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Adventure but has drawbacks - Fisheries Observer Alaskan Observers Employee Review

4.0
30 Dec 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Pay seems good at first but you are working 12 hours a day. Good for recent college graduates to pay off loans. Overall a good experience.

Cons

Long days. Have to deal with seasickness. Have to be mentally tough to deal with being thought of as a "fish cop"

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5.0
8 Nov 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of hands on at sea experience. Decent pay, even when not at sea.

Cons

On call 24/7, sometimes at very short notice

2.0
5 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-amazing field experience -travel -meet a wide variety of people -can take substantial time off between contracts -create a professional network of biologists and people in the fishing industry

Cons

-management is disorganized, rude, and unprofessional -pay is low for actual hours worked -communication from management is unprofessional and last minute -benefits are better than none, but not great -no opportunities for growth

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