Catching Salmon & Restoring Habitat in The Tongass

Aaron Prussian was chasing salmon 50 miles offshore in a remote part of Southeast Alaska, getting battered by intense weather.

As he headed towards land, the sea suddenly calmed and the water turned glass. A fur seal broke the surface, playfully following the boat and flipping through the air. Albatross and storm petrels flew overhead. Aaron remembers this occasion as one of the most memorable moments in his career as commercial fisherman.

“The ocean is amazing,” he mused. “There’s just so much going on.”

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