Commercial Fishing Jobs

Time Bandit: Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs by Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, Malcolm MacPherson

"Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so more...0 points

"Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware," goes the chorus of an old sailors' sing-along that celebrates the allure and danger of the seafaring life. But make no mistake-there truly is much to beware for those who are drawn to risk their lives and seek their fortunes upon the waves. And perhaps none take more chances than the men and women who brave the tempestuous, bountiful waters of the Bering Sea. Season after season, they bond and battle with its icy....0 points

Salmon Without Rivers: A History Of The Pacific Salmon Crisis by James A. Lichatowich

"Fundamentally, the salmon's decline has been more...0 points

"Fundamentally, the salmon's decline has been the consequence of a vision based on flawed assumptions and unchallenged myths.... We assumed we could control the biological productivity of salmon and 'improve' upon natural processes that we didn't even try to understand. We assumed we could have salmon without rivers." --from the introduction From a mountain top where an eagle carries a salmon carcass to feed its young to the distant oceanic waters of the California current and the Alaskan Gyre,....0 points

Breakers: A Novel about the Commercial Fishermen of Alaska by William McCloskey

In this novel, Fisherman Hank Crawford must fight more...0 points

In this novel, Fisherman Hank Crawford must fight to keep his business and family intact in this thrilling sequel to the cult classic Highliners.0 points

Hungry Ocean, The: A Swordboat Captain's Journey by Linda Greenlaw

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All Fishermen Are Liars: True Tales from the Dry Bar by Linda Greenlaw

ust before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best more...0 points

ust before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best friend and fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Dry Dock, a well-worn watering hole in Portland, Maine. Alden, the captain of Linda's first fishing expedition, has seen his share of mishaps and adventures at sea. When Linda shares memories of navigating her ship through one of the craziest storms she's ever seen, Alden quickly follows up with his own tales. Then other fishermen, who are sitting on the periphery attentively...0 points

Hungry Ocean, The: A Swordboat Captain's Journey by Linda Greenlaw

The term fisherwoman does not exactly roll trippin more...0 points

The term fisherwoman does not exactly roll trippingly off the tongue, and Linda Greenlaw, the world's only female swordfish boat captain, isn't flattered when people insist on calling her one. "I am a woman. I am a fisherman... I am not a fisherwoman, fisherlady, or fishergirl. If anything else, I am a thirty-seven-year-old tomboy. It's a word I have never outgrown." Greenlaw also happens to be one of the most successful fishermen in the Grand Banks commercial fleet, though until the publication...0 points

Commercial Fishing Methods: An Introduction to Vessels and Gears ("Fishing News" Books) by John C. Sainsbury

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Fish Decks: Seafarers of the North Atlantic by William B. McCloskey

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