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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 Vessel Captain”

Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
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.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
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.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
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.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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