Dutch Harbor

Maritime Attorneys for Dutch Harbor Fishermen

Dutch Harbor is the gateway to the Bering Sea fishing grounds. In 2005, a fleet of crab boats, longliners, factory trawlers, fish processors, and draggers delivered more than 887 million pounds of fish and crab to Dutch Harbor, making it the largest producer of fish in the United States and one of the most profitable ports in the world. The deliveries to Dutch Harbor in 2005 were valued at $166.1 million. Dutch Harbor has been the United States’ top port for commercial fishing landings for 17 consecutive years.

Fishermen come from around the country to depart from Dutch Harbor to take on one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, commercial fishing. Fishing safety should begin the moment they step on the boat at Dutch Harbor with crew training in basic safety skills. The medical clinic at Dutch Harbor, Iliuliuk Family Health Clinic, is the first stop for treatment for many injured fishermen.

Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP is one of the nation’s leading maritime personal injury law firms. Our maritime law attorneys have been serving injured clients working out of the port of Dutch Harbor for over 20 years. Our firm has offices in Seattle and Anchorage and we make frequent trips to Dutch Harbor to inspect fishing vessels. Our Jones Act lawyers have represented thousands of injured commercial fishermen and fish processors, recovering millions of dollars in compensation for their clients. They have the reputation, skills, and resources necessary to take on the big fishing companies and their insurance companies.

Fishermen and fish processors are frequently injured in Dutch Harbor preparing their vessels for the season or during offloads of cargo from their vessels. Commercial fishermen and fish processors working on board vessels are entitled to compensation when they are injured under the Jones Act. If you have been hurt or injured on a commercial fishing vessel working out of the port of Dutch Harbor in the Bering Sea or the Gulf of Alaska, we can help you help you get the compensation you need. Please contact a maritime law attorney at Beard Stacey and Jacobsen today for a free initial consultation and case evaluation.