Commercial Fisherman
Apprenticeship Program
CFAP is a crew training program designed and offered by the East Farm Commercial Fisheries Center of Rhode Island and in cooperation with the University of Rhode Island, commercial fishermen, and the supporting shoreline businesses of Point Judith. The training will provide essential knowledge and skills to hard-working, self-motivated, and dependable men and women. Upon graduation, participants will have the potential to become the next generation of conservation-minded fishermen and secure full time employment aboard local commercial fishing vessels.
The program consists of hands-on and classroom-based training sessions. Hands-on components will include safety training, seamanship, navigation, basic vessel maintenance. gear design and repair. Classroom sessions will include fishing as a business, Rhode Island fisheries management and regulations, cooperative research, data collection, species identification, and discussion about the ethics of responsible fishing practices. Training locations will consist of both Point Judith and Kingston, Rhode Island. CFAP is fully funded by Real Jobs Rhode Island.
The program consists of hands-on and classroom-based training sessions. Hands-on components will include safety training, seamanship, navigation, basic vessel maintenance. gear design and repair. Classroom sessions will include fishing as a business, Rhode Island fisheries management and regulations, cooperative research, data collection, species identification, and discussion about the ethics of responsible fishing practices. Training locations will consist of both Point Judith and Kingston, Rhode Island. CFAP is fully funded by Real Jobs Rhode Island.