Post-Dungeness Crab Season Pics–Welcome Home!

Note: If you’re looking for more dungeness crab season pictures, check out the archives for February, where there are a few more.
Here are a few pictures of the Captain, Crew, and Boat upon their arrival home today.
Bryan and Brett are the Oregon Ducks fans—Brett waited until George left the boat one day in Westport before attaching [...]

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Daddy’s Home–or Will Be Soon

“All fishing families depend on the sea for their livelihood and must create a family life that involves times when husbands are home and times when they are at sea.”
(Adapting to Change-Fishing Families, Businesses, Communities, and Regions

1998, Oregon Sea Grant)
 
 
And so it begins.
I got a call from George today, live and at large from the [...]

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Hangin’ It Up

I want to thank each of you for your visits to this blog during the past week. It was fun monitoring the viewing statistics, and I appreciate the comments left here and the ones sent to me via e-mail.
On February 13 (my sister Cassandra’s birthday–I won’t mention her age), a new viewing record was set for [...]

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Commercial Fishing Job Risks: Stats and a Story

The following are some statistics that were included in a USA Today article about the job risks that face commercial fishermen:

About 152 of every 100,000 fishermen are killed on the job, according to the latest statistics of the U.S. Labor Department. That’s the highest fatality rate of any occupation, including the rate of loggers, miners, [...]

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Fisher Poets Festival in Astoria February 22-24, 2008

The 11th Annual Gathering of the Fisher Poets will be held in Astoria, Oregon, on February 22-24. For a schedule and a map, please click on the above link. You’ll also find a list of readers, a description of all the workshops, and the list of venues. The organizers have added a fourth venue this year, [...]

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Possible Technical Difficulties Viewing Crab Pics

I’ve heard that there have been some problems viewing the pics, so I’m trying it again. It’s weird; sometimes the links work, and sometimes they don’t. Sorry for the hassle!
Setting Gear
Bryan, Brett, and a Container Ship
Hauling Pots
Brett, Brian, and Bryan

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Mama Knows Best

The role of wife and mother in a commercial fishing family is not easy. It consists largely of trying to maintain a delicate balance of activity and rest for herself and her children, and adhering to as consistent a routine as possible in the midst of the coming, going, and reshuffling that accompanies the life. Conserving [...]

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Dungeness Crab Picture #4

Setting Gear

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Dungeness Crab Picture #3

Bryan, Brett, and a Container Ship
This container ship was headed to the Columbia River.

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Dungeness Crab Picture #2

Hauling Pots

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