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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”

Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
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.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, 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.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
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.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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