Christian Buschmann of Petersburg just turned 22 and already he’s been fishing commercially for many years. He bought his first state fishing permit at 16, and now owns two boats to chase salmon, herring, halibut and sablefish.
He aims to make a career of fishing just like his dad.
“If you make the right moves, there’s a lot of opportunity,” he said. “This is my passion. Fishing is really the only thing I know to do with myself.”
Buschmann is just what Alaska’s increasingly graybeard fishing industry needs aggressive young risk-takers who see a future on the water.
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