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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 Tender”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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