Gig Harbor BoatShop Announces Crew Member Training Program
The Gig Harbor BoatShop in Gig Harbor, Wash. is offering a purse seine vessel crew member training program for four days, beginning March 26, on fundamental commercial fishing crewmember training, in the classroom and on board commercial fishing vessels.
Experienced commercial fishing captains and crew will lead the hands-on program, including a U.S. Coast Guard-approved drill instructor safety-training course, Sea Safety and Survival.
The goal of the program, led by veteran purse seine captain Gregg Lovrovich, is to introduce basic skills required aboard fishing vessels, primarily purse seiners, and to provide participants a window into the onboard life of a commercial fishing crewmember.
The program is also intended to help commercial fishing skippers find qualified crew can...