December 23, 2015 — Most days at around 7 in the morning you can find local fishermen at Ketch Joanne’s Restaurant and Harbor Bar. They come to catch up over coffee.
The turnout varies from day to day along with the topics: Politics, local events and personal stories are all fair game. There is one conversation the group would prefer to leave alone and it involves a particular crustacean struck with a naturally occurring neurotoxin that is keeping it off Christmas dinner plates.
“We’ve got a group of guys being optimistic, thinking it’s going to open soon,” said longtime salmon and crab fisherman Jim Anderson, in reference to the Dungeness crab season. And then there are others, Anderson explained, who are more involved and believe this could be a much lengthier process.
“People are kind of edgy,” Anderson said. “Conversations have gotten away from crab.”
On a recent morning, a group of fishermen crowded around the table nearest to the restaurant’s front door. Sometimes they can fit 11 or 12 guys into the little booth, they say. Often, another group of the younger fishermen will set up at another table.
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