Spring and summer can bring wind and rain as well as some warm and sunny days. The vessels range in size from 60' up to 300' in length. Living onboard a vessel requires flexibility and an ability to get along with different types of people. Quarters are typically confined and you will usually share a cabin with 1 - 6 crew members. Facilities are shared, and are often used by both men and women.
Most crew members are smokers.
We work with different types of domestic fishing vessels to which you may be assigned. Catcher processor vessels can stay at sea for 10 - 30 days at a time. They fish with large nets and process the fish while at sea. Catcher boats can fish with either nets, pots or longline gear and deliver their fresh catch to shoreside processing plants. They generally take trips out to sea for 1 - 10 days.