So Art moved over to the Alrita, where he worked on deck for a season before moving up to the wheelhouse when Otto retired. Art immediately added blackcod gear and started targeting that increasingly valuable fish. Art and the Alrita did well, especially after inheriting the Alrita’s rich catch history when quota shares were handed out for halibut and blackcod in the ’90s. He fished both until 2000, when he devised an unusual retirement plan: He made a deal with his crew to sell them most of his large quota share. If they could come up with the money for the quota, he would give them the boat. But the deal had to include the boat’s new inbreaker: Rich Wheeler, who had recently married Art’s middle daughter, Sena. After getting his boots wet from fishing for two seasons in Bristol Bay, Rich had eagerly taken a spot on the Alrita when offered by Art in the late ’90s. But he hadn’t been onboard long when he and the rest of the Alrita crew bought Art out. Rich and Sena Wheeler were just married, she was in graduate school, and they would have to borrow a huge amount of money. All shares cost the same. “It was an enormous leap of faith,” says Sena, who had just enrolled in a master’s degree program at Oregon State University, where Rich had gone to undergraduate school on a wrestling scholarship. After getting a bachelor’s degree in Food Science from Central Washington University, she and Rich moved to Oregon, where she spent a year To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

Sena and Rich Wheeler on the Miss CamiLou at the dock in Cordova, Alaska.

Fishing family: Wheeler kids — Vansee, 12, Hugh, 15, and Eedee, 9 — take a bow.

in Corvallis and a year in Astoria testing albacore and writing scientific evaluations at the OSU seafood lab. With a master’s degree in food and fermentation science in her portfolio, Sena went to work doing product development and quality control for Continental Mills back in the Seattle area. Rich continued to fish, and they dreamed of ways they could go into business together. Meanwhile, Rich scratched another itch in 2010 when the former carpenter hand-built a house in the mountains of central Washington. Officially, home became Entiat, Wash. After about 12 years on the Alrita, Rich decided to strike out on his own and fish his quota on other boats while looking farther ahead. That was when Rich bought a boat and permit on Prince William Sound to fulfill his dream of fishing with his family. The boat was a 1989-built, 32' x

12.5' aluminum bowpicker in British Columbia. Rich shipped it to Cordova and renamed it Miss CamiLou, based on the middle names of his two daughters. He fished the twin-engine, prop-driven boat for several years before repowering with twin Volvos V-6s, 330-hp per side. “I wish that somebody would have grabbed ahold of me and shook me and said, ‘Don’t buy that boat, go buy a jet boat!,’” says Rich, who kept the props. “That would have saved me so much headache and time and money.” But the boat was “huge” inside with bunk space for a family of five. Rich’s dream of fishing with his family was now real, and the dream of starting a business with Sena wasn’t far behind. For the first few seasons in Cordova, Rich fished as an independent, selling his fish to different processors in town. But in 2015, he and Sena started having his

“You spend all this time and money getting ready for a wild fish that may not even show up. It’s crazy, the livelihoods and everything else that’s at stake, but somehow it always works out. —Rich Wheeler, ALASKA FISHERMAN AND 60 NORTH CEO

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online and promoting it on social media. Last year, she discontinued the in-person markets and devoted her attention to direct-to-door sales during the pandemic. The processing side of Sena Sea Seafoods, however, changed with the sale of Prime Select’s facility to a company from Tacoma called Northern Fish Products, which bought it as a means of better accessing Copper River salmon. But after a few seasons, Northern Fish determined that it wasn’t interested in continuing small-scale custom and wholesale processing. In August of 2017, Sena Sea’s Copper River sockeye after processing and packaging at 60 North. Ross Swanes, president of Northern Fish, catch custom processed in Cordova by a called Rich to let him know that the small processor called Prime Select. The plant would be put up for sale. Was he processing included parchment-wrapping interested in buying? The answer was yes, not immediately, 6-ounce portions, vacuum packing and but definitely yes after signing on a local blast freezing.The frozen salmon portions were sold under the label of Sena Sea partner, John Wiese. “I needed somebody local and Seafoods. Sena personally sold a lot of the fish at farmers’ markets in the Seattle somebody who knows how to get things area for several years while also selling it done,” says Rich.“I’m an out-of-state guy — been fishing for a number of years — but I didn’t have the connections he has locally.” John is a thirdgeneration Cordovan who knows both the town and how to fish the notorious Copper River Flats. For three seasons, he experimented with processing his fish onboard and selling them directly. It was not his cup of tea. “I was having a hard time being a good fisherman and a good salesman and running that side of the business by myself,” he says. So joining up Great Rates, Concrete Surface Boatyard with Rich and Sena, 330 Ton Boat Lift Capacity who would do a lot Winter Boat Dry or Wet Storage - Transient Moorage of the work he didn’t harbor@wrangell.com • 907-874-3736 want to do, made

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Cordova fisherman John Wiese partnered with the Wheelers to launch 60 North.

sense. Together they bought the small processing plant on Cordova’s waterfront and renamed it 60 North. Rich is CEO and John is COO. Sena Sea is now owned by 60 North. “It’s our retail brand,” says Rich. “We brought Sena Sea to the table as our contribution to 60 North, but having 60 North was also a big boost to Sena Sea.” Prime Select and Northern Fish had only been processing salmon before 60 North took over. Now the plant also handles blackcod and halibut, which Sena Sea sells in 6-ounce portions. A lot of this white fish comes from Rich’s quota shares, which now he fishes on boats out of Cordova. Expanding the Sena Sea product line is especially important when Copper River salmon returns are down, like last year and possibly 2021, as well. “We probably sold more whitefish than salmon last year,” says Sena. Where once Sena Sea was limited to salmon portions, the company now sells not only blackcod and halibut, but also value-added products like smoked spreads, smoked salmon in jars in cedar boxes handmade by Rich. There’s also miso-marinated blackcod in 6-ounce portions. There’s occasionally Pacific cod and rockfish. And there’s chop. Sold in 1-pound bags, chop is fish meat that might otherwise go to waste, like the meat stuck to a salmon’s backbone after filleting. “We scrape the backbone of every fish,” says Sena. “When it’s Copper River, you know it’s the best fish, so we scrape www.nationalfisherman.com

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the backbone with a spoon and sell it as a one-pound pouch of chop meat.” The chop can be used in soups, tacos, patties or salads. Sena Sea also offers 4-ounce patties made from their salmon chop with vegetables and seasonings. Like virtually all Sena Sea products, the patties are often sold as part of a bundle that might include a mix of species and portions. Halibut, lingcod and rockfish chop is produced during the portioning process and is also sold in 1-pound bags. Every Monday is ship day for Sena Sea. The frozen fish comes south in 50-pound boxes, from which Sena and her crew in Wenatchee pull all the items for each order. Most boxes are cubes because that’s more efficient for holding the cold. Inside, water-soluble foam insulates the frozen fish and slows the sublimation of the dry ice. The fish is packed as tightly as possible to minimize air. This hand packing has become something of an art. “Everybody likes being the closer,”

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says Sena. The cost of shipping is a large factor in pricing. “I know what size box ships really well,” she says, “and with my pricing, I’m pushing you to buy that right-size box, which is about $150. So if you’re thinking of buying one or two things,

you’ll say this doesn’t make sense, but it’s not supposed to until you buy a box that’s efficient to ship.” Sena Sea offers subscriptions with one-, two- or three-month intervals. “I really like to keep it easy to subscribe and for people to eat more fish. At the end of the day, I want you to have fish in your freezer because I know you’ll eat more of it.” When they bought out Northern Fish, the property included a small bunkhouse with a kitchen. “When we first bought the plant, we thought, yeah, we like the plant, but we don’t really need the bunkhouse,” says Sena. “It seemed unnecessary and more of an expense, but we wouldn’t have been able to run last year without the bunkhouse.” The bunkhouse is where Rich and their son, Hugh, quarantined after arriving from Washington in April 2020. Their processing crew also quarantined in the bunkhouse

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throughout the season. Hugh, their oldest, then 14, did his remote learning from Cordova last spring and fished full-time with his dad for the first time all season. This year he’ll go up after school in June. Sena and their two daughters,Vansee, 12, and Eedee, 9, will go up at the end of June and stay until early August, as they usually do. Most of the time they will stay in a small room in the bunkhouse, and some of the time they’ll be out on the boat with Rich and Hugh. Sena will have her laptop and will stay connected with Sena Sea business back in Washington. She’ll take pictures on the boat and back in Cordova for use on Instagram, Facebook and their website. She also writes occasional blogs and frequently corresponds with customers. Educating the public about Alaska’s fisheries and about seafood sustainability is an important part of Sena Sea’s mission. Sena Sea and 60 North are also strong supporters of the Copper River Watershed Project, which “promotes a salmon-rich, intact watershed and culturally diverse communities by forming partnerships for watershed-scale planning and projects.” Sena Sea and 60 North intend to be an asset to the community. They will buy fish from anyone, provided it’s properly chilled and bled, and they will custom cut for other direct marketers, too, and sport fishermen. In the not-too-distant future, they hope to add a smoker to their operation. Their fish is now smoked by Briny Sea in Olympia, Wash. 60 North also stepped up to the plate last year by contracting with the state to catch and process a test fishery for Prince William Sound king crab, which hadn’t been fished in more than 20 years. Their chartered crab boat caught a little over 10,000 pounds, much of which was sold at the dock to locals and neighboring natives. For processing, 60 North added a boiler, freezer pans and other necessary equipment. Sena Sea still has some clusters in cold storage and for sale on their website (starting at $149 for a small cluster of three legs and a claw). This isn’t food for people on tight budgets. It’s all unique, pristine product, To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

The Sena Sea Golden King Crab cluster is the result of a Prince William Sound test fishery.

and it commands premium prices. Their customers, from Seattle to New York, love it and keep coming back for more. Sales have doubled every year. Rich still intends to fish his halibut and blackcod quota, but it’s harder for him to get away from Cordova or off the

Miss CamiLou. And now, his family can fish with him or even on other boats. Last year, Hugh worked a couple openings on another gillnetter, and no one will be surprised if he ends up running his own boat someday. Of the two girls, Rich sees Eedee as an up-andcoming deckhand. Vansee, who is named after a halibut schooner, is more inclined toward baking than fishing.Whatever they do, it will probably be family and fishing focused, like their parents, grandparents and great grandparents before them. And always with an eye on what’s next. “This is about the stupidest business ever,” says Rich. “You spend all this time and money getting ready for a wild fish that may not even show up. It’s crazy, the livelihoods and everything else that’s at stake, but somehow it always works out.” Bruce Buls is a freelance writer based in Whidbey Island,Wash., and is Sena Wheeler’s godfather.

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Silver with a heart of gold

Prout family angling to lead Bering Sea crab’s next generation on the Silver Spray By Brian Hagenbuch

t was during Sterling Prout’s first crabbing trip that one his dad’s catchphrases took on a new, more ominous undertone. As a young teen, Sterling had spent pleasant enough summers salmon tendering in Prince William Sound on the family boat, the F/V Silver Spray. Then, when Sterling was 17, one of his dad’s crab crew got hurt during the opilio season. Bill Prout — known on the ground as Hip — offered Sterling the spot, and Sterling recalls thinking, “Sure, no problem. I’ll fly out to Dutch (Harbor), and it will be just like tendering.” It was shockingly different from tendering. The Silver Spray

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got throttled by rough weather on the way out of Dutch Harbor, and Sterling got seasick. Soon enough, he was on deck in the middle of the Bering Sea winter with older men he didn’t know amidst yelling and jostling, while baiting and pushing pots. The seasoned crew did not show the skipper’s young son any special mercy. “I just didn’t want any part of it. I even cried. It was brutal,” Sterling said. Sterling said all he wanted was to turn the boat around and head back to port, and that’s when his dad, a longtime Bering Sea crab veteran, rolled out one of his catchphrases: “That’s not the www.nationalfisherman.com

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“There are only about 60 boats that fish for crab out here in the winter, and it’s a very, very unique situation to have every individual who works on the boat also own part of it.” —Gabriel Prout, SILVER SPRAY SEAFOODS

the best skippers in the fleet. Sterling ruminated on the longevity of his dad’s career and the respect that Bill Prout had in the fishery. “Everyone said that he was one of the best fishermen out there, that he could smell the crab and knew exactly where to go. I never once heard anyone say anything bad about my dad,” Sterling said.

Gabriel Prout takes the long view on fishing.

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In the tank — snow crab for delivery.

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way it works there, buddy.” The way it works is you stick it out, and that is what Sterling did. Back home in Kodiak after the season, he got the best-looking paycheck of his life, bought a motorcycle, and thought: “Maybe I can do this.” He also had a renewed vision of his dad, who has been crabbing since the 1970s and has long held a reputation for being among

Sterling signed on for another year and started having conversations with brothers Gabriel and Ashlan. “Dad had built this whole business up with his blood, sweat and tears. I said instead of running off to college and getting in debt for something we’re not sure about, why not try something we’re set up for?” Sterling said. Before long, the three brothers were on deck together. They felt they needed to work hard and show their dad they could take advantage of the opportunity he had created for them, and they did just that. Sterling, 26, is now the engineer and summer skipper, and works alongside Gabriel, 30, and Ashlan, 24. The three, along with their deckmates, William Jacobson Jr. and Leo Tuiasosopo, recently bought 50 percent of the Silver Spray from Jacobsen’s dad, Bill Sr. “There are only about 60 boats that fish for crab out here in the winter, and it’s a very, very unique situation to have every

The Prout brothers — Gabriel, Sterling and Ashlan — with deckmate and business partner Leo Tuiasosopo and three full tanks of Bering Sea snow crab.

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All hands for off-load: The crew fills the basket with Bering Sea snow crab for delivery.

Ashlan Prout on the deck for pot cod hauls.

individual who works on the boat also own part of it,” Gabriel said. The crew informally makes up the youngest boatowner group in the Bering Sea fleet and — another rarity on the crab fi shery — each has a stake in the quota

sobering brushes with the reality of owning a boat. Built in 1990 by Master Boat Builders in Bayou la Batre, Ala., the steel-hulled, house-forward Silver Spray is among the newer vessels in the Bering Sea fleet. But Sterling explained that even

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“They think outside the box. When they build a new boat, they will try new ways of doing things, make it as efficient as possible.” —Leo Tuiasosopo, SILVER SPRAY SEAFOODS

Leo Tuiasosopo, Bill Jacobson Jr. and the Prout brothers are partners in quota shares and in the Silver Spray, which was built in Alabama in 1990 and is based in Kodiak, Alaska.

though the boat is running great, projects like this spring’s rebuilds for the twin K-19 Cummins diesel engines are a lesson for the young owners. “We have a couple other big projects, some hydroblasting, then all these little things. As owners, we’re seeing all the

money you have to spend on maintenance and whatnot. So we just try to cut costs by doing as much as we can ourselves,” Sterling said. But the younger Prouts seem unfazed by most things: big maintenance bills, bad weather, long hard days, low crab stocks.

After a disappointing Tanner crab fi shery last winter, NF asked Gabriel if he was worried about recent declines in stocks, especially in high-value red king crab. “Even though king crab stocks have been going down for the past seven or eight years, even though they’re at historic lows and they’re anticipating a closure next year, that’s just a blip on the radar for our endeavors. It’s a big opportunity for us to scoop up some of those shares and start working towards fi shing them on this boat,” Gabriel said. He said that while most people in the fi shery are looking at next season, or five years down the line, the young Prouts are looking 20 years ahead. Talking to Bill Prout, it is obvious where his kids get their forward-thinking optimism. “I don’t like to be a doom and gloom person. There are just too many unknown factors in this ocean. We don’t know what goes on out there, so we just like be optimistic and get prepared and ready for the next step,” Bill said. And the next step for his kids could be a big one. They are hoping to start the rejuvenation of the aging Bering Sea fleet by building a new boat, one that incorporates new ideas and efficiencies into an old school fi shery. “They think outside the box. They’re always looking around saying ‘we could do this and we could do that,’” Tuiasosopo said of the Prout brothers. “When they build a new boat, they will try new ways of doing things, make it as efficient as possible.” Brian Hagenbuch is a Bristol Bay fi sherman, a freelance writer based in Seattle, and the Products editor for National Fisherman.

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*Price differences reflect the range from small blocks of D or C class on the lower end to unblocked B class unless ortherwise indicated.*

HALIBUT At the time of this writing, halibut ex-vessel prices have continued to strengthen across the board. Fishing reports have been mostly positive. 3A sales have remained steady. Demand persists for 3B with little availability. Sales have occured in areas 4C and 4D at reduced asking prices. If dock prices continue to strengthen we expect sales activity to proceed at a steady pace. The latest is as follows:

AREA

ESTIMATED VALUE

2C $40.00/# - $52.00/# - Recent sales of blocked. No unblocked available. 3A - Steady sales across all types.

$37.00/# - $46.00/#

3B - Little supply, blocked available.

$23.00/# - $30.00/#

4A - No recent activity.

$10.00/# - $15.00/#

4B - No recent activity.

$10.00/# - $17.00/#

ALASKA PERMITS

ESTIMATED VALUES

Power Troll

$26k

Area M Drift

$175k

Area M Seine

$140k

Area M Setnet

$50k

Bristol Bay Drift

$194k

Bristol Bay Setnet

$60k

Cook Inlet Drift

$22k

Kodiak Seine

$37k

PWS Drift

$125k

PWS Seine

$140k

SE Dungeness (75 - 300 pot)

Variable - Buyers looking

Southeast Drift

$60k

Southeast Herring Seine

$100k

Southeast Salmon Seine

$150k

SE Chatham Black Cod

$405k

WEST COAST PERMITS

ESTIMATED VALUES

California Crab Variable - Call for info Activity remains limited. Call for more information. The latest is as follows: - 175 pot: $30k - $50k range - 250 pot: $45k - $60k less than 40’. $50k - $100k for 40’ - 60’ + - 300 - 350 pot: $70k - $150k, low availability - 400 - 450 pot: $100k - $280k, value dependent upon length - 500 pot: $250k - $400k+, highest value in 58’ and above CA Deeper Nearshore

$36k - Sellers wanted

4C $10.00/# - $16.00/# - Some activity at reduced asking prices.

CA Halibut Trawl

4D - Recent sales, low availablility

California Squid

Variable - call for info

CA Squid Light/Brail

Variable - call for info

Oregon Pink Shrimp

$60k - $80k

$10.00/# - $15.00/#

SABLEFISH Catch efforts for sablefish was strong throughout the early part of the season. Fishing reports were mostly positive but grade and ex-vessel prices remain relatively weak. Quota sales activity is slower than usual, with many potential buyers and sellers choosing to lease IFQ. Reduced asking prices may result in an increase in sales but we expect activity to remain relatively low until ex-vessel prices improve. The latest is as follows:

AREA

ESTIMATED VALUE

SE $10.00/# - $15.00/# - Blocked and unblocked available. WY $10.00/# - $16.00/# - High availability, offers encouraged. CG - Steady sales activity.

$8.00/# - $12.00/#

WG $6.00/# - $10.00/# - Reduced asking prices, offers encouraged. AI $1.50/# - $7.00*/# (A class) - Unblocked available, no recent sales. BS - Steady demand.

To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

$1.50/# - $8.00*/# (A class)

$45k - $80k

Oregon Crab Variable - call for info Steady demand for 500 pot permits over 50’ - 200 pot: $45k - $60k - 300 pot: $100k - $200k - 500 pot: $200k - $300k for <50’ & $6k - $7k per foot for >50’ Puget Sound Crab Puget Sound Drift Puget Sound Seine

$165k - Sellers wanted $10k $85k

Washington Crab Variable - call for info Permits available, offers encouraged. - 300 pot: $90k - $160k depending on length - 500 pot: $300k - $400k depending on length Washington Pink Shrimp

$40k - Leases available

Washington Troll

$20k - Leases available

Longline - Unendorsed $90k - $120k - Leases available at reduced prices. Longline - Sablefish Endorsed - Call for more info. A-Trawl

Variable Variable - Call for info

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BOATBUILDING

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BOATBUILDING

Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op photos

THEY SAW A LOT

Paul Stoffer installs a new plank on Defiance, a 1947 58-footer built in Tacoma for a Gig Harbor fisherman.

The pandemic made for a strange year, but Washington’s Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op is still buzzing By Paul Molyneaux

n a 2019 visit to Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op, I picked up a T-shirt with the image of a bandsaw on it. I wondered, why not a ship? But the saw turned out to be a symbol of how the founding shipwrights started the business. “In 1981 about six or seven guys bought a planer and a ship saw from a shop that was going out of business,” says Jeff Galey, one of the dozen current member-owners of the co-op. “It’s our logo.” The saw came from the Western Boat Co., which was co-founded by Joe Martinac, who later started the Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. The Western Boat Co. operated from 1916 to 1982 and built the Western Flyer — a purse seiner made famous when it carried writer John Steinbeck on a journey that he wrote about in “The Log from the Sea of Cortez” — that is currently undergoing

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a major rebuild at Port Townsend Shipwrights. “You could almost call it a new build,” says Galey. “I think it has about 12 pieces of the original wood.” According to Galey, the founding members built a timber frame building around the already antique machinery and launched an enterprise that has lasted 40 years and continues to grow. “Currently we are 12 member-owners and 50 employees,” says Galey. “We had buildings on land we leased from the port. The original members built a second timber frame and then a steel building. But it was very spread out. Around 2014 or 2015, we gave our old buildings to the port and built a 30,000-square-foot building that we can drive the 300-ton lift into.” The shipwrights have now consolidated operations in a cluster of buildings between Route 20 and Port Townsend Bay. And the yard is full of boats of all types www.nationalfisherman.com

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“In 1981 about six or seven guys bought a planer and a ship saw from a shop that was going out of business.” Jeff Galey, CURRENT MEMBER-OWNER OF THE CO-OP

and sizes, but covid-19 has affected business. “We usually get calls for commercial fishing boats in September,” says Galey. “But we didn’t hear from them until starting in January. Lots of longliners from Seattle.” Besides the Western Flyer, the co-op had worked on some of the most iconic wooden boats in West Coast fisheries, doing everything from major conversions to general maintenance. “We had the Polaris here,” says Galey, “She’s a first time customer. And the St. John II, they’re a regular return client.” The 73-foot halibut schooner Polaris was built in 1913 by John Strand in Seattle and is still fishing 108 years later. The 65-foot St. John II, built at Hansen Boat Yard in 1944, and owned by Gary Olsen and his son Peter, splashed back into the water in February of this year. After spending the late winter and early spring fishing for blackcod and halibut, To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

she heads for Alaska. “We’ve gone to Port Townsend about for about 10 years,” says Laurie Olsen who runs the family’s You Are What You Eat Fish Co. “They put a new engine in a few years back. They redid all the finish woodwork in the galley, new freshwater tanks, new generator.They’ve replaced planks, and they replaced the bow stem last year. They did such a nice

job, we decided not to paint it.They just put a clear coating on it, though they painted it this year.” Olsen, an art school graduate, makes an added contribution. “When they get done, they let me go paint the name on the boat,” she says. On its website, the co-op features photos of the St. John II getting a new deck in 2013.The co-op’s crew took off

Historical Fishing

What started it all: The co-op’s founders built the business around a band saw they bought from Western Boat Co. in early 1981.

Paul Molyneaux

BOATBUILDING

The halibut schooners Polaris and Vansee were built in Washington by John Strand circa 1913.

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Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op photos

BOATBUILDING

Built by John Strand in 1913, the halibut schooner Polaris is still fishing thanks to the skills of the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.

Pete Stein is working on power planing the laminated keel of the Western Flyer, which was built at Western Boat Co.

Arren Day makes sparks on what will become new booms for Robert S, an 82foot fishing tender that was built in 1944.

Like any wooden boat, the 77-year-old St. John II needs lots of TLC, and the Olsen family has kept her in good shape.

Relaunching the St. John II, after more upgrades, the crew at the Port Townsend co-op takes pride in their work.

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the original deck from 1944 and laid in new larch decking that they then corked (caulked) and sealed with pitch. The 77-year-old vessel is still going strong, providing fresh fish to local consumers, and breaking in a new generation of fishermen. “I’m trying to get people to realize how delicious blackcod are,” says Olsen. “Everyone wants halibut. The last trip, they headed in, and I sold over half of it that night.” Besides Gary and Peter on the boat, Olsen also lets her 14-year-old son go out to learn the ropes.“His name is Raymond, after his grandfather who bought the boat. We also have an 11-year-old daughter. She doesn’t go yet, but she wants to. She puts on her oil gear and helps clean the boat when it comes in.” Another vessel that’s regularly under the care of the shipwrights, is the Carol M., owned by the co-op’s receptionist, Diana Clausen and her husband, Mike. “We bought the boat in December 2008,” says Diana Clausen. “She was built in 1926 by O.E. Moberg.” The Carol M. is 62 feet long, with a 15.4foot beam, and a draft of 7.9 feet, and Clausen believes every inch has had something done for it at the co-op. “We started bringing her here, even before I started working here,” she says. “This place is a one-stop shop, so every year we tackle a big project. This year we’re refastening the starboard side. We did the port last year, and they put in about 17 or 18 ribs.” Jeff Galey recalls they also had to replace a plank just below the turn of the bilge and take off a few more above the deck. “We had to take off six or seven to get the ribs in,” he says. According to Galey, they sistered the existing ribs, steaming the new 3- by 4-inch ribs in alongside them. “She was originally fastened with galvanized nails. The planking is about 2 inches thick, and we’re using number 18, 4-inch screws.” The yard also worked with IMS to install a blast freezer in the Carol M. And mechanics Todd Lee and Walter www.nationalfisherman.com

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Many Alaska boats, like these scows, make their way to Port Townsend for annual maintenance — a shave and a haircut, as they say.

then a company came over from Seattle and sandblasted her in about a day and half.” Switching boats from longline to pot fishing has provided work for the co-op as fishermen in Alaska struggle to keep sperm whales from stealing their fish. “Whales are smart,” says Galey. “They hear the hydraulics start up, and they know.” Conversions usually entail installation of heavier reels and hydraulics to handle the pots. “We don’t know how to manage the whales,” says Galey. “We installed a sounding device on one boat, to scare them off. But it didn’t work.” But consistent with the company’s band saw logo, the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op is most famous for keeping wooden boats alive. “We’re starting to get boats from Seattle Terminal,” says Clausen, referring to the 108-year-old Polaris. “It’s amazing that these boats are still viable, and that we have the skilled people to keep them fishing safely.” Galey notes that there is a handful of other shipyard co-ops. But Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op stands out as a yard that is bringing young people into the trade and expanding. “Twenty-five percent of our employees are women,” Galey says. “Looking forward, we want to grow.”

Trisdale have kept the old 350-hp John Deere chugging. “Walter did a massive overhaul on it a few years ago, and Todd has dropped everything to come fix it on at least two occasions,” says Clausen. “There are very few things that need to be done that can’t be done here. And owners can work with the professionals, at their skill level of course. And if you have a question, the level of knowledge here is outstanding.” That is no accident, according to co-owner Galey. “We went out and found good leaders,” he says. “We look for people with different skills to lead on projects,” he says, noting that each project has an owner assigned to it, depending on the nature of the work.

“It energizes everyone when we bring someone new in and hear new ideas.” The owners meet every Tuesday to schedule work and assign workers to projects. “We do heavy woodwork. We also have a finish wood shop,” says Galey. “We have a machine shop with a 90ton press break. We have electronics, we can make hydraulic hoses, and we just bought a sail loft.” Galey allows that they do contract out some work. “We can do fiberglass here,” he says. “But we sometimes contract that out — and sandblasting. We just did the Shandalar, a 70-foot steel boat from Seward. He runs her as a tender sometimes, and also fishes blackcod, halibut and crab. We got everything ready, and

Many hands make light work corking the Carol M.

Tim Lee, who taught Jeff Galey when he was in boat school, in front of the co-op building. Lee was also part of a co-op in Alaska.

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Paul Molyneaux is the Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman and author of “The Doryman’s Reflection.”

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RETURNS & REBOUNDS Electronics suppliers and installers are ready for service, following a year of restricted global supply chains

By Paul Molyneaux

egardless of where one stands on the mask mandate for commercial fishermen, it’s safe to say coronavirus has affected almost every aspect of fisheries. The marine electronics market is working a double-edged sword. “Demand is through the roof,” says Furuno’s Matt Wood. “And we have products back ordered.” Furuno is not alone. More than 18 months of restrictions aimed at combating the pandemic resulted in a significant slowdown of imports from Asia, including marine electronics products. But as fishermen gear up for a return to

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something more like normal, suppliers and installers of the latest fishfinders and transducers have their hands full. Among the rising stars in the Furuno line is the DFF3D echosounder, introduced three years ago. Fishermen are using the split-beam sounder with different transducers in a variety of applications. “These have really caught fire,” says Wood. “And we’ve just scratched the surface of what they can do. In the East they are using them with Time Zero for bottom building, in Southeast Alaska, too.” Some salmon trollers have reported good results with the DFF3D. “They can use it to steer side to side,” says Wood. “Salmon are hard to see on any

A steel housing with access panel protects multiple transducers installed by Lunde Marine in Seattle.

sounder, but if you look at it long enough, you can see them.” The DFF3D is also selling well in the Caribbean. “We have a guy down there in Venezuela putting them on refurbished boats that were damaged in Katrina,” Wood says. Snapper and grouper jig boats, he notes, can use the DFF3D with a low-frequency transducer down to almost 200 fathoms. According to Wood, pelagic longliners are using a combination of a traditional 50/200 downsounder, along with a CI68 broadband sounder. “That’s really important, because it can give you five slices of the water column.” www.nationalfisherman.com

Lunde Marine Electronics

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Furuno

The transducer for Furuno’s DFF3D sounder can be mounted in a through-hull housing engineered to reduce drag, or on the transom, for small boats.

The black box for Furuno’s DFF3D multibeam sonar is designed to connect the fishfinder to a Navnet system.

Chuck Finch, service manager at Si-Tex Koden, is all about the technology. “What commercial boats are

T&K Marine Electronics

But having the right equipment isn’t everything, proper installation can make all the difference. Most marine electronics installers base their recommendations for transducer placement on experience. Tony Vieira of T&K Electronics in New Bedford, Mass., often travels to the boatyards of the Gulf Coast to install electronics. “I usually just go down and put an X on the hull, and that’s where they put the tube for the transducer,” he says. “You place the transducer where there’s less bubbles. The best placement is about three-quarters of the way forward from the stern, a quarter way back from the bow. Sometimes there’s one on each side, for backup.” Vieira started working on marine electronics before he could drive. His shop in New Bedford occupies the building that once housed Tomtronics, the shop where he got his first job. Technological advances keep him honing his skills. “I take online seminars,” he says, noting that manufacturers encourage technicians to attend. “I did one with Simrad on the new version of their MFDs [multi-function displays], and another with Furuno on the new TZ touch. But today I’m working on a 1987 Koden sounder. I worked on this same one 15 years ago. Their stuff keeps ticking.”

Tony Vieira of T&K Marine Electronics in New Bedford, Mass., says one-quarter of the hull length aft of the bow is a good rule of thumb when siting transducer tubes. To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

using is our Koden FX series,” he says. “Like the Koden CVS FX2BB or the Koden CVS-FX1. These are broadband echosounders that can be tuned in 0.10 kilohertz steps. Different species of fish have different size air bladders, or in some cases no air bladders. By changing the frequency and seeing how the fish echo improves or degrades, a fisherman can zero in on the exact frequency that shows the target species best. Once you determine which frequency works best for the target species, you don’t need to see the other clutter that you get from a CHIRP-type sounder, which sweeps through a range of frequencies.” Finch points out that the broadband machines can also enable users to get the most out of their transducers by allowing a fisherman to install a new unit on a traditional dual-frequency July 2021 \ National Fisherman 43

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Koden photos

“We sell a lot of the Furuno FCD1900,” says Lunde’s Steve Wallace. “Along with the 588 and the 292. These are black box machines that have an MFD or LCD monitor and keyboard. A lot of boats use the Simrad split beam. We have not seen anyone using the DFF3D. We’d like to, we’d like to

200 and 333 kHz. With the ES80 Wide Band Transceiver, Simrad can cover any frequency from 34 to 400 kHz.” According to Hillers, deepwater longlining or deep pot/trap fisheries need low frequency and narrow beams. Low frequency gets deep, and narrow beam gives better bottom contours and bottom type than wide beams. “For pelagic or surface fisheries like trolling for albacore or salmon, a wide beam is important,” says Hillers. “It can display more of the water column activity and biomass. The ability to see the same water column with multiple frequencies gives the fisherman the ability

Koden’s broadband sounder can be tuned to 0.01 kHz, enabling fishermen to zero in on a fish species’ resonant frequency.

transducer that may already be installed on the boat. All that is needed is to dial in the correct frequencies for the existing transducer and lock the Koden CVS-FX unit in on those frequencies. The boat can then go fishing and wait until the next haulout to change over to a broadband transducer. But again, the correct transducer placement is vital. “The key element is to have a clean, undisturbed water flow over the face of the transducer,” says Finch. “If the transducer is mounted too close to the prop shafts or water intakes, the turbulence coming off them can seriously degrade the performance of any echo sounder.” Finch does not handle the marketing of Koden and SiTex products, but he notes that sales are strong in eastern Canada. “We’re also making headway on the West Coast. We know of one wellknown salmon troller in California using our Koden CVS-FX1. He has zeroed in on the perfect frequency for catching steelhead salmon, and can find them when no one else can.” Further north in Seattle, companies like Lunde Marine are equipping crab boats and longliners for the Bering Sea. 44 National Fisherman \ July 2021

The Koden transducer for the company’s FX series broadband sonar is placed in a fairing block and located to provide maximum clean water flow over the face of the transducer.

see how well it works. The problem is it ties into Navnet. If they had a black box, it could interface with other programs.” As far as Wallace knows, it’s not common to consult with naval architects regarding the placement of transducer tubes. “We put our thumb up in the air and say: There. We usually have a good idea. Vulnerability of the tube is a concern, but not really a problem, we’ve lost a couple, usually on rocks, but as long as you keep off the beach.” According to Wallace, some boats will have a guard in front to the tube. In Alaska, as Wallace notes, the big names are Furuno and Simrad. “The Simrad ES80 offers many frequencies,” says Mike Hillers of Simrad. “From 18 kHz, through 38, 50, 70, 120,

to analyze species and make decisions.” Arlington, Wash.-based Wesmar has been making sonars and transducers since 1965. “We make two types of sonars,” says Roger Fellows. “One is mounted in a sea chest and is a searchlight sonar for fishfinding. The other is our trawl sonar, on the headrope of the trawl. That shows the net spread and where the fish are in relation to the net.” According to Fellows, the transducer for the Wesmar HD860, the searchlight sonar, is installed inside a sea chest equipped with a hoist that can draw it back into the hull when not in use. “That protects it and reduces drag on the hull. The competition makes very good transducers for lots of different www.nationalfisherman.com

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“The problem with power is heat generation. Ours are encapsulated in an oil bath that can be cooled, so we can put more power through them.” While Wesmar builds sonars primarily for the trawl fishery, other fisheries use them. “Longliners use it, and shrimpers use it to see seabed conditions, they can see contours and bottom hardness,” says Wilkinson. As life and supply lines return to normal, the fishing economy is poised to rebound. And as boats make improvements, the companies that supply and install fishfinding equipment will be ready with increasingly higher performance products.

Wesmar

applications,” says Fellows. “We make 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch-diameter transducers specifically for our sonars.” J.D. Wilkinson, VP of operations and engineering, notes the advantage of that specificity. “The more generic you make a transducer, the more average the performance,” he says. “With ours you can tune it to give you the best possible picture. Also, worth mentioning is that ours are stabilized. The transducer is connected to a three-dimensional gyro that enables it to compensate for the movement of the boat and adjust the signal so that it stays the same.” Wilkinson points out that transducers can be tuned to a number of frequencies, depending on the fishery, but the difference with Wesmar units is the power that can be put through them.

Wesmar’s HD860 is a searchlight sonar, installed inside a sea chest equipped with a hoist to bring it back into the hull when it’s not in use.

Paul Molyneaux is the Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman and author of “The Doryman’s Reflection.”

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AROUND THE YARDS

NORTHEAST By Michael Crowley

ainely Boats in Cushing, Maine, sent a Calvin 34 about 11 miles up the coast to Rockland for an early May launching. That was the Bottom Line, and it was built for a Boston tuna fisherman. S.W. Boatworks in Lamoine, Maine, built the Bottom Line as a bare hull and top before sending her to Mainely Boats, which finished her off with composite construction, including fiberglass Ibeams under the deck. “It’s pretty much all we do,” says Mainely Boats owner, Mike Hooper, referring to the composite construction. The Bottom Line has a full wheelhouse that was raised 6 inches and extended aft 4 feet. That allowed the 500hp Cummins QSC 8.3 main engine and a Cummins 5-kW Onan generator to fit under the wheelhouse, while providing ample room up above for the guy at the wheel, as well as cupboards, a table, bench and captain’s chair. Hooper figures the 500-hp Cummins should easily get the Bottom Line up to 25 knots. Tuna will be kept on deck in iced bags; the ice will be kept cool in two small, insulated holds beneath the deck. Tuna are stored on deck because once the fuel tanks and exhaust system were in place, not much room remained below

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deck for a fish hold. Up forward is a full bathroom with sink and shower, and V-berths. There’s also a utility room, hydraulic and electrical room. Mainely Boats started finishing off another Calvin 34 from S.W. Boatworks the last week in March for a Massachusetts tuna fisherman. “Basically the two boats are identical,” Hooper says. That includes the 500-hp Cummins main engine and the 5-kW Cummins Onan generator. A pair of bare hulls will be finished as offshore lobster boats. One is a 44 Calvin from S.W. Boatworks that will go to Maine’s Vinalhaven Island with an 800 MAN. The other is a 46 Osmond from H&H Marine in Steuben, Maine. When completed it will leave for Port Clyde, Maine, with an 800-hp Scania. Down the coast on Maine’s Westport Island, Dana’s Boatshop has had a couple of boats in for what Dana Faulkingham refers to as “overhauls.”The Syringa, a 36 Calvin out of Cape Porpoise, Maine, was one of those. It arrived in early April with “a pretty healthy list of items he wants done,” says Faulkingham. A major item — and one that more lobstermen are turning to — involves covering the deck with a rubber mat. The Syringa is

The Bottom Line is a Calvin 34 that Mainely Boats finished off as a tuna boat for a Boston fisherman.

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Dana’s Boatshop

Maine yard sends tuna boats to Massachusetts; lobstermen are laying down rubber decks

The Syringa, a 36 Calvin lobster boat, pulled into Dana’s Boatshop to have its deck covered with a new rubber mat.

the fourth boat to have its fiberglass deck covered by Dana Faulkingham and his son Jason. The process starts by grinding down the entire deck, removing the hatches and then adjusting them to make up for the half-inch-thick rubber mat. The rubber mat comes in rolls from Rubber Flooring.com, and Faulkingham has the boat owner order “his own rubber because I don’t want to be picking the colors.”The mats have generally been dark with colored pigments. “It’s very attractive and looks good when it’s down,” he says.The mat is glued to the deck with a quarter-inch gap between the mat and the hatches, wheelhouse and bulwarks to allow for expansion in the sun. Then the gap is filled in with a bead of sealant. Everybody that’s had the deck covered with the rubber mat “likes it,” says Faulkingham. He describes the rubber mat as very tough and not slippery. “It’s kind of kind on you because everywhere you go, you are on the rubber deck.”The rubber mat also cuts down on engine and hull noises. Faulkingham doesn’t know its life expectancy but says, “the first one we did is going into its third season and looks just as good as when we put it down.” Prior to working on the Syringa, the At Last, a 26 General Marine out of Southport, Maine, arrived for a new wheelhouse top, to have the port bulkhead repaired and the deck replaced. When the deck was removed, it was discovered there were holes in one of the two aluminum fuel tanks below the tank; Continued on page 49 www.nationalfisherman.com

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SOUTH

Butler family sells railway after 106 years; Butler-built classic wooden boats still at work

Southwind was one of the last round-stern deadrise boats built by George P. Butler at Reedville Marine Railway in Virginia. When Butler died in 1976, his son took over.

ince 1906, Reedville Marine Railway in Reedville, Va., has been owned by the Butler family. In April, the 106-year stint of ownership came to an end as George M. Butler, 69, sold the railway. Butler’s grandfather, Samuel Butler, and Joseph Davis purchased the railway in 1906 from Isaac Bailey who had opened Bailey’s Railway on Cockrell Creek in the early 1890s. Samuel Butler bought Davis out sometime in the mid-1920s, and then Samuel and his son George P. Butler ran the yard. George P.’s first job at the yard as a boy was to fire up the boiler to the steam engine that powered the planer and band saw. The saw and planer worked off a jack shaft from the ceiling inside the shop. Samuel died in 1933 and George P. took over the operation. He built boats and operated the railway until his death in 1976, when George M. took over the yard. Over the years, George M.’s reputation for working with wood on all types of bay boats has become legendary. “It was just time,” says Butler when ask about selling the railway. “I guess you could say it is about retirement, but a boatbuilder never retires.” In the next breath, Butler says he was

having poles set in his yard at his home to install a boat lift for hauling small boats to do bottom work. He also had the 40-foot Iris Marie, a 39' 6" x 12' 4 1/2" x 4' 6" deadrise wooden boat he built 2003 at his home dock on Cockrell Creek in for some top work repair. “I feel relieved not to have the railway on my shoulders,” he says. “But boatbuilding and boat work is what I love, and I’m not going to give that up.” Butler has a small boat shop at his home in Reedville where he can work on small boats. He has a 1950 ChrisCraft runabout stored away that he has been talking about fixing for 25 years, and that’s in his plans, he says. The railway was purchased by Matt

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The Miss Katie is at Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina getting some major repair work done to work in Virginia’s blue crab pot season.

Smith of Reedville, a lover of classic boats whose website, WoodyBoaters, promotes the “restoration and preservation” of classic wooden boats. Smith says he plans to continue to allow “classic” commercial fishing boats to use the railway. “I’m keeping it (the railway) as the treasure it is,” he says. “I’m going to clean it up and preserve it, and there are no plans for condos.” Smith’s wife, Suzy, has a Northern Neck, Va., boatbuilding connection. Her grandfather, Claude Bray, was one of three brothers, with Raymond and Wilson Bray, who were all well-known boat carpenters in the Reedville area. The couple own a 40-foot yacht tug-style vessel built in 1968 at Rice’s Marine Railway in Fairport, known today as Jennings Marine Railway. “Suzy’s grandfather, Claude, worked at the yard in 1968 and helped build the tug,” says Smith. “When she found out it was for sale and that her grandfather helped build it, we had to have it.” Coincidentally, Junior Fisher of A.C. Fisher Jr. Marine Railway of Wicomico Church,Va., called the same week we reached out to George M. Butler concerning the sale of his railway. Fisher called to say he had the deadrise workboat Southwind waiting in line to go up on the rails for painting and routine maintenance. Southwind was the last round stern deadrise workboat built by George P. Butler in the late 1960s. Southwind is owned by Larry Lewis of Ophelia,Va., and he works it in Virginia’s blue crab pot and gillnet fisheries. Reedville Marine Railway has been sold out of the Butler family, but three generations of Butler-built boats are still plying the waves. Southwind and others are quality statements that for 106 years the Butlers have built some mighty fine wooden boats. Moving over to Port Haywood, Va., Eric Hedberg of Rionholdt Once and Future Boats called to let us know he was working “on call” for Hudgins Horn Harbor Marina doing some woodworking jobs. Hedberg recently closed Continued on page 49 July 2021 \ National Fisherman 47

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AROUND THE YARDS

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Wash. boatyard builds jet-powered seine skiff; covid-19 dragging down boatyard production By Michael Crowley

ozema Boat Works had nearly finished a 20' x 11' seine skiff in mid-April that’s going to Prince William Sound. As opposed to the three 19' x 10' seine skiffs the Mount Vernon, Wash., boatyard had previously built with the steering console in the bow, making it easier to go from side to side and hand lines off to the seiner, the new 20-footer is more traditional with the steering console mounted about amidships on the starboard side. What’s different on this Rozema skiff is the HI500 Thrustmaster waterjet, the first waterjet that’s gone into a Rozema Boat Works seine skiff. It’s matched up with a 500-hp Cummins QSC8.3. The addition of the jet resulted in the skiff ’s design being “updated all the way around,” says Rozema Boat Works’ Dirk Rozema. “The nozzle skiff wasn’t ready for a jet, so we reshaped the hull to make it jet ready.” That includes building the skiff with slightly more length and beam, giving it a constant deadrise hull, removing the tunnel for the nozzle and widening the chine. The wider chine “gives a little more buoyancy and more width, a little more side beam stability.” An overhead view of the skiff showing the engine cover and tow post would put it very much in the nozzle skiff category, but underneath the back cover, “instead of steering is the jet,” Rozema noted. He figures the Thrustmaster and Cummins power package should generate a bollard pull in the 5,000-pound category and a top speed in excess of 20 knots. Prior to signing the deal for the skiff, orders for new boats had been “on the slow side,” says Rozema. He attributes that to the pandemic. The building slowdown included a couple of deals for Bristol Bay gillnetters that were put on hold when the potential owners became 48 National Fisherman \ July 2021

Rozema Boat Works

An HI500 Thrustmaster waterjet and a 500hp Cummins will power this 20-foot seine skiff being built at Rozema Boat Works.

nervous “about parts and pieces and what if something happened in the shop and we had to shut down.” But now buyer activity is picking up, and Rozema is getting calls and requests for quotes for new boats, including gillnetters. Though as of mid-April, no contracts had been signed. At Giddings Boatworks in Charleston, Ore., the 50' x 14' crabber Sea Spirit left the week of April 19 after fabrication work was completed that’s designed to improve her safety in heavy seas. The Sea Spirit, being a bit bow heavy, had its forward bulwarks raised 25 inches to break up boarding seas. The added height tapers back to 6 inches amidships. Then because the boat’s owner

was “afraid of water breaking over the bow and busting out the windows” in the lower house, Giddings Boatworks general manager Wayne Garcia said the windows were removed and the window holes steel plated over and painted. In addition, the shaft was pulled, tuned up then reinstalled, and the cutlass bearing was replaced. The Pacific Hooker, a 76' x 23' troller, crabber and shrimper went back in the water with a new freestanding mast Giddings Boatworks fabricated. The previous mast was “an old style gulf mast — pretty old,” says Garcia. The replacement allowed the exhaust to be moved out of the engine room and into the new mast, which freed up engine room space. Winches were also reconfigured and installed on the new freestanding mast. Below the waterline, the prop was sent away for retuning after hitting a shrimp door, which tore up the wheel’s tips. The hull was sandblasted and painted, and the Pacific Hooker went back in the water in April. The 71' x 22' Coho, another crabber and shrimper, came in with a “long list of items” that needed to be completed, says Garcia, much of that involved below-deck work, including gutting all the foam and fiberglass out of the fish hold. A bulkhead then went into the fish hold. Thus there are now three sections instead of two. One of those will be a bait locker. Sumps in the forward hold were reconstructed. Giddings also fabricated and

Giddings Boatworks

At Giddings Boatworks, the Sea Spirit is going back in the water with newly raised bulwarks and a wheelhouse window plated over.

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so they were replaced with one 50-gallon fiberglass tank. The Streamline, a 36 Northern Bay lobster boat out of Pemaquid, was also in to have its deck covered with rubber. Though before that took place, the old fiberglass deck was torn off and replaced with a new fiberglass deck. The wheelhouse and trunk top were also sanded and repainted. Work on the Syringa needs to be completed by mid-June, for that’s when the Faulkinghams close the shop doors, load up their boats — Dana’s Kam-Too a 37 Osmond and Jason’s No Sympathy a 41 Libby — with lobster traps and head out to the grounds.

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his boatshop at Gwynn’s Island. There he had specialized in building deadrise skiffs out of PVC panels. On a visit to the marina in April, owner Wayne Hudgins said that Hedberg helped him complete two boats but was not on call that day. Inside the marina’s boatshop, was the wooden 40-foot deadrise Miss Katie built by the late Earl Weston of Deltaville,Va., in 1969. Owner Scott Griffin of Lancaster County was doing most of the work with a three-member crew. “I am rebuilding half my boat,” Griffin jokes. “We’ve got to get her ready. I’m missing my crabbing season.” Griffin says he replaced the shaft log, a portion of the bilge clamp and several bottom planks. Wayne Hudgins is a crabber and oysterman and has done well enough in the seafood business to buy his own boatyard. He is dedicated to making sure commercial watermen have a friendly place to maintain their boats. Around the Yards: West Continued from page 48

installed new bin board stanchions. On deck, the Coho received new fish hold hatches with stainless steel coamings. Giddings Boatworks has also suffered from the pandemic. Before the Sea Spirit, Pacific Hooker and Coho arrived, “for six months there was zero work,” says Garcia. Materials are harder to get. Isocyanate spray foam for a fish hold, which is normally three days out of Seattle, could be six weeks or better, if at all, Garcia says. It’s 9 to 13 weeks for doors and windows. “All the normal stuff, the price just skyrocketed beyond belief once January struck.” Any type of stainless fitting — nuts, bolts, hatch rings — “has jumped 35-plus percent.” Lately, one thing has been improving: “The phone won’t stop ringing,” Garcia says.Though no contracts had been signed as of mid-April, Garcia is optimistic: “Maybe we’ve got work coming.” To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

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PRODUCT ROUNDUP

Float on PFDs are becoming more viable, even for gillnetting By Brian Hagenbuch

ccording to recent figures from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, drift gillnetting for salmon is currently number one in fatalities in Alaska, with most deaths caused by falls overboard. Not like we do not all know this, but most fatalities could be avoided by the consistent use of PFDs. And of course we all know the counter arguments, especially in drifting. The snag points that most PFDs add make it difficult to work around nets, but there are options. The Kent Rogue or Rogue II are the most unobtrusive vests with the fewest snags. These neoprene flotation vests are not Coast Guard-approved and will not keep you afloat all night or buoy you if you bonk your head, but it has 12 pounds of flotation and can save lives

by providing enough flotation to shed heavy raingear. It can easily be worn under a coat and is actually a nice core layer on cold, stormy nights when danger of swamping or stumbling is high. The newer inflatables offer far more buoyancy and are getting better at reducing snag points. They work well for setnetting and can at least be a good option for skippers or for delivering. Mustang Survival sets the bar here, with a number of designs that have Coast Guard approval and either inflate manually, automatically when immersed in water, or a combination of the two.The new MIT 70 Automatic Inflatable PFD from Mustang is especially spare and provides 15.7 pounds of flotation. Mustang’s Khimera line was originally developed for paddle sport and is

New options are making PFDs harder to argue against.

a good option. Because they are made for paddling, the Khimera PFDs are low profile, with big arm holes and general ease of movement. They combine 7.5 pounds of foam flotation with another 13 pounds when inflated and are very wearable. Mustang has also revamped its float coat with the new Catalyst Flotation Jacket. At $369.99, it is an investment, but a worthy one. Not only does it provide 15.7 pounds of flotation, it is also warm and waterproof, with features like hand warmers and an integrated hood. www.kentsafetyproducts.com www.mustangsurvival.com

Jumpers on the flats See more of the action with good glasses By Brian Hagenbuch

rap-around gas station glasses seem to be the industry standard for summer fishing in Alaska, but those looking for a little more complete protection for their eyes might consider a larger investment. In a recent, extensive online debate among Bristol Bay skippers, the three brands that came up most were Maui Jim, Native and Costa del Mar. Silver Bay Seafoods chose Maui Jim for a spring gift for its fleet, and for good reason: Many claim Maui Jim makes the best lenses in the business. Among several lens materials, the best bet for the Alaska summer salmon is likely the SuperThin glass, which is 32 percent thinner than standard glasses and offers Maui Jim’s crispest optics and best scratch resistance

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— the latter key for the constant grime and brine clearing that is inevitable while fishing. Four different base tints are available, with the Maui Rose and HCL Bronze probably the best options for cutting glare off the water while maintaining contrast. A prescription option is available for most styles. Developed by and for sport fishermen in the early 1980s, Costa del Mar provides another high-end option with an entire line dedicated to fishing. Costa claims its proprietary 580 lens cuts haze and blur of light over the water while knocking down yellows at the 580-nm light spectrum, thus increasing reds, blues and greens, and making for a sharper image.The 580G lenses are the glass version

Maui Jim, Costa and Native are all good options for eye protection.

— almost necessary for multi-season use — and are not too heavy. Most styles can take prescriptions. Costa is bit cheaper, but for both Maui Jim and Costa, expect to pay north of $200 for anything with glass lenses, and of course more for prescriptions. For the deckhand or the highly-leveraged skipper, Native Eyewear provides a quality option for under $100. Most Native styles come in a wide, regular or narrow fit, with six lens colors; gray is always good for maximum protection. mauijim.com costadelmar.com nativeyewear.com www.nationalfisherman.com

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PRODUCTS AT A GLANCE

With incentives pushing more boats to bleed, MARITIME FABRICATIONS hopes THE BLEEDING EDGE will streamline the process. This handheld tool has a cross-pattern serrated blade design for cruising through a deckload of arteries. An injection-molded, ergonomic handle aims to relieve fatigue and make it easier to hit your targets. The handle will also take a lanyard, or you can buy it with a PVC holster for rail mounting. Blades are replaceable and silicone gaskets keep water out.

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Named after the late, great Geof Bowser (RIP, Geof, we will miss seeing your smiling face and impeccable Coffee Point sets), the BOWSER PIVOT from MARITIME FABRICATIONS is a safer, more efficient levelwind pivot. The pivot can rotate up to 270 degrees, directly from picking position to a flat hang alongside the drum, and can be handled by a single crew member. It eliminates the motion of the pivot swinging forward where it is a potential hazard to crew.

If you or your youngest deckhand are going to be on hands and knees bleeding fish all day, it is advisable to get some good kneepads. There are some fleece pants that come with kneepads, but those can get hot. ARC’TERYX’s LEAF COMBAT KNEE CAPS are light and articulate nicely for all-day wear while providing enough protection from the diamond plate. The elastic bands have T-locks (more reliable than Velcro) and the profile is low enough to wear under bibs.

About the size of a cigar, the RESCUEME MOB1 from OCEANSIGNAL is the world’s smallest AIS locating beacon for crew overboard. It is compatible with most inflatable life jackets and will start sending an AIS signal within 15 seconds of the inflation of the PFD. The beacon also has a bright strobe that is activated when the AIS is activated and will stay on for more than 24 hours. The battery has a seven-year life span, and the device comes with a five-year warranty.

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As the red, wood-handled fish picks have some fishermen feeling like they’ve become less reliable over the years, the KILLER INSTINCT FISH PICK could be a better option. The handle size is about right, and the stainless blades can be replaced, which extends the life of the pick. The plastic does not wear out, and they float high in foamy holds, the bright green making them easy to spot. The pick hook itself can be easily modified with a grinder.

XTRATUF missed a bit with its first two versions of ankle boots. The Ankle Deck Boot did not hold up to deck work, and the Wheelhouse was a little clunky. To ensure success this time, they went back to the well with the LEGACY ANKLE DECK BOOT. It has the same fit and commercial-grade construction as the time-tested Legacy 15-inch boots, but is lopped off at six inches. Twin elastic gore patches at the ankle and sturdy pull tabs make for easy on and off.

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PORT LISTINGS

2021 Port Listings A-Z

U.S. West Coast & Alaska Our 2021 Pilothouse Guide Port Listings provide up-to-date information and contacts for port services, including harbor offices, fuel suppliers, berths, medical facilities, haulouts and repairs, and local amenities.

ADAK Port office: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-592-8330 Port fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-592-4171 Email . . . .Harbormaster@adakisland .com VHF channel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fish and game: . . . . . . . . . 907-592-2407 U .S . Post Office: . . . . . . . 907-592-8113 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Adak Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .592-8330 Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .592-4171 VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 AT THE DOCK General Manager: Cal Kashevarof ckashevarof@adakisland .com Facility Security Officer: Ken Smith AMENITIES Indoor/outdoor storage Freshwater/grocery store Hotel services Cafe, bar and grill REPAIR FACILITIES Closest haulout is Dutch Harbor; welder, diver and machinist on island MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Adak Medical Clinic/M .D . on duty EMTs and volunteer service ambulance Medical transport by plane to Anchorage LifeFlight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-478-9111 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www.DiscoveryHealthMD.com

AKUTAN Port office phone/fax: . . . . 907-698-2265 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Akutan@gci .net VHF channel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 52 National Fisherman \ July 2021

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Matthew Bereskin Mbereskin@gmail .com Pelkey’s Dive Service: VHF 6

REPAIR FACILITIES Full repair facilities (0’ to 500’)

MOORAGE: Available

ANCHORAGE

AMENITIES (AREA CODE 907) General store/hotel/laundry/museum Library: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .698-2230 U .S . Post Office: . . . . . . . . . . . .698-2200 City of Akutan: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .698-2228 Village public safety officer . . . .698-2315 Roadhouse Bar MEDICAL (AREA CODE 907) Clinic: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698-2208

ANACORTES Port office: . . . . . . . . . . . 360-293-0694 Port fax : . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-299-0998 Email . . . Marina@portofanacortes .com Web . . . . . . www .portofanacortes .com VHF channel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66A Fish and game: . . . . . . . 360-902-2200 Pollution hotline: . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 360) Cap Sante Boat Haven: . . . . . 293-0694 Reisner Distributor: . . . . . . . . 293-2197 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Brad Johnson MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/restaurants/restrooms County public transportation Freshwater/loading pier/showers Pump-out facilities (free); pay phones Laundry/net-mending dock Groceries/marine store

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Hospital

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Port office: . . . . . . . . . . . 907-343-6200 Port fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-277-5636 Email . . . . . . . . . . .bickforddj@muni .org Web . . . . . . . . . . . www .portofanc .com VHF channel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Coast Guard: . . . . . . . . . 907-428-4100 Fish and game: . . . . . . . 907-267-2100 Pollution hotline: . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Inlet Petroleum: . . . . . . . . . . . 274-3835 Shoreside Petroleum: . . . . . . 344-4571 AT THE DOCK Port director: Steve Ribuffo Port Operations: Shannon Martindale AMENITIES Freshwater at berths Taxis Showers and laundry Sewage pump-out Full repair facilities available in area MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Providence Hospital . . . . 907-562-2211 Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . 800-478-5555 Anchorage Fire Department . . . . . . .911 *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www.DiscoveryHealthMD.com

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City office . . . . . . . . . . . 907-788-3653 City office fax . . . . . . . . . 907-788-3821 VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 and 16 Pollution hotline: . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Angoon Oil and Gas . . . . . . . . 788-3436 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Gregory Bennum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-788-3653 AMENITIES Electricity MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Local clinic . . . . . . . . . . . 907-788-4600 Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . 907-788-3237

ASTORIA Mooring Basin Office: . . . 503-325-8279 Port office: . . . . . . . . . . . 503-741-3300 Fax: Attn . Harbormaster . 503-741-3345 Email . . . . . . Marina@portofastoria .com Web . . . . . . . . www .portofastoria .com VHF channels: . . . . . . . . . . . .16 and 74 Fish and wildlife: . . . . . . . 503-338-0106 Pollution hotline: . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 503) Port of Astoria: . . . . . . . . . . . . 325-8279 Wilcox & Flegel: . . . . . . . . . . 325-3122

BANDON Port office: . . . . . . . . . . . 541-347-3206 Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-347-4645 Email Portmanager@portofbandon .com Web . . . . . . . . www .portofbandon .com Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 541) Prowler Charters: . . . . . . . . . . .347-1901 AT THE DOCK Port of Bandon staff

AMENITIES Electricity, freshwater, laundry Net-mending dock, pay phones Restaurant, restrooms Sewage pumpout, showers REPAIR FACILITIES Full-service repair facilities, machine shops, welding, electronic repairs, dive service and marine supplies MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Search and rescue Sheriff stationed at harbor To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES St . Joseph, Main Campus: equipped for general surgery, . . . . . . . . 360-734-5400 Dental *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www .DiscoveryHealthMD .com

BERKELEY

AMENITIES Charter services, electricity, freshwater, pump-out stations and restrooms

Marina: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510-981-6740 Email . . . . . . Marina@cityofberkeley .info Web . . . www .ci .berkeley .ca .us/marina/ VHF channel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fish and game: . . . . . . . . 707-944-5500 Pollution hotline: . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Southern Coos Hospital, 541-347-2426 USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May-September

AT THE DOCK Waterfront manager: Stephen Bogner Phone: 510-981-6744 Fax: 510-981-6745

BELLINGHAM

MOORAGE: Available

Port office: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-676-2542 Port fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-671-6149 Email . Squalicum@portofbellingham .com Web . . . . . . www .portofbellingham .com VHF channels: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 360) Harbor Marine Fuel: . . . . . . . .734-1710

AT THE DOCK Port of Astoria staff MOORAGE: Available

Four boatyards can repair aluminum, glass, Full-service repair and outfitting facilities

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Kyle Randolph AMENITIES Two-mile walking path around harbor Two fuel docks 40,000 square feet of dry storage Electricity at all berths Five restaurants Freshwater at all berths Four shower and three laundry facilities Two, 2-ton stiff-leg cranes REPAIR FACILITIES Net suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Net-working areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Piers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200-feet

AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater Pay phones Fuel docks/pump-out stations Restrooms/showers REPAIR FACILITIES Berkeley Marine Center MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Local fire dept .; Alta Bates Hospital

BETHEL Port office: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-543-2310 (open Mon .-Fri . 8 a .m . to 5 p .m .) Port fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-543-2311 Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www .cityofbethel .org VHF channels: . . . . . 10 & 16 (May 1-Nov . 1) Fish and game: . . . . . . . . . . .907-543-2433 Pollution hotline: . . . . . . . . . .800-424-8802 AT THE DOCK Acting Port Director: Peter A . Williams pwilliams@cityofbethel .net Admin . Assistant: Ed Flores eflores@cityofbethel .net July 2021 \ National Fisherman 53

PORT LISTINGS

ANGOON

Medics/ambulance

PORT LISTINGS

AMENITIES Fuel available at petroleum dock Water delivered by truck General, grocery stores with delis Restaurants — free delivery Book exchange at city dock office Forklifts, cranes and dock equipment— Vall dock office for list of handlers holding current terminal use permits Taxicab services REPAIR FACILITIES Outboard motor repair Steel and aluminum welding available MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Bethel Family Clinic . . . . . 907-543-3773 Bethel Health Center Coast Guard facilities in Kodiak Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-543-6000 Bethel Search and Rescue

BLAINE Harbor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-647-6176 Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-332-1043 blaineharbor@portofbellingham .com www .portofbellingham .com VHF channels: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 & 68 Fish and game: . . . . . . . . 206-976-3200 USCG: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-734-1692 Pollution hotline: . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 360) McEvoy Oil (truck delivery): . . .734-5650 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Andy Peterson AMENITIES Web locker, Fenced dry storage Loading pier Net repair area with reel Forklift Launch facility Wifi Showers/laundry REPAIR FACILITIES Walsh Marine . . . . . . . . . . 360-332-5051

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BODEGA BAY (SPUD POINT MARINA & MASON’S MARINA)

Spud Point Marina office: 707-875-3535 Spud Pt . Marina fax: . . . . 707-875-3436 Email . . spudpoint@sonoma-county .org Web . . . . . . . . . . . spudpointmarina .org Spud Point VHF channel: . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Mason’s Marina: . . . . . . . . 707-875-3811 Mason’s Marina VHF channel: . . . . . . . 16 USCG Station: . . . . . . . . . . 707-875-3596 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 707) Spud Point Fuel Dock . . . . . . . .875-3428 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Noah Wagner MOORAGE (SPUD POINT) Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 Check for transient availability AMENITIES (SPUD POINT) Flake ice facility Electricity . . . . . . . . . . . 30-amp, 50 amp Fuel and ice . . . . . . . . . 8 a .m .-3:30 p .m . Dry storage space . . . . . . . . $90/month . Commercial service dock/pay phones Restrooms/showers/security gates Cranes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-ton, 3-ton AMENITIES (MASON'S MARINA) Gasoline/convenience 8 a .m .-5 p .m ., 7 days Restrooms/showers Freshwater/electricity Locked gates and on-site security REPAIR FACILITIES Some mechanical

BROOKINGS Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-469-2218 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-469-0672 Email . . info@port-brookings-harbor .org Web . .www .port-brookings-harbor .com VHF channel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Pollution hotline: . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 541) Port of Brookings . . . 469-2218 or VHF 12 (call for large truck quantities)

AT THE DOCK Operations Supervisor: Travis Webster Executive Director: Ted Fitzgerald AMENITIES Bulk ice Electricity/freshwater/laundry Net-mending dock/pumpout/ Dump stations Freshwater and electricity at most slips Six-lane launch ramp/retail center REPAIR FACILITIES Self-help yard, various marine businesses MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Chetco River Life Boat Station Curry County Sheriff Doctors and chiropractors available Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 miles Search & Rescue Southern Curry Mercy Flights U .S . Coast Guard

CHARLESTON

(OREGON INTERNATIONAL PORT OF COOS BAY)

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(541) 888-2548 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(541) 888-6111 Email . . . . . . .Info@charlestonmarina .com Web . . . . . . www .charlestonmarina .com Web . . . . . . . . www .portofcoosbay .com VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 KVY560 Oregon Department of Fisheries & Wildlife: www .dfw .state .or .us Pollution hotline . . . . . . (US) 800-424-8802 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (OR) 800-452-0311 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: John Buckley FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 541) Russell’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-4711 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: John Buckley AMENITIES Six-lane launch ramp Fuel dock, propane, pump-outs, security Tackle, bait and marine supplies Restrooms/showers/laundromat Dry land storage www.nationalfisherman.com

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911 Search and rescue . . . . . . (541) 756-4141 Bay Area Hospital . . . . . . .541) 269-8111 Bay Cities ambulance . . . (541) 269-4355 24-hour poison hotline . 1(800) 222-1222

CHIGNIK City office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-749-2280 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-749-2300 VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fish and game (summer) . 907-845-2243 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 Harbormaster’s office . . . . 907-749-4002 Harbormaster: James Brewer Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . www .cityofchignik

Fish and game (seasonal) . . .907-532-2419 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . . . .800-424-8802 AT THE DOCK (AREA CODE 907) Harbormaster: Alan Ellis MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Freshwater . . . . . . . . . $15/1,000 gallons ($30 minimum, $35/use+ hookup fee) Forklift rental Pay phone at end of causeway Restrooms/showers at Bearfoot Inn REPAIR FACILITIES King Cove Travel lift available by reservation MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Clinic with nurse practitioner EMTs and volunteer service ambulance Medical transport by plane to Anchorage LifeFlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-478-9111

AT THE DOCK Contact processors via VHF Ch . 6 or 73

CORDOVA

AMENITIES Year-round grocery Non-denominational church Community hall Electricity/freshwater Phones 5 minutes from dock Showers at bunkhouse Coffee shop

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-424-6400 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-424-6446 Email . . . . . . .Harbor@cityofcordova .net Web . . . www .cityofcordova .net/harbor VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 & 68 USCG Sycamore . . . . . . . . 907-424-3434 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES King Salmon Trooper Station . . . . . . . . . . 907-246-3464 Hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . Kodiak, Dillingham USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kodiak Chignik Bay Sub-Regional Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-749-2282 or VHF 6 Physician’s assistant . at clinic (summer), x-ray machine, advanced cardiac life support system, pharmacy and laboratory (summer), ambulance

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Shoreside Petroleum . . . . . . . . .424-3264 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Tony Schinella AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater on floats Laundry in town Showers in town and harbor office

COLD BAY

SERVICES Outboard & engine repair Welding and machine shops Marine hardware and electronic

City Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-532-2401 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-532-2671 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . .coldbayak@arctic .net VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 & 16

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Coast Guard medical center AirVac to Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-424-8000 Cordova Medical Clinic . . 907-424-3622

To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

Ilanka Community Health 907-424-3622 Gilbert Urata dentist . . . . . 907-424-7318 LifeFlight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-478-9111 *Kinematics Marine Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360-659-5415 *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110

CRAIG Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-826-3404 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-826-3403 Email . . . . . . . . . . . harbors@craigak .com VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Petro Marine Services . . . . . . . .826-3296 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster, Hans Hjort Email . . . . . . harbormaster@craigak .com AMENITIES Electricity (120v) . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 amps (208v, single-phase) . . . . . . . . . 50 amps Freshwater on floats Garbage disposal, used-oil disposal Public restrooms and showers at harbor office at North/South Cove Harbor Two public launch ramps, parking SERVICES Outboard sales and service Marine hardware stores/grocery stores Clothing stores/laundromat Welding/fabrication Ice house with ice for public, private, recreational, commercial MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Craig Police Department: . . . . .826-3330 Alaska State Troopers . . . . 907-826-2918 Craig Harbor Department . . . 826-3404, Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VHF 16 Craig Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .826-3257 Alicia Roberts Medical Center: 755-4800 Southeast Dental Center: . . . . .826-2273 TRANSPORTATION: Inter-Island Ferry Authority: 866-308-4848 Island Air Express: . . . . . . 888-387-8989 Daily ferry and flights to Ketchikan *Petro Marine Services. .800-478-7586 July 2021 \ National Fisherman 55

PORT LISTINGS

REPAIR FACILITIES Giddings Boatworks Skallerud Marine Services Tarheel Steel Fabrication Encore Enterprises (engines)

PORT LISTINGS

CRESCENT CITY Harbor District . . . . . . . . . 707-464-6174 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707-465-3535 VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 & 16 USCG Dorado . . . . . . . . . . 707-464-2172 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 707) C . Renner Dist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465-4200 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Charles Helms MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Cable repair (dock area)/net-mending Ice/marine supply stores Electricity/freshwater/laundry Pay phones/restrooms/showers REPAIR FACILITIES Fashion Blacksmith, full-service yard

DEPOE BAY Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .541-765-2361 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .541-765-2129 info@cityofdepoebay .org VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 541) Depoe Bay Fuel Station AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Roy Hildebrand . . . . . . . . 541-992-5010

City office . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-842-5211 Harbor fax . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-842-4573 VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 907-842-3958 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Delta Western Fuel . . . . . . . . . 842-5441 Bristol Alliance Fuels . . . . . . . . 842-1234 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster . . . . . . . . . 907-842-1069 harbor@dillinghamak .us AMENITIES Freshwater, laundromats, phones, Public bathhouse, shower, campground Limited crane service for vessels with current harbor registration . Ice sales (contact harbormaster office for price) REPAIR FACILITIES Repairs available for aluminum, glass, wood, props, hydraulics and engines MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Volunteer fire department 907-842-5354 EMS ambulance . . . . . . . 907-842-5354 Kanakanak Hospital . . . . 907-842-5201 *Delta Western llc, dba Delta Western Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . .907-233-2229

DUTCH HARBOR Port office phone . . . . . . 907-581-1254 Email . . cchamberlain@ci .unalaska .ak .us Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-581-2519 www .unalaska-ak .us VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

AMENITIES Electricity Freshwater Restrooms Pump-out dock Fish-cleaning station

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Delta Western Fuel . . . . . . . . . 581-1295 North Pacific Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 581-1350 Offshore Systems Inc . . . . . . . 581-1827

DILLINGHAM

AT THE DOCK Deputy Port Director: Scott Brown

Harbor emergency . . . . . . 907-842-1069 Police/fire emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . 911

AMENITIES Electricity . . . . Spit & Light cargo docks

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Potable water city dock, fuel docks and processors . REPAIR FACILITIES Divers available for underwater surveys and repairs . Most deck, hull, engine, radar, gyro, hydraulic, electrical, refrigeration and marine electronic repairs MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-581-3466 Health clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . local Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kodiak USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kodiak Local police/fire/ambulance *Alaska Ship Supply . . . 907- 581-1284 *Delta Western llc, dba Delta Western Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . .907-233-2229 *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110 *NET Systems Inc . . . . . .206-842-5623 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www .DiscoveryHealthMD .com

EGEGIK

(COFFEE POINT)

City office . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-233-2400 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-233-2231 cityofegegik@starband .net VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES No amenities for 2020 . No Electricity, trash, freshwater, dumpster, or police department MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Clinic: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-233-222

ELFIN COVE VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fish and game . . . . . . . . . . 907-465-4250 Pollution hot line . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 AMENITIES Elfin General Store Hydraulic press; hydraulic hoses & fittings . Commercial fishing gear and clothing . Grocery store www.nationalfisherman.com

REPAIR FACILITIES Pelican: mechanical repairs; Shipwright: Juneau, Hoonah, Wrangell Sitka or contact David and Susan Abel at 907-957-0837 Welding by Happy Thoughts and by Mike Nelson Fabrication and Repair MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES No medical service available; Hospitals: Juneau or Sitka USCG: Juneau or Sitka

EUREKA

(HUMBOLDT BAY)

Harbor District . . . . . . . . 707-443-0801 District Fax . . . . . . . . . . . 707-443-0800 showser@humboldtbay .org www .humboldtbay .org VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 & 16 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 707) Englund Marine Supply . . . . . . 444-9266 AT THE DOCK Dockmaster: Cory Moores MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Bar/cafe Electricity/bilge pumpout Feshwater/laundry/showers Work-yard/hoists Pay phones/restrooms Sewage pumpouts HAULOUTS & REPAIR FACILITIES 1-ton and 2-ton hoists Travel lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 tons MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES (AREA CODE 707) Mad River Comm . Hospital . . . 822-3621 St . Joseph’s Hospital . . . . . . . . 445-8121 USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839-6100 To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

EVERETT Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 425-259-6001 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425-259-0860 Marina@portofeverett .com www .portofeverett .com VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Fish and wildlife . . . . . . . 425-775-1311 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 425) Port fuel dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388-0689 AT THE DOCK Harbor Attendant: Donna Hospodar MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Full-service marina Boat repair & supplies Electricity Freshwater Restaurants Light provisions Hotel Showers / Laundry Several pump-a-heads Two dump stations Wifi

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Clinic Volunteer service Ambulance Medical transport by plane to Anchorage via Cold Bay REPAIR FACILITIES King Cove

FLORENCE (SIUSLAW)

Port of Siuslaw 100 Harbor St . Florence, OR 97439 www .portofsiuslaw .com port@portofsiuslaw .com Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-997-3426 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-997-9407 Pollution hot line . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 RV campground office . . . . 541-997-3040 FUEL DOCK Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a .m .-3 p .m . daily $10 after-hours surcharge Call 541-999-0736 to request fueling AT THE DOCK Port Manager: David Huntington MOORAGE: Available

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES (AREA CODE 425) Everett General Hospital . . . . 261-2000 Providence Everett Medical Center Colby Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-2000 Pacific Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-2000

FALSE PASS Port/City Office . . . . . . . . 907-548-2319 Port/City Fax . . . . . . . . . . 907-548-2214 cityoffalsepass@ak .net http://home .gci .net/~cityoffalsepass/ VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 AMENITIES Accommodations 88 vessels 30-120 feet Crab pot storage: Isanotski Corp Freshwater Fuel: False Pass Fuel at City Dock Water: on floats Electricity: $25 hookup and $8/day-

AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater Laundry Restrooms/showers Fuel dock 30- to 50-amp three-phase power on transient dock, Two dump stations REPAIR FACILITIES Winchester Bay MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Peace Harbor Hospital . . 541-997-8412 Western Lane Ambulance Siuslaw Coast Guard station

FORT BRAGG

(NOYO HARBOR DISTRICT)

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 707-964-4719 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707-964-4710 Noyohd@yahoo .com July 2021 \ National Fisherman 57

PORT LISTINGS

Coho’s Restaurant Fuel service gasoline and diesel Freshwater at floats Showers/laundry June through midSeptember

PORT LISTINGS

VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66-A USCG Noyo River . . . . . . 707-964-6612 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 707-964-9078 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 AT THE DOCK Port Manager: Bill Sanborn

Gigharborguide@cityofgigharbor .net www .gigharborguide .com Fish and game . . . . . . . .206-976-3200 Pollution hotline . . . . . . .800-424-8802 Visitor Information . . . . .253-853-3554 or www .gigharborguide .com MOORAGE: Available

MOORAGE: Available REPAIR FACILITIES Private yard and several shops repair aluminum, glass, wood Engine and electronics repairs Medical/Rescue Facilities Peace Island Med Center 360-378-2141 USCG Bellingham and Port Angeles

GARIBALDI Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 503-322-3292 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503-322-0029 info@portofgaribaldi .org www .portofgaribaldi .org VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 503-842-2741 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 503) Garibaldi Marina . . . . . . . . . . . 322-3312 Tillamook Bay Boathouse . . . . 322-3600 AT THE DOCK Port Manager: Michael Saindon MOORAGE: Available REPAIR FACILITIES Big Tuna Marine . . . . . . .503-349-4892 AMENITIES Freshwater/electricity on guest dock Restrooms/showers Restaurants Dump station MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG: Tillamook Bay Volunteer fire/medical

GIG HARBOR Port office . . . . . . . . . . . .253-851-8136 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253-851-8563 58 National Fisherman \ July 2021

AMENITIES 13 net sheds Marine hardware store Restrooms Tavern/restaurants/shops Grocery stores Seasonal trolley June 2-Sept . 7 Visitor center at historic Skansie House Welcome plaza

GOLD BEACH Port office . . . . . . . . . . . .541-247-6269 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .541-247-6268 Portoffice@portofgoldbeach .com VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Pollution hotline . . . . . . .800-424-8802 AT THE DOCK Port Manager: Andy Wright

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Shawn Bell Assistant: 907-314-0640 MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity Freshwater Pay phone Showers and laundry Ice delivery by the ton REPAIR FACILITIES Two boatbuilders offer repairs MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Doctors and dentist at health center USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juneau *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110 *LifeMed Alaska . . . . . 800-478-5433

HOMER Port office . . . . . . . . . . . .907-235-3160 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-235-3152 Port@ci .homer .ak .us http://port .ci .homer .ak .us VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 & 10

MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity on commercial dock Freshwater/restrooms (no showers) Restaurants/shops on port property MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Curry General Hospital . .541-247-6621 USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . June-September .

HAINES Port office . . . . . . . . . . . .907-766-2448 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . .907-314-0173 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-766-3010 VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fish and game . . . . . . . .907-766-2830 Pollution hotline . . . . . . .800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Haines Propane . . . . . . . . . . 766-3191 Delta Western Fuel . . . . . . . . 766-3190

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Homer Fuel Dock . . . . . . . . . 235-8548 Petro Marine Services . . . . . . 235-8818 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Bryan Hawkins Ice plant . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-235-3162 Port maintenance . . . . . .907-235-3164 AMENITIES Five-lane boat ramp . . $13 per launch, Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130 24-hour security in harbor Transient float . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000 feet Electricity Freshwater Laundry and shower facilities Supplies and groceries available REPAIR FACILITIES Numerous local businesses meet marine repair needs (see Homer Marine Trades for a current list at www .homermarinetrades .com) www.nationalfisherman.com

*Kinematics Marine Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360-659-5415 *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110 *Petro Marine Services. .800-478-7586

HOONAH Port office . . . . . . . . . . . .907-945-3670 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-945-3674 Hoonahharbor@gmail .com VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 9, 14 Fish and game (Douglas) 907-465-4250 Fish and wildlife protection 907-945-3620 Pollution hotline . . . . . . .800-424-8802 US Customs (call-in) . . . .907-586-7211 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Hoonah Trading Fuel . . . . . . 945-3211 VHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Hill Fuel LLC . . . 945-3125 or 723-6035 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Andy Gray

Fiberglass repair General marine services/supply stores Shipwright in town: two portable welders

gglenn@portofilwaco .org

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Hoonah Medical Center 907-945-2735 Nurse, health aide, community healthand behavioral health-practitioners Dental hygienist and dental assistant Minimal x-ray capabilities Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juneau Police, Fire and ambulance Department of Public Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-945-3655

AMENITIES Bus service Dockside motels Electricity Freshwater Restrooms/public showers Fuel dock Garbage service Shops/galleries / Restaurants Back-in launch

HYDABURG

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG Ocean Beach Hospital

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . .907-285-3761 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-285-3670 Pollution hotline . . . . . . .800-424-8802

JUNEAU

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Wesley Minch AMENITIES Electricity and cable TV access Waste oil/garbage holding disposal cans Crew licenses at general store Water at dock/mooring floats Grocery store, deli, gifts Net-mending on dock-mooring floats Divers Post office

MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity available in stalls 30 amps . . . . . . . $7 .50 daily minimum 50 amps . . . . . . . . .$20 daily minimum Pressure washer Showers (metered), laundry, Dry storage available Freshwater Waste oil drum . . . . . . . . . . . spring/fall Dumpsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spring/fall Crew, sport fishing, and hunting licenses avail at Tideland Tackle Post office Restrooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . spring/fall Vehicle accessdrive-down loading zone Wifi in near future REPAIR FACILITIES Aluminum shop Divers available To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Health clinic . . . . . . . . . . 907-285-3462 public safety officer . . . . 907-285-3322 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-401-1249 Ambulance, EMS squad . . . . . .24 hours

ILWACO Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www .portofilwaco .org Fish and game . . . . . . . . Pollution hotline . . . . . . .

360-642-3143 360-642-3148 360-976-3200 800-424-8802

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 360) Ilwaco Fuel Dock . . . . . . . . . . 642-2435 Wilcox Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642-3231 AT THE DOCK Port Manager: Guy Glenn Jr .

MOORAGE: Available

Harbor Office . . . . . . . . . 907-586-5255 Harbor Fax . . . . . . . . . . . 907-586-2507 David .Borg@juneau .org www .juneau .org/harbors VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 & 16 USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-478-5555 Fish and game (Douglas) 907-465-4250 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Tesoro Fuel Dock . . . . . . . . . . 586-2402 Delta Western Fuel . . . . . . . . . 586-2800 Donohue’s Marina . . . . . . . . . . 789-7851 Petro Marine Services . . . . . . . 586-4400 Taku Oil Fuel Dock . . . . . . . . . 586-1276 Seadrome Marina . . . . . . . . . . 463-8811 Fisherman’s Bend . . . . . . . . . . 789-7312 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Matthew Creswell . . . . . . 907-586-5255 Juneau marine operator . . . . . . . . . . . (ALASCOM) VHF 25 or 26 Port Director: Carl Uchytil 907-586-0292 Carl .Uchytil@juneau .org MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity and freshwater year-round floats Ice Showers and laundry July 2021 \ National Fisherman 59

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EMERGENCY/MEDICAL FACILITIES 110-foot USCG vessel . .907-235-5336 USCG Auxiliary, Rescue 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-235-7277 USCG buoy tender . . . . .907-235-5234 Pollution incidents: . . . .907-235-3292 Dentists, doctors in town South Peninsula Hospital 907-235-8101

PORT LISTINGS

REPAIR FACILITIES Minor repair available

Coast Guard station . . . . . . . . . . Kodiak Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soldotna

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG Aircraft at Sitka Bartlett Memorial Hospital 907-586-2611 Dentist Private emergency care facility

Cook Inlet . . . . . . . . . . . 907- 283-7222

*Delta Western llc, dba Delta Western Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . .907-233-2229 *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110 *Petro Marine Services . .800-478-7586 *LifeMed Alaska . . . . . 800-478-5433

KAKE Portage Harbor . . . . . . . . 907-785-3804 Harbor Fax . . . . . . . . . . . 907-785-4815 VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16/CB 15 Police Department . . . . . 907-785-3393 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Kake Tribal Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . 785-3601 Processor (toll-free) Kake Foods Inc . . . . . . . . . 800-524-2487 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Les Peterson MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Hotels Rooms and showers Grocery stores / Laundry REPAIR FACILITIES Gunnuck Creek Mechanics MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Ambulance and clinic (Kake EMS)

KENAI City of Kenai . . . . . . . . . . 907-283-7535 Harbormaster . . . . . . . . 907-283-8240 www .ci .kenai .ak .us Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . 907-690-2098 60 National Fisherman \ July 2021

*Petro Marine Services . .800-478-7586 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www .DiscoveryHealthMD .com

KETCHIKAN

KING COVE

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-228-5632 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-247-3610 Stevec1@city .ketchikan .ak .us www .city .ketchikan .ak .us/ds/ph .html VHF channels . . . . . 16 or 73 (preferred) CG Marine Safety . . . . . . 907-225-4496 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-497-2237 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-497-2649 harbor@kingcoveak .org VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Anderes Oil Co . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-2163 Petro Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225-1985 *Petro Marine Services . . . . . . 225-2106 AT THE DOCK Steve Corporon, director of port/harbors Dan Berg, senior assistant harbormaster Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a .m .-5 p .m .; Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 a .m .-10 p .m . MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES 120-foot drive-down float at Bar Harbor South 70- by 90-foot fishing gear repair float at Bar Harbor North Electricity . . . Casey Moran Harbor (City Float) Freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . all harbors Showers/laundry REPAIR FACILITIES Two repair yards for aluminum, glass, wooden boats Mobile welding service Electronic, refrigeration, engine, hydraulic repair services available MEDICAL/RESCUE (AREA CODE 907) USCG Search and rescue and emergency Two 110-foot Island Class patrol boats Two 25-foot response boats 47-foot motor life boat Ketchikan Medical Center 225-5171 Medevac flights to Seattle Search and rescue aircraft from Sitka Ambulance Service Fireboat Harry Newell

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Charles Mack MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Churches Taxis Motel, restaurants and bars AA meetings Community library & recreation Electricity, water General store/marine supplies Processor store and cafeteria Vehicle rentals Container handling . . . . .80,000 pounds Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . .Three new acres REPAIR FACILITIES Fiberglass/carpentry/welding MEDICAL/RESCUE (AREA CODE 907) Fire dept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497-2555 King Cove Med . Clinic . . . . . . . 497-2311 Police (non-emergency) . . . . . . 497-2210 EMT rescue squad/health clinic Emergency Medevacs available Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage Volunteer fire department &rescue boat

KODIAK Harbormaster’s office (8 a .m .-5 p .m . Monday-Friday) . . . . . . . . . 907-486-8080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-486-8081 (VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 & 16 Wireless Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #6926 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-486-8090 harboremail@city .kodiak .ak .us http://www .city .kodiak .ak .us/ph Kodiak Police Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-486-8000 www.nationalfisherman.com

907-486-8040 907-486-5918 907-486-1830 907-486-3298 800-424-8802

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Petro Star d .b .a . Kodiak Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486-3245, VHF 16 & 74 Petro Marine . . . . . . . 486-3421, VHF 10 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: August 2020 city .kodiak .ak .us Deputy harbormaster: Monte Anderson email: manderson@city .kodiak .ak .us MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Pier II Fisherman Terminal 925-foot blacktop stage area, Complete web-mending areas Sewage disposal Electricity/potable water on floats Wireless internet Kodiak Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center Marine Supplies Radar repair Safety services Coffee shop/restaurants/fast food Rental car Motels/bed and breakfast Laundry/public restrooms Barber shop Public library, free internet access US Post Office, FedEx and UPS Local museums Movie theatre Cargo/freight shipping and receiving REPAIR FACILITIES Fuller’s Boatyard available for aluminum, glass, wood; lifting capacity 150-200 tons MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Kodiak City Ambulance /EMTs/Fire-rescue USCG station is main base for central and western Alaska Providence Kodiak Island Hospital: 25 beds, ICU and surgery . . . 907-486-3281 Medevac flights available Kodiak Island Medical . . . 907-486-6065 Kodiak Public Health Center To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-486-3199 Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-486-6188 Dental /eye clinic in town *Kinematics Marine Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360-659-5415 *Kodiak Shipyard . . . . . 907- 486-8080 *NET Systems Inc . . . . . .206-842-5623 *Petro Marine Services. .800-478-7586 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www.DiscoveryHealthMD.com

LA CONNER (PORT OF SKAGIT COUNTY)

Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-466-3118 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-466-3119 visitor@portofskagit .com portofskagit .com/la-conner-marina/ VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66A Fish and game . . . . . . . . 206-976-3200 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 360) La Conner Landing . . . . . . . . . 466-4478 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Darla Pyke MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater/showers/ laundry Gas/diesel/propane Transportation to/from town RV Park with 68 site REPAIR FACILITIES Full service boatyard MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Medical center . . . . . . . . 360-466-3136 Dentists Health clinic Nearest hospital . . . . . . . Mount Vernon USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bellingham

LA PUSH

(QUILEUTE MARINA)

VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 206-976-3200 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Jene Ewan MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater Pay phones Showers/restrooms/laundry room (R .V . Park and store) Sewage pumpout New boat ramp New fuel, waste-oil facility Dock carts Lonesome Creek Store Beach front cabins, hotel, campgrounds Ocean Park Resort River’s Edge Restaurant MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Coast Guard, Quillayute River Station

METLAKATLA Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-886-4646 Harbor Fax . . . . . . . . . . . 907-886-7997 VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 and 80 Fish and game (Ketchikan) . . . . . . . . . . 907-225-5195 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Annette Island Gas Services . . . 886-7851 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Anthony Gogert . . . . . . . 907-886-4646 MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity: . . . . . . . . . $5/day for visitors Freshwater Pay phone at grocery store Police station MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Annette Island Service Unit Metlakatla Volunteer Fire Dept .

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-374-5392 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-374-6311 July 2021 \ National Fisherman 61

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Kodiak Fire Department . USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fish and game Commercial fisheries . . . NOAA/NMFS . . . . . . . . . Pollution hotline . . . . . . .

PORT LISTINGS

MOSS LANDING Harbor Operations . . . . . . . 831-633-2461 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 831-633-4537 mcintyre@mosslandingharbor .dst .ca .us www .mosslandingharbor .dst .ca .us VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 & 16 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Tommy Razzeca MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Fuel dock/groceries Laundromat/showers/restrooms Yacht club Post office/ Six-lane launch ramps Liquor store/restaurants Six-pack fishing/nature tours/whale watching/kayak rentals Bilge/sewage pumpout/waste oil facility Fresh fish sales off boats REPAIR FACILITIES Electronics/hydraulics Stainless welder MEDICAL/RESCUE (AREA CODE 831) Salinas Valley Memorial . . . . . 757-4333 Community Hospital . . . . . . . . 624-5311 USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647-7303 Watsonville Community Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724-4741

NAKNEK/ KING SALMON Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-246-6168 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-246-3493 herk@bbbak .us www .bristolbayboroughak .us/administration/port/index .html VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 907-246-3341 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 62 National Fisherman \ July 2021

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Bristol Bay Contractors . . . . . . 246-3360 Crowley Marine Services . . . . 246-4421 Delta Western Fuel . . . . . . . . . 246-6174 Worldwide Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . 246-3835 AT THE DOCK Port Foreman: Jeremy Kern AMENITIES Cargo/freight shipping and receiving, including vessels and gear, is available to and from western Alaska, Anchorage, Seattle, Dutch Harbor and Japan Commercial ice machine Groceries, Hotels, restaurants & bars, hotels, Repairs Freshwater, restrooms, showers & laundry Public swimming pool & other recreation REPAIR FACILITIES Businesses located in town for repair MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Naknek Clinic, USCG Native health clinic in Naknek, Police, ambulance, fire department *Delta Western llc, dba Delta Western Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . .907-233-2229 *Kinematics Marine Equipment Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360-659-5415 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www .DiscoveryHealthMD .com

NEAH BAY (MAKAH MARINA)

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-645-3015 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-645-3016 Tribal center . . . . . . . . . . 360-645-2201 www .makah .com VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 and 66 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 206-976-3200 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 360) Makah Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645-2749 Big Salmon Resort . . . . . . . . . 645-2374 AT THE DOCK Port director: Bill Parkin MOORAGE: Available

AMENITIES Freshwater, electricity Pump-outs General store Restrooms/showers Cultural museum . . . . . . . . . . 645-2711 U .S . Post Office . . . . . . . . . . . 645-2325 Camping and hookups available Waterfront espresso and ice cream, local cafes, pizza shops, & gift and clothing shops MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 645-2236 Neah Bay Police . . . . . . . . . . . 645-2701 Public Health Clinic . . . . . . . . 645-2233 Helicopter and ambulance

NEWPORT Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-265-7758 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-265-4235 www .portofnewport .com VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Fish & Wildlife . . . . . . . . 541-867-4741 Pollution hot line . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 541) Carson Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336-2512 Port Dock 5 Fuel Dock . . . . . . 265-6923 Hockema Coast Oil . . . . . . . . 265-5111 PMK Distributing . . . . . . . . . . 335-3836 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Kent Gibson MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater Restrooms/showers Phone/Service dock HOIST DOCK SERVICES Dock hoists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Forklifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 REPAIR FACILITIES Riverbend Moorage Yaquina Boat Equipment Port of Toledo Boat Yard Kevin Hill Marine MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Pacific Communities Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-265-2244 www.nationalfisherman.com

NOME Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-443-6619 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-443-5473 port@nomealaska .org www .nomealaska .org VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 & 16 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 907-443-5167 Pollution hot line . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Bonanza Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443-2561 Crowley Marine Services . . . . 443-2219

Ice Laundry Showers Internet MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES 21-foot search and rescue vessel Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . Sitka or Juneau USCG vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juneau USCG aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sitka Pelican Health Clinic . . . . 907-735-2250

PETERSBURG

MOORAGE: Available

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-772-4688 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-772-4687 Harbor@ci .petersburg .ak .us petersburg .org/visitors/ports .html VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 and 16 USCG Anacapa . . . . . . . . . 907-772-4235 Fish and game . . . . . . . . . . 907-772-3801 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

AMENITIES Fuel (via truck)

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Petro Marine . . . . . . VHF 16 or 772-4251

REPAIR FACILITIES Welding/repair shops

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Glorianne Wollen gwollen@petersburgak .gov Harbor office open 24 hours

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Lucas Stotts LStotts@nomealaska .org

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Fire/ambulance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .911 Norton Sound Hospital . . 907-443-3311

PELICAN City of Pelican . . . . . . . . . 907-735-2202 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-735-2258 cityhall@pelicancity .org www .pelican .net VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 and 10 Fish and game (Douglas) 907-465-4250 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Pelican Fuel Dock . . . . . . . . . . . 735-2211 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Linda Ady MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Restaurant, bars, library To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity . . . . . . . . . . berths > 17 feet Freshwater . . . . . . . . . . . loading zones Laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .town Showers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . harbor REPAIR FACILITIES 180- x 16-foot float for working on gear Dockside welding and repair facilities for steel, aluminum, fiberglass and wood Machine shops and electronic repairs MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Petersburg Hospital . . . . 907-772-4291 Dental USCG vessels / USCG (Sitka) Petersburg Hospital MedEvac *Petro Marine Services . .800-478-7586

PORT ANGELES Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-457-4505 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-457-4921 pamarina@olypen .com Fish and game . . . . . . . . . . . 206-976-3200 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIER Port Angeles Marine . . . . . . . . . 457-4505 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Chuck Faires MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Diesel fuel/gasoline Laundry/showers / Freshwater 30-, 50- and 100-amp shore power Free wifi REPAIR FACILITIES Aluminum, glass, wood, engines, electronics MEDICAL/RESCUE (AREA CODE 360) Olympic Memorial Hospital . . 417-7000 USCG, Dental

PORT TOWNSEND Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-385-6211 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-385-3988 info@portofpt .com | www .portofpt .com VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . 66A, 09 & 16 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 206-976-3200 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 AT THE DOCK Business manager: T .J . Quandt Yard manager: Terry Khile MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Freshwater/electricity Sewage pumpout Fuel Showers/laundry July 2021 \ National Fisherman 63

PORT LISTINGS

USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-265-5381 Pacific West Ambulance . . . . 541-265-3175

PORT LISTINGS

REPAIR FACILITIES About 100 private businesses repair aluminum, glass, wood, steel,engines and electronics MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG Dental Jefferson General Hospital 360-385-2200 Emergency and general surgery, will stabilize and evacuate severe cases

VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,16 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) North Pacific Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 546-3145 Saint Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546-2404 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Jason Merculief jason@stpaulak .com MOORAGE: Available

*Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-Op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360-385-2355

SAINT GEORGE City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-859-2263 x5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-859-2261 City fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-859-2212 VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 12 & 16 Fish& game (Dutch Harbor)907-581-1239 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) St . George Delta Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 859-2456 or VHF 68 MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES General store, Pot storage, Electricity/, Hotel, Fuel, Electricity/water service (VHF Channel 9) Diving services: Bone’s Diving 859-2204 Water and fish waste outfall . . . .all docks REPAIR FACILITIES Hydraulics, diesel, diving, welding MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES St . George Island Clinic . 907- 859-2254 24-hour emergency medical technician Clinic Search and rescue . . . . . . . . . . . Kodiak Village Public Safety Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-859-2415

SAINT PAUL Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-546-3140 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-546-2451 64 National Fisherman \ July 2021

AMENITIES Electricity/water/fuel . . . . . South Dock REPAIR FACILITIES Contact harbormaster MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Department of Public Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-546-3130 St . Paul Clinic . . . . . . . . . 907-546-8300 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www.DiscoveryHealthMD.com

SAND POINT Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-383-2331 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-383-5611 VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 and 16 Fish and game (Summer) 907-383-2066 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Health clinic . . . . . . . . . . . 907-383-3151 Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchorage

SAN FRANCISCO Port offices . . . . . . . . . . . 415-274-0533 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415-274-0628 www .sfport .com VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 & 80 USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415-399-3451 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 650-688-6340 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 415) Clipper Yacht Co . (Sausalito) 332-3500 San Francisco Marine . . . . . . . 673-2928 AT THE DOCK Harbormasters . . . . . . . . . . . . 274-0513 Anita Yao . . . . . .Anita .Yao@sfport .com Brandon Chapman Chapman@sfport .com MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Fuel dock: water, ice available Oil recycling, Hotels, restaurants REPAIR FACILITIES Boatyards and numerous marine services

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Richard Kochuten Sr .

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Numerous hospitals and clinics USCG

MOORAGE: Available

SEATTLE

AMENITIES Ice and fuel at Trident Storage space . . . . 75 vessels to 40 feet Work space available 58 feet and under Two marine supply stores Four restaurants, 20-room hotel, bar Electricity, freshwater at floats Laundry/showers General store, specialty shops Wireless Internet at floats REPAIR FACILITIES Fiberglass repair; carpenter shop marine electronics repair (seasonal) small engine repair, two welding shops

Fishermen’s Terminal . . . 206-787-3395 Terminal Fax . . . . . . . . . . 206-787-3393 www .portseattle .org VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 206-976-3200 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 206) Ballard Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783-0241 Covich-Williams Co . Inc . . . . . 784-0171 Crowley Marine Services . . . . 443-8100 Rainier Petroleum Corp . . . . . 623-3480 Shilshole Texaco . . . . . . . . . . . 783-7555 Time Oil Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285-2400 www.nationalfisherman.com

MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Crab pot lifters Dockside hoist Electricity/water at all docks Forklifts Mobile power blocks Net repair areas Retail and restaurant tenants Short-term crab pot storage Short-term gear staging Showers/laundry/fishermen’s day room Now accepting commercial vessels in addition to active fishing vessels MEDICAL Swedish Medical/Ballard . . . 782-2700 *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110 *Port of Seattle . . . . . . .206-787-3223 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www .DiscoveryHealthMD .com

REPAIR FACILITIES Minor repairs; major in Homer MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Seldovia Health Clinic . . .907-234-7825 Maritime Emergency . . .800-478-5555 Volunteer Fire Department (Emergency) . . . . 911 or 907-234-7812 Hospital/ USCG . . . . . . . . . . . . Homer *Petro Marine Services . .800-478-7586

SEWARD Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-224-3138 Port fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-224-7187 harbormaster@cityofseward .net www .cityofseward .net/harbor VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 USCG Marine Safety . . . . . . 907-271-6700 USCG Mustang . . . . . . . . . . 907-224-5202 Fish and game . . . . . . . . . . . 907-224-3935 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Petro Marine Services . . . . . . . 224-3190 Shoreside Petroleum Inc . . . . . 224-8040

SELDOVIA

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Norm Regis . . 224-3138

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . .907-234-7886 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . .907-234-7430 Harbormaster@cityofseldovia .com info@cityofseldovia .com VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 & 10 Fish and game (Homer) .907-235-8191 Pollution hotline . . . . . . .800-424-8802

AMENITIES Freshwater Showers at harbormaster office Laundry nearby Two launch ramps Nearby restaurants, bars, hotels

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Seldovia Fuel and Lube . . . . 234-7622 or VHF channel 16 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Layla Jandt-Pederson Mobile: 907-202-3393 MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater Haulout and wash down facility Fenced vessel storage Laundry in town/showers

REPAIR FACILITIES Aluminum, glass, wood, engine repair Boat owners may do their own repair or hire service at city haulout yard, except on the Syncrolift . MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Ambulance service, EMTs Dentist Providence Seward . . . . 907-224-5205): MedEvac LifeFlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-478-9111

SITKA Harbor Department . . . . . . . 907-747-3439

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Harbor fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-747-6278 www .cityofsitka .com VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Air Station (emergency) . . . . 907-966-5401 USCG Marine Safety . . . . 907-966-5454 Commercial Fish Dev . . . 907-747-6688 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Petro Marine Services . . . . . . . 747-3414 Delta Western Inc . . . . . . . . . . 747-4999 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Stan Eliason stan@cityofsitka .com Deputy harbormaster: Charles Hackett MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Freshwater Laundry/showers Transient space . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 feet Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,317 Work float with power REPAIR FACILITIES Two repair yards for aluminum/glass/wood MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG Dental Sitka Community Hospital . . . 747-3241 *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110 *Petro Marine Services . .800-478-7586

SKAGWAY Small boat harbor . . . . . . 907-983-2628 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-983-3087 VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16/9 Fish and game (Douglas) 907-465-4250 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Petro Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983-2259 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Matt O’Boyle m .oboyle@skagway .org MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES July 2021 \ National Fisherman 65

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AT THE DOCK Fishermen’s Terminal . . . 206-787-3395 Maritime Industrial Center206-787-3395 Manager: Delmas Whittaker

PORT LISTINGS

Electricity/freshwater Showers/restrooms/pressure washer Space for water and power for people to work on their boats MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Clinic with 2 physician's assistants Dentist available every 6-8 weeks Volunteer EMS squad *LFS Marine Supplies . . .206-789-8110 *Petro Marine Services . .800-478-7586 *LifeMed Alaska . . . . . 800-478-5433

TACOMA Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253-383-5841 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253-593-4570 www .portoftacoma .com VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fish and game . . . . . . . . . . . 206-976-3200 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Tacoma Fire Dept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253-591-5065 Managed by City Marina: Steve Morrison . . . . . . . . 253-572-2524

REPAIR FACILITIES Juneau and Sitka MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Rescue/fire: 27-foot Munson landing craft Boston Whaler search and rescue boat Helicopter pad USCG Juneau USCG Medical Sitka

THORNE BAY Harbormaster . . . . . . . . . . . 907-965-4138 City office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-828-3380 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-828-3374 harbormaster@thornebay-ak .gov VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 AMENITIES Electricity/showers/water Laundry/pay phones/ Two 3 concrete washdown pads at travel lift with power & water Eight 20- x 60-foot concrete maintenance pads with/power & water service Used oil collection

MOORAGE: Available

REPAIR FACILITIES Repair yard and mobile shop: aluminum, glass, wood

AMENITIES Electricity and freshwater (except city dock) Laundry/cafe

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG marine safety office907-835-7217 Health clinic . . . . . . . . . . 907-835-4612 Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-835-2249

TENAKEE

VALDEZ

Port/City Office . . . . . . . . . 907-736-2207 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-736-2249 citytke@worldnet .att .net VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fish and game (Douglas) . . 907-465-4250 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

Harbor office . . . . . . . . . . 907-835-4981 Harbor Fax . . . . . . . . . . . 907-835-2958 svonbargen@ci .valdez .ak .us www .ci .valdez .ak .us/harbor VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 & 7 USCG Marine Safety . . . . 907-835-4791 Fish and game (Cordova) 907-424-3212 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Dan Martin Harbor billing clerk: Beret Barnes MOORAGE: Available

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) North Pacific Fuel . . . . . . . . . . 835-4850 Crowley Petroleum . . . . . . . . . 835-5009

MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/showers/water Two 3 concrete washdown pads at travel lift with power & water Eight 20- x 60-foot concrete maintenance pads with/power & water service AIR TRANSPORT Ravn Alaska . . . . . . . . . . 907-835-2636 MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG marine safety office907-835-7217 Health clinic . . . . . . . . . . 907-835-4612 Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-835-2249 *Discovery Health . . . . . . www .DiscoveryHealthMD .com

WARRENTON City office . . . . . . . . . . . . 503-861-3822 Marina fax . . . . . . . . . . . . 503-861-2370 harboroffice@ci .warrenton .or .us VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Jane Sweet MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Vessel storage Electricity/freshwater Groceries/restaurants Laundry Net-mending yard Restrooms/showers REPAIR FACILITIES Adjacent to Marina-Warrenton MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG air station Lifeboat station at the mouth of Columbia First responder medical aid

WESTPORT

(PORT OF GRAYS HARBOR MARINA)

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AT THE DOCK Port Director: Jeremy Talbot Harbormaster: Sarah Von Bargen

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-533-9562 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-612-0674 www.nationalfisherman.com

Clinic with physician’s assistant, EMTs

WINCHESTER BAY

FUEL SUPPLIERS Masco Petroleum . . . . . . 360-268-0076

(SALMON HARBOR MARINA)

AT THE DOCK Marina Manager: Jeremy Plummer rleraas@portgrays.org Operations manager: Jeremy Plummer

Marina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-271-3407 Marina Fax . . . . . . . . . . . 541-271-2060 salmonh@co.douglas.or.us Port of Umpqua . . . . . . . 541-271-2232 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater Launch ramp for net/gear repair Showers/laundry Restaurants/groceries Bus service countywide REPAIR FACILITIES Steel, aluminum, glass, engines, hydraulics, electronics Vessel haulouts up river (Hoquiam) MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG lifeboat station Dental / Hospitals

AT THE DOCK Harbor Manager: Paul Stallard MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater Restrooms/showers Fuel Sewer pumpout and dump East Basin 3-lane launch ramp West Basin 2-lane launch ramp MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Coast Guard Lower Umpqua Hospital

WHITTIER

WRANGELL

Port office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-472-2327 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-472-2472 harbormaster@whittieralaska.gov www.whittieralaska.gov VHF channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 and 68 Pollution hotline. . . . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-874-3736 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-874-3197 harbor@wrangell.com www.wrangell.com VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 907-874-3822 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Shoreside Petroleum Inc. . . . . . 472-2314 AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: David Borg MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/freshwater/ Showers REPAIR SERVICES Marine services available Medical/rescue Facilities To subscribe, call 1-800-959-5073

Groceries Public swimming pool / showers 32-foot x 80-foot work float Dockside hoist . .2-ton limit, 4 locations All-tide launch with floating dock at Heritage Harbor Tidal grid, Shoemaker four 50-foot vessels Tidal grid, Reliance 40-foot vessel REPAIR FACILITIES 330-ton haul out Do-it-yourself boat yard Skilled shipwrights available MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES USCG vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petersburg USCG aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sitka Dental / Hospital *Petro Marine Services . .800-478-7586

YAKUTAT Port office . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-410-7306 Port fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907-784-3281 VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 907-784-3255 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 907-410-7306 FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Delta Western Fuel 784-3311 or VHF 12 AT THE DOCK (AREA CODE 907) Harbormaster: Erving Grass . . . 784-3491 MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Freshwater Electrical hookups$5/day

FUEL SUPPLIERS (AREA CODE 907) Petro Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874-3276

REPAIR FACILITIES Fiberglass, wood, and welding

AT THE DOCK Harbormaster: Greg Meissner harborgreg@aptalaska.net

MEDICAL/RESCUE FACILITIES Health center . . . . . .907-784-3275/3391 nearest Coast Guard facilities at Sitka nearest hospital Juneau or Sitka

MOORAGE: Available AMENITIES Electricity/ Wifi / freshwater Moorage Sewer pumpout at Reliance and Heritage Hotel/laundromat

*Discovery Health . . . . . . . . . . . DiscoveryHealthMD .com

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marina@portgrays.org www.portofgraysharbor.com VHF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Fish and game . . . . . . . . 360-902-2200 Pollution hotline . . . . . . . 800-424-8802

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BOATS FOR SALE REDUCED! 31’ JC EAST COAST 1979 LOBSTER BOAT Split hull design, Wheelhouse raised about 16”, New B Series, Turbo Road 250h Cummins with 1500 hrs. Two bunks. 12” crab block and davit. Furuno radar model, a 1622 Furuno GPS navigator ICOM, ICOM 45 VHF, Garman GPS map 2006, ComNav auto pilot w/ exterior joystick, AM/FM CD player w/ interior & exterior speakers, Deck lights, new large electrical panel, 3 access points to engine room, two 8D batteries, Dripless shaft packing, Three blade bronze prop. Price: $44,000 Contact: Doug 805-218-0626

43’ CHESAPEAKE BAY - 1973 Build (1973) wood- Port Haywood, VA. “Margaret-Mary” documented. “Fishery”. Draft 5” – Net tons 13-17 GRTPower – Detroit, V8-71 235 HP, F.W.C., 2 ½ to Trans: 2” 5/5 shaft – 4 blade brass, enclosed head. Tow-Bar 6’ 5.5. open stern aluminum Tower Hydraulic – steer Diesel fuel tanks-100 gal-each (200.) Windlass/Bow 12 knots – 8 GAL/HR. Strong. Multi-use – Year 1991-2015, on hard restoration, fish plates. New “oak” keel – end – cutlass- skeg keel shoe. Rudder assembly rebuilt. R/E tow boat. Fishing Parties. Cruise. Mooring details. Recreational. Search and rescue. Needs Navigational electronics, Buzzards Bay, MA. Price: Priced to sell! Reasonable offers accepted! Contact: Earl 508-994-3575

55’ GILLNETTER Cat 3406 with a twin Disc 514 4.5 to 1 ratio. Recently rebuilt motor and transmission. Not many hours since rebuild.

Price: $85,000 Contact: Brian 781-724-4960

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Dock Street Brokers (206) 789-5101 (800) 683-0297

SE20-008 58’x22’ steel seiner/crabber built by Marco in 1982. Cat 3412 rated at 520 hp and rebuilt reduction gear. John Deere 65 kW and Isuzu 20 kW gensets. Updated Cold Sea titanium chiller and (2) 20 ton hermetic compressors. Packs 120k lbs salmon in (2) RSW plumbed fish holds. Marco PTO. Deck includes removable shelter deck, main boom, (2) picking booms, (2) self pursing deck winches, power block w/ gripper, seine drum and tilt ramp. 8000 gallons fuel in (6) tanks. Electronics include (2) radars, Tracphone, new computer, (2) sonar tubes and more. Head, shower, (5) berths, washer/drier. A clean and well maintained vessel. Asking $1,400,000. DR20-001 62.3’x19’x10’ steel Monk design combination vessel, built in 1979 by OK Welding. 365 hp Cummins KT1150 main w/ Twin Disc 514 gear. 6 cyl John Deer aux and 40kW Isuzu genset. Blast freeze system, 5F40 compressor w/ 20 hp motor. Packs 70,000 lbs in (8) insulated holds. Wilberding winches w/ 1,000 ftm of cable, (3) nets, (2) cod ends, (4) doors. Trawl permit and groundfish quota available. Asking $740,000. LL21-001 72’x18’x7’ wood longliner built in 1945. Pilothouse rebuilt in the 90s. Cummins 855M main engine rated at 350 hp. Twin Disc 502 gear. 20 kW Isuzu genset. 5,800 gallons fuel capacity. Packs 100k# in (1) fish hold. North American knuckle crane. Deck-level fo’c’sle sleeps (6) with additional captain’s stateroom. Full head and shower. Marco auto-baiter, (60) skates of longline swivel gear, and (80) slinky pots included. Electronics include (2) VHF, (2) radar, (2) sounders, plotter, GPS, computer, and autopilot Asking $100,000. TR21-010 50’x14’x8’ steel troller/crabber built in 1966 by James Murphy. Detroit 671 main engine. Capitol gear with 3:1 ratio. 2500 gallons fuel capacity. Makes 7 knots. Nissan 27 kW and Hydropower 5 kW gensets. Packs 24,000#. Copeland blast freeze system. Full crab, tuna, and salmon packages. Electronics include VHF, (3) GPS, radar, sounder, plotter, computer, and autopilot. Includes 250 pot CA crab, CA troll, and OR troll permits. Call for details. Asking $325,000 for the package. TN21-002 92’x24’x11’ steel tuna boat rigged for jig/troll, built in 1985 by Green Boat Yard. CAT 3406 main rated at 440 hp, w/ 5,000 hrs on rebuild. Twin Disc MG 514. 50 kW Cummins and 50 kW John Deere gen sets. Packs approximately 110,000 lbs. New 30-ton blast freezer system. Rigged for jig w/ aluminum bait tanks and bait rack. All deck equipment and fishing gear included. Redundant electronics. Asking $335,000. LC21-002 35.5’x13’x2.5’ aluminum landing craft built by Svendsen in 2007. Twin Cummins QSB 5.9 each rated at 355 hp w/ ZF-301C gears and Hamilton 274 jets. 400 gallons fuel in single tank. Deck measures 13’x7’. Hinged aluminum lift gate w/ electric winch. Electronics include GPS, VHF, CB and autopilot. Hurricane diesel hydronic heater. Bench seating port and starboard and a suspension helm seat. King triple axle trailer included. Asking $200,000.

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HALIBUT IFQ 2C-C-B: 3A-C-B: 3B-C-B: 3B-C-B: 4A-B-U:

2,400 lbs...........asking 1,400 lbs...........asking 1,400 lbs...........asking 1,200 lbs...........asking 10,000 lbs.........asking

SABLEFISH IFQ $48.00 $40.00 $27.00 $27.00 $15.00

AI-B-U: 27,500 lbs...........asking $1.00 BS-B-B: 6,100 lbs...........asking $3.00 CG-C-U: 7,900 lbs............asking $17.00 SE-B-U: 22,500 lbs............asking $20.00 SE-C-U: 5,500 lbs...........asking $15.00 WG-B-U: 600 lbs...............asking $6.00 WY-B-U: 5,800 lbs..............asking $16.00 WY-C-U: 20,000 lbs............asking $15.50

LC21-001 64.9’x21.5’x5’ aluminum, inspected passenger/freight vessel, built in 1991 by Quite Cove Enterprises. Current COi for (28) passenger and (2) crew, sub chapter T and M stability tow boat. 12 knot cruise. Twin Lugger L6140 rated at 500 hp w/ ZF350 gears. Northern Lights 22 kW genset. Twin catamaran hulls and (5) blade props. Refurbish by Glosten in 2015. 1,200 gallons fuel capacity. Deck space is 65’x20’ w/ 45k lbs load capacity. Bow ramp is 10.5’x15.5’ retractable. Full electronics package. Service galley, (1) head and seating for (30). Foam extinguisher for bulk fuel transport. Survey available. Asking $795,000. TR21-008 54’x16’x7.4’ steel troller/longliner, Monk design, built in 1973 by Paul W. Lackey. John Deere 6090 AFM75 rated at 290 hp w/ Twin Disc 509 gear. John Deere 4045 65kW and Isuzu 20 kW. Single hold packs 35k lbs frozen and 50k lbs iced. IMS BL 3500 drop in blast freezer unit. Nordic 24” LL hauler, Kolstand trolling gurdies, aluminum shelter, poles and boom. Electronics include integrated Furuno Nav-Net radar, plotter GPS, Wesmar sonar, (3) VHF and autopilot. Compete galley, (6) berths, head and shower. Vessel has gone through an extensive retro fit. Inquire for survey. Asking $780,000. BB21-016 32’x12’ Bristol Bay gillnetter built by Marco in 1980. Cat 3208 main engine rated at 320 hp, low hours on compete rebuild (2019). Twin Disc 506 gear with 2:1 ratio. Packs 12k# in (6) fish holds, updated and insulated. 7.5 ton Pac West RSW system. Deck equipment includes recent Kinematics stern roller and drum with levelwind. Electronics include VHF, (2) GPS, (2) sounders, and auotpilot. Well-maintained vessel with updated interior and lots of recent work. Asking $325,000. CO21-006 58’x18’ steel combination vessel built as a seiner in 1975 by Marco. John Deere 6135AFM main engine rated at 425 hp. Twin Disc 514 marine gear with 4.5:1 ratio. Makes 7.5 knots. 3000 gallons fuel capacity in (2) tanks. 50 kW Isuzu 4B61T genset. Packs 35k# crab, 60k# reds in (2) insulated holds. 18 ton IMS RSW system. Call for list of deck equipment. Electronics include (3) VHF, (3) GPS, computer, (2) radar, sounder, (2) plotters, and autopilot. Asking $985,000. TN21-001 66’x22’x9’ steel vessel currently rigged for tuna, built in Alameda, CA in 1967. Cat 3406 main engine rated at 500 hp, rebuilt in 2018. Twin Disc MG 509 gear with 2:1 ratio. 8k gallons fuel capacity in (4) tanks. (2) 60 kW Cat 3404 gensets. Packs 60 tons of tuna in (7) fish holds. (2) 30-ton spray brine systems. 2k gallons fresh water capacity. Outrigger poles, (2) hydraulic tuna pullers, bait tank, and other gear. (8) berths. Electronics include (3) VHF, (2) GPS, sounder, plotter, sonar, radar, (2) computers, and ComNav autopilot. Call for survey. Asking $500,000.

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HELP WANTED

We are LOOKING for Captains, Mates and Deckhands Resume can be sent to:

jeremyreposa@ksjseafood.com Please have resume list experience with references.

**LOOKING FOR A USCG LICENSED CHIEF ENGINEER** For an uninspected fishing vessel, a Tuna Purse Seine operation with 4000HP and 1500 MT Cargo Capacity. Must hold a current USCG Engineer’s License, have a minimum 3 years experience with this type of operation. This Full Time position operating out of American Samoa and several other Western Pacific Ports and Requires experience and working knowledge of EMD and CAT engines, R717 Refrigeration / Freezing system, Hydraulic Systems, etc.Please submit Resume and license info to PPFisheries@gmail.com

We are based out of Point Judith, RI. Mailing address is PO BOX 49, Wakefield, RI 02879

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Seeking potential US Licensed Chief Engineers and Mates That have experience operating and maintaining large scale tuna purse seiners operating in the South Pacific. Carrying capacity of the vessel is 1600MT of Tuna and trip lengths vary from 30 to 60 days. Contract is on a trip by trip basis.

Please contact: schikami@westpacfish.com Popular Seafood Restaurant for Sale!! Business Been Open for 25 Years! Retailer, Wholesale & Gift Shop Located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia of the Chesapeake. Tourist Route. 4200 square feet. Quality building, 6 acres.

Gross sales $1.6 M– Selling for $1.5 M FUN BUSINESS! - RETIRING

cobbisland@gmail.com 757-709-0480

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MORGAN CITY, LA The F/V Mama D resets its nets and rigging on the bank of the Atchafalaya River in Morgan City, La. Customers throughout the week line up for fresh shrimp after the boat ties up along the Morgan City dock during the season. Photo by Doug Stewart

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