Crew sizes also vary and your realtionship with the crew is dependent upon your willingness to work with them as well as their willingness to work with you. Some cruises are enjoyable while others are challenging, the whole experience is what you make of it. I had a great time. I spent the majority of my contract aboard a 149 ft. catcher trawler fishing for pollock and cod in the Bering Sea. It is a great oppurtunity to meet people in the same age group with similar interests.
Some people do it once while others have been doing it for up to eight years.
You will understand what it is like to gather data in the field as well as how to maintain a working relationship with a vessel crew. It is also a great experience to spend some time in AK and get to know about life out at sea. Return to the main BioJobs page Return to the Dept.of Biological Sciences. Return to Rowan University. What's new at the Dept.