Dave the Deckie. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Dave the Deckie

About the story

The story is written by Dave about when he was younger and he worked on a fishing boat.

This book is based on a true adventure by Dave the deckhand and John the skipper while working at sea on a prawn trawler off the coast of Queensland Australia and how one night Dave got a fright when they caught something big in the net A SHARK!.

The nights fishing adventure started as the skipper and his deckhand untie the boat then head out to sea on the skippers fishing boat called the NESSA LFB for the nights fishing adventure. They arrive at their first spot and drop the net deep into the deep blue sea. All night long they drop the net travel along then winch the net up and sort the catch, setting free the fish and sea life they don't need.

The story also mentions the important of looking after the creatures of the sea. We do this by returning any sea life caught the net back into the sea safely if not needed. Many readers will connect with this story as fishing is a Favorite past time to many.

The amazing illustrations by Aaron Wolf bring this sea tale to life.

Interest in the story.

-The adventures working on the sea

-Working at night on a fishing boat

-Sea life

-Letting fish go that we don't need (bycatch)

Dave grew up on the south coast of NSW when he left school, he wasn't sure about what he wanted to do, so he worked in many different places like the steelworks, then he moved to the Southern highlands where he worked in a nursery then a timber mill. After that he moved to Queensland with some friends, where he got a job as a deckhand on a prawn trawler.This story is based on the actual adventures he had working on the prawn trawler.Later, he moved to the north coast of NSW where his three children were born. He started volunteeringas a parent volunteer at the local primary school where his children attended. After a while he was offered a part-time job as a computer coordinator / teacher's aide.He was nicked named Mr Chipz by one of the teachers, Miss O.