Bruce Davey went to the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1974 seeking adventure and seafood. Decades later, he's still there with his wife Juanita and their family — and they wouldn't have it any other way.
Bruce Davey has been fishing commercially in the Gulf of Carpentaria for 50 years and can't believe how lucky he is."This year, I'm celebrating my 50th consecutive year at sea working hard for my country — and my wonderful wife Juanita is celebrating her 40th year, so that's 90 years of fishing between the two of us.""This is Ellica's fourth mackerel season and she's a great help around the boat," Mr Davey said.
"She helps makes cartons, peels potatoes , visits the beaches with us — what a life for a young child.""I bought my own prawn licence in 1983 and built two trawlers with my Dad … but we always saw all of these mackerel out in the gulf that no one was catching," Mr Davey said. "So we bought another boat and here we are 37 years later, still successfully operating in the mackerel fishery.""And you've got to remember, these are epic fights to bring the fish into the ," he said.He said this year's mackerel season had been tricky due to ongoing winds, and that the cost of running a business in a remote area was always challenging.His love for family and for the sea is obvious.
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