Comments on: Crab Rationalization: A perspective from an Alaskan

By: mike

mike — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:54:45 +0000

Crab Rationalization saving lives is nonsense. Ban this fishing completly saves lives. Lets not fool ourselves greed wins over the “little guy” The typical responce of Capt. Keith (wizard) screams selfish. He likes it because hes still making big money. Given the fact 1,000 workers lost their job dosent concern him at all. If Capt. keith was on the other end he would be outraged. Save lives, stop the fishing madness completly. Whats more important a fancy menu or a human life? Ask the captain then about human lives. I bet he hops the fence real quick when it comes to human life and his wallet.
I like many watch the T.V. show and admire the courage. I seen this very same Captain almost kill part of his crew. Doing something I have never seen on any ship to date. Climbing on pots to cover them in 40 ft. seas. That was one reason I knew I didnt respect the guy. Hypocrisy is the second.

By: Observer

Observer — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:23:00 +0000

This is the worst tripe I have heard in a while. I understand Terrys opinion, but he is only telling half the story, and it is slanted to make people believe something was stolen from america, which couldn’t be farther from the truth. Anything that would reduce the injury and death rate involved in Crab Fishing in the Bering Sea, is an improvement. An lets not forget the Bering Sea is not located in Alaska it is located off the coast. An is american fishing grounds not Alaskan so if the Feds like the program, and the fleet likes it, more power to them.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 04:41:21 +0000

I’m afraid this is the new way of doing things. I watched it happen here in Eureka, CA. Call it rationalization or attrition, it puts fishermen out of business.
Let me just say that there may come a day we regret rejecting those who have risked their very lives to bring us the fish on our tables.
Like farmers, their demise may mark ours. Just sayin’.