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SafestCatch.net is a web-based community committed to safety at sea and sustainable fisheries; Safety first followed closely by quality seafood production.
In a play on the imfamous Deadliest Catch, it is important to look beyond 'made for TV' and look at the real fishermen who are the true stewards of our Nation's resources.
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This site is envisioned as a go to source from one lifelong mariner's perspective to follow the maritime industry of the Pacific Northwest/Alaska and provide timely information on Safety Practices, Real World fishing in the North Pacific & Bering Sea, Training/Educational Links, Sustainable Stewardship of our Nation's resources, and more ~ check back regularly as the industry is 'all consuming' and there undoubtedly will always be something new to report on.
Log Book - Wakefield Deep Sea 2/22/15
Wakefield & Deep Sea 2/22/2015
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Wakefield Foods and the vessel Deep Sea both played a part in getting me to the place I am today. When my father was working with partners to build the Rainier at Martinolich Shipbuilding in Tacoma in the early 1970's Seattle First National Bank was a little less than willing to loan them money to build the boat. The story goes that Wakefiled, their market (company who was committing to buying the crab produced by the Rainier), told the bank, either loan them the money or we move our money. The rest is history.
Then, later in the progression of the family business, the Deep Sea was purchased, again with partners and was anchored in Akutan Bay (3 hour steam from Unalaska port of Dutch Harbor), where it processed Alaska King Crab & Tanner (Bairdi and Opilio) Crab in the mid to late 1970's. The vessel unfortunately later was derelict and sank off of Whidbey Island. Read more about the sad ending to the life of the first true Alaksa Crab Vessel here: Penn Cove Mussel Harvest Suspended After Boat Fire, Sinking
Read about the Deep Sea in the biography of Konrad Uri NW Fisheries Association Person of the Year
Without Wakefield Foods and the vessel Deep Sea, there would be no Rainer, Pengwin, Isafjord, Pavlof, Arctic Trawler, Trans Pac, Roughneck. And then of course the vessels before - Kristine and Seaview and associated vessels after - US Liberator, US Intrepid, and American No.1
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