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ATTENTION CREWMEN: If you are a displaced crewman from the BS/AI Crab Vessel Buyback Referendum please look on our Training/Certification page for help with unemployment and job placement. If you are a current dues paying Union member, we'll be happy to post your resume on our "Fishermen Available" page. Contact Sara as to how to accomplish this.

If you are a crewman looking for work but not a member of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union yet, just call Sara at 206.783.2922, she'll collect your dues and get you signed up in a New York minute.

Many of the below positions are now filled, however, during the course of the season positions may become available. Keep in touch with the Union (Sara at 206.783.2922), in case any of our skippers call and need a crewman. If you do get a job from one of our postings we would appreciate you joining the Union. We can not continue to exist without the support of our membership dues.

Please also take a look at these links to other websites we have found that have fishing jobs posted.
United Fishermen of Alaska Jobs
Dept. of Labor/State of Alaska's Job Bank-Seafood Category

Vessel:	F/V Flamingo
Type:	59' House Forward Steele Boat
Season:	Year Round Open Access Slime EEL & Skate Wing
Urgency:	Now - 9/1/08
Position:	Experienced Skipper (license not required)
Position:	Experienced Deckhand/Engineer
Position:	Experienced Deckhand
Depart:	Astoria, 9/1/08
Contact:	Chang D. Lee, Owner
Cell #:	If Union member call Union for the contact number
Email:	N/A
Comments: Boat fishes eel in barrels and delivers live, however, the skate wing is fished with longline gear and delivered iced. GREAT open access year round job off Washington & Oregon. Chang prefers skipper to hire his own crew.

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Vessel:	N/A
Type:	Navy Landing Craft
Season:	2008 Salmon Tendering
Urgency:	Over - Position Filled
Position:	Experienced Deckhand
Depart:	Seattle, 6/20/08
Contact:	Dick Hayrynen, Captain
Cell #:	N/A
Email:	N/A
Comments: Dick took this landing craft up to Bristol Bay making a few deliveries along the way. Tendering went through mid-August. Depending on experience pay is $200/daily beginning when you get on the boat.

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Vessel:	F/V Sierra Mar
Type:	58' Delta
Season:	2009 Halibut/Black Cod
Urgency:	High
Position:	Experienced Longline Deckhand (Marco auto baiter)
Depart:	Seattle, approx 2/15/09
Contact:	Kevin Seabeck, Captain
Cell #:	If Union member call Union for tele #
mail:	kjs53@aol.com
Comments: Kevin has a no alcohol, no drug policy. If not a Union member he will have you become one. He runs with a 4-man crew. He is capped out with IFQ on all species with a full season.

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Vessel:	F/V Kevleen K
Type:	104'
Season:	2008 Cod (9/1), Crab (10/15)
Urgency:	Over-Position Filled
Positions:	Experienced deckhand/engineer
Depart:	TBD
Contact:	Lance Farr
Cell #:	N/A
Comments: Lance was looking to fill this position with an experienced engineer/deckhand, license not necessary. Lance is the skipper/owner.

Vessel:	F/V Arctic Mariner
Type:	Crabber
Season:	2008 Salmon Tendering
Urgency:	Over - Position Filled
Positions:	Experienced deckhand
Depart:	July 15, 2008 fly to Sitka
Contact:	Dave Harris
Cell #:	N/A
Comments: Dave was looking to fill this position with an experienced deckhand. Crew size is 3-4. Airfare is paid to Sitka. Pay = $125/daily.

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Vessel:	MY Shelikof
Type:	160' Motor Yacht (converted crabber)
Season:	2008 Mexico Sport Fishing Season
Urgency:	Over / Posted 4/29/08
Positions:	Experienced Chief Engineer (License not required)
Pay:	$275/daily (Travel paid to/from yacht)
Depart:	Mid-May for San Diego
Contact:	Mike Parnell
Cell #:	541.961.0755
Comments: Mike was looking for a Chief to oversee the final phases of overhaul in Seattle (mains rebuilt plus 2 new aux) (approx 2 weeks yard work) Then steam south (approx 1 week) to San Diego and finish up work there. If all works out the Chief could be offered a full time position in Magellan Bay in Mexico. The Shelikof is a floating "mother ship" in Magellan Bay to 30 Sport Fishermen. She provides fuel, lube and oil for the fleet. She provides laundry, bar & social hour for the sportsmen.

Vessel:	F/V Judi B
Type:	94' BC Freezer/Longliner fishing Western Aleutians
Season:	2008 Blackcod
Urgency:	Over - Position Filled
Positions:	Experienced deckhand, hand baiting
Depart:	June 18, 2008 from Anchorage to Dutch
Contact:	Don Laroque
Cell #:	If Union member call Union for the tele #
Comments: Alternate contact: If Union member call Union for the contact number. John and Don are alternate skippers. They have 400,000 lbs black cod out West & 200,000 lb halibut. Make 40-day trips freezer longliner. Run with 6-man crew. Need experienced deckhand with hand baiting to roller & all positions including processing with conventional gear. This is an alternate (rotation) position that could work into permanent with the right person. Crew is earning between $20-30,000 per trip. They have 2 more black cod trips to make and then 200,000lbs halibut to catch.

Vessel:	F/V Glacier Bay
Type:	Freezer/Longliner P-Cod
Season:	Finish 2008 Season
Urgency:	Over - Position Filled
Position:	Experienced Deck - 50,000 hooks/daily
Depart:	St. Paul, approx 9/5/07 (paid airfare)
Contact:	Oystein Lone, Captain
Cell #:	N/A
Email:	unavailable
Comments: None at this time

Vessel:	F/V
Type:	TBD
Season:	TBD
Urgency:	TBD
Positions:	TBD
Depart:	TBD
Contact:	TBD
Cell #:	TBD
Comments: TBD

Vessel:	F/V
Type:	TBD
Season:	TBD
Urgency:	TBD
Positions:	TBD
Depart:	TBD
Contact:	TBD
Cell #:	TBD
Comments: TBD

Vessel:	F/V
Type:	TBD
Season:	TBD
Urgency:	TBD
Positions:	TBD
Depart:	TBD
Contact:	N/A
Contact:	N/A
Comments: TBD

Vessel:	F/V Epic
Type:	Catcher/Processor
Season:	2007 Pot Cod and Turbot
Urgency:	Over - Position Filled
Positions:	1 Experienced Mate
Shares:	D.O.E.
Depart:	June 5, 2007 from Seattle
Contact:	Brook office 206.284.1162 ext 112
Contact:	Brook cell 206.228.4711
Company:	Clipper Seafoods
Comments: Brook was looking for a licensed mate for 1 month.

Vessel:	F/V Constellation
Type:	Tendering
Season:	Salmon Tendering
Urgency:	Over - Position Filled
Positions:	1 Engineer (license not necessary)
Positions:	N/A
Positions:	N/A
Shares:	$250/daily
Depart:	June 8, 2007 fly to Dutch Harbor
Contact:	Mike Shelford
Company:	Shelford Fisheries
Skipper:	Unknown
Comments: This was a 55+ day contract working out of Sand Point & Bristol Bay. Thank you Shelford Fisheries! for supporting our Union by calling and asking us to post positions for our membership.

Vessel:	F/V Beauty Bay
Type:	130' Catcher Processor-Longliner/Crabber
Season:	Various
Urgency:	Over - Position Filled
Positions:	Cook, Deckhands, Engineer, Combi
Shares:	D.O.E.
Depart:	Various dates
Contact:	Scott Hansen, Skipper
Cell #:	If Union member call Union for the contact number
AK Cell #:	If Union member call Union for the contact number
Comments: That new Mustad Auto System must have sounded appealing because Scott filled his 3 Combi Deckhand positions. He was then looking for a cook passing food handlers' regulations. Scott also says if you are a DSFU member and want to work on the Beauty Bay, call him, and he'll keep you in mind if something opens up. Thanks Scott for supporting DSFU and keeping our fishermen working.

Vessel:	Bristol Bay Gillnetter
Type:	Aluminum Gillnetter
Season:	Salmon
Urgency:	Over - Position Filled
Positions:	Crew
Depart:	June
Contact:	Richard Lang, Skipper
Cell #:	If Union member call Union for the contact number
Comments: Richard wanted to fill positions with current dues paying members of DSFU. Thanks Richard for supporting DSFU!

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                                           Deep Sea Fishermen's Union            Phone: (206) 783-2922
                                   5215 Ballard Ave NW                      Fax: (206) 783-5811
                                   Seattle, WA 98107                         Email: Deep Sea Fishermen's Union

Last updated on 11/21/2008