It ain't sexy

We have a new item on the shelves that might not be the most exciting thing we've ever gotten, but if you're a commercial fisherman it might well be the most useful. Financial Statements and Business Calculations for Commercial Fishermen & Alaska Fish Business Plan is a CD-ROM produced by the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program. The CD contains spreadsheet templates for both MAC and PC users that will allow them to create asset/liability statements, income statements, and cash flow statements. This disk also has worksheets for calculating the cost of crew, fuel and lubricants, permits and IFQs and vessel and equipment needs. On a positive note, it can also help you keep track of revenue! For PC users there is also a tool that will help you create a Fish Business Plan. You can be the canniest seaman and luckiest fisherman in the world and still come up against a brick wall when it comes to the accounting side of things. This CD is designed to make things easier for you in the office so that you can spend more of your time and energy on the water. And what better time to organize your accounts than over the slow season (unless you're participating in a winter fishery, of course.....). We would like to thank the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program for donating this handy item to our library.