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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 Mate”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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