Tag Archives: Tele Aadsen
On the Puget Sound, the Women Whose Lives and Work Revolve Around Salmon
In the town of Bellingham, Washington, everyone knows when the salmon run come fall. Shimmery silvers and chum salmon break the chilly water’s surface with their heads, as they move through the Puget Sound and tributary rivers to their spawning grounds. Locals buzz, telling one another when they’ve seen them, admiring the fish on their journey. But for Ellie Kinley, this isn’t just a fall spectacle. She thinks about these fish 365 days a year. There’s a strong and sometimes overlooked community of fishing families here. The Lummi have the largest tribal fishing fleet in the nation, according to Kinley; the port is also home to fishing families, native and non-native alike, who use Bellingham as their home base between fishing trips to Alaska and California. Photos, >click to read< 17:44
Being female among fishermen: An unwelcome reminder on the docks
When the Kathleen Jo pulls out of her stall at noon, I am there to see them off. My 5-year-old shipmate waves wildly through the starboard window. I wave back. When they turn the corner for the breakwater, I begin the trek to Old Thomsen Harbor.,, I stroll down the main float with sun-burned shoulders and a broad smile. A smile that freezes as two men approach me. I know these men. Sammy, a golden can of Coors clutched in his hand, worked at a local business until drinking cost him his job. The other is Carl, a man I crewed with a lifetime ago. A man who’d expected that sex would be part of the deal, working with a woman. Read the rest here 19:29
Tele Aadsen’s Dory Mates – The Littlest Longliners: Photos from the K-Jo
Lindy, one of my bosses on the Kathleen Jo, aimed her iPhone down the fish hold hatch. She called, “You hate me now, but you’ll appreciate these later!” “No way,” I replied. “I’d never hate you, and I already appreciate them.” And it was true. For a writer/blogger, there’s no greater gift than crewing for fishermen who love to document their life at sea. continued@Hooked(blog)
Tele Aadsen – Fishing Families: Life Aboard the Kathleen Jo
When Jeff called to ask if I could fill in for his abruptly departed longline deckhand, his only hesitation wasn’t about my ability to handle the work, but the company. “I’ve got to warn you: our kids are wild and crazy. Jeytlin’s full of energy, and Teyen’s in his terrible two’s. Do you think you’ll be okay with that?” continued @ Hooked (blog)
Tele Aadsen – Readings, Women in Fisheries, & Frankenfish, Oh My!
Last week was a good time, sweeties. I spent five days up in Sitka, which – for me – guarantees a good time. I wouldn’t usually get to be there in February, and owe the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society a big thank you for providing the excuse, by way of an invitation to join their panel discussion, “Women in the Fisheries.” I waffled for about a day – just long enough to check that I had enough Alaska Airlines miles for a ticket – before confirming. Who was I kidding? Time in Sitka when we weren’t fishing? Of course I’d go! Read more here
Get ready to be Hooked! The story behind the story of a Sitka fisherman found adrift in fish tote. Video
Back in September, there was a news story about a fisherman found adrift in a plastic fish tote following the sinking of the troller he was fishing from.
This true story had a tremendous ending for the fact that both fishermen defied the odds and survived!
This would usually be the end of the story, alls well that ends well.
There is so much to this tale of good fortune, and through a lot of luck for all that read this, and who also watch the video of a wonderful writer, and story-teller who by fate, found herself right in the middle of it along with her life partner Joel Brady-Power and Bear the Boat Cat on board F/V Nerka out of Sitka, Alaska, you will feel like you are there!
Enough out of me, though.
This is Tele Aadsen, and these are her story’s from her blog, Hooked.
