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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”

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

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