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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 “Kelp Gatherer”

Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
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.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
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.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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