Unfortunately the way commercal fishing is you can't just quit like a normal job there's too much invested,if my boats aren't going to sea,crew or no crew it costs nearly $200 a week just leaving them at home in the driveway just in fisheries fees alone .
So bad weather,fishing alone,big seas ,fishing well beyond the boats limitations is the only way too make it close too being viable.
If I could get out of the game with half the money I put in I would gladly but it just won't happen, sorry too here about old mate apparently he was a good bloke and fisherman and will be missed by everyone even the people he didn't know who ate his regular fish up and down the coast.