F/V NORTHWESTERN
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Alaskan Crab Catcher Northwestern was built in 1977 at Marco Shipyards in Seattle, WA. She was originally 108 feet in length overall.
The vessel was built specifically for the King and Tanner crab fisheries of Alaska’s Bering Sea. In 1981, the King crab fishery collapsed, so the boat stayed busy fishing Tanner crab. In the early-80’s, Northwestern was one of the first boats to fish Opilio crab. The Opilio crab fishery turned out to be the “bread and butter” fishery for the entire crab fleet. Opilio fishing leads to over-capitali
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