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“Fish 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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Fish Seiner”

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.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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