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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”

Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
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.
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.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
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.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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