Bairn Lewis after finishing his shift working as a crab cook at PFI. (Joe Sykes)
Every year hundreds of people come to Petersburg from all over the world for a summer job. They’re here to work in Petersburg’s seafood processing plants where millions of tons of salmon and other seafood are packaged up and sent to far flung parts of the planet. The canning factories are a crucial part of the industry which drives Petersburg’s and Southeast’s economy. But what about the people who can the fish? What are their stories?
This summer KFSK would like to present a few of the life stories of the people who work those long hard hours on the slime line.
Today we meet Bairn Lewis, he’s a 22 year old culinary school grad from the Philippines. He came into KFSK to talk about the lights of Las Vegas, the cannery casino and his search for his father. But first he told Joe Sykes about what it’s like working as a crab cook at PFI.
