| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-05-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 223 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 10.4 oz |
Publisher's Note
From the super-heated decade when fishing fleets turned king crab into fortunes, to the annual circus of Bristol Bay's monster salmon runs, to the bucolic life of the open-ocean trawler, the true stories in "Fishing Up North" carry the flavor of the modern fisherman's life and fortunes in the waters off Alaska. In "Fishing Up North," you'll Find firsthand accounts of frightening weather, good fishing, terrible fishing, great days, and sweet living from the decks of crabbers, trawlers, longliners, trollers, and gillnetters. Commercial fishing's home ports -- Dutch Harbor, Kodiak, Naknek, Cordova, Petersburg, Sitka, and Seattle -- are classic fishing towns, where docks bars, and even quiet living merge in colorful portraits about life on the last frontier.
Industry Reviews
Matsen (Faces of Fishing, Monterey Bay Aquarium Fdn., 1997) draws together some of the articles he published in magazines such as Alaska Fisherman's Journal, National Fisherman, Audubon, and Oceans to present an insider's knowledge of commercial fishing. From the slavish work of harvesting and processing to the tremendous profits that are possible but never guaranteed, Matsen articulates the contentious debates surrounding fishing in Alaska. Along with stories on what constitutes over-fishing, whether foreigners have a right to get a piece of the action, and the Exxon Valdez disaster, Matsen introduces the various characters who live the fishing life. Though well written, the book has extended discussions of specific equipment and different types of fish that will limit its appeal. Recommended for libraries whose constituents are interested in fishing. Kathleen A. Shanahan, American Univ. Lib., Washington, DC
Bernstein
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