WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE
ONE OF THE HARVESTERS OF THE SEA
I THINK BEFORE MY DAYS ARE DONE
I’D LIKE TO BE A FISHERMAN
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Anonymous1w
Commercial fishing does not sound very fun to me, suit yourself
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Anonymous#21w
you literally get to be on a boat all the time dude do you know how many times I have been like “what if I just became a fisherman” while studying for some hard ass test
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Anonymouscheese_of_the_world_unite1w
It has somewhere between 50-100 times the fatality rate of the average job, you work long days (18 hour shifts are common, and depending on the type you can be at sea for weeks at a time without seeing your family or friends
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Anonymous#21w
But the pay probably at least somewhat makes up for it
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Anonymous#21w
Tbf ive never done commercial fishing but i worked on a fishing charter one summer and it was fun as shit. Ofc it’s risky and people who do it for a career are brave