The Prawn Fisherman

I got talking to this Prawn Fisherman - 26ish - very fit - working very hard emptying out his boat for the season. Said he had a very successful season but had to cut it short because of boat issues with the diesel engine and refrigeration. The season is 73 days long and once it is over the boats don't work again until the next season. They are single purpose boats. Some refrigerate all of their catch and others keep their catch live. I hear the boats going out between 6 and 7 in the morning and they return around 4 - 6 in the afternoon. Then they unload their catch, clean up the boat, and disappear into the town. Their prawns are mostly all packaged up by the time they hit the docks. A truck appears on the dock and hauls away their catch. The Prawn Fishermen are certainly a hard working and friendly group of coastal workers.