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| aft | : | toward the back of the boat | ||
| bait bag | dead fish in bag hung in middle of pot | |||
| bait chopper | : | the machine that chops up and mixes the frozen bait | ||
| ballast | a weight at the bottom of the boat to keep it stable | |||
| batten down | to secure all loose objects and hatches down below and on deck | |||
| bin boards | long wooden boards in crab holds that act as a buffer, preventing crab from smashing into each other | |||
| block | : | spinning wheel at rail of boat that hauls in pot | ||
| bugs | aka crabs | |||
| brailer | : | the large netted bag processors use to remove crab from holds | ||
| chum(ming) for fish | : | going to be or being seasick | ||
| coiler | : | usually two wheels with tires that spin and coil rope below | ||
| corky | When the boat is light and rides high in the water | |||
| crane | : | large articulating arm with tire at end used to move pots | ||
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| dark | : | not related to time of day, just lack of light | ||
| discard chute | : | opening where unwanted crab are discarded back into the ocean (aka s#@t chute) | ||
| ditch | : | the lowest place between two waves | ||
| Eastern Rigged | wheelhouse aft | |||
| EPIRB | : | Emergency Position indicator Radio Beacon | ||
| fathom | six feet | |||
| fore | toward the front of the boat | |||
| forepeak | : | front room in bow of boat | ||
| greenhorn | : | first time fisherman | ||
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| hatch | : | cover of crab hold | ||
| hopper | : | chute down into crab hold | ||
| line | rope used aboard a boat | |||
| jogging | : | Jogging is often used to hold the boat in a safe position during bad weather. | ||
| junk crab | crab that has barnacles or is dirty | |||
| king | : | a specific species of crab, oftentimes referred to in footage as “reds” or “red king crab” | ||
| knot | : | unit of speed equal to one nautical mile | ||
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| nautical mile | : | equal to one minute of arc along a meridian of the Earth - 6,076.12 feet or 1.1508 miles (1,852 meters or 1.852 kilometers) | ||
| night | when the sun is not out | |||
| Observer | gather biological data onboard commercial fishing boats | |||
| offload | : | when crab is taken from hull of ship to processors | ||
| offloaders | : | processor workers, cannery workers | ||
| Opilio | also known as Snow crab…a specific species of crab | |||
| picking hook | : | hook that is used to attach pot to winch | ||
| port | left side of the boat facing the bow | |||
| pot | : | steel caged trap for catching crab (7'x8') | ||
| pot launcher | : | the platform that dumps pots into the water | ||
| processor | : | place where crab is prepped for market | ||
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| rail | : | the low wall of the deck where most of the action takes place | ||
| rail dump | : | dumping pot over rail to save time | ||
| rider | crab sitting atop of pots as they're being hauled in are said to be riders | |||
| sorting table | : | the table where crab are dumped and sorted | ||
| starboard | right side of the boat facing the bow | |||
| stateroom | bedroom | |||
| tanner | : | also known as Bairdi…a specific species of crab | ||
| Western Rigged | wheelhouse forward | |||
| wheelhouse | : | where captain steers from, the superstructure on a boat | ||
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