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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Cruiser”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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