Professional fishing perth
Submitted by mulloway_hunter on Tue, 2017-02-21 05:46
Hey was just wondering if anyone here in the professional fishing industry can point me in the right direction on how to get a job in the industry.
Never worked on a boat as a deckie but love the ocean.
For the last 3 years have been diamond drilling and have been stiched up by the company u work for so i think its time for a new career in something i think i like. 24 and fit hard worker and can learn new skills pretty quickley.
If anyone could point us in the right direction would be greatly appreciated
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ranmar850
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Probably not many jobs going
Fisheries gutted the local wetline and shark industry, crays are on quota and deckies work is very start /stop. Plenty of deckies went into mining when the boom was on, came back when worked dropped off, so you are up against experienced blokes also looking for work. That said, chase your dreams, you just never know.
Commercial fishing is a very different take on the ocean, you don't pick your nice days to go out. Definitely a different lifestyle.
mulloway_hunter
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Yea man that would make it
Yea man that would make it abit harder i am keen and willing to lean but would go out for free to see what its like and just get some exdperence on board eh would at least least be a start
Alpha
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Date Joined: 13/02/17
Advise
my best advise would be if you don't no any professional fisherman you go to them. Before I start you need to ask yourself which type of fishing industry you want to be involved in. Cray, Shark ,prawn etc. there all different and give different life styles once you work that out , let's say cray industry spend time down at Freo harbour , two rocks marina were ever the most amount of boats are and wait for the boats to come in and ask them straight out for an opportunity to go on there boat to gain experience or are there jobs going, pick any industry and go to them. Also go to the processing factories and ask them they no everything that's going on. I'm sure the amount of jobs have reduced especially in the crayfishing game but the principal is still the same if you don't no anyone.
carnarvonite
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Money
The money that used to be in fishing isn't there any more. Now most of the boats are not owner operators so your percentage of the catch after deductions is going to be very small
reece
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Look on Australian
Look on Australian professional fisherman on face book
they put up posts every now and then looking for
deckys on the tuna boats and occy boats
Any one free to help me pull my drum lines tomorrow?
mulloway_hunter
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Yea cheers man ill keep an
Yea cheers man ill keep an eye out on that page already onto it
duncan61
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Spanish mackeral
landed a 23kg spanish mackerel at 3 mile camp gnaraloo before it became a marine park and the meat at the back of its head was the best fish I have ever had
just do it.
Dale
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Umm, think your on the wrong thread Duncan.
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Rob H
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A difficult proposition to
A difficult proposition to break into the game from where you are.
Maybe get yourself some basic skills such as on the TAFE courses and do as above, knockin on boats at the wharf.
But its a difficult proposition to sell yourself other than if you find someone who's a friend of a friend.
Have to say, as mentioned above that the job is COMPLETELY different from how you imagine it.
Have taken on many guys in a similar position to yourself as 4th or 5th decky and I reckon 3/4 dont last the first trip (14 days) and maybe a couple who actually made a go of it longer than we had to keep them on.
To be fair, it was a hard game we were in, but as a newby any commercial fishing will seem a hard game and the pay similar.
Out of maybe 20 blokes.
Pretty much a OHS requirement that you have basic survival training anyhow, and that'd show a future employer your serious.
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Shark1
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if i can make a suggestion
if i can make a suggestion
try to get on the merchant marine vessels eg total marine switzer etc
more $$, 6 weeks on 6 off
flies u anywhere in the world on off swing and back
much easier work than fishing
mulloway_hunter
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And what is this merchant
And what is this merchant marine vessle. Is that like guiding the ships in with tugg boats or working on the big shipping container boats or something similar
mulloway_hunter
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Atm man i just want to fo
Atm man i just want to fo any job thats gonna have me near the ocean so i might go have a ask round the docks wen i get back man.