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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 “Menhaden Fishing Crew Member”

Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
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.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
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.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
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.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
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.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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