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Job Description

Use nets, fishing rods, traps, or other equipment to catch and gather fish or other aquatic animals from rivers, lakes, or oceans, for human consumption or other uses. May haul game onto ship.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-3011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,740.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 520 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Fishers and Related Fishing Workers”.

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Tasks for “Abalone Fisherman”

Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.

Related Technology & Tools

Scuba diving equipment
Stow nets
Crab nets
Hydraulic capstans
Line haulers
Trolling blocks
Bait nets
Fathometer sonar equipment
Fishing scissors
Distress flags
Net cleaning machines
Pulse trawls
Trap harnesses
Fishing dredges
Life throw rings
Longline blocks
Eel traps
Fixed blade knives
Net haulers
Strobe lights
Multibeam sonar equipment
Lobster pots
Immersion suits
Hand crimpers
Inflatable life rafts
Dogbones
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
Small decked fishing vessels
Trammel nets
Bullet buoys
Hand capstans
Set nets
Longline spools
Commercial fishing line sinkers
Trollers
Hook files
Radio direction finders RDF
Large decked fishing vessels
Wood shell blocks
Fishing spears
Power blocks
Anchors
Crab tongs
Personal computers
Otter trawls
Drift nets
Pot haulers
Bilge pumping systems
Downriggers
Skiffs
Balloon trawls
Fishing poles
Line setters
Radio buoys
Pound nets
Shrimp winches
Laptop computers
Marine radar navigation systems
Dip nets
Gypsy hoists
Marine first aid equipment
Fishing dinghies
Planers
Gaffs
Distress flares
Gillnetters
Longline snaps
Deck winches
Marine sextants
Fishing rowboats
Lobster traps
Foam-filled marine fenders
Danish seines
Anchor chains
Half-face respirators
Safety vests
Gill nets
Digital spring balance scales
Hoop nets
Leader carts
Cast nets
Trawlers
Slat boxes
Fish finders
Crab pots
Pneumatic marine fenders
Harpoons
Purse seines
Groundlines
Triplex trawls
Seiners
Midwater trawls
Magnetic compasses
Stake nets
Fishing life preservers
Brailers
Chain stoppers
Fishing utility knives
Snatch blocks
Marine radar reflectors
Satellite radios
Fish tag guns
Ice shovels
Scottish seines
Marine hard hats
Bait freezers
Marine fire extinguishers
Dehookers
Hook counters
Hook timers
Searchlight sonars
Fish magnets
Jigging machines
Thimbles
Anchor release hooks
Sink lines
Electric bottom-fishing reels
Pair trawls
Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
Commercial fishing vessel lifeboats
Longline haulers
Beach seines
Commercial fish or shark hooks
Hand windlasses
Tablet computers
Boat hooks
Jigs
Knuckle-boom cranes
Wire rope cutters
Weir traps
Acorn buoys
Undecked fishing vessels
Electric windlasses
Fish pots
Drogues
Polyballs
Mooring buoys
Toggles
Handlines
Trotlines
Bench-mounted crimpers
Fishing pliers
Mooring lines
Fish transfer pumps
Hydraulic windlasses
Float lines

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