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“Blue Crabber” 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 “Blue Crabber”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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