Victor C. Wellington Sr. is a retired commercial fisherman and has fished for over 50 years. His journey spans the changing tides of Alaska's commercial fishing industry from the introduction of the limited entry and hatchery programs to the permit buyback program. Victor started commercial fishing on his cousin's gillnetter for 15 years. After working for the U.S. Coast Guard for nine years, he returned to fishing and purchased the seine boat F/V Miss Tracie. During his fishing career, Victor was also involved in local politics, serving four terms as the mayor of Metlakatla and lobbying on behalf of his community in Washington, D.C. In 2019, the Southeast Alaska Seiner's Association approved a buyback program to reduce the number of seine permits. Victor decided to sell his permit and purchased two gillnetters for his sons Victor C. Wellington Jr. and Nicholas Wellington to continue in the family tradition.