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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 Fisherman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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