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  • Jul, 2010
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Photo of the day: Sitka Herring
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Photographs, Sierra Anderson, Sitka Herring
Boats Delivering fish into the night

My photo from the 2010 Sitka Sac Roe Herring fishery was featured in Pacific Fishing Magazine. Boats Delivering hundreds of tons of Herring into the night Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

  • 08
  • Jul, 2010
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Video: Herring Fishing From American Fisherman
POSTED BY The Real Alaska IN Salmon, Sitka Herring, Video
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Our fisherman friend has some awesome video production skills and this is another favorite video. Get ready to be pumped and watch thousand of fish at a time! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a [...]

  • 15
  • Jun, 2010
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Video: Captains perspective of the Sitka Herring Fishery
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Deadliest Catch, Sierra Anderson, Sitka Herring, Video
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In the world famous Sitka Herring Fishery, 50 of the most highly experienced fishermen go head to head for their million dollar catches of herring. Next to Deadliest Catch, this makes for one of the most high stake and lucrative competitive fisheries in the world. I had the opportunity to interview a few of these [...]

  • 13
  • Jun, 2010
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Video: A Spotters Perspective
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Sitka Herring, Video
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Sitka Sac Roe Herring fishery. March 21, 2010 I think I am going to stop making predictions on when fishing will start because so far they’ve all been wrong. Of course it could happen any day now but I guess the eggs need more time to bake. That means for more hang time on land. [...]

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  • May, 2010
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Reliving the Trauma
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Occupation, Sitka Herring, Video
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You saw it on Hook Line & Sisters, boats ramming boats. Yes it is true, there is such a thing as ‘combat’ fishing. Relive the story of my first time herring fishing in Sitka. Every Man For Himself Wednesday, March 24, 2010 – 5:09:50pm. 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 and the 2010 Sitka Sac Roe Herring fishery is officially [...]

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  • May, 2010
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Fish Eggs for Dinner
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Sitka Herring, Video
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So whats all this fuss about Herring eggs anyways? I was wondering the same thing. So while my dad was cooking up a storm in the galley, I couldn’t help but smell the aroma of slimy egg pouches on the fryer. Before I made any more judgments, I needed to try it myself. Bookmark on [...]

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  • Mar, 2010
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The Inside Scoop: “Go Bank, or Go Bust”
POSTED BY therealalaska IN Occupation, Sierra Anderson, Sitka Herring
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I’ll try to keep this one short and simple since I know most of my readers are foreign to the Commercial Herring Sac Roe fisheries. Say what? Yep that’s right, roe are eggs, and we are in the market for the eggs here folks. Not just any eggs though. These eggs are such a delicacy [...]

  • 19
  • Mar, 2010
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The Inside Scoop: “Go Bank, or Go Bust”
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Occupation, Sierra Anderson, Sitka Herring
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I’ll try to keep this one short and simple since I know most of my readers are foreign to the Commercial Herring Sac Roe fisheries. Say what? Yep that’s right, roe are eggs, and we are in the market for the eggs here folks. Not just any eggs though. These eggs are such a delicacy [...]

  • 18
  • Mar, 2010
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Fish Heads for Dinner
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Sierra Anderson, Sitka Herring
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Most people get grossed out by fish, fish heads, jelly fish, slime, gooo, and basically all things fish. For me however, I grew up around this slimy show, and so have become accustom to the fishing scene. It must be in my family’s blood but seafood is a must in our diet, in fact if [...]

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  • Mar, 2010
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Boat Beginnings
POSTED BY Sierra Anderson IN Sierra Anderson, Sitka Herring, Video
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Minus the rain and snow, things have been shaping up pretty smoothly here. Fishing should open in a week or so but for now we are just getting the boat ready to go, along with the 49 other fishing vessels parked around us. Here is a fun video of my sister and I trying out [...]