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 fantastic Alaska...
by Tele | Apr 6, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, Salmon Trolling, Sitka
One of my early boat kid memories is of my parents pointing out the sleek schooner-troller Karmon Dee fishing alongside us on the drag. “That’s Senator Eliason’s boat.” I still remember the new understanding born in my brain that day. Politicians could...
by Tele | Apr 6, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Sitka, Sustainability, Women in Fishing
It’s been almost 1 month since Alaska’s 2011 longline fishery opened. Maybe you’ve seen banners around your grocery’s seafood counter, promoting the sudden market availability. “Fresh Alaska halibut is here!” Lesser known among Americans is black cod...
by Tele | Apr 1, 2011 | Alaska, Environment, Sitka
If you come to Sitka – and I think you should, at least once in your life – you’ll be greeted by Mt. Edgecumbe, our resident volcano. Come in early May, before the cruise ships begin their daily tourist deposits, and that winter’s snowfall will be cascading...
by Tele | Mar 30, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, From the Galley, Hooked Favorites, Women in Fishing
There’s a treacherous voice in my head. It maintains a mosquito-like buzz in the back of my brain, an oppressive equation: “You are X, so you need to do/dress/behave Y.” You know the one. Maybe you’ve struggled with your own version. Maybe someone...
by Tele | Mar 26, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, Longlining
(A note: On March 25, 1983, Michael Jackson introduced what would become his signature move — the moonwalk — during a television performance of “Billie Jean.” Though many other artists had performed the move over prior decades, it gained worldwide...
