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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Catcher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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