Paul Watkinson

Fishermen Number : MF114
Training Location : Forster
Maritime competency : Coxswain Grade 3 Offshore
Food Safety : NSW Safe Food

Paul Watkinson

Paul is a first-generation fisherman who started out in 1996 as a deckhand. He’s worked out of Wallis Lake his entire professional fishing career, working on various boats – trawling, trapping, hauling, and tuna longline fishing!

Why Paul loves fishing: I love the lifestyle of being a fisher and the environment we work in.

What Paul loves about the marine environment: The things you get to see and experience on the water are unlike anything else!

You can find Paul’s catch at the Wallis Lake Fishermen’s Co-Op.