A Possible Comeback

A comeback for the Everett commercial fishing industry is clearing a long shot. However while fishing is not as economically significant to the economy as it was in the past, fishermen here continued to participate in crabbing, and fishing for bottom fish, salmon and other species. Some, like Everett fisherman Greg Elwood, were seeing a resurgence as of 2008. Local gillnetters were making a modest comeback. There’s still the sheer thrill of pulling in a full net on beautiful Puget Sound or in Alaska, and the good feeling of knowing you’re feeding people. In 2010, commercial fishermen no longer have to row the skiff to set nets or haul them in by hand. They have boat computers, global positioning systems, and other electronic devices to make things easier.