While the Sitka Herring fleet awaits their commercial fishery, Petersburg’s waterfront is hosting a large, Panamanian-flagged vessel that will be transporting some of the catch to Japan. The 360-foot, refrigerated tramper Jochoh is tied up at the Petersburg Fisheries Incorporated dock. Ship’s agent Dave Berg says she was chartered by the herring buyers. Berg spoke with KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein.
Big Tramper docks in Little Norway
