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“Drag Seiner” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Drag Seiner”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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