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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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