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“Fish Tender” 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 “Fish Tender”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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