West Seattle sea scene: Fishing with an audience

More photos from Alki’s Guy Smith, watching the purse seiner Quandary fishing off Alki Point Wednesday morning: First, the seal nicknamed “Squint” keeps an eye out from atop the Joy D. Smith Wildlife Raft – Guy says, “A fair amount of chum were caught as a sea lion patrolled just outside the net.” Next, you have to look really closely, but two Western grebes had a close call with the Quandary’s net when it came up apparently empty:

But Guy reports they managed to make a getaway, “awkwardly clambering over the floats at the last second”:

He adds, “A short while later the Quandary was seen miles north, looking for better fishing. In the afternoon, it returned to Alki Point. The Renaissance made a pass by, but didn’t stay.The seiners seldom stay more than 3 days at Alki Point, so the chum run might be about to end for this year.”

2 Replies to "West Seattle sea scene: Fishing with an audience"

  • sgs October 30, 2009 (10:24 pm)

    Does anyone know where fish caught in the Puget Sound is sold? Does it go to the major food stores or sold off the boat in Ballard?

  • Phil james November 10, 2009 (8:52 am)

    Spain, it the largest user of the fall chum salmon, the roe or eggs are sent to Japan, europe, these are some of the best fish around, for there color size, and roe.

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