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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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