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#4: When you date a commercial fisherman, some of those previous (boring) conversations actually sink in.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll learn that over 80% of seafood consumed in the US is imported (!) and you’ll rethink every seafood dish on a menu, asking if the fish is locally caught.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll learn that China is the biggest consumer of Alaskan seafood, buying over a billion’s worth (with a “b”) in one year.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll hope the Chinese economy stays strong and won’t tell anyone that a part of you roots for “the other team.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Was this fact as surprising to you as it was for me?🐟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

Kat Jones keeps it real when advising other POCFs (POCF = partners of commercial fishermen💏). Here's what I mean: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🐟 "I personally need independence and freedom from being with the kids day-to-day. I love my kids, don't get me wrong, but I find great joy in harvesting, working, and interacting with adults. Moms need to thrive in what they love, too."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🐟 "Marriage counseling IS GOOD! If you want your partnership to be mutually enjoyable, get help – trading in your partner for someone else won't 'fix the problem.'"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🐟 "The financial strains that parallel our industry are real. Learn how to save, save, and save more. Learn how to budge and strive for a debt-free lifestyle. That way, when El Niño shows up, or COVID strikes, or the Trade-war rises (hello 2015-2020), you're not drowning, divorcing, and taking meds to stay sane."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
BOOM.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Meet Kat and learn some knowledge on the POCF lifestyle and how she and her hubs run a seafood company @venturafreshfish on the blog now: LINK in bio! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

#2: When you date a commercial fisherman, you’ll eat the freshest seafood you’ve ever had – home-packed & canned, smoked, frozen – directly from your lover’s hands straight to your plate.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll happily pay more for U.S. caught seafood at the grocery store because you know there’s a face behind each catch.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

Over the next few weeks, I'm sharing what it’s like to date a commercial fisherman. Here’s the first: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#1: When you date a commercial fisherman, you’re introduced to a world you never knew existed.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll learn that people travel long distances (the same area as the TV show, Deadliest Catch) in gnarly summer weather (milder than the show, but gnarly to you and I just the same) in big expensive boats with lots of expensive gear with big ‘ole expensive permits to legally fish each season. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You can’t quite wrap your head around it when he explains his profession to you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Then your head explodes when you learn his sister does it, too...🤯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What about commercial fishing surprises you the most? 🤔🐟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

This sweet couple are two Northeastern lobster fishermen off the coast of Maine, and Emily @burntcoatsternman chronicles their daily fishing life on her Insta feed. 💘 I wanted to know how she deals with the POCF lifestyle, and thankfully Emily was game! But when I read her answers and saw she was 19, I thought, How sweet. Let's see what the youngin' has to say. Then I kept reading and was like, Damn, girl! You know what's up! Particularly, for the passage that starts with:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
"After a long day of working on the boat together, my job as his sternman is done – but my job as a POCF has only begun." Ok, Emily. We're listening.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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19 Yr-Old POCF Emily Drops Knowledge Like She's 91 is on the blog now. *Link in bio!* 🦞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

Commercial Fishing in the offseason: On my 38th birthday, Chris dove down to the rocky shores of Bahia Santa Maria in Baja, Mexico, and fetched this lobster for me. (That might actually be illegal, so pretend we bought it.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We had just finished a two-day sail from Bahia Tortuga and were running low on water, tortillas, and eggs, our go-to meal. The next port was Cabo San Lucas, about 24 hours away. I remember feeling extra loved that day. Especially when he saved the majority of the water in the solar shower for me to wash my hair. Now that's what you call love on a 34-foot sailboat.😜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What's the best bday you've ever had and why?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

Freelance writing and commercial fishing have a lot in common: you have a brief window (season or deadline) to get work done, you have to hustle to find your next buyer/job, and there's no definite paycheck bc you work for yourself.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I got into journalism for the writing. It's the craft I love most: sharing stories and the challenge of wordplay to make each piece come to life. Yet at the same time, putting yourself in at the mercy of many deadlines. The good with the bad.

Fishermen have a duality, too.

Though fishing is the riskiest job in crazy ass weather, it's the emotional part of the job, "the salt-water-in-the-veins" part, that keeps fishermen coming back for more. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Wordplay or Water. Whatever floats your boat.🐟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What is it about your livelihood that is challenging & what about it do you love the most?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#writeroflife #writersjourney #writingcommunity #writers #writinggroup #inspiration #authorsofinstagram #writerslifeforme #writersofig #writinginspiration #writingencouragement #authorssupportingauthors #writerssupportingwriters #authorsofig #indieauthor #writerswrite #writersofinstagram #writerscorner #amwriting #journalist #publishedwriter #writeon

#4: When you date a commercial fisherman, some of those previous (boring) conversations actually sink in.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll learn that over 80% of seafood consumed in the US is imported (!) and you’ll rethink every seafood dish on a menu, asking if the fish is locally caught.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll learn that China is the biggest consumer of Alaskan seafood, buying over a billion’s worth (with a “b”) in one year.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll hope the Chinese economy stays strong and won’t tell anyone that a part of you roots for “the other team.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Was this fact as surprising to you as it was for me?🐟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

Kat Jones keeps it real when advising other POCFs (POCF = partners of commercial fishermen💏). Here's what I mean: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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🐟 "I personally need independence and freedom from being with the kids day-to-day. I love my kids, don't get me wrong, but I find great joy in harvesting, working, and interacting with adults. Moms need to thrive in what they love, too."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🐟 "Marriage counseling IS GOOD! If you want your partnership to be mutually enjoyable, get help – trading in your partner for someone else won't 'fix the problem.'"⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🐟 "The financial strains that parallel our industry are real. Learn how to save, save, and save more. Learn how to budge and strive for a debt-free lifestyle. That way, when El Niño shows up, or COVID strikes, or the Trade-war rises (hello 2015-2020), you're not drowning, divorcing, and taking meds to stay sane."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
BOOM.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Meet Kat and learn some knowledge on the POCF lifestyle and how she and her hubs run a seafood company @venturafreshfish on the blog now: LINK in bio! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

#2: When you date a commercial fisherman, you’ll eat the freshest seafood you’ve ever had – home-packed & canned, smoked, frozen – directly from your lover’s hands straight to your plate.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll happily pay more for U.S. caught seafood at the grocery store because you know there’s a face behind each catch.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

Over the next few weeks, I'm sharing what it’s like to date a commercial fisherman. Here’s the first: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#1: When you date a commercial fisherman, you’re introduced to a world you never knew existed.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You’ll learn that people travel long distances (the same area as the TV show, Deadliest Catch) in gnarly summer weather (milder than the show, but gnarly to you and I just the same) in big expensive boats with lots of expensive gear with big ‘ole expensive permits to legally fish each season. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You can’t quite wrap your head around it when he explains his profession to you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Then your head explodes when you learn his sister does it, too...🤯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What about commercial fishing surprises you the most? 🤔🐟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fishingboats #commercialfishing #eatwild #knowyourfisherman #fishingvessel #commercialfisherman #lobsterlife #wildcaughtfish #wildcaughtseafood #localfisherman #commercialfishingpics #eatlocalseafood #commercialfisherman #commercialfishingboat #americanseafood #commercialfishingfamily #commercialfishingindustry #partnerofacommercialfisherman #commercialfishingwoman #pcfishermen #pcfisherman #pocfishermen #pocfisherman #pocf

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