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“Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Commercial Fishing Vessel Operator”

Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
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.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
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.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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