Introducing today the fishing activists Barbara Emley and Larry Collins! This couple is typical of the few remaining families now pursuing crab and salmon from the city of San Francisco: it’s their grit to go on and their vision of public outreach.
Emley pairs her crew time on board with leadership roles on the [...]
[Mike is the figure with the dark glasses.]
Versatile is the word for Mike Hudson! Once a recreational fisherman, he soon found commercial fishing more to his liking. Meanwhile the state of the San Francisco Bay Area salmon fishery clearly was in crisis, and his political skills were needed, organizing fishermen and brokering an [...]
Looking for photos of salmon fishing in Alaska? Alaska-in-Pictures offers some excellent views! It takes an extra click or two: look for the links to “Alaskan activities” and then go to “salmon fishing” and “commercial fishing”.
The painting left is one I made last year of “The Shanbre”, an Alaskan salmon troller.
Carol Lois Haywood
Pacific Marine Artist
