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“Fish, Frog, or Oyster Farmer” 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, Frog, or Oyster Farmer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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