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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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