Pacific Marine Expo, CenturyLink Field Event Center, Seattle, November 16 – 18, 2017; Attend the largest commercial marine tradeshow on the West Coast, serving commercial mariners from Alaska to California. If you make your living on the water, you just […]
Alaska fishing industry is the leader in the bracket of top private employer in the entire state of Alaska. Alaska Fisheries are sustainable, healthy and continue to be the leading provider in jobs, revenue, and economic impact in Alaska and […]
Alaska Salmon Tender Season is here. Most have already left early spring to run uphill to Alaska as the fish plan to run early this year in AK waters! Leave it to Franklin to bring on wild sea stories. Third […]
The International WorkBoat Show presents the WorkBoat Annual Conference curated by the editors of WorkBoat.com, WorkBoat Magazine, and the WorkBoat Content Team. This year’s Conference will be a completely re-envisioned experience, custom designed to provide high level education and networking […]
Boaters, Try This Recipe: Salmon Chowder. Perfect for stormy PNW weather or anytime, this easy to put together meal can be made by just about anyone. Go for Wild Alaska salmon if you can, as you'll definitely taste the difference in this delicious blend. Scrumptious chowder like this is one of the most satisfying ways to get your omega-3s, and it's a great way to warm up a chilly evening. You can even make it a day ahead for company, reheating gently without boiling.
The Pacific Northwest, Washington Maritime Economic Impact Studies are positively astounding for the Seattle greater region and throughout Washington state. The Maritime Sector Economic Impact for Washington State – maritime sector directly supported 69,500 jobs, over $4.7 billion in wages […]
Spirit, Amels Motor Yacht, 54m pulls into the Ballard Locks the first week of September 2017 for a lift into the WA Ship Canal freshwater. Spirit was custom built in 2011 by Amels. Spirit yacht has a steel hull with a […]
Alaska Salmon Tenders, Welcome Home to Seattle: end of August means AK tenders trickle into the Ballard Locks and make their way to their home ports in the WA Ship Canal. The Bristol Bay Salmon season for summer of 2017 […]
Antares 130′ Westport motor yacht, she made her way from the Puget Sound to Ballard Lock for a fresh water lift in the WA Ship Canal, to land on the hip over at Fishermen’s Terminal NW dock. For now Fishermen’s […]
F/V Brenna A. Deadliest Catch, newest Alaska Bering Sea Crabber! Deadliest Catch is rolling away at Season 13, or some Captain’s would rather say 12 + 1 season. Congratulations Captain Sean Dwyer and to the Dwyer family for getting […]
F/V Pacific Rose, Purse Seine Fishing Vessel, she’s one of the first in the seine fleet to run down hill in this late August. On a perfect Pacific Northwest afternoon she made her way from Southeast Alaska fishing grounds on […]
Icy Bay commercial fishing vessel boat spotting end of August, WA Ship Canal commercial marine traffic – coming home from another summer season in Alaska. This time of year, end of summer means jam-packed Ballard Locks, when the gates swing […]
F/V Destination, Alaska Bering Sea Crabber, 6 missing crew on board. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the crew and their land and sea families. U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search. I took these photo’s of F/V Destination […]
Arctic Explorer, B&N Fisheries, getting an assist by Western Towboat tugboat in mid-August; summer is starting to close out and the start of some Alaskan fishing vessels, factory trawlers, seiners, gillnetters, tenders, crabbers and research vessels are starting to trickle […]
FLIBS: Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in Fort Lauderdale, FL is November 1 – 5, 2017. The “Yachting Capital of the World” will host show exhibits at FLIBS ranging from yacht builders and designers to exotic cars and brokerage yachts. A […]
Avanti, Seattle Superyacht the North American summer hot spot – is the Pacific Northwest featuring the world’s best mega yacht cruising grounds. Avanti is sailing under the flag of the Cayman Islands. Avanti was built in 2004, 61m (220 ft.) […]
F/V Destination, sent distress signal on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, after two days of USCG searching they now ‘suspend’ the search in the Bering Sea of Alaska off the coast of St. George Island. U.S. Coast Guard […]
Fishermen’s Fall Festival, Fishermen’s Terminal 29th Annual Event Benefiting Seattle Fishermen’s Memorial, September 23, 2017; 11am to 6pm. Fishermen’s Fall Festival celebrates the return of the North Pacific and Alaska commercial fishing fleets to Fishermen’s Terminal in WA Ship Canal. […]
TrawlerFest is PassageMaker’s custom and unique series of boat shows designed for cruising enthusiasts with TrawlerFest Boat Shows on both coasts of the USA. Strategically located in key cruising regions nationwide each TrawlerFests features impressive in-water selections of new and […]
Aspen Alternative Superyacht enjoys cruising the Pacific Northwest in the warm Seattle Ship Canal summer season. M/Y Aspen Alternative Megayacht is 164ft. custom built by Trinity Yachts. As she cruised east and west bound up and down the WA Ship […]
Hollis Jennings – F/V Natalie Gail, SE AK Fisherwomen – today she’s got a newer boat…. FAST FORWARD a few years later….. to present day today… here is a recap below – from Hollis at her 1st year running her […]
F/V Benna A. Deadliest Catch Newest Boat, Captain Sean Dwyer comes on board Discovery’s Season 12 and Season 13 on Deadliest Catch. The Dwyer family is a seasoned Alaskan fishing family. The below story was ran a few years ago, […]
Olympia Harbor Days, 44th Edition of the award winning and free Tugboat Races and Festival, the South Sounds largest maritime festival at the Olympia waterfront, September 1-3, Labor Day weekend. Come out and enjoy Pacific Northwest waterfront fun, this year […]
Deadliest Catch, Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, Salty Dog Boating News, Best of Seattle, Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers in the Pacific Northwest, the busy ship canal always heavy and packed with salty AK crabbers coming and going between seasons running up […]
Locks Centennial Boat Parade, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks Boat Parade; On July 9, 2017, was the commemorative this historic event by re-creating that parade. The historic schooner Adventuress will pass through the locks and lead a marine parade of historic vessels […]
F/V Wizard, Deadliest Catch, Seasoned Alaska Bering Sea Crabber fishes in the heart of hurricane storm conditions. Deadliest Catch season 13 will soon get to the part where those of us on the west coast already went through the grief […]
Ballard SeafoodFest, July 7 – 9, 2017, Join the fun, Ballard Breweries, Trident Seafoods Wild Salmon, Live Music, Vendors, Arts and Events! Ballard SeafoodFest features an annual event, enjoy Trident Seafoods Alder Smoked Wild Salmon, BeerFest is featuring over 25 […]
Syrup Glazed Smoked Salmon Bristol Bay, AK Wild Salmon: There’s nothing quite like salmon. Delicate and uniquely textured, it’s no secret why their meat is so prized. But while we can all make salmon in the oven or using other […]
Mayan Queen, 92m Superyacht in Seattle, she made her way up the WA Ship Canal this afternoon in late May, her massive mega yacht length and size engulfed the canal and bridge lifts eastbound to Lake Union. Not many superyachts dwarf […]
Sea Owl, Feadship Builder, 203 ft, (62 meter) summer means superyachts are making their to the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and the greater Seattle water regions. Sea Owl is a unique hunter green hull known as Burger’s green with a massive […]
