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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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