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“Frog Catcher” 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 “Frog Catcher”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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