Lives of Commercial Fisherman have always fascinated me..

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Denise1952

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..and was wondering if their are any here on the forums, maybe a spouse, someone that knows what the life is like.

I haven't thought often enough about where my fave food comes from, fish (Salmon, Cod) but after watching those fisherman coming in last night, I got interested (was reminded). I looked all over for a good documentary, maybe something from around here and found nothing so far. I did find a good site that has a page of "remarks" from fisherman through the years, and what their lives are like. Thought if I posted it here, maybe someone would enjoy reading it.

Here's the one photo I got, a bit dark but these were the two boats I saw coming into our harbor last evening. It's fascinating to me. Nowadays, there are plenty of women who live the life too. I admire all ocean fisherman, it's not for the faint of heart, surely not. Oops, almost forgot the link to stories:
http://intheirwords.ca/english/fish_life_sub.html

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Beautiful picture, Denise. I think commercial fishing must be a very demanding and dangerous job. I have watched some of the series on the Discovery Channel (crab fishing, etc.) and when they are in stormy seas it looks terrifying. I have to say, I have a better understanding of why some seafoods are so expensive.
 
C'est Moi said:
Beautiful picture, Denise. I think commercial fishing must be a very demanding and dangerous job. I have watched some of the series on the Discovery Channel (crab fishing, etc.) and when they are in stormy seas it looks terrifying. I have to say, I have a better understanding of why some seafoods are so expensive.
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Yes, and I hope it's the fisherman get their rightful price. My cousin has been a follower of "Deadly Catch" for years now and met the guys. She's had some interesting adventures with them I hear. I wanted to find a video that was supposedly shot at the mouth of the Columbia River, but later found out it was somewhere in Australia. It was horrifying seeing those boats try to get in, and the skill of the pilots! I'll see if I can find it, one more try, and post it here:

Ok, I did find one, not sure the exact location, but I can look that up later.
 
Great videos Denise, thanks for posting them! I love the ocean and have been out both deep sea fishing and whale watching on the Newport Oregon Coast, nice experience. Little bit hairy coming back into the jetty with the winds and waves kicking up. As much as I love to be out in the sea, I wouldn't want to do it for a living, and situations like those in the videos would scare the heck out of me. I've watched the crabbing show Deadliest Catch too, fun to watch in the comfort of your home. :D
 
The son of a friend works at Tahoe during the ski season and the fishing boats the rest of the year. He's a sweet but tough and very strong young Native American who doesn't back away from hardship, and he's making good money. He said he'll have his school loans paid off after this year so hopefully he can kick back and enjoy life for a while.
 
My youngest son has done it all
Alaska to South America
Crab, tuna, salmon, cod
Owns two boats
Both over 90 foot
Lotsa stories
made him old before his time

Deadliest Catch is pretty much the real deal
 
Gary O' said:
My youngest son has done it all
Alaska to South America
Crab, tuna, salmon, cod
Owns two boats
Both over 90 foot
Lotsa stories
made him old before his time

Deadliest Catch is pretty much the real deal
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Per your request Gary........actual text size now looks good here but everything is still all bunched up on the left hand side of the page.
 
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by special request, I found one from Oregon's Depoe Bay. Unless there is another Depoe Bay but the bridge looks familiar so I think this is in Oregon. Skinny, I wouldn't try it:( There's more footage after that first one too;)

 
Here's part of Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove Newport Oregon. This tells more about the "bar" itself. No actual crossing, but it's interesting.

 
Gary O' said:
My youngest son has done it all
Alaska to South America
Crab, tuna, salmon, cod
Owns two boats
Both over 90 foot
Lotsa stories
made him old before his time

Deadliest Catch is pretty much the real deal
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They love it though, I can see why really. Thanks for the input on Deadliest Catch. I like hearing from the fisherman as they go, I can see why the show is a hit:) Your son sounds awesome Gary;)
 
Denise1952 said:
Here's part of Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove Newport Oregon. This tells more about the "bar" itself. No actual crossing, but it's interesting.

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In the ongoing footage after the initial video, there is some amazing stuff, omg, a guy goes overboard in icey waters:( I think I'm going to watch more of these Deadliest Catch shows. These guys are just, plain tough.
 
Last week I watched an excellent documentary here in the UK called 'Hull's headscarf heroes'.

"In January 1968, several Hull trawlers set off to the icy, dangerous waters of the Arctic in their quest for the biggest catch. They headed straight into one of the worst storms in living memory. Within three weeks, three of the ships had sunk and 58 men had lost their lives. For their families back home in the Hessle Road area of Hull, the news was devastating. It was known as the Triple Trawler Tragedy. Out of this tragedy came something incredible. Hull women – wives, mums, sisters, daughters – rose up to protest against the dangerous working conditions. They wanted a safer fishing industry and they were prepared to do anything to get it. They marched, they spoke out and they went straight to the top demanding change. During their campaign they were verbally and physically attacked – one woman was even punched in the face. They made headlines around the world and managed to change British law after getting over 10,000 signatures in support and not giving up until the authorities listened to them."

https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/hu...se-relentless-fight-protects-fisherman-today/

Someone has put the documentary on youtube, whether or not you'd be able to view it in the US I don't know but if you can it's well worth watching.

 
Thank you Pam, this sounds like an amazing documentary. I am most curious at how they plan to make things safer. I am all for that!! Denise
 
Marie5656 said:
We used to watch Deadliest Catch a lot. About the crab fishermen in Alaska. Of course, the movie Perfect Storm too
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Oh yeah, I'll never forget that movie Marie!! Have you seen The Finest Hours?? So good, and think it's on Netflix still, or maybe Hulu. It's about our Coast Guard, and the true story of Bernie Weber, a real hero.
 
Marie5656 said:
Yes, I saw Finest Hour. It was good
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It amazed me, of course a lot of that was Hollywood, but they didn't have as good of equipment back then as we do today. We were talking about rough "bars" and that one that was portrayed in the movie looked real nasty for a boat to cross over during a storm.
 
Denise1952 said:
Here's part of Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove Newport Oregon. This tells more about the "bar" itself. No actual crossing, but it's interesting.
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My son tells me Garibaldi bar, at low tide, is more treacherous

The last ones lost there were some of his buddies, charter boat, ill advised trip
 
Gary O' said:
My son tells me Garibaldi bar, at low tide, is more treacherous

The last ones lost there were some of his buddies, charter boat, ill advised trip
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I don't doubt it Gary, they Oregon Coast is well loved but it can be treacherous. I grew up hearing "never turn your back on the ocean". Good advice. Not familiar with ships, fishing boats etc. but that's why I am interested now, and what they are up against.
 
Denise1952 said:
I grew up hearing "never turn your back on the ocean". Good advice.
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heh, when I arrived the fist time in Galveston, I could not believe the water temp
waded out about an eighth mile or more
people back on shore were yelling something
couldn't make out what it was until the wind died a bit

They were yelling 'SHARK!'

I'm not a fast swimmer
'cept that afternoon
 
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