Northern Hawk, Factory Trawler, Coastal Villages Fleet, Departing Seattle Ship Canal to Bering Sea Alaska, PNW Marine Traffic Underway, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Sea Chick, AK to PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source, Canal Go To Salty Dog PNW
Coastal Villages, F/T Northern Hawk 341 ft. departs Lake Union in Seattle making her way through the narrow WA Ship Canal getting a few bridge lifts and a Ballard Locks drop to make her way into the Puget Sound, next up northbound to Alaska’s Bering Sea in the heart of winter. Early to Mid January each year Factory Trawlers depart the greater Pacific Northwest and Seattle Ship Canal region to make their way back up to the fierce and unforgiving Bering Sea, Alaska.
Teknotherm, best known for their ‘Complete Refrigeration Solutions’ team members returned from Dutch Harbor, Alaska in early 2015 after completing a five week sea trial on board the F/T Northern Hawk. At 341 ft, 5190 tons, and carrying a crew of 135, the Northern Hawk is part of the Coastal Villages fleet. Several years ago Teknotherm Refrigeration installed a plate freezing system. In 2011 a Mycom 200 VLD skid for freezing system and Mycom 125 LUD skid for RFW were installed. In 2015 Sea Hawk upgraded and modernized their automation and control systems. Keeping fresh wild product at the right controlled temperature in the exact perfect refrigeration conditions is a modern day constant ‘art’ for all of Alaska’s factory trawlers and fisheries – as they are constantly fine tuning their floating money making cities at sea in some of the world’s most extreme weather conditions.
Coastal Villages, Northern Hawk, Seattle Ship Canal to Bering Sea Alaska, Jan, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Sea Chick, AK to PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source
The Bering Sea is commercial fishing big business and contributes to tens of thousands of seasonal and annual jobs. Some of the largest seafood companies and fisheries in the world produce fish and shellfish out of Alaska’s Bering Sea. Commercial fisheries on the USA side catch over $1 billion worth of wild seafood annually, on the Russian Bering Sea side fisheries are worth nearly $600 million annually. Profitable fisheries in the Bering Sea – is the name of the ‘at sea game!’
Bering Sea, Alaska – Facts & Continued Wild Fresh Sustainability:
The Bering Sea is world-renowned for its fierce productive and profitable money making, competitive fisheries, king crab, opilio and tanner crab, Bristol Bay salmon, pollock and other groundfish are some of the top producers. Competitive fisheries rely on the productivity of the Bering Sea via a complicated and very scientific food source nationally and internationally. The longevity and the continued existence of these Bering Sea Alaska fisheries requires a healthy, and productive ecosystem, with mother nature and human cooperation.
Northern Hawk, Coastal Village Factory Trawler, gets a bark & tail wag from Salty Dog Lab Lookout in the Canal, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Sea Chick, AK to PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source, Canal Go To Salty Dog PNW
Alaska’s Bering Sea is separated from the Gulf of Alaska by the Alaska Peninsula – covering over 770,000 sq miles and is bordered on the east and northeast by Alaska, located on the west by Russian Far East and Kamchatka Peninsula, on the south by the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands and on the far north by the Bering Strait, connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean‘s Chukchi Sea. Bristol Bay is the portion of the Bering Sea which separates the Alaska Peninsula from mainland Alaska.
Northern Hawk, Coastal Villages F/T Fleet Boat, Gets a Ballard Bridge Lift Mid Afternoon Jan. westbound to Ballard Locks for a Drop to run up to AK Bering Sea, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Sea Chick, AK to PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source
Bering Sea Islands include:
- Pribilof Islands, including Paul Island
- Komandorski Islands, including Bering Island
- Lawrence Island
- Diomede Islands
- King Island
- Matthew Island
- Karaginsky Island
- Nunivak Island
- Sledge Island
- Hagemeister Island
Bering Sea Regions include:
Western Towboat Assist to F/T Northern Hawk, Coastal Village, Seattle Ship Canal, departing running up to Alaska’s Bering Sea, Photography by: Salty Dog Boating News, Salty Sea Chick, AK to PNW Marine Traffic Underway Source, Winter Marine Traffic
Teknotherm, Complete Refrigeration Solutions – FYI: Fun Facts
Teknotherm was founded in 1926, Teknotherm is known as the world leader in the field of marine and industrial refrigeration. Their products can be found throughout the world – USA, Africa, South America, Australia, Europe, China, and the Middle East. Their headquarters are located in the heart of Seattle, Washington and have extensive experience throughout Alaska, Pacific Northwest, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern US seaboard. If you’re in the PNW and around the Ballard area you are bound to see Teknotherm vans buzzing all around, they are like ants at a picnic… they are everywhere!
