Position: Crew/Deckhand – FV Polarland – SE Alaska – Purse Seine – Salmon

Owner/Operator: Bill Leese (425-268-4268) bill.leese@gmail.com

Responsibilities: boat prep, deck work while fishing, net mending, handing fish/off-loading, general boat maintenance, wheel watch/navigation (including trip north and south from Seattle, WA), etc.

Dates: June 1, 2025 – starting date in Seattle, WA (net work, boat prep, loading prior to departure on June 8, 2025 – departure from Seattle to Alaska; September 15, 2024 - approximate return to Seattle from Alaska – varies according to run timing. (half season options are approximately: season A June 1 - July 31; Season B August 1 - Sept 15).

Send Answers to the following to bill.leese@gmail.com

Your Name:

Contact information (your email______   your mobile phone ______ )

References (at least two (2) references required; preferred non-related persons who know your work ethic, skills, aptitude, etc.) - list name and phone contact here . . .

Your Age:

Self Description (highlight skills/aptitude desirable for fishing - see below):

Experience/Education/Training: List date and description of . . .

1. Fishing and/or boat related work (or recreational) experience:

2. Other Work (or volunteerism) Experience:

3. Education/Certification/Training (i.e., schooling/degrees, captain’s course, first aid/safety, trades, scuba, etc).

4. Other (other items not yet mentioned, any questions or concerns, limitations, etc.)

Qualities (in order of priority on the Polarland) required: works cooperatively on a team; physically fit and capable of manual labor, outstanding work ethic; follows directions/eager learner; alert to potential hazards mitigating risks (not accident prone); adventurous and loves outdoors; able to unquestionably follow a captain's command; basic mechanical awareness (can handle tools, kinesthetically coordinated, etc); ready for a summer of good times, hard work and great reward!