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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”

Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
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.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
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.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
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.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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