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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 “Chain Person”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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