by Tele | Apr 23, 2011 | Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka
[Part 1 of “How Nerka Got Her Sea Legs Back” can be viewed here.] “Uh-oh,” Joel said. “Hang on!” We surged into a sea of whitecaps, as clearly delineated from the calm water behind as if a line was drawn between the two. I braced myself...
by Tele | Apr 20, 2011 | Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka
Creatures removed from their natural habitat are a sad sight, and I feel the same way about boats out of water. Perched on spindly prosthetic legs of steel tripods and wooden blocks, they loom gangly and uncertain, vulnerable bellies exposed...
by Tele | Apr 13, 2011 | Alaska, Culture, Environment, Hooked Favorites, Sitka
On October 14, 2006, the stars lined up just right (in the alignment of bad ocean conditions) that we were tied to the dock on the day of a totem raising. The newspaper explained this “Wellbriety” totem pole, going up at the SouthEast Alaska Regional...
by Tele | Apr 10, 2011 | Alaska, Culture, Environment, Sitka
I’ve yet to find anywhere in the world that gives me the same sense of peace as Sitka does. Just pulling into the harbor and stepping onto the dock, my body relaxes bone-marrow deep. And if I had to pick a single place where that slow down,...
by Tele | Apr 7, 2011 | Alaska, From the Galley, Longlining, Sitka
(This is Part 2 of a series on black cod, also known as sablefish. For more about the fish itself and how it’s harvested, please visit Part 1, Seeking the Sustainable: Alaskan Black Cod.) Our friend Jerry Dzugan is the director of the...
