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Crew SHOTS’09

Dedicated to those who work the deck in pursuit

of fish

▼ Bobbie McNeley, Jack Nelson and Jenny Johnson, I Sweetie, Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

▼ Philip Ruhle III, Sea Breeze, Newport, R.I.

▼ I.D. Midgett Sr. and I.D. Midgett Jr. Miss Bertie, Salvo, N.C.

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▼ Justin Jones and Garret Donovick, Contender, Coos Bay, Ore.

Max Hames, Karen II, Nushagak River, Alaska

Chris Petersen and Alan Petersen,

Maggie Lynn, Muskegon, Mich.

▼ Kevin Sweet and Chris White, Mary Baker, Kittery Point, Maine

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▼ David Floyd and Scott Floyd, Pascagoula, Miss.

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▲ MALIBU, CALIF.Ron Woods gets ready to receive the daily catch of rockfish from the New Salt, which is skippered by his son, Jason, out of Channel Islands Harbor.

▲ ELFIN COVE, ALASKABlu Keim, Kipp Keim and Dusty Keim aboard the Norzone in Cross Sound.

▲ HOMER, ALASKAJim Williams, engineer aboard the Kilkenny, and a massive scallop.

▲ CHURCH CREEK, MD.Roger Morris, Heather Brown and Eddie Weber of the Mydra Ann.

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▲ NUSHAGAK RIVER, ALASKABrian Delay, Lindsey Bloom, Owen Kelly and Ben Dinsdale aboard the Erika Leigh in July (Corey Arnold photo).

▲ HARPSWELL, MAINEGus Hurley, ready for business at Interstate Lobster.

▲ NUSHAGAK BAY, ALASKAJames Crimp with brother Matt aboard their setnet skiff, off Dillingham.

▲ HINGHAM, MASS.Julia Zest bands a lobster aboard the Ishmael early on a warm morning.

▲ HOMER, ALASKARay Eden, among pink salmon aboard the Lady Kay in Prince William Sound.

▲ MATTITUCK, N.Y.Lil’ Rob Migdalski, his dad’s (also Rob) hard-working 6-year-old crew member aboard AJ’s Future in Long Island Sound.

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▲ KETCHIKAN, ALASKADonna Gundersen aboard the LaDonna Rose near Tree Point. Gundersen fishes with her husband, Ole, and is the author of the cookbook “Alaskan Rock n’ Galley.”

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Crew ShotS

▲ MATAGORDA, TEXASJohn Bryant aboard the Susan Nell wrestles with a big one on the Gulf of Mexico.

▲ NAKNEK, ALASKAJimmy Rivera and skipper Chris Rivera of the salmon netter Dorinda Lee.

▲ LONG ISLAND, N.Y.Roe Montigue aboard the scalloper Tiny Giant, which fishes south of Long Island.

▲ UYAK BAY, ALASKAPeter and Sara Danelski of Uyak Bay Fisheries couldn’t resist taking a photo of their 1-year-old, Liam, as they were hauling setnet gear in Uyak Bay, off Kodiak Island.

▲ NEWPORT, ORE.Dungeness crabbers Matt Mason, Kelly Schlatt and Wade Hearne aboard the Last Straw.

▲ GLOUCESTER, MASS.Kevin Bowley, a crewman on the dragger Jamie and Ashley, helps unload the vessel’s grey sole catch in February (Peter Prybot photo).

▲ SANDWICH, MASS.(Clockwise) Michael Polumbo, captain Walter “Gator” Silvia, Andrew McDougal and Michael Colby aboard the Virginia Marie, on Georges Bank.

▲ KETCHIKAN, ALASKASkipper Kent Bickford, John Aure and Aaron Perry aboard the Bergen of Gig Harbor, Wash., pause at the fuel dock in Ketchikan, Alaska.

▲ NAKNEK, ALASKABrandt Molachek and Mike Medjo of the Krisindy are just getting started on a very good set of sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay.

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▲ HOMER, ALASKAPaul Gavenus, Sam Meunier and Chuck Ruppenthal aboard the C’raine in pursuit of — you guessed it — halibut.

▲ MARBLEHEAD, MASS.Susan Michaud snapped this photo of her husband, Jay, and a soon-to-liberated oversized female aboard their Provincial 42 lobster boat International Harvester off Cat Island in August.

▲ MARSHFIELD, MASS.Smiling for the camera: Toby Mason and Ron Patuto of the lobster boat Kestrel.

▲ ORTING, WASH.Scott McIlraith, Bryan Fanning, Reilly McIlraith, Rob McIlraith, skipper Jock McIlraith, Sean McIlraith aboard the Mary Louise B in La Conner, Wash.

▲ BALLARD, WASH.Steve Wolfla, Travis Ragnar Myking, Brad Melville (top), skipper Jim Bergquist, and Ray (Slick) Clauson, departing Stuart Island, Wash., to longline halibut and blackcod off Alaska.

▲ GLOUCESTER, MASS.On location: Andy Hillstrand of the Time Bandit, Mike Rowe of Dis-covery’s “Dirtiest Jobs” and Keith Colburn of the Wizard, aboard the Pigeon Cove (Mass.) lobster boat Spirit. The “Deadliest Catch” gang were in Gloucester filming “After the Catch II” (Peter Prybot photo).

▲ PACIFIC CITY, ORE.Jackie Quinn, aboard her husband’s boat Concubine, takes her first tuna, 20 miles off Pacific City.

▲ KINSALE, VA.Two-year-old Edgar Augustus Harper II has been crabbing in the Potomac River aboard the Sanddigger with his father, Edgar Sr., and mother, Harriet, since he was 3 months old.

▲ PETERSBURG, ALASKACrew members Michalea Mackiewicz and Karl Travenshek of the tender Dancer.

▲ SITKA, ALASKAThe crew of the Pillar Bay: John Barry, Joe Web, Jay Smirka, Jason Bowen, Josh Lambert and Jason Cochran.

▲ SEATTLE, WASH.The crew of the Golden Chalice: Ryan Armstrong, Evan Norbisrath, Jeff Middleton, and Adam Westfall, at Fishermen’s Terminal.

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▲ YORK HARBOR, MAINENine-year-old Will Donnell helps his dad, Bob, haul lobster traps off Nubble Light aboard the Will & Wendy.

▲ BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J.Kyle Brindley among the croakers aboard the Scott Nathan.

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▲ OLYMPIA, WASH.Charlie Cetak, Edward, Colette Choate and Brad Shaw with the Kalisti Jo at Port Moller, Alaska.

▲ CAPE MAY, N.J.Bob Copson (mate), Bruce Hill (deck boss) and Dave Novasack, skipper of the Nancy Elizabeth, at Lunds dock in Cape May N.J.

▲ JUNEAU, ALASKATwin trollers: 17-year-old brother and sister Tyler and Molly Emerson aboard the Tommy L II, at Hoctaheen, in Southeast.

▲ NEW BEDFORD, MASS.Manuel Marques, Carlos Fidalgo, and Henrique Sestayo crew the Endurance on Georges Bank.

▲ PETERSBURG, ALASKABridgett Schwartz, Rob Schwartz, and Tim Erick-son of the Zeus. (Klas Stolpe photo).

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▲ CORDOVA, ALASKANate and Nelly Widmann, boots and all, last summer.

▲ PORT ORFORD, ORE.Orion Ashdown of the Paiute loves his salmon fishing, and we can see why.

▲ JUNEAU, ALASKAWill Koger and deck boss Wess Dart on the Annie getting their home pack of Bristol Bay red fillets ready for vacuum packing.

▲ BODEGA BAY, CALIF.Roy Trottier doing business aboard the Misty.

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▲ BLACKPOINT, FLA.Jeff Sandow is catching yellowtail aboard the Mule off Key Largo, Fla.

▲ PALMER, ALASKASteve Kalek aboard the Deception with pot caught shrimp in Prince William Sound.

▲ PETERSBURG, ALASKAAshon McCay, Rick McCay, and Trevor McCay aboard the Rosie M. (Klas Stolpe photo).

▲ RYE HARBOR, N.H.Jerry Bracy and captain Greg Binette aboard the Rimrack, 20 miles off New Hampshire.▲ UPPER COOK INLET, ALASKA

Watching sons George and Sam welcome the first Upper Cook Inlet sockeye aboard the Blue Ox helps Max Oxford remember what it is he likes best about “the most political fishery in Alaska.”

▲ HAMPTON, N.H.Igors Makasins and skipper David Goethel of the Ellen Dianeunloading at the Yankee Fisherman’s Co-op in Seabrook, N.H., last February. These shrimp were caught with topless trawl.

▲ PETERSBURG, ALASKAPreston Marsh, Steven Marsh, Evan Marsh, and Kirt Marsh aboard the Liahona. (Klas Stolpe photo).

▲ MONTAUK, N.Y.Alex Romaro and Dustin Schick and their smiles, aboard the Jason and Danielle.

▲ HAMPTON BEACH, N.H.Captain Josiah Beringer of the Patricia Lynn, with Isaiah Jewell, Matt Pavlino, Xavier Jewell and Randy Campolini, at Fisherman’s Dock.

▲ PORTSMOUTH, N.H.Joel Woods, Justin Dunphey, Dennis Pollak and Rodger Jabroni grace the Cultivator Shoal, on Georges Bank, aboard the Carol Coles.

▲ EVERETT, WASH.Alan Melling and son Sean aboard the Old Town at Port Moller, Alaska.

▲ CAPE MAY, N.J.Skipper Charles Wiscott, Matt Sexton, Joe Matthews and Jack Davis, amid the scallops aboard the Miss Taylor.

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