Captain and Crew*
Captain Casey Pape
Owner
Casey Pape started working on the R/V Montague in 2011. He has a 100-ton Master License for inland waters and has over 15 years of experience working in the Arctic and waters of Alaska. He is a member of the Explorers Club in New York and former board member of the Arctic Encounter Symposium. Previously he worked for Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation as Operations Manager and in areas of environmental compliance. A commercial fisherman within the Prince William Sound, he and his family purchased the R/V Montague in 2024.
Casey holds a Bachelor of Science from Western Washington University and a Master of Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics.
Captain Casey Pape
Captain Brad Reynolds
Research Captain
Brad Reynolds lives in Cordova, Alaska with his wife, Julie, and their two children. He arrived in 2004 to work on research programs along the Copper River Delta and Prince William Sound.
He has since diversified his experience to include commercial seining and gillnetting, and providing vessel support to marine science operations. He has worked for the Florida Program for Shark Research, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, and the Prince William Sound Science Center.
Brad holds a US Coast Guard 100 Ton Master's License and a Master’s degree in Marine Science.
Captain Brad Reynolds
Captain Dave Beam
Retired Captain
License
US Coast Guard
1600 Ton Master Upon Oceans
Owner Dave Beam fatbiking in Girdwood
*Additional Crew
Additional crew members are available as necessary, including additional deck hands, chefs, etc.
The maximum number of occupants the Montague can accommodate is 8.