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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”

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

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