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“Abalone Fisherman” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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