Many tales of prospective job seekers easily landing a job in commercial fishing in Alaska. Stories are told of amazing wages in short amounts of time, being accepted for jobs with little to no experience, and payment of all living expenses while on the job.

Success stories are published online and in books that mention high-wage jobs that are lucrative both on fishing boats and canneries. The reality however paints a different pictures with many failures for every success stories that gets published.

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