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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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