Sig Hansen

About me:

I began fishing at age 14 and often left school early for the summer to fish salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska on a salmon gillnetter. Once salmon season ended he would join the Northwestern to fish Blue and Red king crab in Saint Matthews Island and Nome. Occasionally, I had the opportunity to fish Mackerel and Cod in Norway during the summer.

After graduating from high school, I began fishing year-round, spending on average 10 months per year in Alaska. At 22, was when I started relieving captains on the Northwestern. This job is known as a “relief skipper.” As one of the youngest captains in the fleet he knew he had to either show results or get replaced. Sig opted for results. By 24, I was running Northwestern full time. Over the years, the Northwestern has been a top producer repeatedly under my watch but I don't consider this my greatest accomplishment though. The fact that there have not been any major accidents onboard Northwestern is by far my greatest accomplishment.