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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 Shrimping Captain”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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