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Commercial fishers eat all their meals on the boat. Their bunks where they sleep and store a few personal items are tiny and cramped. It can prove uncomfortable and difficult to sleep when the boat rocks back and forth violently in a storm. Catching the Fish Commercial fishing boats track and follow schools of fish by using electronic equipment, and troll with multiple nets. Some commercial fishing methods also use fish traps or “pots.”

Many commercial fishers live on boats in bunks like this one. Commercial fishing is a demanding job.

The Commercial Fisher

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