Tele Aad­sen entered com­mer­cial salmon fish­ing at sev­en years old on her par­ents’ home­made trolling boat, and what bet­ter guide could there be to a liv­ing, and a life, made at sea? Her clear-eyed essays over­flow with warmth and pre­ci­sion, hon­or­ing work, gen­der, com­mu­ni­ty and crea­tures in com­pli­cat­ed ways. Shear­wa­ters and boat cats, potlucks and res­cues, depres­sion and recov­ery: Aad­sen casts a wide net, and the read­er can trust her eye, ear, mind and heart. A fine con­tri­bu­tion to the work­ing woman’s canon.