Fishing Vessel: Rusak

The Rusak is a US Fishing Vessel, run by Captain Nikolai Kuzmin. This vessel, is a 41 foot long-liner with a capacity of 22 tons. The Rusak’s home port is Homer, Alaska and the commercial fishing vessel pursues halibut, black cod, gray cod and rockfish as often as possible working nearly year round.

The fishing method used on the Rusak is longlining. This method favored by North American Commercial Halibut fishermen. For more on longline fishing click here.