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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 “Chain Person”

Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
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.
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.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, 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.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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