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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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