Commercial Fishing
Although my uncle worked on a commercial tuna fishing boat for many
years, I myself had never really contemplated it as a job until
recently. It all started off with a summer job commercial fishing in
Alaska. I was in college at the time, and I was looking for an adventure
that would also make me a little bit of money. I needed to get out of
the Midwest for a few months, and Alaska commercial fishing seemed like
just the way to do it. Although my family tried to talk me out of it, I
knew that I had to go. I have always loved the ocean, and wanted to
experience it for myself.
Although I had heard a lot of bad things about the Alaska commercial
fisheries, when I got there I actually loved it. I loved my commercial
fishing job so much, as a matter of fact, that I immediately dropped out
of college. To say that my family was unhappy is quite an
understatement, but they eventually gave in. They knew that once I make
up my mind, I don't change it. I got a commercial fishing boat for sale
and set off to start my own business.
Getting a commercial fishing business set up is much harder than you
might think. Besides a fishing commercial boat, you need all kinds of
equipment. You need commercial sonar, maritime safety equipment,
Literally thousands of dollars of fishing equipment, and innumerable
state and federal licenses . The fishing business is a very specialized
business, and without the knowledge, skills, equipment, and licenses,
there is no hope of succeeding.
Fortunately, I am a quick study. I hired some extremely experienced
commercial fishermen to help me out, and within a year I knew the
business inside and out. At first, they were hesitant to go commercial
fishing with an inexperienced skipper, but soon I was one of the best of
the lot. I don't mean to brag, but it is as if I was born to it. I
almost grasped every single aspect of commercial fishing intuitively,
and I think I was better at the business end than many of them were. I
didn't have the local connections which was a problem, but once I
learned the ins and outs of the commercial fishing industry, I soon got
to know the right people. Commercial fishermen are secretive lot, and
not always accepting, but eventually I was able to break into the
community.
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