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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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