4. The boat is not just your workplace, its going to be home for yourself and about 24 other people as well. You need to respect the people you're going to cohabitate with for a few months. You're going to be in close quarters with the same people day after day. Be prepared for that.

5. The boat has 2 and 4 person staterooms, with a crew head and showers. there is a laundry room on board that everyone does their laundry once a week in.

6. The boat usually stays out at sea for around 3 weeks at a time depending again on what the fishery is. People can receive and send mail when in port in Dutch Harbor, AK.

7. The amount of effort invested is up to you. The harder you work and the longer you stick with it the greater the rewards will be. Even if you complete your contract and never come back as a rehire again for future trips, you will have had a unique experience working in a world 99% of people will never see--except in pictures or TV documentaries.