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Imagine...
...being on a boat
in constant
motion,
working
with sharp knives and hooks sturdy enough to bring up a 300 pound fish!
You
eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, live for extended periods of time on a
tiny floating island. Your whole world and everything you need to
survive is on
the boat. If something breaks, you have to fix it with what you have on
board or
radio
someone and wait for assistance to arrive. If someone gets sick or
injured you have to
deal
with it until help arrives which could take several hours or even days
depending
on the weather. If a storm hits you have to endure whatever it brings
your
way until it's over. When the fish are running, you work day and
night
until you get your limit.
The act of fishing has
always been the same
since
man first discovered he catch and eat fish but, the methods of catching
fish
have changed-dramaticly.
Centuries
ago native Alaskans depended on fishing for their survival.
Over
the centuries they have orally passed down their accumulated knowledge
and
wisdom. Not only how to catch and process the fish but, to ensure that
the
fish stock stays healthy so they would return year after year.
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