A look at what goes on out there

    Chuck and Jim show off some very large fish. The orange colored fish are rock  fish and the gray fish are Black cod. They are holding them up with a gaff. A  gaff has a curved hook that enables the fisherman to help bring a larger fish  aboard that otherwise may slip off the hook.

   All vessels can expect a boarding party from the U. S. Coast Guard. Documentation and licenses are checked  and the vessel's safety equipment is inspected.  Among the required items include a fully equipped life raft, EPIRB, survival suits for each person on board.

                           Look Captain! There be whales there!

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