I’m Very Interested In Fishing Job In Alaska But I Don’t Have Any Experience, What I Need For Have Experience?
Posted on Dec 01, 2009 under News & Reports |how i can some experience in this work? what i need? were i can obtain information?
how i can some experience in this work? what i need? were i can obtain information?
December 1st, 2009 at 3:48 am
Read the state of Washington worksource for job listings also the Alaska site and do a web search for Alaska fishing jobs, there is a new website that lists them.
For experience, start on one of the shore processor plants, it’s a lot safer than the boats. A large factory processor is nearly 200 ft long and may crew 20. The crab boats are 100 feet and crew 6-8. The crab boats hire very experienced personnel, the factory jobs require less experience. What skills do you have? Can you clean a fish , candle a fish? Empty a net? Repair a diesel generator or main engine?
December 1st, 2009 at 7:49 am
Good luck in your pursuit of a job in the Alaskan fishing industry. Durn near every fishing job has a waiting list of experienced folks wanting to work there, unless things have drastically changed. Your best bet is to get a fishing job somewhere else and get to know commercial fishermen. Unexperienced folks have a better chance of getting a job being governor of alaska than they do in getting on a commercial boat (excluding folks whose family have been in the industry up there). There are jobs in fishing all around this country, work your way up and then you get your name in up there, maybe, and just maybe, you might get a job.
December 1st, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Have you watched The Deadliest Catch on TV, on the Discovery Channel? I think you should if you have not. Being a greenhorn on a fishing vessel is difficult enough without being on the Bering Sea, doing it. You might want to try being a greenhorn on the Atlantic east coast first, just to get your feet wet. LOL It is a hard wasy to make a living and you really need to be fit and have great stamina. They sometime fish 24 hrs straight with very few breaks, in all kind of weather, and believe me they have serious weather up there. You are on a boat for weeks at a time and have to deal with so many strong personalities. There is conflict and stress. If you are not good at your job, they will tell you about it. Please watch the show and then make an informed decision. You can google and web search after that to gain info.
December 1st, 2009 at 5:32 pm
My husband used to work in the commercial fishing industry. It is highly suggested that you have a job ready before you leave. Many people travel to Alaska yealry in hopes of a fishing job and get stuck. Experience is usually not needed for a deckhand job. However, a GREAT work ethic and the ability to endure is key.
Tough work and not much rest. Another possiblity is to work in the Alaska seafood processors. They sometime provide bunk housing and meals. You can work while waiting on a boat job. Many captains will “recruit” deckhands from processors if their existing crew falters, gets drunk, etc (this happens alot)
Checkout the Alaska online jobs. Also call and search the seafood processors in your area of interest.
Best Start!
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http://www.labor.state.ak.us/esd_alaska_jobs/seafood.htm
http://www.ppsf.com/employment/index.aspx (processor I worked for)
http://www.norquest.com/EmpHome.htm
Good Luck
December 1st, 2009 at 5:57 pm
You could become a fishing guide with no experience but you will need your Coast Guard certification. I personally would rather not work on a commercial fishing boat as it is very dangerous (and the money you could make guiding is still pretty good)
December 1st, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Nothing. They’ll take deckhands who just got out of prison. But be careful what you wish for. Ever seen Deadliest Catch?
December 2nd, 2009 at 2:19 am
Try this and see what is availablehttp://www.alaskajobfinder.com/