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WOW beautiful day full of sunshine.  Looks like T-shirt weather until you go out side that is mid afternoon and 3 degrees out there burr's



ON SALE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY-

SPOT SHRIMP $10.95 LB  frozen in 1.5 lb ice blocks

LIVE LOBSTER ,BUY TWO GET ONE FREE while supply last only.

Live Oysters $10.95 dozen [ Canoe Lagoon ]

Black Mussel's  $7.95 lb [ whole frozen in one pound package ]

Silver salmon froze fillets $8.50 lb [ they are a cook it…

--Kodiak based crab boat the F/V Cape Reliant was nearly lost at the beginning of the crab season as an untended vent flooded their hold while they were steaming out with pots. After a harrowing ordeal from a near capsizing and with assistance from another vessel, the crew managed to get back safely.

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Snow-heaped in the Alaska town of Valdez, the city is looking to hire a lot more people $20.35 per hour and you must be 18 and able to do strenuous work They also mus be fully equipped with winter gear.

Valdez has all ready had 322 inches of snow and that is at sea level. and only haft way through the winter. They are already `168 inches above normal City spokeswoman Holly Powers says they have 170 workers and need at least another 50 more workers .

Here in Ketchikan …

It is snowing this morning here in Ketchikan. It has been back to back storms since the winter started. At this moment in time there are very few fishermen who will go out in the storms.Then National guards men, they are still digging out Cordova who had 18 feet of snow so far this winter.

The harsh weather in Alaska makes for a difficult fishing season on all the types of crab, especially when ice problems develop. Cancelled flights have backed up crew travel in to Dutch Harbor. The…

Good Morning we will have live  Maine hard shell lobsters 2  1/2 lb - size $18.50 lb coming in Wednesday 28 th' also I have spiny rock lobster 1 lb at $36 lb and .6 oz tails $12.00 each.

 I will have live local  Alaska oysters $11.50 dozen and clams $9.00 lb coming

I am hoping for fresh King Salmon but it is not looking good right now.

I am ordering fresh Ahi and Marlin from Hawaii  these are mostly pre-sold if you want something like sword fish, or other warm…

Hey' whats up my friends what are you doing this week, at the moment I am ordering supply for Wayne, it is that his that his boat sank , So  now he is boat an home less.  Living so long in a small fishing town, they are all my friends.,  I am going to make him the best little camping building ever. insulated room with heat and lights. I told him he can have free meals, showers and laundry at my home here. Until he get a deck under him again

God Bless us all.

Good Sunday morning,'' I see a flat calm sea and blue sky's gleaming through the wisp of cloudscape:

So sorry but  price's are changing all the time now as winter set's in.

 One of my Dungeness fisherman just quit for the season, so we will have fresh cooked crab for this week. No one wants to damage their boat or so if they are fishing, it's just the ones that do not fish's in the inside waters. ice can cut through lines an the hull of a wooden boat. The out side water are mostly…

   Have wonderful Thanksgiving

Here it is Veterans Day I was in UDT-SEAL teams, so once again I remember the Vet Nam war. the lost of so many friends and it was a awful home coming for all of us returning from over sea's. I was actually assaulted while leaving our ship with the protesters all around. I don't think I will never ever for get it, my home coming. It was such a wast of human life. I pray that this new war on terrorist will not be the our nations cash flow collapsing around us. It did happen to Russia and it…

On Northern storms. We in south east Alaska kind of split storms depending of drift direction of low or high areas. If it drifts due north the center will hit Nome or further north  if it drifts south then it will hit us here.

in the south east of Alaska. It was very windy 50 knots, but not as heavy storm in as the center of land fall that cross Dutch and Nome.

Here just out back on my property a camper there lost his tent in the high winds and rain, it totally ripped it apart,…

Because of the storm it will be Monday for next delivery of King Crab from Dutch Harbor. Lots of folks in exposed areas are evacuation to higher ground expecting 30 foot surge wave. My Friend Captain Phil would have laugh at this mother of a storm.
Have a great evening an see you in the morning.
Captain Everett

Fresh Dutch Harbor Golden King Crab  700 gr sections $32.50 lb they come in 58 lb case flown in to your nearest Alaska Airlines price includes shipping. Next Monday delivery is 11/14/2011

Live lobster's from Maine $18.50 lb delivery is included with 24 each or more ordered.

Warm water rock lobster 1 lb size $36.00…

Most of you should know' all fishery's here in Alaska are all danger-est jobs. I have had many a friend go out an not come back. I was the first commercial diver for scallops and abalone's  in Alaska. they did not even have a clue for what shell fish and snails [Abalone's] where about back then. How long it takes for one to mature and become harvest able stage for the market place they did not know for certain and they guessed and then they were wrong.. Now there is no more harvest of…

Strong fishing and a smaller quota is going to bring a quick end to the Red King Crab season in 2011.  We expect the fishery to wrap up in the next week or two.



Currently two vessels are scheduled for a Monday offload in Dutch Harbor, AK.  Our cutoff for Round 4 is 2pm PT Monday October 31st for product…

The Cornelia Marie is still in the ship yard this morning, she's sitting next to the USCG ship Sycamore that I saw while making a delivery on  her of fresh King Salmon and Red Snapper to the chief  Fs1 Lerry . 

On fishing news are we have three type of crab this week, Red King, Golden King and Dungeness crab and they are just excellent at any meal fit for a king!

Winter King Salmon is also open now they are the best of best as they are predators feeding now and not thinking of…