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“Fishing Vessel Mate” 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 Vessel Mate”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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