aquaphile 

Crab fishing on the Aluetian Chain, Amchitka Island, Alaska

In the day, unloading Brown crab, Amchitka Island, Alaska

Its a girl...on reflection this 300 pound North Pacific halibut would have been better served in the water.

Juvenile black-lip abalone bred in a commercial hatchery, waiting for transportation and release into wild habitat

BEFORE....Juvenile black-lip balone adhering to adult shell, for stage one of enhancement research

Juvenile black-lip abalone on adult shell and placed in transport nets, prior to placement in suitable habitat in a rocky coastline

AFTER.... juvenile black-lip abalaone after 3 months in wild habitat, mesuring growth of shellfish as seen in change of colour from blue (hatchery feed) to brown (fed on a natural macro-algal diet)

Stuck between a rock and a hard place, a juvenile black-lip abalone about to be consumed by one of its main predator species, starfish.

Visiting a salmon hatchery in Ketchikan, used for salmon fishery enhancement on Alaska's south west coast

Visiting an oyster farm, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Crewing while cruising the Bahamas...