r/commercialfishing

As I understand, overfishing is the reason I haven't seen a tin on a grocery store shelf for the past few months now (and lower and lower stocks over the last few years as well). Are there restrictions in place and a plan to revitalize the North Atlantic fisheries? How are fishermen reacting/coping with it? I am curious what's happening behind the scenes and what the future might hold.

Got offered a job on the Botany Bay tendering any info about this rust buclet?

Hello I am moving to Seattle on July 1st, I really want to try and get a job as a fish processor on a boat. I am physically fit and perfectly okay with monotonous work. I really want to try and get into this line of work. I have done a couple applications online. 1 rejected me and the others have not gotten back

1.) is the timing I am arriving to Seattle okay I am slightly confused by how the “seasons” work and what not
2.) my work experience is pretty much all in an office setting. I have minimal experience in a restaurant as well. Will this be okay?
3.) do I need to know someone to get hired or can I just keep applying and eventually land an offer?

Any advice whatsoever is appreciated

EDIT: I got a call back from Ocean Peace and they seem interested in offering me a position the lady I talked to gave me her number and told me to call back around mid June since that is closer to when I will be out in Seattle. So I will call them then. I’m going to keep applying and if this doesn’t work out then I’m just going to try a shore processing job in Alaska. Thank you all for the advice whatever ends up happening I did learn a lot about how the whole process works

What age were your kids the first time you took them up in the bay for sockeye with you? How did they do being stuck on a boat?

What age did you have them actually then start being a true deckhand?

I don’t mean peak season, like maybe even the last week or two. Show the family around.

Heading to Bristol for the first time (but I’ve fished in southeast nearly a decade now) and am slowly figuring out the adulting. I know taxes are a b*#% but I’m learning you can write off stuff you get for the season?? What all can and cant be written off, and do I need a physical receipt for everything? (Im freshly 24 if that paints a picture)

I’m curious if anyone is partaking in the SE Alaska or PWS shrimp seasons with their gillnet boat. How many traps are you hauling on a 32ft? Are there any special considerations besides the puller and perhaps removing the reel?

Thanks!

Hello, guys. Due to life circumstances I am looking for a seafood processing or fishing job. I reached out to O'Hara, Trident, Pacific and a few ​others but the only ones offering H2B visas are Silver Bay and Tanner. Any tips on looking? Or if somebody could point me in the right direction...

I'm Mexican, BTW​

I got an invitation for an on-site job orientation and interview by Trident Seafoods on thursday, do this type of jobs hire on the spot? or do they get back to you after some time?

foes anybody have a kayak they dont want Im a beginning fisher and really need a kayak please anything can help.

Hey y’all

Have an opportunity to fish Bristol Bay this year. Have never done anything like this- seems pretty intimidating, let me know if the juice isn’t worth the squeeze on this one!

I’d make about $5-10k as a greenhorn (is that standard?). I’d be there 6-7 weeks, a week of setup beforehand and a week of breakdown after. Would have about 45 minutes to 3 hours a sleep a day for about three weeks when the fish are really coming. Captain is really adamant about hauling as much as possible, understandably. The sleep thing just worries me a bit- I know working with heavy machinery can get extra dangerous with that level of sleep deprivation. On a 32ft boat catching sockeye with a gill net. Travel expenses and gear would be on me.

What do y’all think? Should I do it?