Fishing Boats

To be a Fisherman is a seasonal work and it’s very hard. Each year, the fishermen go to Natashquan for a month and come back to fish the amount of crab they need to catch. Sometimes, they come back because they haven’t reached their quotas and continue in other areas. Most of the time, they have finished. All summer, in the night they go for work. Each boat has between two and five fishermen. In my village, there are six boats and six Captains. The men fish for cod, halibut and sometime they fish goldfish. My uncle has a fishing factory, so he can buy fish. At the dock, there is an industry for crab.

When the men work, it all depends on the temperature. If the temperature is good, they can go but otherwise, no. they must respect some area and when they have finished one, they change area.

H.M.