At Larsen Bay, a Cannery Where the Tenacious Rhythm of Salmon Season Holds Sway
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Alaska Dispatch] by Anjuli Grantham - September 11, 2017
The steam whistle exudes a pink cloud as it announces break time. A forklift loaded with cookies and hash browns zips from the mess hall across the wooden planks on which the Larsen Bay salmon cannery is built. The forklift stops in a corridor within a corrugated metal warehouse.
"Form Two-Lines," a hand-stenciled sign instructs, pointing to either side of the table. The staff places the food on the table, alongside oversized coffee thermoses. It's time for mug-up.
Icicle Seafoods employees rush past other handmade signs on their way to the cookies. Slime line workers with...
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