F/V Little Joe (IMAGE) NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Caption This is Little Joe, the 75-foot trawler that Ralph Brown runs out of Brookings, Ore. Ralph Brown and Little Joe move more freely between Alaska and the Oregon Coast now that the West Coast groundfish fishery is managed using catch shares. Credit Ralph Brown Usage Restrictions Credit Photo License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.