Boat #2 - Nearing mid-contract

Already entering mid March, I'm finishing up my time on my second boat this contract. After another couple day trip of pollock I'll be once again unattached. I'm on another small catcher boat which dumps whole fish into below deck holding tanks to be delivered to a processing plant. Since the boat is small enough it only needs observer coverage 30% of the time which is why they drop me off soon though there season will continue. It's been a great boat - just 4 crew members who get along very well and are quite laid back. The captain is friendly and we even got to play some soccer against each other during one of our offload at the town rec center. The deckhand who also doubles as a cook keeps the inside of the boat virtually spotless and gives any violators of his clean galley a good stink eye. He's actually originally from Portugal and has working as a fisherman continuously for over 40 years. With a thick accent and little English, I understand him the best when he's swearing. The first couple of trips aboard we targeted Pacific cod for which the price has unfortunately dropped by more than 50% from a year ago. P. cod are quite a bit bigger than pollock, some weighing up to 20 or 30 lbs, making sampling simpler because relatively few fish would fit into a basket. The weather has been mostly decent - there have been a few rough days but nothing to lose a meal over.
The few days that I've had in town have actually been full of activity. Over the past few weeks I've been able to play horseshoes, indoor soccer, basketball, racquetball, and even roller hockey. There are generally a handful of different observers who are up for something.