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“Albacore Fishing Boat Crewman” 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 “Albacore Fishing Boat Crewman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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