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“Fishing Boat Captain” 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 “Fishing Boat Captain”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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