Lots and lots of crab being unloaded as all those boats that came in due to bad weather line up at the dock. Processing crab is an amazing process in terms of heat transfer; they go from the boat directly to the processing line after being weighed. Just inside, they are butchered, cleaned, cooked, cooled and packed in one continuous operation. 
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Love to see and learn more about crab processing! Thanks Steve - hope the weather turns for the better so the boats can get back out there soon!
I just hope the weather clears up enough that I have no hassles getting there. I just got the news last night that my first day will be October 30th!!!!
Steve, Goldfish, Chico Best to send out the alarm. Brian is coming to town, and Unalaska will never be the same!!!!!!
(Insert Evil, Crazed Laugh Here)
What's a typical day of processing like for you, Steve? What part of the plant do you work in?
Carla
Carla, I work in the engineering office, sitting in front of a computer 11 hours a day, ordering all the things we need to keep the plant running and the employees fed. I also make the accounting entries to allocate where the stuff all goes when it gets to the island and prepare reports for our Seattle Office and our Japanese partners. I have been a deckhand (in the salmon fishery) and a processor at a few plants over the years, including this one when I first moved here. I'm convinced we have the best processors in the industry, we have zero turnover and our product is first rate. I dearly miss the hard work and comraderie that comes with it . . .
Yummy! Could you grab one or two of those big guys and ship them off to Ohio for me?
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