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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 “Lobster Catcher”

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.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
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.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
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.
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.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
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.
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.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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