Brushing up before fishing

Claire Houlton, of Tucson, Arizona, prepares to paint a portion of the seiner Norsel in Heritage Harbor last Friday. Houlton, 28, has worked on tenders and other fishing vessels in the past but this is her first time on a seiner. Skipper Amy Schaub said she and her four crewmembers will set out for Sitka to pick up the Norsel's skiff, net and power block before going out fishing.