Perry Nathan Buchanan
Perry N. Buchanan
I am sad to say that we’ve lost the Buchanan patriarch. Born in Roseberry, Idaho, May 28, 1929, Perry left us on January 8, 2012.
Perry moved to Alaska with his brother Gene in 1951. He met Lettie Lavern Fox (Dolly) in Seldovia in 1953 and they were married on January 2, 1955. They had three children, Cathy, Steve and Tom.
Perry worked longshoring and in a lumber mill in Seward from 1951 to 1965 when he joined the Alaska Marine Highway, working on the brand new M/V Tustumena from 1965 to 1988. Perry loved fishing and he commercial fished for salmon in Lower Cook Inlet from 1967 to 2000 with his sons Steve and Tom. When he retired Perry greatly enjoyed wintering in Arizona, enjoying the sun and the warmth with his wife, and summering in Alaska on the family property at mile 7 of the Seward Highway.
Perry leaves his wife Lettie; daughter Cathy and son-in-law Richard Johnson and their children Catherine and Richard Jr. (Ricky) and four great grandchildren; son Perry (Steve) and daughter-in-law Janet and their four children, Nathan, Michelle, Andrew and Jeffrey; Tom and his children Thomas and Melissa.
Perry’s ashes will be spread in Seward in the summer of 2012, with a private family ceremony, according to his wishes.
Warm winds and smooth seas Perry, you are dearly missed.
Fish & Wildlife Jobs in Alaska
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Comes this link to upcoming Federal Fish & Wildlife jobs in Alaska.
Farmed Salmon Virus Attacking Wild Stocks
Richard Routledge, an environmental scientist at the university who leads the sockeye study, suggested that the virus had spread from the province’s aquaculture industry …
NY Times Story
NPR on the waste of farmed fish
It takes about three pounds of feeder fish to produce one pound of farmed salmon.
Clean up
It’s final clean up day here. The boats are dry docked, the nets are stored and the crew has gone home for the winter. We’re drying the last tarps, cleaning out the skiff, packing the radios off the boat and sealing her tight for winter.
Seldovia
Dolly B sits at the end of the transient dock, Seldovia Alaska
The boat made a slight detour to Seldovia for an overnighter. Tom’s mother grew up there (nee Lettie L. Fox) and he enjoyed taking some pics to show her what it looks like today.
Tom enjoyed walking the docks and drydock, checking out the boats.
Tom checking out the Dee Dee II
The crew enjoyed the Linwood Bar for a few hours and Dave found a great coffee shop/book store to enjoy.
Dave found The Warehouse - awesome shop & coffee
Leaving Port
T-N-T Fish Processing
Tom dropped off some of his personally processed peppered red salmon to Terry and Tina of T-N-T Fish processing. T-N-T is a local operation and the Buchanan Family has been working with them to deliver fish for quite a while. They are definitely a great place for buying processed fish or for having your sport caught fish processed.
Terry, Tina & Tom at T-N-T Fish Processing
T-N-T Fish Processing, Seward, Alaska 907-224-5545
Outboard Repairs
It’s inevitable that old outboards (much preferred to the new, electronic ones which don’t stand up well to being submerged in salt water) need fixing. Tom’s picking up one of his outboards from the best mechanic ever – Luke Moore of “Cool Hand Luke’s”.
Luke and Tom at Luke's engine repair shop
2011 Crew F/V Dolly B
Welcome back to the two Daves – “Animal” and “DJ” and introducing greenhorn Danny Johnson, who is Tom’s nephew. Check out The Crew page for more photos of 2011 crew for both the F/V Dolly B and the F/V Melissa B.
At the dock for delivery - Dave, Danny & DJ - 2011
We’re Hiring – DONE
All positions are filled and if you emailed me, I am saving it for next year for when we hope to add another boat. Best of luck to all & many thanks!
Commercial Salmon fishing vessel looking for reliable, hard working, skiffman. Must be available NOW to August 31st. Requires boots, raingear & commercial fishing license. Here’s your chance at the job of a lifetime! SMALL BOAT! If you’ve been watching Deadliest Catch – forget it. Salmon fishing is safer but the boats are smaller. Ability to cook a huge plus. NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL TOLERATED. NONE and you better believe that I mean it. Alcohol and drugs will be destroyed and you’ll get thrown off the boat at the first port entered. Email me and tell me about yourself if you want the job. Skipper will be hiring this week & weekend.
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