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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 “Catcher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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