THE BERING SEA – 35 YEARS AGO

In 1980 I was king crab fishing with my father on his 108 foot ship “Shaman” in the Bering Sea. Here is a photo I made during my last of seven seasons as a commercial fisherman in Alaska. It looks much the same today. It’s a part of my history very few of my friends know about.

We would routinely pull 800 pound pots in 40 knot winds. Lucky to be alive…