When I talk about my work as a Federal Fisheries Observer people often Mention “Deadliest Catch” and ask if that’s what it was like.
Kinda, but not really. Turns out “Lobstermen” (not sure about its “Sequel” “Lobster Wars” is on) is on Netflix Instant Watch.
Same waters, similar boats, similar guys. Yeah this show brings back some memories. My only complaint so far is that they focus on the Lobstermen (“Bug Catchers” in the industry parlance) and not so much the daggers that I did much of my work on.
Still I’ll also note the closest time I got to being killed at sea was when a rogue wave nearly swept me off the deck of an offshore lobsterboat like this one.
The wife and I were watching this morning and she hugged me and said she was glad I wasn’t in that line of work anymore.
I really am too. Part of me still misses it, but not a big part.
