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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 “Crab Fisher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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