A replica of the Viking ship Valhalla and the Bojer Wikan Fishermen’s Memorial in Petersburg, Alaska, stand in tribute to the town’s commercial fishing and Norwegian heritage.

On the cover: Sons of NorwayNational Fisherman November 2011

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Jessica Hathaway is a Fisheries and Seafood Senior Consultant for Ocean Strategies and is a former editor of National Fisherman.

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