I AM XTRATUF | Alaska Shellfish Farms

Mariculture farming is hard work anywhere, but especially grueling in Alaska’s unforgiveable cold waters, extreme tides, rough weather, and isolation from the rest of the world. For the Bates family, they wouldn’t trade this environment for anything and are confident in this life they have built.

I AM XTRATUF
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A CREATIVELY Production

Executive Producer: David Mesicek – XTRATUF
Director: Kim Stewart – CREATIVELY
Cinematographer: Axel Peterson, Reid Morth, Corey Arnold, Page Stephenson
Editor: Brandon Schrichten
Producer: Andrea Heatherington, Adrienne Mathias

Many thanks to:
Greg + Weatherly Bates
The Bates Children
Janet Carroll
Paul Campanelli
The extended XTRATUF team
Sarah Braund
Taylor Barhan
Margot Macinnes
The Community of Halibut Cove, Alaska
The Saltry Restaurant
Halibut Cover Rentals

[donarthiazi]

God I could watch this all day long... as long as I don't have to hear her voice.
(But I can control that)

[jedharding]

"if this place doesn't bring you to your knees crying, you're not working hard enough" 🙄

[gibby]

The vocal fry of that woman's voice is incredibly annoying but the video is riveting.