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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”

Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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