sentences:  The "Northwestern" was one of the few vessels to fish for blue king crab in 2009 after completing its red king crab season.During the summer, the vessel keeps busy tendering (transporting fish from vessels at sea to floating processors, allowing the fishing boats to stay on the grounds rather than make repeated trips back to port) salmon and herring, usually under the command of Edgar Hansen.The "Northwestern" is one of the most successful boats in the crab fishing fleet.