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...
by Tele | Mar 21, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Hooked Favorites, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
A special mentor recently shared the concern she’d felt upon imagining my life at sea. Cradling a glass in her hands, she recalled, “I wondered, ‘Is she ever scared?’” I immediately assumed she was referring to the fear that comes of realizing how...
by Tele | Mar 20, 2011 | Commercial Fishing, Environment
Japan’s 9.0 earthquake and consequent tsunami struck one week ago. As the depth of the devastation continues to unfold, I’ve been thinking about our Japanese brothers and sisters, wondering how people manage to get through the unimaginable. Three...
by Tele | Mar 10, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, F/V Nerka, Salmon Trolling, Women in Fishing
Whenever I tell people that I’m a commercial fisherman, they’re full of questions. “That’s cool – are you the cook?” (Sometimes, when I have to be, and much more than just that.) “Aren’t you awfully small for that work?” (This is code for ‘Aren’t you awfully...
